Dodgeball (1914) or Dodge Ball (1903)

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DODGEBALL--331,000 Google hits, 10,500 Google Groups hits
DODGE BALL--58,000 Google hits, 12,700 Google Groups hits

   "Dodgeball" is not in the OED at all.
   "Dodge ball" is not an OED entry, but is mentioned in one single 1986
citation.
   Where can I write to the North American editor of the OED?  Can you throw
stuff at him?
   Merriam-Webster has "ca. 1922."  OUTING, in the American Periodical Series
Online, might have it.
   Soon to be a major motion picture, in a theatre near you.


(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS) ("dodgeball")
    1.  GIRL ATHLETES AT CENTRAL.; General Sport Program Includes Four
Basketball Contests.
The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Mar 7, 1914. p. 2 (1 page)
:
   Following is a list of the several events: Running race, led by Miss
Beulah Smith; dodgeball, Misses Dorothy Johnson and Estelle Thomas;...

    2.  School Activities; The contest on school activities will be
continued. Write about the special activities of your school and win some spending
money. Central High. Prize, $2. Lackey High School, Indian Head, Md. Prize, $2.
THE ROBIN.
The Washington Post (1877. Oct 9, 1921. p. 46 (1 page):
   We practice basketball, dodgeball and other games,...

    3.  THE STORY OF THE FOUR H CLUB; Prize, $1 Prize, $1 Prize, $1
The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Nov 20, 1921. p. 69 (1
page)

    4.  ROSEDALE PLAYGROUNDS.; A TRIP TO GETTYSBURG. THE THRALL OF "LOVE AT
The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Aug 27, 1922. p. 53 (1
page)

    5.  HYATTSVILLE HIGH CAPUTRES CARNIVAL
The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: May 20, 1923. p. 4 (1
page)

    6.  THE Sportswoman
By DOROTHY E. GREENE. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Dec
22, 1924. p. S3 (1 page)

    7.  The Sportswoman
By DOROTHY E. GREENE. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Apr
16, 1925. p. 19 (1 page)

    8.  Swimming Now Minor Sport at Duke U.
The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Jun 9, 1925. p. 16 (1
page)

    9.  The Sportswoman
By DOROTHY E. GREENE. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Aug
4, 1925. p. 15 (1 page)

    10. The Sportswoman
By DOROTHY E. GREENE. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Aug
18, 1925. p. 15 (1 page)


(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS) ("dodge ball")
    1.  CRISP SAYINGS.
New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Sep 2, 1887. p. 4 (1
page)

    2.  OPERATIC STARS AT BASEBALL.; Men of the Alice Nielsen Company Try
Conclusions on the Diamond.
The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Apr 28, 1899. p. 8 (1
page)

    3.  American Art Institute in Paris.
The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Mar 31, 1900. p. 10 (1
page)

    4.  VACATION SCHOOL WORK; Features of the Board of Education's Summer
Scheme. Playgrounds, Their Rules, and Their Recreations -- Methods That Various
Teachers Use with Children.
New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 21, 1903. p. 12 (1
page):
   "When the day school is finished we stop the stories and get to play.  We
have basket ball, dodge ball, and every other sort of game you can imagine to
be fitting for a school playground."

    5.  BOY FOOLS SHERIFF.
Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Jun 22, 1903. p.
2 (1 page)

    6.  DARING ON THE DIAMOND; SUFFERING IN GRAND STAND; Horrors of
Earthquake Almost Forgotten by 2,113 Brave Souls Rooted to the Spot During the Baseball
Game Between Centurys and Metropolitans.
The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: May 3, 1906. p. 5 (1 page)


    7.  CHILDREN HAVE OUTING; Pupils of Third Division Have Frolic at River
View. PRIZES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS All Records Smashed in Running and Jumping
Contests -- Only Blot on Programme Is Failure to Play Off Ball Games, but They Are
Now Scheduled for Next Wednesday -- Prize Winners.
The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Jun 9, 1907. p. 16 (1
page)

    8.  PLAYGROUND PUPILS SHOW THEIR SKILL; Thousands of Children Give the
First of a Series of Exhibitions. FANCY DANCES A FEATURE Spectators Applaud Folk
Movements, in Which the Public School Pupils Have Been Instructed.
New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Aug 16, 1908. p. 3 (1
page)

    9.  1,000 IN FIELD GAMES; Children Crowd Playgrounds at Season's Last
Events. EXHIBITIONS OF FINE WORK Instructors Show Baskets, Doilies, and Other
Things Made During Summer. Girls Give Fancy Dances and Boys Have Baseball and
Other Athletic Con- tests -- New Apparatus at Howard.
The Washington Post. Sep 17, 1910. p. 2 (1 page)

    10. FLETCHER'S DAY IS AT HAND, BUT PROMOTER IS NOT HERE; Contracts and
$10,000 Bonus Money Should Be Shown to Third Leaguers Today -- Rumors of Another
Sale of Phillies Are Heard.
BY JOE S. JACKSON.. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Feb
10, 1911. p. 8 (1 page)