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Game	Catch a Fly
Game Family	Fungo Fungo
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Description	A fungo game played in Manhattan in the 1950s. A fungo hitter is replaced by a fielder who catches a ball (or sometimes three balls) on the fly. Played when fewer than six kids were at the ballyard and a team game wasn’t possible.
Sources	John Pastier, email of February 12, 2009.
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-|Description=A fungo game played in Manhattan in the 1950s. A fungo hitter is replaced by a fielder who catches a ball (or sometimes three balls) on the fly.  Played when fewer than six kids were at the ballyard and a team game wasn’t possible.  Reported by John Pastier, email of February 12, 2009.
+|Description=<p>A fungo game played in Manhattan in the 1950s. A fungo hitter is replaced by a fielder who catches a ball (or sometimes three balls) on the fly. Played when fewer than six kids were at the ballyard and a team game wasn&rsquo;t possible.</p>
+|Sources=<p>John Pastier, email of February 12, 2009.</p>
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