I've visited 3 establishments interested in sponsoring dart teams. One had a problem with their lease. One had the darters between the bar and the restrooms. For those of you familiar with the Shamrock, you understand about bar customers walking through the throwing area to get to the restrooms.
Wally Brown's at 31st S. and Oliver (formerly Charlie's) offered a basically private room that seats 40 people. Enough room to comfortably put up 4 dart boards, kitchen, under 21 welcome and a clean and well-maintained facility.
The Outlaws are moving to Wally's because most of them live in Derby.
Wally's is starting with 2 dart boards. The WDA is contributing one. Wally has one. It's old and no longer brightly colored, but it's never had a dart thrown into it. He still has it from when he sponsored dart teams 12 - 15 years ago. The WDA contributed 2 backboards and scoreboards that used to be in the Legion Hall.
Wally's will not be doing team drinks. Instead of team drinks they are offering 2-for-1 draws and well drinks all night on Thursdays. Draws are $1.50 for 2, so that's a much better deal than team drinks.
I propose a "Welcome to the WDA" party at Charlie's on a Friday night some time in August. I will check their schedule to find a Friday they don't have bands. It will take at least 20 darters and a couple of standards to make this a success.
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