The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-15
BASEBALL SUNDAY
 4 UNIQUE AFFAIR
 AT FIRST CHURCH
Mems Bible Class Host to BaronS and SandIotters. Nat Banks In Pitchers
 Box Full Nine Innings
By HENRY VANCE

ID. tdevotee of the diamond). held
 forth, and as the male voices of
 the Bible Class GIee club biazed
 forth. It was indeed "BasebaiI
 Sunday in name and in act, as
 the Mems Bible class of the First
 church were hosts to the
 Birmingham Baseball club, and
 President Harrison and his city
 1eaguers.
 With Nat Banks as umpire of the game, and Judge Hugh Locke, R. H Baugh, President Harrison and John D. Martin, president of the Southern league, making talks; instrumental selections by the class orchestra and vocal selections by the glee club and solos by individual members, one of the best programmes ever served itt baseball gathering was presented
 The guests of honor played center field of the main auditorium, being seated in the middle pews Class members and other spectators occu- pied right and left field, while Chair man Banks stood in the pitcher $ box and served over snappy com ment between speeches and selec- tions. Proof that Nat was in per feet form is gleaned from the fact that he was allowed to remain in throughout the game, and wasn forced to hit the showers
 Played to Capacity
 It was probably the biggest thiae ever attempted by a Sunday school class in Birmingham, and without doubt was the most successful. The downstairs part of the auditorium played to capacity, while many were noted in the gallery. John D. Mar tin, one of the cleanest sportsmen in Dixie, and president of the Southern league, had come all the way from Memphis to be present at this af- fair. And, the only thing missing n the way of baseball flavor was the racous voices of the pop and peanut boys and the six-cylnder lung offer ings of the umps.
 At the start of the programme, with every Baron in the pews, MQley and E's men were given indiNi dua introductions to the assemble ge. N0t- lowing that the programme began ID earnest. Colonel "Qulck" saith was introduced by MT. Bank bvt the Colonel waived aside a enance at a speech and merely bowed fo toa crowd.
 President W. W. Hsrrisor ot he City league was then called ppon for a five-minute talk. Ha ma be an amateur president bur nc no amateur speaker by 9My means and he consumed tho dive 5laNntes n ie- counting the stars he ssnoelotters had sent to the big leagues, in an nouncinE MAat ehe City leaBue stood for in he Sfax clean sport, and in makina i pltA nat the city com mission would IS olish ways and means Of fu shfng baseball diam onds fer .ne anlateurs along with their rnea4areS l1 furnishing parks and playe rounds for the children.
 aangt Introduced
 R M @. agh was then introduced by alr Banks. who paid MT. BauSh quite a e0antrpent in labelinG-S him the greatest md eleanest sports man Birnlns3 sr Alabama or the south had e. seen. Mir. Baugh, who is supertesi aest blusAed crin- son as all thtse Ace thin%5 were saii about him, taAsa for a few minutes in praise e. he great Bible class, and would as8S introduced Pres. ident Martjg3 htt for the fact that Chairman Banks haa tailed to notify him at what time AP. Martin would appear on the programme.
 Folloviur Mir Baugh came the league-ps ,nder4t, who made the prin1 cipal adHyNss of ehe day MT. Maj : tins t9-ns dsatt with baseball and whv fF oas become known as the ma tiofls maaStime. He stated that the N 04s Wao a ways cried for sport, ever 58Sk to the mediaeval days, but that ae onward march of civilization ba Ste1minated the bloodthirsty
 e s .1%: l i 8i b sport.
 Sport Competition
 old days" satd MT. Martin, spef petition was between man na anin,sl" Many times the ani
 < caStreyed the man, as the multi ttdes aplii sWded. Later on came the yifiMpic mes and the Penthalon. Tnsse ilis yer required only indi- vduAs skH It took Americas in- geAMlSy ana Americas love of CO., operative sli to put baseball on the sDost map anl to make baseball be- ccfae nosn a 5 the worlds greatest sport
 Mr, Martin dvelt impressively upon the eo-speratiNe spirit of the game of tae h,entai Development as well as tfts Physical in baseball; of the clean ncss of tbe sport in general. of thy aaie test n man must pass to beconls a leader and star in the sport.
 He opened his tails by stating that he had a Almost impossible job be- fore him in sr ying fa live up to the standards of hte edecessors as league presidenls | vanaugh and Nick1in, WIG Rave passs sd on, and R.. H. Baugh, yoar BeloYed citizen, who is the grea est epof tsinan and clean est characte l have ever known" said MT. Ma
 Jus@e sn the soh
 Judge Hus LseAe ssonght the meeting to a cldse with a forcefrl talk Judge f teeeher of the class and has to ta c ep eyAry Sun day, but just hecasss lie tsi others to do his work for d day Judge didn't shirk. His f4As was oaioyable and to the poul Ans he put the crowd in an upro, With Dstze an cedote on baseba
 Judge Locke sd Aat tsrs boys were talking of wi at thss co ifs they had three Hes tNqNy or one. I'd put the other ee a the back of my head so ! cQu au that was going on a md tf i'd he first kid Not l. ne other. I'd put it on 1e of my finger. so I could stic. setgh ! knot hole in the fence, ard Ade tsls baseball game.'
 The session came to eioAs near inc II o'clock hour. wit Friadent Martin journeying GrayroDni ward S2 he the dinner guest of sSof,i Quacs smith. Later in the afternfon aN- prasident Baugh drove by and dlcarrled him ont to the Baugh nonb until train time. President Martin mad m tended staying over for tael Baron- Pelican series,- but annonnee he had to rush back to Memphi7 oH account of the illness of his wife
 It was great day, aud inenhers of the Mems Bible c'ass Ire 70 he congratulated on thel' en 'fpfise Tn