The daily sentinel., 1910-09-28
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Hiehlanders to Rave New Park.


/ is some unexpected hitch in the plans
the Highlanders will open next season
at their new park. Broadway and Two
Hundred and Twenty-fifth street
kingsbridge. President Farrell said
yesterday that orders have been is
sued to hurry the work and that all
contracts Will be let within a week.
If the work can be- hurried.
| President Farrell said, 1--WE will be
able to open the new grounds on or
about April Is. 1t is our plan to
have the park ready then If possible,
| If not We will move in early next
spring, maybe before Decoration day.
| Our present grounds have proved too
small for some of the holiday and
Saturday crowds and we are going to
provide room for all at our new plant
New Workers have warranted this
Investment by their magnificent pa
tronage of the Highlanders and we
feel that they are entitled to the best
ball park in America. regardless of
cost"
The site at kingsbridge must be
filled to the depth of twenty feet. The
ground at present is partly under
water and in huge marsh To build
solid playing surface and ground
work for foundations to support the
immense steel and concrete stands
hundreds of thousands of cubic yards
of rock and earth must be dumped on
the property. This undertaking rests
with the New York Central, and IL is
understood that before October /
spur track will run off the main line
at kingsbridge for the shipment of
material eXcayated at the Forty-sec-
ond street terminal If this work
progresses with the expected rapidity
the plant will be leveled and ready for
the fences and stands before the first
of the year
According to the architects plans
the grarlslard viii be a double deck
er of concrete and steel, with room
for Twenty thousand seats. The open
stands. similarly constructed, will
seat $4,000, and yet the surface of
the playing field will be greater than
that of the Polo Grounds. There will
be elaborate quarters for the players,
club officials, umpires, police and fire
departments in the grandstand struc-
ture and there will be ample room
under the stands for spectators in
case of rain.
ht .NNW VI IA IL Is UNDER
stood, will make a strong bid for the
handling of the crowds. 1t is said
yard or terminal similar to the one
at the Belmont park race track will
be constructed at the rear of the big
area. so that special trains to and
from the Grand Central depot can
handle thousands of persons with
little delay. The railroad officials
say they viii make the trip from
Forty-second street to the new park
in about eighteen minutes. and 1t is
reported that a scent fare will be
charged
The subway will land passengers at
the gates. The subway tracks there
are elevated and trains will load and
unload in the open air. President
Farrell has been negotiating for this
property for more than two years. but
1t was not until six weeks ago that he
got title to 1t. The architects who
drew plans fo- the big stadium in
spected the new parks in Pittsburg.
Philadelphia. Cleveland, Chicago and
other cities before starting. They
say kingsbridge park. which may be
the name of the plant. will be an i'm
provement over all of these great ball
parks combined.
1t will not be surprising if the
Giants in the course of time. are com
PEELED TO leave the Polo Grounds. in
which event they might play their
games at Kingsbridge park. 1t Is
said that the matter has been dis
cussed by various influential baseball
men and that the plan is by no means
impossible