Erection of a modern downtown baseball park moved forward at the Athletic club meeting held April 12, 1914.\u00a0 The location favored for the new park is in the Heffron location, block two, Fifth Street and Jeanette Avenue.\u00a0 In order to prepare the field for playing, quite a little surfacing will be necessary.\u00a0 Of the amount needed for the new playground $650 will go for the purchase of the property, $500 for the erection of a grand stand with a seating capacity of from 500 to 800, $300 for the fence, much of which will be paid for by advertising, and the rest for ground improvements.\u00a0 Many schemes have been suggested for raising money to finance the building of the Park.\u00a0 Goal is to increase interest in baseball and give fans of the game more opportunity to reach the grounds.\u00a0 It will also give Bemidji a downtown football gridiron and during the winter months can be used for skating purposes.\u00a0 (Bemidji Pioneer, April 13, 1914)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"