The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-25
MODEL PAVILION
FOR BASEBALL.
Cleveland Fans to Have Huge
Steel Structure.
LOTS. For RIOTERS COMFORT
To Be Equipped With All Conveniences
of a Modern Theater - Luxurious
Rest Rooms For Women-Special
Quarters For UmPires.

OF modern lheater - Luxurious
Rest Rooms For Women-Special
Quarters For UmPires.
What is claimed to be the best and
most complete league baseball struc-
ture in the world is just now being
erected in Cleveland, o. While in
seating capacity it will not exceed the
baseball parks of Philadelphia, Pitts
burg and st. Louis, it has very many
modern points of construction and
convenience possessed in no other city.
In place of the old wooden structure
in which nearly 100000 people have
witnessed American league games In
Cleveland during, the past nine years
there will be a mammoth steel and
concrete double deck stand and payil-
ion equipped with all the conveniences
of a modern theater The roof of the
double deck grand stands will be sixty
feet high.
The length of the grand stand will
be sos feet, the length of the pavilion
423 feet. The distance from the home
plate to the grand stand will be 76
feet, the distance from the first base
to the grand stand 70 feet and the dis
lance from the third base to the grand
stand 70 feet. From the home plate
to the right field fence on the foul
line will be 29O feet and from the
home plate to the left field fence on
the foul line 3S5 feet.
Comfort of Fans Provided For.
One of the great features of the new
American league plant is found in the
| fact that there will be few posts to
obstruct the view. Over $4,000 seats,
or all needed except on extra occa-
sions, are situated in such manner
| that they furnish their occupants an
| unobstructed view of all parts of the
PLAYING surface. The chairs are sew
| eraI inches wider than those in use
| at most of the other big parks Sew
| eral hundred more seats might have
| been added to the capacity had it not
been for the consideration of this i'm
portant point of comfort. All the box
seats will be in, the upper deck of the
gallery, but by special bridge ar
rangement those going to these seats
| will take only sixteen steps up. This
| arrangement, which also provides for
| the separation of the box and re-
| served seat ticket holders before they
meet the ushers on the top deck, will
| facilitate the handling of the crowds
on big days.
I The seating capacity of the new
stands will be 17,2O0 The bleachers
| in the left field will accommodate 1000
more, which brings it up to nearly
| 10000 There will be a space varying
| from five to eight feet in width in the
rear of the last rows of seats through
| out the entire length of the stands, a
distance of more than 900 feet, in
which 1900 people can stand before it
| will be necessary to stretch ropes
| about the field, and it is estimated
that game can be played to a. crowd
of 10000 without having more specta-
tors In the field than have often been
accommodated in the old park. The
standing room behind the ropes in the
outfeId will be reached by walking
entirely underneath the third base
pavilion.
| There are to be twelve wide gates
leading out of the grounds after the
| game. The number Of exchange stiles
will be three. Plenty of retiring rooms
are to be provided for beth high and
low priced seats and women's rest
rooms on both decks of the grand stand
with carpeted floors and easy chairs.
Special Room For umpires.
Under the first base side of the
grand stand the players clubhouse is
to be located, provided with all the
appliances for baths and facilities for
trainers attention that are usually
found in a gymnasium The visiting
club members are to have a separate
clubroom in which to change their
uniforms. and there will be a special
room for the umpires. The players OF
both clubs and the umpires will reach
their quarters through a tunnel which
will lead from the Maps bench directly
into the elubrooms. There will be hot
water, heat and electric lights in these
rooms.
On the diamond, no matter what the
downfall of rain might be prior to the
beginning of the game, an immense
canvas cover will be used for protec.
ton and will thus insure the playing
of the game unless it rains too hard
during the actual progress of the
/ game. In the diamond the French
/ drainage system has been installed.