Category Archives: Spaldeen games

Okay, couldn’t sleep tonight,…

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Original author: sandy2wheels
 

Okay, couldn’t sleep tonight, my mind racing on the many games I loved playing in my youth in Deepdale (Little Neck) Queens in the 1950’s-early 60’s. Want to document some of these for my grandkids, who probably won’t know a street game from a milk machine (‘member those, anyone?). Thrilled to find this website – way to GO! …So, the girls in my “court” (WWII veterans’ garden apartments, with sections built around a central grass area, all over Queens, especially Glen Oaks & Little Neck) loved both Spauldeens AND Pensie Pinkies. I remember at one time each costing about a quarter at our local candy store. And fishing them out of the sewers could be a whole day’s frustrating & exhilirating challenge – mainly with unbent hangers, made into a fishing circle at one end. Anyone remember a game played by throwing the ball high against a brick wall, and doing a variety of activities before catching it? Like 1 = clap one time; 4 = 4 jumping jacks, etc? Can’t remember what it was called – maybe Russian ______????

I was born and raised in…

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Original author: MrGodsWrench [e-mail]
 

I was born and raised in the Bronx, Live there for 18 years, I am 33 yrs old today and I remember the game being called “slugs”, that was one of the best games to play, besides “skellzies”. I am getting my father-in-law, who is the youth pastor to our church to bring these old games up to his youth group. I failed to mention that I live in Boyertown,Pa. where they never heard of any of these street games, so I got my father-in-law interested in these games, so I’m hoping it comes back strong. I’ll keep everyone informed. I’m pretty excited to see how these kids take to our old style games, seeing how they have all these electronic games to entertain them now. Come on old school city games, It’s time for a comeback.

I was wondering if anyone…

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Original author: MrGodsWrench
 

I was wondering if anyone knows any information, about a game called “Slugs”. It was a game you played up against an apartment building, and I know you used the cracks on the sidewalk as your own box. It was almost like handball, but you had to hit the ball off your hand and onto the ground first than onto the wall towards the box that you chose to hit it towards, depending on how many players you had. You had the Ace server, and there were a bunch of other players were trying to knock off and become the Ace server. But I don’t remember exactly how you play that game. So if someone can please post any info about this street game I would greatly appreciate it. I love this website. Stay strong and God Bless.

I was born and raised in…

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Original author: MrGodswrench
 

I was born and raised in the Bronx for 18 yrs of my32 yr old life. I grew up playings skellzies, scully, etc… I moved away from the Bronx when I was 19, to Pa., the country part, so I hope you see where i’m going with this. When I was a younger kid, we played out in the streets til dark, keeping out of trouble, playing such games as stickball, skellzies, kick the can, slugs, and handball. When I first moved out here to Pa., I never gave thought of my childhood games because I was excited about being on my own. Now that I’m married and have three beautiful children, and becoming a born again Christian, I want to bring back some of my childhood memories not only to my own kids, but to my church I attend. My father-in-law is the youth Pastor to our church, and he has a different age group from 12 to 18, but we also have the younger kids who I know would love this game. Ever since I found this website, I’ve been very excited about bringing skellzies back to our new generation. I have told a few people about this game, and they look at me like I don’t know what I’m talking about, but I told them to remember me, cause I’m going to be the one to bring back skellzies and hopefully make it popular again. Thank you again for this website.