The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-08
STADIUM PROJECT
SET IN MOTION BY
JUNIOR CHAMBER
Endorsed at Meeting of COL
lege Men-To Seat TO-
600 and Be of Per-
manent Character

Plans to build an athletic stadium
for football games, field meets and
track events, and of sufficient size to
seat a minimum of 10000 persons,
were set in motion by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce Wednesday
afternoon when a meeting composed
of representatives Of Alabama col
leges and local business men unani-
mously voted to push a stadium pro-
ject to completion.
The meeting came as the culmina-
ton Of six weeks investigation and
research work on the part of the
Junior Chamber stadium committee.
which made no preliminary an
nouncement of its plans until the
necessary data had been assembled.
Three committees composed of col
lege representatives we're designated
after the general meeting Wednes-
day to inquire into sites, and to ascer-
tain what cooper alton could be ex-
pected from the interested colleges.
Those present at the meeting
Wednesday were: Homer Thomas,
High school; william STREET., Birming-
ham Athletic club and Auburn; A. l..
Smith, Howard college; w. A. Berry.
Howard college; Leon Bradley. How
ard college and junior Chamber;
Charles e. Rice, Birmln gham South
ern college; Charlie Brown, Birming
ham Southern college; Ed Norton,
Birmingham Southern college; Thorn
as Bragg, Auburn: Borden Burr, Ala
bama; Hill Ferguson, Alabama;
Owen G. Gresham, Alabama; Clar-
ence Going, Central High school; J.
A. Wood, Howard college; A. r. Red
burn, l.. S. Erwin, Joseph P. Mudd,
Junior Chamber.
Unanimous Sentiment
The preliminary meeting was called
with the announced purpose of hear
ing from the different colleges in
Volved. and reconcile certain diver
gent views" which existed. 1t was
stated after the meeting by A. II.
Redburn, chairman of the Junior
Chamber committee, that the opinions
expressed by all present Indicated
that the sentiment of the body was
unanimous tnas the stadium should
be a civic proposition, built for the
a whole.
A written report. which dealt with
sites, methods of financing and tent
alive figures on costs. was presented
by the Junior Chamber committee.
which then threw the subject on the
table for general discussion with a
view to getting the views of the sew
erai colleges which were represented.
A second meeting OF the general
advisory committee is being called
for 1880 p. m. Thursday, December Is,
in the directors room of the Cham
Der of Commerce to receive reports
of sub committees named at Wednes-
days meeting.
Committee Optimistic
While it will probably require sew
eral months work to complete plans.
the committee Wednesday was opti-
mistic over the stadium project. 1t
was pointed out that Montgomery,
Nashville. Memphis and other south
egn cities, which are centers of col
lege football, either have stadiums
already built or plans under way to
build them. Members of the commit
tee expressed the opinion that the
thusiastic support from citizens of
OH
OF Permanent Character
The committee Wednesday was
unanimously of the opinion that the
structure should be of permanent
character and that it should be so
constructed as to admit of enlarge
ment. This could probably be ham
died by building it in sections. it was
stated. 1t was also agreed that the
G a oh do 80
field meets and track events.
The meeting Wednesday was of a
preliminary nature, called for the
purpose of presenting the PROPOSE
ton to the people of Birmingham.
Members of the Junior Chamber COM
mittee are: A. r. Redburn. chair
man; William Rogers, Frank e
Spain. James Simpson, H. P. Hanna,
L. S. Erwin and NJ. II. Sterne.