Diamond Ball

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Game Diamond Ball
Game Family Baseball Baseball
Regions US
Eras Post-1900, Derivative
Invented No
Description

A game played from 1916 to 1926, when it transformed into Softball.  Diamond ball was also known as women's baseball.  Particularly popular in Sarasota FL, this game was played in the 1920s on sandy beaches (sometimes at night under lights) , and uses a 14-inch ball like used in indoor baseball.  Games were played in less than an hour, affording lunch-hour play. 

Sources

Paul Dickson, The Worth Book of Softball (Facts on File, 1994), pages 57 and 58. 

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