The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-27
Manager McGraw's Men to Play Here Tomorrow
 Afternoon CHASE WILL BRING YANKEES WEDNESDAY Thursday, Friday and Saturday Rick wood Will Be Scene of Warm
 Games Between Howard
 and Vanderbilt

This week the Barons will meet the two teams of New York, each of which is expected by Gotham fans to win a pennant.
 It is reasonably certain that each will be in the race, and that each will finish in the first division.
 Tuesday afternoon the Giants are here.
 Wednesday afternoon the Highlanders are here.
 With each of the teams are some of the stars of the baseball Armament. The leaders are daily manipulators of the public news. Hal Chase, the Beau Brum- mel of first basemen, is at the head of the Highlanders. Last season, after a sensational break with Manager Sulli- van, the first baseman was elevated to the rank of manager, and the manager was canned"
 The leader of the Giants is one of the best known characters in baseball. He is one of the "brainy" men of the game and he has not only demonstrated his ability to control a winning team, but it has been his noodle which evolved some of the clever stunts which are daily used at the present time. He is John J. Me Graw He is familiarity called "Muggsy,' but he doesn't like that title.
 Something of the Giants With the Giants comes Christy Mathew son, considered the greatest finger of all ages. He is one of the highest salaried men of the professional. And there is Merkle whose 'bonehead' play In 1909 cost the Giants the pennant. But the following spring McGraw raised his salary and he is considered one of the best in the business. And there is the only original Bugs" Raymond, who this season, ac- cordng to reports, will take care of him self and deliver the goods in great shape. He can do so when he tries. And there is Snodgrass, the hard-hittng outfelder who made good in one season. Marquard, the s11,0O0 beauty, will be along, too. De- voc, the outf1elder who graduated from the Cotton States, and Frank Manush, with New Orleans last season, will pre- sent familiar faces to Birmingham audi ences
 Chief Meyers, the hard-hitting Indian catcher, will be another attractive char acter. The Giants will play but one game but in that game the majority of the well-known players will take part. Something of Yankees
 Wednesday the Yankees or the High flanders come. They made a game fight for the pennant last season. and finished second in the race. With the Highland CTS is one of the greatest pitchers of the day, Russell Ford, who some seasons ago was finger for Atlanta in the the Southern league. Russell Is a brother of Eugene Ford, who pitched for Bir- hmingham some seasons ago, and Of Walter Ford, with Rochester of the East ern league, who this ensuing season will manage Anniston of the Southeastern league.
 With the Highlanders, too, is Eddie Sweeney, who was also a member of the Atlanta club some years ago Ford and Sweeney compose one of the strongest batteries in the major circles.
 Harry Ables will come, too. Abes is the big sidewheeling Texan who few years ago was a member of the Baron staff. Ables recently received notoriety by a statement to the effect that he might defeat Jack Johnson, the negro cham pion of the world.
 The Highlanders will be here but one day.
 Vanderbilt Howard Games For the remainder of the week the fans will have an opportunity of witnessing three college games. Howard will meet Vanderbilt on Redwood Field Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons. The games should be well worth the see ing Vanderbilt has always had a good team, and Coach Donnelly of Howard believes that his bunch this season will be able to hold it's own against the Commo- dores.
 It is probable that in the two of the games, Donnelly will send Pitcher Pruitt to the slab Pruitt is Birmingham boy and after the college season will sign, it is probable, with either Birmingham or Montgomery. When the Phillies were in Birmingham, Manager Dooin gave Fruit especial attention, and the prospects of the big sidewheeler are considered good. The preesnt week. therefore, will be full of live meet for the fans of tn city and surrounding country.