Block:English Baseball in Kent on July 8 1871
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| Data | “Base ball” was one of the games played at the annual “ragged” treat for children attending the the evening and Sunday schools held at Lower Waterside in the town of Dartford, Kent. According to a newspaper report, the children were first treated to a “substantial tea.” This was followed by a procession to a meadow “where balls and other articles connected with juvenile sport were distributed. Soon the meadow became an animated scene of enjoyment, the children, nearly without exception, being dressed in so smart a manner, that one could scarcely realise the fact of a 'ragged' school treat.” Following a pause for a musical program, “toys were plentifully distributed, and cricket, base ball, and other games enjoyed, till between eight and nine o'clock when the fete terminated.” |
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| Sources | Gravesend Reporter, North Kent and South Essex Advertiser, July 8, 1871, p. 5 |
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