The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-26
Lono Home Stay to start In New
Park East Of viaduet Sunday
When Home Crew Meets
f. Smith Twins
WRECKINC CREW BUSY
ON UNIVERSITY PARK
Volunteers Active In Tearing Down
Old Ball Park: Merchants %.
male Cash and Material
For Dinner

When the Chicks return TO tho
home IL Sunday for a long home
stay. they VIII clash In the opener
against IT. Smith on new ball
field and in front of a now grand.
stand. which Is without doubt ono
OF the best In the circuit.
Saturday night tho final touches
will be put on the stand. For two
weeks a crew Of from 30 to 40 car.
penters have been swarming over tho
structure. which has gone up as II
by magic. The stand has a seating
capacity of $500. One OF the big
features of the new plant. Is that
every seat is supplied with lean
back" A total Of 30 boxes, each with
seating capacity of six will be COM
plete by Saturday night. Near tho
'""''' Nhi'h ~ III tne center OF
the stand, band stand has been
erected. From the entrance, the fans
may proceed along main aisle
either to the right or left to find
their favorite seats. Aisles, running
from top to bottom at convenient
points will enable the fans 10 proceed
to any seat in the stand without
having to climb over others already
seated. G
Much work on the grounds has
been done by the Chickasha baseball
fans and the carpenters, In the con.
struction OF the stand. donated one
days work apiece. Beneath the stand
are spaces for concessions and To
the east of the structure will be
a<parking space for Automobiles. No
cars will be allowed to park inside
of the field as was the case at Uni
versity park, the old ball field here
which will be torn down and the
lumber used in the construction of
fences and other work around thd
county fair plant.
Work has been started on the
main exposition building, located
northwest Of the ball field. There
Will be n group Of three fair build
ings, thanking the hall park and race
track on the northwest. A landing
field for aeroplanes will be supplied
on the east side OF the 40 acre tract.
while to the southwest of the ball
field and far buildings Is to be a
camp ground for automobile tourists.
This will be supplied with lights.
water and conveniences.
I The entire plant Is located within
three blocks from the east edge of
the business section of the city.
being all that might be expected OF
a real downtown park.
Tear Down Old Park
Early. this morning crew, that
varied in size as the day wore on,
got busy on the job of tearing down
the University park baseball plant.
Many Of the crew members were
volunteers, the majority in fact, be-
ing those who were donating their
labor for the good of the cause"
The lumber was being piled for
hauling to the new park site east of
the viaduct where 1t will be used in
the construction Of the fence and for
such other jobs as it may be used
At o'clock there were about %
men busy at the old park and much
progress had been made during the
:, first hours work. Indications were
: that the fence would be wrecked and
the lumber piled by night. 1t may
take longer to finish the job Of tear
ing down the grand stand.
Headed by Louis Erich and Franl
Curtis, a movement was started las
20 night to supply eats and refreshmen
:, for the men. A considerable fun,
n as we'll as donations of lunch mater
N ial. ice and refreshments resulte
ID and dinner was served to the wrecE
ne ing crew at noon. Drinks and C
o. gars were also ION tap for th
workers during the day.