European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday Marcel to 19b9 the stars and stripes Page 25 Germany s american in goal by Kint Johnson assistant sport editor Eschol Brocken West Ger Many for a walk on californian Mary Harvey All right in inc German soccer world. She s a regular goalkeeper Tor fsr Frankfurt one of the top teams in West German women s soccer. And on march27 in Frankfurt she Hopes to be guarding Hifsy goal against uhrbach in the Ger Man cup semifinals. However Harvey 2j, is no Ordinary walk on. She came with impressive . National team goalie four years as1 California Berkeley s starter i n goal i 2 years of soccer experience. When her Jonh brought her 1o Frankfurt last october Harvey knew she wanted to continue her goalkeeping. From a Cali fornia Friend who had played at bar Gisch Gladbach another German Power women s soccer Harvey heard about the Frankfurt club. I did t want to Call or write them fsr ahead affirm she said. I found out where they practice in Frankfurt adjust showed up i said i m a goal keeper my name is Mary can i train with your team like. Here i am. If you like me keep i fortunately for the club and for Mary she was u keeper. She s one of our two Best goalkeepers said the team s coach Tomka Skodt Emsen Nann. And we re Happy 10have former fsr Star 1 Elra Milka an cd Nii Vional team goalie watching Harvey perform in a league game against , praised her As a very Good goalie.". Koc Wiesermann pointed liar vey s Only problem at present is language. Under the stress of the game All the play ers naturally yell to her in German she said. And that s sometimes hard for jut Harvey is absorbing the language quickly. During i he game Here she continually used German soccer expressions yell encouragement to her teammates up Field besides Normal German every Lear has its own language Short phrases and specific Slang use j during practice or names she said. So i be had to pick up fim Faill i Fukiji. learning Hoclar s h hit different hut i Tel used to Hinl 1 he Mam thing Isi m Mie us to Lien is j Plaver " As u u i ran of soccer ameriean-stsk1 Josih ice guv Lour Jears High former a Collie mar Harvey is Stup Pirisi the Hull lice Days fur fsr Frankfurt one of the top trams in women s Wicker. School four years College National Tea experience Ami now after 4 h months in from her Alto Home i had other offers hut Chow Ber Keley for academic reasons she said the degree was More important to during her four jeers Al Cal 19k3-87, Harvey started Verj game for the hears except Lor a lost to a huk injury. Ril went to the Mcaa division i quarterfinals two and the final four in fi4, when col lost in double overtime to North. Carolina. In Lurvey s career at Berkeley the lady hears missed an Mcaa berth Only in the us season when she surgery for a ruptured Diw she was e03"1T ing again six weeks Niter thu surgery that sort of dedication to to occur Luitich to Somchine from i Alo Alto says Harvey it s one nut Tiest soccer towns Vou could imagine she said " fhe have leagues there for everybody men women South you can lordly escape the boor Libere " Llaves left the in ii to pursue her career with ande min consulting an american firm that is di1-signing ind installing on line Uii neuters far trading options and futures it the Frankfurt stuck l Athanie. Her wort. To a Are lung but she find nine Lor around in training hours blur ing the week plos a game us a Oiher of Airai Ticeson weekends it s More than n Leisure it Ivity l or vey is one of my goalies in a a i tonal women s. I Cam Pawl of Ufi players. Whore on Call in june those designated pm Ajces will be brought to j training Camp for further in yours. Oils will by made and the resuming players will probably go on an International Lour some Hufe according to Are required to keep fit through out the jul he Iradj to be tailed up she said Ami there is an Ullin Ille int of Misc the first women s world Tup is planned for Wol Luj Rev Suid. I d like to be there in injured Horner says he s through with baseball Miami Al s Bah Horner announced his re firemen thursday be cause his kit shoulder operated of Usi be in. Has not healed sufficiently. Hornet. 31, who was trying to mate the Hal timbre Onti ies As a non roster free agent said during j ties conference at Knob Madura Nurmi stadium that he was retiring because the shoulder kept him from performing at my Cap Abili the right handed hitter slugged 218 Home runs to 10 major league season that were almost continually interrupted by injuries Fie had hit More Home runs b age 29 than two of the 14 hitters who Hove hit 500 or More Home runs mde Schmidt and cd Williams. For his career Horner had 685 this so a .277 batting average in 1.020 games Horner. Who spent the Breslof his play ing Days with the Atlanta braves had Only one exhibition Al bal with he Ori Oles. He reached on an error and was credited with an rib he played one b game and went 0 for 3 with an kit. Stepping Down from professional baseball is the toughest thing for a base Ball Plaver to do Horner said. You always think you can still do it 1 still just had to Tome Down Here and find i us. You can t sit at Hom in a chair and ,thi5 kind Horner said the shoulder which he originally injured in j College exhibition in Japan in 1978. Was still or stand painful he was operated on us & b or. Fra ii pc inc and received jobs s per Mission to try out for the orioles. There was a lot of damage in the shoulder and you never gel any Guaran tees with Ului kind of Ihung Harner wid Labi year. Horner hit .25,7 with three Home runs and 33 rules Wuh the St. Louis cardinals Afier play my a Jear in Japan
