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Five Fined in Brooklyn NY for Sunday Ballplaying Near a Church

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City/State/Country: brooklyn, ny, United States
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"Yesterday, quite a number of boys were arrested by the police for ball playing and other similar practices in the public streets . . . . [Three were nabbed] for playing ball in front of the church, corner of Butler and Court streets, during divine service. They were fined $2.50 each this morning by Justice King." Two others were fined for the same offense.

 

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"Breaking the Sabbath," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, vol. 11 number 99 (April 26, 1852), page 3, column 1.

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Submitted by Craig Waff, email of 8/29/2007.



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