Block:English Baseball in Buckinghamshire on August 18 1855
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| Data | “Base ball” was announced as one of the amusements that would be offered at an upcoming rural fete to raise funds for the Slough (Buckinghamshire) Literary and Mechanics Institute, to be held on the grounds of Stoke Park. A newspaper reported that “the grounds would be thrown open at noon, and amusements, consisting of Archery, Cricket, Quoits, Trap and Base Ball, Rural Dancing, &c., will commence at One o'clock.” One week later, a second newspaper reported on the event itself, mentioning that all of the above amusements were part of the day's enjoyment, adding that they “presented an interesting picture of old English sports.” |
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| Sources | Windsor and Eton Express, Aug. 18, 1855, p. 1; West Middlesex Herald, Aug. 25, 1855, p. 15 |
| Block Notes | This fundraiser for the Slough institute was an annual affair, and newspaper reports describing the event in subsequent years often named baseball as one of the activities. |
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