Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-03-06 | Page 12 | Ogden to Have First Class Ball Park for Athletic Games

1 OGDEN TO HAVE FIBST CLASS BALL PARK FOR ATHLETIC GAMl I Work Started on Modern Playground I for Local Athletes H . Grand Stands Will Be Conducted to Scat 10,000 Sport Fans; New Field Will Include Baseball Diamond, Football Field, 440-Yard Running Track, Swimming Pools and Other Needed Improvement; Athletes Rejoice Construction work on tho new grand M siand ami bleachers for Ogdeh'a new tfu athletic park will be stand lrurtiedl H ately. according 'r members ol the ffl city commission. Affci years "' wait- ing requests of the athletca of the city H and the sport fans have beu answered H and the bejw park when corit- B pleted will bo second to none j in the vtestein cauniiy. W '- H on the new park has alroady bee Wft started, the old stand at Laoriil Furr Wi )ark having heOll torn down :ind other jp! improvement work started Ej Present plans rail for the baseball fl p;trk to be QOmpleted and ready for use B for the opening game ci the NoJ : " '"' I Utah baseball league which wiir be I played between the gden and Logan I clubs May 11. The present park will I be extended west 2"i feet and n buse- I boll stain! placed In the northwest I torr.e'v l?l.ar hers will l cniv'. rin ted I on each side of the grandstand, .1 seni- lng lap' lty ..f 1 n , 1 0 , I.-- -.f t !i I features o the nc.v Improvemente. l OR M BR VN ilES The park, however, will not be re-B re-B strlcted to baseball alone. All forms of I athletic competition will ho bos!ed SI and playing- field mapped out. H Grass and tres will also he planted U which Will finish off the new park find H will rank it with the best in the west- M ern part of the 1'nited States. H A running track for races and field J events will be laid, the present plan calling for .1 440 yard track with two Straightaways and two turns. While thaa ate interscnolsStlc track and field , ., , ..,.- offered to 1 pde!i lor ; . ! ii la stated that the track will nit lie ready fur u?e tnitil "10J2. When completed H Will rank with the best itr.-tcks in the country, it is stated LSO POOTB 1.1. PIEIiD. A sodded football field will clso be placed 'n ,,le of improvement. Thla field trhen completed will be the ond on- in the state of this nature 1 he other being located at Cumming'a Fii Id a Salt l.oki- Uriddtrs of the Ogden ilish school, the Wsber Noinial college and Hie Ogden A. A. will, no ... Iconic this news r.witnming pool for both young men and young women will alio be constructed Plans for this phase of the Improvements have not as yet been completed. Tennis courts may also be built. The city Commission, Biaybr Prank Francis, Fran-cis, .1. Kay Ward and Chris Flygarc have been working on these plans for some time. Athlelrs of the city will welcome the proposed improvements and fans Of the it will in the future have a first class place where they may go and enjoy various forma of athletic competition. Wild West shows and other forms of rmusements will also he included und '.staged at the new park.