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- | Frances Marshall, in //The Magic Dealer//, Vol. 2 No. 5, states that Jack Strothers invented sponge balls and the sponge rabbits, and that Martin Gardner should be credited with the commercial sponge ball routine that is the foundation of what is practiced today. | + | Frances Marshall, in //The Magic Dealer//, Vol. 2 No. 5, c. 1982, states that Jack Strothers invented sponge balls and the sponge rabbits, and that Martin Gardner should be credited with the commercial sponge ball routine that is the foundation of what is practiced today. |
- | There is, though, evidence of other, earlier routines using sponge balls. In March 1925, Carl Brema advertised a set of Cups and Balls using "7 sponge rubber balls" | + | There is, though, evidence of other, earlier routines using sponge balls. In March 1925, Carl Brema advertised a set of Cups and Balls using "7 sponge rubber balls" |
- | However, see Amos C. Rohn's advertisement for the " | + | However, see Amos C. Rohn's advertisement for the " |
- | Less than a year after this, Jesse J. Lybarger contributed " | + | Less than a year after this, Jesse J. Lybarger contributed " |
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