Block:English Baseball in Surrey, London in 1848

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Mention of "base-ball" in a novel by Albert Smith: "...they went over to Bushey (sic) Park, where most of the party from the van had collected. And they were having such games! base-ball, and thread-the-needle, and kiss-in-the-ring, until their laughter might have been heard at Twickenham."

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The Struggles and Adventures of Christopher Tadpole at Home and Abroad, by Albert Smith, London, 1848, Richard Bentley, p. 121

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Bushy Park is the second largest of London's Royal Parks, located in the borough of Richmond upon Thames. It was part of Surrey in the 19th century. Twickenham is a nearby town in the same borough.

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