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Volume 10, Number 5 • December, 1990

'tHE ULTIMATE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION NEWSLtrrER

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FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK

'From each according to his ability, To each according to his need."

- Karl Marx 1

By Robert L. Rauch he wintry w1nds blow outsK!e my New York City window and. along with another year, another season has wound down. It's a time for reflection. 1 think back over my fourteen

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years of playing Ultimate and my fast three as Director of the UPA. I've had a pretty successful playing career and I consider my affiliation with the UPA as productive. lt's hard to imagine winding down these important parts of my life. but I've decided that it's the right thing.

Fortunately, as with all things, I don't expect to be mtssed for very long. I'm sure my teammates will continue to do just fine Without me. I'm also confident that Neal Dambra is gomg to do a superb job as he takes over as the next UPA Executive Director. Kathy Pufahl and I will be working closely with Neal, who is the current Publisher of the Newsldter, and Mark Licata, the new Managing Director to ensure a smooth transition of the UPA

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leadership in February.

I am hoping a couple of things will be remembered. When J became the director, 1 had a vi!tion of what the sport of Ultimate could become and what role the UPA should play in that development and growth. 1have a two-part philosophy underlying an my decisions over the

last three years. First, the UPA should remain a players associatJon. Keeping the respons~ biUty for the game in th~ hands o! the players is one of the things that makes the ·sport so special. T hat's why we initiated the annual questionnaire Oook for the insert in this issue and please return it!) and why we fill up the Newsletter with articles on an the administrative

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The second point is that I've tried to keep the UPA responsive to the needs of aU players.

This can be difficult man organization of 6.000 members. My approach has been to explicitly recognize the competitive strata of Ultimate players. The needs of players who play on teams that go to Nationals are very different from those who don't qualify past Sectionals or

those who only play Summer leagues. By breaking things down into competitive strata, I'm hopeful that we don't overlook the needs and desires of each of these amorphous groups.

In order for the UPA to work, players have two responsibilities. You need to speak up, let your views be known. And then you need to •'put up.'' If something needs to be done, get it going yourself. That's what Tom Kennedy, the founder of the UPA, did twelve years ago.

Sometimes it may seem that all of the attention is put on the teams and players who are National Contenders. That's JUSt not true.

While that may be the most visable and highly vocal group. we strive to make the UPA relevant to everybody. For example, we've reaDy tried to improve the quality of general membership services. The •'800'' number, a professionally produced Netuslelter, insurance and the credit card are some elements of the package. And we have some new things to come soon. such as a travel desk, a new "dub" program and tournament sanctioning.

As Neal comes on board, he wiD obviously have his own agenda. J know that he has lots of great ideas and the energy to pursue them.

Jt's up to all of us to guide him and make sure he keeps the UPA responsive to our wishes.

And furthermore , to offer our time and energy

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and give something back to the sport.

Official congratulations go out to New York Ultimate and the Maine-iacs (or their respective Nationals victories. The New Yorkers are building a dynasty with their third championship in the last four years. And the Maine-iacs have defmitely established themselves as the Women's team to watch in the year to come.

Many thanks to Tim Finan, Noel TI10mas and the entire staff in West Palm Beach for hosting a very successful and professionally-run evenL I ·d like to extend my deep appreciation to all the UPA Sectional Coordinators and other staff for all your help this year. It wouldn't work without you . A spectal thank you to departing Regional Coordinators Anne Westcott, Sue · Wallace. Peggy Hollinger and Getty Freeman for all your efforts and support.

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FEATURES

Finally, l'd like to provide you with my holiday reading recommendations to get you through this period of Ultimate lull. Happy holidays and best wishes for the New Year!

• Flexibility: Active a1Ld Assisted Stretching, Aaron L. Mattes (order direct at 2932 Lexington Street, Sarasota. FL 34231-6118) • Stretchittg, Bob Anderson, Shelter Publications, Bolinas, CA 1980 • Tht Massage Book, George Downling, Random House, New York, 1972

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Brody GourTMI Food Cookbook, Jane Brody , 1990 • Sporls i'l America, James A. Michener.

Random House. New York. 1976 • The Complete Sports Medicine Bock for Women , Mona Shangold, M.D., and Gabe •

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• The Nutrition Action Health utter, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, D.C. (Newsletter published ten times per year, order at 202-667-7483 for $19.95).

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. UPA NeWiletter, the~al pubticatjoo of the Ultimate PJayet{J As$0cladon, is published 6 tirnes per year and

relies onllleU)ber contributions forkS contents. Editorial and ~tQgraPbic contnbutiob.s are welcort\e.

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EditOrial Submissions, toomament articles. letters to the e(titor, and feature stories must be concise, typed and <louble s~. Author must submit fuU name and • address. P@e Oiifuber and brief_biograptic information.

AD editorial sUbmissions oocome the property of the UPA. Send submissions to; UP~Ne~tter. P~G. Box 180. Mattituck, NY 11952. ·

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Women's Update

by Marcia Dutcher & Kathy Pufahl

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he Women's division experienced unprecedented growth in 1990 according to participation in the UPA Fall Tournaments.

Congratulations to the Bay Area Maine-iacs for earning the title of 1990 UPA Women's National Champ•ons. They went undefeated in W. Palm Beach at their third consecutive national appearance. Thetr hard work as a cohesive team over three years finally paid off.

It is great to see their efforts rewarded, They are the team to beat in '91! Looking ahead, we expect to see even more teams competing in the college series, new and improved communications at all levels. The UPA adminjstration is changing signjficantly for women and it behooves all women to take an active role in shaping future dialogue.

The chart at right indicates a steady increase in the number of teams competing in UPA tournaments since 1989. College competition leveled off after a banner year in '89. However.

the increase m the Fall series this year was significant at 31 o/o and we expect to see a carry over in the Spring. How did this increase occur?

Women· s Regional and most Sectional Coord· inators certainly deserve credit for devoting many hours towards encouraging Women's Ultimate in their areas. Mandatory Sectional participation has fostered competition at the grass roots level, contributed to greater credibility for the division and helped the UPA get an accurate team count. The twelve team expansion at Nationals gave players an incentive to support an increase m the number of teams within their region to gain the wild card bid.

Increased support and level of competition always results in the creation of new teams.

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Be sure to read Eric Simon's article on Nationals. It was the first time twelve teams competed at Nationals. up from eight the previous two years. The feed-back has been overwhelmingly positive. The wild card teams did very weU; Wanna-bees (Boston) boast the dosest point spread to the champions. Many teams made their National debut: New York (finishing fifth overalJ), Seattle and Tampa. The competition and level of play was outstanding.

Look to page 10 for more.

Communication between players. teams and the UPA is more important now than ever.

Three excellent Women 's Regional Coordinators are not seeking re-election. Peggy Hollinger, Sue Wallace and Anne Wescott have done outstanding work in their Regions and the strength o! their Regions reflect that. Please take the time to acknowledge them for all the work they· ve done so that you could compete.

The two top ranking UPA officials, Rob Rauch and Kathy Pufahl are aJso retiring their administrative cleats. We were fortunate to have a woman making key policy decisions but since not one woman has stepped up to assume any of the key positions open within the organ~ ization, we must make certain that our collective voices are heard. Women must write Letters to the Editor, talk to their Regional Coordinators and UPA administrators, and return their questionnaires in January. Make this new admirustration aware of your viewpoints.

Pbotogral»hic Submi&sknts: .Prints Only. B~ and white 9botograph$ ptef~ed. Photographs~~ be~ome the property of tbe UPA. p~pher will _receive $10 pet plx)to published. Unused Jna'teriat. will be returned only it ac<»mpanied with SASE. Se11d submissions to UPA Newsletter, P. 0. BQx 180,

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UPA OFFICERS Executive Director: Robert L. ''Nob'' Rauch 1852 Old Country Road, Riverhead, NY 11901 (212) 645-6498 Managing Director: Kathy Pufahl 1852 Old Country Road, Riverhead, NY 11901 1-800-UPA-GetH ,

Director of Development & Juniors National Director: Phil Vlahakis 310 West 106 Street New York, NY 10025 212-865-3899

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Director of Financ-e: Carney Foy PO Box 2331, Silver City, NM 88062 505-388-3111 Women's National Dir-ector: Marcia Dutcher 2930 Campbell, Kansas City, MO 64109 816-753-4878

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2. Players livinR in Western Mass, and Vennont consider volunteering for the Sectional Coordinator position. That will guarantee you more organization, greaterchance for gy-owth and more tournaments.

3. Get your teammates registered with the UPA guaranteeing they get the UPA Newsletter, everyone's best source of the disc information around the region or around the world.

4. As F'ebruary and August roU around check in with your Regional Coordinator for Captain's meeting information. Although the UPA mails info and publicizes in the Newsletter, addresses change and captains move away making it difficult to reach you. This way you will not miss out on entering your favorite tournament.

5. As players, take the time to learn the rules of the game. A good working understanding of the rules reduces friction and un· necessary conflict on the field. Ask to have rules clarified at Captain·s meetings. In my travels. l have observed that the person speaking the most stridently, longest, or loudest is believed regardless of their accuracy. (Be forewarned, the UPA adds clarifications frequently. So you must stay current with these subtle changes by reading your Ntwsleftlr. ) 6. Players, you can give your support to the new Coordinator in the shape of thank yous. positive suggestions, and timely responsiveness to paperwork. The best part of coordinating 1s meeting Women, being athletic and running a successful toumament. These goals can't be accomplished without your actiVe participation.

Good luck to tbe new Northeast Women's Regjonal Coordinator and to each of you.

The Region i filled with exciting \\omen's Ultimate; lots and Jots of teams, players roung and old, and PSYCH. "Enjoy yourself it's later than you think. ''

College National Director. Frank Revi 34 Upland Road. Belmont, MA 02178 617-484-9454 UPA Archivist: John Caporali 147 Shenango Ave. Sharon, PA 16146 UPA REGIONAL COORDINATORS Central: Matt Parker 3714 N. Racine, No. 3 Chicago, IL 60613 312-348-5488

Central Women's: Diana Pinkston 3740 State Line Road Kansas City, KS 66103 314-276-3672 Mid-Atlantic: Eric Simon 3116 S. 12th St., Arlington. VA 22204703-892-1279 Mid-Atlantic Women's: Sue Wallace 3116 S. 12th St .• Arlington, VA 22204 703-892-1279 Northeast: Bruce Jacobson 48 Lowell St., Somerville, MA 02143 617-623-2435

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South Women's: Nina Rach 1908 Holcombe, Houston, TX 770-30 713-795-8560 West: Bob Pallares 220 Rankin St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060 408-427-2682 \Vest Women's: Peggy Hollinger 238 San Carlos Ave •• Redwood City, CA 94061 415-365-7911

NORTHEAST WOl\1E~ -Anne Wescott As one reads this article, there will be a new Women's Regional Coordinator in the Northeast. I can only guess who that person may be. I am sure she will be a qualified, talented addition to the UPA organization. I would like to use this space to outline what you as members of the UPA can do to ensure the new Coordinators success. The organization is limited only by your willingness to taxe responsibility for the game and make it happen locally, regionally or nationally. What can you do? Let's take a look ....

1. Captains. You can enter tournaments in a timely manner with a realistic plan to com· pete. That means arriving on time with enough players to play the weekend out or canceling several days in advance of a major tournament. This allows the new coordinator to arrange a format that gives the maximum amoont of playing time with the smallest amount of standing around time for your

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-Brnce )acobsott THE SEASON: Several new tournaments marked the short Fall season in the Northeast. Small invitational tournaments were hosted in Portland, ME; and Foxboro, MA: a great time had and two new and promising local sites explored. The proliferation of local tournaments 1ike these (and those m Buffalo, NY; Williamstown, MA; Burlington, VT; and Hanover, NH) is a good solution to our perenniaJ paucity of field space.

Nevertheless. we are still feeling the crunch for reliable. long-tenn sites for large tour· naments. Sites we have come to depend on, like U-Mass and Purchase. are tenuous.

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please get off their asses and explore de\eloping a site near their local watenng holes. A nominal pecuniary incentive is available to those wiJJing to host and organize UPA· sanctioned toumaments m the Northeast.

THE FUTURE: In conjuction with the Labor-day Captain's meeting in Woods Hole, :\1A: a pick-up tournament warmed up our creaky throws for the start of the season. Tile Cape and the long-weekend proved so satisfactory that 1'd like to repeat and expand the format for ne>tt year. Also, Eastems w1U be hosted in the Northeast this coming Spring.

Send in your bJds! ~liD-ATLANTIC WOME~

-Stu Wallace This is my last Regional report. A heartfelt '·so Jong"to you all. I've enjoyed \\:ork· ing as Regional Coordinator, and, 1 suppose, my parting words to you are: continue to support Women's Ultimate by supporting each other, through the ''sister team' ' concept and in other ways.

A good Juck and hello to Ann Carson. the next Regional Coordinator. I've been impressed by her already, I think we're in good hands. Her statement will appear in the next Newsletter. Elsewhere in the Region. both Margo Kodroff and Kath Lenk continue as exceUent Sectional Coordinators, for the North and South Sections.

Regionats went weU, except for the fact that we were tuck w1th a 13-team format. This was especially exasperating when we finally realized that only 12 teams were showing up.

The offending (missing) team never even called ahead. Besides being mconsiderate. it undermines Women's Ultimate when we're trymg to earn the respect of the Ultimate community. How can we expect tournament directors (who are often men) to give us equal fields, schedules. etc. when they have to deal Wlth Jast ~minute scrambling to change the tournament format because some team doesn't show up or even call?

The Mid-Atlantic Women's teams performed great at Nationals this year. Satori made it to the Semi-Finals. losing a tough one to the eventual champs. the Maine-iacs. The Grits. appearing for the fi.rst time. were 2·3 in Pool play. Their victories were against the first place teams from the Central and South Regions. Additionally, they were two points away from compiling a winning record, losing to the Wanna-bees 17-15. Congratulations.

Grits. (By the \\ay, we missed getting a Wild Card spot at Nationals by only two teams.

Hopefully. we can strengthen some of the newer teams enough by next Fall to earn the Wild Card for 1991.)

Have a r~Jaxing Winter and see you in the Spring.

-Eric Simon MID-ATLA TIC The Fall Season went fairly smoothly. We had a slight decline in the number o{ teams competing last year, but that was balanced by our College numbers.

On the College front. participation this past Spring was up from 1989, and we tied for the highest number of competing teams from the Central Region. That means the Mid-Atlantic will get a 1991 Wild Card for College Na· t10nals, scheduled for Madison. Wisconsin.

My only complaint comes from teams that claimed they were coming to Sectiona1s/ Regionats, and then dropped out without ever calling in advance. C'mon, that is JUSt plain rude and inconsiderate. When you're invited to dinner do you blow it off 'Without a phone call? Why should Sectionals, which is harder to plan for, be different? Shouldn't Spirit of Ultimate extend to more than behavior JUSt between the sidelines? Warr:ting: teams will be named and criticized here in the future for such inconstderate actions.

UPA Administration News: Bruce Lord has been re~appointed as College Regional Coordinator; Farrell Sullivan has been re·appointed as Middle Sectional Coordinator. In the Open Divisioo, Jun Grant has been appointed South Sectional Coordinator.

We still need two more College Sectional Coordinators: for the North and South

Sections. These people can be men or women, colle~e student or not. CalJ me if you are interested. A hearty congratulations to Mark Licata, former Pennsylvania Sectional Coordinator. who steps up to become Managing Director of the UPA. FinaU}', I'd like to welcome Ann Carson as the new Women's Regional Coordinator, and say thank you to Sue WaJlace. as she steps down from the position. Her tenn was marked by 1mproved communications between herself and other UP Aofficials in the region. and with other teams in the rewon; her dedication to helping the newer teams and aD college teams; and her "sister team" project, which apparently works better in our region than in other regions-no doubt. in part due to her dedication. Of course I'm biased toward my wife, but I've done my best to give a nonbiased view of her term.

Don't forget-the Coordinating Committee meets this Winter. Fill out your questionnaires if you want the CC to care about your opinions. Also. · the East Coast Captain's Meeting is this Winter, somewhere in the Northeast.

Congrats to Electric Pig and Arm and Hammer for qualifying for Naoonals. Arm and Hammer, second place finishers in our Region, won two games. beating the South's first place team, Vicious Cycle, and the Condors.

Play co-ed Vtmter Ultimate-stay wann by hugging a teammate.

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-Ni1w Rach

The weather's still beautiful down here in the sun belt. and \Ve 're taking advantage of it here in Houston with an Autumn Ultimate league on Tuesday and Thursday nights.

Sectionals: Every Women's team in the Southern Region was required to play in a Sectional tournament this year because all $ections included three or more teams. Sectionals were held September 29-30 in both the Eastern and the Western Sections. The Central Section was also scheduled to play their Sectional that weekend, but due to rnis~ communication and poor organization. attendance was spotty. One of our teams has been put on probation by the UPA Coordinating Committee and we can all expect more stringent rules for the FaU Series next year.

See article by Marcia Dutcher in this issue.

Regionals: Southern Regionals were held one month before Nationals thjs year; a tad early. but a success. See article on the Women's Regjonal tourney elsewhere in this issue. Ozone and Hucksters ~dvanced to Nationals; this was the fourth year in a row for Ozone and the first for Hucksters.

Nationals: I was happy to attend Nationals in \Vest Palm Beach this year, and spent my time variously as an observer, scorekeeper. field official. ticket seller, and sideline fan; it was a great tournament. All the Women's teams played five games to 17 points in Pool play: Ozone won one of five games (vs Spike) and averaged 10 points per game; Hucksters didn't win any of their games and averaged 7. 2 points per game.

With more practice, more tournament play, and the WILL TO WIN, we can do better next year. See artJcle on the Women's :-lational tourney elsewhere in this issue.

New Sectional Coordinator: We have a new volunteer for SC in the Central Section of the Southern Region-Cheri Buck:halt, 5136 Crowley Dr. , Birmingham, AL 35210 (205) 956-9076. She will be replacing Jadcie Bourgeois; thanks for your help, Jackie. All Women's teams in Arkansas, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama. and Georgia Tech in AtJanta is in the process of forming a new Women's team. Anyone interested in playing or providing advice, please contact Robbie Schwab, (404) 231-1063.

Sidelines: Congrats to Laura Selensky.

Brenda Buddey, Maria Falls, and Laura Lenzsch for recent engagements, maniages. and new baby! julieAnne Lenzsch was born 11/9/90; hopefully we 'U see her Mom back at tournaments this Spring! Happy Holidays!

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Volume 10, Number 5 • December, 1990

SOUTHERN -1~11 "GetJy" Freeman What a nice Fall we've had. It \\'aS short but very sweet. An old favorite, Sinkhole, and a new tournament, Steamy Peach in Columbus. Georgia kicked off the season with Chain Lightning and Bad Tequila emerging as champions. Vicious Cycle and Chain repeated as Sectional champs while Dallas reemerged as a new Southern powerhouse. Birmingham won its first Sectional titJe. Vicious won its first Regiona1s ever, while Ozone won its fourth straight in the Women's Division. Chain advanced to Nationals for the fifth time in six years, and Tampa's Hucksters got to go to the big dance for the fi..rst time . West PaJm Beach hosted a great Nationals at the amazing West Palm Beach Polo Club.

I'd like to thank Eddie Jones for the exceptional job he has done as Section II Coordinator. Eddie is the definition of the most thankless position in the UPA. He constantly kept me abreast of what was going on and always had encouraging words for me when this job wou1d get sticky. I look for suggestions and answers to problems that face us from many sources. Eddie constantly had the soundest and sanest advice. Unfortunately he ·n no longer be around to serve us as he's been given a tremendous career opportunity in West Germany. You'll be missed at the next Jambalaya dinner. Brother J.R. Reynolds will take over for Eddie. He may be reached at 912-897-4729.

GUMBO: You have no room to bitch about the system if you don't fill out and return your questionnaire .... Don't forget to vote for Regional Coordinator.... Disk Punk Glossary; Regail-word Grateful Dead fans use, meaning. as of yet, unknown .... Attention 1990 World Champion U.S. Masters: The Krewe Of Disk wants you! Contact Getty for details .... Thank you Tim, Noel. Vickie, and Mick for a most heinous weekend .... New teams!!!: Little Rock, AR (Chuck Hancock at 501-565-9544) and Hattiesburg, MS (Martin Bishop at 601-544-7644) ... .1 need contacts for rumored teams at Ole Miss and Mississippi State. Somebody help me.

CENTRAL WOMEN -Diana Pinkston This Fall has seen loads of spirited play for the Women of the Central Region. Thirteen teams have been competing at tournaments throughout our Region. at aD levels of seriousness and fun. Perhaps the highlight of this seasont outside of the National Series, was the annual Fall Equinox Tournament. an all Women's tournament hosted by the women of Ann Arbor, Michigan. This tournament brings women together from all over the country to play and party together and prepare themselves both physically and mentally for the National Series.

Women's teams from across the nation should seriously consider this tournament next year to experience the mspiration that this tournament always brings.

Now is the time for college teams to start preparing for the Spring ColJegiate National Series.

From what I have seen this Fall, it is obvious that the level of play next Spring will be higher than ever. In addition to the nine existing college teams in our Region, there are two budding teams at Grinnell College in Iowa and University of Dayton in Ohio that will hopefully have it together to travel and compete this Spring. Let's give these two teams all the support and motivation possible to help them meet this goal.

continued from page 3 I urge any women in Central Region to give me a call if they are looking for a team to play with or are thinking about starting up a new team. I can

help you make contacts and give some suggestions about how to get things flo\\~g. Hope to hear from you soon!

-Matt Parker So, what are you people gonna do with your· selves now that Ultimate is done taking up almost all of your free time? Initiate indoor Ultimate activities? Begin cross training programs? Spend way too much money on the most eye-wrenching neon colored ski stuff. or just Jay back and get as stuffed as those turkeys that are starting to nervously keep tabs on who's behind them? As you players in the Central Region embark on whatever it is you do during the upcoming bitter Wmter. take a moment to reflect on last season and jot down any ideas about what you'd like to see instituted or changed next year and let me know.

U anybody has questions or concerns on a local level please contact your SectionJ.l Coordinator (SC) at the following numbers. Regional matters or anything else shou1d be directed to me.

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• Central-Dave Adam (812) 988--6434 • East- David O'Shea (419) 478-9257 • Michigan- Chuck Milliken (318) 569-5200• • Northwest-Keith Donovan (612} 721-7810 • West-Pat Ahern (816) 753-2629 On to our Regional representatives' perfonnance at Nationals. Windy City and St. Louis Ultimate combined for a respectable 6-5 record against lots of tough competition in West Palm Beach. A huge City team (29) tallied a 4-2 record besting Arm & Hammer (Pittsburgh), Earth Atomizer (Boston).

Condors (Santa Barbara), and V'tcious Cycle (Gainesville) but falling to Iguanas (Southern California) in Pool play. City then lost to invincible New York in the Semis. The good spirited St. Louis Ultimate team posted a 2-3 record topping Electric Pig (D.C.) and Chain Lightning (Atlanta) but coming up short to New York. Tsunami (Frisco), and First Time Gary (Boston) .

Finally, there are a few items left to cover. The position of Central Regional College Coordinator will soon be vacant so any volunteers should caUl write me or diai1 ·800·UPA-GET-H (872-4384).

A1so, candidates may want to talk to the incumbent, Joe Sackett, for details and/or advice (513)

WESTERN -Bob Pallares Another year has gone by very successful1y. Jn the Western Region we had growth in every division: the CoUege division had new teams from the Rocky Mountain section at Regionats, the Open division had growth in all but two sections, and the Women's division, once again. was exceptional in growth and Spirit of the Game.

Regionals in Seattle, hosted by the Se~ttle Disc Cfub, were the best run tournament by far this FaD. Seattle folks shou1d take pride in their effort at Regionals and I sincerely believe that any time Seattle holds a tournament from now on teams will line up for bids to participate. Once again, an exceUent job by Seattle Disc.

This last Fall saw the rise of some teams such as Das Boot, Seattle, and Hawaii as mainstream

teams in the Reg~.on. There also were those teams whose efforts in their respective sections helped maintain the West's growth. Albuquerque is one such team whose wllbngness to travel great distances to Santa Cruz and Seattle is inspiring to the other teams m their section. Thank you so much Eric Edgerton and and Charlie Aquirre. Many thanks must be given to the Rocky Mountain Section for their spirit and drive to maintain a good competitive spirit in such a large section. Who says an eight hour drive is too far for a sectional tournament? Ask Salt Lake City. Fort Collins and Phoenix.

'This year was Jay Se>..'ton' s last year as Sectional Coordinator of the North West. Jay has been doing that job since there have been mountains to sky on and fields to dive on. Jay. we '11 miss you and the tine job you've done in your section. Thanks so much. Welcome, Rebob.

In Southern California we had a new Sectional Coordinator, Brent RusseU. In Brent's first year. we had growth in his South section and the reappearance of teams thought to have been moth balled. way to go San Diego. Two of the most successful teams in the Region this year come from Southern California, Iguana and Condors. That's Iguana, not L.A., right Big? Way to go guys, and special congratulations to Iguana, Best in the Regjon and second in the nation.

Northern California's section was run by Poocbie Lynch who did a great job of rallying this section's strength. Last year he had thirteen teams, this year he had nineteen with the potential for twenty-one.

Poochie did a great job, calling all the teams and rallying them to Davis for a two day sectional tourney. Way to go, Pooch.

Thanks and praise go to Peggy Hollinger on her job as Women's Western Regional Coordinator. I don't know what we're going to do without Peggy and her endurance and patience in coordinating the West. Congratulations Maine-iacs for being the best.

So, once again. the West's strength cannot be measured by victories on the field alone, but by the spirit of the players. From Hawaii to El Paso to Billings, Montana to Seattle and the Mexican border, the West is and always will be the best.

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The Central Region had a total of 48 teams competing at the Sectional level in the Open division. So we still fall short in picking up wildcard spots for Nationals. Think about it! Next, a quick comment on roster collections for the Sectional tournaments. I'd like to thank the SC's for their timely detivery of waivers, monies, and recap sheets. However. I'm very disappointed in some teams total lack of effort in tilling out the waiver forms and paymg by check. C'mon guys, FIGURE IT OUT. On a lighter note, the annual Toys for Tots tourney in Milwaukee is on December 1st this year and the entry fee is one new. unopened toy per player. Contact Scott Severson at (414) 644-5619 for details. ln case you miss it this year, Scott is hoping to have it on the first Saturday of December every year. *Note: The SC for ?\.1ichigan has changed.

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-Peggy Hollit~ger Congratulations to San Diego Saiari, Bay Area Mame-iacs and Seattle Women-on-the-Verge for qualifying for Nationals. The road to qualifying this year was not any easy one for any team. Thanks to everyone in the Region, especially the Women in Seattle, for helping to keep the Women's competition in the West growing in both quantity and quality. There were many new faces.at Regionals, with Seattle having three teams (congratulations Valkyries 1 and Valkries A)!

We are still looking !or someone to take over my responsibi}jties as the Women's Western Regional Coordmator. It is easy to do and fun and the UPA needs to see some new faces. Please call me if you are at all interested and J win give you the details!

Looking forward to Winter and Spring ... night leagues have started in many cities. This is a great way to meet new people, teach or learn new skills and continue to play during ''off-season.'' San Francisco has a league that has grown tremendously over the past year. Santa Barbara has also had a night league going for years. Contact your sectional coordinators for more details.

Spring will be here before you know it. Debby Kramer is the Women's College Coordinator in the West. She is currently changing addresses so contact me for her new mailing address.

Have a good Winter! \VESTERX WOMEN

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BIDS FOR 1991 NATIONALS SITE NEEDED! Bids are urgently needed for the 1991 Natwnal Ultimate

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INSURANCE AVAILABLE Toumament Directors The t..;PA comprehensive liability insurance package is avaJiable to tournament directors interested in insuring their events. We have a program for yotrfor any size tournament.

Incentives available. Contact the UPA office for details. Please allow at least six weeks.

Team Captains Liability insurance for your practice fields is now available through the UPA. If all team members are UPA members, the insurance is yours for a minimal administrative fee.

Contact the UPA office for more information.

Club and League Organizers lf you reqwre liability msurance for your league or dub actlvtties, the UP A will work w1th you to develop a program suited to your needs. Call the UPA office for more information.

KEEP YOUR CARDS The benefits of the UPA insurance program will be fully realized in 1991 as tournament directors obtain the UPA 's comprehensive policy for their events. At any UPA SANCTlONED EVENT, all participants must be UPA CURRENT REGULAR OR STUDENT ~EMBERS OR :\1UST PAY A SINGLE EVENT FEE. Proof of membership will be YOUR UPA ME~1BERSHIP CARD. For those of you who always wondered what those little cards were for, the time has come to carry it at all t1mes and to BE PREPARED, like good campers. to produce Jt when required. We realize this is a radical form of responsibthty to place on Ultimate players, but we have confidence that we as a group can learn to behave like bowlers or soccer league members. Carry your card to play or pay.

UPA membership bsts will be available to tournament directors. if they choose to use them as a back up, during -the transitional time. Tournament directors will implement their own programs to guarantee compliance.

UPA NATIONAL AND EASTERN SERIES TOURNAMENTS WILL REQUIRE FULL REGULAR AND STUDENT MEMBERSHIPS. NO EVENT FEES WILL I

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VIDEO PRODUCTION PROPOSALS SOLICITED The UP A is soliciting bids for the rights to videotape and produce for broadcast Ultimate at the National Championships in 1991. Separate or joint bids for College Nationals in May and Open/Women's Nationals in the Fall will be entertained.

We are not looking for camera people; rather we are looking to award a contract for an individual or group to arrange aU the facets of a full blo·wn production suitable for broadcast on either network or sports cable channel television. This wiU include everything from arranging broadcast hrne, ecuring adequate sponsorship to fund the project, directmg the filming of the games and overseemg the post-production of acttvity.

Qualified production groups or individuals should contact the UPA Headquarters for a copy of the Request for Proposal form . Proposals must be received b}' january 18, 1991 to be constdered. with the contracts to be awarded b} mid-Februar).

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REGIONAL REDRA \VING A proposal for redrawing the Reg10ns appeared in the last i~suc Vol. 10. No.4. The Newsletter failed to receive even O~E l..etter wthe Editor or comment on the issue. We are presenting the issue Cor consideration m the annual questionnaire in January. Feel free to caU your Regional Coordinator and let him/her know how you think the t:PA should proceed. Final decision will be made by the Coordinating Committee m February.

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On Februan 1. 2, and 3 the Board of Directors and CC \\ill meet. Rob Rauch and Kathy Pufahl will officially turn their jobs over to their successors at that time. Topics or proposals for con ideution should be presented to Rob.

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Announcements Championship. As of press time, no finn bids had been received. Although it can be a lot of work, it can be a very satlsfying task to host our sport's showcase event.

Any player. team or d ub with access to a site with twelve regulation-size fields is in\.jted to submit a bid. Contact the UPA Headquarters for a cop} of the ·'Request for Proposal" form wh1ch wiD outline the format your propo~al should take.

Proposals should be received by December 27 to be con~idered and a final dec1sion will be made by mid-january.

Anyone mterested should feel free to contact Kathy Pufahl at 800-872-4384 or Rob Rauch at 212-64~98 with questions.

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Robert L. Rauch. Nob, steps to the stdelines after three mcrtdib/y productive yl'ars as UPA Director. He lurs indicated, Jwwever, that he wilt be a vocal sidRiiner, which is good for all of us.

by Kathy Pufahl Neal Dambra of Houston, Texas has been selected as the successor to Rob Rauch as Executive Dtrector of the UPA. Neal currently publishes the Newslett~r. has been actively involved in disc sports since 1976, played on the 1990 World Champion Masters team in Olso, currently competes. He is Franklin's Dad, the president of Art Direcoon Services and extremely qualified for the job. Neal also des1gned the UPA logo m 1979 Little did he know that he would one day be taking the reigns of tlus non-profit corporation ·with a $150.000 yearly budget. ~eaJ has an agenda for the UPA whkh is many pages long and will have hts first opportunity to present them in the next UPA Newsletter. Suffice to sa} rhat Neal believes in grassroots level development, expansion of the public relations function of the UPA and centralization of UP A

administrative functions. The Coordinating Committee is confident in Neal's ability to fill the rather large shoes left by Nob. As Rob Rauch 's tenn nears an end. the CPA thanks him for Ills three years of devoted service. Manr times we thank people in th1s publication for sening the UPA , but that phrase cannot express the gratitude that those who have had the pleasure of working with Nob feel. Never can we clearly convey the level of commitment and expertise Nob brought to the L:PA. I will list some of rus major accomplishments but they do not clearly express the changes that Nob brought to the organizabon. He imparted a level of professionalism to aU matters that was clearly unprecendented, his ability to clearly diffuse even the most volatile situation by his farsighted and clearly articulate manner has been inspirational. He will be remembered for his 88-page, bound Coordinating Committee brieftng books, hts diplomacy and his drive.

I laugh when I think of the times during the previous administration when we would sit around and devise the agenda after the meeting convened. Nob dearly came into this position with an agenda and every move he has made has been carefully calculated so that he bas accomplished what he set out to. He reorganized the admmistrative structure of the UPA. he revised the UPA by-laws with Brian ~turphy. got the ninth edition printed, secured the UPA insurance policy, established the {jPA Headquarters. to name a few .

Nob has mentJon(.'CJ quite often (consistency is another of fus favorable traits!) that I have been his ··partner" in this venture. I want to finally set the record straight and say that without his guidance my )rears of work would have been ineffectual. While I may have been able to keep things running, he has given the UPA a solid foundation to meet the challenges

Neal Dambra gets his name in lights ... tl~ t}'po in his l.ast name is rumored to be a plant from Mark Danna (of NY Invitational jam£) tn retaliation for lhe mispelling of •'Van Cortlandt" Park in the Newsletter last year. ahead. Many heartfelt thanks. Nob. NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR CHOSEN Mark Licata of Santa Barbara, CaliCornia has been chosen as the UP A's Managing Director. Mark recently moved to the West Coast having previously resided in Pittsburgh where he was influential in promoting Ultimate on the local level. He has worked as a Sectional Coordinator for Eric Simon, has been playing since 1985 most recently as a member of the Condors m We t Palm Beach. He also authored the article "CMU 86 vs. Mars 87: A Disc Study'' and ·'The Mystery of the 80 Mold'· in the Newslttler. the ftrst articles of their kind dealing with the technical aspects of disc plastic technology. In his spare time, Mark is a product engineer responsible for designing an implantable morphine pump for tenninally ill patients. The UPA will be in h1s very capable and enthusiasttc hands.

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Dtscussions about. choice of disc continue to be spirited m Ulttmate circles. Man}' players feel strongly about their disc preference and can argue for hours about why their disc of choice is superior to the competition.

There are certain games where, in addition to the disc Oip to determine who pulls, there is a need for a disc flip to determine which half you play with each team's cherished Discraft or Wham·O disc (while there are other fine disc manufacturers. the Wham-0 and Discraft models are the discs most often used by Ultimate players).

Over the last several years, the UPA has stipulated that a Wham-0 disc be used for all UPA National Series tournaments. Our rationaJe was as foUows: 1. It is important for players to know which disc they are using going into these tournaments. Discs produced by different manufacturers have markedly different characteristics, such that it is inappropriate to ask partiapants to be prepared to play Wlth both. Once at a Series tournament. we beticve that players should be concentrating on playing the game, not on who gains what advantage by successfully arguing in favor of their preferred disc.

2. Both Wham-0 and Discraft make fine ruses and thus e1ther disc model is acceptable for Ultimate play. In order to make a dec1s1on on the unofficial· 'official disc.·· therefore. we deaded that our decision·making process should emulate commercial sports. Wham-0 has pronded ongoing and consistent support to the UPA since our inceptton m 1979, in the form of an annuaJ 3,000 free disc allocation.

The designation of the Wham-0 model for use in the UPA NahonaJ Series tournaments, therefore, was a means to acknowledge this s1gmficant sponsorship.

3. The UPA National Series tournaments (i.e. Sectionals. Regionals and Nationals) represent only a small percentage of the total number of tournaments throughout the year.

Thus, such a designation should not interfere with the free market choices of players to purchase and use their preferred discs most of the time and should not adversely impact

other manufacturers.

HistoricaUy, Wham-0 has been the only disc manufacturer with the resources to prov1de any tangible support to the growth and development of the sport of Ultimate.

However, it appears that thjs situation may be changing. Discraft has earned an increasingly larger share of the Ultimate enthusiast market over the last five years. Certain other manufacturers are also becoming interested in the sport. Our intent in designating a specific disc for play in the UPA National Series was never to shut out any manufacturer. For these reasons, we believe that it is now time to give all disc manufacturers an equal chance to show their tangtble support for the sport of Ultimate and to fonnalize the "Official Disc.. decisjon·making process.

The "official disc" designation will not change much in the way we play the game.

It will still apply mamly to the UPA National Series tournaments. However. use of the Official Disc will now be stipulated in other UPA-sanctioned tournaments unless both captatns agree to use a disc other than the Official Disc.

AD disc manufacturers are invited to submit a proposal to be designated the ''Official Disc of the Ultimate Players Association.·· A

request for proposal form, outlining the proposal fonnat. can be obtained through the UPA Headquarters. Proposals must be submitted by January 11. 1991 for consideration.

A final decision ~.,ill be made by mid-February.

The final decision wiU be made by a special panel comprised of members of the Coordinating Committee and three at-large player representative~. Any UPA member interested in p.a rticipating on this panel s hould contact the UPA Headquarters.

The decision-making criteria will include the fol1owing .

1. Suitability of the dlsc for Ultimate play; 2. Proposed support of the UPA for its ongoing operations; 3. Proposed support of other UPA programs and other Ultimate event organizers; and 4. Requirements of and restrictions on the UPA by the disc manufacturer.

The designation as UPA Official Disc will be in effect for a period of two years, after which proposals will be reviewed again.

In future reviews. the ongoing support provided by the vanous manufacturers, whether chosen this year or no.t. will also be considered.

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214 Men's & 18 Women's Teams All teams must play all three days.

Bids 1nust contain: team name, contact person, address, home & work phone (good through May 1991)

Bids must be postmarked by january 15, 1991, & sent to: Suzanne Bradley 1931 Wilson Lane, #202 McLean, VA 22102 (703) 821-8296

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COLLEGE REPORTS COLLEGIATE ELIGJBILITY CLARIFICATIONS 1991 The process for clarifying eligibility will be

new and revised for the 1991 season. (,nstead of writing a free form letter. simply request a Clarific-ation Request Fonn IN WRITING from UPA Headquarters. This new form will make it easier and quicker to apply for a clari1ication, and ,more fair since everyone will be evaluated based on a standard response format. Deadlines and schedules will be announced in the next Newsletter, but feel free to request the fonn now and avoid the rush ....

COLLEGIATE NATIONALS 1991: MADISON The 1991 Collegiate Nationals will be held in Madison Disconsin, Memoria] Day weekend, May 24-26 (Friday-Sunday). Tournament organizer Brad Wendt is planning a real players' tournament, with optional dormitory accommodations within walking distance to the fields (really) at great rates in addition to the posh hotel thing. The plush heartland in late Springtime awaits. SO GET PSYCHED!!

And you organizational types out there, start thinking now about hosting Collegiate NationaJs in 1992. The UPA is ready to receive bids for that tournament.

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NafiMuJl Collegiate Director player-to-player psych and solid administrative work on the part of the fonner CRC Joe Sackett. Ultimate in the Mid-West is FUN and EASY to be involved with. The Mid-Atlantic is showing solid growth in the Open Division through their legendary organizational prowess. They are making things happen! f find it hard to believe that the number of Open teams in the West, South, and Northeast is actually decreasing and attribute the declines in those regions to lack of participation in tne roster process. I will continue to work with Carney and now Neal (our new Executive Director) to make it easier and more efficient, but your cooperation as players is totally key. Please do the rostermania thing! Check upcoming Newsletters for details for '91.

1990 COLLEGIATE WILD CARD UPDATE: NORTHEAST LOSES SPOT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER

by Frank Revi, Nationlll College Director 1990 Collegiate roster totals were as follows: OPEN DIVISION WEST CENTRAL • SOUTH MID-ATL • NORTHEAST

19M (down 4 from 1989) 24 M (no change) 3 M (down 6) 24M (up 3) 22 M (down 4)

WOMEN'S DIVISION WEST 8 W (up 2)

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College Regional Coordinators Ce n tral: To be decided.

Mid.At1a ntic: Bruce Lord 16 Collegeview Terrace Ct.

This means that the Central and MidAtlantic Regions have captured \Vild Cards for the 1991 Collegiate Series.

Definite kudos to the Women in an Regions, where the number of teams is growing. Also check out the Central's overall lead with 34 total teams. My personal experience is that this is due to a combination of real grassroots

State College, PA 16801 (814) 234-2108 Sout h: To be decided.

Northeast: Jeff Height 125 Edgemore Road-Cornell College Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 256-4938 West: Pat Pohl Las Positas College 3033 Collier Canyon Road Livermore, CA 94550

Get Ready for Madison!

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Upcoming Townaments 9th Annual New Year

Ultimate Fest When: Jan. 19 & 20, ~991 Where: Tempe, Arizona What: 2-8 Open Division slots 7 Women's Division slots Open Fo1'1'1Ult; 2 seven team ''A'' pools, 2 seve-n team "B" pools. All teatm play a minimum of 6 fitlJ:.Jength games, the fields are tighled.

Excellent party. as usual.

Cotttact: Kevin Hatch, 602-986-8584 Plan ahead. We had 31 Open teams last year, you snooze, y(}u lose. This is the tQUrist season. make reseroations ASAP. Southwest Airlines has had a buddy pass jw()motitm going the last couple of years during this time, take

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NORTHEAST Jan. 26. "Live, Freeze, or Die" in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Outdoor tournament. Contact Steve Finn at 603427-0631

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Feb. 9 & 10. Fourth AnnualKrewe of Disk Mardi Gras Ultimate Championships. Highland Park, Baton Rouge, LA. 16 Opent 8 Women•s teams. Contact Getty at 504-766-4266. Bids accepted until Jan. 7.

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March 9th & 1Oth

March 16 & 17. Miami Spring Break Tournament. Contact Kurt Dahlenberg at 305-558-2460.

ULTIMATE BEACH BOWL West Palm Beach, FL

March 16th & 17th MIAMI SPRING BREAK

TOURNAMENT Miami. FL

WESTERN REGION Feb. 16-18. Fourth Annual Kaimana Klassic Ultimate Tournament, Honolulu Polo Fields on Oahu's Windward coast. No en· try fee. sponsored by Hulaguns, Home Boys & Wicked Wahines.

Team discounts available on air and hotel, beac:hfront campsites reserved. Tropicat hedonism. CaB Mundo Chum at 808~3734142, Rocky Dunmire & Keoni Wagner at 808-521-2500 .

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INTERNATIONAL July 12· 14. The Second UFo·s International Ultimate Tour· nament. Belgium, Ovims~Acren D.C., 38 Grand-rue d'acren, 7864 Deux~Acren, Belgium. Contact Alain Jacques at phone and Fax: 32 68 33.28.08.

Contact:

Contact: Kurt Dahlenburg 7441 Twin Sabel Dr. Miami Lakes, FL (305) 558-2460

Tim Finan 1851 1/z Holman Dr. Juno Beach, FL (407) 624-0529

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DISCIPLINARY REQUEST DENIED In October, a request for disciplinary action was brought before the Coordinating Committee against Atlanta's two Women's teams, Ozone and Awesome Possum, because they failed to compete at Sectionals. The Coordinating Committee conferred via a 15 person conference call on Oct. 10 and determined that the actions of the teams were in no way dehl>erate and that the- UPA was partially responsible for mis..communicatian so

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that these teazns should not be penalized (denied the opportunity to compete at Regionals) for something that the UPA was 1n part responsible for.

The Coordinating Committee recommended that Jackie Bourgeoius, Sectional Coordinator and Ozone team member, be replaced as Sectional Coordinator and that Ozone present a written proposal by January 31, 1991 to the Coordinating Committee \

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REGION Central Plains Report by jack Adams Windy City, Czech and Indianapolis won their pools un Saturday, with the only close game being a come from behind victory for Indy over Rockford.

City beat Rockford in one SemJ-fjnalJf<lme, and Indy came back from game point to beat Czech in the other Semi. City blew away Indy in the Finals. and the third place game saw Rockford spank an obviously drained Czech squad.

The Women's bracket saw Woody completely dominate the competition by giving up on]} two points m the three games they played. Earlham College took second, foUowed by Indiana University m third place. and the University of Chicago coming in fourth.

Eastern Plains Sectionals: Ohio/Kentucky

by Dand O'Shea A slightly chilly and wmdy day met the most competitive field of Ult1mate players our Section has seen in recent years. Eleven teams participated and the club teams from three Ohio border cities emerged victorious to advance to our Regionals in Indianapolis.

Columbus hosted the tournament and other than some field space sharing with a cross-country tournament and a rugby league, (Parks and Rec. m•stake) things went very smoothly. Emerging from Pool play undefeated were defending champions North Coast (Cleveland) and Panic (Cincinnati) who surpnsed second ranked Land~harks (Toledo) 15-10. The Landsharks shared their second place Pool standmgs with 1 A.B.'s (Columbus) and fillmg out the final bracket were Kentucky's team. a bunch of guys fooling around with a disc, and a surprise Burning River (Cleveland). who advanced on point spread in a three-way tie with Miami Uruversity and Ohio University's MoFo Flat Cats.

In the Quarter-Finals, the Landsharks wanned up with a 15-6 win over Kentud.-y and 1 A.B.'s dispatched Burning ruver 15-9. Semi-Finals saw • North Coast winning 15-9 over Landsharks, 1 A.B.'s found Panic's consistent ''0" and flying .. D.. tough to stop so that North Coast and Panic fought a free-for-aU defenseive battle with no more than a two-point spread the whole game. Panic's .. new" old teartl recovered their former form of years gone by, winning 19-17 and clinching first place. The Landsharks outscored 1 A.B.'s 17-10 to take a third and return to Regionals.

Women's No. California Sectional Report

by Peggy Hollinger Northern California Sectionals were held in Davis, California on September 30. lt was a one day event m the Women's division. Five teams competed with a round robin fonnat.

Coming out on top were the Bay Area Maineiacs. Congratulations to them for all of their hard work and dedication. San Francisco Paws emerged this Fall with a new name but many of the same faces of last year. when they finished so well in the Region by coming in founh . They ftnished second. Davis Cats showed their spirit, too, upsetting the Yeti of Santa Clara. Thanks to Yeti for continuing to travel to the Nationals qualifying tournaments. Since rosters are counted at the sectional level. it is a great show of support to have a team at Secttonals! With the hope of a stronger finish.

Santa Cruz and Berkeley combined this FaU. They showed great spirit and promising talent.

No doubt this is where tomorrow's great Ultimate players will come from. Good luck to both of these college teams in the Spring. \\'ESTERN REGION Rocky Mountain UPA Sectionals

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Cloudy skies welcomed nine Open and three Women's teams from Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and West Texas to the 1990 Rocky Mountain Sectionals. In the Open Division teams were split into two pools. Boulder, Tucson, Santa Fe and Salt Lake City on one side with Albuquerque, Phoerux, Las Cruces, Ft. Collins and Colorado CoUege competing on the other. We had expected a team from the Air Force Base in Clovis. NM to attend but half thetr team got sent to the Persian Gulf to promote Ultimate in Saudi Arabia. We hope they can make the SectionaJs trip next year.

After Round Robm play on Saturday. both Albuquerque and Boulder remained undefeated.

CoJorado CoDege headed back to Colorado Springs ha\ing been eliminated on Saturday. Sunday

morning brought cold wind and intermittent rain; good preparatton for the three Open and two Women's teams advancing to Regionals in Seattle in the Quarters. The Boulder Stains handily put away the host team from Las Cruces. Albuquerque Anarchy sent Salt Lake City packing their motor home for the long drive back. Tucson battled for a close win over Ft. Collins and Santa Fe shocked Phoenix in a surprising and exciting upset.

In the Semis, Boulder and Albuquerque continued to rule, beating Santa Fe and Tucson respectively. In the FtnaJs. the Stains flexed their muscles and showed Albuquerque why they were seeded number one. Boulder out-ran and out-played Anarchy for a 17-10 win. Meanwhile, a psyched Tucson team kept their composure and beat Santa Fe for the coveted thtrd spot at Regionals.

In the Women's Oi\'ision, the Babylon Sisters from Colorado and Arizona Women's Ultimate earned Regional spots.

A special thanks goes out to Carlos Aquirre and Las Cruces Ultimate for putting together a quality tournament, and to aU the teams that traveled ' across the largest section in the country to be a part of it.

and Nina fo their efforts at this tournament. 1'd also like to say good-bye to Cindy Gorman. She has been a posttive force 111 Texas Women's Ultimate. and we will all miss her body-thrastung 'zontals and her overall intensity as a player.

Thanks to Terry Strickland and John Warrilow for putting together another relatively smoothflowing Sectionals. Blv THANKS to the Aggies for a fantastic party-FAR.\1ERS STILL PARTY~

David & Goliath: S. U.D.S. Captain & Master Rap~r utraordinaire, ].R .. prepares to pass under the outstretched legs of "Stick·· Williams of Graw/ul Dzsc at "Toss m the Moss."

MID-ATLANTIC REGION • Women's Sectionals by .Margo Kodroff Sectionals for the North. Mid-Atlantic Women took place at Princeton University. We had eight teams competing. two more than a year ago. Two college teams, Princeton and Rutgers, brought a Women's team to Sectionals for the first time.

Other College teams were Venus, from the University of Pennsyh·arua; and Drew University's Women's team, Club teams consisted of the Zephyrs and Kamikazes, both out of Philadephia, Discgrace from Pittsburgh. and the Thunderdogs from New Jersey.

The Zephyrs and the Thunderdogs came out of Pool play both undefeated in their respective pools.

The second place teams were Discgrace and Kamikazes.

The bottom two teams from each Pool crossed over. Rutgers made a great showing for the·ir first year beating both Drew and Princeton. The award ' for best effort of the day goes to Princeton, who came to play with a severely short-handed but very enthusiastic team.

The top teams also played crossovers, with Zephyrs defeating Kamikazes and Thunderdogs defeating Discgrace. This pitted Zephyrs agains Thunderdogs to battle it out over first place.

Zephyrs came out of a very competitive first half. with a narrow two point margin of 8-6. The Zephyrs came out strong in the second half and never looked back. The final score was Zephyrs 15, Thunderdogs 8. The Kamikazes defeated Discgrace in their last round to take third place. The remaining stands were Rutgers, Venus. Drew and Princeton.

SECTION II: by ] . R . Reynolds and the Savannah Ultimate Disc Society The Southern Section II Championship, also known as the Toss itt tM Moss, was a tremendous success.

The day started off with a free health food breakCast at the Captain's meeting, after which the captains participated in the opening ceremorues, with each team captain carrying their team flags (provided by the host team, the SavaMab Ultimate Disc Society), and stepping to the beat to the beat of the drummer. Thousands of screaming fans cheered as the procession made its way to the tourney headquarters (well, hundreds cheered, anyway.) Actually, a few players looked on with mild interest. Finally. the captains arrived at the HQ tent. and awaited the arrival of the Ultimate Eorch bearer, who ran with his flaming torch as the "band" played the vltunate (Olympic) theme. As the torch bearer lit the Ultimate barbeque. fireworks exploded all over the field, and the crowd went wild. The band broke into the Star Spangled Banner, and the First Annual Toss in the Moss was officially underway!

There were seven Open teams in attendance, as the Georgia Tech. NashviJJe, and Atlanta Spin Doctors failed to show (shame on you!). One pleasant surprise was the fielding of TWO teams from Savannah , S.U.D.S.• and the Gratefui Disc!

The rest of the field included Bad Tequila from Columbia, Voodoo from Knoxville, Atlanta's Chain Lightning, Iron Horse from North Georgia, and the Clemson University Ultimate Team. Most of the games were videotaped by Videotograpby. Inc. (thanks , J.R.) and there were few surprises on day

one. As Chain beat up everyone, and the Gratefu.J D1sc learned what tournament play was all about in their first tournament ever~ Atlanta went on to win their rrullionth straight Sectional by coming out on top of Voodoo, 15-12 in the championship game.

Bad Tequila captured third and S.G.D.S. earned their first tnp to Regtonals ever!

The closing ceremonies featured a raffle, a benefit for Leukemia. Prizes were also given for disc golf, and the Spint of the Game Award went to the Grateful Disc (it should be noted that the Spirit was so good at this tournament that FOUR teams got votes for the Spirit award. including the first and second place teams. Many thanks to Chain and Voodoo, and all the rest of the teams, for making this tournament an example of what Ultimate is reaUy aU about!).

P.S.: The Women's teams in this section really let the disc drop, so to speak. You gals missed out on a totally fun, FIVE team tourney, with your own primo field adjacent to the championship field, with most of the games videotaped, and an enthusiastic band ofS.U.D.S. and Grateful Disc players ready to cater to your every whim. Double shame on you! y· aU should realize that this is detrimental to the game we love so much, and to Women 's Ultimate.

We hope and expect to see a Jot of Women 's teams at next year's Toss in tile Moss.

SOLTHERN REGION Texas Women•s Sectionals

by Kelley Cunningham Texas produced three teams for Sectionals this year! Houston's " GLUE," the Disc-0-Texs, and the Earth Children. The Disc-0-Texs are a combination team with players from seven different cities in Texas, and the Earth Children are a NTSU/TAMU combination team. The games got rolling around noon, and the excitement, as well as the temperatures, were high. The Disc..O-Texs placed ftrst, followed by GLUE, and lastly, the Earth Children. Thanks go out to Cindy, .Maria.

Texas Sectional by john Warrilow, the Ni111a I want to offer thanks and a pat-on-the-back to everyone associated with the Texas Section.

Thanks. Thanks for your patience, understanding. your clean and sp1rited competitiveness. Thanks for upholding the Spirit of the Game. ~o"' that all the gustung ts complete, the results and a little requtred patter.

Dallas Ultimate. I could stop right now.

Dallas was as dominant a squad as I've seen in Texas since perhaps the Sky Pilots in their heyday.

No doubt, there were not any Texas teams capable of stopping Dallas' offense. Too consistent. Re· tentless, if one-dimensionaL Possibly their only drawback was a marriage to a three man offense.

But in the finals they smashed Austin (Texas Crude; a.k.a. Yaga, Splat of recent Nationals play) 18-11 , the other contender.

There were three levels of play at CoUege Station. Texas the weekend of September 29 & 30. Dallas and Crude on one plationn. Yocon Ron (Austin) and 976-DISC (Houston) on the second and th•rd consisting of SiX more squads, giving an honorable menllon to Quarter-Final qua!jfjers: Ctub Mud (Houston) and Dischrorucity (Austin), and thanks to Denton, GDMF (Great Dane Mellon Farmm) and two A&M squads. I am quite pleased with the gains some teams have made in one year, such as Yocon Ron (welcome back, Vinnie) and GDMF (who won their first ever here). Yet the demise of Elvis From HeU and the Hounds, coupled Wtth the hiatus of The Thrill is to our section's detriment.

It looks as though 1991 will be a year of restructuring in Texas as the Jack of success of some teams may lead to some movement in team rosters. This is a personal hunch.

Ultimate in Texas is in a regressive mode . This is not good. We field ten teams in only four cities .in a huge state.

I urge any and all of you reading this that if you have any interest in the game, to get off your haunches. and try to involve some new people in Ultimate. Let's revitalize our sport in Texas.

How many more years will it be before we lose the efforts of the Randall Robinsons'. Terry Stricklands' and Gary Grievenkamps4> of Texas to realities of life, work or educational pursuits?

Too soon ... and then too late.

Florida Women's Sectionals

by Debbie Renner Three well matched Women's teams played in their first ever required Florida Sectionals in West Palm Beach. Scramblegs (GainesVille) won the first round game over Undiscovered (West Palm Beach). The Tampa Hucksters hocked to a 17-12 victory over Undiscovered. ln sudden death overtime, Hucksters went on to end a hot one 13-12 over Scramblegs.

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by Bruce }acobso" The Northeast Regional Championships were held at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.J on the weekend of October 20. 21. For the first time in Open Division play, two Canadian teams qualified for Regionals. although only the Montreal Ultimatoes chose to participate. Saturdays first round play saw all the higher seeds ·advancing to the second round setting up match-ups between New York vs. UVM Team ChiJi, Earth Atomizer vs. Slipped Disk, First Time Gary (FTG) vs.

Loisasda, and Graffiti vs. Mighty Tired. New York showed its champronship form by pounding UVM. Earth overmatched Slipped 15-11. In a rematch of a close Ultimate Affair Quarter Final, fTC defeated Loisada 15-8 whtle Gra(fiti handled Yfighty Tired 15-10. Saturday's fmaJ round saw New York roU past Earth 19-11 while FTG and Graffiti played the tournament's closest game.

The Gary's took a 10-5 lead at half. They held that five goal cush10n untiJ 17-12 when the New Yorkers closed within one at 17-16. Graffiti could have tied but a nU$COmmunication cut and sub~ sequent throw led to a Boston block. Eric Kehoe rifled the disc to a streaking Jeremy Seeger who fully extended to catch the goal. Boston clinched the National's spot on the next possession~ winning 19-16, settinR up Sunday's final between New York. New York and FTG. The final (played on Dartmouth field aptly described as "cherry"} was close early bur New York· s zone opened up a lead which they rode to half-ttme, 11-6. In the second half, New York extended thetr lead with tough man-to--man, winmng 21 -12. The finals of the loser's bracket, to determine the third Natkmal qualifier, saw a rematch of last year, pittmg Earth against Graffiti.

Earth came out impressively psyched and extended a four goal half-time lead to win 19-8. To determine seedml{, Earth and FTG played the follow· ing weekend in Boston. Earth triumphed to qualify as the Northeast's second seed.

Eleven tCdms competed in Division 2 play. In the Semi-Finals SUNY Binghamton defeated Dartmouth while Harvard and BC battled to the cap.

Harvard was victorious but tired, and Binghamton defeated them in the finaJ to win the Division 2 championship.

Many thanks to Dave Myers for arranging the beautiful fields and great weather, and congratuJattons to Chris Phillips and Da\'e Gessner. coowners of the tournament Geek Award.

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1990 Central Regional Tournament Report:

by Duma E. Pmkslon The Central Regiona,l Tournament on October 27-28 in Indianapolis, Indiana came off smoothty as detailed organization and good psyche were complemented by mikl temperatures and sunny sk1es. Although thirteen Women's teams were expected to make the Journey, the Pleiades team from Richmond, Indiana, dropped out one week before the tournament bringing our numbers to an even dozen.

Play consisted of five rounds of Round Robin play in each of the two pools followed by a championship ~{arne between pool winners and two playoff games to establish the second place bid. Last year's champions, Hammer Time from Chicago, Illinois. sailed through the ·'A'· pool for their place in the championship game, while "U" from St. Louis, Missouri pulled ahead of Jane Doe from Minneapobs, Minnesota in a rousmg final round of pool play for a spot in the playoffs. The ·•s•• pool saw closer competition as the three top teams all had close and exciting games. The big surprise in this pool was the Syzygy team out of Carleton College, Northfield. Minnesota. Ranked third in their pool, Syzygy played a scrappy game against number one ranked Spike from Ann Arbor. Michigan losing by a score of 15-10. Then, in the final round of play on Saturday. Syzygy rallied their celestial forces against the Stray Cows of Kansas City. Missouri.

The Stray Cows, their udders banging low after a defeat by Spike with a scorer of 15-11. narrowly defeated Syzygy in a time capped game, 15-14.

Spike went on to win the pool and advanceQ to the championship game while the Stray Cows prepared for the playoffs.

The staRe was set for exciting competibon between four teams that have been playing each other for years in the Central Region. In an upset "ictory. Spike. a team made up of College and Club division veterans sprinkled with new talent, crushed

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Hammer Time in a 17-6 v1ctory. This gave Spike their first opportunity as a team to attend Nationals, although a few members of the team have made the journey before.

The Stray Cows. having defeated "U .. in the first playoff game by a score of 17-1, were matched against Hammer Time in a battle for second place and the opportunity to compete at Nationals. The Stray Cows started out strong and never let up, stampeding past Hammer Time in a 17-8 victory.

This represents the Stray Cows second National tournament bid.

CongratuJations to all who participated in the Central Regtona1 Tournament. and many thanks to David Hasbrook and the Indianapolis Ultimate Associatton for all the•r hard work and patience.

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by Mall Parker The Central Regional tournament was held at Riverside Park JUSt northwest of downtown Indianapolis on October 27th and 28th. The event was hosted and well run by the Indiana Ultimat~ Association startinR with the Captain· s meeting on Friday night featuring pizza and beer (a.k.a . high carb trarning beverage}. The lined fields were in pretty good condition and two stafi members were present at every field to ensure that games started and were captured on time. Players were supplied with fruit and an electrolytic drink called HY-10.

Windy City took fl!St place beating St. Louis Ultimate 21-15 m the Finals although I forget i( this game was decided by the first team to score 21 goals or make 21 caJJs. City prevailed over all, weathenng a scare m the Semis from Night Train Express (17-13). St. Louis Ultimate went on to earn a Nationals berth besting a weary but pumped up Pamc team from Cincinnati (19-12). I'd heard rumors that the return of some not-so-crusty veterans would make Panic tough and they proved to be the surprise team of the tournament. Other stron~ showings belonged to Madison lead by Sammy, Cut (Carleton) spurred by Ho-master Joe, and home team Bedrock. Night Train from Michigan showed what a team can accomplish with a smaJJ number of physically fit. quality players.

Here are the records of aU teams for you statisticians out there: Windy City 4-0. St. Louis 4-1, Panic 4-2. Night Tram 3-2, Bedrock 3-2. Cut 2-2, North Coast (Cleveland) 2-2, Spin-Itch (Rockford) 1-2, Buddha Boys (Minneapolis) 1-2, Czech (Chicago) 1-2, Road Kill (Springfield, MO) 0-2, Landsharks (Toledo) 0-2, Happy to be Here (Ann Arbor} 0-2, and Break & Enter (Detroit) 0-2.

For the basket case stat keepers. bere are some interesting numbers generated by tallying points S<:ored minus points scored against in sort of a + /rating: St. Louis +35, City +33. ~adison + 5.

Czech +3, N1ght Train 0, Panic -1. Cut -1, North Coast - 1, Dover -2. Spin-Itch -3, Bedrock -8, Buddha Boys -9, Landsharks -10.

Happy to be Here -12. Road Kill - 12, Break & Enter - 17.

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them and :,howcd it by playing consistently. In Pool B it was the Condors second. The new Condor team IS a mlx-of college players and more eX· perienced players who had competed at many Nationals with the Santa Barbara teams of the past.

The match ups for Sunday morning, then, were Condors vs. Portland, and Seattle vs. Corvallis.

The winners of these two games would play off for the third spot to Nationals.

Sunday the much promised rain came ... and didn't stop for more than fifteen minutes at a time. Safari went up big on the .Maine-tacs quickly and efficiently. The two teams played zone most of the cold, dreary game. At half·bme. Safari bad a considerable lead which they '' ould not relinquish. The second half of the game got colder and wetter. and Safari's zone defense stayed ti~hL On offense, their strategy was to use the strength of their throwers and rece1vers. Meanwhile. Portland gave Condor~ a close hard game m the rain. Seattle and Corvallis had another clo$e game. Traditionally these two teams have very good games. Corvalhs IS aggressive and fast, and matches up with Seattle very well. Seattle's hard work this Fall showed when they managed to beat the Wild Hairs by being patient in the zone. This ~{arne set up the Condor/ Women-on-the-Verge final for third spot.

Seattle's chance to go to ~ationals was what propelled them forward as they went on to beat the Condors. The excitement of finally qualifying, after ''being on the \•erge' ' for so many years was overwhelrrung after their win. Even the spectators could not help but be a pz_rt of that excitement.

Congratulations to Seattle!

Thanks to the Seattle area Frisbee club for hosting a great tournament.

Welcome Valknes land Valkries A! Thanks for partiCipating and good tuck as you continue to grow.

Thanks also to Arizona and Colorado, who traveled great distances (as usual) to get to Seattle. Havmg the Wild Card bid to Nationals cenainly made the tournament very competitive. and these teams both played high quality Ultimate in their bid to qualify.

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by Bob Pal/ares The Western Regional Tournament was held in . North Bend. Washmgton for the first time in Regional hj!'tory. The tournament was hosted by the Seattle Disc Club who put on a five-star tournament. Hats off to Seattle Disc Club and Troy.

Pete and J.K. for organizing the best run Regional tournament in years.

The first day of the tourney saw some upsets wtth thtrd seeded Oregon losing to East Bay and then being eliminated by Das Boot in the last game of the day. The rest of play went as seeded with Iguana domination aU da} long. On the other s1de.

Tsunami and the Condors played for what would be second and third place. In an extremely close game the lead changed time after time. The score was tied at sixteen when Tsunami scored after an unforced error by the Condors. After the pull the Condors were moving quickly downfield when WESTERN REGION Acngus Wagner threw deep to j.K. onJy to be blocked by Andy Petrof and Tsunami scored WOMEN eighteeen to sixteen to win. ·

by Peggy Hollinger Sunday saw TsWlami vs. Iguana in a rainy, muddy Regionals were heJd in beautiful Seattle on Ocgame. The lead changed many times early in the tober 13 cvuil4. Eleven Women's teams competed fro m the West. Pool play was as follows: game unt1l Iguana took a three goal lead only to see Tsunami come back many times to get within one . The muddy field played into the hands of Pool A Bay Area-Maine-iacs Iguana's long straight back cuts but still, they couldn't completely put Tsunami out. they kept • eattle-Women on the Verge battling back. At twenty to nineteen Iguana turned San Francisco-Paws • Portland-Ragmg Zygotes over and Tsunami marched downfield to the end zone. Rob R1ddel threw a push pass to Masher Colorado-Babylon Ststers Valkrics 1 which was too much for him to handle. f.guana quickly took the disc downfield to beat Tsunami for Pool B the first time in their history at RegionaJs. Iguana, San Diego-Safari Western Regional Champs, congratulations.

Once again, a standing ovation to all those Santa Barbara-Condors teams who participated in the Western Region this Arizona-Mudhead-Kachinas Fall and to all those teams dedicated to fly. drive.

Corvallis-Wild Hairs Valkries A and even take the train to Seattle. It takes top quality people to make the West the Best. Thanks to you all.

With three teams advancing to Nationals from this Region. the format was a modified double elimination. Pool games were played to 13 in Pool MID-ATLANTIC REGION A, and to 15 in Pool B. all on Saturday. The OPEN weather held up for the duration of the day. and

by Enc S11mm By the time the dust settled in Wilmington . .1\orth most games were played quickly. Maine-iacs won Carolina, there was a new ~id-Atlantic Regional their pool, as did Safari, thus ensuring them both champion, as weU as some unexpected shouts of a spot at Natlonals. The Fmal on Sunday would on)y be to decide who was number one and number two joy as two cit1es prepared to send teams to the Nahonals for the frrst tame. in the Region .

Coming in second in Pool A was Seattle WomenIn the Open Division, Washington, D.C.'s on-the-Verge. They had the home crowd behind Electric Pigs. a descendant of Yo Mama. decisi\·ely

captured the Mld· Atlantic title with a 20-15 \'ictory over Philmore. The Pigs, the first Open D.C. team w wm since Static in 1984. started off looking a bit nervous falling behind 6-2, They closed to within 7-5. and then. behind 10-8, reeled off three to take the haJJ 11 -10. The Pigs continued to roll after halftim!:!. scoring three of four to lead 14-11. and eventuaJiy coasted to tht 20-15 victory. Although D.C . has sent a team to Nationals as recently as 1987. a surpnsing number of players from this team has never competed at ~ationals .

In both 1988 and 1989, Yo Mama made it to the Finals. only to lose to Looney Tunes and to lose the ~econd place game to Philmore. This year the tables were turned as Philmore lost the Finals to the P1gs. and then lost the second place game to J>ittsburRh's Ann and Hammer, the first ever ~at.Jonah. representative from that dty. To add to the irony, m both 1988 and 1989, Arm and Hammer fimshed ahead of Philmore in the Pennsylvania Sect1onals. only to see Philmore go to ~ationals . This year. Phi1more finally won their Sectional, but failed to make it to Nationals. Arm and Hammer continues a threto-year streak of the second place Pennsyh•ania team qualifying for ~ationals. while no winner of that section has ever qualified for Nat1onals. Interestingly, in the seven year history of the Mid-Atlantic double elimination format. this year marked the fifth time a Regional finalist finished out of the running, in third place.

Arm and Hammer started Sunday· s play in the loser's bracket. where they faced "double-point game·' against Raleigh's Ring of Fire. ln a timecapped game to 15. Ring of Fire was down 12-8, but then raJJlied to take the lead 14-13. Arm and Hammer scored the last two to win 15~14. Arm and Hammer then beat Bad Dog, another D.C. team in a close 17-14 match, before going on to beat Philmore.

The Bad Dogs made it to the fmat four b} beating Charlotte, the farthest e1ther of those teams had ever advanced. D.C. placed two in the top four for the first time, and Charlotte, after finishing sixth at Sertionals. fimshed tied for fifth at Regjonalsbut not by much. Charlotte probably had tbe most close games of anyone, which included a 15-14 victory knocking out Blue Ridge, and a 17-15 victory which eliminated Club Nimeo, the ftrst place team out of the New Jersey Section. Another surprise was that the home team, UNC-Wilmin~ton. after beating Rmg of Fire to finish second in the South Sectional. lost to Ring 17-11 to get eliminated m the last round on Saturday.

Speoal thanks goes to the tournament hosts, and for the Baltimore Bolts for filling in at the last minute when the Green Weenies dropped out.

For the record, the order of finish: (1) Electnc • Pigs (DC); (2) Arm & Hammer (Pittsburgh): {3) Phtlmore (Philadephia); (4} Bad Dogs (D.C.}; (5-tie) Ring of Fire (Raleigh) and Charlotte (NC); (7 -tie) UNC -Wilmington and Club Nimeo (NJ); (9-tie) Double Secret (Philadephia), Dirty Something, (D.C.). Blue Ridge (Virginia), and NPZ (NJ); (13-tie) Princeton (NJ) and Baltimore Bolts; (15-tie) Univers1ty of Pennsylvania and Speed Malcolm.

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Tequila from Columbia, SC beat Birmingham's Magic City Wizards 15-14. The best two games of the tournament occurred in the third round Winners' bracket. Chain beat the Refugees 17-15. mine the combatants for the Southern Region Championship. Meanwhile. in the Losers' bracket, Austin's Yocon Ron beat up the Dudes. Bad Tequila made road-kill out of Baton Rouge's BMW. the Dogs of War (Orlando) beat the Widgets, and Texas Crude put the whammy on the Wizards (Birmingham), Yoconwentontoeat worm 16-14. and the Crudies leashed the Dogs 15-12 to stay alive for Sunday. In the newly established Fun bracket 976-Disc beat Voodoo, while UTP burst S. U.D.S. bubble 15~12 . The Fun bracket proved to be the hit of the tournament with play moving to The Bayou. Special thanks go to Willie. The Shake and friend pJus The Phantoms for providing sounds. Unfortunately, like a rancid Regal, the Fun bracket fell apart on Sunday.

Sunday's Loser' s bracket play saw the Refugees and Dallas stay alive by beating Yocon Ron and Texas Crude by identicall5-9 scores. Dallas then advanced to the game for second place by sending the Refugees home by the score of 15-12.

Vicious Cycle and Chain Lightning met on Sunday at high noon. Chain had beaten Vicious by three

goals at Sinkhole and was considered the favorite .

Vicious Cycle has always been on the bubble, advancing to Nationals twice before. but bad never been able to \\-'10 Regionals.

After leading at halftime. 10-9, Vkious CycJe came out b'ke bats out of the fJCI)' pt lo score the first four goals of the second bait md the gm~e ended in Gainesville· s fa\·or 19-12 for thea first Regional Championship. The M&M Brothers (Moolcie and Milan) played huge 't1>ith four bloCk , seven goals caught. and two goals thro~n beN een them. Roan McNab threw six goals and caught t hree to lead the Gainesville offense.

In the game for second place. Chain Lightning lead 9-7 at the half. Dallas scored the first three goals of the second half to lead 10·9, but Chain tied it at 11-11. At 12-12, Chain scored three in a row and never looked back. They score.d the final goal when Floyd Roberts made a beautiful defensive play followed by John Harrison's pitch to Gillum for the win.

The Ultimate spirit was alive and kicking at this year·s tournament. Play was hard but dean in all games, and observers were used only in the championship game. They were consulted only three times. This was Ultimate as it is meant to be; good, dean fun. Wahoo!!!

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by Eric Simon Satori continued their dominance of the MidAtlantic by sweeping through the Regionals, being tested onJy at the start of their fm.af 15-6 victory over the Grits (Raleigh, NC}, after falling behind 3-1. Sntori, in their two-year history, has never lost to a Mid-Atlantic team, although they were severely tested at Sectionals the week before. In the finals ofthat tourney, the Grits ted Satori from the start of the game until Satori took a 12-lllead. winning 15-13.

On the strength of their Sectional play. the Grits were the overwhelming favorite to take the second spot at the Regionals and be~ome the first ever Women's team from North Carolina to qualify at Nationals. But the Zephyrs and Carpe Disc, the third and fourth seeds, had other ideas.

In the winner's bracket Semis, while Satori was beating the Zephyrs 13-4. Grits and Carpe were battling it out. Carpe took a 5-4 lead. but the Grits rallied to take the half 7-5. and the game ll-7.

Things weren't looking too good for Carpe in the next round as the Thunderdogs, 13--8 losers to the Zephyrs, were giving Carpe all they could handle.

The battle went down to the end, with Carpe scoring the last two points to win 1 3~11. Trus was going on while the Zephyrs came up through the losers bracket and blew out Carpe for the last Nationals spot. It was deja vu all over again this yea:r as Carpe beat the Zephyrs 12-10 in pool play, and then met for the right to challenge the Grits for the l.ast spot. The Zephyrs jumped all over Carpe and won 13-8.

The stage was set-Zephyrs and Grits for th.e last spot at Nationals. All the other games, Open and Women, were over, and the fans settled down on the .hill to watch. It was a very tough game, with hard fought pojnts, but the Zephyrs seemed to be the only team converting. The Zephyrs ended the half up 8-3. The teams traded two more points to 10-5. The Grits scored. and scored again. Suddenly, after these long points, it was the Zephyrs that couldn't convert. The Grits tied the game, scored seven straight points to take the lead 12-10.

The Zephyrs scored one. then the Grits scored three more to win 1~11. scoring the last of 10 of 11 points of the game in an incredible comeback.

North Carolina Women's Ultimate has come a long way. Ultimate started there a few years after other areas in the Region 1 and it seemed they just couldn't catch up. This year. though, they put it together, qualifying for Nationals for the first time.

Congratulations.

For tl}e recnrd, the order of finish was: (1) Satori

(D.C.); (2) Grits (Raleigh); (3) Zephyrs (Philadelphia); (4) Carpe Disc (D.C.); (5-tie)

Thunderdogs (NJ) and Banshees (Baltimore}: (7-tie} Kamikaze (Philadelphia) and Discgrace (Pittsburgh); (9) UNC-Wilmington; (10-tie) University of Virginia, Venus (University of Pennsylvania), and Throws of Ecstacy (D.C.).

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Regional Tournament

by Nina Rach, Squfhem WRC

Our Regional tournament was held in Baton Rouge. Louisiana, October 13-14, and was characterized by good, hard playing in beautiful, sunny weather, on flat, grassy fields. Six of the ten Women's teams in our region made the trip. including (in ranked order): 1. Crone (Atlanta); 2. Hucksters (Tampa/Sarasota): 3. Disc-0-Tex (Texas Club); 4. Scramblegs (Gainesville); 5.

G.L.U.E. (Houston/Clear Lake); 6. Birmingham (Alabama Club). Four teams: Awe~me Possums (Atlanta); Earth Children (N. Texas); Knoxville, and West Palm Beach did not travel.

For those road-tripping souls who showed up, there were four Round Robin games to 15 points on Saturday with Ozone and Hucksters finishing their 15-11 game under lights \IJith an enthusiastic, supportive crowd of spectators manning the sidelines. Ozone and Hucksters had each secured three solid wins earlier in the day and neither planned to break their streak. Hucksters, led by Debbie Renner, played aggressively, but Ozone was victorious iollowing a four-point run. Sunday morning featured the fifth Round Robin game. followed by Semi-Finals for the top four teams (Ozone vs.

Scramblegs; Hucksters vs. Disc-0 -Tex); and a 17-point final game between Ozone and Hucksters. to determine the seeding for Nationals.

Everyone put in a good effort; there were very few calls; teams played carefully and respectfuUy. Questions that arose were mainly concerning finer points of the 1990 Pall Rules Supplement. We look forward to more teams competing at the Regionals level next year; venue: Florida. A big thank you goes to Jeff Freeman (Getty), our Open R.C. , for setting up the 6ekls and attending to Regional tournament details for the last. several years.

Big News from Baton Rouge by ]elf· 'Getty' ' Frtemiln The name of the game is Ultimate. The object of the game is to have as much fun as possible.

The 1990 UPA Southern Regionals, played October 13-14, can be summed up in one word: Wahoo!H For the second time in three years Highland Road Park in Baton Rouge, LA was the site of the most important tournament of the Fall season here in the South. Gainesville's Vicious Cycle won top honors with Atlanta's Chain Lightning taking second in the Open Division. Atlanta Ozone was first in the Women's Division with Tampa's Hucksters advancing to Nationals for the first time in the second position (see Nina Rach 's article).

Saturday dawned bright and beautiful with the sixteen Open teams ready to romp in one of the more picturesque settings to play Ultimate in the South. The first round finished according to the seedings except in one instance in which Bad

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he Maine-iacs, second place finishers in the Western Regional, swept through seven games at the Nationals in West Palm Beach, to win the 1990 UPA Championships. They finished the Finals in a flourish, beating the Western Regional winners, Safari. 19-14, scoring 8 of the last 10 goals. It was the second time in the last three years two teams from the same region had met in the Finals. Ironically, the last time the Nationals were in the West, two Northeast teams, Lady Godiva and the Smithereens met in the 1988 Finals, held in San Diego. The Maine-iacs beat Satori 18-14 in the Semis; Safari beat Lady Godiva 19-14 in the other Semis.

This year marked the first 12-team format for the Women's Division, up from eight in the previous two years. The expansion highlighted the depth of three regions, as the extra teams from the West, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic all did very well. On the other hand, the South and the Central Region each had a 1-9 record for the weekend.

Safari won their pool, but not without a slight scare from the Stray Cows. The Cows took a 5-2 lead before Safari scored 8 of 9 to take the half 9-6. The Cows scored the first point of the second half, but then Safari scored four, and coasted for the 17-12 victory.

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The Finals New York Ultimate, rallying behind team leader Kenny Dobyns, became the first team in ten years to repeat as Open Division champion~ by defeating the West Region champion Iguanas by the score of 20-14. New York reached the Finals by crushing the over-matched Windy City by the score of 21-9, while the Iguanas engaged in a mean-spirited 43-goal marathon, , scoring the last two goals to defeat First Time Gary, 22-21, in the Semi-Finals.

Warm temperatures, bright sunshine, and a mild breeze greeted the players as they lined up to start the finals. Mter trading downwind goals to make it 1-1, blocks by Vanderschraff, Warsen, Dobyns, Yonda, and Blau lead to five consecutive goals for the New Yorkers, who appeared to be scoring at both ends with relative ease. New York's tenacious defense was stifling the team from Southern California, who looked tentative and nervous in their first national finals appearance. At 6-1, it appeared that this could be a classic Super Bowl type blow-out.

But it wasn't to be. The Iguanas scored downwind to make it 6-2, and then Brent Russell point blocked Dobyns and caught the upwind goal to make it 6-3. Now pu11ing with the wind at their backs, the Iguanas slapped a zone on the New York team and forced a turnover.

Russell made a nice layout grab in the end zone to cut the margin to 6-4. Suddenly, it was a game again.

The two teams traded downwind goals to make it 7-5, then played the next four points without a single turnover taking the score to 9-7. .

After Dan Weiss missed Mike Yonda with a pass, the Iguanas began to work upwind against New York's tough zone defense. Unable to move upfield quickly, handlers Scott Epps, Greg Pinz, and Rich Gallagher showed great patience against the zone, working laterally across the field, going upfield to popper Rick Dinacola. The Iguanas couldn't break the zone, however, and after 51 passes, threw the disc away. The tired New Yorkers called time out.

After the time out, New York came out flat and immediately turned the disc over. The Iguanas wasted no time hitting Cliff Smith in the end zone for the upwind goal, cutting New York's lead to a single goal. The I~anas were now playing tough, playing with confidence, -to~tlt nued Oil

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OPEX NATIONALS continued from pagt 10 WOMEN'S NATJ O~ALS conhnued from page 10 KMU. COOK playing with the wind at their backs and a chance to tie pivotaJ games in the second da}' of play. First was a game the game. against the Homecoming Queens, (formerly known as Oh!).

Howe\'er, as he always seems to do, Kenny Dobyns the first Women'!> team from ~ew York to ever pla} at came up with a big play u•hen Ntw York nttded tl most.

Nationals The game started off as a rout. as Satori's At 9·8 and going into the wind. Dennis Warsen floated suffocating defense smothered New York , and propelled a pass into the end zone for Dobyns. who was well covered them to a 7-fJ lead. The Queenies fmaUy scored. and with

by Brent RusseU. Dobyns, g;,·mg away a few mches, ana zone defense closed to 9-~ at the half. In the second half, ti~ipated the path of the disc. est4blished position, and both teams played zone, but it was apparent that Satori was out-jumped Russell for a critical upwind goal, taking the having more trouble than their opponents. New York scored score to 10-8. three to close to within 9-7, but then Satori scored three Once again, with the wind advantage, New York applied to lead 12-7. At 13-8, Homecommg Queens again scored the zone. and once again. after exhibiting great precision three to dose to within 13-11. Points were traded to the and patience (or 72 passes. the Iguanas turned the disc end. with Satori scoring the last two to win 17-13. Homeover courtesy of a block by Dave Blau. Vanderschaff then commg Queen finished third in the pool, but not without hit a horizontal Blau with a nice inside-out toss to make a real tough game af(amst Women-on-the-Verge. the third the score 11-8 at half. place team from the West, and the first ever team from There were no dogs at halftime.

Seattle to play al Nauonals. The Seattle team battled back In somewhat of a surprise, the Iguanas carne out from 8-2 to 11-9. Then. down 13-9, they scored four to bombing at the outset of the second half when John Ryan tie the game at 13's. Finally. at 14 an, New York scored launched a 60-yard shot to ]1m Ingibritsen. However, the two and then points were traded for the 17-15 New York disc sailed untouched into the New York end zone. Seven . wm. passes later, New York had an upwmd goal, and a four The Safari-Saton game for first place in the pool was a goal lead. thriller. The wind was a factor, but Satori scored the opening Satori's Marie Hartley, grabs behinder ;, Wome z's Prelims.

Again, the Iguanas fought bac~. lngibritsen skied over 1 1 0 goal upwind. Down 2-1, Safari regained the upwind two New York defenders at mtdfield to tear down an advantage. and led 3-2. The rest of the half was very errant floating pass. found an uncovered Gallagher who knifed a tough upwind backhand to Kurt Kuelz exciting as both teams came so close to scoring upwind, but neither could until S~tori did at 7-_7. That for the .s.toaJ. enabled the D.C. team to take a 9-7lead into the half. ln tbe second half. Safan started agamst the After trading downwind goals to take the score to 13-10, Yonda blocked an Ingibritsen pass, and wind and scored. At 10-9, with Satori leading, both teams scored upwind. But still Satori had the wind Warsen found Paul Shields for another upwind goal to take the margin back to four. advantage as the score was tied at ll , ·and again at 12. The ~arne was capped at 14 . Sato~ had two New York again showed zo!)e, but as they had done before, the Iguanas played patient .offense, and great chances to score the 13th point; one pass was completed mto the end zone but the recetver called after 66 passes, answered with an upwind goal of their own when Jack Jacques, who was mstrumental herself out-of-bounds, and another was bobbled and dropped in the end zone. Safari finally capitalized. in breaking down the zone, hit Kuelz through the heart of the defense to make it 14-11. scoring the upwinder, and the ensuing downwind to win 14-12.

The teams battled to 16-13 when the Iguanas Cliff Smith got stuck and lofted a short pass that caught In the other pool, the Maine-iacs had two very close games against Northeast teams. In both cases. in the wind. Several players attacked the floating plastic, but all rrussed, and the disc wound up in the the San Franc1sco area team's superior person-to-person defense wore down the opponents. and broke hands of.. .Cliff Smith. After checking the disc to the ground. New York marched upwind and scored the games open in the second half. Against the WannaBe's (Boston), they led 9-8 at half, and 13-11 to push the lead back to four.

• before winning 17-14. Against Lady Godiva, they led 11-9 before scoring five out of six to lead 16-10, JACKM£A.W 1t appeared as if the Iguanas would once eventually winning 17-14. agam be able to respond upwind, but a The WannaBe's were involved in the most close games. They finished third in their pooJ by virtue goal-saving defensive play by Juana Flores of a pair of 17-15 v1ctones, over the Grits and Ozone. The victory over the Grits was accomplished aborted the comeback attempt, and a great by scoring the only upwinder in the second half. Their \fictory over Ozone was after being behind most layout by Kevin Cande closed the deal. Pat of the game, and scoring five of the last six points. . . .

King connected with Juano Flores for the The two most pleasant surprises were probably the teams that finished fourth IJl each pool. The Gnts, game-winner and a 20-14 victory. the first Women's team from North Carolina ever to play at Nationals, came close to beating the Wanna While it wasn't the Helsinki summit, this Be's, but also dedsively crushed two Regional Champs. They beat the Central's ~pike, from .Ann ~r. year's Finals were much cleaner than last Michigan, 17·3; and Ozone, 17-7. Similarly. Women-on-the-Verge gave the third place finisher m the year's disgrace (discgrace?). Perhap~ the pool, Homecoming Queens, all they could handle before losing 17-15, but they beat the fifth and sixth most disgusting (disc-gusting?) behavior place teams. Kansas City's Stray Cows and Tampa' s Hucksters, ve~ convincingly, 17-6. and 17:5. came from the grandstand where spiteful respectively. For both the Grits and Women-on-the-Verge. the showmg was all the mo:e tmpresswe players from eliminated teams exhibited because for each, it was their first appearance at Nationals, and they each beat more expenenced teams. their ·"mutual respect' for other players For Ozone and the Stray Cows, each with a 1-4 record~ this year's Nationals has got to be a disas specified in Spirit of tht Gam~. appointment. The Cows were at their second Nationals, Ozone their fourth consecutive, and hoped Honors go to Kenny Dobyns, who only to improve after last year. For the Hucksters. from Tampa, and Spike, from Ann Arbor, this was the attemped 10 passes, but scored 5 goals, first appearance at a Nationals. Both teams are somewhat young, and certainly new to this level of including the big one when they really play. Spike, winners of the Central Region this Fall. has quite a few players from the University of needed it. New York does a great job of ~ch.iga n team that finished second two years in a row at CoUege Nat1onars. We ought to be hearing spreading the offense around, (no single from them in the future. player accounted for more than 20 percent of the offense), and Dobyns appears to This New y0 ,.k player prays for plashc, but got a second Sem is and Finals have become more of a role player for Nati01Ull Championship instead.

The two Semi-Finals were very different games. although the scores were almost identical. This the New York team. In somewhat of a observer thinks that Safan and Lady Godiva have the two best offenses in Women's Ultimate, and that surprise, Dobyns, in a post-game interview, stated that he ts quitting Ultimate after thi"s season. the Maine-iacs and Satori have the two best defenses in Women's Ultimate. This, though, was not Kudos also to Rich Gallagher, who completed an outstanding 93 of 94 passes. and the rest of the the only difference between the games.

Iguanas who kept fighting back against a team that traditionally doesn't let an opponent off the ~nvas In the Safari-Lady Godiva game. Safari came out smoking at the same time that Godiva was experiencing once they smell blood. And, of course, congratulations to the National Champions, New York Ultunate, somewhat of a melt-down. Safari scored seven straight to take a 10-1 half-time lead. This 10-1 score who once again have earned the title of best Ultimate team in the country.

-continued on page 12 Preliminary Rounds-Pool A BRANDY Top seeded New York cruised through the first round on Thursday beating ~irst Time Gary 19-~2. while Amanata was knocking off Electric Pig 19-14. Number two seed Tsunam1, however, was havmg a tougher time, struggling against a stubborn Chain Lightning team. The score was tied at 13-13 when Tsunami switched to zone and ran off the fast six points to win 19-13.

The struggle with sixth-seeded Chain did not bode weU for Tsunami, who headed into a second round meeting with a much tougher fifth-seeded First Time Gary. Gary. a collection of survivors who washed a shore after the smkmg of Titanic, committed only two turnovers m the first half en. route to a 10-7 halftime lead. Tsunami regrouped at half and scored 6 out of 7 to take a 13-lllead. Gary battled back to lead 17-16, then got a big block and conversion to take the score to 18-16. Tsunami answered with a goal, but couldn't stop Gary's offense from scoring the 19-17 upset victory. Sixth-se~ed Chain ~igh~­ ing, buoyed by their good performance in round one, engaged in a great battle agamst Electnc Pt~. the number one team from the Mid-AtlaDtic Region. The spirited Pigs battled back from a 6-1 defiat to tie the game at 8-8, then later fought back from 18-15 to tie the game at 18-18, but Chain scored the next two for the 20-18 upset victory.

New York opened up on Friday much as they had on Thursday, beating Electric Pig 19-9. while Ftrst Time Gary ran its record to 2-1 by beating Chain Lightning 19-13. Tsunami also went to 2-1 by bandit~ beating Amanata, 19-9. But in order to stay even with Gary, (who had already played New York), Tsunanu needed to beat New York in the long awaited rematch of last year's Finals. A large crowd gathered Friday afternoon to watch, but the contest never materialized. New York blew out to an 8-1 lead. and coa~ted to a 19-12 victory. This dropped the disappointed Tsunami to 2-2, effectively eliminating them from the tournament. because Gary had run its record to 3-1 by beating Electric Pig 19-14 . in a game which featured a bizarre pre-game guitar-bashing ritual by the shaven-headed Pigs.

Meanwhie , Amanata and Chain Lightning went toe to toe in perhaps the best game of t~e weekend.

Thts game v,-as tied eleven times, and neither team ever was ahead by more than two. Wtth the sc.ore at 16-16, the two teams played the next six goals without a turnover, taking the score to 19-19 m a game to 20. Amanata then got a block on Chain, but dropped the potentia! ~rting goal in the en~ zone.

Chain couldn't move the disc, however, and Amanata scored the game-wmner for a 20-19 vtctory.

Pool play ended Saturday morning with New York blasting Chain Lightning 19~8. Tsunami beating Electnc Ptg 19·15, and First Time Gary crushing Amanata 19-7.

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THE ULTIMATE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION NEWSLEiEfEJt

UPA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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The other Sem•-Final was a real nail-b1ting defensive struggle. The Maine-iacs took the opening pull and marched upwmg to score. Two more upwinders in the f1rst half helped the Maine-iacs to a 10-6 half-time score. Both teams played, for the most part, zone defense gomg downwind, and a ferocious person-to-person in the other direction. After scoring-the first do~11wind point after the half. the ~faine-i.acs held what looked like a commanding 11-6 lead. At 12-7, however. Sa tori scored five straight to tie the game. On more than one occasion, Saton was trapped against the back line in their own end zone , even pivotmg out the back of the field, wtth a wind on their face. but was able to score. At 12's. the Maine-iacs still held the wmd advantage, as the teams traded points. At 14-13. however. the Maineiacs scored upwind. and converted the downwinder to take a 16-13 lead, as the game was capped at 18. At 17-14 , a if to put an exclamation pomt on the victory, the Maine-iacs won the game with an upwinder. 18-14 . One other pan of this game deserves mention: there were more than a few goals called back by travel and ptek calls. although it probably did not effect the outcome of the game. At times m the past this problem was restricted to the Open Divts1on, and it was a shame to see this in Women ·~ Ult1mate. (There were no such problems in either the Open or Women's Finals this year).

The Finals were a rematch of the Western Regionals Finals: Safari and Maine-iacs. Both teams looked a little bit nervous at the start, neither team had ever pla}ed in a Nationals Finals before. After trading down.,.,.inders to 3-3, and a pair of up\\-inders to 4-4. the Maine-aacs scored four to take an 8-4 lead At 9-5 the scored another upwinder to take the half 10-5. At 11-5 Safari scored three. and at 13-9. they (ought back to score three more to close to withm 13-12. The Mame-iacs called a time~out to regroup. They scored the ensuing down winder, and then two more for a 16-12 lead. Things looked bleak for Safari. Downwinders were traded to 18-14 . Just like m their Semi-Final game, the Maine-t.acs firushed the game with a flourish. scoring upwind to win the game, and the Nationals Champ10nships, 19-14 .

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Pre liminary Rounds-Pool B In round one. the top seeded Iguanas opened up strongly. blowing away Eanh Atonuzer 19-7. in what would turn out to be the largest margin of victory in the Open division. The Condors, West Regton Wild Card entry. defeated South Region Champ Vicious Cycle 19-13. whlle Windy City struggled With sixth seeded Ann and Hammer before pulling out a 19-14 Vlctory.

Hammer continued to play tough into the second round in their game agamst fourth seeded Vicious Cycle. Sticktng wtth the run-and-gun style that got them to the Nationals, Hammer stormed back from a 13-10 deficit to score a 19-17 upset. Meanwhile, Earth Atomizer had regrouped from their first round JACK MEA..'IY

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Wind, zonts, stacks and stt plays dragged tJu Final to a ltmt caP/Jfd. Jlfz hour nwrathnn. pasting, and was grinding 1t out with Windy C1ty. At 16-1 4, w1th the time cap in. effect, the Atomizers got a block and converstton to cut the lead to one, but surrendered the next two goals to enable Wind) City to remain unbeaten The Iguanas also remained undefeated by beatinf'! the Condors 19-12. fnday morning saw both undefeated teams contmue their winning wa} s, \\ 1th the Iguana~ beating Vicmus Cycle 19-11, and Wmd} City grounding the Cond<>rs 19-9. Meanwhile Earth Atomizer and Arm and Hammer <>quared off in a match that was tied at 1, 2. 3, 4 , 5, 7, 8, 9. 10. 11 , 12, 13, 14, and 15 points. The tail end of th1s g-.tme featured some great defens1ve plays by both team~. and wound up with Earth scoring four out of the last five goals to outlast Hammer 19-16.

Pumped up by their first victory, Earth Atomizer squared their record at 2-2 by dismantling Vicious Cycle 19-12 m round four. Meanwhile, everybody's favonte underdog, Ann and Hammer. continued to play spoder by knocking off the third seeded Condors. After blo,,ing a 6-21ead. Hammer came back from a 12-11 deficit to capture a 19-15 vtctory.

Round four also featured the battle !or the top spot in Pool B between Windy Ctty and the Iguanas.

Whereas Windy C1ty had struggled in a couple of their games. the l~s had coasted to their 3-0 record , and seemed fresher at the end of their fourth game, scoring five out of the next .ix goals to win a sloppy but hard fought 16-11 victory.

• In a meaningless Round five. Earth knocked off a deflated Condors team 19-9, the Iguanas defeated Arm and Hammer 19-12, and Windy City survived yet another tough battle agamst a stubborn Vicious Cycle team. Cycle. playing on pride alone, took advantage of Wmdy City mistakes to take an early five goal lead. Trailing 13-9, Windy scored 5 out of the next 6 to tte at 14. The t\\'0 teams battled to 17-17 before two blocks by Windy City enabled them to score a 19-17 victory.

Thanks I know it sounds cliche, but without Tim Finan, NoeJ Thomas, Palm Beach Polo, the UDA of the Greater PaJm Beaches. and the entire tournament staff, this great tournament would not have been poss1ble. Many of the staff members came from great distances. paying out of their own pocket. ju!'l to have the opportunrty to work at t1us tournament. and until you work on a tournament of ttus magnitude. it's hard to imagine how much time and effort is required.

I Jike to think about the sport of Ultimate as bemg represented b>• a huge savings account. Every time we play a game, and get enjoyment from it, we withdraw a small amount from the account. When we play wtth good sportsmanship. take time to help a novice. talk up the ~pon, captain a Summer league team: we make a small deposit back into the account. People like Tim and Noel are phdanthropi...t who make large contributions to our account by orgaruzmg Nattonals.

Unfortunatel)'. there are a rare few who do continue to wtthdraw from the account and put absolut·•l} nothing bacK. These are the players who constantly TO:\) RO'I \ O disregard Tlw Spmt of the GllmJ!. :::;pend most of their time ar~ruing and complaining. and think that being good at Ultimate gives them license to be arrogant bastards. Believe it or not. there were player~ at :-.latJonaJs \\ho could find nothmg better to do than gripe about the format. whine about the seeding, bitch about the obser\ers, and complain about having to pay two bucks to watch the finals. Shame on you aU. I'd rather watch a game between two spmted teams fightmg Jt out for the last spot at Regionals than watch two NationaJs-caliber team!> with players whose abihtles arc exceeded onl~ by their egos.

Keep on withdrawmg from the account. and e\·entually we'U have nothin~ left.

Make no mbtake about it. no one person, no single Tim Finan put togelht"r mwlhrr uupltottal toent. game b mor~ important than the game of Ultimate Wt hoPt hi u·i/1 mnsid~r ]mxlud1tg Nationals ogam real soon.

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The weather was beautiful,J.he fields were plush, I wasn't playing-but I was there for a purpose. I was there to observe. What the heU, I'm certified, I plowed through Nob's 1/2-inch thick C.O.P. Manual while traveling to Nationals. Drink some brews, watch some games, what could be easier? I picked up my neon green observing cap and my blue T -shirt from Eric Simon, had a brief meeting with my cohorts. and headed to the field .

First game to observe, first call. Another Observer thought it was in, I thought it was out. ..Are you out of your F.. king mind?,. one of them said as he offered me his glasses.

No thanks, I'm fine, I'm just... well ... observing.

The next game was easier with few calls.

I was the Head Observer and I kept a low profile. ''Nice game,· • one of the players said later, ''you should have been there. '' Not being there is part of the job 1 told him.

On Friday, .~.WE NEED CERTIFIED OBSERVERS!" came over the PA system.

The game was Iguanas vs. Windy and these guys were flying. " I wish I could take some pictures.'' I said to a friend, ''These are some great shots. ' 'Don't worry,' ' came a voice from over my shoulder ''you'd miss 'em anyway. '' At least he didn't offer me his glasses, finally I'm getting a little respect.

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He let me live and the game continued.

During the second half, Dr. King. a weD respected surgeon and fan of Ultimate, called me over.

1 'Hey, Brian, how much would you take to rig this game?'' he asked.

I was appalled. When would Observers ever get more respect? Would we aJways be lackeys that could be beaten and bnbed on the sidelines? I stood tall and looked him straight in the eye. ''How much do you have?''

But, seriously folks. For the first time ever, Certified Observers, from the Certified Observers Pool, were available at a UPA tournament. Though this system of qualifying Ultimate players to observe games is still in its infancy, it was obvious that this system worked. There seemed to be less calls than ever before, and all calls required a decision from the players within 20 seconds. Active line calls eliminated awkward stoppages of play and the Observers generally were not noticed. And I have news for you. Observing can be a lot of fun. At Nationals, I had a great time observing games and it's the next closest thing to being in the game, without touching plastic. No, not every player was glad they were being observed. Everyone agreed that a bad observer could make an ugly game worse. But most of them seemed to appreciate the chance to perform at their best without worrying about bogus calls by other players. For the most part, good qualified Observers were welcomed during the very important games.

At this point there is no tangJbJe reward for observing games, and it is almost certain that you cannot make yourself more popular by observing. but if you've ever watched bad observing in action and said to yourself, "I could do it better,' • then you should try it.

Call the UPA and get an application to join the Certified Observer Pool. It doesntt cost anything and, who knows, you may actually enjoy being an Observer. Stranger things have happened.

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Volume 10, Number 5 • December, 1990

THE ULTIMATE PLAYERS

LETTERS TO l"'HE EDI'fOR Open Letter to 1990 Nationals Staff Volunteers Congratulations on a reaDy GREAT job. You people are the reason this tournament ran so smoothly. We set the machinery in place, but it was you dedicated staff people who made the wheels tum by working your butts off on and off the fields. The result was a magnificent machine that ran like a RoDs. Our only regret is that we couldn't have done more for you.

It would be great if someday expenses could be paid for staff volunteers, but that will come some ''tomorrow, W'tthout you an the WOrk in the WOrld to prepare for a tournament would be fruitless. You're the ones who made it happen. A heartfelt thanks from Tim and Noei...YOU WERE ALL GREAT ...

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Thanks, Tim. Dear Editor: My 1990 Nationals experience added new meaning to the word ULTIMATE. Being a relative newcomer to the world of Ultimate, I was and am proud to have had a hand in Nationals for many reasons. Ultimate people are a unique and great group that add something special to my life. lt was an opportunity to make a lot of new friends and to see again many of you.

That added to the thrill of doing the event. My sincerest thanks to those of you who took the tirne .. .and there were plenty of you ... to say "thanks." You are the reason we do these crazy things and why it is so personally rewarding. I wish 1could have said goodbye to an of you, but the time just vanished and we were all gone. I enjoyed every minute of p.reparing for and watching this Nationals flourish and be so much fun. It will live as a lasting highlight of my tife. In closing, it is important I say a few things about and to Tun Finan, your tournament director. I am ternbly proud above anything else to be his friend, and then secondly, to be his partner.

Some of you have no idea of the hundreds ofunselfish hours of time and energy he gave to see this Natmals become the success it was. I feel very special for the chance to have helped him and be at his side.

Congratulations ''son" ...You did it right!

-Noel Thomas Wtst Palm Btach, FL

Land of the Free ...hic.

Dear Editor: Unbelievable! That's an I can say. I mean, I've read about it on countless occasions and 1've heard people talk about it, but I'd never really seen it in an its raging splendour; the territorial display of the red-neck uJtiboor, complete with burps, tarts, aJcohol, veroal abuse and property damage. Man, was it ever neat- those people are so-o-o-o cool!

Never mind that we had driven 26 hours straight with our driving eyes dripping like sweaty palms reaching for cold beer, to personally invite the top U.S. teams to the first World Ultimate Championships to be held in North America 0991 WUCC in Toronto, Canada). Never mind that we had just watched four days of Ultimate that made last Summer's World's jn Oslo, Norway look like a turkey shoot. Never mind that we were lounging in sunny Florida, with the auspicious Palm Beach Polo Club as a gracious and benevolent host. And never mind that tbe Final was one of the least suappy in recent memory. wenorganized and as professionally run as a sports event could be (big kudos to all concerned). Never mind the never minds: even while outgoing UPA Exeartive Director Nob Rauch was being deservedly thanked for single-handedly contnbuting more to the sport in two years than the rest of the organization, we still had to be reminded that America is the land of the free, where you're apparently free to be stupid whenever you want, and at anyone's expense. There they were up in the stands and on the field, the LOWEST common denominator; puerile, bleating, moronic and loud: I.Q. 's flying a low radar-eluding pattern and maturity levels bwTowing to China. God it was great-what could they do for an encore?... bow about wrecking something-0. K.! Never a disappointment Ah, yes, that cwious group-unthink herding instinct-sheep look up. What planet were these people from? Someone said California~ but gee, could it really be?

We take solace in the fact that the spon will eventually leave sucMegions behind, de6pite the fact that they currently engender a two--steps forward,

one-step back rate of growth in pubJic appeal as a result of their social ineptitutes. I guess there's no room for the Spirit oftbe Game off the fiek:J, or maybe its just because the coast is on such shakey groundlive for the moment and all that rot. Looks like more than the Junior teams will need chaperones at the WorldJs-we can't alford a babysitter. Better still, maybe this ersatz kindergarten class won't come.

Maybe we won't let them.

-Leslie A. WUJCOCk Promotions and Public RelatWns WUCC 1991 Executivt Commdtu Toronto, Canada

Get a Grip, Folks Dear Editor: NATIONALS POSTSCRIPT.. .I would like to share my experience of running the 1990 Nationals with you and our membership. First, I'd like to say that I have never been so tired or satisfied in aD my life with the sport of Ultimate as I was the day after the tournament. Everything went great, tbe weather Was 98% perfect, the level of play at it's best, everyone having a good time, and the parties were jamming. But, then came some bad news. A group of the players along with their Regional Coordinator got a tittle rowdy in the stands during the finals game and damaged ten chairs and a railing with.aD the lOCking and stomping. The group will go un-named, but everyone at Nationals knows who I'm writing about.

Not only was such behaviour uncalled for. but I be.6eve goes against everything the sport stands for, The Spirit of 1M Gamt. How can we expect players on the field to uphold these (what I believe to be almosts sacred) values. when player/spectators can•t do the same. Not only -was it a slap in the face when I received the notice of damages from the Polo Club managment. but a serious mar in our relationship with the Polo Club. A few days later, I was contacted by the Airport Hilton with additional reports of damage and misconduct. Some of the rooms were left trashed causing the entire housekeeping crew to quit on Monday after the event. Some of the rooms were left with mattresses taken off the beds to accommodate up to, who knows, maybe 10 people when they had a limit of four. Some of the rooms were cluttered with beer cans. spilled beer, cigarettes and food in every conceivable place. Question, " How many people Jeft housekeeping a tip?" What really bothers me is wondering why a few people have to try to ruin it for everyone. J believe 99 percent of the players appreciate what the Palm Beach Polo, Airport Hilton, Palm Beach CoWlty, and the Ultimate and Disc Association offers the sport of Ultimate and its players. If we allow a small percentage of our players to continue conducting themselves the way they have in the past, {Collegiate Nationals, for example) our sport will not grow and we will not be welcome back to these magnificent facilities in the future. I do not know how to correct these screwups except by paying out big bucks. the one thing that I do not have nor does the sport of Ultimate.

I would like to host a Nationals again. It was a real challenge and a very enjoyable experience. I met some wonderful new friends and woukllike to meet more in the future. I still believe Ultimate is the greatest sport ever atd the best people play it. I would like to continue to seD it based on these wonderful values. I strongly believe everyone has to do their part to clean up the act and this little mess for the good and future of the sport.

-Tim FitUJn

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UPA apologius for the btiulvior of sq,ne of its members. We are not, and never will be, a policing organization, so these people u:ill rnnain amm)'11U)US (which may be why they feel safe in being tkstructive).

We all must make each other tmder.dand that .when wt trash our hosts, we are trashtng the reputation of otlr sport. Let's 1Wt gello Ihe poinJ where Jotmran~enl directors are requiring security deposits from team captains... perluJps it's about timt we all u.-ere re· introduced to the o!f-IM-/uld grandpar,enJ of ''Spirit of the Ganu"- resf>tcl for others.

-N.D.

California Screamin'

Bronx Excellence

Dear Editor: When the UPA Newsktter arrives at our doorstep. many of us dedicated Ultimate players grab rt m anticipation of learning about recent events; International, National and Regional. Many, however, feel that a recent trend of neglect has come upon California. Having the largest per-state membership, 1t would seem that there would be a moderate percentate of coverage for California events. In the September 1990 edition of the UPA NeUJ'Slttter, we saw neither a Regional report for Western men, nor the tiniest of articles on the Santa Barbara Classic, which had competitors from as far away as Finland.

We won't put a finger on anyone for the lack of Western news, simply because we aren'treally sure whose responsiblity it is. We do. however) know that we are interested in reading about California teams and tournaments. It is amazing that the Southern Region, which has the smallest Regjonal membership has excellent Regional and tournament coverage. yet the West is all but left out. We sincerely hope that the Western Region •s coverage increases in both quality and quantity. Perhaps in this forthcoming newsletter our Regional news will have already been improved, but until then, here's hoping.

- Bob " Brutus" Rudlls

There is no question that the Naya/New York Ultimate lmit'iJtior: prenuer events on t.ru~ year' Ul~ima:te cim.lt.

Dis.c Enterprise's Mark Danna, \\ith New York City Parlts Department. put of the best run tourney tht participantlobsezver has e~er seen. T« ~ tournament (which, incidentally.

Bronx's Van Courtlandt Pa.t1c on September blessed with terrific weather, the play presented with an sorts of amenities.

First, Naya supplied over l,<XX> liter bottles natural spring water to quench the thif.. of the plus competitors from 30 teams. ~md. Da::ma provided 14 cases of bananas and se\ en ~~ oranges for the hungry partlcipants. Third. playing fields were lined and marked ;i1h con:es provided by the Parks Department. Fourth. matlY of the fields were patroUed by walkie-·taS~:oti:,g Parks Department employees who made games started and ended on time (which the} These employees also made sure that no across the fields to disrupt play. Fifth. the ·Pv<n~ Department also provided bullhorns ~ amplified soond system. And finaDy, the Ctt)• don;!ted great-looking trophies to the top three teamS of division. (Final standings for Division's I. n Women were: Division 1-!'Jev. York. 1iit.amc,.

Philmore; Division D-Club ~imeo. Bad Dog and Carnell; and Women-Lady Godi\'a. Sator:i and

a1ld Burbank Ultimate

The Top Ten Reasons 'Why California Tourruunent Articles Do Not Appear in the UPA Newsletter 10. State troopers won't allow Pony Express to cross borders.

9. Water control regulations do not allow for licking of stamps.

8. Messenger pigeons still lost in L.A. smog.

7. Californians don't believe in anything processed, even words.

6. " Fax'' still thought of as not ''hip."

5. We only " heart" N.Y. 4. Ttme .zone difference combined with Ultima/t Time creates impossible deadlines.

3. Last ten articles still stuck on Santa Monica Freeway.

2. Bully Eastern writers take up all the space.

And the Number One reason ...

1. Nobody sends anything in!

- Tlu Publisher

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Wannabees).

It should also be noted that the tournament recen~ local media coverage from ABC and NBC rele\,i,:.iio:1

news as wen as the Riverdale Press.

Besides Dann ·s expert organizational skill ad the help provided by Jim McDowell and Mana Trino of Naya. there were other Parks Department o • both on- and off-sjte, who were largely res.portSib!e for making this such a wonderful v.eekend. These able people were: Bill Castro. Assistant Coounissioner of New York City•s Parks and Recreation Department; James R. Ryan. the Bronx Borough Commissioner; Jerry Demere Ch ~ of Recreation for the Bronx; NICk Sarro~ Pn.:lcillru Supervisor of Van Cortlandt Park; Paul Periui, Pa1ts Administrator; Joe Richardson, Public RelatDJS Director for the City's Parks and Recrea Department; and Bill Shouten, the head of the C ' Parks and Recreation Permit Department.

The entire Ultimate cormnunity thanks you J efforts in making this one of the best organized and executed tournaments ever held.

- Andy &rinstnn

My Dear American Friends: I welcome the opportunity to extend the warmest greetings from the Soviet Union. It gives me great pleasure to be able to invite you to visit our country

as a leader of an American Student Group.

In cooperation with International Education Forum a.E.F .) in the United States. my organization, Mova i Sptlkuvannia of the Ukraine, has arranged for an exchange of American and Soviet youth in the Spring and Summer of 1991. In the Spring. I invite you to bring American students ages 13-18 for two we~~ to attend Soviet schools, live in our homes, and VlSJt our cities. In the Summer, f invite you to bring Amencan students ages 13-24 for three weeks to \rtsit Soviet youth recreation camps, live in our homes and see our cities. Under each program at least one week will be spent living with a Soviet family.

I hope that you will conslder coming to the U.S.S.R. as a leader of an American student group.]n addition to meeting and living with a Soviet family, you will be able to take part in cultural and musk events, as weU as participating in sporting events.

My colleagues. this is the time to keep your eyes wide open, learn as much as you can about my beautiful country, and meet its hospitable and fnendty people. . .

Please call my friends at l.E.F., an orgaruzatton which specializes in youth educational travel and have visited the Soviet Union many times. You may call them without paying a charge at their telephone number in the Uruted States at 1-800-USSR-USA. They will be happy to send you program information and to answer your questions.

J wish you every success in your meaningful and exciting trip.

- Peter Serdt4kov PrezitknJ Mova i Spilkutx1nnia

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Send your order and cheek or money order to: UPA NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE P. 0. Box 2331 Silver City, NM 88062 Not all issues are availab1e and quantities of certain issues are limited. Orders are subject to availability and will be filled in order of receipt. Do not delay~ send your order in today. Allow~ weeks for delivery. Non-U.S. orders must be paid in a U.S. Dollar dominated bank draft

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If your ieam will attend tlie 1991 'World Club Ckimt~Jli;s' . .·~ .. in Toronto (July 21-28)1 plan to come -1(1 Ns#h Amttica· one :: wuk early and plizy in. the United Stale$ l Capifolaif4 n u - ., -·:· ont tourism spot-Wi'J.Shingto_n~ 11. G:- . . . · -r:;~ffft.~til . The Washington Area Fnsbet Club (WPCl is'" IJQsti~JgJ ~~tiff.~~~ "iW<rrlil*Fest~ on July 12.-14. The tour1f4~nt 'i$ one wQike:na . bi!/Dr~ the Ww~r antt·Toronta is· eiisily mac/ted from lfashlnk#on: JJy plan~~ ft:{lfM 4nd automobt1es. The ·tiJumey will ieahire t:..·~~il mens ~ and' WOJn~#Sr teams, with Pr~tfenni::es given to n~US· y.# teams., 1.#·d4tfi#lJn; WAFC will flltempt :t() /)1:/nii.lk/r~~ lodging · ~::~• 1

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University of Toronto York University © Buses will be avaifnblt for transportation © Breakfast at the U1zivers1ty © Dinner at /he Field site

UNIFORMS:

F'ees: C$ 350.00 {0$ 300,00 tor Juniorsl T~am. J)qmsit 1}/ L"'$ 250.00 is due

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FeiJ1Uil1Y 15. t99l. Pprticij)(mtDeP<Jsif tJ!C$ IIJ()JJO is dut Mt1rtn 1,

19!11. Balance of pqrticiJxuzt J~·s (less ti~posits) is dztt l~fo-_t' 1, 1991.

All teams must hat·

jersies, one lighJ and one dark cowed, u'ith standard m,tmbers on the back, along with matching shorts.

lyy &bert L. Rauch

SELECTION PROCEDURE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: CLUB DEFINITIONS: A team 1nust be comprised ofplayers from the same geographic In the OpeJl and Womem Divisio1Js, Chris Lowcoek • tel. 416-474-040 4 • fax 416-4 74-0407 locality who have played together for a period of three months available jxJsitions will be filled first based on standirtgs at Nationals. Openings not prior to the Championship. Clarificaticns/exceptions must be ftlled by teams competi11.g at Natwnals will requested and approved when the roster is submitted. be available to other interested club learns.

The juniors Divisic;n participants must not have reached their 19th b-irthday prior to the conclusion of the tournament (i.e., must be b&rn on july 29, 1972 or later). Masters Division participants must reach their 30th birthday prior to the beginning of the tournament.

APP LICATION PROCEDURES Club t-eams in the Unitd States must submit an application to the UPA H eadquarters by December 27, 1990. Applicants should include a cover letter tkscriJJing your team and a roster of club members. The team spokesperson should be clearly indicated~ with that person ·s full address, home and work telephone nun1bers and fax nunzher if available. Non- U.S. teams should contact your respective natt"onal associations.

All decisions will be made by the Coordinating Committee.

Nott: if!bere are Jtat enough teams from oulsid~ N<Jrlh Ammca applyitlg by mid-january to jill tlte spots allocated, additional teams from Cmwcla and the U.S. will be invited; therefore, all club teams interPsfud are encouraged to apply.

Masters and juniors Division applicants should be sure to describe in tlteir applica-

WORtO ClUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 1'0IOMTO CAMA tA I t f I

Long sleeve C$ 20 (black or white) Short sleeve C$ 15

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ti.ons wlfy their team should be chosen. lt is • Lor XL anticifxlled tlUJI many ofthese teams may 1'Wl meet lm criteria established above for ''club'· • Five-color logo (yellow only) teams (e.g. nuz.-~ters "reu,lion" tetZms).

Rosters that are suJnmtted must be realistic. send Your Bank Draft or llllemadanal Maney Order to: More than five changes in the J;articijxmts from submissum ofthe application to the submissi01t , of the final rosters for the lournament may resull in a disqualification.

Any questions should be directed to RQ/Jerl L. Raudl 212-645-6498.

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