The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
FEDS MAKE THEIR FIRST BID
FOR LOCAL FANS TOMORROW
Ebbetsian Pomp Will Precede Opening Brooklyn
Game With Seaton Pitching Against Pittsburg
Joe Jackson Learns Ty Cobbs Secret

Tomorrow afternoon at Washington
Park. the old home OF the Brooklyn Ma
tonals. the Federal League will make It's
first bid for New York patronage. In or
der 10 give the Ward brothers time TO
complete steel and concrete structure
the Brooklyn Federals have been KEEP; out
of town ever since the opening of the sea
ron up 10 this time. The debut therefore
OF Manager Bill Bradley and his elan is OF
more than passing moment
Brooklyn may be considered the real
metropolitan field of the independent cir
cult. Certainly the promoters have banked
upon its fertile millions as AN anchor TO
wndwarl until the cause has been estao-
l!shed better in some OF the weaker by
places \ cold shoulder In Brooklyn would
be a most trying blow to the cause of OIL
more and hts associates. II there IL room
for "A third major leaguc--or an alleged
third major leaRuc--ln this country. then
the field for invasion must be ripe in the
creates, city OF the country. And In the
world OF sport or entertainment the YER
dict Of New York usually has IA very i'm
poitant bearing on the success u any en-
terprise.
Certainly the hackers OF the Brooklyn
Tederals have spared no expense to make
to-morrow's opening In the neiRhboring
borough one of the most glorious OF the
outlaw cause 4 thousand difficulties have
been surmounted toward this end. First
/ OF all IA backward spring had 10 be con-
querod. And the attendant rush called
| for an outlay Of labor that doubled the
figures OF the original financial estimate
1 The Ward brothers. because Of an open
| shop in their baking business. were I'M
pedsd by labor troubles To eradicate
these meant more money. To get the park
| into some sembance or MAJOR league class
necessitnted the employment OF extra
shifts with extra pay As incentive for con-
| scentious service.
| Patrons tomorrow will ma Washington
| Parks new baseball cdifce far from COM
pleted. But 1t has been put In such shape
! as to satisfy the comfort and convenience
of the enthusiasts What Is lacking is
confined for the most part to trimmings
and fixtures All the seats are in place
and there IS a roof overhead In the grand
| stand and pavilion. The boxes ara AS re-
splendent as could be imagined, and II
there Is dearth Of paint here as else
where Il is not likely TO affect the spirit
~ the competition.
Washington Park has its novelties
Perhaps 1t Is the bitter antagonlsm
toward organized baseball that has
prompted the promoters to depart from
the usual lines of construction. Her.
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