Edit Ballgame: Spalding's side v Briggs' side on 27 February 1874

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Description:	"The most notable event of 1874 was the visit of the Boston and Athletic Clubs to England. This trip was outlined very early in the season, and A. G. Spalding was sent to England in February to make all the arrangements and report as to the feasibility of the trip. Mr. Spalding was warmly received in London. He was accompanied by Mr. Briggs, a member of the Beacons, of Boston. They got up two teams of cricket and football players, and played the first game of baseball ever played in England at the Cricket Oval at Lords, February 27th, 1874. Spalding was pitcher for one side, and Briggs was catcher for the other. Mr. C. W. <mark>Alcock</mark>, now editor of Cricket, a leading cricket organ in London, did the pitching for Briggs' side, and they won the game, 17 to 5, in six innings."
Sources:	Palmer, ''Athletic Sports in America, England and Australia'' (1889), p. 47
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