New-York tribune., 1912-01-03
New Baseball Home for
the Superbas in Brooklyn

sun in the rear and the summer breezes
in the front.
Diamond-The diamond will be located in
the southwestern part OF the plot.
Foul lines and distances field foul
line. home plate TO fence. about three nun
dred feet. Left field foul line, home pate
to fence. about 40 feet. Home plate to
centre field bleacher stand, about - rect.
Grandstand and paviion-Will run from
Bedford avenue, parallel with Sullivan
street, west TO Cedar place and north. par
allel with Cedar place. to MontgomerN
street. The total frontage for stands VIII
be Lib running feet.
Entrances-Main entrance for grandstand
patrons will be located i'm the southwest
corner of the field at the junction Of Sul
van street and Cedar place. The LOBBY OF
this entrance Will be eighty feet in dlam-
cter with tiled floor and white glazed orltk
side walls plateglass ticket sellers VIII
, dows. etc. Within this lobby viii nc s"pa-
rate and distinct entrances for each priC"
ticket. Thus the 10 cent ticket holder VII
enter through the proper siile into the -
cen space under the gTandstand then as
Cend on short incline 10 the centre OF the
erandStdnd The reserved and box sea-
holders. lower tier. will pass through INC
reserved seat lower tier stiles and proceed
under and 20 front of erandstsnd 10 the'r
proper seats Upper tier patrons VII as
( cend upon incline at rear OF grandStand'
Thus there will he no inconveni"nt inter
mnglinc Of the Crandstsnd patrons. Scpa-
rate entrances also win be provided ior
the % and - cont patrons. The three cor
ner pieces Of ground opposite the main on
trance AZ Sullivan street and Cedar place
also have been purchased by the Brooklyn
Baseball Club.
Chairs -Cirandstand chairs will he roomy
Battery arnounccr-N patent phone an
nouncer viii he installed in all stands Tor
score card changes.
bile patrons will to installed. The Garag"
will he opposite the field upon pronertN
owned by the club running from Malbone
to Sullivan street
New Parks in Many Cities.
New baseball parks have been sprnsinE
up on all sides I'm tho last two or three
years The New York Yankees the Bos-
ton Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds cX-
meet 10 move into new homes this year.
The Polo Grounds practically were rebuilt
following tho destructive fire early last
year. while the Same was true for the
mark of the Washington Senators. New
and approyed grounds have been built
within two years by the Philadelphia Atm
Ietics the Chicago White SoX and tho
Pittsburgh Pirates, while improvements were
made last year at the home of the Phillies.
The Detroit club Of tho American league -
Manning to build a new park while the
| Boston club Of the National League is Ike
" TO take the Same step within year or
two. Altogether. tho popularity and pros
peritv Of baseball arc reflected in the money
| being expended TO accommodate those VINO
bv their patronage pay the bills.
The Brooklyn players who have sljAcd
contracts for 1912 follow:
William +. Dahlen, W. s Davidson, j. r.
Hummel. Hub Northen, Wilburt Schardt'
Zack D. Wheat, r. r. Barger, r. T.. Erwin
Otto Miller, p. Ragan, NJ r. Stark j. h'
Daubert r. S. Higgins, r. J. Coulson' G'
n. Rucker and Bert Tooley.