'Baseball, the national game of the United States, was played by American troops while in England. T Artist: Unknown.

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'Baseball, the national game of the United States, was played by American troops while in England. The King receiving a captain', 1918, (1935). King George shakes hand with lieutenant Mims, captain of the army team, Admiral William Sims (1858-1936) looks on. On 4th June 1918 King George V attended a baseball game between the United States army and navy teams. From His Majesty The King 1910-1935. [Associated Newspapers Ltd., London, 1935]

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