The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
Fans Start to Raise Fund For BarOns
Campaign Is Started To
 Raise Fund For BdrOnS
HEADED BY OSCAR TURNER, COMMITTEE HOPES TO RAISE S3O00-NEARLY $500 WAS SUB- SCRIBED MONDAY-MGILVRAY IS IN TOWN

The beginning of a campaign to raise a fund for the victorious Barons was made yesterday when the campaign committee started the rounds of town for subscriptions. The committee, which was appointed by the Barons, consists of Oscar Turner, chairman, sam Oliver. John w. Sibley. R. H. Baugh and Harry Jones. These five enthusiastic fans made a good day of it, too.
 The committee expects to raise at least 5000 for the pennant winners and, judging from the first days work. 1t will not be difficult task. The fans are fin d jubilant mood and, re- alizing the vast advertising afforded Birmingham through the Barons' sue cess are giving to the good cause lib orally.
 Bill MeGilvray and Clarence Smith of the Barons arrived in Birmingham yesterday to arrange affairs for the home coming and to assist in the col lection of subscriptions. Besides aid ing in the raising of the fund, McGil- vray will arrange to meet a promising amateur club at Redwood next Mon day at which time the presentation of the money will be made and also the handsome watch fobs, which will be given the Birmingham players by the Chamber of Commerce.
 Today the committee will renew the work and expects to have better sue cess Oscar Turner the joyial chair man, and one of the greatest fans in Birmingham, declares that the boys will need the amount given them by the fans and that they certainly de- serve some kind of testimonial Near ly $500 was subscribed yesterday and much of this amount was donated in s5 and $1 subscriptions.
 Crawford Johnson, president of the Birmingham Coca Cola company, made a handsome donation to the fund and others "chipped In" also Today it is expected that the big contributions will be made. The B. R.. l.. & F. Co. Is slanted to make their subscription to the fund while tue other big moguls about Birmingham will dig into their pockets and produce the needed shekels for the boys.
 One interesting and unique happen ing of yesterday occurred early in the morning. When approached by the campaign committee, a fan was not ready to make his donation. However, seeing the need of nasty donation to add sest to the work. he gave $32 to the fund. Ii was learned later that the fan did not even leave car fare but gave everything he had on his per son.
 The Birmingham Baseball association will make handsome gift to the play CTS. However. this will come later as 1t would be violation of the salary limit to pay more than S3750 to the players In one month. It is understood that this subscription will be the larg- est of all.
 It Is interesting to know that few ball players are able to make worry good salaries during the winter as play Ing baseball has prevented them from holding a regular position. Should S250 be given to each player it will help wonderfully. The fans think that each man deserves this much and with this Idea in mind 1t Is believed that over $500 will be in the treasury before night
 The subscription committee has placed several lists at prominent down. town drug stores and other places. The money secured from the lists will be turned over nightly to the fund