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Originally Posted by bgar3
There was another British baseball book done just a few years before Knowles' book, by Newton Crane, entitled Baseball, 1891. It is part of the All England Series. Not sure if Crane was part of the same league, or a rival league. Anyway, not sure whether it came up in your searches or not. There are also some nice illustrations of game action from an earlier American series that are nice.
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Wow! Thanks, I didn't realize the significance of Crane, but just googled him...quite the baseball pioneer.
http://amanlypastime.blogspot.com/20...n-two.html?m=1
As it turns out Crane was instrumental in the formation of the
London Baseball Association in 1894, and
he was the league President that first year.
Prior to that, in 1889, Crane formed the Nat
ional Base Ball League of Great Britain with Crane as president and money, players and managers provided by Albert Spalding. That was Great Britain's first organized baseball league.
Appreciatte the help...tieing the L.B.B.A back to another significant figure is pretty cool.