Word: gridiron
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...keep out the tide. On examination it has been found that these drains serve their purpose well in some parts of the field and poorly in others. This is due to the fact that the soil of a portion of the field, particularly in the middle of the old gridiron, is largely clay and mud, through which the water does not drain easily...
...shown by the plan, the diamond and gridiron will be on the southwestern side of the field. If possible, both will be on the same axis, pointing northwest, with an outlook directly across the marsh, which after the park improvements are made will be a very pleasant one. The gridiron and all that part of the field within the running track will be prepared for use by first stripping off the surface to a depth of about one foot and then grading. The dirt removed in grading will be thrown over the dike in the extreme western corner...
...usual cinder covering. The practice fields will be rolled and graded somewhat, but not much work will be done until the necessity for it appears, since the only really damp portion of the field is, as we have seen, that area near the middle portion of the old gridiron which was usually too slippery for satisfactory work. The whole field will ultimately be surrounded with trees, and when the boulevard is constructed will become very attractive...
...case, the fault lies, not in the drains, but in the heavy soil above, so that the water can not sink through, a large bulk of the old earth must be removed and new substituted. As it would then be impossible to grow a good turf and get the gridiron ready in time for the first games, that part of the field will be left as it is until the rest is finished...
...gridiron, fly-galleries, prompt box, and electrical devices of the modern theatre are complete. There are one hundred electric lights in the foot and border lines of the stage, and as many more on the chandeliers of the auditorium, all of which are operated from the big switchboard on the stage. The curtain and automatic fire sprinklers which protect the scenery will be put in this week. The total cost of the theatre and furnishings is about...