Wrigley Field Chicago Cub Baseball Original Brace 8x10 Planting Of The Ivy Photo

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Wrigley Field Chicago Cub Baseball Original Brace 8x10 Planting Of The Ivy Photo:
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You are offerding on an 8x10 unsigned original George Brace Photo ,printed in the 1990s from the original negative....has Brace stamping on back...

The ballpark is famous for its outfield walls which are covered byivy.[28]In the first weeks of the baseball season, the ivy has not leafed out, and all that is visible are the vines on which it grows. However, as the baseball season progresses further into spring, the ivy grows thick and green, disguising the hard brick surface of the outfield wall. In the autumn, generally during post-season, the ivy turns red.[29]On April 7, 2013, Total Pro Sports voted Wrigley Field the \"Best Place to Catch a Game in 2013,\" owing the award primarily to its architecture and ivy-coated fields.[30]

In 1937, the stadium was renovated and P. K. Wrigley discussed beautification with then Chicago Cubs PresidentBill Veeck, Sr.Veeck suggested planting ivy on the outfield walls.[31]The ivy was originallyEnglish ivybut was later changed toParthenocissus tricuspidata-- what\'s commonly called, Boston Ivy and Japanese Bittersweet, which can endure the harsh Chicago winters better than its English cousin.[32]Cuttings from the ivy were sold by local vendors. The Chicago Cubs attempted to grow the ivy on the outside of Wrigley Field as well, but the plantings were often stolen so the Cubs abandoned the plans.[33]

Following a later change inMajor League Baseball(MLB) rules which requires all outfield walls to be padded, Wrigley Field has beengrandfatheredinto the rules, meaning it is the only MLB stadium without padded walls because of the ivy.[31]In 2004, the ivy was specifically included in Wrigley Field\'s Landmark Designation by theChicago City Council.[34]

Wrigley is now the only professional ballpark with an ivy covered outfield wall. Several now-demolished ballparks featured ivy in the playing area, includingForbes Field,Wrigley Field\'s namesakein Los Angeles, andBush Stadium(formerly Perry Stadium) in Indianapolis.[35]Omaha\'sRosenblatt Stadium, the former home of theCollege World Seriesas well as minor league baseball, had an ivy-covered brick wall that was replaced with a padded wall. Some ballparks feature ivy on out-of-play walls, especially as a covering for thebatter\'s eyebehind the center field fence.

Under theground rulesof Wrigley Field, if a baseball gets into the ivy and gets stuck, the fielder is entitled to raise his arms to signify that the ball is unplayable (even if he can see it in the vines), and the batter is awarded aground rule doubleby the umpires; runners can move up only onforce plays.[36]However, if the ball becomes dislodged or the fielder reaches into the vines to try and get the ball, it is considered in play and the runners can advance.[37]Although the ivy appears to \"pad\" the bricks, it is of little practical use in this regard. There have been occasions of fielders being injured when slamming into the wall while pursuing a fly ball.

Wrigley Field/ˈrɪɡli/is abaseball parklocated on theNorth SideofChicago,Illinois. It is the home of theChicago Cubs, one of the city\'s twoMajor League Baseball(MLB) franchises. It first opened in 1914 asWeeghman ParkforCharles Weeghman\'sChicago Whalesof theFederal League, which folded after the1915 baseball season. The Cubs played their first home game at the park on April 20,1916, defeating theCincinnati Redswith a score of 7–6 in 11 innings. Chewing gum magnateWilliam Wrigley Jr.of theWrigley Companyacquired complete control of the Cubs in1921. It was namedCubs Parkfrom1920to1926, before being renamed Wrigley Field in1927.

In the North Side community area ofLakeviewin theWrigleyvilleneighborhood, Wrigley Field is on an irregular block bounded byClark(west) andAddison(south) Streets and Waveland (north) and Sheffield (east) Avenues. Wrigley Field is nicknamed \"The Friendly Confines\", a phrase popularized by \"Mr. Cub\",Hall of Fameshortstop and first basemanErnie Banks. The oldest park in theNational League, the currentseating capacityis 41,649;[5]it is the second-oldest in the majors afterFenway Park(1912), and the only remaining Federal League park.[6]

Wrigley Field is known for its ivy-covered brick outfield wall, the unusual wind patterns offLake Michigan, the iconic red marquee over the main entrance, the hand-turned scoreboard, its location in a primarily residential neighborhood with no parking lots and views from the rooftops behind the outfield, and for being the last Major League park to have lights installed for play after dark, in1988. Between1921and1970, it was also the home of theChicago Bearsof theNational Football League. Theelevationof its playing field is 600 feet (180m) abovesea level.

The longest-running operation of all the great early photographers,George Burke and George Brace covered baseball in one form or another for thebetter part of the 20th century—from 1929 to the 1990s. Their tenure had anauspicious beginning, to say the least. In 1929, Cubs manager Joe McCarthy andcatcher Gabby Hartnett sought out the ballclub’s previous photographer. Theycould only remember his last name, Burke, so they looked him up in the phonebook. A listing leapt out at them: studio photographer George C. Burke, whoseoffice was located near Wrigley Field. Thus began the baseball photographycareer of George Burke, who had no prior sports experience, and thus ended thecareer of photographer Francis Burke—the Cubs’ time-honored official cameramanand an unwitting victim of mistaken identity.

George Burke hired a young, baseball-knowledgeableassistant named George Brace, and the two soon became a Chicago institution. Ever-present at WrigleyField and Comiskey Park, Burke and Brace endeavored to amass a completeportfolio of player portraits—a daunting task made possible by the fact that Chicago was the only citywith both an American League and a National League franchise from 1929 all theway until Brace’s retirement in 1993. Nary a visiting ballplayer refused aquick sitting during Chicagohome stands. Some even stopped by Burke and Brace’s studio for additional, moreformal portraits. The tandem was also well-known for endearingly candidpre-game and off-the-field shots—proof positive that both photographers werealways welcomed by their famed subjects, embraced by them as friends at thestadium, at parties, in hotels, and on the street. The Sporting News,BaseballDigest and Who’s Who in the Major Leagues werejust a few of the publications in which Burke and Brace’s work frequentlyappeared.

In 1948, Burke suffered a heart attack. Bracecarried on the business for several years in order to offset his partner’smedical expenses. Then, upon Burke’s death in 1951, Brace reduced hiscommitment from a job to an all-encompassing hobby. Though no longer theirofficial photographer, he was still allowed full access by the Cubs and Soxorganizations. It was a privilege he would maintain up until his death, ahalf-century later. With the exception of time spent as a U.S. Army medic in the South Pacific duringWorld War II, Brace attended at least one game of every home series at WrigleyField and Comiskey Park throughout hisentire 65-year career. For many of those years, he worked late shifts or oddjobs that paid his expenses and wouldn’t conflict with the game schedule. Healways liked to arrive at the ballpark several hours early, when players werejust arriving and fans were nowhere to be seen. In 1994, his age finally caughtup with him. Worsening eyesight forced his retirement from this long-time laborof love. Brace followed baseball up until the end and also co-authored a book, The GameThat Was: The George Brace Photo class=\"style2\" style=\"margin: 1em class=\"style2\" style=\"margin: 1em class=\"style2\" style=\"margin: auto 0in;\">

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