Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-18
PRELIMINARY WORK.
Preparations Being Made at the Stand
Pipe Base Ball Park.

Things looked very brisk at the new Stand
Pipe base ball park this morning when STAR
reporter visited it. A gang of half dozen
men were swinging picks in the southeast cor
ner, clearing off the fence line, while two more
men were making their way around the field
pulling up the old posts. A wagon was unload
ing lot OF timber over on L street and two
teams were scattering new cedar fence posts at
various spots within the range of vision. There
were IN the neIghborhood of dozen men at
work.with perhaps twice as many more lounging
around waiting to be employed. L. is under
stood to be Contractor Gleason's intention to
force the work with as large a gang of men as
ne can crowd upon the ground as soon as he
can accumulate the material He has lust ten
days IN which to transform a slightly uneven
neid OF turf. furnished only by two pair of foot
DAN goal posts, into a neat base bali park in
closed by high fence and provided with a
large grand stand.
AS A RESULT
OF the beginning of the work on the new park
base ball stock here has taken a sudden Jump,
and the faces of the enthusiasts who want to see
league club are wearing broad smile today.
Inc most OF these folks believe that now that
hr. hewett has found partner in the bust.
iess-a5 ne Is supposed to have doue-he VIII
be able to assume the position taken by Mr..
Brush IN refusing to sell out to the league,
whether they want his franchise or not. Such o
position Is perfectly tenable under the agree
ment signed at the time of the admission of
brooklyn and Cincinnati to the effect that this
act should not operate to the disadvantage of
any OF the old clubs. 1t may, perhaps, be we'll
for such step ~ be TAKEN for the news that is
contained in a dispatch Ill today's Philadelphia
Press from Pittsburg does not tend very
much toward the presence of the Pittsburg
Climb n he II Am huS hall
patrons here there Is growing impression that
the Pittsburg club may be induced to quit the
league. President Nimick today said the only
way to get rid of us is to buy us ont. We have
no special desire to remain i'll. They can
drive us, that is certain, but good offer would
be considered. Such step would be business"
There is no doubt that Pittsburg is very
poorly equipped for fight with the strong
brotherhood team that is located in that city,
which is virtual nest of believers in the cause
OF the Players league. An exchange remarks:
The league had better drop Pittsburg and take
IN Harrisburg or Altoona. Either one of the
last two clubs would probably make a better
showing than the Smoky City job lot
And again: Since Miller and Beckley have left
the Pittsburg league club that team resembles an
amateur club more than anything else. 1t
never made money when it had q good team.
How IS 1t going to live with third-rate set of
players, poor drawing cards in visiting teams
and first-class club rival for public
favOr?'
NOTES.
Jack Riddle has reported.
Ii we are to have any ball games at the new
park an effort should be made to secure some
new pavements In that vicinity, or else some
repairs to the present ones.
The transportation facilities are not very
bad: Fourteenth street cars three squares away,
herdic coaches two squares. and Connecticut
avenue (F street line) cars three squares. The
herdlcs will probably run an extra line over to
the grounds, and the Metropolitan line, it is
understood, will lay special track.
Chicago beat Brooklyn again yesterday, ID
to ii.