Block:English Baseball in Herts, Bedfordshire on July 14 1860

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Data	“Base-ball” was among the activities enjoyed by members and friends of the Luton (Bedfordshire) Harmonic Society at their annual fête held at Lilley Hoo, a large, commons area in nearby Hertfordshire. A newspaper reported that “the games of cricket and base-ball were carried on with manly spirit, and dancing to the excellent music of the brass band, wound up a very pleasant meeting.”
Sources	Luton Times and Advertiser, July 14, 1860, p.4
Block Notes	The words “manly spirit” suggest that baseball was played by men on this occasion, something not usually noted about English baseball during this time period.
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