Taft Stadium needs costly repairs
In March 1949, R.W. Smilie was fed up with Taft Stadium.
Most likely, if the venerable old stadium was in the state of disrepair it currently is, Smilie might have walked a half block down the street from his home and gave it a good strong push so that it might go ahead and crumble. But back in those days, Taft Stadium was a mighty structure — both in structure and status.
Truth be told, Smilie didn't have a p...
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