Half Ball was a game that was best played in restricted city areas like driveways and lots. Any place where the local terrain could be marked off into a field. A telephone pole would be a single. A garage door would be a double, etc. The half balls were cut from pink high bounce balls with a sharp knife along the seam to divide the balls into equal halves. A broomstick was the bat. The marvelous thing about half balls is that the pitcher could throw a great variety of curves, floaters, and drops that really were a challenge to hit. When they were hit they didn't travel far and never caused...