Block:English Baseball in Buckinghamshire, Berkshire on July 4 1862

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“Baseball” was played at the annual outing for children of the Wesleyan Sunday School of Cookham, Berkshire, to the woods and greenery of Burnham Beeches in Buckinghamshire. A newspaper reported that: “After arriving at the Beeches games were started, such as cricket, baseball, swinging, &c. About 4 o'clock an excellent tea was provided..., after which the games were carried on with renewed vigour till about 8 o'clock.”

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South Bucks Free Press and South Oxfordshire Gazette (Wycombe), July 4, 1862, p. 8

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