European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 10,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 Ufi photo gag Kite right on ajl i a jul Thompson had High Hope after sunday. Kite flying celtics grounded lakers by Bill Barnard of bucket Bill writer Boston Greij Kite who gets far More sneers and snickers than Praise never expected to play a major role in an Aba championship series game. The 6-foot-11 Reserve Center took Only three shots and did t score a Point in Boston s 109-103 Victory Over los an Geles sunday bul he had nine rebounds a Surprise Block of a shot by magic John son and helped the celtics slow the Lak ers last break. Kite played 22 minutes after averaging Leas than seven in Boston s previous . I think thai just the Chance to play was great just being out there Kite said before his celtics Down 2-1 in Lii series played Host to the lakers in game 4 tuesday night i think every player envisions himself in a championship game and playing  we needed him because of Robert Parish s foul trouble and ankle injury and he Rose to the occasion celtics assistant Chris Ford said. Maybe the Media win write something Nice about him for a  Kile said it May have been Fate thai he had a Good game on the same Day that golfer Tom Kyle won the Kimper open. We re not related As far As i know but it was a great Day for the kites Kile said. We both came from Texas so maybe there Are some roots some  i know he s slow and can t jump and he Doest have a lol of Talent bul he s a Good defensive player he can rebound Well and he works band Larry Bird said of Hii teammate. He did a great Job of not letting Kareem Abdul jabber get Good  Abdul jabber scored 27 Points and was t impressed by Kite s performance. He pushes Mote Abdul Jabbar said. He has to do that to justify being out there. Some people play like that but Johnson and lakers coach Pat rile 1 gave Kite credit for playing Well when the celtics needed a Victory. He did his Job played physically put his body on Careen and got a lot of rebounds Riley said. He did exactly what he s paid  he s a professional and you have to give him his due said Johnson. He made a great Block. I had split the de sense and was going i to score and became across fast Ana blocked it Kite probably is Best known for draw ing Loo Many personal fouls in a Short time. He was called for five fouls Sun Day but celtics assistant Jimmy Rodger said Kite May have been Given the Benefit of the doubt. The game was being called like a playoff game and they weren t calling those Picky fouls Rodgers said. Greg Kile has hid other games like this bul people did t recognize them. Games like this Are under the magnifying  flyers phantoms reach semifinals in Safe soccer  writer Eckenbach Germany Wiesbaden and Ben Waters won m tuesday s do or Dic Safe soccer championships final round Robin games to join Laken Halh and we Bruecken in the semifinals slated for thursday. Wiesbaden s flyers beat Torr Jon 1-0, sending the raiders Home to Spain. Ben Waters phantoms dumped san Vito 7-1 to give the crusaders air Tare Back to Italy. Wiesbaden 1, Torrejon 0 Wiesbaden strength hinged on Tor Rejon s Lack of Ball control and Forward John Hill s uncanny Knack or being where he was needed. Hill proved to he the obstacle blocking the raiders path to the treasure on this German Field Nea Sembach a. Hill is the Best Man today said Fly in coach Karl Heinz Thoma. Nobody did what i said to do today but Tony who passed and took  control was the name of the game. Torrejon coach a cml Graham said before the game we like to push on and get at Many goals As we can. We Miketo control the  likewise for Wiesbaden s Thoma who said prior to the game we can win i we control play but control was nowhere to be , it was the team that played the least uncontrolled that won. Wiesbaden s aggressive forwards an halfback had the Torrejon defenders hemmed in several minutes into the game to More or less establish a likeness to control. But Torrejon halfback Abra Ham Coy Brake the siege at the a min Ute Mark to get the game s first shot off a 20-Meier ground Hugger that fryers goalie Ronnie san Martin nabbed. Martin s save meant a lot to the Fly Era who came into the tournament without their starting goalie and subsequently got dusted by Lakenheath Sun Day 7-0. It meant that Martin a convened fullback filling in for an absent goalie could tend net. Raider chief Graham was relying obis team s ability to ransack the flyer goalie. Before the game Graham noted thai the key might be a weak Ryer goal tender. They have two weak goalies he said. We re Gonna play an offensive game. We like to go straight  they did t. Wiesbaden continued to keep the Ball in ton Jon s turf. The pressure finally paid off in the 11th minute. After Torr Jon knocked the Ball out of Bounds flyers Forward Bob Vander Linden threw the bail in to Donald ice Kec who returned it to a heavily guarded Vanderlinden. Torrejon defenders attempted to tackle or Knock Ihu Ball away from Vanderlinden but the flyer Forward con trolled the Ball Long enough for an ave nue to Hill to open up then passed. Hill picked up the pass spun and drilled an 18-meter shot from the top right of the penalty Square scaling sky Ward bound Raider goalie Gus Barrigas to the top left of she goal. I saw the Ball coming to me and jus got it spun and kicked. I had a feeling it was going in. You Kinda know when you kick it whether it s going in or not said Hill. Momentum look a 180-Degrec swing when we Bruecken started Hemming in the Wiesbaden defenders. But Wei Bruecken s Hemming was thread Lesi. Two Hie half Shols were All the threat the warriors could Muster. Forward Charles sleeves rang the Post at the 42nd minute Mark and halfback Georges Jean rocketed a 16-Meler shot from the left of the penalty Square to keep goalie Martin honest at 43 00. Wiesbaden preserved the 1-0 Lead into the second half. The final 4s minutes proved of be Torrejon s Chance to yell we Goi ripped  halfback Torres Luna launched a hooking Corner kick dead tithe goal eight minutes into the half. The flyer  blocked the shot into the goal Post then managed 10 find the  s Luna said. The Ball crossed the line. The referee could t see the Ball with All the people there. He took it  Bob Dorr who made the Call said it was a super Shol. It broke the goal line s plane but 100 percent of the Ball Hailo Cross 100 percent of the  Martin said i saw the Ball coming in and i thought the Post Man Barry Howe was going to Lake  Ball Only cleared his head by two or Ihrcke  frustration seemed