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- 1819.5 + (<p>"As to sports and pastimes, the b … <p>"As to sports and pastimes, the boys are faithfully exercised in all that are on record: quoits, races, prison-bars, tip-cat, trap-ball, bandy-ball, wrestling, leaping, and what-not."</p></br><p>Washington Irving [writing as Geoffrey Crayon], Bracebridge Hall: Or, The Humourists (Putnam's, New York, 1888: written in 1819), page 332. Contributed by Bill Wagner, email o f March 25, 2009. Accessed via 2/3/10 Google Books search (bracebridge tip-cat). The setting is Yorkshire. <b>Note:</b> if cricket, base-ball, rounders, or stoolball were played at the fictional school, it was relegated to "what-not" status.</p>ayed at the fictional school, it was relegated to "what-not" status.</p>)