European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 05, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 5, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 19 commentary army football in Italy flourishes while other army communities installations and caverns suffer the blahs with no local tackle football the Northern Italy football league heats up for its 10th season. Down setae Way especially in Viccora footballs King among sports fans and those stationed at Ederle Cavern. No one tells the  people they c in l have football. In fact the Powers to be encourage the participation. Every weekend from september through october there Are one or two games scheduled in Vincnza and practically the entire Community flocks to the stands. Doug papa Bear Urner the founder of the n1fl in 1976, discussed this year s Campaign with this reporter while attending last week s meeting of Macom sports directors in Heidelberg. We Are looking Forward to this season because we have added another team Laid Urner who doubles As the sports director of setae and the Vicenza Community. Gone Are the italian teams which have played in the nil for the past several seasons. Urner put it bluntly if people want to play in our league they la abide by our  it seems the italians wanted a bigger and direct say in running Urner s show. Just like in Germany and England american foot Ball is growing in Italy. The italians inc Naify with the top National football league players those with italian names like Dan Marino and Joe Montana. And they have their ideas How a league should be ran. The new nil team is the 559th arty red raiders of Vicenza. Three charter members arc still in the league the defending Champion 4th in 325th airborne but Geronimos the 22nd area sup port up ask Blue knights and the Camp Darby rangers. The other team is the Naples Mustangs. The Geronimos and the Blue knights Are Vicenza based teams and Camp Darby is located near Livor do. Will adding a third team in Vicenza Hurt the league especially the Blue knights some say the the addition of the red raiders will Siphon players from the Blue knights thereby giving the Gung to Geronimos a lock on another title. The Geronimos have been champions even out of Michael Leper Blue knights coach Bruce Belt. Raider coach nine seasons. Urner does t think the Blue knights or the league will be weakened. Another team in the area opens up the availability for a lot of Young troops to play Urner said. Urner cited How teams operate in Vicenza. There is physical training from o . To 8 . And practice from 4 . To 7 . I will Tell you this our players Are in shape after those workouts Urner said. If the troop wants to play football hell make the Effort Urner continued. And from what i Sec everyone wants to  Erncr cited the solid support of the three v Vicenza commanders col. Arnold Rossi Vincnza Deputy Community commander col. George b. Reed of the 559th arty and it. Col. Allen Mcdonald of the 4th in 325th airborne. The league begins saturday sept. 14 with the mus tangs meeting the Blue knights in Vicenza at 1 . For the first three weeks of the season Aviano of the Safe Mediterranean sports conference will play an exhibition game with the team that has Theoff Day that weekend. On sept. 14, Aviano will Host the Geronimos at i . Before it was integrated into the Mac Aviano a charter member of the nil had As Many As two teams in the league. But Safe began an Italy sports conference and Aviano dropped out of the nil. The rangers Geronimos Blue knights and mus tangs will have new coaches this season. Lee Houston of the air Force and Birmingham ala., will direct amp Darby s fortunes. Michael acc per an assistant coach player last season has assumed the head coaching