Racer Ball

Racer ball was a game played at Bascom lounge. To play you needed a pool table, pool balls, a "set of your own balls" [sorry ladies] and two or more players. The object of the game? .... to see who could put more pool balls in their opponents pool table pockets. In other words, one or more player would stand on opposite sides of the pool table. Each player would have an equal amount of pool balls. At the count of three the players would scream "raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacerballllllllllllllllllllllllll!" and proceed to roll their pool balls [as fast as they could] toward their opponent's side ---in hopes of putting all of their pool balls in their opponent's sides pockets. Sound like fun? YOU BET!!!!!

I recall one evening a match of two-on-two Racer Ball began. Not too sure the names of the players, but, withOUT much imagination one could figure it out. The game began, and pool balls "went a flying" .... for whatever reason all of the players were hysterically laughing (another intregal component to the game). Not uncommon to the competitive edge and spirit of the game, one of the balls got airborn. Unfortunately, the ball flew right into one of the window panes of the "lodge". ... thus, smashing it to bits! ....... There was a two-second pause ..... and then .... again ----hysterical laughter. ---


Ok, Ok, I've to ask ---- "Who's up for a little game of raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacerball!!!!!"