Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-09
Tim Murnane Says National
Pastime In Metropolis
Is Wonderful.
EFFECT OF RAPID TRANSIT.
uos Made Present Flourishing Condi-
,ions Possible--Conipctitio Brings
on, Best In the Individual.
(By Tim Murnane,)


p..shall in Greater New York is some
,h,np TO wonder at. Less than So years
.e,o the game was as wild as the cow
aims and daisies that thrived In the
ore, fields where now stands Madison
souare Garden. 1t was the birthplace OF
our national game and now the central
of a metropolitan district within whose
bounds at least so bail parks are located,
Here we have three OF the fnest MAJOR
league bail grounds IN the country, where
The game is most literally supported.
syen without Sunday ball. This week
We had the Philadelphia. Boston. Mon
,,eaI and Rochester clubs stopping at
broadway hotels, the minor league CLUBS
remaining at New York city, with en-
gagemeuIs at Jersey city and Newark,
while the Phillies found 1t more con-
gamial 10 nut up at a hotel near Forty
Seventh street and go TO Brooklyn for
RAPID transit has made this possible,
and ] prophesy that the ball grounds in
lass than 10 years will all be located on
Long island. as the land on Manhattan
Island is too valuable TO be held Tor
baseball purposes and used but three
months each year AS IL IL now one can
90 from the center OF the city to the
outlying districts of Brooklyn mucn
quicker than he can reach the local nal
marks under Coogans Blum and the
faraway Highlands overlooking the Hue
The famous old polo grounds are most
disagreeably situated, surrounded by
high buns and railroads, with screech-
Ing whistles and clouds OF smoke 10
disturb the woman folk with tleir fire
dresses and keep away one of the most
essential factors In the success OF u
game The reverse conditions prevail ut
Highland Park This famous park was
heWed out of a rocky ledge almost on
the hanks of the picturesque Hudson at
one Hundred and Sixty-seventh street.
about the highest point on Manhattan
Island. Frank Farrell and rev
friends took long chance when they
sank 100000 In a baseball plant, but
their Judgment proved 10 be excellent
for today it's the ideal spot for ball
park.
The subway trains run 10 the gate and
one can reach the place In 20 minutes
from Madison Square Garden: The drive
along the boulevard makes II specially
inviting to those with autos, NJ one
game this week | counted 35 machines
within the baseball grounds, where
space has been reserved for at least 100
machines This must have greatly help
ed TO swell the woman attendance at
the games. for ] was astonished at the
splendid daily turnout of the fair sex,
sporty widow hats and all. In -faNt, the
pressed me with the fact that our most
prosperous citizens have come to real-
ize That baseball Is now more than n
game for boys and men without regular
Baseball has no opposition and depends
wholly on the gate money to keep me
professionals at their best work to de-
light the fans with their phenomenal
playing. The perpetual fight against
the legislatures by those interested in
the sport of kings takes all the good
out Of horse racing, a most dellshtfni
knocked by the unfortunate ones VINO
play the pool box. Then, again. 1t takes
n lot OF change to attend the races
While for a long time New York pass
ed up baseball for the turf. the change
has come, until baseball Is well fortified
in this great city
The press of New York is strong for
the game. with perhaps a slight cold
ness shown by the German publications.
This is easy to explain. While Germans
are fond of athletics and know how 10
build up physical beauties in form and
figure, they have little use for competi-
ton and prefer to work in classes. most
ly indoors.
COMPETITION GOOD.
Competition brings out the very best