Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 214, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1918 — GOOD FIELD AT HOG ISLAND [ARTICLE]

GOOD FIELD AT HOG ISLAND

Model Athletic Park for Use of Employees—Baseball In Summer and Football In Winter. The Hog Island shipyard, located a few miles outside of Philadelphia, is to include a model athletic field for use of employees. The athletic park will be Inclosed by an eight-foot fence. It consists of twelve acres. The playing field proper will be located within the borders of a 550-yard cinder track, rectangular in shape, with rounded corners. It will be used for baseball in summer and football in winter. The field will also Include grandstand, track and tennis sections and a- dormitory for 2,000 men. A clubhouse will Include gymnasium and auditorium, providing facilities for basket ball, handball, boxing and lectures. Other features of the clubhouse will be shower baths, locker rooms and bowling alleys. An athletic association will be formed. The dues will be $4 a year.