St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-02
The Nev Grounds in Chicago.

The long uncertainty attending the loca-
ton Of the new grounds Of the Chicago
Ball club is at last ended, and negotiations
have been completed which give the club for
the next five years at least home Of which
it may well be proud. The location is not
above fifteen minutes street-car ride from
the business center, and is in the heart Of the
most populous portion ofthe city. block
of land 660x400 feet, bounded by Congress
street on the north, Harrison street on the
south, LOOMS street on the west, and
Throop street on the east, has been leased
for five years. Within one short block of the
main entrance, at the corner of Loomis and
Congress streets, is the Van Buren, street line
OF cars, or Harrison street will be the new
line now in process Of construction, while the
Madison, Halstead, and West Twelfth street
lines will run within convenient distances
No pains or expense will be spared TO
make these the finest base ball and ath-
letic grounds in America. Instead of the
unsightly board fences which usually in
closes base ball grounds, a substantial, stone
capped brick wall, twelve feet in height. will
be constructed to extend entirely around the
ETOunuS.
he so substantially protected, the celebrated
Lords grounds In London, located In the
very center of the finest portion of that city,
being the only other 50 inclOsed. The grand
stand will be built in the form of a semicircle
at the west end of the grounds, the roof to be
supported by trusses Private boxes will be
placed on the roof along the entire front Of
the stand, where provisions will be made for
the press, officers, etc The open seats will
be placed on each side Of the grand stand,
which will seat about $500 people, and the
| side seats 5000. The ticket offices, business
Office and visiting players dressing-rooms
will be built of brick and located just
! in the rear Of the grand stand. The club
house and players dressing-rooms will
also be of brick, and will be placed at the
extreme eastern end Of the grounds. Fur
Their than this. the management is contem-
plating building several clubhouses and
dressing -rooms at the eastern end Of the
grounds for the use Of cricket clubs, bicycle
clubs, lacrosse clubs, football clubs and other
| kindred organizations desiring to use the
grounds for practice and exhibitions.
The following is the official list Of the
league players:
| BOst0n-James II. Manning, Joseph Horn
| ung, J. Z. Whitney. J. +. Morrill,, ;. w.
Wise, E. B. Sutton, J. j. Burdock, NJ p.
Hines, John A. Davis.
| Buffalo-WhIiam Crowley, d. Brouthers,
J. Lille, E. S HengIe, John c. Ro=e, d.
| ". Force, II. Richardson, z BlsckistOu.
! George d. Myers, William I. Serad, }. a
McCauley, J. F. Calvin, John Conner.
Chicago. g. Clarkson, L. J. Corcoran,
I Thomas z. Burns, A. C.. Arson, W. ~ sun
day, E y. Williamson, NJ J. Kelly, Fred
| Pfeffer, George F. Gore, E L Sutciiiie,O. Z.
Beard, A. Dalrymple, Charles Mari, T. ;.
| Flint, Joseph Brown
l DeirOit--9sOTge T. Weidman, {. ii. Nor
/ ton. Charles Getzein, Mar Phillips Edward
/ Hanlon, J. ?. DOTgau. NJ. p. Scott, George
A. Wood. J. T. Farrell.
PrOvidence-T. J. L9vett, Z. r Daily,
John Farrell, A. A. Irwin, Joseph start =.
c. Bancroft. Charles Radbourn. Gift Carroll,
P. 4. Rsdfori, jeremiah Denny, NJ j. Aur-
ray, c. l. B2ssstt-
New York. J. Gerhsrdt, d. Richardson,
William Ewing. a. NcKiunoo, NJ "eieL, j.
| H. O'RourSe. P Gillespie. r C0nnOr-
PhilsdeIphia-E. Z. Foster, & J. Ferguson.
J.. g. F0zariy, Andres kGsiek, W a P1r-
cell. Albert Myers, " d. Vintou. G. W.
Cancel, Joseph Mulyey, Z : Nolan,
Thomas L. Lynch, John Clements, Z. "
Daily, G. J. Bssiiou.
81. Louis--F. P. Sullivan, William ODon-
nell, Z. ". Bandie, George :. Baker, ". Il