The first pushball game in Minnesota was played at Macalester Oct. 15, 1914, according to the Mac Weekly, “Sore muscles, torn clothes and a score of 2 to 1 in favor of the Sophomores tells the tale of the first pushball contest ever staged in Minnesota.”
This Founders Day tradition continued in 2012, with students battling over the pushball on the snowy lawn of Old Main.
March 16 2012
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