1940 Playball "Shootters"
This is a pair of 1940 Playballs that my Dad used as shooters. He and his Schoolmates would play a game like pitching pennies. You stood behind a line and tossed or shot your card toward a wall and whoever was closest won the cards. If you tossed a leaner you would win 2 cards. He trimmed these down to make it easier to grip the card. He grew up poor but had a nice card collection including a complete set of 1941 Playballs. So he must've been pretty good.
The second photo is the basic grip he showed me. We played around with these and a couple other beat up 39 / 40 playballs. 2 of My Favorite cards.
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