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James Senzio The 1912 Danforths team, which played at AJ&G park. from FAX (518) 736-1103 FAX 518-736-1130 Industrial • Commercial • Residential The Gloversville High School baseball team in 1909. ELECTRONICS CONTRACTORS FULTON COUNTY ELECTRICAL & COUNTY ELECTRICAL & FULTON Fully Insured Fully CONGRATULATIONS! FREE Estimates N.Y.S. Licensed for N.Y.S. Fire & Burglar Alarms ome to the Dan- Continued on Page 4 fter the game. nner a Home of the Danforths Minor league players, including Joe Birmingham, a player on the The park became h Giants, Brooklyn Royal Giants and League teams) and the all-women’s on South Main Street in Gloversville Philadelphia Colored Giants (Negro ton Miners in 1906 and 1907 while were taken to the Kingsborough Hotel for di premier teams, including the Cuban and Hall of Fame owner Barneyfuss Drey- made the trip to Gloversville and pursuing their dream of making it to players Fred Clarke and Vic Willis, ballplayer/doctor immortalized in the film “Field of Dreams,” played at the the major leagues. “Moonlight” Graham,Gloversville park as part of the Scran- the including other future Hall of Fame JAGs’ 1906 team, went on to play for Jackson as part of that team. playing a game in Boston the day be- fore. Fourteen members of the team, team over the next decadeued and to contin- host exhibition games featuring the Clevelandeventually (Indians) managed Naps “Shoeless” Joe and forth Baseball Association semi-pro . The 1907 AJ&G team. o take charge of the New York d t The Boston (Red Sox) Americans JAG Park once featured a grand- Pittsburgh was en route to Philadel- On July 24, 1907, Hall of Fame The park was owned by the FJ&G he grounds. pitcher Cy Young played a game at the park en route to tators, and its location was convenient barnstorming exhibition games. for major league players andthe many of world’s premier teams to play Detroit on July 5, 1907, with their actual baseball diamond and later was burgh in 1909. stand that accommodated 1,500 spec- player and manager, Hall of Fame Lucas, a Gloversville native, built the aske Giants’ .the He grounds also at built in Pitts- burgh (Pirates) Nationalst played on wall of the grounds. JAG Parksigned was by de- F.L. Comstock and built by of land leasedHarrison from C.W. Judson Street,Gloversville on midway and between Johnstown. Sam great Honus Wagner and the Pitts- Railroad and would become a popular E.A. Satterlee for $3,088 on six acres phia for a game the next day after stop on the railroad lineTrail) (now located the just beyond Rail the left field 725-7173 ec- Congratulations from Peck’s Flowers Peck’s ZZZSHFNVÁRZHUVQHW Photos courtesy of Park history the Parkhurst Field Foundation 105 N. Main St., Gloversville St., Main 105 N.

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Hauser also has a personal conn He doesn't want the history of the Parkhurst Field opened on July 12, Hauser said when he and Karpinski Karpinski calls it “the best 30 days ayer George Burns, was a player for erbas. park to be forgotten. … park.” baseball had deep roots and ties to the against a local Elks Club team. Gloversville, convinced hisplay team an exhibition to game at the field endary figures in the early history of the Cincinnati Reds. Inwho 1923, Burns, had previously lived in pl “really hard to believe such … leg- p leagu 1906, as the AJ&G Baseball Parkhome and of the professional New York tion to thegrandfather’s park’s history. His brother, great- professional started researching the history, it was of baseball ever.”

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• The Leader-Herald, July, 2016Vision for park’s future:‘economic diamond’ – 10 DAL’S HOLLOW future Parkhurst Field. view of of the an aerial A rendering BODY WORKS the ParkhurstFieldFoundation Artist renderingscourtesyof CONGRATULATIONS FROM 414 N.PERRY ST., JOHNSTOWN NY 762-3800 at the park. future pavilion of a A rendering McDonald’s Congratulations from Congratulations of Gloversville NY & Johnstown NY outside thear of theareayouarelivingin,”hesaid. t positive light,hesaid. Gloversville Little League,” Hauser said. “While a few of the of few a “While said. Hauser League,” Little Gloversville the created who Veterans War Catholic to connection the ing carry the names of the great men who were integral in building we will be very cognitive of the Little League history and keep- other amenitiesonthenine-acrepark. and stand concession new a cages, batting new grandstands, has created a development plan for the creation of five regula- p and raisemoneytorevitalize thepark. restaurants, hotelsandsouvenirsinthearea,”hesaid. and up picked and field original the built which Railroad, FJ&G the reflect to wall left-field the past train vintage a ing the GloversvilleLittle Leagueintowhatitistoday.” fields will shift to new locations on the property, each will still plate location of AJ&G Park, a scaled version of the original the of version scaled a Park, AJ&G of location plate tion fields capable of hosting Little League teams from around he said. park, dating back to 1906, promote its historic significance, historic its promote 1906, to back dating park, the of history the chronicle to is mission its says project, the “an opportunitytobeaneconomicdiamondforthearea.” the country, a lighted premier field on the original 1906 home Williamsport [Little League headquarters in Pennsylvania] that for LittleLeague andtravelteamsfromaroundthecountry. dertaking an effort to develop Parkhurst Field into a destination dropped offteamsandspectatorsatthefield. tural planning,andresearch—forfree. have supported the foundation’s efforts. Many of them, he said, other opportunities,” hesaid. have provided services — such as construction and architec- and construction as such — services provided have ple toseeastadium.” pre- a become would It … in. play could Leaguer Little any mier placethatourownkidswouldhaveaccessto.” ion ofthearea,”hesaid. roved park “would be one of the greatest facilities, short of short facilities, greatest the of one be “would park roved “[The revitalized park] also exposes this area to people from The new park, if it comes to fruition, would put the city in a “It’s OK to grow up here and create roots here and be proud “ It w It GLOVERSVILLE — The Parkhurst Field Foundation is un- Th ould look and feel like a 100-year-old ballpark, includ- ballpark, 100-year-old a like feel and look ould “If we embrace that as a community, from that will come will that from community, a as that embrace we “If “It’s one component that could be an economic revitaliza- economic an be could that component one “It’s The foundation, which is seeking to raise $2.3 million for million $2.3 raise to seeking is which foundation, The “People will come play on this park, spend their money on money their spend park, this on play come will “People present would park the of revitalization the said Karpinski Mike Hause that organizations and businesses local praised Karpinski “While we want the park to have an old an have to park the want we “While He said wants the park “to be a wow factor … we want peo- cage at the park. future batting of a A rendering People will come to experience it, to see it, to be part of it,” oundation, led by Executive Director David Karpinski, e f ea,” hesaid. r, vice president of the foundation, added the im- allpark feel, allpark -time b -time Parkhurst Field 110th Anniversary • 11 – The Leader-Herald, July, 2016 Artist renderings courtesy of the Parkhurst Field Foundation A renderingA Kratky future the of standconcession park. the at A rendering of the future premiere field renderingA premiere the at future the of park. A renderingA Parkhurst at entrance future the of Field. A renderingA museum entrance future the of field. the at A renderingA future the of at lot industrial .the A renderingA for sign future a of Harrison on park the Street. Parkhurst Field 110th Anniversary • The Leader-Herald, July, 2016 – 12 8 E. Fulton St. Gloversville, NY •(518) 725-8616 Fulton, Montgomery andHamiltonCounties Fulton, Montgomery Your Coverage in Leader inLocalSports Anniversary! Parkhurst Fieldonyour... Congratulations 110 th