European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In the pro soccer leagues a score often comes by using the head. Apap goalie left fielder watches As score Home run gets by outstretched hands. Row pa00 to Down the Road juggling a Ball on his instep with All the dexterity of a trained Seal. Meanwhile in the u.s., his adolescent counterpart is firing a Tennis Bull against his porch Steps or against Wall and snaring it with an outsize Glove probably emulating Willie mayor Mickey Mantle or Hank Aaron. And when the mexican or european or asian boy is Able to read it is Likely he will begin sorting out his heroes from the newspapers memorizing the number of goals they be scored just Asan american lad Worth his weight in bats can Tell you Don Drysdale s life time win loss record or Al Kalinic s Bat Ting average against left handed pitch ers from Hackensack . If his is a German boy hell Rush to the neighbourhood vacant lot after school and practice everything from ans toss ing ans toss is the Kickoff play of soc cer to serving his turn in the improvised goal As Torman goal keeper Extraordinaire All the while dreaming of the Day when hell replace Uwe Seeler or Gerd Mueller or Peter Radenko icon the playing Fields of Hamburg or Munich. Hell play in Junior leagues and Gast Haus leagues and perhaps if All goes Well the b leagues and finally Miracle of miracles the Bunde Sliga a with its huge stadia and comfortable salaries and the Promise of adulation and travel and International Competition. So like baseball soccer is tin physical Extension of youth s dreams in which a Mere boy May become another pole or Eusebio growing to manhood with that brass ring glowing before him an inalienable part of his National and social tradition. And even if he should t grasp that ring he May identify himself with those More fortunate or talented by Reading about those who be made the Grade or writing about them and by join Iii the vast faceless crowds who Jam the world s stadia on sunny snowy and Rainy afternoons or evenings to shout to Victory themselves. That s baseball and that s soccer. Spectacular leaps Are Standard fare in the big leagues of soccer play. The president May not throw out the first Ball but Queen May present cup Page 16 Thi stars and strikes sunday april 7, 1968