The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-21

nax1bers Of the board OF directors
- Richmond Exhibition Com
who gently purchased the
Ioo Park in Scott's Addition and
INT property OH which site the
Baseball grounds will be built.
8YAeterdar afternoon and decided
1ne the new company the Boule-
Athietic Field Corporation. The
hoiders in the corporation are
n Smith. Ben W. Wilson, Gro
EC. Dula. Or William II Parker
Julien H. Hin. The officers and
'Hd of directors are the same as
- of the Richmond Exhibition
1Hpany.
N was announced in The Virginian
H&rday morning, Harold Jones is
- made business manager or the
company, an official statement
&kIs effect having been given out
kerriay afternoon following the
&tfng of the stockholders Young
- who is also business manager
The local baseball club. viii have
piete charge of tire field. He
book all OF the football games,
kAur baseball contests. wrestling
&hes and other athletic events.
lie has had some experience along
1 lines and he should make the
any q good man. At the present
f Ne is treasurer of one Of the
- theaters-
To Apply for Charter.
plicAtion for charter will be
y the first OF this week, and all
- other matters concerning the
my will be placed In good
within tho next few days. The
tor the grounds was closed by
memher OF the Richmond FIX
nm Company board of directors,
I'll I'VE OF them will own stock
", new corporation. The ground
6nrchased from c. IA. Sauer. who
considerable property in SCOTS
ton.
ms and specifications are now
urawn up for the new park by
and Whitehurst, weliknown
nOnd architects. and they will
bmitted TO the board either
ny or Tuesday for its approval.
VIII be called for as soon as
III done and the contract for the
IN OF the grandstand. bleachers
1ence will be let without any
NWhatever. Every effort will be
70 TO have the work begin by
Friday or Saturday lin order
MI will be completed from forty
Il sixty days, and in the mean
&a force OF workmen will be on
getting the diamond and out
I'm good shape. II Is thought
HE playing grounds will be In
ont shape for the opening en-
~ here.
Day and Night Forces.
complete the park before the
~ of the season will necessi-
&the working OF day and night
~ during "A portion of the time
nst The work will be pushed
verythinge- Will be in fine shape
nple time.
1ile the park will not he quite
GrEe as the present one on West
- Street. 1t Will he considerably
ri than the regulation grounds.
distance from the home plate
Of the fences Will be the same
III in the Federal League Park
1timore. which IL now being used
ck Dunn and his Orioles The
In the Monumental city, while
me largest in the InterA..ional
~. ts considered sufficiently
Ito make things interesting The
Tee Park here, which was used
.mest IAndgraf and his United
ISeaguers. was so small that
runs became monotOnous II
II easy matter for a good hitter
one or TWO game over the
0r left garden wall. but the
1Fk will be much more commo-
4hanks to the closing OF Moore
and with the extra ground ac-
from Mr.. Sauer. things will
orenf.
x0gulation distance of q fence
~ home plate Ia 235 feet. but
u Acid wall In Richmond Will
feet from the rubber. while
mt heid fence will be 325 feel
No SpaCx. Wasted.
Erandsfand VIII lie somew hat
II 10 the one noY at Broad
Park. and which will shortly
"a. In order that no space will
&G4ed, III will come out 10 the
the EfU0nds -Rsfa WIZ ta4e ,se,
~ the fence. Fans Will enter
nn6Dtand from the street.
viii - no clubhouse IN cen
- nne always been the Gus
kesd II will b. piscsd