THANKS FOR THE INF ON CHINESE…
Yes! “I declare war on…..(country)!”…
Yes! “I declare war on…..(country)!” Long pause before you yelled out the name to heighten the anticipation. We used the exact same rules as Mike. If you forgot who was what country, you sometimes declared war on yourself! (I remember doing this) After everyone froze, the person who caught the ball was allowed three steps towards anyone he chose to target, then threw the ball at him. If hit, the target was “it” and declared war for the next round. For the three steps, we were allowed to place the ball on the ground where we caught it, then back up and take a running jump for our three steps. I grew up playing this in Laurelton, Queens in the late 50’s and 60’s.
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Tweetaleelalee Tweetaleelalee Tweetaleelalee Tweetaleelalee Tweetaleelalee Tweetaleelalee Tweet Tweet Tweetalee Rockin in the tree tops all day long huffin and puffin and singin his song all the little birds on J bird street loves to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet Rockin Robin tweet tweetalee Rockin Robin tweet tweetalee Momma’s in the kitchen cookin fried chicken Daddy’s outside just shootin that dice Brother’s in jail raising hell Sister’s outside sellin fruit cocktail Rockin Robin tweet tweetalee Rockin Robin tweet tweetalee
They must have fail Geography…
How about Harry and Shirley’s…
I grew up in Sheepshead Bay…
I grew up in Sheepshead Bay in the 50′ & 60’s .We played ringoleevio. One guy was it, each guy he caught was now on his side and would help him catch the others until everyone was caught. In the 5th Grade in St Marks and one day the guys in my class decided to meet at Bedford Park after school for a “big game” I was the last one caught, the Buchite twins had me cornered by the baby swings one or all of us started swinging the swings I don’t know why, as they came around from opposite sides, I turned and started to run between the swings and B A M right in the face. I could tell by the look on everyones face it wasn’t pretty……no blood but a big chipped front tooth.
In the 1950’s there were…
In the 1950’s there were great Stickball teams in New York. In the South Bronx(Jackson Knights, Lucky Sevens, Tigers), Italian Harlem (Pleasant Avenue), Spanish Harlem (Prestos, Home Relief, Devils), Little Italy (Mott Street), and Hell’s Kitchen (66th Street). These were tough smart teams that knew how to win close games, especially low scoring games. Many of the South Bronx players were still playing in the 1980’s and winning when they were well past their prime. Every good team thinks they were the best ever, but it would be interesting to hear from people who saw the Sixtyboys and the above 1950 teams play to get a real comparison. The Knights, Tigers, Sevens and Pleasant Avenue played hitting by-your-self and on-a-pitch. Mott Street played hitting by-your-self and the Prestos, Home Relief, Devils and 66th street played on-a pitch.
I would like some help in…
I would like some help in teaching my son some marble games and rules. I picked up a bag of marbles at a farmstand and thought it would be fun to teach him, but having never played myself I need some help. He thinks they are great to look at, but I was trying to tell him that he and his friends could have a lot of fun playing. Any general game rules would be appreciated. You can email me at .
THERE’S NO MENTION OF THE…
THERE’S NO MENTION OF THE SIXTYBOYS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE YOUNG BLOOD LEAGUE IN THE EARLY 80S — WHICH IN 6 YEARS CAPTURE 4 TITLES — THEY WERE FROM THE BRONX AND PLAY HITTING BY YOURSELF NOT THE YOUNG BLOOD STYLE WHICH WAS PITCHING IN ONE BOUNCE — NOW THATS SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT — WHICH IS NEVER MENTION,, ONLY MENTION IS THAT WE ARE IN THE STICKBALL HALL OF FAME — WE WERE GREAT — I THINK THE GREATEST STICKBALL TEAM ASSEMBLE IN ANY ERA (HITTING BY YOURSELF OR PITCHING)