Encyclopedia Dubuque
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DUBUQUE ATHLETIC FIELD
DUBUQUE ATHLETIC FIELD. Donated to the City of Dubuque by Fred LEISER, the Dubuque Athletic Field had its grand opening scheduled for April 28, 1914. On that day, however, rain started to fall early in the morning. "With the gloomy weather came great gobs of gloom for the baseball fans..."
The festivities were rescheduled for Thursday, April 30th.
All factories, business houses, banks and stores
which were to have been closed on Tuesday afternoon
will be closed on Thursday afternoon, which will
be a half holiday in Dubuque. All schools in the
city, as on Tuesday, will open at 8:00 Thursday
morning and close at 1:00 in the afternoon so that
all pupils will have the opportunity of witnessing
the parade and the doings at the athletic park.
The Dubuque Athletic Field was also called the 4th Street Ball Park.
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Source:
"Rain Delays Opening New Ball Park," Telegraph Herald,