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|Description=A game usually played in urban streets. | |Description=<p>A game usually played in urban streets. The ball is rubber -- a “spaldeen,” now virtually the same that used in racketball, and bats vary but include broom handles. Allowances are made for traffic of various sorts, and the bases are specified at the start of play. (Verification needed.) One variation of the game is found in a recollection of New York play by Gregory Christiano.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><a href="http://www.myrecollection.com/christianog/games.html" target="_blank"><span>http://www.myrecollection.com/christianog/games.html</span></a></p> | |||
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Revision as of 10:27, 6 June 2012
| Game | Stickball |
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| Game Family | Baseball |
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| Description | A game usually played in urban streets. The ball is rubber -- a “spaldeen,” now virtually the same that used in racketball, and bats vary but include broom handles. Allowances are made for traffic of various sorts, and the bases are specified at the start of play. (Verification needed.) One variation of the game is found in a recollection of New York play by Gregory Christiano. |
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