The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
City League
 Mags Meet
 First Time
Second Meeting Set For Thursday, April }. at
 City Hall

If first-meeting dope goes for any thing Birmingham is in for great year on the amateur baseball diamond. Moguls and managers, of various magnitude and standing. fans and baseball players, sportsmen and sport ing goods men, formed a lively con- vention Tuesday night in the council room of the City hall as the dope can lid was blown off on city baseball league prospects. The room was crowed and many old faces and new ones were included In the conglomerate gathering.
 One face familiar 10 all, that of James F. Harrison. dean of amateur baseball officials of Birmingham, was again to be found as he presided over the meeting. In opening the meeting President Harrison spoke of the past history of the league and its plans for the future; of the plans of the league officials to obtain city aid in preparing and upkeeping baseball diamonds and of the bright chances of this big pro- jects's going over. He commended the enthusiasm shown at the first meeting and voiced the sentiment that this year would be the greatest for local amateur baseball.
 Although there was no business of great importance before the meeting that was closed Tuesday night still there was some important discussions and preliminary steps taken in the matter of reorganization.
 Meeting Next Thursday
 One motion passed was for a meet ing next Thursday night (April 3,) at 8 o'clock in the council room at the city hall. At this meeting 1t is pro- posed to take up the matter of by- laws and constitution. For the pur- pose of considering the bylaws and constitution and modifying them in any manner deemed advisable or sub hitting those of last year entact for the functfoning instrument of the lea que this year a special committee was appointed. Fred A. Hanlon was ap- pointed chairman Howard Duryea, R. Spiilman and Henry Whitman were also chosen to serve on the committee on bylaws and constitution.
 The applications of new teams for entrance that were made Tuesday night and the ones that are expected to come during the week and at the next meeting will also be considered next Thursday. The problem of dia- monds and playing ground will be one of the questions are also will come up for discussion.
 Thanks To Committee
 The managers Tuesday night passed resolution of thanks for past work and officially voted that the committee on the obtaining city aid for local amateur baseball playing grounds con- tinue to function. The committee com posed of President James Harrison, Vice President Redburn and Secretary Fred Culley, all of the city league, have submitted a folder in which sites of i9 baseball diamonds in various parts of the city were sketched out and a tour Of inspection was conducted by this committee and members of the city park board last yeek to look over the proposed sites.
 Bright Outlook
 A general discussion of prospects and plans were held and a common pre- dictton was that of banner year. Teams represented at the meeting Tuesday night were: Alabama Power company. by Manager Duryea, Acipco, by Manager Ardis, Avondale, Manager Hanlon, All America Shoe store, Man ager ponglas, Avondale Mills. Manager Weldon East Lake, Manager Byrd. Ram RamF Grotto, Manager Chapel, Southern Bell, Manager SpilIrnan. Woodward Iron company, Manager siigletary; Yellow Cab; Manager Whit man. Stockham "Y", Manager BudeerS