St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-13
ENTHUSIASTIC MIR. BARNES.
He Proposes to Build a Grand
Stand That Will Match the New


Park.
speaking of grand stands" Manager
John S. Barnes, of the st. Paul base
ball team, said yesterday to reporter
for the GLOBE, ''the one which will
ornament the new grounds this season
will undoubtedly be the finest piece of
architecture of its kind west of Chi
cagO.'
Having delivered himself of the above,
Manager Barnes leaned back in his
chair and gave vent to his views on the
subject of such general interest in St.
Paul. There is absolutely no limit to
the confidence Manager Barnes has in
the ability Of his aggregation to astonish
the Western league and its admirers
this season. Returning to the subject
of the new grounds and the grand stand
which is to be built thereon, Manager
Barnes said:
st will be a beauty in the broadcast
sense of the term. There will be no
gingerbread work about it. The de-
sign is to at once make it an ornament
to the park and furnish lovers Of the
game with such accommodations and
facilities for viewing the contests as
they never even dreamed Or.
''Ou arrangement with the Athletic
association, from which we rent, pro-
vides that we shall pay 81, 800 per an,
nun for the grounds. The new grand
stand that is to be built for us will seat
about 1900 persons. The old grand
stand will cut no figure in the design or
construction of the new one. The direct
ors of the Athletic association propose
to spread themselves in making the
new stand what it ought to be-a hand
some ornament to the grounds and
comfortable place from which to view
the national sport. 1t will be
fitted with toilet rooms for
ladies, with the necessary com
plement of servants, and with tie best
and most comfortable style of seats that
can be procured. 1t will be on the same
principle as all opera house, with scale
of prices corresponding to the degree of
accommodation afforded. AS to its
shape can say but little. except that
from any section on seat in it can be had
an unobStructed view of the diamond
The architect engaged by the Athletic
association is now
PREPARING THE PLANS,
and in few days large force of men
will go to work on the projected i'm
provementS. By the terms of cur con-
tract with the Athletic association the
grounds are to be ready for occupancy
by the ball club on May l, so that when
we return from our Southern trip every
thing will, probably, be ready for our re-
ception.
Regarding the management of the
team this season there is this to say"
Manager Barnes continued. mo fool
iShneSS Oh the part of players will be
{ala no of of MI / hax
mulgated must be lived up to by the
men. Otherwise there will be no sala-
ries forthcoming. That much is settled
upon. Few people not engaged in the
business of playing ball realize what
task it is to manage a team. l have
managed a troupe of colored singers,
and between them and professional
base ball players it is about a Stando-if.
The main trouble is that nine out of
ten base ballists want the best of it.
They are continually Matching schemes
to hornswOggle the manager. Hence,
the latter must keep his eyes open if he
wishes to maintain control of his men
and avoid the continual chickering's with
them which tend to make life burden
to him.
'For three years 1 have endeayored to
treat my men with uniform courtesy,
and extended to them innumerable
kindnesses. find that the scheme is
jug-handled affair that doesn't pan out
good results. The men must be made
to understand that manager is
manager in all that the term implies, or
trouble will ensae. Henceforth / shall
manage my men with the expectancy
that they must attend to business or
forfeit their salaries. That is what a
business man expects of his employees.
Subscribers to the stock of the base
ball club demand similar service and
will see that they get it,"