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Ya play handball anywhere else?

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ocklemmegetuhh
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In nyc many of us grow up playing a street game called handball. They play this anywhere else?

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1090642/IMG-8619-mov
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Rparr
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What in tarnation
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ocklemmegetuhh
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RparrWhat in tarnation

Think tennis against a wall but you use your hand and a rubber ball - it’s a game that got popular here during the depression when people used to play for 5/10 cents to make ends meet. Today gambling is still a big part of it with much higher sums.
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Rparr
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ocklemmegetuhhThink tennis against a wall but you use your hand and a rubber ball - it’s a game that got popular here during the depression when people used to play for 5/10 cents to make ends meet. Today gambling is still a big part of it with much higher sums.


that actually sounds difficult. I would wiff every damn hit, especially with my left hand
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cre
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Sometimes I see old people playing it in a racquetball court at the y.
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ocklemmegetuhh
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creSometimes I see old people playing it in a racquetball court at the y.


yeah they call that "4 wall" it's similar to what we play
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SlushSeason
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Schools in LA often have courts for this. Most kids play it with a kickball though since it's way easier
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