The evening world., 1913-12-31

CUPPOSrN6 tho new Federal League
makes good its boast Of locating In
Brooklyn here's what the pro.
moters are up against before thsy can
successfully launch their club:
payment Of from o35o,ooo -
o4oo, 900 for the purchase Of WesA.
iA6ton PARK, the only evallabae
site In DrooklyA for . baseball
stadium. The cost Of Constructing
oounrsts and steel grsnAstaAAs.
amounting to nearly 600 900. The
expenditure Of . bls sum Of money
for players, ana last, but not least,
the svsS.prsssnt fear that the c1ty
win cut . street through the mia.
die OF Washington Para In ne
near future
In tho absence Of President Ebbets,
Edward J. McKecver. vtce-president OF
tho Brooklyn club. tells how many OBJ
stacles tho invaders must overcome BE-
fore they can successfully put a team
across Tho bridge. His arguments.
based on long experience managing tho
business end OF the Dodgers. puts some.
thing OF dent in tho plans OF the Fed
erals-unless the newcomers are ore
pared TO spend about 100000 to start
operations. Then they must stand ready
to compete with the Dodgers for pa
tronlge.
II only know what see IN the papers
about tho plans Of The Federal League
to place . team At Brighton Beach. !"
began Mr.. MoKeever. but think that
report "a only q decoy. A baseball team
could Live down at the beach only dur
vs,l, s01aU ~
Even then fans would 90 down moro
to take . swim than to see game
Before Decoration Day and after Labor
Day you could hardly puu . fan down
to Brighton. no matter how ITCH the
diamond attraction.
CITY MIGHT SPOIL PLANS or
FEDERALe, TOO.
"The only place where . new club
could possibly locate IN brooklyn = old
Washington PARK.
But there are two big Disadvantages
about that property. The Dodgers Va
Gated tho old park for two reasons DE-
cause the lot WAS too small and the
plans OF the city to extend Second street
through the middle Of the groundA
cannot imagine any sensible business
man risking his money on an under
would bring to an untimely CLOSE
'But suppose the Federals are sincers
ana do build on Washington Parlg. thu
only available site for . baseball heId
First Of all. they would he com PEELED Il
nav from Sa60, 900 10 $780, 40 for the prop
erty even II the Ntchfeld estate VA
willing 10 sell. Or perhaps the groundI
could 81 leased for $4,000 . season fol
ten years II In possession Of Eround'
then the new organization would b
forced to build new stands OF concrete
and steel at an outlay Of from 10000 L
ssoO, 90 at tho very lowest The new
Ebbets stadium cost us 100000 ana !
seats only a.0o0. Our field 10 mucl
larger than was Washington Park ant
how could the invaders make both end
meet n they can get In only aoou
| Is 100 and at cheap prices?
1T can't be done" smilingiy nodded
| the Dodger magnate ~ means
backing UP his arguments
HARD TO ENLIST LOCAL cApi
tai, SAYS M'kEEvER.
'Granting that the Federal Ieagu
has sufficient financial backing to secur
grounds, build stands and Sign players.
continued Woe President McKesveI
"whers are the newcomers going t
draw fans FRONT 1t may seem strang
| 10 you that our team attracts onl
| about I per cent Of its crowds from Ne,
York. When the Giants play here II
different. The, We get from 10 to 30 pa
cent. from Gotham and II isn't lMel
that any OF this number Of Giants fan
would 20 over the bridge to see outlaw
play.
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