Block:English Baseball in Buckinghamshire on July 26 1884

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“Bass ball” was played along with other games at the annual summer treat for children of the Congregational Band of Hope of the town Buckinghamshire, held on a nearby estate. A newspaper reported that “the weather, though cloudy, was fine and pleasant, and from 2 o'clock till 4-30 various games including cricket, bass ball, captain, French tag, &c., were freely indulged in and thoroughly enjoyed.”

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Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press, July 26, 1884, p. 4

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