The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-05
SCENERY COMES HIGH

SEEN EkY COMES HUH
 Ernest rang up bulls eye on the nearest cuspidor to punctuate his remarks, and continued: Yes sir, the producer of The Blrth ol a Nation was here with the faW- cett stock company, and even III those days he had executive apli- ity. He was stage managers TOT the show They were puttlhg on a comedy entitled: The Blooming Peach Tree and MT. Griffith to make the scenery more elaborate conceived the idea of having a real tree on the stage in bloom. He sent out to Owenton, had tree dug up--a scrub fruit tree--and brought in and set up on the stage. The bill for getting that tree was 50 bucks, and even though the re- ceipts for the first night ran less than that David Wark Griffith should have worried, for he was merely stage manager, and didn't have to foot the bills. You should have seen old George Fawcett when he got that bill, however. He rushed into the box-office wild eyed, and there was general scramble for cash! Looked like we would have to get the pulmoter to bring that old boy to.
 "Griffith's expensive Ideas stood him in good stead later, however, for with the movie bank-rolls to give him a realistic touch to his stage settings, he didn't have to worry about whether there would be enough money in the box of flee to pay for the elaborate stage settings"
 Frank Perdue and his Black Barons decided to call off the game billed at RickwOOd Wednes- day afternoon. They were booked for n setto with the Memphis club. but those rompers of silhouette complexion cannot stand the cold as well us white players even, so when the Atlanta-BarOn game was called off in the Georgia metrop- oils Tuesday on account of the frigidity, Frank decided it was time for his boys to call halt un- til the temperature started an , ascension.
 CINDER TRACK COMPLETED
  Munger on Munger field at Bir- mingham- Southern college has been completed, and Is even now in readiness for the big B. A. c. track meet which will christen the course Saturday. The construc- tion of this track by Mir. Munger male it possible for the Athletic club to stage this meet. I looked Ia afternoon, and found quite a beau tiful and picturesque trafr MT. Munger has been named as hon. orary referee for the meet, and will fire the first gun when the athletes from many colleges and schools start on the eleventh an- nual May day track and field meet, under the auspices of the Birming- ham Athletic club.
 Joe Beckett says he wants to be at the ringside when Carp and Jnck meet in Skeeterville July and challenge the winner. The only safe way for Joe to meet either Carp or Jack would be up dark alley with n sand-bag in his hand.
 Looks rather funny to see ball game called off in Atlanta-the hub of the sunny south--when the big league clubs get into action on the same day up east, and bat tie through nine innings.
 Guy in Jacksonville succeeded i'm killing himself after IA fruitless attempts. You gotta give him credit for being persistent Kuy at that.
 Ed Norton says he doesn't see i how athletes run on a cinder track. Looks like they would get cinders in tleeir eyes. allows Eddard.
 BURNEY QUITS PRO GAME
 John Burney former Birming- ham Southern football and base ball star, who was with Bill Pierre's High Point club in the Piedmont league last year and who started the season with the same aggregation this spring, was traded to the Cedartown club in the Georgia State league. Rather than report to that team, John hoolred mi1eapa for hom0 and has