European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Friday March 1968 the stars and stripes Page 21 Predi will who a John Williamson staff writer Dolbi jugs a coach b  of the  army troops celtics is fiery confident or Brash team we can t beat by 20 Points is com a the slender Mentor flatly stated and we should Lake them by 10or 15." the teams he was talking about As his celtics went through a brisk workout at Hei Delberg s Campbell Barracks gym thursday morning Are theother seven entries in the us a eur basketball Champion ship that gets under Way at four locations on saturday March 16."i be seen most of the better players in action during the sea son Bill continued and 1 know we have the Best  is Dildine s first year As a basketball coach although replayed the sport along with baseball at Ohio University butt has been a successful one. His 97th signal in team won 33games while losing Only one Dur assigned to 1. Garmisch Gogolak sees More stress on Fig by boo Odem staff writer Garmisch Germany is on monday feb. 26, pfc. Peter Kornell Gogolak picked up stars and stripes and a four column headline in the sport Section jumped at him nil May drop Pat kicks. My he Art skipped a beat fora moment because i thought i was out of a Job said Gogola before Reading the article. But then i thought to myself Gogo Lak they pay you primarily for kicking Field goals i was really surprised about  with the National football league considering the Elimina Tion of the automatic Point after touchdown Gogolak the Ace kicker of the new Yor giants and a Foremost authority on soccer style kicking see some Good in the possible  would make the game More exciting since you would have Togo three Yards to make the Point said Gogolak who is stationed Here with has arc. Drop in percentage but a fantastic percentage in comparison to pats would Belost. It won t mean As much if you score six Points and Tendon t make the three Yards for the extra Point said  will place More emphasis on the Field goal than there Isnow Gogolak maintains. A lot of Tricky plays will be devised strictly for this Occa Sion. If the Rule is passed i Bette percentage of successful extra Points will be Well below 50per cent said Gogolak. Will passage of the Rule relieve Gogolak of some of his responsibility no he says. It will re Lieve me of one of my duties but will put More responsibility on me due to the greater emphasis on Field goals. They pay me to kick Field goals Success fully. So my Job won t be any  not automatic Gogolak disagrees with the Conception that the Pat is automatic which the nil is Bas ing its proposed legislation on. To. _ _ m i for an accomplished pro says Sokolak it s an easy  i assure you it is not Auto Matic. There Are too Many involved to make it Auto Matic. Even in the pros games i Nave Boon won and lost because of missed extra Points he said. Ine 6-foot-l, 190-Pound Gogo 5 w 10 is beginning the final year of his two year army stint will miss the 1968 season. The wants at this moment have no one to take his place or More Over fill his shoes. Giants endured pains i l Olk missed the first be games of the 1967 Cam due to an injured Back sus giants Buie traini�8. The wms endure some pains with i m its less successful kickers absence. I ,.1110 have to get somebody ?. Lil l obviously if he does i i Jiu a May think i m expend it Saul go Olak. But in i Yant to spa the. It re tha it seen ai1 l know Isotti is Hoing to Joe Tough silting Lull is year and i know i am going to have to fight to get my Job Back. It s a Tough profession year to year Job but i like the Money he  hungarian born Gogolak has two Aims in football one isto play 10 years and earn a pension of $800 a month for Theresa of my life after reaching 60.""pro football is so big so lucrative says Gogolak. The average salary is $17,500 for six months. Man you can t beat that Pete Gogolak. Not out of Job and i would be lying to say that the Money does t  and no one can blame Gogola for his monetary ideas and his Freedom to make More. Nearly12 years ago As a boy of 13, he was running for his life on the streets of Budapest while russian tanks ravaged the City. His life and that of his fatherland Mother. Or. And mrs. John Gogolak and his brother Charli took a turn for the Best when they came to the . And settled in Ogdensburg n.y., in 1957. He Learned to play american football and recalls the incident that eventually led to his present profession. I was an end on the High school team at Ogdensburg re Calls Gogolak and the coach asked for volunteers to kick extra Points. I and several others volunteered during the practice  soon As i lined up Way off the line of the Bull the coach thought i was crazy and said we do things different in this country kick the Way we kick them i finally convinced him to let me try it my Way Gogolak  was a bad Low kick that barely got off the ground and bounced stands sideway Gogolak the coach and into the remembers players All started Lau lung and told me Totake my soccer style of kicking and get  it happens in every phase of life the Guy who Yots laughed at is the one who returns the laugh. Right now Gogolak i laughing Iii. As soon As i hit the Ball that Day i knew i had something Pete recalls. I spent the whole summer working at it wit Charlie. Getting the Elevation was the toughest  he did t get to do much kicking during his senior year since we had a Lousy team Gogolak was Given a academic scholarship to Cornell. He did t really become know until he kicked three Field goals one a 48-Yarderto beat the Yale freshmen. After that and for the next three years the pros flocked around him and the new York papers Sang his praises. Despite setting an Ivy league record of 44 consecutive con versions which was later to be broken by none other than Charlie the pros were still sceptical about the Gogolak style of kicking. Signed with Bills neither pro league drafted him but after a tryout Gogolak signed with the Buffalo Bills. Hews second in league scoring in both of his seasons in the of with 102 Points in 1964 on 45 of 46 pats and 19 of 29 Fps an with 115 Points in 1965 on a perfect 31 of 31 pats and 28 Fiel goals in 46 attempts. His 28 Field goals still stand Sas an Al record for the most in one  joined a pathetic giant team in 1966 after playing out his option with the Bills. The giants could win Only one of14 games but Gogolak managed to make 16 Field  season Gogolak who was stationed at it. Belvoir va., saw action in the final nine giant games where he booted 28 of29 extra Points and six of 10 Fps. One was  sees an improvement Over the giants surprising 7-7 record last  Ernie Koy he s going to be a great one. They have babied him along to build up his Confidence watch him go next year. But Well be hurting de _. M m _ 1 _ _ _ -1fensively," Gogolak said. Pete did t mention that the would be hurting Field goal Wise too. The other aim of Pete s is to beat the nil Fig record of 56 Yards. I am still working a that says Pete. My goal is to get close to 60 Yards but Youdon t get Many opportunities. They Are afraid of a blocked kicker a Long Lunback. And if there is a Long Lunback guess who Thesa Feyman is they Don t think much of my tackling  i threw my body at a run Ner i bounced off smiled Pete. Soccer style kickers fill the col lege ranks but there Are Only four in pro football Pete Char lie with the Washington red skins Jan Stenerud of Norway who is with the Kansas City chiefs and the Detroit Lions Garo Yepremian of Cyprus. Pete who likes to refer to Itas the Gogolak system since he introduced it comes from a 45-degree Angle and hits the Ball with part of his lower instep and higher instep. Stenerud and Yepremian kick at a lesser Angle than 45, while Charlie boots from a wide 60-de-Gree Angle says Pete. The army assigned Gogolak to Garmisch a month ago to take advantage of his hotel  receiving a a in history Gogolak took a two year hotel management Advance course a Cornell. Col. Robert l. Moore com manding officer of has arc and it. Col. Robert m. Teasdale Deputy co has arc. Are More than delighted to have Gogolak services. Gogolak is working in two Divi Sions Here management review and conference convention co ordination. In the meantime if you Are i Garmisch and you see a Man kicking a football from a tee us ing an unusual stance that you think is awkward Don t Challenge him to an accuracy and distance contest unless you know he is no Pete Gogolak. Ing regular season s play in three leagues. Three of the players from the97th squad figure prominently in his plans for the Susareu playoffs. Dewey Williams at 6 foot-7, is one of three big men that Bill is counting on and Ken Alcorn and Clarence Gray each at 6-3, will see plenty of action in the backcourt. Williams averaged 25 Points game during the season and Al Corn and Gray were both Over 20.there Are Only three holdovers from the celtic aggregation that took the runner up spot in last season s Usa eur  Are Roger Johnson Roy Sipp and Jamerson Paige of us a eur seventh army special troops. Johnson at 6-7 and Paige at 6-6are the other big men on the squad while Sipp 6-1, who aver aged 33 markers a game during league play should be a fixture on the outside. As Dildine sees it now it willbe Johnson and Williams Start ing As a High Low Post team wit Sipp and Ralph Snoddy a 5-8 Sharp shooter who is also fro special troops holding Down two of the outside slots. Gray Al Corn and Tom Bradley from the 78th engr in will scramble forthe other outside Job. Bradley is 6-1. Rounding out the 12-Mansquad, which Dildine claims will be just As Strong on the benches it is on the court Are Frank Taylor 6-3 Elliot Stacey. 5-8ken Walker 6-0 and Edd mos Kop 6-0. Gym no Factor Dildine does t believe that the notoriously Small confines of the Campbell Barracks gym will have much of an effect on the outcome of the there one Way games played or the other. Our big Home advantage will Bethe crowd said Bill and the Only Way the gym will affect it i that the number that can get in to watch us will be  however he did say that hews trying to get a couple of workouts a week on a full 94-Footcourt the celts Home floor is Only 84 feet so that his boy scan become accustomed to a Little More spaciousness. The celtics open play in the double round Robin championship with a Home game against the32nd army air defense com Mand March 16th. It should be an interesting evening As should be All of the celts encounters after coach dil Dine s Frank appraisal of the opposition. Getting ready Bill Dildine right coach of the usal Leuk seventh army troops celtics gets together with seven of his potential starters during a workout it Heidelberg. The players standing from left Are Ralph shoddy 10 Frauli Taylor 8dewey Williams 15tom Bradley 14roy Sipp 13keu Akorn 7 Aud Kun Eeling Roger Lohusuu ii. Army