—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Oct. 4,1978 Behind the Bench 1 ; > Letters to the sports editor I Turn off your radio In relation to your column article, ‘‘Pirates 'n Milo Won’t be Missed,” Mr. Dougherty, you should include yourself m the category of “biased announcing.” A sports section of such small size should not be cluttered with the closed-minded reporting that this article exhibited. You should make better use of the space allotted to you, rather than disgusting readers with your whining on a subject that you regard as your own personal crusade. As far as the way that Milo Hamilton calls a game, I find it quite fitting since the team he is covering is the Pirates. Such phrases as: “ ‘Come on Cobra, we needja now’ ”, “ 'Captain Willie,’ ” and “ ‘our’ Bucs,” are what I believe to be an in tricate part of GOOD coverage of a Pirate game. If your own announcers don’t pull for your team, they have no business covering your team! Announcers are sup posed to keep fans interested and excited in and about their team. In doing so, Milo and Lanny may use terms that are biased toward the Pirates, but this is just part of their job to keep the fans ‘up.’ So Mr. Dougherty, if you’re sick of “Piratemania,” I suggest you do one of the following: 1. Use that thing called the off-switch on your radio. 2. Close your door to all Pirate fans and broadcasts from other rooms. 3. Hide in a closet with all your one-sided views! A career in law without law school After just three months of study at The i Institute for Paralegal Training in Philadelphia, you can have an exciting and rewarding career in law or business—without law school. As a lawyer's assistant you will be performing /V many of the duties traditionally handled only by attorneys. And at The Institute for Paralegal Training, ygu can pick one of seven different areas of law to study. 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I’m sick and tired of reading things like, ‘Joe Paterno reminded me of Idi Amin,’ and ‘all you have to do Is live near a typical Pittsburgh fan obnoxious.’ Who in hell is Pete Dougherty to write a hate story about Pittsburgh baseball fans and the announcers for KDKA? 1?! ? And where does the whole thing appear? . . . Page 7of Tuesday’s Collegian, as if it was news, when it really belonged on the editorial page where all other hate stories go! The editors of the Collegian should be shot for printing biased articles like that, or maybe they truly reflect the attitude of the paper. In case you guys hadn’t noticed, half the people on campus think differently from Dougherty. Good sports reporting? ‘PUKE.’ Milo adds life to game Very few times do writers sink as low as Pete Dougherty has in expressing his views of Pirate Broadcasting. (Collegian, Oct. 3). Identifying yourself as a “Pirate Hater,” and calling that an expanding legion of people should make any professional writer cringe with fear of catching such an illness. Name calling, generalizing, and putting players down just because their names begin with the letter 0 is poor writing at best. Sure Milo Hamilton is biased towards the Pirates. Every home team announcer is biased toward the home team he-she represents, every fan is a fan, and they all show it. Milo’s game commentary adds life to an otherwise slow sport it keeps people interested who might otherwise turn the game off. I come from Pittsburgh and like the Pirates even though they show gross inconsistancies during every i Pass the Puck! ! There will be a general meeting for all players inter ested in playing Penn State J. V. or Intramural ice hockey. ■ When: Thurs., Oct. 5,1978 i Where: 267 Willard Bldg. S Time: 7:30 p.m. For additional Info, call 237-1200/865-8513 Ronald F. Strike lOth-Insurance and Real Estate season. But even if I were a staunch Phillies’ fan, it would be my serious conviction that the likes of Pete D. never be allowed to write such trash again. ; Dougherty a Romper Roomer Where do you come off criticizing Pirate broadcasters Milo Hamilton and Lan'ny \ v Frattare and especially Pirate fans? Why instead don’t you just admit that Pitt sburgh has some very loyal baseball fans (along with its football fans) who enjoy announcers that share their enthusiasm? I consider myself a member of a very elite club one that you will never be admitted to, hopefully. First of all, Milo is still one of the finest baseball announcers in baseball today. He has to play a partial role as cheerleader, because how else will people be motivated to get out to the “Lumber Yard?” (remember the Bucco’s low at- U tendance figure?). Also, Milo DID NOT invent “The Cobra” (come one, Prince wasn’t fired TOO long ago). Have you been watching too much Romper Room not to remember that one, Pete? And who said you ever had to listen to the Pirate games? Romper Roomers should realize that most devices have a very important • feature the on-off switch and should know how to operate such complicated things. And secondly, what was ever wrong with rooting for the home team? It really-;., burns when the Phillies beat out ‘my’ Buccos, but does that mean we must dampen' our enthusiasm? But let’s cut the crap about things like this. Philly fans and Pittsburgh fans will always exist at this university, and I don’t think we need articles like yours cutting up our loyalties. Think about it before you undertake such a project again. DaveShrensky 4th-Speech Communications'( UNIVERSITY CALENDAR Wednesday October, 4 SPECIAL EVENTS HUB Craft Center, course registration, through Oct. 8, Room 312 HUB. For information phoneB63-0611. •' Commons Concert, Tom Robinson, 12:15 p.m., Kern Lobby. Shakespeare film, Williamson, Hamlet. 6:30p.m., Room 101 Chambers. 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