Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-29
BRAVES new PARK WILL BE
LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY
rant TO Cost More Than ANY Other
In Existence, and Will Seat
4O,282 Spectators.
NO MORE AUTOS FOR PLAYERS
Baseball Hall OF Fame to Re Discop.
tihued-Hugh Jennings Predicts
Ihat His Tigers Will Capture
American League Pennunt I'm INK

Inc new Boston National grounds In
ir rv TO- NH be the largest In the coun-
'iE,, III SIZE and seating capacity. and
VII cost more than any baseball piani
20 "a constructed President james 10.
n "dii scHss OF INC Braves. said today, in
q or directors. Forty thousand, two nun
riGu ana slBhty-two seats will be pro
Grand s SIAN hhe ;,;i said. and the one.story
Il second deck may be added later.
Centre field limits will be 400 fec,
from the home plate and 46O feet from
tme e Era nn sta. stand There will be vir-
The grounds will be laid ont N ,,oo
me Northeast 80 that the sun rla re
VIII not be strong In any of the ont :
held positions
,oa The PLAYING field is to be sunk fifteen
ion Of tho Yale bowl
Garney also announced that tho Wal
National League club for nenrIy bnij
u century, have been sold to n trust
company.
PLAYERS to BIO given to tho PhIladeI,
nhia Nationals for Sherwood Mupen
carney said he would discuss this With
Manager Stallings at the Iatter's Man.
'''''h III Georgia next sunday.
Rnsebalrs hall of fame. which was
us;'aollshea hye years ago. when the
winner OF the honor each year was pre-
discontinued.
=, Players who have won the honor are
Frank Schultz. iris Speaker. i Lapry
Doyle, Walter Johnson. Jake paubert,
Eddie Collins and Johnny Evers.
so The Detroit Tigers have just as
team In The American League"
So says Hugh jennings. Writing
from his Pennsylvania home. HuGhie
oplnes that while the winning OF a
P pc is a hard nroposition, he will
In the thickest OF the night right from
the beginning
Jennings has been spending much
papers. and as result he was some
what timid about making predictions,
fearing his idea regarding the stand
from the opposition"
:, You understand. of course, that
u li,!i mad been mentioned as a pos
Jennings doesn't relish thought
that holds him In any connection other
IMAM a leader in Detroit.
Jcnnings's statement regarding the
Tigerss chances is particularly Inter
esting and encouraging.
Hushic, for several years. has care
fully avoided pointing to his team ns
a pcnnant contender. A couple Of
years age. he declared he would be
satisfied sSlt. y The team finished in fourth
place II didn't; II ended I'm sixth
Last winter he expressed the opinion
that the Tigers would finish In the first
division, probably third or fourth. -
The team finished half n game behind
Washington. which ended in third po-
sition.
While Jennings will not admit it for
publication, it IL known that he holds
hopes for another flag
Last spring, when the Tigers were
out In front. Jennings was one Of the
happiest persons imaginable. and he
was confident that his men would win
out. Then came the accident to Cobb
was unquestionably one OF the saddest
individuals In the universe when the
Georgian left tho game and the Tigers
left the race.
For Hushie. better than anyone else.
realizes what an important part Cobb
plays in the success OF the Tigers