Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-09
..,aown Is to Have One mat
Will Cost About
100000.
..,csS ARE NOT so SLOW.
,snlde. Are That Ne" 10, Or"
-,..n League Team VIII Have
yo,e from Highland Park

"a, cbibo of Philadelplia
y" nj, mace Tor the boys who
Z 7. hrnd baseball plants as monu-
4 helr memories Mr. shioe
.rnactured haseballs for the
!. cars and. though a modest
49, practically constructed a
ss IN Philadelphia that viii
,sorly 100000. Talk about
..s,,,pbia being slow after this.
n,ce set by Uncle Ben has
me ewes Of the baseball mag
% the future Of baseball, and
,.,r Of Charley Comlskey Of
49, AS the latest who is 70 build
hall park for his native city.
s,nt Murphy Of the same city
nal hls club win build magni-
,ark within two OF three years.
", Vurphys present plant is one
/ n. verv best in the country, and
s.leefed boz A. G.. Spalding
~ ,,any wears ago when he ana
N, r Walsh saw a good real estate
.-,.'iion bv taking a fine piece OF
/ y. ana renting 20 TO their own pau
~ Mr. SpaldIng, VINO IKE MT.
I'M has made several barrels or
IA money out OF baseball goods, VIII
isH no BAN park for q monument.
M splendld work that A. q.
s.,Ilnr did as a player and later as
r,rfer m the baseball vineyard. viii
,isre longer than any monument
I'M Of stone and cement Mr. Shihe
u, never BAH player. while Spald-
w vas one Of the very best for a
rrrbsr OF years. and was on. OF the
r-nl developers NJ the game. We
rrg an admit however. that Uncle
b. shIhe is game, and we konw the
,nkln are very proud Of their native
Vbsn The present National League
psk al Philadelphia was thrown open
/ o No public 90 was thought nothing
ugd ever equal &c as a baseball park,
tu tho new park 90 be used next
SEASON by the Athletics win make IL
ook Ike a bad jag
Then vas time not very long
tgo when $4,000 invested ia a ball
PARK was considered extravagancet
o. there was great uncertalnitv
about The stability Of the professional
end Of the sport The building on
immense plants IN the large cities
wiz certainly keep of those willing
@ take a small chance TO get the
ne money as now IL viii take men
q great wealth 20 back baseball in
he Big cities The fact Is that stock
companies amount 90 little In the
sane end The only successful clubs
re those run where one man holds
hs controlling interest No board
strategy ever made success OF
BASEBALL One directing brain must
@ ne business TO get the best re-
.lh and Il will be a long time be-
p a board of directors will vote TO
.--l a plant costing 100000, and not
mention a half million.
We are rather modest here IN Bos-
pa The old south end grounds have
Den classified with tho old south
-tangnouse and Bunker HIN monu-
.ili a. objects for the sightseers,
Y. smallest grounds I'm either league
-'ls been used for Just 40 years.
M american League park only a few
away Is one Of the largest ball
~ IN The business There will be
improvements made at either
sl-.as this season. A winning
~. o. luck would pack either
-..l however and the fans are
ls loi a chance to enthuse once
IVY ''f The real thing ia the game.
AMERICANS MAY MOVE.
parks Ia New York win be worth
|,sr0g before long The chances
-4i me American league viii have
e al the end of the present lease
~ ...4ha Park This Us one OF the
y. eApenaYe ban parks in the busl-
aAl lakes more time and money
49, ~ repair than any three ball
outside of New York. Year az
.l4f John y British Increased the
.a.lllallons az tho polo grounds.
polo grounds We're a third
AZ 4d season the club would have
ma a1 east 100000 more than was
M ~ Ihe original plant cost less
p- n'el' and was built by the
NJ. taguc with Eddie TALBOT. "A
n. , .1 banker the leading factor.
a,., 'sinal polo grounds were -
~. 3. Vpe Hundred and Tenth street
m W- giants moved no cooean,s
ana ouiit the second polo