Jammer Samantha “Seymour Guts” Houseman, in the starred helmet, pushes past Rodeo City blocker Nicole “Master Bouter” Krauss to break free of the pack while the rest of the Snake Pit Derby Dames try to push the Rodeo City jammer out of bounds in the center of the track. (ANDREAS BRAUNLICH/Coeur Voice)
March 4, 2019
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Derby queens
It was a cult-like and scrappy sport in the 1970s, defined by raucous fans, bitter rivalries and rough and tumble women.