Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-09
Big Field Of the Braves
VIII BE Great Asset
to the Red SoX.
FENWAY SEATS $4,000
PhiIlics SIuggcrs VIII Have
Big Advantage on Their
Own Park.

NliN YORK, oct 8. - Twelve
months ago when the Boston Ameri-
cans defeated the Philadelphia Ath-
lettcs for the worlds title Of baseball
champions, all the games were played
on American league grounds and this
year the COntending teams will meet
in National league parks. An cX-
change of COurteSIeS between Presi-
dents Gaffncy and Lannn Of the
rival Boston clubs made possible an
additional seating capacity of the
games last year In return for the
kindness of President Iannin last sea-
son, President Gaffney has placed
the Braves field at the disposal of
the American league pennant winners
for the coming series, thereby afford
ing accommodations for several thou
sand additional spectators.
The new home Of the Boston Ma
tonals, where at least half of this
years battles will be staged, will seat
possibly a few hundred in excess of
forty thousand persons At first an
erroneous impression prevailed that
the Braves park, after the erection Of
temporary stands, would aCcommo-
date over $1,000 spectators. In fact
a semi-official statement was made
to that effect
1900 is Capacity.
Since President Launn accepted the
offer of President Gaffney, Red Sox
officials have been busily engaged
checking up the seating capacity of
int National league grounds, and
they found the first reports to he con
sideraby i'm excess Of the actual fig
ures reached after a thorough in
speCtiOn of the grand and other
stands and bleachers. 1t has also
transpired that a municipal ordinance
exists which prohibits the erection of
temporary structures and as the time
is too short i'm which to build per
manent stands on the grounds a lib
eral estimate of the parks capacity
places it about $1,000. This, however,
will be far in excess Of the pOssibili-
ties Of Fenway park, where $3.50
persons, the largest attendance ever
registered at baseball game i'm Bos-
ton, witnessed one Of the games be-
tween the Braves and Athletes last
October.
The playing field extends 3S5,5OO
and $50 feet respectively from the
home plate to left, center and right
fields. Ranging over the broad
reaches Of Braves field, the fences
in which arc from 3S5 to $50 feet
beyond the home plate. the fleet
Boston fielders will have ample room
for their great speed.
Asset to the Red Sox.
Another asset to the Red SoX in
their home games will be these great
distances to the fences on Braves
field, which. unlike the shorter bound
aries of the Philadelphia park, offer
no easy mark to home run drives on
flights within the reich of fast
fielder. Much OF Philadelphia Of
fensive strength will be robbed by
this fact also, Red SoX supporters
believe.
National league park. the home Of
the Phillics for many years, is ono
of the smallest grounds in either the
National or American leagues. It's
grandstand, which is of the double
deck cantileNcr type was the first
modern structure OF the kind In tho
United States Built Of brick and
steel IL was the finest baseball prop
orty in the country when constructed.
nut is out of date as compared with
the greater structures put up in The
last few years. with additional seats.
built for the coming
series, the seating capacity Of the
grounds will not be more than twenty
thousand.
llomc-Rm Ilittcrs.
Probably more than two games of
the series may be played in phila-
delphla, and the park with its short
fences will certainly suit the National
league hitters. Three Of these. Cray
ath, Ludcrus and Becker, the pinch
batters, are liable To hit one out OF
the enclosure for homer off any II
the visiting Red Sox pitchers When
great hoxmen are on the mound runs
generally are few and far between.
and home run might win game,
particularly if Alexander should be
pitching for tho side accredited with
the circuit Clout
An Advantage of Age.
They don't do the modern dances