The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-05

The demolition of the stand is unaecom-
panied by sorrowful pangs or regre. at the
destruction. There are no tales of depleted
purses, unpaid players or collapsed league
interpolating the sounds of the cutting saw
OF the swinging ak. The old structure is
being brushed aside to make room for the
construction of the finest building of its
kind erected west of the Rocky Mountains
As was stated in last Tuesdays CALL,
the new grand stand will cost in the imme-
date neghborhood of $1,000 The agree
ment entered into between C. N. Fowler,
the designer and builder, and Managers
Robinson and Harris calls for the compile
tion of the edifce by the 1st of March, at
which time the painters will commence
worh Tine exterior of the building will be
coated in olive green, with reddish-brown
trimmings, while the interior of the stand
will! be painted light slate color.
The coming stand will be elliptical in
form, with frontage of 247 feet. On the
lower floor or reserved seat portion, will
be eleven tiers of chairs, divided into five
sections by four aisles five feet wide. En-
cIrcllng the seats III the rear will be another
aisle six and half feet in width. Adj
mission to the stand will be gained from
the rear through two entrances having four
stalrwayS leading one to each AISLE The
exits are to be at the back of the stand and
Will open directly to the street through two
large gates. The provisions made Tor the
entering and departing of spectators differ
materially and betoken a desire for the
comfort of patrons of the grounds.
10 reach his seat a visitor must pass over
boarded walk beneath the stand, but when
the game is over and the gates opened he
steps from the stairway to the sidewalk
The passageways beneath the building will
be covered with finished lumber, so that the
rafters VIII be hidden from view and wind
and dust totally excluded. The positions of
the entrance gates will not be changed, but are
TO remain as formerly, on Stanyan street,
near Waller, and will not be placed on the
northeast corner OF the grounds, as was here
t0fore reported.
Chairs to the number of 26O0 have been
contracted for the stand, and there will be
an unobStructed view from all points, as
each tier will be sixteen inches higher than
the one IN front of 1t. The lowest or first
row will be six feet from the ground.
MeSsrs. Harris 81 Robinson have under
consideration a proposition to put in iron
frame drop-seat chairs, similar to those in
use in the Tivnli, but will not take action on
the matter for month yet.
Stretching across seventy-five feet of the
facade of the stand, back of the catcher's
position, VIII be a wire screen to protect
spectators from stray fouls. The screen
Will have two-inch mesh, which will not
be trying to the eyes of the spectators.
On the upper story of the stand, will be the
private boxes OIL uniform design, and not
constructed according to the designs Of oc-
cupants as was the custom in the past. The
boxes will be ten feet high from floor to
ceiling and in length will be constructed ac-
cordng to the desires OF lessees. Each box
will have three platforms, the rear ones rs-
ing two feet above the front elevations AS
each platform has a depth of four and a
half feet the total depth of the boxes will be
fourteen feet. An aisle-stairway passes
down each apartment affUrdng entrance
from the rear. To reach the boxes person
after coming to the platforms at the head of
the main sIarways leading to the grand
stand, must continue his upward course
until he steps on the roof. Then he will
find platform ten feet wide leading across
the center of the roof and meeting another
platform eight feet wide that extends from
one end of the grand stand to the other.
From this aisle doors apen into the boxes,
and person may pass inside without in
terfering with other occupants.
Above the center of the boxes cupola 26
feet high will be erected, and surmOunting
it 40-foot pole will float an appropriate
flag. Two flag-poles will be also placed on
the roof one at each end.
The grand stand proper, or lower story.
from floor to ceiling, will be % feet 10 inches
in height, or feet higher than the old
stand. The height of the entire stand from
the ground to the base of the cupola will be