Diamond Ball

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Game	Diamond Ball
Game Family	Baseball Baseball
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Regions	US
Eras	Post-1900, Derivative
Invented	No
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Description	A game played from 1916 to 1926, when it transformed into Softball. Diamond ball was also known as women's baseball. Particularly popular in Sarasota FL, this game was played in the 1920s on sandy beaches (sometimes at night under lights) , and uses a 14-inch ball like used in indoor baseball. Games were played in less than an hour, affording lunch-hour play.
Sources	Paul Dickson, The Worth Book of Softball (Facts on File, 1994), pages 57 and 58.
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