TY  - GEN
N2  - Bosse Field before its first improvements, the stone wall separating the stands from the field was later replaced with brick, box seats were extended on either side of the dugouts, and new dugouts were built in 1921. Bosse Field opened in 1915 and was the first municipally owned sports facility in the United States. Only Bostons Fenway Park (1912) and Chicagos Wrigley Field (1914) are older than Evansvilles Bosse Field. (http://www.visitevansville.com/attractions/bosse-field) In 1999 many scenes from the movie, A League of Their Own, were filmed here. Today Bosse Field hosts the Evansville Otters baseball team, affiliated with the Frontier League. Benjamin Bosse, mayor of Evansville from 1914 to 1922, reached an agreement with Thomas Garvins family shortly after taking office in January 1914 to purchase land on the north side of the city for a park. However, the city was in a deficit and could not afford the full $50,000 price. Mayor Bosse conceived of the plan to sell part of the land to the school board who would then build a new stadium to be used for school functions as well as Evansvilles baseball team, of which Bosse was a co-owner. When the president of the school board opposed the plan, Bosse had him replaced with a friend, and the new school board both approved the project and also voted to name it Bosse Field in honor of the mayor. Construction was completed the following summer, and Bosse Field opened on June 17, 1915. A Central League record crowd of 8,082 fans attended the stadium dedication and opening game. Photograph from the Evansville Courier.
AB  - Bosse Field before its first improvements, the stone wall separating the stands from the field was later replaced with brick, box seats were extended on either side of the dugouts, and new dugouts were built in 1921. Bosse Field opened in 1915 and was the first municipally owned sports facility in the United States. Only Bostons Fenway Park (1912) and Chicagos Wrigley Field (1914) are older than Evansvilles Bosse Field. (http://www.visitevansville.com/attractions/bosse-field) In 1999 many scenes from the movie, A League of Their Own, were filmed here. Today Bosse Field hosts the Evansville Otters baseball team, affiliated with the Frontier League. Benjamin Bosse, mayor of Evansville from 1914 to 1922, reached an agreement with Thomas Garvins family shortly after taking office in January 1914 to purchase land on the north side of the city for a park. However, the city was in a deficit and could not afford the full $50,000 price. Mayor Bosse conceived of the plan to sell part of the land to the school board who would then build a new stadium to be used for school functions as well as Evansvilles baseball team, of which Bosse was a co-owner. When the president of the school board opposed the plan, Bosse had him replaced with a friend, and the new school board both approved the project and also voted to name it Bosse Field in honor of the mayor. Construction was completed the following summer, and Bosse Field opened on June 17, 1915. A Central League record crowd of 8,082 fans attended the stadium dedication and opening game. Photograph from the Evansville Courier.
T1  - Bosse Field in Evansville, Indiana
DA  - 1915
DA  - circa 1915
AU  - Unknown
L1  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1523761/files/9643.jp2
PB  - University of Southern Indiana
LA  - eng
PY  - 1915
PY  - circa 1915
ID  - 1523761
L4  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1523761/files/9643.jp2
KW  - Local History
KW  - Athletics
KW  - Outdoor Recreation
KW  - Parks and Recreation
KW  - People and Communities
KW  - Photographs
KW  - Regional History
KW  - Related Materials -- 1901-1950
TI  - Bosse Field in Evansville, Indiana
Y1  - 1915
L2  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1523761/files/9643.jp2
LK  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1523761/files/9643.jp2
UR  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1523761/files/9643.jp2
ER  -