New-York tribune., 1912-01-03
Stadium To Be Built East OF
Prospect Park at Cost of
About $750,000.
OPENING DATE THIS YEAR
Grounds Reached by Fifteen
Transportation Lines, and
Easier of Access Than
Washington Park.


comes TO an end that will be built east Of
Prospect Park and easy Of access to an
parts of the greater city al cost of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. This announce
ment was made by Charles II. EbbetS, chief
owner of the Brooklyn superbas, at a din
ner to the baseball writer's and sporting
editors of this city At the Brooklyn Club
last night 1t provoked a storm of ap-
plsuse and will be glad news 10 the loyal
fans" across the bridge and all those in
terested in the destinies of the Brooklyn
club
The new park, with a stadium built OF
steel and concrete TO seat $1,000 persons.
will. according to Mr.. Ebbets. he second 10
none i'm the country. 1t will he situated
cast of Prospect Park. as said before and
will be bounded by Bedford avenue on the
cast, Cedar Place on the west, Sullivan
street OH the sotfth and Montgomery street
on the north. The plot measures approx
mately 500 feet by 200 feet. and will be
reached by no fewer than fifteen transpor-
taton lines including the Brighton Beach
division Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit and
the following streetcar lines among others:
Flatbush avenue, Franklin avenue, Nos
trsnd avenue. Ocean avenue, Iorimer
street and Reid avenue. The extension of
the Flatbush avenue subway also may
reach the grounds in time.
MIR. Ebbets has been working hard for
more than n year to get title to the prop
erty so that the new home for the Su-
perbas could be opened for the playing
season of 1912. Many difficulties. however,
confronted him, and the last deed was not
delivered and recorded until December %.
Under tho circumstances work on grading
and building the stadium was delayed, so
that he has now set two tentative dates
for moving from the old home at Wash
ington Park. These dates are June y, or
Flag Day, and August q. the anniversary
OF the battle Of Long Island, which, as Mr.
Ebbets pointed out I'm his patriotic way
had such bearing upon the outcome or
the American colonists' struggle for lib
erty, and was fought on the property now
owned by the club.
Some fifty baseball writer's and friends
Of the club sat down to the dinner as the
guests of Mr. Ebbets, and with the ice
cream came the announcement, that Is sure
10 be appreciated by all those interested in
tho great national game Mr. Ebbets said:
Most of you baseball writer's and news
paper men who are here tonight do your
part to keep the game of baseball clean
and up to the mark. The players, who
give of their best skill, and the managers
who, as rule. work so diligently to build
a winning team, do their part. 1t is up to
the owners. then. to do their part by sup
plying the munitions Of war, so to speak,
and by providing for the proper and safe
conduct as we'll as the accommodation OF
the patrons OF the sport who visit the
grounds.
Mr.. Ebbets AppIauds the Fans"
NO club i'm the country has had such
ioyaI following as the Brooklyn Baseball
Club The fans have stuck to II I'm pros
perity and adversely. We have had five
National League pennants in this city ana
one worlds championship in the past
twenty-nine years. Recently the club has
been struggling but in the face Of one poor
season after another the fans have lent
their full support. In view OF this we have
worked hard to show our appreciation, and
believing that an up-to-oare and modern
plant was essential, we have spared neither
money nor pains TO provide a rev nome
for the Superbas. The Brooklyn Club has
purchased and now owns a plot OF ground
on which will be built stadium that VIII
compare favoraby with any In the World
SO far as its appointments and accommo-
dations are concerned.
"The LOYALTY of Brooklyn fans has been
nv bright particular star. They are en-
titled 10 the new park, and IT IS my pur-
nose and ambition to give them a team
a grounds and home that will make them
proud"
r. J. Yorke. OF Yorke & Yorke, counsel
far The Brooklyn Baseball Club, was then
called on TO explain the many diflcultles
overcome in securing title to enough prop
ertv on which TO build the new park. lie
,oId Of these difficulties in an interesting
vyav and explained that il involved the pur-
chase Of between twenty-five and thirty
nieces of property that cost all the way
from s., 300 10 $4,000. including one parcel
which was worth 500 and cost 5000. on
The whole. however. he pointed out that the
nronerty had been secured at reasonable
rates. under the name OF the Pylon Con-
struction Company, which would not have
been possible IL the purposes had Deeh
known. He told an amusing story about
opening the dictionary blindIy to get
name for the company and how the word
.pylon'' was the first word that struck the
eve. Otherwise he explained, 1t had no
mesntny. inasmuch as the Brooklyn Clup
practically owned all the stock
MIR Yorke said further that II Mr.. Eb-
bets carried out his plans the new grounds.
which he hoped would be called "Ebbets
Park" would not only be the home OF oase-
hall In Brooklyn, but also home for all
sthIetics. He then paid a high tribute 10
the owner Of the Superbas by saying:
Hiah Praise for Mr.. Ebbets.
81 do not believe that squarer or better
man lives to-day than Charles II. Eopets'
To my personal knowledge he has been
through trying experiences that few men
could face and overcome. Against my ad-
vice 7 have seen the day when he refused
SD.s00 for two players, when that money
e,ood between him and what appeared 10
no financial ruin. Rather. however, than
weaken his team. he refused the offer ana
took n chance. and his judgment anG eour-
aee we're yindcated. Bright clear skies
ore now ahead Of him, and he deserves the
hearty support and good will of all lovers
of baseball
Among the other speakers were Howard
G pyle. OF Howard c. Pyle & Co., the
real estate firm which handled the transac-
t,op. and George W. Chauncey, president
az the Mechanics Bank. of Brooklyn, ana
president also Of the Brooklyn Club, where
Inc dinner was held Solid silver cigarette
cases were 1the souvenirs. and Mr. Ebbets
said he hoped 10 make the dinner an an
nial fixture.
The Brooklyn Superbas have played al
washington Park for number OF years
but tie constant danger Of losing the
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