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“That explosion is the loudest noise I've ever heard in Elgin.” “Pushball, what's that?” These are comments people might have made after reading the Elgin newspapers of a century ago. Here's a look at ...

QI has finally caught up with Memories. Last weekend’s programme, hosted by Sandi Toksvig, was on the subject of “oddballs”, and there was great hilarity when the fine sport of pushball came up. A ...

Baldwinsville, NY -- In addition to German food, music and dancing, this year's Oktoberfest in Baldwinsville will feature a pushball tournament. In pushball, a team tries to push an inflated ball ...

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Members of the Minoa Fire Department fire water at a ball toward their opponents during a pushball competition in Mattydale in a 1999 file photo. Teams shoot water from fire hoses of varying ...

- a game using a leather ball six feet in diameter; the two side try to push it across the opponents' goal ...

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