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|Text=<p>Richard Hershberger relates: <u>The Preston Guardian</u> (Preston, England) of August 14, 1847 reported on the birthday celebration of Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria's fourth child, who was three years old.  The activities included a long list of physical activities, including ' . . . Dancing, cricket, quoits, trap bat and ball, and rounders . . . . '  No mention of "base ball," but we wouldn't expect one if "base ball" and "rounders" were synonyms.  Posted to 19CBB, 2/5/2008. </p>
|Text=<p>Richard Hershberger relates: <u>The Preston Guardian</u> (Preston, England) of August 14, 1847 reported on the birthday celebration of Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria's fourth child, who was three years old.  The activities included a long list of physical activities, including ' . . . Dancing, cricket, quoits, trap bat and ball, and rounders . . . . '  No mention of "base ball," but we wouldn't expect one if "base ball" and "rounders" were synonyms.  Posted to 19CBB, 2/5/2008. </p>
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Richard Hershberger relates: The Preston Guardian (Preston, England) of August 14, 1847 reported on the birthday celebration of Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria's fourth child, who was three years old. The activities included a long list of physical activities, including ' . . . Dancing, cricket, quoits, trap bat and ball, and rounders . . . . ' No mention of "base ball," but we wouldn't expect one if "base ball" and "rounders" were synonyms. Posted to 19CBB, 2/5/2008.

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