Evening journal., 1912-09-04
Delaware College Modern
Stadium to be in Use
Next Year
BOOM FOR ATHLETICS
AT COLLEGE ASSURED
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Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, Sept MANY visitors
are attracted daily to the new athletic
field for Delaware College to be
known as "Joe Frazer Field, and
since the work has reached a stage
that gives an idea of what the com
pleted field will look like, many ex-
pressions OF surprise are heard.
With the exception of seating capa-
city, the Joe Frazer Field" will be
the equal of any and surpass all but
a few of the athletic fields of the east.
Because of the small crowds that at
tend athletic events here as compared
with the large colleges, only small
seating capacity is required. IL Will
be q more modern field, however, than
any small colleges can boast of. Per-
sons who have inspected the plans
and watched the work say the field
will be superior in every way except
seating capicity TO the much talked
of Franklin Field at the University Of
Pennsylvania. The field is the gift OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben b. Frazer and
Stanley Frazer. as memorial to their
son and brother, Joseph Frazer, who
died last year in Bolivia. The work
was not let out by contract and there
for the price is not public, but It is
estimated by many who have viewed
the work that IL will cost at least
$50 900.
The work of grading the field was
started by Stewart and Donahue, of
Wilmington, on July 9. Since that
time the grading has been going on
and It is not completed yet. The indi-
cations are that the grading will be
completed the latter part of next
week. In grading Il has been neces-
sary TO remove from parts Of the field
to other parts about 10000 cubic
yards of dirt, and those who were
familiar with the ground three
months ago and have not seen II
since would hardly recognize it, the
change is so marked.
The plans for the entire field were
made by Wilbur Wilson, local civil
engineer, after visits to numerous
other college fields. Mr. Frazer and
his son give the work their personal
supervision at all times, and are i'm
constant touch with Mr.. Wilson in
case they think It Of any benefit TO
make minor changes and additions to
the original plans as the work pro-
crosses. William J. McAvoy, the col
lege coach, is also on the ground as
sisting in the work.
One OF the largest individual pieces
of work in connection with the field
Is a seven foot wall to surround the
entire field This wall is being built
Of tile and covered with cement II
is now about half finished and gives
an idea of the excellent appearance
that it will give. The fact that the
wall. which Is to entirely surround
the field. will be 2,1S2 feet, gives
some idea of what a vast ground II
is to be. The wall will adioin the
extreme western part of the gym
nasium, which will practically place
that building within the athletic field
The other end of the wall will end
at Mechanical Hall. so that these two
buildings will really form part of the
wall. The memorial gate, which il
to be a special feature of the field
will be at the main entrance between
the gymnasium and Mechanical Hall
The baseball diamond is to be To-
Gated at the southeast corner of tho
field. II will be a modern diamond
in every particular and modelled af.
ter those in the major league, Will
the grass centre and skin base paths
This baseball field will be one Of the
largest IN Delaware and there will bs
plenty Of room. especially in left anc
center fields. for home runs within
the grounds and I'm fact it will b,
practically impossible to knock th'