Block:English Baseball in Norfolk on August 2 1851
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| Data | A game called "base" (that was clearly baseball) was referenced in an extremely long newspaper article reporting the testimony in a trial in Norwich, Norfolk, to determine whether a deceased man named Bailey Bird had, while alive, been mentally competent to marry. One witness described his boyhood: "He was desirous of playing with us boys, but he was not able, he did not comprehend the game. We used to play base, striking a ball and running to places called homes. Have heard the boys say to him, 'now Bailey, count five,' his reply was, 'don't know'." |
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| Sources | The Norfolk Chronicle and Norwich Gazette, Aug. 2, 1851, p. 4 |
| Block Notes | From the context of the article it is apparent that the baseball incident reported by the witness took place in the early 19th century. |
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