 Meanwhile, the game known as halfball was being played in cities around the northeastern United States in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and remained popular throughout the 1960s and 1970s, particularly in Philadelphia, Camden, Boston and New York City, as far west as St. Louis, as well as on the beaches of Cape Cod.Halfball or half-rubber games and tournaments can now be found in other cities around the U.S. under either name.Which name gets used often indicates if it was brought there from the north or the south.