Clipping:The opening of the Union Grounds
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| Date | Friday, May 16, 1862 |
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| Text | The Eckford, Putnam and Constellation Clubs have engaged the grounds for the season–each having the use of them two days in the week, Mr. Cammeyer reserving the use of the grounds one day each week, to be taken in rotation from the clubs. Brooklyn Eagle May 16, 1862 On Thursday, May 15, the newly-laid-out ball grounds, on the site of the Union Skating Pond, in Williamburg, were duly inaugurated by a match game of ball between sides chosen from among players of the Eckford, Putnam, and Constellation Clubs, which clubs are to be regular occupants of the grounds during the season. The game was witnessed by an assemblage numbering between two and three thousand persons, among whom the fair sex were very prominent, as they occupied seats in a building especially erected for the use, from which an unobstructed view of the field is had. A band was present, and performed favorite airs during the afternoon. Altogether, the scene was quite an attractive one, and the proceedings very creditable to the gentlemen under whose immediate supervision the arrangements were made. Wilkes Spirit of the Times May 31, 1862 |
| Source | Brooklyn Eagle |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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