Editing: Block:English Baseball in Norfolk on July 2 1859

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Block Data:	<p>It was reported that "base" was among the games played at an annual treat of workers from a Norwich textile factory that was sponsored by their employer and held in the small village of Whitlingham, Norfolk: "…there, joined by members of the firm and their friends, the sports began in good earnest with rowing and running matches, jumping, quoits, base, trap and ball, and other out-door amusements, which in conjunction with fresh air and the delightful scenery of the neighbourhood, fully prepared them to do ample justice to a most splendid dinner..."</p>
Sources:	<p>Norfolk Chronicle, July 2, 1859, p. 5</p>
Block Notes:	<p>It is highly likely that "base" here refers to baseball, as prisoners base by this date was nearly always referred to by its full name, and because there was an established history of baseball being played in East Anglia.</p>
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