In Chicago on 10 February 1864

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Date of Game Wednesday, February 10, 1864
Location Chicago, IL, United States
Field Ogden Club grounds
Description

The Chicago Tribune, Feb. 10, 1864 advertises that "today" "The National Base Ball Game will be played on skates by eighteen of the best ball players in Chicago" at Ogden Park Skating rink.

There was a mini-craze for exhibitions of baseball on ice in the 1860s.

Sources

The Chicago Tribune, Feb. 10, 1864

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice



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