Block:English Baseball in Worcestershire, Monmouthshire on September 25 1875

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“Base-ball” was among the games played by family, friends and members of the Hanbury Volunteer Corps. of Hanbury, Worcestershire during their daylong excursion to historic Raglan Castle, located some 63 miles distant in Monmouthshire, Wales. After the party arrived at the castle and the nearby village, a newspaper reported that “some went to inspect and admire the ruins, others to play at foot-ball and enjoy themselves in a variety of ways, such as base-ball, fencing, &c.”

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Pontypool Free Press and Herald of the Hills (Monmouthshire, Wales), Sept. 25, 1875, p. 4

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