{"id":8939,"date":"2012-07-18T06:29:31","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T11:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=8939"},"modified":"2019-12-02T07:37:58","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T12:37:58","slug":"roller-derby-circa-1949-new-jersey-vs-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/07\/18\/roller-derby-circa-1949-new-jersey-vs-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"Roller Derby Circa 1949: New Jersey Vs Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/movie-matinee-header.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5696\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2011\/12\/23\/christmas-lotsa-wavy-hair-liberace\/movie-matinee-header\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/movie-matinee-header.jpg?fit=640%2C145&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,145\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"movie-matinee-header\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/movie-matinee-header.jpg?fit=640%2C145&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5696\" title=\"movie-matinee-header\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/movie-matinee-header.jpg?resize=640%2C145&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/movie-matinee-header.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/movie-matinee-header.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/1949-RollerDerby-NewJerseyVsPhiladelphia\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>Here&#8217;s a treat from the dawn of broadcast television I found while trawling the <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Internet Archive<\/strong><\/a> on my<a href=\"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2011\/09\/09\/year-roku\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Roku box<\/a>. It&#8217;s the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roller_derby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ROLLER DERBY<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is probably a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kinescope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>kinescope<\/strong><\/a> which was a recording of a television program made by filming the picture from a video monitor which is probably why the video quality is a little shaky. It&#8217;s probably better than the picture grandfather was attempting to get on those ancient TV sets hooked to a set of rabbit ears.<\/p>\n<p>I have a fascination for <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/details\/classic_tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">old television shows<\/a>, and I can see why the roller derby was popular on TV. Unlike the dramatic programs that were shot on a shoestring budget with claustrophobic staging, the roller derby was constant movement. It was all action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/no61.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8953\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/07\/18\/roller-derby-circa-1949-new-jersey-vs-philadelphia\/no61\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/no61.jpg?fit=640%2C492&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,492\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"no61\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/no61.jpg?fit=640%2C492&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8953\" title=\"no61\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/no61.jpg?resize=640%2C492&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/no61.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/no61.jpg?resize=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>I used to watch roller derby in the 1970s and I watched the match in the video embedded above, and I still don&#8217;t understand how the game is played or how points are scored. It was fun watching people go at breakneck speed around the track!<\/p>\n<p>This particular match took place in Newark, New Jersey, but the Philly games took place at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philadelphia_Arena\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Philadelphia Arena<\/strong><\/a> at 4530 Market Street.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and your sponsor for roller derby is Blatz Beer! The video is <em>complete with commercials!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/blatz.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8954\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/07\/18\/roller-derby-circa-1949-new-jersey-vs-philadelphia\/blatz\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/blatz.jpg?fit=640%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blatz\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/blatz.jpg?fit=640%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8954\" title=\"blatz\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/blatz.jpg?resize=640%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/blatz.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/blatz.jpg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>If you have trouble viewing the video, go <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/details\/1949-RollerDerby-NewJerseyVsPhiladelphia?start=0.5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE.<\/a> The link takes you to the <strong>Internet Archive<\/strong> where you can view a streaming version or download a video file. It&#8217;s<em><strong> FREE!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a treat from the dawn of broadcast television I found while trawling the Internet Archive on my Roku box. It&#8217;s the ROLLER DERBY!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[31,368,104],"tags":[1794,1798,1796,403,122,3669,185,1795,1797],"class_list":["post-8939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blast-from-the-past","category-movie-matinee","category-philadelphia","tag-1794","tag-beer","tag-blatz","tag-internet-archive","tag-new-jersey","tag-philadelphia","tag-roku","tag-roller-derby","tag-skate"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-2kb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4190,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2015\/03\/05\/wonderfully-weird-channels-roku\/","url_meta":{"origin":8939,"position":0},"title":"The Wonderfully Weird Channels of the Roku","author":"Joe_Williams","date":"March 5, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm starting a new category that could be considered for cord-cutters or folks looking to save some serious cash by giving cable TV the heave-ho. 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