Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-08-18 | Page 41 | Absence of Game in 1919 Seen in Storage Project

Absence of Game in 1919 Seen hi Storage Project EROOKLTiNf. K. T.. Aug. 1 7. Charles EbbetSk owner of the Brooklyn baseball club of the National league, announces that- he has made a rrangemerits to convert con-vert Ebbcts field into a storage pla.ni by inclosing the space under the grandstands. grand-stands. Similar action by owners of .baseball parks all over the country, it is-lerned, is probable. It is known thaf 9.' 'Harry Hempstead, owner of .the New ij. York Giants, is negotiating for the use '-of the Polo grounds for this purpose. If the movement extends to the other ball grounds throughout the country, it means there will be no professional baseball base-ball next year. Mr. Ebbeis, in making the announcement, announce-ment, said the. space under the grand -stands at Ebbets field can be used for the storage of 100,000 cases of goods. m u has 'all the facilitieslighting sy.eni. steam heating plant, etc. necesa.ry for a storage warehouse-He warehouse-He con templates also the buildin? of additional storage space in the field. uiMrig the center fieid feure, wiiim are of concrete, as a base. This would give him a building S00 feet by 150 feet, with &ix-teen &ix-teen feet "head w a v. The plan of using baseball parks foist foi-st orage purposes was i rst ried on t at Washington nark, former home of the Brooklyn club of the Federal league. It ha s proved entirely satire ton . c ery available inch of spa ce being fille i up with storage and pai.kin,.? oas.es. It is estimated that over 1 . ntOO, ruble feet of storage sp?-:e would be avatlaM'--Ht the Polo grounds. The motor speedway speed-way at Shcepshead Fay. which is likewise like-wise under consideration for C':e s?me purpose, eouid provide over c. '"'00,000 cubic feet. The speedway, it is pointed out, would he a most advantageous location for a storage plant, because of its proximity to the bay and ocea n and its excellent railroad facilities. What though thou dost spurn him ;e-peatedlv ;e-peatedlv and dnve him from thee tvi;h harsh V ords. the fly rptnrneth ur.chs-maved. ur.chs-maved. In this respect he is like un'o the pass-hound.