New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
READY FOR SUPERBAS
Washington Park, Transformed,
UW Seat 20, 900 This Year.

Tor +uon+yNve wears Brooklyn has been repre-
sented in league baseball. This season is the
twenty-sixth Brooklyn is a big league oaseoaii
city now That demonstrated last season oy
tine record crowds that poured into washington
Park on than one occasion TO see 'he gu
perbas play. There were days when the cFo"uS
were so great the fans focked out onto the
field to get a position to witness the game IN
anticipation of such crowds this season President
Ebbets has had Washington Park thoroughly reno
waited and made up to date in every way He calls
it now New Washington Park There will be ac-
commodatons to seat fully twenty thousahd people
at the park this season.
In order to give the fans idea in advance
of the opening of the season how the Brooklyn
club intends cater to their comfort President
Ebbets has hit the novel idea of having what
he calls inspection days, Saturday, April II, and
Sunday April 12 New Washington Park with
its new stands and players clubhouse, all in
readiness for beginning of the season, will be
thrown open the public for inspection. The
fans" are invited TO be the guests Of the Brook
lyn club on these days. to see how New Wash
ington Park has been remodeed into of the
finest baseball grounds in the country.
When the size of the crowd warrants 1t benches
and chairs will be placed the field. There will
be three rows of seats and benches with boards in
front stretched all around the field except in front
of the pavilion in right field. The second of
and benches will be elevated bit above the
first and the third will be raised still more,
thus insuring those in the back row as good view
VI tIe game dS tIloSe III tne lfOHt IO" Inc idHS
in the field, all being seated. will not obstruct the
view Of the occupants OF seats in the stands In
front of all the open stands there will be three
foot wooden fence. surrounded by sx-foot wire
netting.
new 26-cent beacher has been erected in centre
field The entrance ano exit for this stand will be
in Third avenue The old 25-cent bleacher stand
has been torn down ard new 50-cent stand erect
ed in its place 1t clear from the grandstand
10 1st street. The entrances for the 50-cent
stands, both the in right field and the one in
left field. will be in Sd street. The main entrance
Fourth and Sd street will be used by
grandstand occupants only. exit from the
grandstand has been built 1t is in the centre Of
the stand, the Sd street side. 1t Is twelve feet
wide, and leads into Sd street.
The entrances into all the open stands will be up
through the centre, instead OF at side, here
tofore. In the 5Ocent stand, along Fourth avenue.
there are four stairways built; in the stand along
Sd street and in the bieachers there three.
The pillars supporting the stands all have concrete
foundations. In the 50-cent stand. along Fourth
avenue. there fifty of these pillars; also in
the 50-cent stand. in left field There forty in
the 25-cent stand.
The players clubhouse is double the size it
last 1t is up date in every par
ticuar. There three rooms and two lavatories
in il. For the home team there is dressing room
containing twenty-four lockers, also a room con-
tanning shower baths, and a lavatory. There is a
dressing room for the visiting team. containing
twenty lockers, and room with baths and lava
tory. Then there a big loungng The
lounging is intended to be a rendezvous for
the players. where they go and read write
letters receive their mail and hold their tanning
bees In other words it is the intention of the
Brooklyn club to make it the clubroom for the
members of its team. All the daily papers and the
weekly baseball papers will be kept file.
A decided innovation Will be attempted at the