The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-26
A BALL CLUB
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BALL PARK.

BALL PARK. park In Cleveland.
w----nF For months We
have been hearing elaborate reports
of the plans and preparations when
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
overdrawn in the least.
The gates OF the new structure
were thrown open TO the Cleveland
and visiting public few days aso.
The baseball club that Is 10 represent
the Ohio metropolis this year was
welcomed with cheers from more
than $4,000 threats. To the supreme
disgust OF the assembled thousands
the home club then proceeded to lose
not only the opening game but the
next three as we'll giving the enOr'
nous welcome committee an eXhlhl-
ton before which strong men scream
ed and women swooned.
II is possible that the clubs show
iny up to date has net-eeen true 10
form. Undoubtedly Cleveland CLUB
will win some games on the nome lot
this year. But, unless there are more
games won than lost, the manage
ment of the club will bitterly rue The
day it decided 70 build ball park pc
fore IL had ball club.
A radically different view prevails
in Detroit. For three seasons ana
more. the local management has been
devoting its exclusive efforts TO the
strengthening of its playing force
the Improvement Of It's park--aside
from the playing field itself. which Is
probably the finest in the league-be-
ing regarded as of secondary I'M
portance. AS result Bennett park,
while now able TO handle nicely a
crowd OF 10000 retains its original
homelike features, and capacity TO
amply care for all but possibly haii-
dozen crowds through the year.
There Is still a chance that the pres
ent buildings may be torn down al
the end of the year, TO make room for
more modern structures, but this in
noyation is by no means certainty
Detroit's intense business activity and
the unique manner In which il is fay-
ored with rival attractions OF the out
door character IN the summer, make
II a doubtful matter if the city Will
ever equal others of its size as base
-AbaH patron,
A winning team will always prove
a moderately good winner financially
but q loser would be more disastrous
here than elsewhere. perhaps De,
troters have too many other places
to go They aren't forced to baseball
in a sort OF self-defense. when con
fronted with half.holday OF leisure
Further. the hollowest mockery in
baseball is a mllon-dollar plant. in
habited by a 500 crowd. A small
crowd In Detroits stand isn't often
seen. When 1t is in evidence. It's
not as pronounced as woodland ap
parently will--be the case in Cleve-
lands enormous stands this year
There will surely be- a LOT of pathe-
tic days for the handful OF regulars
haunting that handsome graudstaud
on the shore of Lake Erie this year.
unless signs 20 amiss. The average
spectator will fear lonesomeness and
stay away.
Bat Masterson says that JeHrles
will win. Get ready to pay of ON
Johnson
eiiese- THE Z l--+-- Az !
papers OF reasonably recent date
yields up the srudging Information
that the Detroit ball club has been
there and has won a few bali games
A few more games like that last
one and Link will be missing from
the Cleveland roster. Missing Link
Get that? Murder
Overheard In a busy mart of trade
81 hear Jennings ia going 10 hay,
trouble cutting down his pitchini
STAFF" "Hows that? II ought 10 D.,
easy" What would you do?' "Ot
along about the Fourth Of July, FIR,
Works" Police.
With apologies to Harry Edward
OF the Plain Dealer: What became o
Gradstone Graney. the famous Tige
goat-getter?
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