European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 17,1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary the Book on Maxie Good of Good Guy i about fell off the Awn Chir. Hoe i was Reading Roger Kahn a season in inc Sun one of his Fine baseball boots. On Page 24, came across this sentence Jerome manic uie Only Blitek on the John Brown varsity Aid he hid a Cousin mending Pine  Jerome Maxie hey i know Hal Guy that had to be the tame mule who canc hot Kuithe Rhein main Rockco. Sergeant in the army Pic. Ing air Force baseball. Nicest dude you d Ever a to meet 31 year old father of two Wilh los a any Day. Indeed it we. Muse confirmed that yet. I played Hucall it John Brown univ mily in Strum Springs Ark., 10 Yean of ago. He was a Junior when Kahn came to town in 1976 for one of his chapters. One Day he showed up. It seemed he was there a couple of weeks. He talked to everyone. He was a funny Guy Al ways cracking joke a that s the Way Muk recalled Kahn during our Chai at the Rhein main no club tues Day Maxie admitted Hal in he 10 Yean Tinct a sea ton in the Sun was a Smithn. He never read Chebook that placed Jerome Maine t nime on bookshelf act i urdu Amoric. What t Sharne. Kahn i a matl Erful author. Hit work on the dodger. The Boyt of summer Shoutd be Bronant in Coop Cnown. No wonder Pete rom poked Tuhn to mite us def Milch biography on by Jewell i All time Hil producer. A Seaton in the Sun to a collection of Kahn Tau Ebell hops in 1976. He second lop wat Siloam hone of Maine i John Brown University Why would Kahn nil Silvaro Springs because one of Ike major Kauc Puyen he me to write abort. Safiy Moo we a Bacr of the John Brown Bucko Fox Golden eaglet. Here ire the two paragraph in whith Kahn included our pal mane a Small caravan had Tel Forth cast toward Pine Bluff. A Kauv at to on the evening of May 5.Moon t Lead Tratton Ripon pulled an equipment Trai Ler on which a broken Tail Light winked and winked. Ii looked like he wat turning right the whole trip did Chuck Gardner inc Ihor Slop. The first oppo nent would be the University of Arkansas at Pine Huff. Squad of i Blackt and three while. Jerome Mair. The Only Black on the John Brown varsity mid he he a Cousin attending Tine Bluff one Cousin Gardner did and a lot of Bolhm " Moon t team won the firs game against the Pine Bluff 11-4. In the second game magic slammed a Home run. The Only John Brown u. Black raised clenched Fin Over hit head at he touched Home plate. John Brown nil every Pilcher the Pine Bluffs could or enl. When the final Oul came at 8 05, the score wat John Brown 24. Pine Bluff 8." Maxik chuckled when he read those items tuesday. Moon would bring scout to visit so rethought Kahn was a scout mused Maic. Moon never did make Clear who Kahn  Maxie knows who Kahn is now. He wants to get hit Book and relive those College Days. Especially Tince hit might be manic last baseball season Al Rhein main where he hat started at Catcher for four can. Wirtl bring Back a lot of memories magic said of the Book. College was great because you had time to practice gel yourself Sharp. Not Here. Here you have anti her thing to contend with getting  when Maxie was Young he entered the University of Arkansas to play football. Thai was 1973. The next summer manic swung a torrid Bat for hit american legion baseball learn in Blytheville Ark. Moon saw this. He told Maxie about the John Brown Golden eagles an naia team that regularly played Mcaa learns. Moon wanted Maxie to be his Catcher magic agreed and switched schools. He was a Good Man Maxie said of Moon who played for the cardinals and dodgers from 1954 lo65. I mean you Learned baseball. You wanted to hang around  magic remembers hitting .433 his first year a John Brown Ihen three something his Junior ind senior years and having fun on a team known As bad Guys the players were known to have a few Beers cuss All the  he also remember an awkward social picture at a religious school the t had Only three other Wacks. There were no Black families in thai area he said. Upon graduating with a business degree magic bounced around jobs before joining inc army in 1982. The nest year he landed in Worms Germany Home of the 5lh signal come. The next year he found Rhein main. Where he helps incoming 5lh Sig Nal gis find duly stations. That was also the year 1984, when magic rediscovered baseball. Thai first year was  he said. I d throw the Ball and find Oul it did t go As far As it used  yet magic could still Hil. He averaged Over .300 in 84 and 85, then .402 in k6. Rhein main contended for the conic Nanlal sports conference Lilly All three seasons. He s a real great team Leader and a Nice Guy says Doug Stanley a coach on Hose rocket teams and now the athletic director at Berlin s Tom Palhof Central Airport he s very smart. He s knowledgeable about the game and very Tough. He s in his 30s and can still play the  Tom Villegas a Csc Umpire who Call balls and strikes Over Maxie s shoulder says he s quiet but he takes control. If his Pitcher gets wild he sell los him Down. It s a pleasure to work behind him be cause he does t move he just Seta his target. And he never argues about  in 1987, magic has played Only a few games and the rockets reside in last place. Then again Maine s wife Venus has those twins on the Way. And he still wants to read Roger Kahn s Book. This should still be a season in the Sun. Cowboys waiving Hill on eve of training Camp Irving. Tom