Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Messer Street Grounds (also known as Messer Park or Messer Field) is a former baseball park located in Providence, Rhode Island. The ground was home to the Providence Grays baseball club of the National League from 1878 to 1885.In 1878 the Providence Base Ball Association formed, and began scouting around the city for a good location for \"the best baseball plant in the country\". When team directors visited the old Josiah Chapin farm on city's west side they decided that it fit all of the requirements for a baseball park. It was close to level, it was raised up a few feet from the surrounding roads, and it was easily accessible by street car. Construction on Messer Park began on April 1 and took exactly one month to complete; the final nail was hammered a mere five minutes before the opening game got underway on May 1."@en }
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- Messer_Street_Grounds abstract "Messer Street Grounds (also known as Messer Park or Messer Field) is a former baseball park located in Providence, Rhode Island. The ground was home to the Providence Grays baseball club of the National League from 1878 to 1885.In 1878 the Providence Base Ball Association formed, and began scouting around the city for a good location for \"the best baseball plant in the country\". When team directors visited the old Josiah Chapin farm on city's west side they decided that it fit all of the requirements for a baseball park. It was close to level, it was raised up a few feet from the surrounding roads, and it was easily accessible by street car. Construction on Messer Park began on April 1 and took exactly one month to complete; the final nail was hammered a mere five minutes before the opening game got underway on May 1.".