Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-26
"WHiTE SOx PARK" ONE
 OF THE BEST IN u. S.

Chicago. Sept. 2a-"White Sox Park" in Chicago where the opening game of the worlds ser-es will be played between the. Chicago Ameri- cans and the Cincinnati Nationals pennant winners of their respective leagues. this season is one of the most elaborate baseball parks in the coun- try At the time it was built in 1910 it was declared to be ba SC ball palace and since that time several oth- CT baseball clubs have erected stands along the lines of Comiskey's crea- tion.
 The White Sox Park. moreover is the only one in the countr.- which is owned by single person-Charles A Comskey who is also the only man in the big league who is the sole own CT of a club;
 The tract of land upon which the steel and concrete structure are built con tains fourteen acres. and was pur- chased by Comiskey when he decided to move his team from the Thirty Ninth street location where the stan1s were made of wood.
 This big grand stand was started in February, 1910. and finished July 1, of the same year. The club played part of it's 1910 games on the old grounds and moved to the new park on the day it was completed. Twelve hundred tons of steel were used in the West 35th street and Shields avenue, and is reached from all parts of the city by elevated and surface lines and numerous bouIevards. The playing field is laid out with the home plate in the south west corner of the field. thus allowing the batter to face the northeast and making right field the ''sun garden" The distance behind the plate to the first row of boxes in the grand stand is S2 feet eight feet less than the ma jor league regulations call for.
 The distance down the right and left field foul lines from the home plate to the bleachers fence is 365 feet, 12 feet more than regulations. From home plate to the center field fence is 450 feet These dimensions make the play ing field the only one in the country conforming so closely to standards.
 The park has a seating capacity of 345oO. The original seating capacity of the park was 32 900 yet at one time Frank Chance Day-President Com iskey made a settlement for 3630S kees.
 The grand stand is double deck structure. with box seats ringing it's front on both decks. There are H. stand seats behind the boxes are on inclines. There about 900 of these and they are all reserved. The low CT grand stand seats are reached by two inclined run-ways, which go up at either end of the stand and when ing it possible to reach the top rows at four different points and that with out clim bing steps.
 The pavilions are on either side of the grand stand and have seating capacity of about 4.500 each. They also are covered. These seats usually cost the fans 50 cents each, for the big series the price will he ,nore These are not reserved. and will be placed sale the day of the game.
 The blea are in right and left field. The right field bleachers runs bleachers extends from the east to the west. They do not meet in center field The intervening space is utjlz ed for big electric score board which is worked from the press stand on the upper deck of the grand stand. The bleachers have a combined seating capacity of about 5000.
 The pavilions and bleachers are pro tected by a concrete wall four feet high. topped by wire fence six feet high.
 The pitchers mound is elevated ' weather is threatening the diamond is covered by tarpaulin which is 190 feet square It requires dozen men to handle this. It Is rolled on a large steel cylinder and is kept in structure built of concrete in front of the left field pavilion.
 Don't worry about finding that re- served seat at the worlds series games played at Comiskey Park be- cause Pete ONeill has been busy for more than a month engaging a staff of 200 ushers and training them for the big rush on the opening day.
 O'Neill has been head usher at the White Sox Park for twelve years or more and bIindfolded he could lead you to any specified seat in the naviiion.