The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-11
SOME DAMAGE
 TO GROUNDS New Roof for the Grand
 Stand. ALL WORK FOR NAUGHT The Loose Dirt Put on the Diamond Was Washed Away. Road Secretary stickney Has Made All Arrangements for the Hotels
 to Be Used by
 Climbers.

It would be pretty hard to find a more disgusted man than Bill Stickney of Tuesday undid'all of the hard work that he put on the ball grounds.
 After going over the feld thorough ly with big harrow. Colonel Stickne put load after load of dirt on the base lines around the bases and around the pitchers slab. After packing down this dirt, until 1t was a part of ing of the heavenly water wagon. and the carefully laid dirt had beat 1t to some place. that not even a Montgom cry detective could trace 1t. This was field. though the buildings fared a bit worse.
 The stiff wind that put in an ex- tremely busy day most of Tuesday, af- ter some very successful arguments. finally persuaded a lot of the tar paper that nestled on the roof of the grand stand. to take ride in its airship. The result was that when the sun shot It's day morning, in an effort to locate an entrance through the roof. 1t found some pretty big holes.
 General Manager Ginnivan. of the Traction Company. went out to the grounds and after looking at the grand stand. he decided that he would have the entire roof recovered. So betwee that will be put in. it will be pretty hard for any of the afternoons sun to- trickle through this summer. A force of carpenters are at work now repairing the fences around the park. and about ten days before the season opens, coat of whitewash will mak e everything look bright. Stickney and Charlie will put lot more dirt on the lnfield and when the fans hike out to the games they will see field that is some.
 Road Secretary Stickney completed the arrangement yesterday for the ho- tels to be used by the Climbers around the circuit this summer, and the list shows that the team will be well taken care of. Starting at the lower end of the circuit. contracts were made yes- terday with the following: New Or leans, St. Charles: Mobile. Battle House Atlanta Piedmont: Birmingham, Nor rfs; Nashville, Duncan; Memphis, Cor dova: Little Rock. New Capitol.
 About the most comfortable quarters that the Southern League teams will have on the road this summer. will be the top floor. have been set aside for the use of the baseball people These rooms connect with bath and all con- veniences, Last year the Climbers used the Tulane Hotel in Nashville, but this season they will use the Duncan, as this house Is more convenient to the Sulphur Dell ball grounds. A change will be made in Little Rock also, as this season the New Capitol Hotel will be opened land the local team will go there, all of the other hotels being the same that were used last year.
 An order was sent in yesterday for fifteen new coats that will take the place of the sweaters that were to have been ordered the old sweaters being all right for emergencies.
 The boat from which the unfortunate drowning took place yesterday morn ing. was the property of Stickney and Frank Wilson, who had it built some time ago for use as a hunting boat. It was about as safe boat as could be built; but I don't know where she is now" said Stickney last night