Comments on: Chink

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:18:55 +0000

I taught my 8 year old this game the other day and he cannot get enough of it. I used to love it as a kid and still do

By: Mark Sassano

Mark Sassano — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 20:23:45 +0000

My God- would LOVE to play again!!! Was obsessed with it!!! NOBODY TO PLAY WITH!!! I’m 56 but feel pretty good!!! If I get KILLED, I get KILLED. So what? mark sassano spideymark401@ aol.com

By: Dave Jones

Dave Jones — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:43:42 +0000

NOBODY IN THIS CITY CAN BEAT ME IN CHINK ARE YOU SERIOUS KID? HMU ANY TIME ANY DAY AND ILL KILL YOU AND MOLEST YOUR FAMILY

By: J. Espinal

J. Espinal — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 04:35:35 +0000

Well in my school, Central High School of Philadelphia, chink was revived some time ago and we play it daily. If you’re not good you’re taken out quickly. The best of the best don’t just play for bragging rights, we play for money. So if you want, we always play on our schools huge patio and there are three different walls at around 2:30. Whether you want to play against us or just bring back some memories you can come on by. CHS 270

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:04:30 +0000

We played in Northwest philly at St Rays and a variation to the bottom of the wall were groves in the wall that when hit the ball would go directly down. We did it at recess, lunch and after school. After school we also added Ass ball in to the mix. Pimple ball!!!!!!! the best memories.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:40:08 +0000

I’m 67; we played Chink all the time in Atlantic City (South Inlet, Dewey Place). Rules were the same as yours, except we combined it with the game of Assball. Losers had to lean against the chink wall, bend at the waist, arms out in front on the wall. Winners got to throw the ball from across the stree as hard as they could, at the losers ass. Great fun….when you were 14!

By: bill11222

bill11222 — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:40:58 +0000

great posts. born and raised in kensington. we played this game with passion in mc pherson square, mc veigh and scanlon playgrounds. recently just started playing with another philly transplant in brooklyn. we found a handball court enclosed with a fence so we are able to play off of the fence.

i loved this game as a kid and have enjoyed my weekend games. our only problem is that we are only 2 players. we are hoping to post on craigslist to recruit more players this summer.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:34:56 +0000

Grew up on Elmwood Ave across from 73rd Street Lanes. We used to play on 73rd street against Franks hoagie shop. Good times, late nights! Wiffle ball and fast ball with a wooden broom handle…hot summer nights.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:01:51 +0000

I remember this game too. It made it’s way to Upper Darby in the late 80′s, also called it chink or wall ball, depending on who you were playing with.

It never really took off though. Wiffle ball and street hockey dominated.

What I miss is the basketball games played with a piece of plywood and a milk crate. That was some serious impervised street ball. The abundance of $99 hoops from Wal-Mart killed that.

By: Mike Q

Mike Q — Sun, 02 May 2010 01:24:44 +0000

Played back in 70′s and early 80′s…transplanted Germantown families brought it with them to the burbs…. Always time for a game of chink-a-dink…