Heard in a movie, The Fourth Protocol:

[Sarah]

On 2011-03-02, at 7:14 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:

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> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 9:39 PM, Sarah <puellaest at gmail.com> wrote:
>> "a game played very much like softball, only one kicks a (usually red) rubber ball that was also used to play dodge/murderball ..."
>
> Now, it all makes sense! In an episode of the anime cartoon, The
> Boondocks, based on the comic strip, a "kickball" team from *China*
> comes to town to challenge the local champions. A *red*,
> European-football-sized ball is used, and the game is played on a
> *softball* field, with infielders and outfielders. One child "bats" or
> kicks from home plate and another child "pitches" or hurls the ball
> from the pitcher's mound.
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> Youneverknow.
>
> Thank you, Sarah!

You're welcome!

I knew I wasn't the only one who called this game by that name. However, I am still curious about the origin and migration of the term.

S.

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