I don't know if sixteen inches is an accurate circumference
measurement of the Chicago "Clincher" balls. The diameter appears to
be closer to seven inches. They're pretty substantial. And hard as a
rock when new.
Paul
On Jun 8, 2009, at 8:24 AM, Keith Whaley wrote:
Christine Aguila wrote:
John: I don't know the name of the game you describe, but in
Chicago, we played "for hours and hours" a game called 500. We
played with a 16 inch softball--the famous--or more accurately--the
infamous 16 inch Clincher--16 inches of hard rock in the shape of a
ball.
Sixteen inches is circumference, right? Which means a 5" diameter
ball?
keith
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