Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 237, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1910 — PLAY BASEBALL AT NIGHT [ARTICLE]

PLAY BASEBALL AT NIGHT

Two La Crosse Teams Battle for Two Hours by Aid of Artificial Light Without Inconvenience. C. A. Comiskey's recently installed lights received their first real tryout at tl\p American league grounds in Chicago the other night, when the Illinois Athletic club and Calumet lacrosse teams battled for over two hours in a fast match in the glare of over 1,000,000 candle power of light which constitutes a portion of the light plant that will give Chicago night baseball in the near future. The plant proved itself equal to the occasion, for the test held up to what was expected. The Illinois A. C. won the game. 11 to 10. but this fact was lost to view in the confusion resulting from the pronounced success of the light plant —and at that the grounds were curtailed and only half the power Was in use. At no time during the 80 minutes of play did the players find it hard to follow the ball, but the? game proved as fast and as interesting as if It had been played in the broad daylight No complaint was heard from the players and with the roof lights uncovered the contestants were in no way bothered by the force of the lamps. -