Block:English Baseball in Hampshire on May 8 1886
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| Data | A "base ball" crime was reported in the Southsea holiday area of Portsmouth, Hampshire: "Base Ball in the Streets -- Thomas Willis, 15, Robert Cole, 17, William Cole, 14, George Blundell, 16, Henry Coughlin, 15, and Richard John Stanfield, 14, were summoned for playing base ball in Gloucester-street, Southsea, on April 24th.--Constable Carpenter proved the case, and said the defendants Cole had previously been complained of, but not the others.--The Coles were each fined 2s. The others were discharged with a caution." |
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| Sources | Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle, May 8, 1886, p. 6 |
| Block Notes | The likelihood is that this was English baseball, not American. |
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