Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-01-20
Browns to Have
Best in America

A. j. Heinemann, president of the
New Orleans "Pelican" baseball club,
spent Tuesday in Bogalusa looking
over the work being done in the two
ball parks of the city which are be-
ing prepared for the coming of the
the Browns next month.
Mr.. Heinemann came to Bogalusa
at the request of G. L. Black to look
over the work here and give his ad-
vice on how the grounds should be
prepared. A party composed of W.
G. Flanders, c. L. Black, D. C. Boyd,
Great Southern gardener; Craighill
Perry, publicity director, and a rep
resentative of The Enterprise made
the rounds of the parks inspecting
the work that is being done.
At the City Athletic Park on
Pleasant Hill the low spots in the
field are being filled and the dia-
mond raised six inches, all-over clay
binder being used, which will make
the diamond very fast. On the ad-
vice of Mr.. Heineman the pitchers
mound will also be raised several
inches over the rest of the field and
a like mound made for the catcher
A batting cage will also be provided
for use of the players.
Ty Cobb, the famous colored
ground keeper who formerly took
care of Heinemann Park, is coming
here from Montgomery within the
next few days to take charge of the
work of getting the park in first
class shape, andthis will guarantee
that the diamond will be equal to
the best anywhere.
"YOur clubhouses are the finest in
the South" was President Heine-
mann's comment on the new 15O-foot
clubhouses that are being built for
the use of the Browns. The build
ings, which will contain lockers, five
shower baths, toilets, and have cleo
trio heaters to heat the water used,
are indeed fine and, as Mr.. Heine-
mann said, fare just as good as any
clubhouses found in the major
leagues.
Down at the colored park, Presi-
dent Heinemann was equally enthusi-
astic at the work being done. The
ground on the west side of the park
that was low and swampy has been
filled in and the ground brought on
level with the rest of the field.
Clay binder is being put on the dia-
mond to raise it and it is expected
this park will be the scene of the
majority of the ball games, there
fore great care is being taken in its
preparation.
Two games havs already been
booked with the Brooklyn Nationals,
who are training in New Orleans, and
three with the New Orleans Pelicans.
There is a possibility that the ia
nous "king of swat" Babe Ruth, will
come here with the "Pels" Mr..
Heinemann was very much pleased
with the accommodations of the
grandstands at the two parks, which
it is estimated will hold more than
1000 people, and the fact that there
is ample room along the side lines to
erect bleachers to accommodate at
least 5000 more.
One of the most valuable tips
given by the visitor was the organ
ization Of a colored ball club to en-
ter the Colored Southern League.
This would bring teams here from
Birmingham, Memphis, Pensacola
and other Southern cities, as well as
from New Orleans, and keep Boga-
lusa on the sporting map even after
the training season is over.
Bogalusa is greatly indebted to
President Heinem'A an for the interest
he has taken in having the Browns
select this city as their spring train
ing camp and it is due to cOnsid-
cradle extent to his efforts and in
fluence that Bob Quinn, business
manager of the st. Louis club, took
into serious consideration the advan-
tages of the Magic City.
The citizens of Bogalusa can hard
lv comprehend how much publicity
| the selection of this city as train
| ing camp for a major league team
has given them, but daily letters are
coming to the Chamber of Commerce
from St. Louis and adjacent cities
requesting more information on the
Magic City, and Captain E. H. Firth
sales manager of the BOgalusa Paper
| Company, who returned this week
from a business trip in the North
saws that he secured interviews with
several business men in st. Louis
which would have otherwise been I'm.
possible, simply because they desired
! to know more about the place where
their favorite team will train this
year.
CATER the Browns have seen how
much trouble you have gone to tc
provide them with the best accom-
modations possible, you folks may
rest assured that you will have big
League team training in Bogaluss
every spring henceforth,' were the
parting words of Mr.. Heinemann.
I'D. H. SPRINGFIELD
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