The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21
NEW GRASS DIAMOND
ALMOST COMPLETED
Joe Heuser Has Gang Of Twelve at Work Lay.
ing Turf and Needs Only Few Hours, Good
Weather to Finish Some Suggestions.

great strain which has been the case
before. hnd in addition 10 ali this. IT
means that faster article OF ball will
be handed out TO tho public Willie the
batted ball VIII come slower to the
inieider. the man going af,e. the BAH
VIII be able To handle 1t much quicker
For several years the patrons Of tho
game have been crying for new dia-
mond This year they viii get it and
there viii lie thanks Ii has been =
long time coming. but Will he accept
ed none the less gratefully because so
long deferred.
Ono or Two Suggestions.
There Is Just one otner thing hich
Owner Bradley should do, or. rather.
there arc two things which he should
10. which, viii add greatly to the COM
fort of the people who sit through the
games. and in addition will prove OF
vast advantage 10 him In financial, re-
suits.
One of these suggestions Is that he
build a row Of boxes In the front OF
the grahdstand. In not a single c-.y
in the United States OF the size %.
Richmond is there a grandstand with
out private boxes. People visiting
!sichmond and attending a ball game are
surprised at the fact that boxes arc not
a part of the srandstnnd
/ OF course, the presence or absence
OF private boxes for the entertainment
oi parties mas nothing whatever TO do
with the quality of the game. hut IL
has great deal 10 do with the I'M
preston made OH strangers. and on the
comfort of we town folks. This is
merely, suggestion, and is offered
only as such, though with the hope
that 1t will he met with favor bv
owner Bradley.
me second suggestion is that a suit
able scoreboard be placed on the fence
In centre field. Richmond Is now a
pig town. draws good crowds 10 the
bau park each day. and deserves some
nccommodat ion in the matter of score
n in me dinsy affair now decorat-
ing the fence Is one OF the poorest
excuses of a scoreboard ever CON
trived. and one needs a pair OF Geld
glasses to see what has been put NJ
on II. Wy
Need Electric Hoard.
For comparatively small expendi
lure an electric board, TO be worked
IRON the gyandstand, could be placed
OUT at the park; Such u board as most
OF the readers Of this story Will know
records every play, tells what man is
AT nat. who follows the batsman, the
names OF ne batteries: the umpires.
strike and, In fact. every detail! OF
tic game. have not at hand inst
What such board would cost b,It n
certainly should not be in excess of
siO0o personally, am convinced
mat IL could be placed for hair that
sum- s.'t. ma
But admitting that it would eos, ,be
larger amount, the owner Of tho Picb
mond franchise would make money IN
INC investment. as IL would prove nna
OF Inc most attractive features OF tho
game. as long as lie has shown n
spirit Of progress In placing the rrn So
ula mona. II seems that he might lseen
up the good work and make lie ofher
improvements. First cost is nothing
nor Is expense 4 quantity to he con-
si1ered' II the results are produced
owner Bradley wants to get nSonlo
10 come out to see the game Ia
he is doing everything i'm his nowcr
70 get together winning ball team
Tor the benefit of the fans. This heinz
INC case, and il really is. he should
consider the suggestions contained I'm
this story. III
II would nc an Investment which
would bring him large returns. Sill
AFTER all has been said. he is The final
Judge, and have merely. brought these
matters TO his attention as thew were
Drought TO mine. The fans have becn
taik,ng about 1T: and know that thew
would be deeply appreciativc If The
iocfI owner should deem IL wise to
make the improvements.
~. commcncc Work on Schedule.
lie matter OF schedule has got to
be faced some time. so why not now
II Is not my desire to he importunots
FOR lint