they were called ding-bats over here , funniest thing I ever saw was a result of the family cat getting the ball and swallowing it . next day dad saw what he thought was a worm hanging out the cats bum, but when he went to pull it out it stretched and then broke ! the cat didn't come home for daysRemember these
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my Mom would keep the paddle, when the rubber string broke
made good butt swatters