The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1920-02-28

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Gently at the City Hall Of a number
of public-spirited citizens OF Bay st.
Louis, to discuss the building Of a
baseball park where the members OF
professional teams may practice year
after year, and where national teams
may give exhibition games, the prop
erty of Mrs. Kate Connor, adjoining
the campus of St. Stanislaus College,
was purchsed a few days since for
cash consideration Of $4,000 by Mes
srs. w. J. Gex and Foster Comma
gere as trustees, and which property
after a while will be decided to st.
Stanislaus College and made part OF
that institutions campus. Then the
property will be dedicated to the pub
lie use under the college manage
ament.
It will be remembered year ago
Charley Frank, the base ball mana
ger, a frequent visitor to Bay st.
Louis, year after year, decided to 10
cate here as a place of residence-a
place that he could call home, and
which intention he has since carried
out-and he expressed desire to
bring here for practice the base ball
team he represented. He said every
condition was ideal for the PROPOSE
ton, and he felt encouraged by the
words of encouragement received on
all sides, but after an attempt or
more he failed to locate a place
where such a diamond could be loca-
ted for his men. While there was
much land available there was also
some obstacle; either the price was
nrohibitive or the expense Of putting
the land into shape was too great, or
someone held up the price, and con-
cessions that were necessary IN order
to smooth over rough conditions
could not be secured.
ST. STANISLAUS COLLEGE
COMES TO RESCUE.
It was here where the management
of St. Stanislaus College, Rev. Bro;
Lambert, president, stepped in and
came to the rescue. The Wlde-a-
wake and public-spirited brothers,
who ever have at heart the good CT
Bav St. Louis, offered the free use OF
their campus. They offered the use
| of the College base ball park. NAN
| ager Frank, greatly approaching
such proffer, and the cordlal spifit OF
welcome which it carried, became n
terested, and after looking over t2e
situation he made it known That WEi.e
the place was desirable, location pre-
! ferable and every other condition was
accountable, yet there was one draw
hack. It was this, that since the
mace was so splendid one i called
! for more room in order to make 1t
more complete and il additional
ground could be procured it would
| fit the purpose to such an extent ana
become so desirable that It's use
would become permanent.
Cooperating with the college, rep
resented in this matter by Coacn
| Commargere, Mr.. Walter }. Gex rep
| resentinc the citizens, soon became
busy and set about in such manner
| that the desired end was attained. AS
stated above, the land adjoining,
measuring 265 feet by 1880 feet,
owned by Mrs. Connor, was acquired
hv purchase. From this a strip OF
| 13O by 25O has been dedicated to the
purpose, the balance is offered for
! sale.
EXPERT is LAYING OUT THE
DIAMOND.
It did not take long to accomplish
| the desired end. Work was lmmedl-
ately entered into. An expert, Mr.
! Colson, was called in and at once set
to work laying out the diamond. 1t
was he who laid out the diamond IN
New Orleans, Memphis, Atlanta and
Mobile, and he says the one he has
planned and executed here is far
more than the equal of any of these.
He found the soil desirable and exper-
fenced no trouble in building. This
work has practically been completed,
and, although a force Of men has
been working all week on the prem
ises, they are smoothing rough places
and building fences, cutting trees and
clearing away brush. =.
o Marnch 7th the first number OF
visitors will arrive in Bay st. Louis.
! This will be the advance guard, and
will consist of pitchers and catchers
and by March 18th all others Will
have arrived and the regular spring
practice of the Atlanta team, men,