Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 131, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1916 — ATHLETICS’ NEW HOME IS NOW COMPLETED [ARTICLE]

ATHLETICS’ NEW HOME IS NOW COMPLETED

New Park Ready and Athletics Hope to Start Sunday, Weather Permitting—Lowell Here.

Provided that they imve a fair day Sunday, the Athletics will make a third attempt to start things rolling, when they meet the Lowell club in the game postponed from last week. Work on the new finished today and it is as neat a little stand as one could desire. It las also been painted, which adds to the attractiveness. Tbe seats of the stand* will be painted next week as there is not sufficient time for them to dry yet this week. Chairs will be placed in half of the stand. The infield has been tiled this week, which will make the grounds dry off quickly following a rain, and no more postponements will be necessary on account of wet grounds, such as was the case last Sunday. The owners of the park have spared no expense in giving the Athletics a new home, and ask that the pub-" lie take pride in the new park and do not do anything that would in any way damage the appearance. It was a practice probably of thoughtless persons to destroy things around the old park, who seemed to think that the grounds were public property. Hereafter no trespassing will be allowed‘and the management wishes it understood that these grounds are private, the same as any one’s private property. v