Eugene's Civic Stadium: From Muddy Football Games to Professional Baseball

in 1938, residents of Eugene, Oregon, faced 25% unemployment. In spite of that, the community rose up and built Civic Stadium, the town’s biggest WPA project. This book tells the story of how Civic was built and how it impacted the community of Eugene. From the heroics of the first muddy football game, to glimpses of the popular Lumbermen’s baseball teams, to the expulsion of baseball by disgruntled College Hill residents, and to Eugene’s only baseball team in the Pacific Coast League, Eugene’s Civic Stadium, From Muddy Football Games to Professional Baseball not only covers the history of Civic Stadium, but the evolution of professional baseball in Eugene. Now, Civic Stadium faces an uncertain future.