Kicking Off the Spirit: Pittsburgh Indoor Soccer in the 1970s

hello this is Stan Savin what sport is spreading like wildfire the answer is indoor soccer the most exciting sport to hit Pittsburgh in years and Pittsburgh is proud of its newest professional sport team the spirit of the major indoor soccer league it's catching on like wildfire quickly in shot on goal he scores Dave m Kenzie for Pittsburgh brings the Pittsburgh Spirit within one goal that was his fourth of the year and again the favor have been getting caught by the quickness of Pittsburgh who have not start stopped hustling the play broke past on the one defender back Ed blay and it was drilled home by McKenzie and it should be unassisted the time of the goal is 11:01 and Pittsburgh has scored four of the five goals in this third period and have cut Philadelphia's lead from 7 to3 to 8 to7 I think at the top of the telecast anyone who had not seen a major indoor soccer league game and we kept telling you stay where you are because this is a high-scoring game I don't think we have to say anymore because these teams go after each other this is not highly unusual for an misl game though Nolan around one man in shot he scores S noan Notes has scored eight goals a piece 744 the third quarter and watch it again it's a fact indoor soccer is the fastest growing sport in America it's a thrill pack winner and here's why you're watching the Pittsburgh Spirit indoor soccer team in action against the Philadelphia fever in the Spectrum in Philly hang on Pittsburgh it's 88 Becker giving it down low Sheridan has to step in for Philadelphia and here they come again mroy out front there's a shot right on he scores Malone gets his second goal this third quarter and Pittsburgh has now recaptured the league 9 to8 watch it again ever since the major indoor soccer league came to Pittsburg there's been a spurt of enthusiasm you wouldn't believe this is the kind of action and excitement the kind of scoring people like to watch and something is happening every minute it's a high-powered fast-paced action game is it any Wonder our kids are going crazy over soccer we've got upwards of 10,000 youngsters playing organized soccer in Suburban this year 50% more than last year and no end in sight and if you watch this game on TV you'll know why speed agility and scoring as the Spirit came out Victorious 12 to9 but let's turn off the action because I want to talk to you about how you too can get the spirit how you can become indoor soccer fans first let's talk about the league the major indoor soccer league it's made up of the Cincinnati kids the New York Arrow the Cleveland Force the Philadelphia fever the Houston Summit and our own Pittsburgh Spirit new teams are joining the league like Buffalo and Hartford that's the major indoor soccer league and as the saying goes greater than the tread of Mighty armies is an idea whose time has come and the time has come for indoor soccer the two attributes that we saw Pittsburgh early in the game Terry our first opportunity to see the spirit is Qui and aggressiveness take a look at these young aggressive American Indoor Soccer Stars they can really Inspire the fans this is the spirit and what live ones the spirit fans are with loyalty and enthusiasm that's hard to match in the sports world but no sport can survive without the revenues that come from the sale of seasoned tickets and that's why we're here to invite you to get the spirit to join now you can get in on the ground floor just the way the early Steeler fans did who went to the first games at Forbes field they're the ones with the choice season tickets at all Steeler games today sign up with the Pittsburgh spirit for the biggest Sports bargain in town becoming a booster for the Pittsburgh Spirit indoor soccer team and buying season tickets today will show your pride in our city and your desire to keep Pittsburgh a Big League Sports Town believe me an investment in season tickets to Spirit games is bound to pay off in Goodwill and employee Spirit you benefit by getting preferred seats and you can reserve preferred parking the entire close in lot will be reserved for season ticket holders this is the best entertainment Buy in town so put yourself in the stands at the Civic Arena this season buy your season tickets now so you'll get the preferred seats the most convenient parking and best of all the Pittsburgh Spirit season ticket guarantees you a winter of excitement get in step with a spirit of indoor soccer it's catching on like wildfire