The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
INDEPENDENTS TO
 PLAY SEVENTEEN
 GAMES ON ROAD
Open in Gadsden and Play Camden, Uniontown, SeI- ma, Demopolis and
 Others
By HENRY VANCE

The Birmingham Independents, a ball club composed of professional tossers and commanded by the inlm- itable George Kircher. one of base balls most famous clowns, is getting ready for a swing through South Ala bama. meeting some of the strongest teams of that section. The Independ- ents have already booked eleven games, and have tentative dates for six games. This will give them solid booking for IT games at the start of their campaign.
 Games already booked include a series with the Gadsden Grey Hounds, the Camden team, Union town and Selma. Tentative bookings have been made with Demopolis and Champ Pickens. club at Livingston.
 George will open the season with his Independents at Gadsden, carry ing them to this hustllng Alabama town for two games Wednesday and Thursday. May Y and IS of this week. From Gadsden they win come back to Birmingham for further workouts to hit their real road jaunt, which starts with Camden May 2..
 They will play May -2, 25. o4 In d with Moon Ducotes, Demoplis club for three games May 2s. 26, g7. F. .- lowing the proposed series with De- mopoiis they hop over to Uniontown. n. where they have already closed for three games May %, 30, 31. And from Uniontown they go to Selma for three games with the crack aggregation representing that city. This series will be staged Thursday, Friday ana Saturday, Jr l. ?, If io on games are arranged with Champ
 Psckens, Livinss stt squad, these will be played June 5, $. i, and the Inde- pendents will then hop back into Bir- mingham for day or so of rest be- fore hitting bookings on the Louis vile and Nashville, which will carry them as far as Pensacola. Fla.
 George Kircher, funnier than ever, will do stunts on the side lines at each of the games booked, and has completed a repertoire of new stuff to add to his other line of comedy that has made thousands of Southern league fans laugh.
 The local Independents have been working out for the past few days. and kircher announce that every man on the roster is in the pink of condition an. rearing to go.
 Bill Marston will do first-Etri4 g catching for the club, while Rip sam
 uels, formerly of the Virginia league Big Boy Aruis of f. C. 1. fame; Ho- bart Henderson. and Simp Freeman, x-Sally leaguer, sill serve the shoots. Carnes will play first base, Kircher will take up the stand at second, Harold snyder at short, and Harry Berkowitz at tlird. Mike Nor ton, Greet and Depiano will make up the outfield for picket duty in the gardens. Every man on the roster has seen professional service, and ev- cry man is in condition to play his heart out on this summer tour. They will play all the i'm. ortant semi pro and independent clubs in Alabama, and will hook up with several Flori- da. Georgia and Mississippi teams.
 kircher stated Saturday that after they had completed all tours they were planning to come back to Bir- mingnam and play series with the Barons after the season had closed f such a series could be arranged If not they would pick the strongest team in the state and bring it to Bir- mingham for a series al Redwood l.. P. Burns. business manager of the Selma club. was the first man ager to sign the independents. Then came J. R. Barrett, business mana ger of Camden, otway c. Gillland. man ager of the Gadsden Greyhounds, and J. W. Nonnemacher. manager of tLe Uniontown club. Deals are still pend ing with Moon pucote 1t Demopolis and Champ Pickens at Livingston.