The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-09
SHAPING THE
BALL GROUNDS
Rockenfield's Work Is
Complete.
EVERYTHING IN FINE CONDITION
Several Improvements to Be Made
by the Management.
Every Effort 10 Being Made To Insure
The Comfort and Convenience
Of The Patrons of The

There may be ball plants that are
| from the society page, where II was
moons and that kind Of thing. but
| when II comes down to good, solid
comfort for the patrons of the game
and a ball lot that will be just a bit
more of a peacherino than any Of Mr..
Mans baseball grounds in Dixie. why
that place out In Capitol Heights looks
| like the real thing.
An entire conservatory will have TO
be handed Ikey Rockenfeld. He has
put IN some hard licks on the grounds
this past winter and the result OF his
systematic work shows that the
they have ever been. The drainage
system that he has put in is perfect,
and 1t will take Youngstown food to
hang out the legend. No game today.
Chambers put Rocky on the job with
instructions to do everything that was
necessary-and Rocky did that thing:
The grading has been so evenly al
justed that from the end of the back
stop to the three corners of the out
field. the grounds are as near level as
it possible. The infield Is In fine shape
with sod on the diamond thick and
green. while the diamond has been
raised a bit making the turtle back
Sly hsp,ns ,s and
work on. the grounds Is about over
now. and yesterday Road Secretary
field several times.
Today Messrs. Ginnivan and Charlie
Jones, of the Traction Company. will
begin the work OF repairing the stands
and buildings on the grounds. When
the Montgomery Baseball Company
bought the franchise from the Traction
the terms of the contract was that the
street railway people should keep the
fences, stands, etc, at the ball park In
order and pay to the baseball associa-
ments of $3.50 a month from May to
December. When Mr.. Tillis bought the
Traction Company. this contrict. Of
course hsid; ana 1ns rst Wor ata Of the
day. The fences surrounding the in
closure will be put in good shape. as
will the stands.
The grandstand IL in good condition
now with few minor exceptions. one
OF which will be new tar paper on the
roof and new awnings on the top tier
from mingling with the crowds. All that
will have to be done to the bleachers
Will be to put some new supports un-
der them. In several places. and re-
smoking section OF the Rrandstand 1t
has been suggested that an exit be
opened, either on the field or at the
the crowds In that part OF the stand
chance TO get out without making q
block with the crowds drifting to the
| exit in the center of the stand. With
the main entrance to the stand. this
will make three exits and the stand
can be emptted in very few minutes
with no risk Of congestion.
The covered stand a0 the left of the
negro bleachers and grandsta nd will be
torn down. Out In the right fieid fence
an exit gate-not u hole in the fence
Will be opened for the convenience OF
the crowds that prefer going out across
the field after the game, while the lit
tie hole in the wall in the left neld
fence near the club house will be used
exclusively by the players.
A telephone will be installed In the
box ONCE and there will be no more
guess work stunts about whether there
will be q game on wet afternoon or
not. The official statement of whether
there. will or Will not be q game win
be phoned from the box once at the
ball park to tho Traction Company
station on Court square,
Sizing the matter up from every
point, It shows that every effort Will
be made this summer to insure the
comfort and convenience of the. pat &.
rons of the game. The people who go
out to the Capitol Heights grounds this
summer will have every comfort looked
after and they will see just about the
fastest baseball that has ever been
played in The Southland whisper. the
Climbers will be lighting for the heads
| In this swift pace until the curtain
| falls next September.