First “cable” broadcast of a Jai-Alai tournament. “On TV” agreed to show the Tournament of Champions to the South Florida market. Kevin Koffman, my assistant (left), myself (middle) and Tom Contreras (Ocala GM) handled the commentary. Four cameras and slow-motion replays were featured. The sport of Jai-Alai seemed to be entering its “Golden Age,” in […]
Milford Jai-Alai, owned and operated by Dania, opened in 1977 and proved to be a tremendous success. Steve Snyder and John Knox surveyed the near-empty Hartford Jai-Alai Fronton on opening night, Thursday, May 20th, 1976. Snyder, the majority owner of the Dania Fronton in south Florida had leveraged his success with that facility to build […]
First game players salute the fans opening night of Hartford Jai-Alai’s inaugural season, May 20th, 1976 By Marty Fleischman During the 1975 Tampa Jai-Alai season, I was tasked with finding and training two announcers for the first season of Hartford Jai-Alai. Since the season would overlap with our other Florida fronton seasons, we could not […]
We have some really good news, when some good news has been hard to find this week for those in the jai-alali world. Dania Jai-alai is going to resume their season after the regular season closes down Memorial Day weekend. Their next “season” is still set for September 1st thru November 30th and live full court jai-alai […]
The Tournament of Champions- Jai-Alai’s First Intercity Tournament
Marty Fleischman BlogsFirst “cable” broadcast of a Jai-Alai tournament. “On TV” agreed to show the Tournament of Champions to the South Florida market. Kevin Koffman, my assistant (left), myself (middle) and Tom Contreras (Ocala GM) handled the commentary. Four cameras and slow-motion replays were featured. The sport of Jai-Alai seemed to be entering its “Golden Age,” in […]
This is Jai-Alai, Not Hockey!
Marty Fleischman BlogsMilford Jai-Alai, owned and operated by Dania, opened in 1977 and proved to be a tremendous success. Steve Snyder and John Knox surveyed the near-empty Hartford Jai-Alai Fronton on opening night, Thursday, May 20th, 1976. Snyder, the majority owner of the Dania Fronton in south Florida had leveraged his success with that facility to build […]
If You Build It, They Will Come…Or Will They?
Marty Fleischman BlogsFirst game players salute the fans opening night of Hartford Jai-Alai’s inaugural season, May 20th, 1976 By Marty Fleischman During the 1975 Tampa Jai-Alai season, I was tasked with finding and training two announcers for the first season of Hartford Jai-Alai. Since the season would overlap with our other Florida fronton seasons, we could not […]
Dania Jai-alai to Keep Operations Going – For Now
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsWe have some really good news, when some good news has been hard to find this week for those in the jai-alali world. Dania Jai-alai is going to resume their season after the regular season closes down Memorial Day weekend. Their next “season” is still set for September 1st thru November 30th and live full court jai-alai […]