The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-30
LOCAL INVENTOR
EXHIBITS DEVICE
L. D. CORNELL DEMONSTRATES
BASEBALL ScoREBOARD
WITH SUCCESS
SHOWS EVERY DETAIL OF GAME PLAINLY
erookinas viii Be Able to See the
Entire World Series Right
Here at Home.

Bookings has one more bid to fame.
II is the home of an inventor whose
ingenuity has constructed an electric
basebaN s~coreboard which clearly
shows every detail of the game by
the use of electric lights arranged
or a large board in a unique manner.
1t is especially designed for use IN
theaters. The particular feature of
this board which makes it far superior
to all other electric s~coreboards on
the market, is that il can be sold for
less than half of the cost of any other
make of board that shows the game
IL so complete detail. Not only that,
but ii is portable and does not weigh
over IT'S or 200 pounds. The wiring
is complete when it leaves the factory
all ready to set up and operate at a
moments notice. These features make
the board ~unequaled in its field.
The inventor is l.. ID. Cornell. a
Brookings boy and manager of the
Cornell Electric company. The first
pubiit dClloliSlittlol vi TIC bodlu was
billed last Saturday afternoon at the
Fad theater when they were to show
the Chicago Cleveland game, play by
play. Unfortunately, the cable con-
Meeting the board with the operating
switch board got wet, and a short cir
cult resulted which completely BAT
fed the electricians. The afternoon
show was called off. Mr.. Cornell got
busy at once and tore out the en-
tire cable and rewired the board with
heavy waterproof insulated wire and
at HOO o'clock that night the board
was ready for a demonstration. Those
patrons Of the Fad who remained after
the regular movie show saw the game
played on the board. No such acct
dent as occurred Saturday afternoon
will prevent the board from working
hereafter. Arrangements have been
made to play all Of the worlds series
games, which begin October 5, right
here in Brookings on this board. The
board shows where the ball is in play
all during the game, it shows every
move the baserunner makes, it shows
strikes, balls, errors, steals, everything
that goes to make up a ball game ex-
cept the arguments.
The board measures 10 by s feet
and folds in the middle to make il
convenient to transport. On it is
painted a baseball diamond marked
with 1875 small electric lights Of vari-
Gus colOrs. There are $50 connections,
300 feet of wire and 1872 switches.
TO get the best results il requires
W men to operate it. Any one who
has a knowledge of the game can op-
crate the board without difficulty. Mr..
Cornell has applied for patent rights
on the board and while he has not yet
received the patents he is clear of
all infringements and may 30 ahead
and manufacture the boards.
Mr.. Cornell has developed a foot
ball board which will show the details
the football games played away from
home. He has greatly improved npon
the design which he used last fall.
He is now working on it and expects
~ have it ready for operation neyt
week. A special man will be sent with
the State college team on their trins
20 send in a complete play by play
account Of the game for the score
board. There was considerable diff
Guilty last fall in getting complete re-
turns from the Western Union so a
special man is being sent.