Block:English Baseball in Norfolk on July 29 1899

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“Base-ball” was among the games played at a united outdoor gathering of the Bands of Hope of Stow Bardolph, a village in eastern Norfolk. According to a report in a local newspaper, “sports and amusements, including cricket, a scramble for nuts and sweets, swings, base-ball, and other games, were enjoyed until the hour for tea arrived, at 4 p.m.”

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Thetford & Watton Times, July 29, 1899, p. 4

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