The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10
By HENRY VANCE.

Back in 1901 somebody started Some- thing they couldn't stop--the Southern league. Financial panics, the boil weevil greedy major league moguls, yellow fever and sundry other pests have sought to bring the Southern league to an end at various times, but the old circuit has kept grinding away.
 wednesday-just 20 years removed from Storkville-the Southern league Hub Perdue will bring his Nashville Vols here on that date and they will go into combat with Carlton Molesworths s Barons.
 That's not the thing, though-the mere ball game. The biggest thing to think about on that day is the at tendance. Birmingham is going gun. ming for the attendance record of all time, and if more than 13,000 fans do not pack themselves into Redwood field WedneSday, every member of the Civitan, Community, Rotary, Kiwanis and Exchange clubs every man on the roster of the American Legion, Cham Der of Commerce, Junior Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association will probably wear black for the remainder of the summer season.
 OUT FOR TROPHY
 The local record for attendances is 12,222 and Birmingham is going out to shatter that mark, and incidentally to win the trophy offered by League President J. D. Martin. The town that piles up the largest attendance for opening day will get this cup, and those in charge of the boosting cam paign for Birmingham feel like the Magic City will have to top the 13,O0o mark to win the trophy.
 The above named clubs and civic or ganizations have forced themselves into campaign committee to boost the opening day attendance. Represen- tatives from these bodies met at the Tutwiler Friday and had lunch. Other stanch supporters of the Magic City and it's baseball team were present, and Boss Quack Smith was also on deck with nice line of chatter. Be- fore the lunch was over, number of prominent citizens had made short talks and hung up a lor.g string of runs on the bicsuits. Thornton Estes was made general chairman of all committees, and Mr. Estes has an- rointed his co-workers and gone at the thing on systematic basis Atlanta holds the league record with over 13,000 paid admissions, and MT. Estes is hopeful that this mark will be passed when all paid admissions are counted at Redwood next "Wednesday afternoon. L. Sevier is another inter- ested worker, who was largely respo, sible for the civic clubs taking a hand in the matter and seeking to work up large attendance.
 BOYS BAND ON HAND The Boys Industrial school will be on hand to help make music for the occasion and the student body. it is understood, will also see the game Practically all the wholesale houses of Birmingham have agreed to shut mn shop and declare a half-holiday while many of the retail establishments are also making plans to allow all of their employees to go to the game. The city hall VIII be a deserted place Wednes- day afternoon, as it. is understood that 1 the city commissioners and all the employees at the city hall are making their plans to go out to the game.
 birmlngham will simply shut up shot TOT half day and go out to Redwood Jones Valley will reek with yells. some coming from the dyed-in -the-wool fan some from the staid business man out Tor lark, others from the feminine booster, and all out at Redwood for the oe-A'io e"o puipoSeS-IO nelp Blrmingha m win the attendance trophy and that ball game.
 1 Music from the bands, cheers from the populace and shouts from the athletes will reverberate through Jones Valley and bound against the old ironsides o1 Red Mountain.
 AN ENTHUSIAST | All that Birmingham needs is a fail day ana the citizens of the Magic City will take care of the rest and win tha, trophy" said MT. Estes, Saturday night in discussing the campaign to break al attendance records Every member oi every civic club or organization in Sir mingham has received the following let. ter, urging their attendance at the open ing game, from MT. Estes:
 Dear Sir: Surely you will not only want to see good game of baseball 1 but you will want to see Birminghan win the attendance trophy of this season | Tt IS necessary that you help us il l every way possible if you want to se l the. Southern league attendance record broken, To secure this attendance record it is necessary for us to beat Atlanta and this we must do
 'Will you kindly immediately get ou a letter. or, better still call every mem Der of your club, stating that we ex pect their attendance and co-operatioi on Wednesday, April 1S, at o'clock. a Redwood park.
 Thanking you for your cooperation | l am yours very truly
 THORNTON ESTES. Chairman