Block:English Baseball in London on September 3 1898

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Data	“Base-ball” was one of the pastimes played by the young people of the Hackney Wick Wesleyan Band of Hope of Hackney (northeast London) on their annual excursion to Hainault retreat. A newspaper reported that after arriving at their destination, “donkey rides, swings, etc. were then indulged in.” This was followed by a tea and “a ramble through the woods.” During the evening, the story continued, “nearly 30 prizes were competed for in running, skipping, three-legged and other races, the elder ones indulging in base-ball.”
Sources	Shoreditch (Hackney) Observer, Sept. 3, 1898, p. 3
Block Notes	The late date and the London location might imply American baseball, but the fact the participants were children suggests the strong possibility they were playing the English game.
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