Word: fielded
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...gift was accepted, and steps at once taken to raise money to put the field into condition for use. Plans were made looking eventually to the complete removal of all athletics to the field and to a complete unity in their arrangement. Football, baseball and track athletics were to be given complete accommodations, athletic buildings and a boathouse to be erected, the place to be beautified and the approach to it from the square to be made attractive by arrangements with the Park Commission...
...progress was rather slow. In the following autumn a gang of fifty men were set to work on grading and filling in, and considerable progress was made. Similar work was continued spasmodically for the next year or two, until in the fall of 1892 it was possible for the field to be used at times for football practice. In the next two years work on the football field and the locker building was pushed rapidly, so that in the fall of 1893 the field was used for secret practice, and by the fall of '94 the field and building...
...question of the healthfulness of Soldiers Field for training purposes, which has caused considerable recent discussion, had of course by no means been neglected by the corporation when the original plans were made. At their request a thorough investigation of the question was made by the State Board of Health, which resulted in a statement that the Soldiers Field District compared favorably with any in the Charles River Valley and had on the whole a better health record than the vicinity of Holmes Field...
...Boards of Health. The favorable result of this has been stated in the Crimson, and coming as it does from the most expert authorities it cannot be disputed. It is especially gratifying at this time since it enables the Athletic Committee to proceed with confidence in fitting out the field for the accommodation of the baseball and track athletic interests...
...When the field was first put into condition for athletics a number of cross trenches were dug 35 feet apart, connecting with a large central drain leading to the river. At the mouth of the main drain a valve was placed to 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...