New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-30
Construction To Be Rushed
W.. I'D PARK VIII Be Opened
in the Spring.
no1IBLE DECK STAND
TO HOLD $4,000
vystery Over Owners of New
CIub-Ruppert Surprised at
Outlaws Venture.

rovrnai announcement OF the iVSeS'NN
~. homo Of the New York Federal
,..,s club was made by James A.
gilmore yesterday. As told In Tho
rLhu,s on last Saturday, the grounds
=. loea,ed on Lenox Avenue, extend
,rs from 1l2d Street north to 14bth
street. and east TO the Harlem River
Tb,v were secured at an outlay OF
var, than $3.50, 900. The plot contains
RIO hundred lots and covers an area
a, more than 100000 square feet. Jesse
7 Mssksr, Of ITO Broadway, and Bur
ton J. Berry, Of Ames & Co., arranged
IN. deal. All arrangements have been
.ompleted and the building Of the
r.Sium will be rushed through, in
order that Il may be ready for the
opening Of the 1916 season.
M announcement was made By HI
Brewer. secretary Of the Federal
League. as 10 who the owners Of the
new club will be, and nothing could
he learned from James A. Gilmore. the
president OF the league. There was
4 persistent rumor, however, that
Patrick White, who has large holdlngs
Ia the oil lands Of Oklahoma and VINO
h A business associate of Harry SIM
clair. owner Of the Newark Federal
League team, holds a controlling IN
t.rest. No confirmation Of this could
be had last night.
Present plans call for the erection
OF double decked grandstand, with
seating capacity Of $4,000. III. in the
course OF time, conditions demand ~
the stands can be extended and tne
seating capacity increased 70 oo,OOV
Should Il ever happen that the Army
and Navy play their annual lo9.osi.
game there, accommodations coulo ot
made for $4,000 additional and swell
the total capacity to $4,000 eclipsins
the Yale Bowl.
c. B. Comstock. the architect VINO
designed the Federal League parks ~
Brooklyn and Newark, has drawn tnt
plans for this new stadium, whlen VII
be the last word In structures OF i's
Kind. II will embody many OF the
SALIENT features Of the most modern
stands and will have few distinct,ve
ones Of It's own. Not a single piliar
or post will obstruct the view OF the
ians. thus satisfying a long felt want
Truss supports at the rear OF the
sands will support the structure
following the plans OF the brookiyn'
Newark and Chicago grounds, the
stands will follow the foul lines
There will be no uncovered stands on
he new grounds. Space has been ie1t
tor the erection OF bleacher seats, put
Al nlans have been drawn for them,
nor Is there any probability, OF thelr
Ssing built, next season, at least. III
Brewer would not say that the covered
.tsnds assured the abolition OF }lthey
tssshall But it is reasonable 70
,ssume that the customary maJoi
league prices will prevail. 5000
TIE grounds are centrally. ioeateu
rss T.Sox Avenue subway discharges
,.s..noers at 145th Street, the sixth
"a Ninth Avenue az" lines are only
two blocks 10 the west, and the LenoA
sv.,us surface cars and the l4otn
Stysst erosstown trolley cars Will az
,id IN the transportation Of the crowds
~. Mot Avenue station OF the SUP
xsv is lust a few minutes Walk IRON
i. sroynds. and this will bring the
ss.i,s Bronx within twenty minutes OF
Tsirtv-one exits have been provided
Tor in the main stands, and there VII
y a suficien. number Of entrances 70
raj, for the comfort and convenience
Al The natrons. At the rear OF the
r..rds will be finely appointed retiring
II
ARRANGEMENTS have been made Wltn
u, Road Of Estimate and Apporton-
n,nt "a close l43d and 144th Streets
from LenoI Avenue TO the hstien
River and also TO open ne" lnoi
srghfsre just east OF Leno1 Ayenue
Il Ia planned TO erect row OF one.
story buildings along this new sefeg.
snd rent them for cafes, SHOPS, e.o,
i hoped In this way 70 secure sum
tent income 10 help pay for the up
ksep Of the grounds and otner oyssiL
lead expenses. II will be not unli l;
ne Zone at the San Francisco E~posl-
ton.
here were fourteen owners 70 %
dealt with In acquiring these sronnIs
Chef among these was the mary rInA'
nsy estate, which controlled seventy
I've lots. There are teVen nIe anu %
Siery apartment houses on The proper,
IT, housing some forty families, and
having total yearly rental OF soO,OOo
rhsss buildings will be RACED at once
The announcement that the Federais
had actually acquired the ground caused
seu, little stir in the Offices OF the
Yankees. Colonel Rupert said ne al
aired the courage Of Gilmore and ms
associates for plunging in where the
ltnkees feared 20 tiptoe. he SAID
nat he had been offered these same
grounds for 100000. but refused "a
consider the proposition because OF the
Expenses entailed. Colonel Rupert hg'
srst that the new club would have "a
pay 70 something like 900 speets-
nn and take in 100000 70 make any
nehey. II the Federal League persist
u "a u. policy Of Decent baseball. Col
snsl Rupert thought that the whole
ssntrrs would be disastrous for the
bss entrants.
VIA Bill" Donovan has been busy