Monday, August 18, 2008

Stopped the Sunday Games.

New York, 1895

The steamer Aurora landed a picnic party at Stimmel's pavilion at Whitestone on Sunday. Several smaller parties entered the village by train. Foot ball and bowling matches were carried on in the afternoon, and there was music also. The Good Government club with several deputy sheriffs put a stop to the music and games. In order to get into the ground they were compelled to climb a high board fence.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 21, 1895, p. 1.

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