(An extract from Daily Argosy, December 2, 1917)

A fairly large crowd turned up on the GCC ground at Bourda yesterday afternoon to witness the introduction of baseball, the national game of the United States of America, in the colony. Arranged in aid of the Red Cross Fund the match was between teams representing Demerara Bauxite Company and the Case (sic) Coast Protection Corporation…in spite of the sodden condition of the ground as a result of the recent heavy downpours of rain, it was decided not to postpone the game, but that only seven innings be played instead of the customary nine. After some exciting play the game ended in a win for the Bauxite team by 14 runs to 5…At any rate there were many exciting incidents in the game which is by no means unattractive, and the grotesque mask like shield worn by the catcher (the man behind the striker, or the wicketkeeper in cricket) for the protection of his face, and the gloved men in the food were indeed novel sights for those whose first experience it was of a game of baseball from the spectators’ point of view…