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|Description=<p>"Stoopball originated in dense urban areas like New York, where children <br />often lacked the space to play baseball. Rules varied based on the <br />neighborhood, block, or building, but the idea was always the same: A <br />“batter” would fire a ball (in New York, the kids used pink balls they <br />called “Spaldeens”) against the steps of an apartment building, with the<br /> number of bases contingent on distance the ricochet traveled."</p> | |Description=<p>"Stoopball originated in dense urban areas like New York, where children <br />often lacked the space to play baseball. Rules varied based on the <br />neighborhood, block, or building, but the idea was always the same: A <br />“batter” would fire a ball (in New York, the kids used pink balls they <br />called “Spaldeens”) against the steps of an apartment building, with the<br />number of bases contingent on distance the ricochet traveled."</p> | ||
<p>The game is called "largely extinct" since World War II.</p> | <p>The game is called "largely extinct" since World War II.</p> | ||
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<p>Louie Lazar, "If You Build A Stoop, They will Come: Wisconsin's Stoopball League of America," at Grantland.com., accessed July 23, 2013. Try a <Wisconsin's stoopball league> search.</p> | <p>Louie Lazar, "If You Build A Stoop, They will Come: Wisconsin's Stoopball League of America," at Grantland.com., accessed July 23, 2013. Try a <Wisconsin's stoopball league> search.</p> | ||
<p>This article features an account of a league operating in 2013, and the 29th World Championship played on a dedicated field and drawing hundred to be part of the festivities.</p> | <p>This article features an account of a league operating in 2013, and the 29th World Championship played on a dedicated field and drawing hundred to be part of the festivities.</p> | ||
<p>The league's webpage is <a href="http://stoopball.ning.com/">http://stoopball.ning.com/</a>.</p> | |||
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|Comment=<p>Recollections and stories of bygone stoolball are welcome.</p> | |||
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Revision as of 17:02, 23 July 2013
| Game | Stoopball |
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| Game Family | Fungo |
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| Regions | US |
| Eras | Derivative, Post-1900, Contemporary |
| Invented | No |
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| Description | "Stoopball originated in dense urban areas like New York, where children The game is called "largely extinct" since World War II. |
| Sources | Louie Lazar, "If You Build A Stoop, They will Come: Wisconsin's Stoopball League of America," at Grantland.com., accessed July 23, 2013. Try a <Wisconsin's stoopball league> search. This article features an account of a league operating in 2013, and the 29th World Championship played on a dedicated field and drawing hundred to be part of the festivities. The league's webpage is http://stoopball.ning.com/.
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Comment | Recollections and stories of bygone stoolball are welcome. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
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