1855.25

Text Perceives Rounders and Cricket, in Everyday French Conversations

Salience	Noteworthy
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City/State/Country:	France
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Game	Cricket, RoundersCricket, Rounders
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Age of Players	JuvenileJuvenile
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Text	An 1855 French conversation text consistently translates "balle au camp" as "rounders." It also translates "crosse" to "cricket." A double is seen in "deux camps," as "En voila une bonne! Deux camps pour celle-la" is translated as "That is a good one! Two bases for that."
Sources	W. Chapman, Every-Day French Talk (J. B. Bateman, London, 1855), pages 16, 20, 21. Accessed 2/11/10 via Google Books search <"chapman teacher" "french talk" 1855>. The English titles for the translated passages are The Playground and Returning From School.
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Comment	It is unclear whether the original poems are the English versions or the French versions; if the latter, it seems plausible that these safe-haven games were known in France. Edit with form to add a comment
Query	Would a French person agree that "balle au camp" is rounders by another name? Should we researcher thus chase after that game too? Perhaps a French speaker among us could seek la verite from le Google on this? Edit with form to add a query
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