tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41190141464254619.post2793243283383797380..comments2024-02-18T13:21:34.833-05:00Comments on A Manly Pastime - A Baseball History Blog : "If the Ice Permits"John Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339803248832518914noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41190141464254619.post-71389141217632309132015-01-18T08:24:09.721-05:002015-01-18T08:24:09.721-05:00The NY Sunday Mercury of January 22, 1860 reports ...The NY Sunday Mercury of January 22, 1860 reports on a game on ice in Rochester played January 16 between mixed sides, including the Live Oaks. This is the earliest game I can find. It makes sense that the idea would spring up in upstate New York. The region was absolutely baseball crazy in this era, and with absurdly cold winters.Richard Hershbergernoreply@blogger.com