European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 21. 19&b the stars and stripes Page pre Pickin s opening Day track efforts impress the weather was Beautiful saturday in Ger Many As track and held bounced upon the scene an the thin class look advantage of the Nice Day a would be Dodds record a caring Effort other excellent times and impressive Heights and distances were recorded. Fulda s Mildred Cawthorn lashed to a 17.0 clock ing in the girls 300-meter hurdles. That s iwo in Nils Ofa second below the Dodds record she set last May. H does t go in the log As a record however be cause Dodds records can be established Only in the in country regional and the Central european meet. Cawthorn also owns the besi time in the 100 hurdles 1 5.9 and the 400 Mociers i q2.0. Wiesbaden s Stephanie Mcneil was Credi cd with a 19.0 winning 400 time Heidelberg s Brian Dunlap turned the distance in 30.9 in the boys race at wies Baden s Jim Elliott Field. However Heidelberg coach Rich Bennett called tuesday to say die race was started at the wrong Murker and the athletes ran Only 387 meters. I know my boy is pretty frit but he s not quite that fast yet Bennett said. They Aren t listed this week at the lop of the 400 it scr list but it is obvious that Mcneil and Dunlap arc talented athletes who will be Honor Roll material consistently As the season progresses. Stuttgart s Julie Cyrus turned in an impressive5 06.8 time in the 1.500 meters and teammate Lav Aughn Allen Well 47-9 in the boys triple jump. Wiesbaden s Jason Biko. The Premier distance runner in Dodds this year was clocked in 403.5 and 9 11.2 in the 1,500 and 3,000, respectively in Afine opening Day showing. Habit s Char Lonc Johnson won the 100 in 12.7 and the Ion jump with an 18-3effort. Another impressive isl Day achievement was the 13-0 pole vault turned in by Mannheim s Jay Wilson. The weekly Honor Roll mates in finl appearance of the year see Page 20 today. As in the past Only winning efforts were registered. I know that the Sec Ond Best Lime distance or height in some meets might be better than winning efforts in others. How Ever if two people break the same record in a track meet Only the Best one is recognized. Hence winners Only. Girls Are playing soccer in Italy. Girls Are playing soccer in Germany and the Ben nor Loo. The difference is that the girls in Italy me playing on boys teams hardly an activity that should be recommended. It is True that girls Are playing on the boys soccer learns. There is no soccer program in Italy for girls Tlajy District superintended Warren Van Zee said monday Dodds considers soccer a Contact sport and Don not recommend Young ladies playing on boys teams. However there were several who wanted to play soccer this year their participation was determined on an individual Case basis after their parents wrote letters through the principals to the superin Tetide s office seeking permission for the girls to compete with the boys. Those tetters were then forwarded to the regional director for action a who requested permission were allowed to try out for the boys teams and sever Al were Good enough to make the  he pointed Pul that the parents have signed for staking responsibility in Case of injury. Four years ago Deanna Hansen played on the is Gonella football team. Her petition id play went All the Way to Dodds Washington before permission o play was granted. She played two games and Gol injured. Fortunately she was t Hurt seriously Dodds regulations then banned coed Compoli lion in Contact sports the request to play should have been denied at the High school level and never should have reached the a of sphere of Dodd Washington. 1 wrote then that football was Loo dangerous Asport to let girls compete on a boys team. Although the danger of injuries in soccer in t As great As thai in football soccer do finitely is a Moniaci sport and there is a Strong possibility of injury. I have the same feeling concerning girls playing on boys soccer teams As girls playing on boys football learns they Don t belong. Van Zee said Iacre has been a proposal to offer girls soccer in Italy next year. He also said such a program probably would sound the death Knoll for track and Field in fact he has made that suggestion i made the suggestion to do away with track and Field and go for male and female soccer von Zee said. There Aren t enough kids to conduct both pro Grams Well. I think we should make an Effort to do Whit we can a incr than doing All things weakly. Comiso has Only 50 kids in grades 9 through 11, and it does l have track this year. A Iannella offers both sports but Baa Only 11 soccer players. If anyone ecu Hurt the season is Over. Livorno also has num Ber problems. So you can see what we face if we add girls  i think that if any sport is dropped it should not be track and Field. One or two Good kids can make a championship Trade and Field program. Eleven player Are needed just to Field a soccer team. In 1966, Madrid Ami two competitors to the then Europe wide championships Ai Mannheim. Eventual stars and stripes athlete of the year Bob Zieke and running mate Hill too he Well Home with the Cham Piani hip trophy. Other aspects Boul soccer arc . What is a shot on goal Saint coaches by thai anything kicked toward the goal even if Mere is no Chance Tor a score is a shot. Others Tell me Bat Only those ibo that have a Chance of going in the Bel ibid can be defended Are shots docs thai mean that any shots that hit a crossbar or sidebar and carom away Aren t actually shots that hard to Belwar because if the Ball had car roomed into the net there would have been a goal registered. 1 know that sometimes defensive players accidentally deflect a shot into the incl. But a goal by an offensive player without a shot some coaches say that the number of goals plus the number of save should equal the number of shots. Some have reported a 3-0 game 30 shots and 12 saves Etc. Toe shots on Gail category obviously is an important part of the game and in past years there a fun seem to be such a problem. However because of the inconsistency on what is and what in a we did t take that statistic last week. Is there a statistician s manual like in other a Portal another thing perplexing is the noteworthy Factor in our soccer summaries. Some visiting coaches co operate with Home coaches in supplying information. Some Don l. Some coaches list practically everyone on the team not already mentioned in goals assist and saves As outstanding players. Some mention out standing defensive players in games in which their cams have been hammered i want to recognize players other than the obvious statistics performers for outstanding achievement but then again there has to be some sort of measuring stick. Stuttgart girls coach Sieve und Vatter makes a reasonable suggestion coaches should gel together and select the outstanding non statistics player or at most two from each team for but particular  go along with that. In. Uff_4 Brown quitting football for track ran Brown shooting for  Nuudi title. Los Angeles a olympic Gold Medali Stron Brown who gave up track to play for the los Angela rams announced tuesday he is quitting font Ball and Hopes to win another Gold medal a Seoul. I am announcing my retirement from pro foot  Brown a free agent said at a news conference. I am an accomplished pro football player and now must move  the wide receiver who also returned kickoffs for the rams made a reported s200.000 last year. The nil club reportedly bad offered him a raise of be tween $25,000 and  for next season. Asked if be might change his mind and play football if John Shaw Chr Ranis vice president finance met All his contract demands. Brown replied John Shaw would t do that. H � too late for me in football i be made up my mind and my goals Are in Irack. I have been granted Amateur Scutio by the 1aaf incr National Amateur athletic federation and would like to prove pm tee fastest Man in the  a member of the victorious . 400-Fticter relay team at Ine Lea Angela olympics Brown said he in tends to compete in the mount Sac relays a suburban we Lynul Unis weekend. The 27-year-old sprinter who signed with the Ramsin 1924, we one of the most dangerous Luckoff return specialists in the nil averaging 25.2 Yards per return and scoring four touchdowns. As a receiver the 5-foot-ll, 181-Poundcr had 26caicnes for 465 Yards Ian year. There is no guarantee Brown will make to , olympic team for the games in Seoul later this  finished fourth in the 100 meters in Lai Angeles four years ago behind Carl Lewis Sam Graddy Andsen Johnson. Should he fail in his bid to make a successful return to track Brown could return to football. The Isaaf whose Council met in London last week end announced three former pro football players were reinstated As track and Field athletes and were eligible for International Competition including this year summer olympics. In addition to flown Henry Andrade Iwic the National collegiate 110-Mcier hurdle Champion while at Southern Heel Hoisl. Regained his Anu eur taint at did Johnny Walker a former running Back Ai the University of tas. Andrade was � wide receiver for the new York giants during the 1987 nil players strike. Walker we drafted by the Beanie scan ski a 19&4 and had a tryout with the is. Louis cardinals that  u mining to be a Deai Joe. Kad1o Biu balt so Loub to per Tanh 1 Tun. Friday