Sixty Years Ago

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

My best friend and I watched our first NCAA tournament. Loyola of Chicago beet Cincinnati in OT. I have not missed one since. The best time for basketball is tonight. It’s the competitive spirit leftover from basketball that keeps me racing.

Yes, the competitive spirit flowed into the streets off campus last night in Storrs ,Ct. Street signs and light poles torn down, light poles rammed through glass storefronts. It was a lil chilly last night so furniture was set on fire and a few vehicles overturned and set on fire also ….nothing like a good celebration ….