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|Term=Diamond Ball | |Term=Diamond Ball | ||
|Game Family=Baseball | |Game Family=Baseball | ||
|Game | |Game Regions=US | ||
|Description=<p>A game played from 1916 to 1926, when it transformed into Softball. | |Game Eras=Post-1900 | ||
|Sources=<p>Paul Dickson, The Worth Book of Softball (Facts on File, 1994), pages 57 and 58. | |Description=<p>A game played from 1916 to 1926, when it transformed into Softball. Diaamond 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. </p> | ||
|Sources=<p>Paul Dickson, The Worth Book of Softball (Facts on File, 1994), pages 57 and 58. </p> | |||
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Revision as of 09:08, 4 July 2012
| Game | Diamond Ball |
|---|---|
| Game Family | Baseball |
| Location | |
| Regions | US |
| Eras | Post-1900 |
| Invented | |
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| Description | A game played from 1916 to 1926, when it transformed into Softball. Diaamond 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. |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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