New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-01
EFDS BOUGHT
GROUNDS WITH
Eyes WIDE OPEN
o,ll Park Will Be Built in
r. Backward of Site, Says
Gilmore.
cVANDSTAND WILL
COST S475,0 900
..,rtor, from Various Parts
he Country Are Submit
ting Their Bids.

hall grounds Of the New York
., re.r.e baseball club will be
81. te backyard o. the site pur-
.5h, rs OF Monday It VII oc-
.-., a portion Of the territory We
81. purchased. bat It Will be the
-. amusement park in this coun-
- This was the statement Of James
c,-ore president Of the Federal
60. 10 tte baseball writer's yes
.....r afternoon We went into this
..,s,t.or With our eyes wide OPEN
,...rtrue6 We knew what we were
-- r,erv second Of the time, ana
,,tole rro0oston was figured out
.. -vr-v possibility considered care
'--Tl, statement that the grounds
..-. secured contingent upon the clos
d.. n 1851 and Hath Streets is too
,',g'ogs 10 be rcfuted. II is on a
-. r,.b the ruuor that We do nor
,.rsI'y control the grounds. but are
f-@-r." said Gilmore. You may say
~ -c ,ha, ve have bought all but a
.. -'ots a. ground. which are tied up
a. he time being. On these. however,
~ have secured the necessary option
t-4 everything is IN readiness FOR the
,-le~ 10 build This order will be is
sud by January ID or January 20, and
,se stands vii. be ready for use by the
,.~r The New York team IS scheduled
q r'ay O. rs nome field
"Tte New Pork Federal League club
}ss ro' paid Sl.@50Ol0 for a mere ball
rsrs ]. has acquired property for that
Sun. and SSH. make whatever use OF
,-s. ground which seems most advis-
able after leaving sufficient area for the
Construction OF The park. That partic-
..- portion Of the ground on which
.-s bal. grounds viii be built cost us
considerably less than 100000, the sum
so. which the Yankees said they could
..v .t.
As for the tremendous cost for
ra,rtenauce. we Will solve that prob
ZEN without great difficulty. The
trar.meat houses on LenoX Avenue will
Be left just as they are. There is a
rs-age on tie grounds which Is doing
thriving business. and this will be
-5ycd 20 another site Nothing OF
,a'lc w.I. be destroyed. The rental of
these houses v.l defrav great por-
'.- Of fre expense IN keeping up the
grounds
-IHe overhead charges, which have
..sr pointed out Pos some people as
I-. t-.e. VIII not be- so terrible,
after all The Yankees have said that
ner ind h. hard TO live with a rental
Of $4,000 for the Polo Grounds.
is,a pointed out that our grounds 70
Do used for the ball ward cost US less
tsr 100000 A. that figure the in
u-e.t 81 b per cent would amount "a
$4,000 which Is materially less than
"e rental paid hy tho Yankees, auc
-s- this 20 be reckoncd with. The
.tr.. could -tav on the Polo Grounds
brewer and they would not own u
a rental would DE a dead loss. W.
t. paying OF the debt on ouI
lone. and ef che end we are sure O
aue'r1r tangible.
PROPERTY uptown is increasing ~
l'lc an the time. and in ten YEAR
Hs u.a, viii increase TO half AGAR
's present value. We have nothiu.
.rafeeer 90 fear boo this matter.
But t..r not all. We intend O
..a rrV oroughfare running nortl
south about 200 feet east Of Leno'
'.rle r... will extend from 1875
1888 Street. V.|l skip block. anC
be cut from 113th 10 10th Street
rga'T shaped arrangement W.
erect . ROW Of SHOP buildings
tr.s zone. - you care 20 call d
r. and tte ~-uta Of these will also
t 90 maintaining the park. Thi,
street viii h. sixty feet wide. ard vi
r offer 20 .o the city as q means Of
crercom'nc any slight Inconvenience
rH,d might arise from the closing OF
1888 and lfftH Streets.
The construction Of the stands will
l'' ra O.. expensive es many believe
We can erect rraudstand for ap-
Fortunately $4,000 To viii be the
a'' word 1 construction. Not a post
'u. oostrcc- tic view Of the fans; u
Hl be- W such -hapc that all fans
a. be- able to follow every detail OF
ne play and be close enough to Iden-
Try the players-
Who will be the manager Of the
Cub and who are the hackers" Mr.
gilmore Was asked. He smiled easily
and answered: OF will be ready TO tell
you all about that in a little while
Yo' say several weeks. ! may make IL
'oit Of Christmas present for you
and the fans.
This much Is certain. New York
MI have q good strong team. The
Kansas City franchise will be trans
erred here, but there will probably b
anges IN the men. All we need is q
ming team and we will get the pa
.9lage. We will spare no effort TO get
me winning team. Il seems out Of the
.a,-te Of things that if our team Is
.' n the race, and we are playing the
s..e that the fans will ride past our
.''a 10 60 to another"
.oatractors an over the country are
-'m.tting bids on the new grounds,
was learned yesterday. IL was
.eied that James A. Gafney, own
ne Boston Braves, was one Of
,Ai hut, OF course, 10 confirmation
'1ls could be obtained. II is fair
assume. however that IL Gafney can
-.le'oid the other contractors he will
.'s'e preference. Gilmore is strictly
'-dal When 10 comes TO saving money.
vas learned too, that Gilmore
'9 george Stovsll as manager, and
possible that The Firebrand" will
r-'1e me destiuies Of the new team
~. .-e negotiations for closing the streets
e Wen under way.