It was in the Forties. Me…

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It was in the Forties. Me and two brother that lived near me used to play marbles all day. We lived in a court in Hollywood, and there was no area to play in. On the corner was a Mama-Papa grocerie store with about a 3 foot dirt area (parkway). We would score a circle, anti up a few marbles in the center, and take turns trying to shoot them out of the circle with a shooter marble (usually our most favorite). We also dig small holes in the parkway and shoot marbles to the holes, as in golf. We would usually play untill the the two brothers would fight, accusing each other of cheating. But we had fun.

I just heard about skully…

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I just heard about skully for the first time about a week ago talking to a guy who grew up in Brooklyn. In Philly we called it deadbox. I imagine it’s pretty much the same game with boxes 1 to 12 and the deadbox, always decorated with a skull and crossbones. It’s way funny how all the games were similar like buck-buck instead of Johnie on the Pony or whatever…but damn it they were all fun. Kids today don’t know how to play and how good clean and sometimes physical fun. whatever….

We used to play stick ball…

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We used to play stick ball against the Acme wall. We drew a strike box on the wall and played with one pitcher and one outfielder. The batter was his own team.We used imaginary base runners and played until dark every summer day.I am a female and I would play with the guys and when I didn’t show up they would come find me.I would always be Chris Short from the Phillies cause I was a lefty.I still love the game and now as a 47 year old I still coach a varsity softball team and love every minute of it….Not bad for a kid from the projects……

Growing up all the kids…

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Growing up all the kids in the neighborhood played together, boys and girls. Maybe all of us girls were tom-boys, or since that was our only option (join in or get left behind)it molded us into tom-boys! Whatever the case, “boys games” were much more fun, and us girls kept up with them in pickle, butts up, D & D, street ball, and bike races. It was great!