Block:English Baseball in Berkshire on July 25 1857
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| Data | “Base ball” was mentioned in a letter written to the editor of the local newspaper in Windsor, Berkshire, by a member of the Windsor and Eton Mechanics' Institution wondering why that organization couldn't stage a fundraising fete similar to the annual fete held to benefit a similar institution in the neighboring city of Slough. Within the body of his long letter, the correspondent noted that “there need be no lack of amusements. For music we have at least equal facilities with neighbouring places. Dancing (not however to the exclusion of other amusements and other music), recitations, songs, even a speech or two (if not dry), trap and base ball, and dozens of ways of passing a pleasant afternoon will suggest themselves to every one.” |
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| Sources | Windsor and Eton Express, July 25, 1857, p. 4 |
| Block Notes | Apparently this letter was very persuasive, because the suggested fete was organized and held within a month's time (see entry below). |
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