The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-29
Peter Steinbach Makes a Contract
With Manager Breen for a Splen-
did Park Next Season.
BREEN TO CONTINUE AS MANAGER.
Team Will be Secured to Play Independent
of any Leagues That may be Formed.
Railway VIII Grant Low Rates.

Grand View Base Ball Park will
probably be deserted next season as
yesterday Peter Steinbach, owner and
proprietor of Central Park, made con-
tract with Manager Peter Breen of the
kenosha Base Ball team whereby the
kenosha team will have splendid
new play ground north of the city on
the line of the Electric Railway. The
new park will be located on the big
level tract just across the street from
Central Park and several, Thousand dol
lars will be expended in making it the
finest base ball field in the state.
For some time Manager Breen has
been seeking to secure a park on the
electric road within fifteen minutes
ride Of Kenosha and the proposition of
Mr.. Steinbach fills the bill in every
particular.
The plans for the building of the
new park have been accepted and all
the work will be done during the COM
ing winter so that the park will be
ready for use with the first warm days
of Spring. The plans for the park in
clude the buiidingiof a diamond which
will be second to none in the west.
The property selected for the Local
ton Of park is splendidly adapted for
this purpose. It is level as barn
floor and the field is almost ready for
the players without any Improvement.
The diamond will be skinned at once
and layer of hard clay will be placed
on It during the winter. It will be
drained in such a manner as to make
it impossible for rains to interfere
with the playing of the games.
The new park will furnish every
possible accommodation for spectators
at the games. The grand stand will
be the largest in this section of the
state and it will be modelled after the
grand stand at the American Associ-
alton park in Chicago. AS planned
the grand stand will have seating ca
pacity of one thousand people and will
be fitted throughout with comfortable
chairs instead Of the old benches that
have prevailed in KenosE1a grand
stands for SO many years. No park
would be complete without bleachers
and the plans provide for the building
of two large bleachers, one on either
side of the grand stand. Each b1eacher
will have seating capacity of five
hundred people. The bleachers, like
the grand stand, will be made very
comfortable.
The entire property will be surround
ed by high board fence, and the park
will not be connected with Central
Park in any way. 1t is stipulated in
the contract that no intoxicating liq-
uors shall be sold on the grounds.
Added to the stands for the use of
the spectators, the plans provide for
the building of small cottage for the
use of the players as club home and
dressing room. This will be located
near the corner of the grounds and will
make it possible for the club members
to dress at the park.
Manager Breen will take entire
charge of the team next year, taking
the place Of Manager Alleman this
year. It is possible that Mr.. Breen
will be seen on the diamond, but at the
present time he is planning to give
his entire time to managing the team.
It had been planned to have Fred
Pfeffer, the Chicago player, manage
the team. but after dye consideration
Manager Breen decided that he was
unwilling to have the team pass out of
his hands.
Lines are already being laid for the
selection Of a new team for Kenosha,
and but three of the old players will
be retained. Many players have of.
fered to play in Kenosha next year,
and Manager Breen has provisional
contract with number of the leading
players in the west. The team will be
known as 1.-THE Kenoshas," and new
uniforms will be purchased for them
Thus far Manager Breen has refused
all requests to go into any of the
Leagues that are being formed, and
the team will probably remain indie
pendent during the first season in the
new park. A series of games will be
arranged between Racine and Kenosha
for the opening of the season.
The season is planned to open or
May 1st, and by contract weekly
games will be played up to the first o.
October. The making of the schedule
will be completed touring the winter
and when the playing season opens ;
full schedule of games will have beer
provided for.
| There will be no trouble in securing
transportation to the new park, a
| both the Kenosha Electric Railway
company and the NJ. r. & <. company
have promised to offer special rates fol
the ps IRONS of the ball park, and car
will be furnished in generous quaint
| ties for the care of the enthusiasts
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