The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-25
BASEBALL PARK
ON LAKE SHORE
Unique Arrangement Is An
nounced for Diamond Contests
of Union Association.
GROUNDS TO BE BUILT
WHERE WAVES NOW ROLL
Architects Plans Complete for
Greatest Athletic Field
West of Chicago.

III the prescn, arrangements are car
ried out and there is not the slightest
Indication that points toward failure. Salt
Lake CITY will he the only city in the
world with an entirely modern baseball
diamond and field on the shores of salt
lake. In fact the. plans call for an
island baseball park, Arrangements to
this effect are being developed and within
day all will he completed and work be-
gun on the greatest baseball field west
OF Chicago IL is announced. The park
will be under the control OF the salt
Lake team in the Union Baseball asso-
ciation and the world wide famous re-
sort will have an addition worthy OF
praise.
working hard 10 boost the national game
in The city and have arranged for space
cast and south OF the pavilion Tor the
park The exact location being IN the
water. II will ne necessary To make a
big Mi covering a space OF 400 ieet by
500 feet. the surface OF which VIII oe
three and one-half feet above the wa
ter. The deepest water on the tract
IS slightly more than three feet Inc
I'LL will be made and a concrete retain
ing wall constructed. il is said.
Plans Are Completed.
The pIans for the construction OF the
diamond grand stand, bleachers club
houses and small buildings are now com
Mecklenburg. The promoters VIII go the
limit in making the park the most mod
ern i'm the west and the ideas brougni
out by Mr.. Mecklenburg are unique and
attractive having several prominent fea-
lures The entire field Will be sodded
and the diamond Will be in grass, having
automatic sprinklinS system underground
Special attention was given the de-
signing OF the grand stand. II Will have
a frontage of 500 feet, having u
shape. and Will be modern in every re-
spect- There will be water system and
a complete and separate system OF sew
erage. more septic tanks In operation
The grand stand will seat 1900 persons
and will be situated that during the
afternoon games no fan will have to face
the sun. Box seats will be arranged in
front OF the grand stand almost on a
level with the field and will be fifty In
number exclusive OF twcnty-foot press
box directly behind the home plate. The
grand stand will be fitted with seats
having backs and foot rests. The
bleachers will have 300 feet of frontage
and will scat 1000 fans and will be of
such construction as 10 give the utmost
comfort
Comfort for Women Patrons.
The chief feature OF the grand stand
and OF the park in general Is the special
attention which Will be given the women
patrons. Several large rest rooms will
be provided. with maid attendants. In
front of the grand stand the players
will have concrete pits, while in the rear
a
team and the visiting team. The floor
space Will he about $500 square feet, and
Will be equipped with the latest lockers
and showers.
The construction OF the grand stand
will begin Monday. IL is announced. and
will be of heavy material to prevent dam
age by high winds. The foundation Will
be on piles driven by steam and VIII be
six feet below the bed OF the lake. The
joints and spliccs will all be bolted
There will be an unobstructed view OF
the entire field from every seat both
In the grand stand and bleachers. An
other notable feature will be an auto
matte score board out in the field. which
win be operated from the press box.
To Cost $4,000.
The park will be connected with the
main platform OF the pavilion by bridge
runways, and the far end. near the mid
die Of the outfield. will be connected with
the main land by an automobile road,
which will be built from some near point
in the Garfield road The structure will
be painted white and viii be kept per-
fcctly clean.
Mr.. Mecklenberg estimated the cost at
more than $4,000 and said the work will
be completed by March %. In short. the
park Will be something out Of the or
dinary and second TO none west OF Chi
cago.
The present plans will call for games
every day Of the week except Monday.
There will be a ouble-header each Sun
day. with single admission.