The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-04
N|C0LLET PARK TO
" Be TRANSFORMED
Minneapolis Ball Ground to
Be the Best in the A. A.
Circuit

Dec. 4-M1nneapOllS
fans will find difficulty in recognizing
their old ball yard when they swarm
out next April to welcome home the
Miller champions of 1910 and 1911.
Nicollet park is being transformed
into n of the most p%retentious base.
ball yards of the American association
circuit and when the architects and
workmen finish things up. Minneapolis
Will have the best lot in the associa-
ton whit the exception of Toledo's
Swayne field. Harry w. Jones is the
supervising architect. The improve
ments will approximate $4,000 and
the architect promises to have every
thing ready for the opening of the
1912 season..
Time Is Limited
All the dreams of President Mike
Cantillon cannot be realized this win
ter, owing to the limited time before
another season rolls around, but
enough will be done to make the bugs
crane their necks and rub their yves
next season. The first step in the
re1uvenatton Of the old park will be
the tearing down of the dilapidated
board fence that has all but succumb-
cd to the elements. The wood will
be replaced with a concrete wall four
teen feet high and buttressed like a
medieval fortress. The barrier will be
topped off with red tile.
At the corner of Nicollet avenue and
T~hirty-first street. the old confection-
cry store will be RACED and a tasty
building Of concrete with a red tile
ROO will take its place. Inside will
be four windows where all the tickets
will be sold: Holders Of hox. grand
stand. bleacher and complimentary
tickets will enter the park from this
corner and inside the wall will be as
many o turnstiles. The old club
house. built, visiting players say. in
a~nte-bellum days. will be town down,
but h Millers' quarters built last
spring, will remain On the second
floor of h new structure will be the
once of the management and new
quarters for the players. Lockers,
shower baths and all modern equip
ment will be installed for the ath.
letes.
Convenient For Fans
10 the left of he new turnstiles.
vii! lead into the grandstand. Steps
Will be done away with and large
crowds can thus be more easily ac-
commodated. Another walk, minus
the incline, will run underneath to
provide for the third base b~leacherites.
The first base bleachers have been TORI
down but will be rebuilt and extended
H. uSOAi4Os 4IlOSc HOlOluG TIC.
kets to this section will find their
way under the stand. The third base
~bleachers~ have been wrecked and will
be replaced by a larger stand: The
Il. In the old bleachers will be elimi.
mated and the rampant bull who has
grazed In left field for several Yea
VIII oe Obliged to seek new pastures
IN another part of the enclosure.
l. One of the features of the park vii,
be a retiring room for women where
mirrors and other toilet requisites will
DE round. a maid will be provided Ia
look after the wants of the feminine
rams and the quarters will be elegant.
] furnished. Well appointed res,
rooms for the me are also provided
Large Seating CAPACITY
according to Mr.. Jones, the archi.
boxes will seat 10000. with nIenty
OF standing room in the field, the man.
agement will feel capable of handline
baseball crowd that Minneapolis
sees TIT to turn out. The street rail.
way company is making improvements
across the street at Nicoilet avenue
and Thirty-first street and the exter.
Tor OF the ball park is being planned
to conform with the general scheme
across h street. President CantfI.
lon III not forget himself in The ar.
rangements and a garage for his au.
tomobile will be built under the Grand.
stand on the Thirty-frst street side,
Their will be about half a dozen exifs
on different sides Of tho field and II
VIII not take a crowd long to gel
home to late suppers after extra inn.
ing games have detained them.
me president of the Millers left for
wyoming Thursday night to look aft
er ms mining property n will not
return TOR several weeks. He left the
work OF demolition and construction Ia
secretary Dickinson and told him to
Keep things humming at the park in
MS absence. And the humming will
n o stop until everything is ready for
next spring. ~