European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday May 29, 1986. The stars and stripes naga 19 commentary this was at the Ritz hold in Barcelona in june 1982. The cocktail lounge was dark except for a huge television screen Althe far end. From the darkness Yoa could hear half a dozen languages catalan castilian French English ital Ian German. Most of the people Etc Cpl for the Ger mans of course seemed to be rooting for the French National Wecer learn against the West Ger Raib in the semifinals of the world cup soccer tournament. Were people leaning that Way because the French team espoused a Gallant open style of attack Hist earned them the nickname Hie brazilians of Europe or were there deeper nationalistic passions at work in the darkened room it was not a Good time to take a Survey because the patrons of this elegant hotel like people in Chile and Algeria and China and even a few fringe lunatics in the United state were intent on watching that game being played on a sweltering night in Seville. Now it is time for another world cup this one to begin in Mexico saturday and continue through june 29, Twenty four nations but not the United slates Are competing not Many american born journalists Are enthusiastic about soccer a game of Low scores and no hands j cent for the goalie but 1 come by my Cnthia Ian Estly. It was spawned by two seasons on the Maica High school soccer team in new York inept Middle 1950s, on a team combining Hypha Nales Arne Picans from Germany Italy France Ca Tombia Hvid Greece As Well As americans from puerto Rico. We had so Many languages and Tyles on our team that we could not play Well whether but we could appreciate the Way the Gerard a american i kids Tram Graver Cleveland High coup pick us apart. The love of soccer a Fri House we Call it Futol the sanctimonious by Siress with All the padding and the helmets football never left me. I be seen the classic furn about England s Home team Victory in 1966, and covered the Post Pete Dow spin of the North Amermon soccer league and in 1982 the new York Tim usent me to Spain to cover the world cup. Whal fool it was to realize that the world cup in am organizers did t bother Palling a press guide Togo Tatj reporters Are supposed to know All the players Don t give interviews after a game i scr re porters Are lordly theater critics not . And there were no frills like the Cosmo Gurk or rugs by cavorting on the sidelines Fife Way the North americans had tried to do it. Puffy the players ran out onto the Field for Tolbort Csc Complex More skilled than any North Amer occur game i had seen. How could a Man Drin Euplid like Falcao of Brazil How could a Marlock As Hartfi Alcarla Heinz rum Menige of West Qun Nanyle How Coul fit Inan defend is Rulh in sly it Claudio Gentile of Italy thaw could a Man Scarf Horce different ways Oft his Milf on a shot dribbling and on a pass from a Leam Malc in � rpm n of ti_1 to i. V4l1the tilt hotel in Barcelona. I had jus come from covering Italy s Poland and it was quickly apparent that Fra Etwas the emotional favorite in the darkened Loumet particularly after the West German Schumacher ran Over an usus player Patrick that Wislon. In the 60th Ilc. The Baltic was tied it i i going into a 30-nil Rule overtime and i walked to the tack to order a Beer. Peering toward the screen i saw Francis score in i fir is minute of overtime As the German patrons groaned and others cheered at the sixth minute we Germany sen in who had Sal out with a thigh muscle injury but France scored again in the eighth minute for a 3-1 Lead. Beautiful soccer seemed 10 be paying off Tor same body if not for Brazil but France was not Content. In a sport with no timeouts the French players continued to press the open Field attack rather than full Back into a defensive posture. I will never forget the scowl on the bartender s face As we watched France trying to Advance the Ball. Once Lontos he muttered. Eleven dummies. And be game like Zbigniew Boniek of Poland it to a Rne he was right. Wesl Germany scared in the 12th minute several games before my perceptions caught up wet la and again in the Isle As Rummy Nigga hobbled into this new game. Scoring position serving us n Decoy for two others amazing things happened in Spain and necessitated d Sho Loul of penalty the foregone conclusion. In the Sil Cidon throughout the world that month because of the world cup. People killed themselves because their teams lost. Fans from England quickly became unpopular because of their drinking and brawling. In Bilbao Spain sheikh fated Al Sabah head of the Kuwait football federation strode to the Edge of the Field his Black Robe flowing during a protest of n goal by France against his team. In Gijon Spain spaniards and algerians whistled derisively As West Germany and Austria waltzed through an insipid 1-0 Wesl Germany Victory the Low score of which allowed Austria to go through to the next round instead of Gallant Algeria. Poles carried Solidarity banners through the stands during a 0-0 tie that eliminated the soviet Union and allowed the poles to move into the semifinals. But the moment i remember Best was the evening in goals wit death round Schumacher slapped Maxi my Rossis but horse Rube Etrat taked a goal past Ettori and All around the a still hundreds of millions of people stumbled away cram flip television set n Imming about France s Foolhardy Gas la. Italy beat West Days later in Madrid to reign for four years its Csc pions of the world s most popular sport. They will Bot run Back in Mexico As will France and Brazil and most Muhu powerhouses along with unheralded i rat and Kora and Canada too. The whole world will be watching pc Tiuis including the bartender at the rim hold in liar Clolata to see if anybody qualities for the dreaded once lows award this Lime around. New York time Graf Rush moves to third round by Larry spoons sports Wriler Paris Steffi Graf continued her win Ning Streak wednesday while Ivan lend Ana Chris Evert Lloyd also easily advanced into the third round of the French open. On a Day in which All but one of the women s seeds and half of the men s began the second round Graf the third seeded 16-year-old West German opened Center court with a Quick dismissal of Gretchen Rush from mount Lebanon pa., 6-1,6-1. Lendl the men s top seed from Czecho Slovakia followed Wilh a 6-3,6-3,6-3 Victory Over Jakob Hlasek of Switzerland. No it s round three Lendl said. All i really wanted to do today is and Lloyd seeded second among the women had an equally easy time beating France s Nathalie Herr Man 6-2,6-1. "1 Haven t had any pressure matches yet Lloyd said about her chances of win Ning the tournament for the second straight year i think i m playing pretty welf i Haven t made any lapses like i sometimes do in easy the Lone american among the men s seeds no. 13 Johan Kriek beat Milan Srejs bar of Czechoslovakia 6-1, 6-3, 5-1,6 gut Lermo Vila the 1977 French open Champ from Argentina beat Martin Wos Denholme of Canada 7-5,6-2.6-2. Women s seeds advancing included no 5 Harta Mandrikova who Beal Virginie a Hucl of France 6-0, 6-1 no. 8 Manuela male Eva who Defeated Catherine Suire of France 6-0, 6-3, and i3ih-sceded Carling Bassett of Canada rallying to Beal pascals Etchemendy of France 3-6,6-4,7-5. It is Bassell s first tournament since her father died of cancer two weeks ago and turd shded 16 Mou Wisl ctn in Steffi inf mums shot to Cretchen Rush she says she has dedicated herself to ten i mryl a Well of my a of route to second Rolind Victory in French open is to try to Cope with the personal loss. Other. Lending matches included no. 4 Yannuck Noah of France against Sammy Gia Mulva of the United slates and the women s no. I Martina Navratilova against Larissa Savchenko of 1 he soviet Union. Grass Victory Over Rush was her 22nd in a Row. Stretching Back Over championships in four tournaments. At the beginning of he year i said my goal was to win a tournament and slay in the top 10," she said. "1 think i be changed my mind on thai.". The Victory Over Rush took 53 minutes a Marathon compared with the 34 min utes she needed to beat Andrea Betzner in the first round. I was t really concentrating on every Point Graf said it was difficult to play some of the balls because of the wind and she was t playing that badly. She was run Ning three seeds were eliminated tuesday. Anne while of the United slates the women s i5lh seed lost to Laura Gilda me sir of Peru 6-1, 6-3 Paul Mcnamee of Australia beat no 6 swede Joakim nys trom 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0, and West Ger Many s Damir a cyclic Ous cd i fish seeded Heinz Gunthardt of Switzerland 4-6, g-2, 4-, 7-fi, 8-6. Noah was at the Center of u big Day for French players tuesday in the Best match of the tournament s first two Days he beat countryman Tarik Benh Abiles 6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4, turning the crowd at Center court into two distinct cheering sections. Yah reek Yoh neck half the crowd chanted. Tah Rcck Tah Rcck the other half replied after 3 hours 47 minutes Noah s 16th Ace ended he afternoon of frustration and Benh Abiles dreams of history
