ABSTRACT
In emulation of baseball, this winter sport gave kids a chance to play America's favorite game year round. As in baseball the batter held a bat, though at the end of it, making a round hitting surface, there was attached a 10″ disk composed of thin, light material such as plywood, fiber board, pressed wood, or even fabric. Behind the batter a catcher crouched holding a “snow catcher” (called the target) securely with both hands. It was a 24″ disk, often the hard cover from a bushel basket. The racquet-like bat and the much larger circular snow catcher completed the equipment needs. Opposite the batter, some 30′ away, the thrower might start with only fifteen snowballs, or more depending on local rules. The object was for the thrower to hurl each snowball past the batter and at the same time hit the snow catcher. The catcher had to keep both hands firmly affixed to the target, but could move the target around within the batter's circle to intercept the snowballs. Of course, the batter's job was to pulverize each and every white missile.
