New-York tribune., 1912-02-02
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT SHARP BILLIARD DUEL
Work to Begin at Once on the
Building Of EbhetS Field.
TWO CONTRACTS AWARDED
Few Home Of the Supc-bas to
Have Diamond of the Most
Approved Kind.

lvn WAS awarded yesterday 20 CasI'
Broihcrs. The lowest hidd"T Of eight.
This contract provides for an excavation
~ 70, rcct which VIII NO supported ~ an
ohutrent wall on -ho NOntgome"y stree
eido Of tho aeld. and the filling in II IN"
lower part OIL the sullivan street side, max
,p,r tho plaving field almost hvel, exert
for n slight fall for drainage purposes.
wher, there will bc a gradual decline of
/ six inches in every ono hundred feet from
tho limits II tho diamond proper toward
/ each side.
| The diamord for 4 space of 40 ~ ~
| feet. As shown on the plans. will be eXca-
waited three feet below the finish erad' oi
the field. and this excavation reiilled rs
( follows:
If tho bottom Il the excavation are 10 lie
laid stones of not more than slN 'hc"eS
IN thickness diminishing I'm size until q,
the top of the foundation, which Is 70 ne
eighteen inches in depth. the stones are '' =
one inch I'm diameter. on top ot thlS
foundation. which is 10 be level VIII pe
laid nine irChcs Of clean. steamed asl'S.
which are to he thoroughly wet tamte"
and rolled with a fvc-t0n roller uhtil th"i
oughiv compacted. on this foundation ol
! steamed ashes is 20 he laid nine inches "i
good ton soil which Is TO be rolled WIN q
hand roller and made perfectly Ie'e'
stones Of all sizes are &c be removed lr'mfi III
/ this ton soil. so that not even n pebnIe VIII
remain on the field.
In tho stone foundation, beginning near
the first base corner is 20 he laid SIX
/ inch earthen pipe drain, which VIII pe
covered with sods for a small space. TO
prevent sand from falling into the Pipe
The earthen pipe will run 10 the end "f
the rrandstand on the Bedford avenue
side. and the pipe will have fall enouGH
TO carry off the water from this e%caNd-
ton. All pipe is to be six inches in dame
ter and to be carthen vitrfod
! The pitchers box will be elevated, with
a general decline 10 the base runs, whlch
/ are to he perfectly level
Tho retaining wall and fence are included
I'm this contract, To be built on the Moht-
gcmcrv street and Bedford avenue sides
of the field: they are to he OF reinforced
! concrete The abutment wall will hc car
ried 10 n height Of nine feet aoovc IN"
playing field on both sides. aud on this
will bc erected cOncTet" fence. ten Zee
high and nino inches thick reinforced with
iron bars. rs per plans and specifications
preparcd hy &. r. Van Buskirk, the archi-
tect. on this fence win be placed eight
Gagpolcs. for the purpose or flying flags
with the names Of the clubs in the Ma
tlonal League. and an iron fence four feet
I high.
Tho concrete face ~ the fence IS 20 he nf
a dark olive green color. with ivy planted
along the entire wall The playing field
nd al
carried 20 the sewer making tn" drainage
/ 1s pcrf,ct as can bc made. Tn" contract
. FOR soddlng tho diamond. seeding the ont
field and planting the ivy on IN" Mont
/ ptnlcry street and Bedford aNenu" fences
has been awarded to James Daly's So"s'
/ Brooklyn.
Harry Wolverton. the now manager ot
the Yankees. Is trying 20 strengthen his
pitching stan, and 10 that end bought w.
l.. Upham yesterday from III" Bridgeport
club. Of the Connecticut League. Upham
helped tho Akron team. Of ohio. win pen
uant I'm lgn and on the strength Of that
had trial with the Yankees on tho spring
training trip of 1910 lie failed to make a
place. however, and was turned over 10
Bridgeport Last season however. he
proved his skill by winning 70 games and
losing only Q. so that Wolvcrton decided to
bllN MS release anu blNf MN dllbli'l lllh4
I'm big league company. He had a fielding
average Of .972 in IS games last season.
Leon Ames, George Wiltse and phifcr
FullcnwIder. three OF McGraw's pitch
ers. gent I'm their signed contracts 10
the club yesterday. Fullenwidcr was the
mainstay I'm the box Of the pennant-win-
ming Columbia team of the South Atlantic
League last season. He was one OF the
/ leading twirlcrs Of the organization, win
ming 2G and losing only games. Twenty
four players have now signed with the
Giants.
Clarence d. better known I'm baseball cir
cles as Lefty" Russell. signed a contract
! yesterday To pitch for the Philadelphia
Athletics next season. Russell, who was
! brought by Connie Mack from the Balti-
more club Of the then Eastern League two
/ years ago for $1,000. was IN poor condition
/ last year, and took part In only few
games.
/ Jack Kleinow. once catcher for the
| Yankees. and last season with the Phil
lies for time, has signed to play with
| the Baltimore club OF the International
| League, this year.
President Barrow Of the international
League has signed Wilson Matthews, the
well known Southern and Texas league UNI
pire. Matthews, who Is newspaper man
during the winter months. has had numer-
ous offers from major and minor leagues
during the last five years, but has preferred
to remain South until this season.
l'bINinut,n
Association has signed T. r. Connolly. Of
Boston, as an umpire. Connolly has had
six years cXpcriencc-fOur years I'm the
New England League and two years i'm the
Tri-State League. He Is a brother OF Tom
Connolly, the American League umplrc.
Ray Bronson. Of Indianapolis. has chaI-
lenged "Packey' Mcfarland for .wcnty-
round match. to decide the wcltc-wcight
championship of the world
Bronson is of the opinion that neither he
nor Packcy can make the lightweight limit.
and holds that they are the logical can
didates for welterwcight hOnors They
fought twenty-round draw at New Or
leans several years ago as lightwcghts.
Ban Johnson, president Of the American
League. and Charley Comiskey. owner of
the Chicago White Sox, have returned to
Chicago after a three weeks fishing trim
off the Florida coast.
Leach Cross, the East Side dentist, who
recently outpointed Knockout" Brown. was
matched last night to meet One Round
Hogan, who boxed a twenty-round draw
with Tommy Murphy in San Francisco on
Tuesday night. They will battle at the
Madison Athletic Club on February 20