The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-01
AMATEUR LEAGUES
 WILL OPEN TODAY
Big Parade This Afternoon to Feature Opening-1000
 Athletes Will March
Amateur baseball in Birmingham breaks

Amateur baseball in Birmingham breaks loose this afternoon with eclat. This afternoon at 1:s0 o'clock all the amateur athletes of the city will parade in full uniform behind two brass bands and few automobiles containing the city dighitaries and baseball officials Fol lowing the parade games will be played on the various playgrounds of the city and anna teur baseball under the auspices of the municipal government will be in full swing. The Birmingham amateur baseball com mission. headed by z. Nespor, gave out the following order of the parade last night:
 Recreation band; two city autos, with President Baugh of the Southern league, MT. Smith of the Birmingham baseball club George B Ward, honorary president of the Birmingham amateur baseball com mission: James Weatherly, honorary pres ident of the Greater Birmingham Play ground association. Following the high moguls will be the Birmingham amateur baseball commis- sion wearing baseball caps. The City league will follow with the following list of teams wearing full base ball attire in the following order: South | ern Bell West Woodlawn, Progressive Farmer, Avondale Woodlawn, East Lake, Rasco Jewelry company, Wauhouna Drug company.
 Central league: Pep-To-Iac, Inglenook. | Thomas, Nifty-Cola, Irondale. Roberts X | Son, Illinois Central and First National | Bank, Greater Birmingham, American Steel and Wire company. Glee-Cola, Avondale Mills Postoffice, Green Springs, North Birmingham Pratt City and Pow dery.
 Recreation league Fairmont, East Bir- mingham, East Lake, Powderly, Lake view, Ensley Park, Jefferson Club and Ensey Wesley House.
 Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company.
 Boy Scouts league, with 12 teams.
 Boys Club league, with 10 teams. l Below is given the scredules of all the leagues that will swing into the lime light Saturday with the opening of the season of the national pastime in Bir- | mingham:
 Central League
 Roberts & Son at Illinois Central; Thomas at Inglenook; Nifty-Cola at First National bank; Irondale at Pep-To-Lac. Recreation League l Fairmont at East Birmingham East Lake at West park; Lakeview at Ems ley; Jefferson club at Ensley.
 Greater Birmingham | Postoffice at North Birmingham; Pratt City at American Steel and Wire; Green Springs at Glee-Co Powderly at Avon dale.
 Shelby County Calera at Maylne; Deer Hurst at Sag inaw; Saluria at Pelham.
 Miners League The Miners league this year promises | tobe IS fast IS Class D ball. which Is putting it fast. but the managers of the various teams in the outlaw league have 1 said their say which is equivalent to the above remark.
 The following schedule is announced for Saturday which is also the beginning of the fireworks in the Miners league:
 Southern Division Biookwood at Johns: Virginia Mines at Oak Grove; Mud Creek at North l Johns Western Division-Brooksde al 1 Republic; Mineral Spring at Mid Town Cliff at New Castle
 City League Southern Bell at Progressive Farmer; Rasco Jewelry Company. Wauhouma, al East Lake; Woodlawn at West Wood. lawn
 There will also be games in the Tennes 1 see Coal, Iron and Railroad company league and Birmingham Railway. Ligh and Power company league.