June
3, 1950
First World Series of Roller Derby
The first "World Series" in the 15 year history of
the Roller
Derby began at New York's Madison Square Garden, with five teams competing
against each other, "headed by the pennant-winning Philadelphia
Panthers" While the sport has its origins in the banked-track roller
skating marathons of the 1930s, Leo Seltzer
and Damon
Runyon are credited with the basic evolution of the sport to its initial competitive
form. Professional roller derby quickly became popular; in 1940 more than 5
million spectators watched in about 50 US cities. In the ensuing decades,
however, it predominantly became a form of sports entertainment where the theatrical
elements overshadowed the athleticism.
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