The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-02
new BASE BALL PARK.
It Will Be Located at kessler's
and Convenient to the
Street Cars.
The Old Ono Was Too Far
Away From the Mleotrio
Lines.
Some Changes win N Made That WIN
Favor both the Spectators and
the Players.

That Helena must have new base bal
grounds moro convenient 10 the oars ant
10 the city 10 admitted BY all. The wall
to the present grounds from the street Cal
lines 10 too much for any but the base ball
enthusiast, especially in warm weather
This fact no doabt explains the poor AZ
tendance Of Sunday, when bat little over
two hundred people saw Helena and Phil
ipsburg play ~ good = game ~ n could
see anywhere. Every club in the league Is
now strong and able to cope with all com
ers. and just such contests 40 that of Sun
day may be expected whenever . ball game
is called. Ths new grounds will probably
be located adjoining Nick kesslsr's brew
cry, and will be CLOSE to the car lines. Mr..
ksssler proposes to follow the example set
by Pabst, of Milwaukee, Who owns the ball
park there. and who, by his enterprise, has
built up a resort in that city second TO
none. Mr.. Kessler loses no opportunity
to "catch on" to sucosssful business meth
DDS, either in making beer, in making his
resort attractive, or in furthering any le-
Ritimats enterprise in the city. A ball park
constructed on a proper plan, consulting at
once the comfort of the visitors and tho
needs of the players, will draw very much
larger crowds than the old one. Thu park
can also be used for many other amuse-
nents and will be = drawing card at all
times. II can be confidently predicted
that this move will result in q largely in
creased patronage for base ball and make
business for Mr.. Kessler. who deserves
every success.
In tAVvsN~ mt Aha NAv1 ~w1r~Nn alteration
will be paid to bringing the spectators
nearer the diamond and to arranging the
ball 6eld 80 a. to cause the players the
smallest possible inconvenience from the
rays of the sur. Instead of being. a. at
present, in the southwest corner of the
grounds, the grand stand will be in the
northeast corner. This will necessitate
swinging the diamond around. 90 that on
the new grounds it will lay northwest and
southeast. instead Of southwest and north
east a. in the present park. This will
bring the rays of the sun during the hours
the game 10 in progress more to the side
and less in the eyes of tho players. There
is nc doubt but that the present layout of
the grounds tn the sun in the fielders'
eyes and causes many base hits which
would 10 put outs under more favorable
conditions. While this is 20 fair for one
The new grounds are expected to be ready |
for the next series of games here, Aug. ID
and Ia.
The car companies will make arrange
ments at the new grounds which will be a
great convenience to the patrons of base
ball. Side tracks will be run near the new
park, and two or more extra cars kept
there seward the close of the
SO that when it is over, the spectators
will not have to walt to get back home.
The new schedule. which will no doubt be
adopted at once, will give en- additional
of games for each club, and result
in finishing the season with added int, est.