History of Parkhurst Field / A.,j.&g. Park Gloversville, Ny - Ynn albany 10/13

THEY ARE THE OLDEST LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE CONTINOUSLY BEEN USED FOR BASEBALL, AND THEY'RE LOCATED RIGHT HERE IN FULTON COUNTY. BASEBALL HAS BEEN PLAYED AT THE PARKHURST FIELD IN GLOVERSVILLE BY MAJOR LEAGUE AND HALL OF FAME PLAYERS SINCE 1906. MOST RECENTLY, IT'S BEEN OCCUPIED BY SOME IMPORTANT PLAYERS: LITTLE LEAGUERS. MAKING THESE GLOVERSVILLE BOYS AND GIRLS SOME OF THE ONLY PLAYERS IN THE NATION THAT CAN SAY THEY PLAY ON THE SAME FIELD DOZENS OF MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYERS DID. AT ONE TIME THE PARK COULD ACCOMODATE MORE THAN 15-HUNDRED SPECATATORS, AND LEAGUE PRESIDENT DAVID KARPINSKI IS HOPING NEW REVITALIZATION PLANS WILL LIGHT UP THE PARK ONCE AGAIN. "THE FIELD IS NOW OVER 100 YEARS OLD. IT TOOK WRIGLEY FIELD FROM 1914 TO 1988 TO GET THERE LIGHTS WE'RE LOOKING FOR COROPORATE SPONSORS AND BASEBALL PURISTS AND PEOPLE THAT LOVE THIS STORY TO STEP UP AND HELP US ACHIEVE OUR GOAL OF LIGHTING THIS FIELD." MAYOR GLOVERSVILLE "COOPERSTOWN ISN'T THAT FAR AWAY SO I THINK IF PEOPLE MAKE THE TRIP ACROSS COUNTRY TO COME TO COOPERSTOWN THEY CAN DRIVE AN EXTRA HOUR AND END UP IN GLOVERSVILLE AND THE ADIRONDACKS ARE JUST ANOTHER HALF HOUR FROM THERE SO I THINK THIS REALLY COULD BECOME A DESTINATION." FOR INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN HELP THE GLOVERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE REACH THEIR GOAL,