The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

KICKBALL

THIS GAME IS PLAYED LIKE BASEBALL BUT NOT QUITE. IN THIS
GAME ANY NUMBER CAN PLAY AS LONG AS THERE IS AN EQUAL
NUMBER OF PLAYERS SO THAT THEY CAN BE SPLIT UP INTO TWO
TEAMS. AS IN BASEBALL THE OBJECT OF THE GAME IS TO GET
MORE POINTS OUT OF A NUMBER OF INNINGS THAN THE OTHER
TEAM. THE GAME IS PLAYED IN A FIELD WITH THREE BASES AND
A HOME PLATE. THE ONLY BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS GAME
AND BASEBALL IS THAT A SOFT KICKBALL IS USED INSTEAD OF A
BASEBALL AND THE BALL IS KICKED, NOT HIT BY A BAT. BUT ALL
OTHER ELEMENTS OF THIS GAME ARE LIKE THOSE OF BASEBALL.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Lansing

Date learned: 00001970CA