New-York tribune., April 10, 1910, Page 5, Image 21

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OF Tin: PEOFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUES, AM) THE GAME'S POPULARITY IS STILL GROWING.
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NEW-YORK DAILY TItIBUNE. SINPAY, APRIL 10, HMO.
NEW AMERICAN LEAGUE BASEBALL PARK AT CLEVELAND.
It t» fireproof *r\* eeatv appro* imately 20.00 C' persons. There are facilities for drying the grounds rapidly on rainy da>s by means of an elab
orate drainage system.
THE STANDS AT THE POLO GROUNDS. HOME OF THE NEW YORK GIANTS.
The *eating capacity of the ground* has been increased to 32.000 by the addition of wings to the stand. $150.CC0 ha, ing been spert for Urn pur.
pose in the course ©< the last year. It will now be possible for 40,000 to get inside the grounds. The field and st*iic*urcs n^ve a valuation
el at lean V-»AOUQ.
«.f t!« < - i t >" rifting or. TIM ■•. ' • r hills when th»y
•pproadi ill. entrance t.. Ib« arena upon which
tin FjKTt of ■ modern republic Is presented (<■
tli> gasi «'f tin populace. Th. facade is pat
). rii»-<j after lb€ Roman CVHaenm. The seating
rapacity >* tblrtjr-two thousand persons. Then
an •!'\;;t»*-.- for their use.
Ti.< Chicaso Nat:.. n. ii Lceei* team h;i.-: .i f -
n....:. ;i.-.l botoe, enstitts ->.■....:,; buill ol
sraiiite, -t-.l and concrete. Tho ft. !.<>•. i^
\ i •. : • ; . ; i t I>-.i^'i. team ateo taa i.« \' quartn
„t roncrete and Irun, opened .i year ag<
hat has i .■•..•-•.-.. ct.<- ut Ibe "mo I
. .tv|.;. t« ■ ham-hall rtmcturos in 1 1.. u..r1.l c t..
b) npenwd thi* year af trw home <•; t ti • • < le%*e
land American l>-aifu< team it will seat abow
t'.\«i.t\ ti.. mand per* ita an«l accvtnmridati '.■••
thoumnd rh«k on .» pinch, it ul** : <f fin*
|.r«x.f rußstraction and equ!|tf«d R'ith ail th>
donvenlenrc* of .» tii«»dern •!:.;!■• including
todies' ]..!!.! with wicm -ill- .t, uttenuam
'It ■ TiiiMi.ij.-' '■ "'■ •'" Olania doe* n«»i '>'..:< t* • J
to he vtiliavd t« turn awa) irWM**» "tun*." «
la mid t<. 1 .... been .'Mil.-..: :•• il« tv >• ira
.I^-.. becausi <f lack »»f accf.mmodatl«»i" Tl
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ing s|..i.. r. i ... ii P ..|. i»v«-r!jjin^;ng i»ay
window I- \. pto tl numtM>i «.| Id! i:..\. .
placed h tIM ;:ppr [tart -t i!.< prun«l}=tand. ..r :
tin- -Inf.. <1 llm L-ii'!;t.<! behi:>«J the inJw-iii hi\s
i.. . ....... !•> the depwsH <•' 7 .<•'«' ■ .'trtl- :u\ - .^f
. Mrtl T»i. ni" v« in- lit: >-"X approsimat**])
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N. Xt leal tIM Washington ;ui<: !■ ■•:..: Amer
ican 1.-.ii;ii" kimi will probablj '■■■■• remod
elled homes Both ha« purchased prwp«-rtjr for
thi* |.iiri>«:s.. (»th«r clttbfl also art thinking <•!
mtliU Improvements in th'ir quartern
While the dividtnds of the Giants an said t<
1.. 30 per <-« nt a y.'ir, and th»>s>- <-f boom of the
Other clubs ai>i>roxiin;itr this rate; th< < «>st <:
baseball i* tremendous Tht s;i):try Itel ol the
playc-ra In ti.« - major and minc'r leactiea '••-'»
tx-i i) afßrired recently by an authoritj '■<> ''•
,v".ii(«»uni a \-:ir. Bj .. little calculation .1 fair
entimatc <r ih* alarj .> ■• <■; th« majoi Seasoea
lias 1.-.:. made. The sixt..n teams -i thts«
leagues art- limited t<- twenty-five men » .n h.
Ti.. Balarien r..?..;. from $1,500 to v * > «< lt> - : Hi*
„-....,•. salars ia m: «m>-» Brg»>, twmty-fiv*
plny«r!« time* fixf n •-:•.. s >;'.."<►' . if • al
culated with mutcrmatlcal precision, squall
::| _-i m > i <• c, i 1 1 , ftalaHea atom '< r the two n;.ii«,r
kasue*. Thia sum, doubtless, is «x<-< •■!<<>. fur
there ;;• souk om«-iahi .-«nl players *\!i« rcceiva
salario ; !-.t st-t-m regal for •■" ' •* uVmocratia
gam< .
iiyr- :. Bancroft Johnson, styted 'I'.ar:' john-
M>n f"i li< it. was rtcentl] re-elected ii i.l« nt,
. ■ . iarj and ireaa irer of the Rational Amerl
>an Lrsigue Itb a salary ■: fISV.OOO a your
!,.,-• r. ! twfntj years. In viem --f the
I hut !]<■ !i..|.!~ «hr. • offic«-S, ..> a alary
j : . • „f •!: • Khk-h .x-I'r.-iil.Mt RooacVCll
i, >},),) i. , running tl:. country, he raighi a.l
. • |. tyled .t la:-.t-.,!l li.l. •.:•... n.
! :..,k ( ,ii ;.. i>i the Xc« r»rs '.i..i>ts. h:xs
.. „i.:r. : foi >l->t*H» a >«•:• r, but it is be
!i, ■. .1 th.t !.<■ " pives neart-i >'I."..<kh». John
I ■ \\..;!.r. :■•••• ramiliarlj known aa Huns • r
llm ■ •■„.-.,] r.. rt-ctivi (10.000 f'»r Ms
sis months' \\>!^ .:- a shortstop on the I'itts
burg Naii!i.il 1., .is-",'.- team, while Lajoie, tho
necond baseman on \b ■ CUv«-iand American
!....-... is ;: Bunlvh-ntlj .iMr- player to
command for his six months' services :i- riiij_h
as a Unit««] St. id « Senator rt-..iv»s from tho
I'nit'.l States Treasury firf i' r i!ii » i ; rT in 'ie
. iding the destines < f the great Republic.
Th.- salaries t.f !»» QflOO players in th«
minor leagues amounted lust season to n:;><»0,-
4 .mlimird <n riglilli p:«<?«"
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