Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-18
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The O'Moliey Of Flotbush

SOONER OR LATER the Grfiths Of Georgia avenue
may have to start thinking along the lines OF Walter
oaey president Of Dodgers who has the notion that
Ebbets Field anquated and the parking problem too
formidable for future status big league ball park
The announcement that some Of Brooklyns 1856 games
will be played in newer std in Jersey City coupled
with hints that the Dodgers M request permission to play
all Of their home dates the coming World Series in Yankee
Stadium. The latter idea has been abandoned.
It Is somewhat hard to go along with the theory that
oAaey needing Brooklyn fans to step their patronage
by threat" to elsewhere, even on part-tme basis
Bascaly oGaley may be lawyer, but he isn't the least
informed baseball magnate by any means.
What he is admitting in effect is that Ebbets Field
IL old dirty smelly full of freak home and, once ZOO
automobile parking spaces filed presents an acute
transportation problem for the fans The Dodgers may not
be drawing too WELL but not to be overlooked the TACT
that the National League has had no race.
AS FAR AS nACCEssIBIIITY is concerned, Grifnth
Stadium ranks about on par with Ebbes Field bad
ball club isn't the only reason Washington probably VIII
trail all other big league clubs in attendance There are
simply too few legitimate parking spaces too many trips
into dark side streets and alleys.
In admitting Ebbets Field is Anticipated, ORaley
park that is year newer than Griffith Stadium
to 1913 Griths to 1912. fire in 1911 destroyed the
original balyard here and the present park minus
Of the present niceties, was erected In ~.
Ball parks, like old automobiles, must from time TO
cities like Milwaukee Kansas city and Baltimore shame
the older Brooklyn, washington, Cincinnati ana
St. Louis and about all you say for the antiques
that history was made there
Ebbets Field for instance has freakish tin fence in
right that full Of advertising There are no beacher
as SUCH but in the upper stands in left center section
called the bleachers-but 1t has a roof!
IN BRooKLYNs PRESENT park the tin fence in right
field is sort of concave affair that causes many an
line drive to develop from single to
triple Ebbets Field housed other regular entsr-
taners such Casey Stenge Uncle Wpoert Robinson,
Dazzy Vance, Dixie Walker and Babe Herman
Each and every one character. Rghtheder
Herman who could hit prove that he never was
actually hit on the head by fly ball. lined drive of
the rghthed wall with the bases loaded In game against
the Braves in 1926 The third scored but Daz
Vance, who had been second changed his mind
trying to score when he was nearly home
Back to third base went Vance, move that Chick
Fewser had noted as he began running from drt base
But Herman missed vance's ndecson and, head down,
passed Fewter the base line and Slid With
Vance, but from different directions, into third base
Both out naturally and the final putout Of the
inning when Doc Gaueau the Braves second base
pen with all that traffic third base Fewster apparently
Hooking for the nearest exit.
EBBTTS FIELD is where Mickey Owen lost the third
strike Tommy Heinrich in the 1871 World Series with
the Yankees who then went to win the jackpot It's
where rings uSI OOuS
school bell from leed and verbally belabors rival oueders
It's where Zach Wheat pretty wonderful although Hall
Of Fame voters have been delinquent so far in his
That park selected by stengel old Brooklyn
favore the place to pull his the-cap
incident. Anticipating the bird" from the fans after
brief Pirate or Case beat them the punch.
He stashed real live bird under his cap which he tipped
at opportune moment The bird new away and Stenge
eventually became what he is today.
Then there the time the Giants came to Brooklyn
for big series in 1924 and fans dsmanted telegraph
pole battering to force gate and spilled into
the park standing in the outfeld.
They turned out to BE only partially fanatic For
instance they parted when Hack Wilson of the Giants
had to 60 far back for drive by Dodger. But only
gradually the Giant able to emerge First came his
glove and glasses Finally, Hack hmself-but with
no baseball to prove a point or putout!