Clipping:Club ownership of permanent grounds
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| Date | Sunday, February 5, 1888 |
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| Text | [from Caylor’s letter] A very few of the more prosperous clubs have made outright purchases of their grounds, and a fourth–the New Yorks–would buy those they occupy were it not that a dedicated street will when opened split the field into halves from east to west. This street can be ordered open at any time by the Board of Aldermen. The Chicagos and Philadelphias however own the entire block of property on which their buildings are located, and the Boston Club has just purchased the ground upon which they are erecting most magnificent permanent buildings. The Chicagos have surrounded their block of property by a solid brick wall eight fee high. The Philadelphias besides paying $100,000 for their grounds alone have buildings thereon which cost over $50,000 making a total outlay of $150,000–$100,000 of which has already been paid in cash. The Brooklyn Club have a lease on their Washington Park property which may be renewed almost indefinitely. After they secured this lease they proceeded to improve their stands and building, which was done last spring. This is the only one of the eight Association Clubs which has any certain tenure upon its grounds. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette February 5, 1888 New York street planning and baseball grounds [from Caylor’s letter] Everybody who knows any thing about the street arrangements of New York City knows of its one peculiarity from Union square north, viz: The blocks or “squares” are oblong... These squares from east to west are usually twice as long as those of Cincinnati, with a few exceptions running from avenue to avenue, whereas the lateral street, those running east and west, are not more than three hundred feet apart. It therefore follows that any plot of ground wide enough for a base ball field will necessarily be encumbered with an unopened street. The Polo Grounds so far have escaped but they will not last the New York Club long. New York City has been growing wonderfully during the last five years. Thousands of residences and apartment houses have gone up on the west side of Central Park until the “New City” has gradually crept around to the north of the vast pleasure grounds and joined Harlem to the down town districts. The East Side is also creeping up and Harlem is reaching down to meet the new part of the city. Thus the Polo ground is being gradually and surely hemmed in and pressed up against the north end of Central Park.. It is but a question of a few years now till the New York Club will be forced to move. They know it, but I doubt whether they have an idea of their new location. I would bet two to one taht when they leave the Polo Grounds they will leave Manhattan Island, unless they can secure a plat further up, exempt from street invasion which they can buy outright. The flats or heights of Hoboken more probably will be the future home of the New York League club. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette February 5, 1888 |
| Source | Cincinnati Commercial Gazette |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
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