I am looking for the 10…
Original author: Jeannie [e-mail]
I am looking for the 10 Steps to “Russian 10”. Anyone out there have the answer? Please e-mail me if you do.
Category Archives: Other Spaldeen games
Does anyone out there remember…
Original author: c.c. [e-mail]
Does anyone out there remember all the steps involved in a game called “Russian”???? We used to play it in Queens in the mid-60’s…..involves a “pinky” thrown again an apt.wall while doing a bunch of things in numerical order…. Also, I remember Chinese Handball too (and Saludgee…sp?)- also, in Queens in the mid-60’s played on the street against apt.retention walls….
Any current interest in…
Original author: Ed [e-mail]
Any current interest in playing halfball or how or where to obtain pimple or star balls–fishing in sewers with a coat hanger just doesnt turn em up like it used to —Used to play at 11th and Wolf Sts in South Philly in late 50s
We played a game called…
Original author: Alan F [e-mail]
We played a game called Box Baseball. You would play with another person between 3 boxes. Someone would dig their fingers into the “pinkie” or spaldeen and throw it into the box in front of you. You then would slap it into the box in fron of you opponent. If he caught it, you’re out. If it bounced once, a sindle 2 bounces, a double, etc. Great game to play anywhere there was concrete sidewalks. Anybody remember this game?
We played a game called…
Original author: Alan F [e-mail]
We played a game called Box Baseball. You would play with another person between 3 boxes. Someone would dig their fingers into the “pinkie” or spaldeen and throw it into the box in front of you. You then would slap it into the box in front of your opponent. If he caught it, you’re out. If it bounced once, a sindle 2 bounces, a double, etc. Great game to play anywhere there was concrete sidewalks. Anybody remember this game?
Does anyone know where I…
Original author: Mike from Fairmount [e-mail]
Does anyone know where I can find any “pimple balls”, I’m from Philly and Pimple balls were our ball of choice when I was a kid… I have a 10 year old son that has never played halfies yet and I am worried what the consequences of this may be in his fuure life…Help…..
“The Pinky Ball Book”, published…
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I can picture a brand new…
Original author: Ken Altschuld [e-mail]
I can picture a brand new spaldeen vividly today, almost smell it. What a great feeling to go to the local “candy store” and buy a new spaldeen. Always preferable to a pensy pinky, which were also good.We used spaldeens in stickball, punchball, fungo, slapball, A’s-up,stoopball, and different “box games”-boxball, box baseball, five boxes, hit the penny, etc., in Bayside, Queens. As far as Johnny Pump goes, it brings to mind the old game “Johnny on the Pony”. I would love to buy some spaldeens, if there is a place to order them, I’d like to know.
Hey Gus, Check out the…
Original author: mick [e-mail]
Hey Gus, Check out the Skully discussion area – its a very similar game to Deadbox. Also see http://www.streetplay.com/skully