Block:English Baseball in Durham on August 30 1889
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| Data | “Base ball” was one of the games played at the annual treat of the Rockhope School, a small rural village in County Durham: “On Friday, the annual gathering of Vicar, wardens, teachers, scholars, parents,and the young men of the village took place in the Vicarage field, where a substantial tea was enjoyed. The customary games of cricket, base-ball, wrestling, races of all sorts, long ropes, and the high jump were indulged in.” |
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| Sources | Northern Echo (Darlington), Aug. 30, 1889, p. 3 |
| Block Notes | The location of this reference is much farther to the north than would be expected for English baseball. Notwithstanding this, and despite its appearance shortly following the 1889 tour, it most certainly is not referring to American baseball. The latter would never have been called a "customary game;" nor would it have been found in such a small, remote village. |
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