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Location	Chicago, IL, United States
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Description	Games of "baseball on ice" were played at the Washington Skating Park. See Chicago Evening Post, Jan. 27, 1866 reporting a game the day before on ice where the Excelsiors beat the Atlantics 30-25. The WSP was on West Randolph St., southeast corner of Sheldon (now Loomis). Very close to the West Side Cricket Grounds/Union Park.
Sources	1867 Chicago Directory. Chicago Evening Post, Jan. 27, 1866
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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-|Description=<p>Games of "baseball on ice" were played at the WSP. See Chicago Evening Post, Jan. 27, 1866 reporting a game the day before on ice where the Excelsiors beat the Atlantics 30-25. The WSP was on West Randolph St., southeast corner of Sheldon (now Loomis). Very close to the West Side Cricket Grounds/Union Park.</p>
+|Description=<p>Games of "baseball on ice" were played at the Washington Skating Park. See Chicago Evening Post, Jan. 27, 1866 reporting a game the day before on ice where the Excelsiors beat the Atlantics 30-25. The WSP was on West Randolph St., southeast corner of Sheldon (now Loomis). Very close to the West Side Cricket Grounds/Union Park.</p>
 |Sources=<p>1867 Chicago Directory. Chicago Evening Post, Jan. 27, 1866</p>
 |Reviewed=Yes