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Cat’s Cradle was a complicated…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 16, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsJanuary 3, 2020
Original author: Butirfli [e-mail]
 

Cat’s Cradle was a complicated game. A game that required its players to be coordinated and somewhat expert in the art of string. To play Cat’s Cradle, two pairs of hands and a long string were needed. (Bakery Box string was always best)The game was started with the first player looping the string around her hands to create a specific design. The second player was required to remove the string from the first players hands, in such a way, that she created a second design. Players took turns until no more designs could be created. I never figured out how to remove that last design. It had to be removed with your pinkies!

Posted in Girl games | Tagged Pennsy Pinkie, spaldeen types, string games

Why tennis balls instead…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 15, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 18, 2014
Original author: Anonymous
 

Why tennis balls instead of a Spaldeen or Pensie Pinky?

Posted in Other Spaldeen games | Tagged Pennsy Pinkie, spaldeen types

spaldeens for “1 bounce…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 14, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 18, 2014
Original author: Anonymous
 

spaldeens for “1 bounce fungo stickball in the streets (4 sewers home run, etc). for stickball with a strike zone marked on a wall-shaved tennis balls.

Posted in Other Spaldeen games, Stickball | Tagged spaldeen types

The Spaldeens would break…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 13, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsJanuary 3, 2020
Original author: Ed Conseri [e-mail]
 

The Spaldeens would break more easily, but they were real. The Pennsy Pinkies? They bounced great, but we couldn’t afford them–Phil’s Candy Store on 36th St & Clara sold plain ol’ “pinkies” that were pink, yellow, or blue! They were 15 cents when the Spaldeen was 25 cents. But the pinkies were awful. Where can I buy a Spaldeen? I swear, I have taught 5 kids in Vermont to play stickball (we pitch in against my brick chimney), and they love it! With a tennis ball, no less! Help–we need a real Spaldeen!!!!

Posted in Food & Drink, Other Spaldeen games, Stickball | Tagged candy store, Pennsy Pinkie, spaldeen types

Pensie Pinkey is a woman’s…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 13, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 20, 2014
Original author: butirfli
 

Pensie Pinkey is a woman’s ball! Try “A my name is Alice” with a Spaldeen! ; )

Posted in Clap and Rhyme, Other Spaldeen games | Tagged "A My Name Is Alice...", Pennsy Pinkie, spaldeen types

Spaldeens had a better feel…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 13, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 18, 2014
Original author: mike
 

Spaldeens had a better feel to them and were much more lively. When playing punchball and the outfielder was playing deep I would hit the ball between the infielder and the outfielder and hope that the ball would bounce over the outfielders head. Couldn’t do that with a pensie pinkey.

Posted in Other Spaldeen games, Punchball | Tagged Pennsy Pinkie, spaldeen types

What kind of ball was used…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 11, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 18, 2014
Original author: Anonymous
 

What kind of ball was used for stickball in the 1930’s, and earlier? I saw a picture of kids playing stickball around 1910, and wondered what they were using. I’m working on a story that takes place in the ’30’s, and I’d love to know where I could find this material. If Anyone has any information, I certainly would appreciate it. Pat W.

Posted in Other Spaldeen games, Stickball | Tagged spaldeen types

The Pensy Pinkie was so…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 9, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsDecember 4, 2019
Original author: Owen [e-mail]
 

The Pensy Pinkie was so smooth, you had to love the feel. It definitely bounced better too. Maybe now that Spaldeens are back, we can get Penn to make their balls again as well.

Posted in Other Spaldeen games | Tagged Pennsy Pinkie, spaldeen types

I think us gals preferred…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 8, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsDecember 4, 2019
Original author: Butirfli
 

I think us gals preferred the Pensy Pinkie. The Pinkie’s were easier and lighter on the bounce, the Spaldeen’s a bit harder. Even though the Pinkie’s seemed to lose their air quicker than the spaldeens, there was nothing like playing ball with a Pensy Pinkie!

Posted in Other Spaldeen games | Tagged Pennsy Pinkie, spaldeen types

In the ’60’s in Far Rockaway,…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 7, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsJanuary 3, 2020
Original author: albie [e-mail]
 

In the ’60’s in Far Rockaway, Spaldeens were to Pensie Pinkies as the Yankees were to the Mets. Spaldeens were the official, respected standard. Pensie Pinkie were the unorthodox, seamless, higher bouncing challenger. Personally, I preferred the livlier Pensie Pinkie. Especially for punchball. Also much easier to control in “squeeze” and “spin” games like box baseball. As I recall, the Spaldeen had a rougher, powdery-when-new feel to it. It was firmer and tended to get brittle more easily than the Pensie Pinkie. The Pensie Pinkie was smoother, super-lively when new, more easily squeezed. When the Pensie Pinkie got old, it lost much of its bounce and was very easily squeezed. Still, nothing like a new Pensie Pinkie. It would just fly off of your fist. Pensie Pinkie’s are a lot like the consistency of a new racquet ball, but pink instead of blue.

Posted in Box Baseball, Other Spaldeen games, Punchball | Tagged Pennsy Pinkie, spaldeen types

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