Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
YANKEES AMI
GIANTS To PLAY
ON SAME YARD
Bv W. ]. McBeth.

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NJ EW YORK, June LII this
" sordid age of business aman
who wilfully closes his eyes
to an opportunity for doublins his
profits is usually regarded as j At
candidate for the white house on
the hill" They may be born every
minute-but they are not so desc
as to stumble across a bundle Of
yellowbacl1s without taking tls
trouble to pick II up.
All of which is apropos of the
local baseball situation. Frank Far
rell has the privilege of playing
on the Polo grounds in the future.
President Brush is willing to share
the beautiful Brush stadium with
his rival promoter. The sentiment
springs from no philanthropic In
stinct on the part of John T. He does
not intend to welcome the compett-
tor as hallowed guest With him
it Is a plain business proposition
and consequently entails profit to
himself
Brush stadium, the most gor-
geous. monumental tribute to or
gained baseball, was conceived
after the old wooden stands at the
Polo grounds had been burned in
the spring of 1911 Erected Of re-
inforced concrete and steel the
edifice proved CORES ondingly cost
W Pr ,J,+
laid Brush estimated a $3.50 600 ex-
penditure. 1t comes from excel
lent authority that the sum even
tually proved far greater, For I'M
scrupulous under officials perhaps
the number should be held to 4
singular-taking advantage of Mr.
Brush's poor health, let out con-
tracts irrespective of bids at self
profit and consequent disadvantage
to the owner of the Giants.
Yet, calculating the cost
Brush stadium at no more tina
S750,00O, we find Brush with
gigantic financial proposition o
his hands That sum. at the lo'
rate of per cent would ear
$4,000 annually. Before buildin
his remarkab plant it was nee
essary for the boss of the Giant
to take out a 80 years lease on hi
grounds from the Coogan estat,
The rent is said to be $4,000
year. Wherefore, before he make
one cent profit on his investmen
Brush must clear $77,500 each sea
son That sum doesn't cut a grea
figure to a promoter blessed Will
such an aggregation as McGraw
championship Giants. Yet there
have been years-and they may
come again--when the Polo
grounders found little in the treas
ury after paying salaries. travel
ing expenses, rent and Office held
for dun campaign
Farrell pays $4,000 yearly rent
for the Hilltop He got the prop
erty. when it was practically val
ueless. on a ten years lease. 1t
cost him considerable money to
convert d huge boulder into a
playing field, so his rent altogeth-
er has not been as modest as the
lease figures would imply. Mr..
Farrell's lease has almost expired.
1t is up to him to move, for The
landlord will not listen to sane fig
ures The property that was made
valuable by the occupation of the
American league team is now
mighty fine real estate proposition.
Brush has offered to rent his
stadium to Frank J. Farrell BY
such an arrangement both the
Giants and Highanders would util-
ize the historic Polo grounds. Such
plan would be quite feasible. for
there have been no local major
league conflicts for some years. 1t
is said that Brush is willing to
lease his grounds for half the rent
he pays. $200oo a year