Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-30
PARK TO BE MODEL
New Site Procured on Which Rock
Island Baseball Association VIII
Build for Next Season.
PUBLIC MUST RAISE $4,000
Ground is in the Names of Number of
Gentlemen Who Have Secured it
to Insure Home For the Game.

Rock Island next season will have
one of the model baseball parks of the
country Negotiations that have been
pending since the sale of the Twelfth
street grounds have reached the point
where it can be announced that an
other site in every respect as advan-
ascous to the city as the present one
has been procured.
The property has been purchased by
a number of the enthusiastic followers
of the sport who are bent on continu-
ing the game in Rock Island.
They have dubbed together and in
vested their own money that the city
might not be suffered TO surrender it's
franchise. as many another one has
done for the reason that suitable
grounds could not be had. Land is
increasing in value rapidly in Rock
Island.
Long Hunt Rewarded.
To obtain title to a tract that would
meet the requirements of a baseball
park has been no small task The in
vestment has been made firm in the
belief that the people of the city want
baseball. The sentiment has been
growing here at healthy rate for
it ever has been.
There are ten acres in the tract
that has been bought. Contingent on
the raising of $500 with which to
modernly equip the grounds the gen.
tlemen to whom the property now be-
longs have agreed to turn over the
amount of acreage needed for the park
to the Rock Island Baseball associa-
ton, the latter to pay nominal rental
for the same for term of years.
Amount Needed is Assured.
During the past week a committee
representing the association has been
soliciting for the $4,000. and the en-
couragement with which it has met
warrants the assertion that the money
required is assured. The public will
build the park. The association will
maintain il and furnish as fast an ar
ticle of ball as is consistent with its
financial income. Baseball in Rock
| Island has never earned a penny for
the men who are responsible for hold
ing a league team here. They love the
game the same as you do. They are
willing to put-up 500 each every year
| to keep the team, depending on your
patronage to see them clear to the
| end of the season. But seldom have
they come out even at the finish. These
1 are facts that the records of the aSSO-
citation will verify. So baseball is not
a money-making proposition in the cit
les the size of those comprising the
| Three-Eye league, YOU must remem-
Der If YOU wish the game to continue
here you must do your part. So do
not be the first one to turn the can
vassing committee down when it calls
on you. Show your interest in baseball
by putting down your name.
Plan Beauty.
The park that is planned will be a
beauty. There will be a double fence
to fool the Industrious boy with a pen
knife. He will find that after he has
carved his peephole there is still an
other board TO cross. BY this time he
is discovered by the park policeman
and some one is pinched. The grand
stand will have boxes and a reserved
SeCLlol- y part OI tne preachers VIII
be protected from the elements. The
diamond will be closer to the grand
stand than the one on Twelfth street
The diamond is to be grass-coveret
also. The skinned diamond is fas
passing, and Rock Island proposes set
ting the pace for the Three-Eye mex
year. There will be a fine clubhouse
for the players. All Accommodations will
be the latest and the best. a plan o
the new park is on exhibition at the
BijOu cigar store.