European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday february 22. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 sport letters phooey on Joey for ripping Jimmy dear editor Joe who the Washington who to Joe Theismann i say phooey for his cutting comments about the Chi Cago bears flamboyant quarterback Jim Mcmahon is feb. 6,1986. So Joe thinks Jim shows a Lack of respect for the rules of life As a professional athlete and should remember where he is Welt Joe i thin you should remember where Mcmahon his headbands Punk haircut sunglasses and his outstanding Bear team mates Are. They Are Home in Chicago huge victors in that annual highlight of the professional football season the super bowl what Mcmahon Payton Perry Singletary Ditka Ryan and the rest of the bears have done this season is to give a fresh breath of life into what sometimes be comes a rather routine and predictable sport i must admit 1 still maintain my Hometown allegiance to the Houston oilers now that is a Loyal fan but the bears of Chicago have made me a fan by their individualism outspokenness Confidence and Good old fashioned method of playing football. Mcmahon s headband an tics the acupuncture and the Public display of the area of treatment and Zany glasses might simply be publicity gimmick but so what Theismann May not want his kids to grow up like Jim but i would be proud to see my 16-month-old son grow up with a winning spirit of individualism and creativity Dis played by the bears a a. Mcmahon is not telling anybody to stick it in he is simply being himself in a Public Arena and is not afraid of anybody s opinions. Least of All Joe Theismann a what was the score of the bears redskins game Joe 45 to 10? maybe you should remember where you Are cant Max a Shadle Germany bears bowl was super dear editor i am writing regarding your Post super bowl articles and commentaries that have been appearing in you sports columns. I am particularly upset that you and others have cited super bowl xxx As a very Boring and inc editable game or As in Furman bisher s distasteful words let super bowl xxx Slink off up some Alley and die the dog that it am a native of the Chicago area and All of my life have been a diehard bears fan. I have lived and died with them so to speak. I As have thousands of other bean fans waited Many Yean for this year the Yea the bean made their Tnp to the super bowl. And they did in super was a dramatic team Effort All season and i think we can All say we witnessed their Best football an teamwork in the playoffs including the super bowl. I believe the bean and the fans deserve More credit when a team plays such awesome football As the bears played naturally a Blowout is imminent. Don t end their glorious season by Labelling the super bowl a Fluke game a tinsel and Hollywood acrobatics show As Youso stated. For the bears and the Chicago fans this was a Glori Ous and redeeming event one which was Savoured from the Kickoff until the final the game is played up to be a big Media carnival but in t that what you do Best the fact remains that the bears were the Best in the nil this year and their fans including myself Are very proud of them. Reflecting on the number of super bowl records the bears broke and their total domination of the game i feel i can justifiably say we All May have witnessed on of the greatest super bowls Ever played. A.1.c John Heilman Span Dahlem a Germany pats chugged excuse pills dear editor the real Story behind the drug problem within the new England Patriot nil organization goes like this Twenty minutes after being humiliated by my Chi Cago bears All Patriot players led by or. Clean head coach Raymond Berry mainline themselves with sym Pathy snorted big doses of recrimination and swallowed Many Many excuse pills. Bill Germany steer toward Lascar dear editor i am sending you this letter because i feel that there is a severe imbalance in the coverage of Auto i look in the sports Section which is the Only reason that i buy the Stan and stripes i see Only 10 Orso lines on Lascar racing but if i turn Back a Page or two i will find More than half a Page on european formula racing which by far is overrated in you paper. I am an avid fan of the Lascar racing scene. When look in the Stan and stripes i would Tike to see More detailed coverage of Lascar racing from the unite states than formula racing from Europe. Because i am from the us. And not ram Reading the articles that Are written on formula racing by Randy Barnett i understand Why he does cover any other kinds of racing. Some Good race action photos would be Nice fro time to time if you could possibly obtain them before they become article on Richard Petty recently and about the Busch clash was Good Reading. I Hope to see much More of those kind of articles. Sgt. Jerry Scudde Wiesbaden a Germany parents coaches Cool it dear have a question 1 would like to direct to parents and coaches of children and teen Agen involved in s Nice to teach your son or daughter to win or try his her Best at whatever sport they Are involved , what strikes me As shocking is How some not All of you parents and or coaches push these children past inhumanely endurable Points. In t learning to accept or Deal with defeat part of the meaning of sports kids of All Ages Are involved in there Are kids i be seen play sports Ages 4-18, whose parents or coaches believe it s the end of the world whenever the kid does t win. I would understand if Large sum of Money is being paid to a child teen Ager for playing sport but they arc not being paid. So Whynot Lay off their backs Why not show some Consola Tion and understanding when your Young athlete suf fers defeat they look toward you As parents and coaches for positive support not negative support. They try to do their Best and some above and beyond their suppose capabilities. We As adults must instill in them an ability a sense to be Able to accept defeat if they lose we must let them know that we acknowledge that their Best was Given not that their Best in t Goodenough. This not Only goes for adults but the Young athletes teammates As your teammate support regardless if he or she wins or loses. And coaches these arc not animal that you re training these Are people. People who Wriight one Day shape the future you will be living , you say Strong Young americans today will help shape a Strong America in the True but part of building up that strength is in the ability to accept defeat and learn from them maybe use that loss for strength in the future. The Best example of in humaneness is when i had the displeasure of watching a wrestling match involving an opposing team s coach whose seemingly mini Mal acceptable Quality of performance was perfection. When one of his athletes was injured the coach should have ended the match then and there if human feeling was in him you could Sec the pain expressed in the youngster s eyes but Nooroo the coach apparently insisted that this Young athlete be a Man and go Back into the match thereby causing further docs one draw the line to add insult to injury the team ended losing the meet thereby prompting this coach to inflict punishment on his team for losing not allowing team members to talk teach other until they reached Home and heaven knows what other Type of disciplinary action was exacted upon them by their seemingly inhuman Coachi that s just one Story. At the same wrestling meet noticed parents on the sidelines apparently goading their children to practically draw blood or inflict serious bodily damage to the athletes opponents what kind of upbringing is that for a child it perfectly acceptable in the Zulu tribes of Africa but i Don t believe it should apply to our Young in All people just remember these arc your children treat them As such. They Are not disposable nor can they be easily repaired like most products today. They Are flesh and blood. Your flesh an blood so try not to get on your 5-Ycar-old s Case the next time he misses a pitch of be Nice. Anthony f. Green Geilenkirche Germany Bullet sensation on verge of Rookie Mark minute bowls pm Over with near record shot blocks by William r. Barnardas basketball writer Washington s 7-foot-6 minute Bolu on the verge of breaking Mark Eaton s Aba Rookie record for blocked the 7-4 Utah Center b not ready to concede Bol is ready to supplant Bun As. The league s dominant shot Block. Minute played half a season an already people Are calling him the Best Eaton said think that s a Little Prema Ture although i have to admit he a been phenomenal Bol played Little in the first six weeks in the a Sod but an injury to Jeff Rulan gave the Rookie from the Sudan a Chance to show what he could do. After blocking just 26 shots in his first 15games. Bol totalled 244 in his next 37 outings. An average of 6.59. Bots Overall season aver agect5.191eadstheleague, of Eaton s single season Aba record of 5.56 established last s eight blocked shots tuesday night at Denver gave him 270 for the season just five Short of Eton s 1982-83 Rookie record. Eaton said an injury to his right knee i last year s playoffs forced him to concen trate on rehabilitation rather than conditioning in the off season. Consequently. I did t feel 1 had my timing Back until 20-25 games into the said Eaton whose blocked shot average has slipped to 4.41 after last year record Pace. I still have the record and i Don t know if minute can catch it this season. Whatever happens this year i should be an interesting Battle for supremacy for the rest of our that Eaton has put his injury be Hind him. He is blocking shots at a Pace equal to but season. He has blocked 41 in his last seven games and 67 in his last 12.Eaton figures that Bol s height and Arm length give him about a 6-Inch advantage. But i think 1 might be quicker off my feet and i m sure my experience helps too Eaton said. Minute might also Fin that players won t lest him As much now that they know what he can do. Opposing teams might also Start Clearing their Cen ters away from the inside to draw manuf away from the Basket. Those kinds of things tend to hold Down your Georgi Clouch Kov the Phoenix suns bulgarian Forward no longer has a travelling suns believe he knows enough English to get by and will learn the language quicker if he Speaks independently. He also enrolled in a Berlitz course. When Boston s Bill Walton broke his nose against Utah in december it marked the 11th time he did that in his basketball several Philadelphia 76crs were rib Bing each other about turnovers following a game last week when Andrew Toney who at that time had not returned to the lineup following foot and leg injuries chimed in when i get Back there won l be any bad passes because All i m doing is shooting. One of the surprises of the season Hasto be that the feb. 15 trading deadline passed without the new York Knick dealing Darrell Walker. Walker was recently suspended on game after a Long simmering feud with Hubie Brown nearly came to blows. Thek Nicks coach told some fans that Walker is kicks general manager Scott Stirling acknowledged that he had some offers for Walker but he added "1 had to decide what was Good for the team in the Long run and the Trade just was t
