New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
EBBETS FIELD HAS No
RIVAL IN BASEBALL
New Home of Brooklyn Super.
bias Combines Every Idea
for Comfort of Patrons.
CR0WDING IS ELIMINATED
Great Grandstand Can Be Filled
and Emptied Through Myr.
lad Stiles and with No
Stairs to Climb.

Stairs to Climb.
Ebbets Field is the last word in the way
of a baseball park. Charles II. Ebbets
president and chief owner of the Brook.
Ign club, has spared neither money nor
constant care to add to the comfort and
convenience of the fans" and players
Nothing has been overlooked. From
grandstand to playing field every modern
improvement has been made. and the
home Of the Brooklyn Superbas, who, ac
cording 10 one Of their most ardent root.
crs, are first in well wishers. first in en-.
thusiasm, but only seventh i'm the Ma.
tional League pennant race" stands out
as the most complete field In the codhry
to-day.
Erected at a cost Of $4,000, the park
includes everything that could be thought
out by the fertile brain Of master in
baseball. The grandstand is the pride Of
Mr.. Ebbets. and OF It he has good reason
to be proud, as he practically designed II
himself. The entrance to the stand il
more like that of some vast theatre than
of ball park. and the local fans" have
never seen anything like it. The main
gate is located At the corner Of Cedar
Place and Sullivan street. named after
General sullivan OF Revolutionary War
fame
The lobby OF the entrance is more than
eighty feet i'm diameter, and is resplend.
ent with its marble and glazed brick
walls. its plate glass windows in the
ticket booths and brass ratings Their,
are dozen ticket windows placed about
tn rotunda, and an enormous crowd can
be handled quietly and with little trouble
Since all stars have been done away
with and inclined runways installed in
place. the fans" will have no trouble in
finding their seats quickly.
The holders of unreserved seats will
enter through the stile. which will be
marked. and. ascending the short incline,
will come out in tho centre OF the stand
from whence they may take the best seats
procuraLlc. Tho holders II box seats and
seats i'm the front reserved section will
proceed through the proper stlc under
and 10 the front Of the stand and to their
proper seats.
There will be no unnecessary inter-
mingling of the fans. Those who hold
tickets for tho upper tier will ascend the
runways at the rear of the stands and 50
up TO their seats. The bleacherites will
find ticket booths at convenient points.
Only one point is lacking to add TO the
comfort of all. There j. not Il single
knotholc IN the whole blooming fence.
for what with the great steel girders and
solid concrete the small boy will have 10
draw his own conclusions from the vol
umc Of noise that will arise from The
inner battlcments.
The park is centrally located and easy
Of access 20 all. For the benefit of the
New York fans who will make the trip.
be it noted that the fastest and shortest
way OF reaching the park is by taking the
Brighton Beach u train 10 Consumers
Park station and walking across one
block to Cedar Place. arriving right at the
entrance 10 the rotunda.
The admission rates will be as follows:
General admission. - cents: reserved
seats dover tier). first nine rows on Sat
urdayc and holidays -four rows on other
days.. 81 box seats. 81 so: exchange rates
from lower TO upper tier. % cents. Up
per tier. Admission. 81, box seats. 81 90.
Pavilion: General admission. % cents
north end pavilion, - cents.
The games will start at $50 o'clock in
the afternoon. On Saturdays. however,
during the months OF June. July and Au-
gust play will be called at $50 O'Clock.
while on Saturdays during the months oil
April. May. September and october the
FIRST ball will be thrown over 1T 5 0 clock.
on holidays. and Mr.. Ebbets looked them
all up, play will be called at 1880 O'Clock
in the morning ana at o'clock in tie
afternoon.
Among the conveniences which VIII De
founI at the new Park are ladies' SUITE
which is located on the lower tier OF the
main grandstand. consisting OF parior'
private retiring room. with maid. tele-
phone and writing desk; a checNocm.
where all articles will be checked free OF
charge. incoming telephone messages re-
ceived and umbrellas loaned at the nom
inal charge of 10 cents.
Brooklyn owes the fact that she can
boast of the finest bal. park in the coun-
try TO Charles II. Eb5ets, after whom tne
park is named. AIr. Ebbets announcer
that ne would build new home for tns
Srperbas on January ,. 1912. and on 'na'
date he also announced that be hoped
play the first game on the new park on
either June II. Flag Day. or on Ausus'
-, the one hundred and thirty-siXth an
niversary of the Battle of Long lSla'a.
The battle OF Long Island was wase'
over the territory now occupied by the
ball park. and Mr.. Ebbets has his'O''
down on his finger tips.
For one reason or another. the ps'A
was not finished. From time To time MI
Ehbets entertained the members ct 'ns
Baseball Writers Association and tC's
them on personally conducted tours -
the grounds. and the fair city OF btoro@s
lyn. Now all is ready. and BROOKE y ns
one OF the most magnificent monuihe"
To the great national game.