New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-27
FEDS GET SITE
FOR BALL PARK
ON MANHATTAN
c.o,nds Secured Are at
Corner l42d Street and
Lenox Avenue.
IN COST MORE THAN
MILLION AND A HALF
,,. uome of Outlaws To Be
o;c,sr than Polo Grounds and
last Word in Construction.

n. INVASION OF Manhattan Island by
=. FEDERAL League is an assured fact.
IS learned from an authoritative
- Yesterday that James A. Gil
80" - and his associate had acquired
-..ntraet and long-term leases that
..,;or Of ground bounded on the north
'" is;,h Street, on the south By ll2d
s,,..t on the east by the Harlem
80, and on the west by LenoX Ave
.. II was said that the papers Civ
- title to the ground had been
I'D. checks paid and that plans were
,,.sdy under way for the building Of
Tssse grounds we're secured at an
...l.v Of sl.500.000. but keen Judges
;..I,red the money well invested. The
--onn6s are centrally located. The
isrox Avenue subway discharges pas
,,,sers at l45th Street. the Sixth and
yis.b Avenue 81" lines are only two
,l,eks 10 the west. and the LenoX Ave
-. surface cars and the l45th Street
.-o,s.own trolley cars will all aid IN
i, transportation of the crowds. The
Ia. Avenue station Of the subway is
III few minutes walk from the
,,,urds. and this will bring The entire
.-enx within twenty minutes OF the
1rS 60.
The park will be one Of the larg-
~ IN the country when completed. II
Ensures 900 feet along 142d Street,
lille along 145th Street it extends
-.s'vard $50 feet. II has a frontage
Lenox Avenue Of 100 feet. The
10 Grounds would ft into this new
ms comfortably. The home Of the
arts measures $40 by TAO feet.
Arrangements have already been
I'd with George X. icAneny. Presi-
2, Of the Board Of Aldermen, to close
ia and l44th Streets from LenoX
-srue 10 the Harlem River The
rsster part of the ground is unoccu-
I'd. There are a few buildings
rables mostly and here and there a
Yelling house, but these will be RACED
q once.
The original outlay represents only a
action of what must be expended be-
re the grounds will be ready for use.
Inch Of the land is swampy and Doggy
nd wil have TO be filled in. A retain
z wall will have 70 be built along the
-9er front TO aid in the grading. There
re numerous little hills and Irregular
IS IN the surface which will have to
y levelled off before the work Of lay
z the diamond can be started.
Nothing could be learned of the style
architecture TO be used in the grand
and. but one thing is certain, 1t will
q be. as Ban B. Johnson once said,
monumental bluff"
Anumber of little baseball deals leak
], in gossip. II was gathered yester-
iy that the Yankees were seriously
mixing Of trading Slim Caldwell for
alter Johnson. Just when the deal
Is about TO be closed a man high in
e American League advised the
snkees 20 withdraw. declaring Cald-
ell 10 be the better pitcher.
John Camel wrote in recently that
= had secured eight promising young
sgs for the Federal League. AT once
e gossips got busy, and II is said
az Erickson, Of Rochester, a pitcher;
hex. the second baseman, of Rich
lsnd; Whiteman, Of Montreal, an out
'sdsr; Mccarthy, Of Buffalo, second
.assnGn; Kraft. the frst-sacker Of
harrisburg; Lalong, of Buffalo,
,i'shsr; Luque, Of Toronto, pitcher;
Rsih ihs infielder; Hoelke, first base
ran Of Rochester, and Huenke, a
'ieasT, Of Rochester, are the men who
,iy axe the leap. There is some doubt
Hoslke. Luque and Huenke, but the
ser, are practically certain.
hsldsr Jones, who guided the st.
ssis Federsls last season, wrote to
llis Johnson, secretary Of the club,
rts has not read line Of baseball
ses the season ended. He said that
playing season gave him plenty OF
as 70 think over the game. Won't
ss one please tell Fielder the scores
tee worlds series games?
Hsini. Zimmermsn--like the village
tioolnaster, cen though vanquished,
argue stills always in some sort
A. argument. Frank Schultz tells this
s'y about him: Heinie and Bob Fish
we're debating some question in the
'oheuse, and after Fisher had pre-
NED his side, Zimmerman began:
'so, think"-- Fisher stopped and
rev up his hands. "You win! you
W. he cried. 81 didn't think YOU