Les Jeux des Jeunes Garçons
Appearance
Language | French |
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Publication date | 1810 |
Publication place | France |
OCLC | 50724074 |
Les jeux des jeunes garçons : représentés par un grand nombre d'estampes, accompagnées de l'explication des règles, de fables inédites et d'anecdotes ("Young Boys' Games") is the first book known to have rules relating to a game similar to baseball. It was first published circa 1810.[1] It described the game "poisoned ball".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Henderson, Robert W. (1947). "Baseball: Adolescence". Ball, Bat and Bishop: The Origin of Ball Games. New York: Rockport Press. pp. 139–144 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Dickson, Paul (2009). The Dickson Baseball Dictionary. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. p. 659. ISBN 978-0-393-06681-4 – via Internet Archive.