Am enjoying the site. Brings back lots of memories. The one subject
> regarding Spaldeens that was not mentioned was their propensity to “go
> down the sewer”. The obiquitous street drains at every corner were a
> magnet for the Spaldeens. The game had to stop while someone located a
> wire coat hanger which was straightened out to it’s full length, with a
> two inch circle bent at the end at right angles to the wire. This was
> lowered into the sewer and the Spaldeen was fished out of it’s grave so
> the game could continue. The gook that was on the balls was of now
> concern to anyone. A couple of whacks with the stickball bat would clean
> it off. No thought was ever given to sanitation – and it never seemed to
> matter in those days!
>
> With fondest memories,
> Alan Steinberg
> (Avenue O and 23rd Street, Brooklyn)
>