Clipping:The scene at the Capitoline Grounds
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| Date | Tuesday, October 16, 1866 |
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| Text | [Athletic at Atlantic 10/15/1866] The presented at this time from the reporters' stand in the centre of the enclosure was picturesque in the extreme. From the rising borders of the large field a dense mass of people eagerly watched the progress of the game, while in the background along the northern and western borders of the Park, the rising ground was packed with vehicles of every description, from the roofs of which an excited crowd looked down upon the players beneath. Back of the catchers' position, and sufficiently out of the way, were rows of plank seats, while upon the north and south sides of the enclosure, and commanding a fine view of the playground, were erected two immense canopies, for the accommodation of the female portion of the audience, and a stand was also set apart for the use of the delegation from Philadelphia—a body of men representing nearly every base ball club in that city, and numbering, in all, over 300 persons. Seats were also provided for the officers and members of the club, President Moore having a seat on the field. Outside the enclosure, the scene presented was equally animated with that within. Along the northern border of the park a good view of the playground is accessible from the road. At this point a crowd of about 4,000 persons was collected, who elbowed and jostled each other in their eagerness to catch a glimpse of the spectacle within . The housetops overlooking the enclosure were also thickly studded with spectators, while the large trees around the Park, from the South, bent beneath the weight of their living burdens. Notwithstanding the huge placards which, posted in conspicuous positions about the enclosure, warned the spectators against gambling, this vice was freely indulged in, and the amount which changed hands during the playing could be counted by thousands of dollars. |
| Source | New York Sun |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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