The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
JONNARD WALLOPSl FAIRCLOTH OUT IN
WHITLEY GLAZNER FRONT IN RACEFOR
IN BATTLE 4 TO BIB: A. {. MEMBERS
Prexy Cobbs Announces En-
tertainment For Ath-
IetiC Club

The expansion campaign adopted
for a Greater Birmingham Athletic
Club" to keep abreast of the growth
of Greater Birmingham" is less
than a week old Still, in that short
span of time much has been accom-
plished and many new members have
been added to the roster. President
Herbert L. Cobbs stated Saturday
night that club officials were more
than pleased with the momentum
the idea had gained, and the results
it had achieved. Secretary j. NJ.
Roberts, one of the best wheel horses
the club has ever had. said: We are
marching merrily on to our goal of
700 members, and from the present
outlook and the unusual interest the
members have shown. it looks like
we will reach the coveted mark much
sooner than we had anticipated.
And you can rest assured of one
thing" concluded Mr.. Roberts, Just
as soon as the drive for expansion
is over, the initiation fee of $500
lifted
FnircIoth Is Honor Man.
G. A. Faircloth is the honor man
of the week among the membership.
1t was pledged in the beginning that
every member should bring new
member into the club Had every
man on the roster been as active
as Mr.. Faircloth the drive would be
over in one short week. Bulletins
posted on the board at the B. A. c.
Saturday showed that he had brought
IA members into the club already,
since the expansion drive got 60
ing.
And I'm just beginning to warm
up" smiled Faircloth. Just watch
my smoke from now on" With the
start he has on brother members it
locks like it is going to be difficult
for other aspirants to overtake him.
The club, under the leadership of
Mr.. Cobbs is humming along and
keeping the interest in the drive
humming. 1t has just been announc-
ed that something has already been
planned for the host of new mem
bers who have already Joined. and
for those who will affiliate them
selves with the club this week. This
entertainment will be in the nature
of stag, and will be staged for the
new and old members at the club
next Saturday night. Vaudeville
skits, boxing, wrestling and eats will
make up the program.
Stag Is Planned.
President Cobbs suggested the stag
and interested members got behind
the suggestion with vim. Such
a novel program has been planned
that those on the inside say it will
be one of the most pleasing stays
ever staged at the B. A. c. And, as
Bill Leighton chirped. that's saying
lot.
By virtue of the interest in mem
bership and the like, the junior
classes have been resumed by Coach
Erwin at the club. These are being
held three times a week and things
are humming along in the athletic
line Coach Erwin, always a live
wire, and interested in any thing
that the club undertook Is one of
the most enthusiastic workers in the
membership drive. Were going
right on for that 700 members like
an Eskimo goes for tallow candle"
said the coach. i've made some
pretty accurate guesses since I've
been in Birmingham, and my fore
cast in this regard is that the ex-
pansion drive will not require near
the time the officials allotted it, when
the details were originally worked
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