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that was “chips on the ball!”…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on October 1, 2013 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 13, 2014
Original author: docbobbyk
 

that was “chips on the ball!” when it was heading into the sewer (we used metal clothes hangers to retrieve from sewers)or over the garage roof into the woods. Neighbors would see us fishing the sewer (which really smelled like…a sewer) and yell at us “you boys are gonna get polio, I’m gonna tell your mother!”

Posted in Brooklyn, Other Spaldeen games, Street Lifestyle | Tagged chips on the ball

I grew up in Queens Village….

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on October 1, 2013 by Streetplay DiscussionsJanuary 3, 2020
Original author: docbobbyk
 

I grew up in Queens Village. We played “pinkball” variety of handball at Alley Pond Park just inside the Union Tpke entrance (you went under the old Vanderbilt MotorPkway bridge). This was in the late ’60’s and early ’70’s. Our courts were “one wall.” There was some alternation between Spauldeens and Pennsy Pinkies, but we finally pretty much settled on the Pennsies. It seemed the Spauldeens were being made smaller and the rubber thicker. They didn’t move as well. Now the Pennsies had a bit too much bounce to them, so we’d “pin” them. I carried a safety pin attached to my belt loop. When we got a new ball we’d simply push the pin through the skin and it then would bounce just right. We usually got our balls from Michael’s Candy Store on Hillside Avenue where Bell Park Manor and Terrace Apartments were (and are). The owners of Michael’s back in the day had a sign on the box holding the balls: “If you bounce it you bought it.” Oh, and yes sir, those were the days!

Posted in Brooklyn, Food & Drink, Locales, Other Spaldeen games, Queens | Tagged candy store, I grew up..., Pennsy Pinkie, Queens Village, spaldeen types

We played on Navy Street…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 14, 2013 by Streetplay DiscussionsFebruary 2, 2019
Original author: Bobo Pete
 

We played on Navy Street between DeKalb Avenue and Willoughby St. We played all the games you could play was with the Spaldeen. One game we played was Curb ball. Two players every bounce was a base. Catch it on a fly and you were up.

Posted in Brooklyn, Curbball, Other Spaldeen games | Tagged DeKalb Avenue, Navy Street, Willoughby Street

In South Philly the halfball…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on May 29, 2013 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 14, 2014
Original author: Jack Breen [e-mail]
 

In South Philly the halfball base hits were: 1) Single if ball makes far curb without being caught 2) Double if ball hits first floor windows and not caught 3) Tripple if ball hits second floor windows and not caught 4) Home Run ball makes it to the roof and stays up there. Every one aspired to be called a roofer. One swing per at bat, wiff or foul ball your out.

Posted in Halfball, Locales, Philadelphia | Tagged South Philadelphia

Spaldings had texture so…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on May 20, 2013 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 13, 2014
Original author: alex33 [e-mail]
 

Spaldings had texture so you could put English on them when you pitched. The only bad thing about them was that they split too easily—one good swing and two halves would go flying. If a couple of kids brought theirs down to play, we’d drop them all from the same height and use whichever one bounced back up the highest—then that owner would yell “chips”!

Posted in Brooklyn, Other Spaldeen games, Street Lifestyle | Tagged chips on the ball

Growing up in “The Projecks”…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 24, 2013 by Streetplay DiscussionsFebruary 16, 2019
Original author: Richie LaMothe
 

Growing up in “The Projecks” as pronounced it, the best ball for playing stoop was the Pensie-Pinkie. I’ve heard people say that these were great for punch ball also but they were harder and tougher on the knuckles. There was no feeling – or sound – like hitting a Pinkie off the “sweet spot” the protective metal on a housing project stoop.

Posted in Brooklyn, Other Spaldeen games, Punchball | Tagged "The Projects", Pennsy Pinkie, spaldeen types

just saw this documentary….

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on January 8, 2013 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 18, 2014
Original author: Gianno Mazzinelli (giannomazz) [e-mail]
 

just saw this documentary. truly great! I’m a Bronx kid, my big bro was the real ballplayer (some stick, mostly softball). Was really moved by the story of Mr. Mercado, father & firefighter who made the ultimate sacrifice on 9/11!! just gotta express gratitude. I’ll go say hi at his namespot at the memorial. thnx. Gianno

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sorry forgot to mention …

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on November 24, 2012 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 24, 2012
Original author: montanaro
 

sorry forgot to mention spaldeen of course!

Posted in Brooklyn, Other Spaldeen games

another vote for hit the…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on November 24, 2012 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 19, 2014
Original author: montanaro
 

another vote for hit the penny here flatbush ave and rutland road mid 50’s all the italians loved hit the penny and running bases,stoop ball of course and eating red pistachios on the stoop… memories good fun…

Posted in Brooklyn, Hit the penny / stick / etc., Other Games, Other Spaldeen games, Spaldeen games, Stoopball | Tagged running bases

In the Norwood section of…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on October 19, 2012 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 18, 2014
Original author: Gerry Greenberg [e-mail]
 

In the Norwood section of the Bronx in the ’50’s and 60’s we played with Spaldeens or Seconds which were cheaper. Mostly punchball or stickball. The P.S. 94 schoolyard had a concrete diamond for punchball and a big concrete wall with a stike zone drawn on it for stickball.

Posted in Bronx, Brooklyn, Other Spaldeen games, Punchball, Stickball

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