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Kickball The USPS celebrates our nation’s passion for athletics with the Have a Ball! stamps. The issuance features colorful illustrations of eight different sports balls: • A baseball • A basketball • A football • A golf ball • A kickball • A soccer ball • A tennis ball, and • A volleyball The round Have a Ball! stamps feature a special coating applied to selected areas of the stamps during the printing process to give them a textured feel. The game of kickball, originally called "kick baseball," was invented by Supervisor of Cincinnati Park Playgrounds Nicholas C. Seuss in 1917. The game was used in school settings to help children better understand the principles of the sport of baseball. Physical education instructors incorporated kick ball into their curriculum within the public school system during the early 1920s. The rules of kickball were printed in publications such as Mind and Body, a physical education journal. The field for kickball was laid out in a similar fashion to a baseball diamond, with four bases, including a home plate. Two teams, consisting of 10 or more players, competed alternately in innings. The fielding team had basemen, a pitcher, catcher and outfielders. The object was for the other team to kick the ball, then reach as many bases as possible before being tagged out. As the game progressed through the 1920s and 1930s, it adopted more aspects of baseball. Three strikes per out and three outs per inning, four balls to walk a kicker, and so on were added to the game. The role of players, such as shortstops, and pitching techniques were better defined. The game also continued to introduce the sport of baseball to a wider audience, including young girls. |
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