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001523761 245__ $$aBosse Field in Evansville, Indiana
001523761 260__ $$bUniversity of Southern Indiana$$ccirca 1915
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001523761 520__ $$aBosse 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.
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001523761 6531_ $$aRegional History
001523761 6531_ $$aRelated Materials -- 1901-1950
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