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D68459-1
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- 1952-08-18 (Creation)
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On August 18, 1952, Ben Cheney posed with a few of the dignitaries on hand to dedicate the ballpark purchased by Mr. Cheney for the city of Tacoma. He said, "The main thing I'm interested in is for the kids to have a decent place where they can play baseball and football or any of their other games." The dignitaries on hand were, L-R, Robert B. Abel, Dill Howell, Clay Huntington, Mr. Cheney, Fred Henricksen, Tom Cross and Tom Lantz. Ben Cheney had exercised his option to purchase the former home of the Western International league baseball club, Tiger Ball Park, from the San Diego Padres. After annual rentals totalled the $42,500 sales price, title to the park would pass to the Metropolitan Park District. Mr. Cheney was wearing the uniform of the "Cheney Studs" team from Medford, Oregon, who played against the Tacoma city league champion Brewers. The Cheney Lumber Company logo of a "stud" horse was on the baseball diamond's fence and Ben Cheney's jacket. (TNT, 8/21/1952, p.1 & 8/30/1952, pl.18)
Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971; Athletic fields--Tacoma--1950-1960; Cheney Field (Tacoma); Abel, Robert B.; Howell, Dill; Huntington, Clay; Henricksen, Fred; Cross, Tom; Lantz, Tom;