Clipping:Ice baseball on the East River
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| Date | Thursday, January 24, 1867 |
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| Text | [A long account of an ice bridge in the morning joining New York and Brooklyn, with people crossing, then scrambling for safety when the incoming tide broke it up.] A second ice bridge was formed after by the floating ice again becoming entangled “in a tight place” within a short distance of the former. Few persons ventured on it, however, the experience of the morning having materially chilled the public ardor for glory in that direction. The Fulton Base Ball Club was an exception, and lost no time in taking advantage of the ice field, and they had nearly completed a game, when the ice began again to move with the tide. This movement carried with it about fifty persons, who were rescued by the tug Gray. Three persons—two men and a boy—were on a small cake which was fast drifting down the stream. The ferry-boat Clinton steamed after them and succeeded in rescuing them after great difficulty, owing to the frailty of the ice. New York Sun January 24, 1867 early bowling: answers to correspondents for a description of rules with three-ball frames |
| Source | New York Sun |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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