Block:English Baseball in Buckinghamshire on August 7 1858
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| Data | A newspaper announced that "base ball" would be one of the amusements planned for "The Annual Fete Champetre" of the Windsor and Eton Literary, Scientific, and Mechanics' Institution to be held August 17th on private land near the village of St. Leonard's in Buckinghamshire, all in celebration of the birthday of Queen Victoria's mother, the Duchess of Kent. The announcement stated that the event would offer many different forms of music and entertainment, and added: "The amusements will consist of Dancing, Archery, Cricket, Quoits, Foot, Trap, and Base Ball, &c." |
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| Sources | Reading Mercury, Oxford Gazette, Newbury Herald, and Berks County Paper, Aug. 7, 1858, p.6 |
| Block Notes | This was to be a major event requiring a paid admission plus additional charges for refreshments and transportation from Windsor. A number of newspapers covered the actual event, and all of those reports mentioned base-ball. |
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