Block:Tut Ball in West Yorkshire on July 31 1874
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| Data | “Touch-ball” was referenced in newspaper article about the British tour of American professional baseball players. “Base ball, as we were prepared to find, is an American modification, and of course an 'improvement,' of the old English game of 'rounders,' or, as it is called in the West Riding, 'touch-ball.' The children in those districts play it without a bat or club; they strike the ball with the open hand, and have posts or stones at the corners of the playground, which correspond to the 'bases' of the American game. If the ball was caught before it reached the ground, or the fielders could hit the striker with it before he reached the 'touch,' he was out.” |
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| Sources | Manchester Guardian, July 31, 1874, p. 5 |
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