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- Title
Broke Up by the Dutch Fight.
- Authors
Zinn, John
- Abstract
Rioting over political, economic, and racial/ethnic issues frequently tore at the social fabric of New York City in the 19th century. On May 26, 1851, German immigrants and rowdies known as Short Boys rioted at the city's pastoral playground in Hoboken, New Jersey. Although the cost in human suffering was far lower than that in other urban conflagrations, the Short Boys riot illustrated the risks inherent when large crowds gathered in communities with minimal police and security forces. These risks were a contributing factor to the end of Elysian Fields' days as a home to important baseball matches.
- Subjects
NEW York (N.Y.); NEW York (State); RIOTS; BASEBALL; BASEBALL players; IMMIGRANTS; NEW York City history; NINETEENTH century
- Publication
Base Ball: A Journal of the Early Game, 2014, Vol 8, p55
- ISSN
1934-2802
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3172/BB.8.55