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COUNCIL LEASES LAND FOR LARGE ATHLETIC FIELD(Continued from THE' 1for a ground- kr. per blit the Asmo rintion member* said they hoped »1»« ' could help to defray that e\ pPflHO-A foe will Im charred foi rlt; nting tin* stadium for baseball games and other rvi'tii , (hr Association members tHiinlcti out, lint money from such a source wilt be expended in improvement*.M« mi m r- ».t ttie \sot iititnn are .1 V .Inmi on. .Ir. president; Harry I Ite-ter. vie* president; Harvey Mas rlrnun, -enetary, and S K. Minium, treasurer. Representatives art 'lt; lit at ih* meeting w • re ttie lu\lt; tnetitioued officer with the exception 01 Mi. Mtis-eltnun and Mr. .Minium, ami Judge Frank t’.. \Yaga-■* . :t I! \ !!• (. r and ftoj I.elleiare hI 11 members of the Association With the Hoard lt;»f Education i»ur-chasing Willow Lane Park, tbc old baseball site, and Joo Cumbria of Halt imore taking over the lfager« Inn n Mine Ridge franchise sonic thing bad to be done in the way of locating a playing fieldAttempt; by the Field Athletic As l,if ion to buv a site proved im pn slide as the prices asked for tracts Inspected and which would have bchcn suitable were found to lie prohibitive.Ideal Location The lie i but three quartet of a mile from the Public Square, exactly seven blocks while the old park w,c* 'iv Mocks from tin* Square, tine hip advantage of the new site is tlie fat t that it flout on two thoroughfare, and offers Ideal park inv facilities The further fact that ii fronts on Willow Lane, which some day will become Memorial Monlevanl is another a cl of the situ.Mayor Mu rv suggested the site when first approached for he has loti £ recognized the value of sport-to any community The site is act ually the only one tlic city owns which is ilnated to any advantage for a stadium.The erection of the stadium tn that seption oi the ritv and the type that the Field Athletic Association plans to erect w ill not only tie a ben cflt to the southern section but wilt also help in beautifying the city. The approaches to tm* new Municipal Electrh Light plant will be improved and beautified.A * to the new field the location hardly could be improved upon, it has ideal drainage and is just far enough removed from thickly popula ted sections which fact eliminates any claim of disturbance.That which w;i accomplished last -i ;• lit in assuring the city of a Mum ic *p.d Stadium kc*eps step with the* irani other improvements going 011 14ftcJ Stamps tills city as one of the meet progressive and wide awake cities in tho country.\ program committee* when plan-are* drawn up and work bus been t iii t r I. wi.icli will he very shortly in order to have the* field in reach nes for tie -tart of the baseball ea son will vet bu v in an effort to bring a number of outside attractions to Hagerstown such as several col 1. *.:e* football games, track and ficlel '-•ames ;,ne| other sports of the high c'st calibre.
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Hagerstown Morning Herald
Hagerstown, Maryland, US
Tue, Feb 25, 1930
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