Clipping:A prize fight under cover of being baseball games
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| Date | Monday, September 3, 1866 |
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| Text | There is still a general disposition among the fancy to indulge in the “manly art of self defence” whenever an opportunity offers, or whenever they can evade the officers of the law in so doing. The prospect of a good fight always draws a good crowd provided sufficient notice of the affair can be spread among the “fancy.” Crowds of sporting men and politicians might have been seen yesterday morning mysteriously wending their way through the streets in the southern portion of Brooklyn; but beyond their immediate circles nobody knew where or when they were going. … Accordingly about four o'clock on Sunday morning a wagon was dispatched to a place near Sheepshead bay, the wagon containing the ropes, stakes and other paraphernalia incident to such an occasion. A farmer's wagon was chosen for the purpose in order to deceive the police if possible, and as will be seen the plan was entirely successful. No notice was taken of the vehicle until all danger was past, and the success of this part of the movement was entirely safe. Knowing that the preliminaries had been complete, about sixty or a hundred of the fighting fraternity of Brooklyn and the lower wards of this city started for the scene of the action yesterday morning, arriving at the grounds about twelve o'clock. The fight took place in “The Cedars,” near Sheepshead bay, and within a short distance of the residence of constable John Frend, well known as an energetic officer of Kings county. Frend was, however, outwitted this time, and in such a manner as he had never been outwitted before. When approaching the place, he met the party in squads of about ten or twenty each, all of whom carried sticks resembling base ball bats, while one athletic individual displayed a ball of the latest and most approved style. Of course the object of all this was to deceive the officers of the law as much as possible. The ruse was entirely successful, and when the parties arrived on the ground the ring was already formed, the stakes set and the ropes arranged. |
| Source | New York Herald |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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