Block:English Baseball in Sutherland (Scottish Highlands) on September 25 1894

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“Base-ball,” surprisingly, was one of the games played by students attending the Free Church Sabbath Schools of Rogart, a small village in the Scottish Highlands, at their annual summer treat. According to a report in an Inverness newspaper, “After tea, all set off to the glebe, where a most pleasant afternoon was spent in skipping, playing base-ball, running exercises, and other games.”

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Inverness Courier, Sept. 25, 1894, p. 5

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English baseball so far north is unusual, but still it is unlikely that this was an American-style game.

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