So far in this, the second season of Major League Ultimate (mlu), the Boston Whitecaps, last season's champs, are leading the eastern league, while the San Francisco Dogfish, whom they faced in the first season's championship game, are once again top dogs in the western league. Will they clash again at next July's finale? The excitement is almost overwhelming. Yet incredibly, many Americans still do not realise that "ultimate", or formalised Frisbee-flinging, is now a serious sport: in the championship game, held in Philadelphia this July, leaflets were handed out explaining that games are played seven-aside, typically on an American football field with the posts removed. Players score by catching a disc (often with an athletic flourish) in the opponent's end-zone.
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