1853.2

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Dutch Handbook for Boys Covers "Engelsch Balspel," Trap-ball, Tip-cat

Salience Noteworthy
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Age of Players Juvenile
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 A 163-page book of games and exercises for young boys is described by David Block as "loaded with hand-colored engravings." The book's section on ball games includes a translation of the 1828 rounders rules from The Boy's Own Book (see 1828.1 entry, above) but is diagrammed with a diamond-shaped infield, under the heading Engelsch balspel (English ball). A second game is De wip (the whip), a kind of trap ball. Also [[De kat]], which Block identifies as English tip-cat.

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Dongens! Wat zal er gespeld worden? (Boys! What Shall We Play?) (Leeuwarden, G. T. N. Suringar, 1853), per David Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, page 215.

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