The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-09-16
Plans Arc Now Underway
For Installing Arc Lights "
AtStadiuIn On F|ag|Gr Ave.
PROPOSED IMPROVE
MENT MIG HIT AT
TRACT BIG LEAGUE
CLUBS TO CITY

Roy Hamlin. president of the
Key West municipal stadium
committee, announced today that
tentative plans are underway to
install a complete lighting sys-
tenn al the municipal stadium on
fiagler avenue. The cost of in
stallation will be about $4,000,
and bids have been received
from the General Electric COM
pany Of Schenectady. New York,
60 handle all lighting equipment.
The General Electric company
has pioneered in ball park illumi-
nation and many of the major
and minor leagues have granted
field lighting contracts to this
company.
How Money viii BE Raised
This money will be raised by
pubiis donations, contests and
different drives. No bonds will
be sold under the present setup,
and furthermore il would seem
unlikely since without any solicit
tation drive being started, six
progressive. civic minded local
residents have contributed 500
each.
Want Glass IA Team
As soon as clay has been
placed ON the field. and tar pa
per ON the stands and lighting
equipment installed. class AA
ball teams viii be invited to
train In Key West. The resulting
publicity that would accrue to
KEY West If say team like Jer-
Soy City were training here is inn
measurable. This New York
Giant farm would be using Key
West datelines that would appear
ia large Eastern dailies giving
Key West considerable free pub
lieiiy.
AlburY Explains System 4
Paul G.. Albury, chairman of
the field committee, stated that
the floodlight system would be
the same type as the ones now in
the Yankee stadium, and that
there would be eight posts all to-
nelher, six of IL lights apiece
and two of "a lights apiece.
These last two would be located
"a first and third base and could
b. so pivoted that they could be
made available for football, box
ing or other types of entertain
ment.
Albury said the present plans
call for the purchase of 80-foot
steel posts with underground
wiring costing about $4,000, but
If necessary that $4,000 could be
Topped off the estimate by in
stalling wooden poles costing
about $1,000.
Small towns in Florida with
out Key Vests warm winter eli
mate. is sunshine and clear days,
like OCala, Leesburg, Fort Pierce
are all hosts to large Class AA
ball teams. while Key West has
never been the winter home of
any Of these publicity-givin or
CARNATIONS.
The only thing Key West
lacks Is a suitable playing field
and lighted stadium" said Al
bury. When we accomplish this,
Key West will be sought after as
a winter haven for large minor
league or major league teams"
Makes Plan Study
Albury has made a trip to Mi
ami 10 study the lighting system
in effect at the Miami field that
accommodates the Miami Sun
gox professional baseball team. 1t
was after thorough study of the
system there that he proceeded
with plans for the lighting OF the
Key West field.
II the Key West field can be
llrhtcd. Il will afford more en-
iovment to Key Westers and
tourists 10 see more baseball
played and would be an added
attraction 30 Key West during
the summer and winter.
The St. Louis Browns have al
ready contracted to play a series
"a exhibitions at the stadium
this winter between two teams OF
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