Who remembers the ballgame played under the boardwalk? It was similar to stoop baseball using the “spaldeen.” The ball was thrown as hard as possible against the concrete beam (Bays 6+ where there was sufficient height). Two fielders tried to catch it on the fly before it struck the sand. If it dropped before the first fielder, it was a single, if it dropped at the first fielder it was a double. A triple was at the third fielder and a homerun past the second fielder. It probably was the fastest version of stoop baseball and used a field perhaps 10 feet in length. Herbert Dubno
Brooklyn, in the 50’s