Clipping:The saloon concession
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| Date | Monday, August 20, 1866 |
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| Text | [in classified advertisements] To Hotel and Restaurant Keepers—The Satellite Cricket Association of Williamsburg will sell by auction the privilege of supplying the saloons attached to their base ball and cricket grounds (which in the winter season will be converted into a skating pond), up to 1 st of May, 1867. For particulars, apply to P.W. Metcalve, Secretary of the Association, 151 Grand street, Williamburg, L.I. New York Herald August 20, 1866 suggesting a backstop at the Olympic grounds We would respectfully suggest to the Olympics the propriety of putting up a board fence back of the catcher. It need not be so close to him as that on the Athletic ground, (which rather interferes with the catcher,) but near enough to stop those balls which pass him, and yet allow a base to be made. As it is, when the ball goes by him (in many cases not his fault, but owing to wild pitching) if a player be on the first base, he generally gets home before the catcher gets the ball; anyhow, he is sure of his third base, and not then by any good playing on his part. This is as fair for one side as the other, but it makes the game one of too much luck. Besides, it is not right that the catchers should have so much more to do than the rest of the fielders; it is imposing on human nature. Let this matter be attended to. Philadelphia City Item August 25, 1866 |
| Source | New York Herald |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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