The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-12
HE|NEMANN PLANS
 ID SEE CROWD AT
 R|CKW0OD APRIL 19
Pelican President Unable to See How Redwood Can Hold 12,OO0 People-To
 Attend Game

Birmingham's figures on the attendance on the opening day will not be trusted.
 President Jules Heinemann of the New
 April 19 to witness the crowd and see
 how Birmingham wins the attendance
 trophy Heinemann had planned to go to
 Atlanta to see the Pels open the season
 there but he has decided that Birming- ham is the town that the Pels must beat to win the honors and consequently he will give Birmingham the honor of hay ing him here to witness the Barons hum ble the Gulls and win the 1916 opening day honors on the same day.
 The announcement came with surprise, Heinemann doesn't see how Birmingham can possibly seat over 12,O0O people. But MT. .Heinemann doesn't have to under stand it. New Orleans has probably read of Birmingham's plan to repeat their per
 formance of former years and defeat is again knocking at the Pels' front door. New Orleans figures that if 13,000 people can be crowded into Heinemann park to see the Barons on Friday they Will win the attendance trophy with ease which they probably would. If Birmlng- ham can attract 1900 people into Rick wood Field on April 19, the opening day, | honors will again come to the Magic City l Colonel Cluke in the New Orleans Daily States, writes as follows on the situ- ation:
 | With the final session of the "Kop the Kup Kampaign Kommittee" tonight at l the De Soto hotel. the problem of ac- | commodating 13,0OO fans into the Carroll | ton avenue ball grounds Friday for the opening game, and which number 1t Is
 believed will capture the Kavanaugh at tendance trophy for New Orleans. is go- l ing to be solved.
 NOT LESS THAN 13,00O 1 Nothing less than 1900 will win the
 cup" is the way Proxy Heinemann sizes
 up the situation. And if the hopes of
 the Pel mogul materialize. the number of | fans necessary to surprise both Birming- ham and Atltnta will be on hand, for | it is understood the committee is figuring ] on 4OOo school children witnessing the l contest.
 l Provision to seat the overflow crowd 1 has been decided upon. Arrangements | have been completed for use of the l000 l benches formerly used at West End and 1 these seats are to be placed in front of the grandstand and in the outfield, thus standing probably 5000 spectators.
 1 Perhaps the most important move in l connection with the cup movement is 3 ] probable visit of Proxy Heinemann4 to Birmingham for the opening game. In stead of accompanying the Pelicans tc Atlanta on April 19, the Pel boss plans tc give the Baron assemblage more thar I a once over s How Birmingham can handle more thar | 12,00O fans is question that Heinemanr | intimates is beyond his understanding as the grandstand and bleachers do not seat quite as many spectators as the seating arrangement at the local grounds ] MAY FIND SCHEME
 T Heinemann intimates there is more ol
 less trick in the scheme and hopes
 to pick off the idea which will serve 6
 good purpose in the future
 q Both Birmingham and Atlanta have tht jump on New Orleans in regards to show ing the largest paid attendance on open II ing day. As Birmingham opens here
 Rick Woodward & Co. will know exactly j how many spectators to find to top thu l crowd here. tf. Atlanta, too. can be figured an ex | tremely dangerous competitor for she cup
 Charley Frank sends word that he hal enlarged the grandstand and bleacher
 at Ponce de Leon park, and with Crack CT business men working quietly ant Keeping their plans a secret, indication
 are that the Dutchman is apt to have tn turnstiles doing a Vernon Castle unti Assistant Secretary Jones is blue in thu = face,