[oh8eleven]

The only sporting equipment we had were a broken bat that was nailed and taped at the handle; a coverless baseball held together with tape; a broomstick and a Pennsy Pinky (or Spaldeen) for playing stick ball, punch ball and stoop ball.

[Songcraft]

We also played stickball with the pink air balls, and the same with pimple balls, and with "star balls", and half balls, and wiffle balls, and "hose ball" (with short lengths of hard hose and a stick, which if the hose piece was hit and begin rapidly tumbling in towards you, and you didn't catch it, but you got hit in the face, it would hurt, and make a painful welt stick out).

We played roof ball, and wall ball, and wire ball, and handball, and run-the-bases, and prisoner's base, and tag football, and "P-I-G" shot taking and matching on a basketball court. Those games were fun and free to play, and you didn't get isolated back then on special smartphones/electric-games/computers, away from socializing with lots of other kids in the neighborhood.