Clipping:The newly enclosed Irvington grounds
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| Date | Saturday, August 3, 1867 |
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| Text | The Irvington club have inclosed their ball ground, and in future will charge the same entrance fee as is exacted at the Union and Capitoline grounds. A special police force to keep down the rowdy element, and a covered stand for the scorers and reporters, will make the ground equal to the best in the country. Philadelphia Sunday Mercury August 3, 1867 The Irvingtons have lately made considerable improvements to their grounds, the field now being enclosed by a high fence, while a row of seats, back of the catcher’s position, have been erected for ladies, and single rows of seats to the right and left of the bases forming a boundary line. A still further improvement would be an enclosed stand for ladies exclusively, and single rows of seats close the fence all round the field. The more seats there are provided the better the order likely to be observed, for the crowd occupying seats will keep those of the assemblage from getting in front of them. Ball Players Chronicle August 8, 1867 This noted club is evidently determined to keep pace with the times. They have inclosed their ball field with a substantial board fence, and hereafter will charge an admission fee of ten cents to the grounds. They have erected seats for the accommodation of spectators, and in a short time will have all necessary buildings erected for the use of the public. A marked feature of the improvement is a covered desk for the reporters and scorers, which, when completed, will be a model affair of the kind. Now, if the soulless corporation that runs the single track railroad from Newark Irvington will only have gumption enough to put on a sufficient number of extra cars when there is an important match to be played on this ground, the patrons of the sport will rush Jerseyward in large numbers. New York Clipper August 10, 1867 |
| Source | Philadelphia Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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