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	Topics Spaldeen Topic Home A Spalding High-Bounce Ball, commonly called a spaldeen, is a small pinkPink Pink is a color often made by mixing red and white.... rubber ball, somewhat similar to a racquetballRacquetball Racquetball is a sport played with racquets and a hollow rubber ball on an indoor or outdoor court.... , supposedly made from the defective core of a tennisTennis Tennis is a game played between either two players or two teams of two players .... ball without the felt. It was the more expensive and more popular version of the pensie pinkie. These balls were commonly used in street gameStreet game A street game is a sport or game that is played on city streets rather than a prepared field.... s in the mid-20th century, such as Chinese handballChinese handball Chinese Handball, and Slugs), is a form of American handball popular on the streets of New York City during the 1960s ... (a variation on American handballAmerican handball American handball is an American form of fives played against one or more walls.... ), stoop ballStoop ball Stoop ball is a game that is played by throwing a ball against a stoop on the pavement in front of a building.... , hit the penny (try to make a penny flip on the sidewalk), box ball, punchballPunchball Punchball is a sport similar to baseball, but without a pitcher, catcher, or bat.... , and stickballStickball Stickball is a street game related to baseball, usually formed as a pick-up game, in large cities in the eastern United Stat... (a variation of baseballBaseball Baseball is a team sport popular in North America, parts of Latin America, the Caribbean, and East Asia.... ). Name The term most likely arose from a New YorkNew York New York is a state in the northeastern United States.... or BrooklynBrooklyn Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs of New York City.... -accented pronunciation of SpaldingFacts About Spalding (sports equipment) Spalding is a sporting goods company started in Chicago by A.G.... , the sporting goods company that produced the balls. Across the Hudson RiverHudson River Overview The Hudson River, called *Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk* in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly... in Jersey City, New JerseyNew Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.... , the ball was referred to as a "high bouncer." It may also have originated with a mis-reading of A. G. Spalding's signature on the ball. The name has become so common that Spalding actually uses it in marketing, and it is now a registered trademark. External links