Block:English Baseball in Sussex in 1883
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| Data | “Brace-ball” was identified in a county archeological journal article as one of the traditional games played in Sussex on Easter Monday. The author, describing the folklore and customs associated with every holiday and feast day, wrote the following: “(Easter Monday.) Mr. Rolf tells me that skipping takes place on this day as on Good Friday, and this the second 'Long-Line Day' for the women, whilst the fishermen indulge in 'brace-ball' (base-ball).” |
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| Sources | “Sussex Folk-Lore and Customs Connected with the Seasons,” by Frederick Ernest Sawyer, appearing in “Sussex Archaeological Collections, Relating to the History and Antiquities of the County,” Vol. XXXII, 1883, Lewes, Sussex, p. 242 |
| Block Notes | The author's parenthetical insertion of the word “base-ball” demonstrates that he intended to indicate that “brace-ball” was the traditional spelling of the game in Sussex. |
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