The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
Farrell Buys Lot on Broad
way From 225th to 227th
Street.
FOLLOWING IDEAS
OF OTHER CLUBS
Owning Their Parks Becoming the
Policy of All Major
LeagueTs.

NEW YORK. Dec. 25.-When the lease
on American League Park. at 166th
street and Broadway. expires I'm 1912
Frank Farrell owner OF the Highland
ers. viii have a new home for his team
Il has been learned on good authority
that President Farrell has acquired an
crtion on a. large plot of ground near
aa5th street and Broadway. and expects
10 build on if a huge stadium, the field
and plant 10 be just as uD-to-date as
Shibe Park in Philadelphia or Forbes
Field in Pittsburg
The future home Of the HiehInders
extends from 225 street TO 22'th street.
and from Broadway almost TO the rail-
road tracks Of the Putnam division OF
the New York Central. Part of the prop
erty now is under water. This territory.
OF course. will have 10 be filled i'm. The
size OF the now park viii be 500 by ZOO
feet The new grounds viii he much
larger than the present Hilltop Park
and. though north. will be much more
accessible in some ways.
Subway Accommodations.
There is a subway station at 225th
street, and e IS thought that the en-
trance to the new park will be right
opposite the station.
The greater part Of the property now
is owned by 80 American Realty Com
panv and the Charles II. Barney estate.
No one knows how much money resi-
dent Farrell viii have to eNpend IN or
der TO acquire the property. or how
much II will cost 10 erect the stands
Shibe Park in Philadelphia, with all its
improvements, represents an investment
of S5O0.00O. and it cost even more for
Rarpev Dreyfuss and his associates to
build their baseball plant on Forbes
Field.
FarreI's park VIII have much
larger seating capacity than the pres
crt grounds The stands 10 be erected
on the new field viii be capable Of
seating about $1,000 fans, and there viii
be lots Of room for stancers. Frank
Farrell. like Charles Ebbets, must
think that baseball still is IN its in
fancy. and has no fears that the pub
lie will lose interest i'm the national
game.
In Line With Others.
The policy Of Farrell i'm acquiring "a
new park Of his own is in line with
that Of other American League club
owners. Ben Shibe. OF Philadelphia,
Charley Comiskey, Of Chicago; Robert
lee Hedges. Of ST. Louis; Charley
somers and John Knfoyl. of Cleveland.
and Frank Nav5n and Bill Yawkey, Of
Detroit. now own the grounds on which
their clubs play John 7. Taylor. Of
Boston, is getting tired Of paying
rentals and is looking for site I'm
Peanville for q new home for the Red
Sox.
The new American League Park, 81 is
promised, viii be as great a plant as
Forbes Field. I'm Pittsburg, which no."
is the clsssiest Of bail yards President
Farrell will have plenty Of time TO
make his plans for the erection Of the
stands. as the lease on the present
grounds does not expire until 1872. POS
FibIy the HiEhlandcrs viii move before
then. though they viii not bee obliged 20
do so.
No Need For Elevator.
Farrell. if is said. once tried 10 buy
+re present American League grounds
hut found the owners unwilling TO SELL
cxcept at prohibitive price. Looking
rbout for a new home for the Hilltop
pers. Farrell found the site at Two
Hundred and Twenty-ffth street and
Broad way, and this particularly ap
peaied 20 him because Of its great size
ana because OF htlF Aa'.N AfNAN l''l "..tt"
who attend the games VIII not have %
take an elevator after getting off the
Subway trains.
The Eiehlanders would have had q
have a new home some day, so Far
reu has anticipated the future and
made the opening move 20 provide then
with new park
The future home Of the HighIauders 81.
S. the Bronz, jus- across the Harlem
river.
Going It Alone
Though an enormous amount nj
Snouev is required to purchase the
ground AT Two Hundred and Twenty
nth street and Broadway and 10 erec'
the stands on 81. Farrell viii finance the
entire undertaking himself
Several times last season the Hintor
grounds were far too small to accom-
nodate the persons who wanted TO Sc,
Eames. II Frank j. ever can get a pen
rant winner his new park also NAV b,
found 10 be too small Farrell think,
mat the day is coming in baseball vyhe-
crowd Of 5000 persons at "a ran7o vii
a. me rule rather than the exception.