by William Crum
Last Saturday night a major event occurred at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., — roller derby. I remember watching roller derby as a child as many of us did. Well it’s back at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., bigger and better than ever.
The first match was between the Dreadnought Dorothys and the Black Eyed Susans. This rivalry between these two teams is much like the Hatfields and McCoys, but much more blood curdling – you could see it in their eyes, as though a volcano was soon to erupt. This rivalry has been going on for some time. The sportsman’s rivalry is the best I have seen in years, a friendly rivalry. As both teams played the crowd cheered them on. As the great sports announcer Jim McKay said, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
Even though attendance was a little down because of Easter weekend it was one of best experiences I have seen in a long time. Both teams played their hearts out. The Dreadnought Dorothys won by only one or two points. After the game they all shook hands.
Surprisingly enough, all the team members are friends and after the game they got together at a local bar to catch up with one another. If you want to go somewhere where there is good, clean family fun, this is the thing to do. For more information go to the web site www.kcrollerwarriors.com.