European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hoge 26 th6 stars and stripes july 1977 breaking the 8mtriute mile Barrier running at on by Gerald Bike Nail new York times sports writer new York int after 14 years of telling almost a million people every Day How Joe Namath blew an easy How n grounder was How a Rimner folded in the stretch i was going to be a compel Llor my Orinn was the masters which is a euphemism i hit anyone w years or older can enter and since i have rugged almost daily for the last Only recently turned and was competing on Mug Island in a town of North he mislead truck meet i Only fat witness Mon i decided to run for the Heck of Thi experience has turned Inlo a i never again will Sec a sports event Garrison put on waivers by chargers san Diego Ati wide receiver Gary Garrison was waived for the sum Lee tues Day by the san Diego chargers for whom he caught 4h passes and scored 38 touch Downs in a decade of professional pie Howwton oilers picked up waivers immediately in a 33yearold native it but As a vested player he was allowed until wednesday to or Ouicla re himself a free who owns n Saddle shop in is gave no indication of is a shoulder injury sidelined him after the second game of the Hub but earlier this Garrison said he was healed and would report of the chargers training Camp the chargers Are deep in Young and exceptional wide receivers including former University of Nebraska Teisman trophy Winner Johnny in addition to such veterans As Charlie Joiner and Chip their of Faise is being  under Max the new offensive Coon i Only through the eyes of a disinterested observer sheltered behind a typewriter to a i fell vaguely silly As 1 stretched on the brass of great neck South High surrounded by my and timbered 1 i heard my Why did i think everyone was watching me a Leleh and Bend it occurred to me that the people t have been writing about Tor All these do what they f in from of and then they Shower and stand naked in front of other strangers who ask now i was feeling naked though this was my first race by 23 since that Day As a City College freshman i ran around la Wilsonn stadium and realized t Cut out for the academic life will the competitors for inc masters mile please Repon the announcement sent a Ripple through my As if the ground had that shouted More edgy than i i trolled onto the tracks feeling nausea and of i had some measure of after just a few weeks ago i had broken b i i thought really 1 lore off my Warmup almost wrenching my Back As pants Bottoms refused to slide Over my Ripples led finally the Suil was off and i stood there facing the crowd of about 506 most of them women and children and who started to Buzz that exactly the sound you hear in front of a Gairrison was the i draft Choice of the chargers in ism in a future draft by the old american Fuu tall league alter an outstanding career As a runner for san i pegu he elected not to sign and also passed up a contract offered by the Hila Delphia eagles to finish he then signed with san Dago in Garrison became a regular almost immediately and alternated catches with Lance Alworth Over the years As Quarter Back John Halls favorite Garrison ranked seventh among Active pass receivers in the National football vague when he was lie played in the fro bowl in ism and 197 and in 1370 was voted most valuable plact for san Timber Topping Portland Tom Lar defender Graham Day dark shirt deflects the Ball As the Cosmos a Durglo Chinaglia tries for a goal in a North american soccer league game at East cd Lanilta and Steve Hunt scored first Nall goals to give the Cosmos a w Vic up1 photo Pele says hell wind up his soccer career 1 Brazil All brazilian superstar Pele tuesday confirmed he will definitely leave soccer at the end of this season i will definitely end my soccer career october 1 following a match in inc United states Between the new York Cosmos for whom he now plays and Santos peles brazilian team said the Star upon arrival Here pole is in Brazil to participate in festivities marking the release of a new comic Book called be Vezinho and based on him he will also film a childrens Vitamin commercial for a japanese the superstar told Sao Paulo not even the fabulous million Cosmos offer for a two year contract was Able to convince me to remain in this is due to the fact that i already did my part for soccer in the uni cd he caters beat soviets in wet Oakland i Puli the Golden cat its overpower us the soviets 28it to Movis into second place in the Western division of world team four games behind firs place Terry Holladay look the key win for the caters by Downing Olga Moro Lovagl in i planted the Trees and now t Hope that others will collect the since the Way is open for Many brazilian and latin american who will be 37 in said he would remain three More years with Cosmos in Public relations although i will be out of professional i will be Able to participate in Charity the Star said his coming to Brazil was Only related to personal he currently the Cosmos Are not considering signing new players since the club has Al ready met its quota of foreign contracts for this there were eight of us in the my names said one of extending a he was twill along the lines of Ken More by the Way 1 Saidoff How will to be going not Loo Only about i took a deep this is what i had seen athletes this is what youre sup and then i heard a voice say from far on your Mark did i hear the next command i dont think there was simply a crack from a pistol and i was run Ning because after a few tirades All 1 could Sec were the tacks of people who had daubed off so quickly i thought there become there they were running at a Speed i was unfamiliar on my left i saw one other a Man after my own i Lold surprised that you had the ability to speak while in town councilman Pago he an 1 figured i should enter we approached the first turn and 1 saw my children waiting for in i saw everything the Flag a child stand ing on tiptoes at a water the Park ing i had thought competitors were in their own screamed slow enough to finish that was not my game was hoping for a series of 2mmutc Quarter Miles and then to finish maybe with a going my Darling was not the the Point is to go slow enough so i could i soon left the councilman and now i waa on the far Side of the Oval i could Nee the stands filled with they appeared to be so far away i want sure i could reach or the fact of competing had drained half the Energy out of it was a Factor i had never consid a strange sensation was overtaking my made my breathing made for the first time 1 was conscious of the sounds you make while 1 passed an official when i turned for Home the first time and i Hope 1 see you three More tasting the thrill i ran in front of the stands us first the people were cheering for applaud go get pm it was 9 spectacular for i was simply a runner to an t had no Persona from Al that i was a nothing i lasted that particular but 1 approached the hallway Mark and my Mouth was As if it were stuffed with my nose was clogged with i wanted to quit the others started to pass it was my first Contact with them since we had lined up shoulder to shoulder at the 1 decided not to 11 would it sounds silly Loo embarrassing perhaps it is embarrassment that makes h hang in so 1 came around Lime and Iben another and finally 1 saw the Homestretch forthe fourth a glorious feeling 3 my stride lengthened and 1 pounded the3 track with my i was Ric icing a glorious feeling of Power and 1 saw a meet official at the finish Hue and i thundered toward him As i passed i Beard him seven filly 1 was and i what 1 were writing this race instead of being in 111 i 1 would have How did it feel to be j lapped by everyone else or i would y Why did you run so slow a i struck me that those were not the questions to that you diminish sports by questioning Why someone the Point was that 1 finished that i ran As Bard 1 As i could and i stayed with 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