Block:English Baseball in Hampshire on April 3 1872
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| Data | A newspaper reported that "base" was played on the Isle of Wight during the Easter holidays: "…the youthful part of the inhabitants betook themselves to the Recreation Ground, where two or three swings were erected, and cricket, base, trap, &c. were fully enjoyed by scores of youths." |
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| Sources | Hampshire Advertiser, April 3, 1872, p. 3 |
| Block Notes | It is likely that "base" in this instance refers to baseball, as the game of prisoners' base had somewhat faded in popularity by this date. Also, the writer was consistent in not appending the word "ball" to either "base" or "trap." |
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