View source for Block:Magazine Writer Bemoans Lack of "bass-ball" Venues in 1828

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|Title=Magazine Writer Bemoans Lack of "bass-ball" Venues in 1828
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|Date=1828/07/23
|Block Game=English Baseball
|Block Location=London
|Block Data=<p>The word "bass-ball" is found in an entry from the "Diary for the Month of July," a monthly feature of "The London Magazine." The entry for July 23rd decries the disappearance of playing grounds caused by growing city congestion, stating: "The unhappy boys of the metropolis are sadly off in this particular. Where can they assemble for cricket, or trap-bat, or bass-ball?"</p>
|Sources=<p>"Diary for the Month of July," appearing in "The London Magazine," August, 1828, London, p. 117</p>
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