The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-04-14
.BARONS LEAVE FOR SERIES WITH
CHESTY TRIBE OF BILLY SMITH
From the Angle Of the Bug
BY c. W. GREER
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clash with the chesty followers of Billy
Smith in Atlanta today
From a local point of view the game
should be one of more than usual in
terest In the first place, Birmingham
fandom are curious to see If the ar
rogant Gate City is to make good ITS
boast to romp away with the attend
ance trophy for the opening game. As
the land lies at present, Atlanta has an
excellent opportunity to do this very
thing. The Crackers have just opened
the season with one grand blaze OF
glory, annexing three straight victories
away from home; and, considering the
article of ball that has been played by
the Crackers during the past two.
years, three victories in a row should
be sufficient to raise the shattered
spirits of the Cracker fans to dizzy
heights of frenzied enthusiasm.
Atlanta will be aided further in win
ming the attendance trophy because
of the fact that rain interferred with
the real opening day at. Birmingham
After all, there is but one opening
day of the season, and when this is
interfered with by the god of damp
ness, the substitute seldom instills
the same thrills in the hearts of the
faithful as would have the original.
Birmingham would have undoubtedly
pooled larger attendance than SoSS
at the opening contest had this game
been played on Thursday as sched-
uled.
Again Atlanta has an advantage
in meeting Birmingham. The cham
pions of last season are good draw
ing cards in any event, and with the
athletic love that exists between Biz
mingham and Atlanta considered, it is
easy to see that the appearance of the
Barons at the opener will greatly swell
the attendance at Piedmont park this
afternoon.
And so even to the most radical fan,
present indications point to the fact
that President Kavanaugh will pur-
chase a ticket to the Gate City when
the opening day of the season rolls
around in 1914 Eighth thousand and
and lightweight is quite a neat lit
tie attendance, however, and Birming-
ham is willing to yield the plum to
the Crackers in case they show
larger figure.
Again the game will be of unusual
interest here because of the fact that 1t
will be the Barons' first game of the
season before hostile eyes, There is
little apprehension in Birmingham as to
how the Barons will deport them
selves on foreign territory. Eleven
of the men who win don Birmingham
uniforms in Atlanta today have al
ready demonstrated their ability in
invading the foe in his den. However,
II Is but natural for the fans to look
forward with considerable interest and
curiosity to the first contest away from
home.
This interest is somewhat augmented,
too. by the ,vainglorious boasts that
have. waited at intervals from the
Georgia capital. and by the numerous
boasts that have been handed the
crackers by various scribes. Over
the circuit iunstinted praise of the abil-
itv Of the Crackers has caused, demon
low in the heart of the Atlanta sup
yorters. Some there are who have
ventured to state that this Cracker
, aggregation has mediocre battery de-