Easterns 
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From: parinell@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James C Parinella) 
Subject: Death or Glory Captures Easterns; Defense Allegedly
Played 
Date: 13 Jun 1994 17:46:35 GMT

Death or Glory withstood their first challenges of the spring
in returning the Easterns' championship to Boston for the
first time since 1983.  The boys of big ego ultimate edged out
Ring of Fire 19-17 in a spirited final.  DOG (formerly Death
and Glory) (formerly Earth Atomizer) brought out a zone in
running off four goals in a row to pull away in the second
half against the hard-running Carolinians.  This was the fifth
tournament victory in five tries this spring for Corky and the
Tea Party.

"Why don't you guys play any defense?"  In ending New York's
10 year victory streak at this tournament, the "Scourge of the
East" seemingly walked on both sides of the disc, playing a
shifting-a-lot-tempt-them -into-throwing-it-away defense and a
one-dump-sometimes-two-only-one
-guy-cutting-be-patient-except-when-you're-hucking offense.
Boston also struggled against a tough Rage (Philadelphia) team
in the semifinals before a heavily partisan Pennsylvanian
crowd.  Rage played strong throughout the whole game, and had
the disc at 17 all, but couldn't capitalize and fell by two,
19-17.

This tournament, perhaps, marks the end of an era.  Five
Mid-Atlantic teams qualified for the quarterfinals, three for
the semis, in a tournament that has been dominated by
Northeast teams for the last decade.  The NY, NY based We
Smoke Weed squad seemed disillusioned, losing to Ottawa in
pool play before being completely overmatched by DOG, 15-8, in
their earliest exit from a tournament since, well, ever.
Additionally, only DOG from the three Big Brother spinoff
teams managed to qualify for the quarterfinals.  Whether the
winds of change will blow into Lexington, Kentucky, this fall
remains to be seen.