as the former Governor of Pennsylvania to push Pennsylvania's legislature to appropriate funds to build a proper athletics facility. Penn State received $2,000() in 1891, and an additional $1,000() in 1893 to help construct Beaver Field, a stadium with a grandstand, football field, and quarter mile track. References Defunct college baseball venues in the United States Defunct college football venues Penn State Nittany Lions baseball Penn State Nittany Lions football Pennsylvania State University campus American football venues in Pennsylvania Baseball venues in Pennsylvania 1893 establishments in Pennsylvania Sports venues completed in 1893 1909 disestablishments in Pennsylvania