Articles of play for use in the game of catch

Articles of play or sport, for use with the game of catch, comprising:

• a missile having substantially all of its surface defined by a multitude of irregular filamentary formations, and
• a multi-layer mitt for use by each participant in the game of catching said missile, said multi-layer mitt including a rigid concave rear layer, a first intermediate flexible layer, a second intermediate flexible layer, and a front layer having substantially all of its front surface defined by a multitude of irregular filamentary formations, said first intermediate flexible layer occupying a surface area less than the surface area of said rear layer, and said second intermediate flexible layer occupying a surface area substantially equal to the surface area of said rear layer, said front layer being retained in place by a retaining ring with an inner edge of said retaining ring extending over a portion of said front layer, whereby said front layer is prevented from separating from said second intermediate flexible layer.