Arizona republican., 1912-08-18
J. N. Nellis, Manager of All
 Americans, and Backers Put Through Plan for Baseball Emporium at Polk and Second Streets
SUNDAY GAMES
 ARE NOW ASSURED
Entire Block Will Be Con verted Into Modern Thor oughly Equipped Grounds With Standard Seats and Grass Laid Lot


 The deal that has been strea<inG J. N Nellis head with gray and spread ing nervous prostratiOn among the ball players of Phoenix is sdone. The lease is signed, and sometime after Monday work will be commenced on a perfectly new baseball park. Sun day ball will come to Phoenix. And the block heretofore called the Polk street grounds is to be the site.
 Ten feet of board fence will be built all around the lot to afford boys a place to watch the knot holes. A grand stand to accommodate 800 fans and bleachers of the same capacity will care for the crowds. Stands for summer and winter refreshments will be erected in convenient places. The diamond is to be laid out with grass, equipped with the best regulation bases, pitchers box and side lines. The stand will be filled with scOm- fortable seats, cushion concessions be- ing already let to local promoters.
 Since the difficulty arose between the managers of Phoenix baseball teams and the Eastlake park com mission over the matter of Sunday ball games, it has been the dream of J N Nellis to have a little menagerle of his own. Not until lately has that dream come within mile of fulfill ment When the news came from Oregon last night the owner of the Polk street block would make the agreement for two years lease of the land, it was definitely known the proposition would go through. For three months the young financiers have been quietly going among the business men getting their promises of support. Lumber, labor and all kinds of cooperation are pledged to the promoters. As soon as the plans are drawn, 25.000 feet of boards will be placed around the block, the stands will be started and the work of grad ing and smoothing the lot commence with a whoop.
 The actual expense of building the park enclosure will be approximately s2OOO. Everything in connection will be the best money can buy, and ac- cording to Nellis' assurance, the Phoe- nix public will be treated to real privately owned and managed baseball park. Games will be arranged with all the outside teams available In fact. Tucson has already written for the dates, September 1 and 2, the first Sunday the latter Labor day. As far as the local management is con- cerned the games are as good as scheduled.
 Through all sorts of financial trOu- bles, Phoenix baseball has waded in the depths of mismanagement and Encouragement constantly losing it's proper. hold on, the local brand of fan, who it is certain is just as insane as the rest of the great American public in that one line, at least The fact the managers are spending respect able sum of good United States coin on the project is assurance they are not trifling. Nellis success so far with the All-Americans shows he is able to manage. team; from now on, he will try his luck bOssing a club, equipped with grounds, house and a set of ball tossing youngsters who know their business The team now numbers fourteen men, who put in hard licks every evening, rubbing down their sharp corners and acquir- ing the polish and ease necessary to a player of the game.
 Several new men are on the lineup Watkins, a heaver from the Western league club in Topeka, Kansas, will twirl some for the Americans. The outfield will be changed somewhat Roberts. whose forte is managing, will give place to Reiter. The other farm CTS are Bagley, the biggest little rube and a new man, Robinson. Godfrey is at third where he has played before Nellis will hold down short while not pitching; Fones and Brown alternate on second and the initial pillow will be the abidig place of a pine tree wonder called Yates. Yates six feet enables him to reach out after 'em Bowers is a good man on third, and equally effective across the diamond Ruderow is to don the mask
 When the Colored Cubs reorganize as they have threatened, and the Maroons get settled in their new place there will be three complete teams The more or less airy dream of a city league. then comes into reality. Tempe maintains it's strong organization anC Mesa's team is still in the making Other valley towns are in the game Chandler in particular is strong fol the national sport. Then, of course there are half a dozen anxious aggre gations in outside towns, all waiting to meet the Phoenix team
 Tempe wants a game there this aft ernoon. But the locals have arranged to practice with a pick up team, anC may not get connected with the soutl side spielers.
 At any fate baseball will receive,