Block:English Baseball in Berkshire on January 6 1900
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| Data | He was only playing “base ball” was the excuse given by a boy accused of assaulting a woman in the town of Reading, Berkshire. A newspaper reported on testimony at a court proceeding where “the defendant said he struck the complainant accidentally as he was playing base ball. They had to touch a base and this happened to be close to Mrs Simon's step.” The court rejected the excuse and fined the defendant 10 shillings or 7 days imprisonment. |
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| Sources | Berkshire Chronicle, Jan 6, 1900, p. 3 |
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