Everything you wanted We filed out behind a golden-haired man of middle age, dressed smartly in a blue sport coat and matching plaid slacks. On his /left arm was a woman appearing much more like his date •than his wife, and his right hand held a golden trumpet at his side. But he really didn't hold it there for long. The horn, which hadn't had a break all day, was not yet to get one. In his blue and gold the man appeared not unlike a bugler of days past as he sounded reveille. But the throng of happy people crying 'Charge!' with each bugle call could not fill the role of soldiers at this time. Soldiers can't step through life with the relaxed, party kind of at mosphere that was then and often synthesized at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium. This writer had gteatly anticipated an afternoon at Three Rivers, if for no other reason than to discover home and hearth and constitution of a _brotherhood known often ih local circles as "The Burghers." Burghers, by may of explanation, is an abbreviated form of Pit tsburghers applying most directly to those of the Pittsburgh vicinity with a vested interest in sports. Burghers are also a topic of frequent discussion, from the pages of Sports Illustrated to places around this,campus. So to satisfy my own curiosity as well. as that of others far removed from Pittsburgh, I sought knowledge of just' what makes a Burgher a Burgher. And I hadn't picked just any old afternoon and any old Three Rivers Stadium happening either. It was Sunday, November 3 and the Philadelphia Eagles were in town to do battle with the Steelers. TO say that there is Is Flers image slanted? By BRIAN EK The sports press is,rapidly becoming the Philadelphia Flyers' best insurance for retaining the Stanley Cup in the 1974-75 NHL Perhaps the most effective non-player in hockey history, the sports reporter has out performed Fred Shero's formidable stable of prizefighters in doing what they do best disrupting opponents' game plans. In a haze of mis-interpretation; the press has transformed the Flyers' success story from a calculated 'strategy of - hard-nosed hockey, into a pathological craving for bloodshed and unrestricted violence, practiced by hulking - creatures of uncertain relations to the human race. Out of, primarily, a need for self preservation and, secondly, a desire to win, several NEIL teams have sent scouts scurrying, from zoos to boxing rings, in search of competition for Philly's Broad Street Bullies. The result has been early season disaster. for many teams and media spokesmen gleefully predict that the 1974-75 NHL season wiVoio‘ ntinue to be unequalled in the punishing - exhibition of professional violence. The sports press first donned a Flyer uniform in the aftermath of the 1974 Stanley Cup playoffs. / Anxious to equate the Philadelphia success story with some miracle formula, reporters eagerly exploited Shero's liberal use of assumingly unethical tactics on the ice. ' Sadly, those press members gathered in the victorious Philadelphia locker room that Sunday afternoon to hear Shiro laud the virtues of controlled violence, forgot to bring their hearing aids along. 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Sponsored on campus by the Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity and the Gamma Sigma Sigma • Service Sorority. out found their way into the newspapers under the new headings of legalized mugging and gang warfare. What Shero, in fact, did say to that dwind ling congregation of newsmen with no deadlines to meet, was that the Flyers' success keyed not on disorganized mayhem, but rather on an intricate formula of knowing exactly who to hit and when to hit them. In hockey, body checking means nothing unless it accomplishes a specific purpose. If Dave Shultz does not take a certain man out of the play at a specific time, his check is wasted and, very possibly, could hurt his team by removing himself from the play. Sherd, designs the Philadelphia game plan on a hybrid version of standard body checking strategy. Fighting also becomes an important form of body checking and, in many cases, functions more effectively. If his Flyers can disrupt an opponent's game plan by [removing key attackers or defence men from the ice, big guns like Bobby Clarke and Rick MacLeish can move in on opposing goaltenders with considerable ease, resulting in boosted goal production. In its purest form, Shero's strategy is an art, nowhere resembling the back alley reputation gained from the press. If the press has the power to influence ideas, it certainly has those of prominent and respechible NHL coaches, particularly Montrealrs Scotty Bowman and Boston's Don Cherry. Montreal has always relied on finesse, not brute strength to skate past, not over, opponents. Boston, previous holder of the heavy weight title of hockey, has become surprisingly subdued in past years, relying on skill rather than muscle to dominate their division. W L T Pts GF GA - - Philphia 8 3 1 17 40 27 L.Angeles NY Island 7 2 2 16 45 72 Montreal Atlanta 6 5 2 14 41 37 Detroit NY Rangrs 5 4 2 12 37 34 Pills. 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A top grosser and one of the 1p Best of the Year. , flat I 4., ' ik 4.! a rivalry between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh is a lot like saying that Watergate didn't help the public image of the Republican party. So there were multitudes of Burgher specimens for me to observe.. Between the hours of 42:45 and 4:00 that afternoon, while their beloved Steelers obliterated the Eagles by 27-0, I assern bled a mental ( list of the requirements of a Burghers Here it will be presented.;, (1) Artistry_ Burghers have a sense of artistry that perhaps appears most clearly in the signs they display about Three Rivers Stadium. Examples Of such graphic display I viewed inchided a black and gold banner lauding The Steel Curtain, displaying the names of the Steelers' front four Dwight White, Ernie Holmes, Joe Greene and L.C. Greenwood in their positimis NHL Division 1 Division 3 7 1 4 18 40 19 4 4 4 12 37 35 5 5 1 11 32 47 2 5 2 6 31 37 1 9 1 3 21 45 Division 4 7 3 1 15 41 37 4 3 4 12 48 34 3 5 3 9 39 44 2 7 4 8 32 60 Jeff Young Ass't Sports Editor Charges face Lock Haven The Penn State stickwomen take a three Since last week the stickwomen have been game winning streak into the season's finale working out under the lights on the astroturf. against arch rival Lock (Haven at 3 p.m. "It is a different type or)game on the today in Lock Haven. I astroturf," Rattray said. "The game is much The blue and white str will be vying for t faster and the practice on the astroturf will 11 • wi be playing on in Lock Haven." their sixth win against two osses and a tie, as serve as good practice for the dirt field we they prep for the upco ing Susquehanna • tournament on November 9 and 10. "It's a new stimulus,"Rattray said con it Termed a "slow starter" by Rattray, her cerning Lock Haven and he tournament, stickwomen in their patented 4-3-3-1 attack Penn State is coming o* a ten day layoff have scored more goals this year than last since they tripped Millersville 4-2 in lon_ year with this game left. caster. Rattray said she feels the gap is Senior standout Peg Gerhart leads the Lion difficult especially at this stage of the season sticks with eight tallies. Anne Chamberlain when the team has been fihally putting it all has found the nets four times ._. . together as they go into their big showdown. The Another problem has been the dominance Lock Haven has had over Penn State the past junior sticks are lead by super soph Nancy decade in field hockey. 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Burghers love to sing and-or chant as their men go about their work:A popular song, consisting of two notes and the words GO Steelers is used extensively by the Burghers. The higher note is sung on the ,syllables Go and -ers and Go is held for four counts so the song goes like this: GOOOO Steel-ers! Chants include Home Run, shouted every time Roy Gerela kicks off for Pittsburgh. Home Run, Home Run, Home Run. Also another one, Steee-lers, Steee-lers, Steee-lers. Notice the difference 'in pronunciation from the aforementioned song. This chant can be tied at any time and usually is. (3) Appreciation, for the opponent when it is deserved. The Burghers wowed all afternoon at Fagle punter Merrit Kersey, whose consistent booming spirals made him possibly the only . Philadelphian worth noting after the game. The Burghers also seemed to like Eagle middle linebacker Bill Bergey, who was always• around the ball. When a small scrap materialized in the second half, a Burgher yelled, "Hey Bergey, get_ in there!" I supposed they may have also liked Bergey's last name. (4) LOYALTY. This one is capitalized because it is the one thing that a real Burgher can't do without. Lioyalty means that when you're waiting in line for a couple Iron City beers and cheers go up in the stands, you leave the line for the nearest entrance to see what's happening. The The junior varsity is sporting a 7-1 record time that you've spent waiting in line means nothing.- Loyalty also means when the Steelers are driving for another touchdown to tack onto a 27-0 lead and are penalized twice in a row you let the ref know that there's another team out there too. And loyalty means that every time the Steeler defense brings the opposition's punter onto the field, it gets a generous round of applause. All in all, Burghert are found to lqe a group of loyal, artistic. rhythmic people who love sports and who go to Three Rivers Stadium to have some fun. Oh yes, they need some humor too. Like when you're waiting with,several thousand other Burghers to climb the staircase of the bridge crossing the Allegheny river into Pittsburgh, you joke "Pittsburgh's mass transit system." and everybody chuckles. Next time you see someone polluting, point stout CATHAUM 118 W. College Ar./237-3351 h • . .''' ) ' :. %%lie -; . , FACIIIOUNT PICTURES PAESEPtiS . AN ALBERT S RUDDY PRODUCTION rfri '. '.'. ' fr BURT REYNOLDS , "THE LONGEST YARD " .. .• [uo,„ COLOP P,T En INF -- , , n p• in , ••_•s l i ir PA ri A ...(1,_;"4 T Pl' - ,Tu!:[ - I . _ • CINEMA 2 116 Heisler St./237-7657 —Gordon Blain CINEMA 1 116 He.ster St./237-7657 THE FLICK 129 S. Atherton SI/237-2112 The Daily Collegian Tuesday. November 5. 1974-9 A CRUNCH, CRACKLE AND CAMP DELIGHT!' AT 2:00-4:00-6:00-8:00-10:00 P.M. PELHAM 1-2-3 IS RACING UNDERGROUND AT 70 MPH. THE TRAIN AND IT'S PASSENGERS ARE BEING HELD BY 4 ARMED DESPERATE MEN. AN ENTIRE CITY IS HELPLESS HIGH ADVENTURE AND A TRIO OF TROUBLE LAST DAY: Disney's "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" "LET'S JUST HAIL IT AS ONE OF THE SOLID PICTURES OF THE YEAR. IT'S THE BEST OF LT'S KIND. IT'S REALLY SO GOOD IT SURPRISES YOU." N.Y. Post,- o tu, Itefista. . •• • „. ••• 3 414 4 4 / 3 101 O A T! , Cap.OO 0 r=ER SACS 0 TONITE: "Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid" "BEAUTIFUL BODIES ABOUNDING AS THESE ATTRACTI.E NUBILE NEWCOMERS ROMP THFIU THEIR NOT SO INNOCENT SCHOOL DAYS." JERRY SCHNEIDERMAN • PLEAZURE THEY WERE MADE TO BE PINNED! Teenapriorority -a girls Starts TOMORROW 2:30-4:00-5:30-7:00-8:30-10:00 STATE ,28 W College ♦re 237-7866 TONITE - 7:30-9:45 TOMORROW TOMORROW n.ono0o0)0(nr Starts TOMORROW at 7:00 & 9:00 FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OVER 21 ,IN COLOR
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