Clipping:Plans for a new Boston ground
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| Date | Saturday, January 21, 1871 |
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| Text | [from an address by Ivers. W. Adams to the founding stockholders of the Boston BB Association:] Having completed our nine, the place to play it was the next important consideration; and while we have not concluded arrangements where to play, preferring to confer with you before taking definite action, we have decided a much larger ground must be secured than any very near, or in our city, and negotiations are now pending for accommodations on the line of the Boston and Providence Railroad, where better facilities for playing and seeing the game than any yet enjoyed can be had. We would suggest the erection of a covered building capable of seating about a thousand people, with reserved seats for ladies, shareholders, members of the club and those of our friends who may take suitable interest in the success of this enterprise to assist us at any time. Boston Herald January 21, 1871 The ground formerly occupied by the Union Base Ball Association and known as the “Union Grounds,” having been leased by the Boston club soon after its formation, and dubbed the “Boston Grounds,” was the point of attraction... Boston Herald April 8, 1871 |
| Source | Boston Herald |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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