European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. July 7,1990 the stars and stripes Pago 21commentary Cher s is soccer with this let Job on the world s the subj1 Promise no Hati favorite sport. Not americans favorite. Simply the planets confirmed by the 20 billion people who will have watched the world cup on to when it ends sunday. American to rating Tor the world cup have been something Ike 2 percent. That was when the . Learn played. Without the . Team in were done task. A a a with that dichotomy its fun Chr american writers to Zap soccer. To Call if Oring. Overrated. Out of touch. Can to compare with american football or basketball v the Washington posts Steve twon wrote a humorous piece spanking soc cd that we ran last week. One of his remarks soccer fans riot to stay  our own Dave Walczak shredded soccer for All its inertia during the 1986 world cup. His column caused such an u Roar we ran two pages Worth of whack Walczak letters. In 1982,1 tried the same pan soccer approach with horrible Luck. While my column went to press Germany Ana Bucky Fox France were in the thick of one of the finest sports events five Ever seen. The germans fought Back from 3-1 in overtime and won in a shootout in the world cup semifinals. So much for sticking  safer to Praise european fans fanatic Over soccer. Last sunday at halftime of the Germany Czechoslovakia quarterfinal i meandered Down to my Tennis club to watch the game in the to room. Mind you. This club has 21 courts and its usually packed on sunday. But no one was playing on this Day. It was a ghost club. Soccer fever. We might not catch it in the states but we sure feel it in Europe. Wherever you re stationed a Germany England Scotland Italy Spain Holland Belgium a you be seen the world cup run Neth Over this summer. Some of us have actually caught on to soccer s hysteria. The passing. The flow. The saves. The Flag waving. Talking with locals about their favorite team. Even if you re not crazy about the sport you done to exactly Tell a Brit or dutch at the bar what a Crock soccer is. You know Host nation sensitivity and All that. And All you a get is the Standard counterattack that you done to understand the game. Now i have All sorts of answers to that including that i played soccer in High school however Fleet ugly. But rather than get on my Soapbox about soggy soccer which i actually did at speaker s Comer in London i asked the  soccer people. Players and coaches of the Hanau hornets who waxed Darmstadt 8-1 in saturdays v corps title game. The Hanau coach is Pete bom. You could say he was bom for soccer. He is a native of Erle see near Hanau and went to school with Bob Gansler coach of the . Team before both emigrated tin the states. Bom 49, served 20 years if the army before retiring As a ser Gekht first class and has coached Handu to nine straight v pions figs. _ a a in mind that is plummeted _. Fame in 1954j this year if asked bowl could do for a boost. I defensive Bonf Tsmith a spark. A Kwh Enyou a a games in the last five minutes i can agree its not very attractive a he said. Bombs proposal ditch the offside Rule. Basically the offside Nile assures that the goalie and one Ott a defender Are Between an offensive planter and the goal when a pass is kicked. Its fils Many keep scoring goals per Leeds 0-0, 1-0 a scoring Opportunity. V. Bom says kill the Rule. As fwd r la the argument that this would allow p to Camp out at the goal Mouth a a answered a then you 11 have to put fenders on  the world cup bogs Down in the first round because of ties. Holland scored. Ireland tied it. Both teams spent much of the night kicking the Ball Back to their goalies. That a because the tic vaulted both into the second round. Presumably everyone woke up by then. Solution double tire teams in the world cup and Mae it a knockout first round. Win be go Home. That would ignite team fast. Not to mention . Fans interest. 1 presented 4nat idea to Hanau a Gary . He a a midfielder who scored three seals in the v corps final. Fil Tzanidis 23, Learned soccer As an 8-ear-Otd in los Angeles and loves it. Quot a e Way Iris. A a it a Gill entertaining. I learn moves every thine 1 watch a he said. As for to Oraey a Post column a i say he a v a Trever played the game in his life. I love Tho game. I can play baseball and basketball but i love soccer. Because i  Kevi Ervin a Hanau defender is another ugly Romian who has a love affair with Decer. He says the world cup is great in the format. As for Twomey a soccer swipe mrvin said Quot that Guy can sit on his coup i drink his Beer and watch his based Tel. Soccer is never Boring. Its a Quick of pert. It takes a lot of technique. And if has a lot of set  even in the up and Ireland i i game Ervin said a Jtb excitement was still  Fca a Zilig play soccer Ever since leaving the foot Balf basketball baseball Haven of Rockville n.y., for the soccer heaven of Orlando Fla he even played with a couple of . National team players. But watch soccer a i fall asleep watching games on to a said Lascell. A i would much rather watch the 49ers put 55 Points on the Board. Soccer is Boring to watch. That a Why i can to drag my wife out  then again the Germany Holland and England Cameroon games were hardly sick Yeroos. Which Are a couple of reasons Why most of the world including a Bunch of americans Over Here will be watching Germany Argen a o fellow Hanau deft Fider Thom Tina in sundays final As Lascell is More flexible loves to Maui or a strip a a. A. Drag racing trying to help paralysed Gwynn a a a a i i j _ f a in kit Mui in a  in not drag racing a this weekends big Cannonball funny car drag racing meet at Santa pod raceway in England will also serve to give a boost to fund raising for the Darrell Gwynn Appeal. Top fuel Driver Gwynn lost part Ofine  and was paralysed from the Chest Down after a 200-Mph crash at the Bedfordshire track easter sunday. Gwynn 28, is recovering in it Miami Hospital where surgeons Are trying to re fit store the use of his limbs Gwynn who in the previous four years was one of the winning est racers in National hot Rod association history was not insured for the Accident which happened during an unsanctioned race. . Service members can attend the races free. Pit,.passes Cost an extra $9. All others adults pay $21.60 saturday and $27 sunday for entry and to get into the pits. Children 14 and under get m for half Price. The track is at Podington Airfield i local Roundup Rushden near Bedford. Racing starts at 10 . Both Days. Donations can be sent to the Darrell Gwynn Appeal fund . Box 196, Bromley Kent . Running a entry applications Are being accepted until sunday for the Luton International Marathon set for july 22 in Luton England. Wheelchair Blind and handicapped runners May also enter. A 10-Kilometer fun run is also scheduled. A races will Start at 10 . At the Luton regional sports Center in Stopsley Luton registration will begin july 21, and by 22 ath it. Poi. For runners with no club affiliation. The fee for the 10-k run is 4 pounds. Marathon runners must be 18 years and older while runners entering the 10-k run must be 17 years and older. \ about 1,000 runners have already registered for the Marathon with some run ners coming from As far away As Hong Kong and Canada according to Loma Cullen race Secretary. About 200 people we Ivy a a a o continue at 8 30 . July 22. Entry fee for the Marathon is 6 pounds for club runners and 6 pounds 50 Pence have signed up for the in a race. The race is being organized by Richard Bird who holds the world record for the most marathons run in a 12-month period. He ran 71 marathons Between april 1988 and april 1989. For More information interested ath letes can Call 0582 505752. General a five Usa eur soldiers Are wearing uniforms of a different color Friday through july 15 As they partake in olympic festivals in Minneapolis and Alexandria a. In boxing Bradley Martinez a 106-Pounder from Nimberg and Randal Crippen a 201-Pounder out of Wurzburg provide a one two punch. Baumhof Der a Bart Meese takes his place on the Greco roman wrestling team while Wurzburg a Jada Monroe lakes to the mat in Tae Kwon do. Of Stuttgart a Julia turning will compete in the 200-meter sprint and run a leg in the ij600-meter relay. More than 3,000 athletes Are expected to compete in the olympic style Competition which features 37 different sports. Softball a Twenty eight unit level slots Are Ope for the Safe Security police Headquarters double elimination european intramural championship aug. 11-12 at Ramstein. Entry fee for the tournament open to any Europe based unit is $150 and two flight restricted softballs. Fees and rosters must be received before the coaches meeting aug. 8. To Register Call Dan Oakley at its 480-6711 or 7268, or write the tournament director at Box 6538, Apo 09012