The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-30
INDICATIONS POINT f0RECORD BREAKING
 CROWD TROPHY DAY
Thirty Committees Will Work Tomorrow and Next Day Selling Tickets to
 Redwood Field

RlckWOOd F1eld
 More than 100 merchants have agreed to close their doors at , o'clock Wednesday afternoon, next and with 80 Committees of four men each work ing Birmingham to the end that record crowd attend the baseball game on Trophy Day, September 2. it appears that success will crown the efforts of the civic organizations of Birmingham. Many of the larger merchants have sig nified their intention of not closing for Trophy Day.
 It Is the intention of the civic bodies of the city to celebrate the winning of the attendance trophy on opening day of the present season when tho |f3up is presented to the local baseball club. President Kavapaugh of the Southern league will be in Birmingham Wednesday to make the presentation. The directors of the Atlanta Baseball association will be in Birmingham to witness the presentation. And the civic organizations of Birmingham want to prove to the Atlanta newspapers and
 
 lanta baseball club that Birmingham can bring out crowd of 12,222-At- 5antans have never admitted that such M number attended the opening game in Birmingham. That is the number engraved on the silver cup which will be presented, but those in charge of the work of celebrating Trophy Day in- tend to exceed that number by some 5000. just to prove to Atlantans what a real live, up-to-date town Birming- ham refly is.
 Atlanta Directors Coming
 The directors of the Atlanta Baseball association. who will be the guests of the local club Wednesday are Frank E. Galloway, president; Augustus J. Ryan. vice president; George w. Brine, treas urer. Charles Nunnally, now en route home from Europe, is expected to reach Atlanta in time to visit Birmingham for the game.
 arranged is brief. It is possible it may be added to, but at present the in tention is for President Kavanaugh to be introduced by President P. G. Shook of the Chamber of Commerce. Mir. Shook
  trophy and the Southern league will present it to R. H. Baugh of the local associa tion.
 J. H. P. DeWindt general manager of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company has volunteered to personally take charge of the traffic on Wednesday, and see to 1t that the cars move rapidly. The lines for street cars between Birmingham and Rick wood will be cleared for the baseball specials and everything possible will be done to facilitate the handling of the crowds.
 R. W. Tyson. secretary of the local club, is very enthusiastic over Trophy Day and feels confident that there will be at least 15,000 people at Redwood to see the Barons and the Crackers in actipn MT. Tyson says he will do ev- erythng possible to see that the tick cts are handled in a manner that will Adequately care for the crowd.
 Last year the Atlanta club won the Attendance record for the year because, t is said in the last few games of the season thousands attended the games. This year Birmingham wants to get firm hold on the years record and Trophy Day, it is believed will help Wonderfully At present Birmingham leads in attendance.
 Tomorrow morning from 10:S0 to .2 80 o'clock 30 committees will worN cling tickets for Trophy day. Tues hay morning they will work from 10 to F o'clock It Is necessary to eX- change the Trophy Day tickets for reg llar tickets either at Parkers, the Flor. ence cigar stand or at the baseball park.
 Committees to Work
 The personnel of the committees an" fheir territory follows;
 fts, tt Na a ar,1h Commerce Building Henley. Jr., chairman; George Ward, Dr. ]. H. Phillips, E. W. Moore Jesse Yeates.
 Commmittee No. ?, Empire Bulding-J. P H. DeWindt. chairman; Harry Jones. H. Key Miner, George MeCleery, H. l.. 0denhal.
 Commmittee No. 8 Title Guarantee Building-George Ratterman, chairman; a M Boxer, Martin Lide, R. H. Wood- Committee No. 4. Woodward Building solon Jacobs. chairman; w. T. Cox, E. B. 'rawford, S. D. Henthorne.
 Committee No. }, American Trust. Tenth Floors to Top-L. Sevier, chairman: J. D. Rosenberger. J. F. Rushton, F. Cor Ielieus.
 Committee No. 6, American Trust Build ng First Ten Floors-John Sibley, chair . Huffman.
 Committee No. S-Brown- Marx Building bottom Eight Floors-W. c. Adams hartman; J. C. Jones, F. J. Kimbrough, N. P. Northington.
 Committee No. g. Brown Marx Building op of Eighth Floor--J W. Donnelly, 4,airman; c. Blach, R. l. Ingalls, w. Jef- ries. Wallace Johns.
 Committee No. 10, Jefferson County Bank Building. Sixth to Thirteenth rloors-Thornton Estes. chairman: Vic- Or Hanson, M. W. Canister, F. P. Glass; ,. B. Graham
 Committee No. II. Jefferson County bank Building. From Thirteenth to Top
 F. Epperson. chairman; C. Blake, J. onnor. E. Hitler.
 Committee No. 12. Jefferson County hank Building First Six Floors-J. A. ann, chairman; c. H. Ungermans George Vheelock, M H. Wilson
 Committee No. 13 Second Avenue Eff f1th to Nineteenth streets-E. Redd, F. Ribke. s. Rand, J. T. Finder
 Committee No. IA. Morris Avenue-Ed ruitticher, chairman; F. V. Themen, H. Feck, F. L. Bivings.
 Committee No. 10. First Avenue from wentieth Street West to Fourteenth-W.
 Wheeler, chafrman; R. F. Burnett hck B.ddle, Joe Wiley. D. M. Yarbrough. Committee No. Is. Second Avenue from wentieth street East to Twenty fifth
 E. Shelby chairman: G. Blinn. George nox. R. F. Barrett. H. Batterton.
 Committee No. IT, Second Avenue