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Young Man Goes to "Play at Base Ball" in Surrey

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Text	On the day after Easter in 1755, 18-year-old William Bray recorded the following entry in his diary: "After Dinner Went to Miss Seale's to play at Base Ball, with her, the 3 Miss Whiteheads, Miss Billinghurst, Miss Molly Flutter, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Ford, H. Parsons & Jolly. Drank tea and stayed till 8." The story of this 2007 find is told in Block, David, "The Story of William Bray's Diary," Base Ball, volume , no. 2 (Fall 2007), pp. 5-11. Block points out that this diary entry, is among the first four appearances of the term "base ball," [see #1744.2 and #1748.1 above, and #1755.4 below] shows adult and mixed-gender play, and that "at this time, baseball was more of a social phenomenon than a sporting one. . . . played for social entertainment rather than serious entertainment." [Ibid, page 9.]
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 <p>The story of this 2007 find is told in Block, David, "The Story of William Bray's Diary," <i>Base Ball,</i> volume , no. 2 (Fall 2007), pp. 5-11.</p>
 <p>Block points out that this diary entry, is among the first four appearances of the term "base ball," [see #1744.2 and #1748.1 above, and #1755.4 below] shows adult and mixed-gender play, and that "at this time, baseball was more of a social phenomenon than a sporting one. . . . played for social entertainment rather than serious entertainment."  [Ibid, page 9.]</p>
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