The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-12

stand now the Maher' lot being to the
east The grandstand will be placed on
the northeast corner with the main
entrance to the grounds in it's rear, off
Shrewsbury street The diamond will
be laid out diagonally, line from
home through second running off to-
ward the Boston and Albany railroad
tracks. There will be only one set OF
bleachers, instead of two, as seen at
most bali grounds. Manager SeIee' s
purpose in this is to allow
ROOM FOR A DRIVEWAY
from the northeast corner of the
grounds toward the grandstand This
will be a great convenience and much
appreciated. Patrons of the game de-
sirous of watching it from vehicles
will be able to do so and will have a
good point of vantage. The carriages
will occupy the space which is ordi-
narily given up to the third base
bleachers.
The wisdom of such a move will be
easily apparent when the team begins
to play The absence of such an OPP
portunity was freely commented on at
the oval last season. Several times dur
ing the season men drove to the
grounds and wished to enter with their
carriages and watch the game. The
rule of the grounds forbids. In more
than one instance that rule hurt the
team more than a little. A well-known
sport took a party of friends to the
oval one day in a carriage and was
refused admission. A discussion of
the rule became somewhat heated The
ultimate result was that the party
drove off, and not only did the sport
refrain from attending a game during
the remainder of the season, but he
kept a hammer swinging which I'M
doubtedly kept many others away. The
patrons of the game at the old Grove
street grounds can easily see what
benefit it will be to the team to have
place for carriages At every game
played on those grounds the space re-
served for them behind the horse rail
in centre field was filled.
Mr.. Selee has talked with the direct
ors of the Consolidated Street Railway
company regarding the furnishing of
transportation from the grounds after
a game. There are two plans, either
of which will give Worcester people
the
BEST SERVICE OF ANY CITY
in the league Both include laying
line for electrics on the present site of
the Worcester and Shrewsbury rail-
way. One plan to complete the serV
ce is to run a line through Casco
street, which is to the immediate east
Of the new grounds, thus making a
loop line from the present Worcester
and Shrewsbury to the tracks of the
company in Shrewsbury street. The
other is to extend the electric tracks
on the present line of the dummy rail-
road to a point just below the grounds
and keep cars in waiting during the
game. The plan would include an exit
from the grounds on the East Worces-
ter street side.
The grandstand will be placed at the
northwest corner of the grounds, which
will bring the sun to the back of spec
tators entirely. The bleachers will be
so situated that there will be shade for
them, too, as about the hour for be-
ginning the game the sun viii have
sunk far enough to cast a shadow from
The back of the bleachers.
The conference which practically set
tied the location of the grounds, was
held yesterday in the office of C. Maher
& Son, Walker building. AT that time,
Mr.. Selee had made up his mind that
the Maher-B igelow lot was much pref
erable to any in the city. 1t did not
AXE long to come to terms The club
is a winner. The owners of the land
are leasing the land at what is prac-