Block:English Baseball in London on August 20 1867
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| Data | “Base ball” was one of the attractions for the large crowds in attendance at the Uxbridge Mutual Improvement Society's rural holiday held at Cowley House near Uxbridge in far west London. According to newspaper coverage, “Games were numerous and had many votaries; whilst some preferred the mutilation of 'Ancient Sarah,' in erring attempts to frustrate her imitative enjoyment of a tobaccoless pipe, others played at trap bat or base ball, or tried their abilities at archery, generally missing the targets with great precision, and wondering more and more at the dexterity of the William Tell that had been a favourite hero of their youth.” |
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| Sources | Uxbridge & Drayton Gazette, Aug. 20, 1867, p. 5 |
| Block Notes | The game “Ancient Sarah” appears to be a variant of the better-known Aunt Sally. |
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