Category Archives: Stickball
There will be a wiffle ball…
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There will be a wiffle ball league coming soon. Starting Sept 18,2006. Registration will begin 9/10 Teams of 5 with 1 female or minor on team. Parks used are Edison High School and London Planetree(88th St & Atlantic) you can email nyhandball [at] aol [dot] com for more info or check http://www.members.aol.com/nyhandball/wiffleball.jpg
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Hi Everyone,I played stickball…
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Hi Everyone,I played stickball on 114th street and Madison ave. during 1947-1954.My teams were the Prestos,Home Relief and Viceroys.I was known as Fat Ralphie,Gordito or just plain Ralph.I played against the local Barrio teams,Devils,Demons,etc. If there is anyone out there who remembers me,drop an e-mail. thepawn [at] nycap [dot] rr [dot] com Thanks, Ralph C.
In Washington Heights (181st…
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In Washington Heights (181st Street)in the late 50’s/early 60’s, you could get both – Spaldeens were harder and cost 25 cents, while the Pennsie Pinky was only 15 cents and a lot softer and smoother. We preferred the Spaldeen for stickball and the Pinkie for punch ball. When they went “dead” and lost their bounce, the game was to “roof” the ball by throwing it onto the roof of a 6 story apartment building. Sid’s candy store on 181st street was the only place in the neighborhood that let you check all of the Spaldeens and Pinkies by giving them the “bounce test” before buying – holding a ball at about chest height and letting it go to see how high up it would bounce. I broke Mrs. Morrison’s living room window with a Spaldeen and hit the super of the building across the street with a Pennsie Pinkie!
“BRAGGING RIGHTS” Thursday,…
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“BRAGGING RIGHTS” Thursday, September 14th @ 8pm WNET/Ch. 13 BRAGGING RIGHTS is an hour-long video documentary that chronicles the vibrant history of the urban game of stickball through its colorful players. Stickball has been played in the streets of New York City since the early 1920Õs and is known as Òthe poor manÕs baseball.Ó Stickball is the ultimate in improvising much with very little. Up until the 1960Õs, hydrants, cars and sometimes old men sunning in chairs were bases. During that time, many ethnic communities that would fight each other any other day of the week, would compete on the stickball field on Sundays. Over time, racial barriers were broken and many of the players became lifelong friends. Through the persistence and the passion of a tight-knit community brought together by tradition, the documentary chronicles what has become a national game of all family members. BRAGGING RIGHTS underscores the struggle to overcome and embrace difference and triumph over adversity. The broadcast will be in the tri-state area of NYC. The national broadcast will be soon after that, date tbd. Pre-order the DVD at www.braggingrightsmovie.com
I grew up in Woodside, Queens…
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I grew up in Woodside, Queens in the seventies and loved Red Rover, Red Rover, Red Light, Green Light, etc. I remember the boys playing stick ball,etc. Being a girl, we did alot of the jumprope games/rhymes, and also more “girlie” steet games. I recall one being called “germany”, where you needed four concrete “squares” and would have to step for “one”, hop for “two”, Skip for “three”, etc. I think it went up to nine, and you couldn’t touch any “lines” and couldn’t step into “germany”, or the third box. Sound familiar to anyone? WE also played “girls, girls, out” This one used six boxes and had different categories in each box like, colors, girls names, boys names, etc. You would have to hop into the box twice saying “girls, girls out”, then go over each box saying a different girl’s name twice, then go into the next category and do boys names, etc. If anyone has more info on these games, please share. Love this website – it’s so nostalgic!