The Detroit times., 1910-04-26
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For months w
have been hearing elaborate reports
OF the plans and preparations which
were being made for the construction
OF The park Realization. as exempt
fed in the field itself. has shown that
these advance specifications were not
overdTawn IL the least.
The gates oi the new structure
were thrown open TO the Cleveland
and visiting public . few days ago.
The baseball club that IS 20 represent
the Ohio metropolis this year, was
welcomed with cheers from more
than $4,000 thfoats TO the supreme
disgust of the assembled thousands
tire frcfrfe-- t+aeaaaa4l- -llSe-
not only the opening game but the
next three as well. giving the enor-
NOUS welcome committee an exhibit
lion before which strong men scream
ed and women swooned.
Ii is possible that the clubs show
fny up TO tate-h has He-beeH true 10
form. Undoubtedly Cleveland's club
will win some games on the home lot
this year. But. unless there are more
games won than lost. the manage
ment of the club will bitterly rue The
udJ IL GtNlAfh w hnAli a btlAt tt'A - ~
fore IL had a ball club.
a radically different view prevails
in Detroit. For three seasons and
more, the local management has been
devoting it's exclusive efforts TO the
strengthening of its playing force.
the improvement OF its park-aside
from the playing field itself. which Is
probably the finest in the league-be-
IL IL ataH Inn
rortance. As a result Bennett park
while now able TO handle nicely a
crowd of 5000. retains its original
homelike features, and capacity TO
amply care for all but possibly half
dozen crowds through the year
There is still chance that the pres
ent buildings may be torn down at
the end OF the year, TO make room Tor
more modern structures, but this IN
novation is By no means a certainty.
Detroit's intense business activity and
the unique manner in which IL is fay-
ored with rival attractions Of the out
door character IL the summer. make
IL a doubtful matter If the city Will
ever equal others Of its size as base
ball patron:
A winning team will always prove
a moderately good winner financially,
but loser would be more disastrous
here than elsewhere, perhaps. De-
troiters have too many other places
10 go They aren't forced TO baseball
in a sort OF seli.defense. when con
frontde with a hallhOliday of leisure
Further, the hollowest mockery i'm
baseball is a mllion-dollar plant. in
habited by sl00 crowd A small
crowd in Detroit's stand isn't often
seen When it is i'm evidence, Its
not as pronounced as would and APP
parently will-he the case in Cleye-
lands enormous stands this year
There will surely be lot OF pathe
tic days for the handful Of regulars
haunting that handsome grand stand
on the shore of Lake Erie this year
unless signs go amiss The average
spectator will fear lonesomeness and
stay away.
Bat Masterson says that Jenries
will win. Get ready TO pay of ON
Johnson.
Close scrutiny Of the Cleveland
papers of reasonably recent date
yields mp the gTudging intOTmdtiW
that the Detroit bal cluh has been
there and has won a few ball games
A few more games like that last
one and Link viii be- missing from
the Cleveland roster Missing Iiuh
Get that2 Murder
Overheard in busy mart of radc
81 hear Jennings is going tl h4ye
trouble cutting down bis pitching
STAFF "HoW's that' II ought to h,
easy" what would }ou doc" sob
along about the Fourth oi Ulr. Gre
Works" Police
With apologize 10 Harry Edwards
of the Plain Dealer. Wha bcctm, Of
Gladstone Grancy thc famous Tiger
goat-getter
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