We played it all the time in 1960s Gary, Indiana. No rules. No teams. No score.

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We played it all the time in 1960s Gary, Indiana. No rules. No teams. No score.

Author: ELP (10710 Posts - Joined: Oct 18, 2020)

Posted at 9:00 pm on Dec 12, 2025

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Just kill the guy with the ball. On asphalt playground in Catholic school unies. The good Nuns never tried to stop the game. Nor did they try and stop dodge ball using golf balls or British Bulldog which was a violent offshoot of Red Rover.

Replies to: "We played it all the time in 1960s Gary, Indiana. No rules. No teams. No score."

What red-blooded American boy doesn't recall playing "kill the carrier" as a lad? [LINK] - MAS - 7:20pm 12/12/25 (6) [View All]
- We called it both on the playground - AlbanyIRISH - 8:52pm 12/12/25
  - In NJ: “kill the guy with the ball” [NT] - Chris94 - 11:01pm 12/12/25
  - I never heard anyone call it anything but "Smear the Queer." [NT] - MAS - 9:02pm 12/12/25
    - We called it simply "kill the guy w/ the ball". [NT] - ELP - 9:09pm 12/12/25
      - That's a longer name, not a shorter one. If any kid had called it that where I grew up, we would've - MAS - 9:51pm 12/12/25
  - We played it all the time in 1960s Gary, Indiana. No rules. No teams. No score. - ELP - 9:00pm 12/12/25

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