Wetzel Field, Chambers Street & Liberty Street, Villa Park.
The bleachers behind home plate are no longer there and that
building behind the bleachers where we jumped on the roof
so long ago is gone as well. But the Diamond is right where
it was and the place looks like it did over 30 years ago:)
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HI MAC...WETZEL FIELD WAS MY SECOND HOME BACK IN THE EARLY YEARS. THAT BUILDING IN BACK OF HOME PLATE WAS THE GRANDSTAND, NOT THE BLEACHERS. WE WERE VERY PROUD OF THAT CAUSE IT WAS THE ONLY FIELD IN THE CITY WITH A GRANSTAND. THE BLEACHERS WERE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FIELD. IT ALSO HAD A CLUBHOUSE FOR PLAYERS TO USE AND THAT ALSO WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CITY. THE ONLY THING MISSING WAS A PARKING LOT, FANS HAD TO RIDE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPACE. WE EARNED A FEW DOLLARS WATCHING CARS FOR 10 CENTS AND GUYS WERE PAID 2 DOLLARS TO RETURN BALLS THAT WERE HIT OVER THE FENCH. I LEARNED THE GAME BY SHAGGING BALLS IN THE INFIELD AND LISTENING TO THE OLDER PLAYERS. IT ALL ENDED UP WITH ME BEING CHOSEN TO PLAY ON THE 1936 SCHROTHS AFTER ALL THE KIDS IN THE CITY TRIED OUT. I'M NOT BRAGGING, BUT SHOWING WHAT A LOT OF PRACTICE WILL DO. REGARDS.
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