Show I Provo Could Fix Up Timp Park for P. P PL L LJ r Ball I Fans Disagree Over Site Editors Editor's note This Is the second of a a. series of articles discussing the problems and advantages advantages advantages ad ad- vantages of transferring Twin Falls' Falls Pioneer league franchise to Provo By y BILL COLTRIN PROVO Feb 11 Provo 11 Provo has two wo of thought on a lot lotof lotof lotof of subjects and it is no different when It comes to settling the matter as to whether the present ball sail park could be used for Pioneer league eague ball or whether an entirely new setup should be used One group favoring the present Timp park at Fifth North between Third and Fourth West Vest streets can point out advantages while he the other side can present almost as good arguments in favor of locating at a new spot and building building build- build ing ng from the ground up Timp Park Favored Advantages of the present park are easily seen Its central location location location loca loca- tion the fact that the field can easily be put in good condition and that a a. grandstand and bleachers bleach bleach- ers are already there are all favorable favorable favorable favor favor- able factors Against this is the old cry of I the he residents living about the park Even now in summer when softball softball softball soft- soft ball is played there these citizens sometimes complain of the noise and the lights With Pioneer league ball and the increase in both lights and noise it is possible that these complaints would become become become be be- come serious Fences Would Be Moved The fact that the park doesn't come up to league standards is isone isone isone one that can be easily changed As it jt stands the right field fence would have to be be moved back five feet and the left field fence 15 feet to conform with league specifications calling for fences feet from home plate In direct center field in the Timp park the fence is feet away from home plate a distance only exceeded by the New York Polo Grounds of all the major league parks according to World Almanac Almanac Almanac Alma Alma- nac figures Bleachers Enlarged The grandstand and bleachers would have to be enlarged quite a bit but this would not be as expensive as building new ones entirely At present the seating capacity is and more than three times this number of seats are are required for Pioneer league parks There is plenty of room to get the fences back and also to enlarge the grandstand and bleachers There are also already enough lights for softball thereby making the lighting problem a little less serious In the concluding article of this series tomorrow the chances that Provo might be admitted into the league without having a lighting system and the various plans that thai have been advanced to finance the deal will be explained |