Clipping:The Olympics of Washington grounds; the Olympics have stockholders
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| Date | Saturday, April 15, 1871 |
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| Text | The grounds of the [Olympic] club are the same occupied by them last season, and are situated on and occupy the entire square of ground bounded by Sixteen and Seventeenth, R and S streets [probably NW], owned by Mr. George W. Riggs, the well known banker, who is a stockholder in the club. The square is 450 by 420 feet. The grounds are surrounded by a fence ten feet high. The club house is 24 by 18 feet, a grand stand 60 by 16 feet. There is a first class restaurant on the ground, so that people leaving business hours and the departments needs not go home for lunch before the game, ample accommodations being made for all. There are covered seats that will accommodate 3,000 people, and uncovered seats and standing room for as many more, with space for a large number of carriages. From the top of a ninety foot pole floats their club flag, forty-four feet long, while the grand stand bears the national emblem, flanked on each side by two pennants representing the club colors. The grounds have been leveled off, re-sodded, rolled and properly drained, and the expense of fitting up this fine ground has been over $4,000. |
| Source | New York Clipper |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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