Block:English Baseball in Berkshire on December 31 1859
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| Data | The word “base-ball” appeared in a corny joke contained within a newspaper announcement of a recent ball that was held by the Windsor and Eton Mechanics' Institute in Berkshire. It began as follows: “A MECHANICS' BALL was announced to be held on Tuesday last as the Institute. As the wording of the announcement was somewhat unusual, some were doubting what kind of ball it was likely to be—whether a cricket-ball, or base-ball, or fives—mechanics have been so fond of strikes. It proved to be a foot ball, and right merrily was it set going, under the able conductorship of Mr. R. Creswell...” |
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| Sources | Windsor and Eton Express, Dec. 31, 1859, p. 3 |
| Block Notes | Given the early date and the location, it was almost certainly English baseball that the jokester had in mind. |
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