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From: "Steve Morrish" <s.m.morrish@dundee.ac.uk>
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Subject: Oliver Bennet's article on frisbee
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Dear sir,

Oliver Bennet's article on frisbee being a vile sport,  with the 
threat of decapitation a real one,  was both ludicrous and damaging 
to what is a growing sport in this country.  That the article was 
tongue in cheek does not make up for the fact that your reporter 
failed to do any research whatsoever on this subject.  Has he ever 
played Ultimate (the sport played with a frisbee)?  Has he ever been 
to one of the many well organised competitions that are held around 
the country on almost a weekly basis?  Did he make any attempt 
whatsoever to find anyhting out about the sport at all?  No,  he did 
not.  I am incensed that such an article was carried by what I had 
regarded as a quality newspaper.

The Ultimate World Championships are being held in St Andrews between 
the 8th and the 14th of August.  Perhaps Mr Bennet would like to 
attend,  to see what Ultimate is all about.  He will find none of the 
stereotypical attributes he seems to think are rife within the sport. 
 How can we hope to raise the profile of the sport in this country,  
if narrowminded,  brainless idiots such as Mr Bennet continue to 
portray frisbee as being played by stoned,  long-haired hippies with 
nothing better to do with their time than to endanger the health of 
picnickers?  Not only does this article damage the sport,  which if 
he had bothered to do any research whatsoever,  he would have found 
that it promotes sportsmanship,  friendship and the spirit of the 
game above everything else,  but has also damaged the credibility of 
these very attributes.  There are many people,  myself included,  who 
are desperate to introduce Ultimate to schools,  both to prolong the 
sport and help it grow,  and to promote the three ideals mentioned 
previously.

Mr Bennet may consider himself a humourous journalist,  but in 
reality,  he is nothing more than a petty,  unimaginative hack.

Yours in disgust,

Steve Morrish
Captain,  Shooting Stars Ultimate Frisbee Club
University of Dundee