Heard in a movie, The Fourth Protocol:

[Paul Johnston]

Anyone know the term "soccer baseball" for this game?  This was the usual term in N IL, as opposed to NJ "kickball".

Paul Johnston
On Mar 2, 2011, at 10:22 PM, Sarah wrote:

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> 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 ..."
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>> 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.
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>> Thank you, Sarah!
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> You're welcome!
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> 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.
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> S.
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