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CT Author Trail - Brian Girasoli

Public Library of New London, Neighbor

Contact: Suzanne Maryeski   860-447-1411 ext 5   smaryeski@plnl.org




 
 



 Brian Girasoli, author of The Norwich Free Academy New London
Football Rivalry will speak about his book. Light refreshments will be
served. This program is part of the CT Authors Trail, 2013. 



Since 1875, southeastern Connecticut has played host to the oldest high
school football rivalry in the nation: the Norwich Free Academy Wildcats
versus the New London Whalers. This complex and competitive rivalry has
inspired mayhem and merriment, from biased officials, cheating faculty
and vandalism among students to disco-dancing coaches and marching band
rallies. Learn how a fight during the 1951 meeting stopped the game for
two years, how the Bulkeley Tigers (who became New London High School in
1951) finished their regular season in 1941 without a loss or tie and
how the 1997 game ended a fourteen-game losing streak for the Norwich
Free Academy.   (review from History Press)



Join sportswriter Brian Girasoli as he recounts a spirit that transcends
the ages and chronicles the evolution of this 135-year-old-rivalry.  


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