Block:English Baseball in Berkshire on July 26 1877

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“Base-ball” was among the games offered to children of the Union Workhouse of Newbury, Berkshire, at a special treat on the rectory grounds sponsored by the Rector of Newbury. According to newspaper coverage, “A bountiful tea was provided, to which the little folks did ample justice; when swinging, base-ball, merry-go-rounds, and other amusements were indulged in.”

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Newbury Weekly News and General Advertiser, July 26, 1877, p. 4

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