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|Description=<p>A game played at the intersection of West 184th Street and Park Avenue in New York City, as recalled by Gregory Christiano. A player would slam the ball into a painted square on a concrete median barrier, and it would rebound onto Park Avenue, then still paved with cobblestones. The player would then try to reach the first base (an open sewer) before a fielder could field it and throw to the baseman there. There were two sewer-bases and home in this game.</p> | |Description=<p>A game played at the intersection of West 184th Street and Park Avenue in New York City, as recalled by Gregory Christiano. A player would slam the ball into a painted square on a concrete median barrier, and it would rebound onto Park Avenue, then still paved with cobblestones. The player would then try to reach the first base (an open sewer) before a fielder could field it and throw to the baseman there. There were two sewer-bases and home in this game.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><a href="http://www.myrecollection.com/christianog/games.html"><span>http://www.myrecollection.com/christianog/games.html</span></a></p> | |Sources=<p><a href="http://www.myrecollection.com/christianog/games.html"><span>http://www.myrecollection.com/christianog/games.html</span></a></p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:49, 28 November 2012
| Game | Off-the-Wall |
|---|---|
| Game Family | Kickball |
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| Eras | Derivative |
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| Description | A game played at the intersection of West 184th Street and Park Avenue in New York City, as recalled by Gregory Christiano. A player would slam the ball into a painted square on a concrete median barrier, and it would rebound onto Park Avenue, then still paved with cobblestones. The player would then try to reach the first base (an open sewer) before a fielder could field it and throw to the baseman there. There were two sewer-bases and home in this game. |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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