European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 26. 1991 the stars and stripes Page 25 awaits hew by Melvin Durslag / the los Angeles times a. You must understand that beneath this Tough talk this callous facade lies a Black heart. G a a which is Why we fail to work up enthusiasm of note Over the new world league of american football known on the stage As Olaf bracing for its smash International opening next month. What lies ahead is pain. These misdirected individuals actually feel a place exists for an expansion league featuring Spring football. V How much suffering must be endured before promoters realize there is no place in society for Spring football and especially Spring football that features minor leagues bucking major leagues in baseball basketball and hockey. 1 Quot aha Quot the Olaf responds Quot Why do you think we threw in franchises in Europe Europe does no to know baseball basketball and  the listener replies Quot yes and Europe does no to know football from an order of Hase Pfeffer  Quot we have clubs in Frankfurt Barcelona London and Birmingham Alabama a the Olaf continues. A we have moved into Montreal and we have established posts called new York new Jersey Raleigh Durham Orlando san Antonio and  we answer Quot we will ask those who Light candles to Light one for  Hasni to history taught the sadness visiting those investing in expansion leagues in general begun in 1901, baseball a american league an expansionist of sorts managed to gain a foothold. Fifty nine years later the american football league appeared on the scene and spilling an inordinate amount of blood survived. But the All american conference that preceded it butchery folks. In the end it expired transferring two members san Francisco and Cleveland to the rival nil. A a a /. A Abe Saperstein late founder of the Harlem globetrotters developed the feeling that a spot existed in pro basketball for a league offering what Abe called Quot Normal people a ranging in height from maybe 5 feet to 6 feet 3. A a a a a a a. A a a Quot fans Are tired of looking at freaks a announced Abe who Rose to 5-2. Into the world came abets american basketball league which busted out rejecting the notion that commentary people were tired of freaks. The american basketball association also entered into rest sending four teams to the Aba. Quot. A a. A a a a a. And the world football league it had the distinct lion of flaming out on two occasions inspiring the James Bond episode Quot you Only die  when the world hockey league went Urtha great face off in the sky culminating seven inglorious years it did leave with the a past it discovered Wayne Gretzky Quot a a a a a a Quot. ,. What legacy the United states football league Lett Isnit yet ascertained unless it will be remembered tenderly As the Force doing business while Donald Trump and Ivan a still loved. Remember some of these Olaf owners also invested in soccer a major form of entertainment in America football they Feci is standing on the ledge of an International breakthrough. And they see television desperate fair programming As their pie in the pathetic. Teley Sidn airs a wide variety of trash but Only As Long As someone watches it. Art Rooney late owner of the Pittsburgh Steeles never trusted television. Art used to Saya if to finds that people will watch chinese checkers. It will drop  Well it happens that viewers have stuck with the. Nil but Spring football makes chinese checkers a threat again. V the Olaf argues a your league has a Chance because our salary Structure is sound. We re not throwing away millions on players As the Wal and   _ the Only trouble is the Olaf will be gelling what it pays for. Charity does no to exist in the hearts of sports fans. You offer turkeys on the Field explaining proceeds go for milk to. Orphaned children and you will play before empty houses. In Europe where they done to recognize football names from no names they will let you die for three other reasons the goal posts done to have nets. The players pants Are too Long. And the players can to butt the Ball with their Heads. Normally when Spring football is discussed we done to Parfit a picture this  wraps up inaugural draft Orlando fla. Aptly London monarchs selected corns Erv in first in the defensive Back phase of the draft on sunday the final Day of posit Ion by posit Ion drafting for the new a world league of american football. Also 10 athletes who have never played organized football in the United states were assigned to. The 10 world league teams which was to open training Camps monday in preparation for a March 23 Kickoff. Ervin 24, played Corner Haek at Central Florida and was Cut during preseason by Denver san Francisco and Dallas Anthony Parker 25, a borne Thaek front Arizona state was picked second by the new York new Jersey knights he made the rosters of the Indianapolis Colts and the new York jets. The Birmingham fire picked Anthony Newsom third the 25-year-old played for Stephen f. Aids a tin and the Houston oilers. No. 4 was Quintin Jones 24, to the Montreal machine. Jones played for Pittsburgh and Houston. The Frankfurt Galaxy selecting fifth took Cedric Stallworth 23, of Georgia tech and Green Bay. Rounding out the top 10 were Raleigh Dur Hamas Chris Barber out. Of Dallas and Cincinnati Barcelona s  Greene who played for the new York giants and Tampa Bav it Landon Sirroll Tucker who played Tor Pittsburgh Buffalo and new England san Antonio s Sean Dykes who saw action with san Diego. Denver the new York jets and Dallas and Sacramento a Robert Mcwright who played Lor the jets. Attitude separates Hull fro Mother sports stars by Jim Litke Chicago a Brett Hull did no to know he had the longest consecutive goal a game Streak in the National hockey league this season until he lost  i  care less a the St. Louis blues prolific Winger said sunday night held scoreless for the first time in the last 11 games and still smarting from a 6-2 hammering at the hands of the Chicago Blackhawk. �?o1 played so miserable thu a added with an expression to match a that if there had been an empty net at the end i would have passed it to somebody else i did no to deserve to  say that again i played so miserable. I did no to deserve to  that refreshing assessment was Worth repeating if Only because professional athletes accept blame As often As Hailey so Comet traverses our skies a a Dueh. For those keeping score occurs on the average about once each Century. And because Iligir Worth is measured Accord a Jav most athletes can reel off their statistics More easily than they could the names of family members. Brett Hull it turns out can a usually do both but not for the usual reasons in addition to carrying one of the most storied names in the game last month the 26-year-old son of Bobby a the Golden Jet Hull became Only the fifth player in nil history to notch 50 goals in the first 50 games of the season. Rare Are the times that the offspring of a superstar risks getting lost in the huge Shadow of his Parent and rarer still Are the children who find their Way Back into the Light. It has come at great Cost and consumed nearly 10 years of his life b it Brett Hull did both. A Bobby was raw Power and Speed and that incredible shot a blues general manager Ron Caron said. A this Guy is finesse. He is not As intimidating a player but he is More intelligent. A Bobby would go through people to get what he wanted this Guy Wilt go around them. He knows How to escape a Check How to get in the spot with just enough opening to make the  count a Quot Hull who came to the blues from Calgary with a reputation for laziness responded to the change in scene with 41 goals and 84 Points in the 1988-89 season his first in St Louis then came Back with 72 the following season. In route he won the lady Byng trophy for a gentlemanly play and scored 50 goals in 54 games a the 12th fastest 50 goals in nil history a Only to find himself still chasing his father who accomplished the feat in 52 games in 1966 and had a lady Byng besides. This time around Brett Hull went his father one better and managed his 50 in 49 games. Through. 63 Gan is he has a league leading 68 goals and with less Talent than surrounded a the Golden Jet during most of career in Chicago the younger Hull has without complaint and carried St. Louis to the top of the Norris division. A which is All the More reason Why sunday was so hard to take. Nearly three minutes into the game teammate Dave Lowry fired a near per acct Lead to Hull crossing the Chicago Blue line. After floating to the deft face off Ciicle he Donov nitrated. The a Quick release that  him the most dangerous shooter in hockey hut came up empty. �?o1 just missed it a a Hull said. A i was going High on the Glove Side but i hit him in the  blues Brett Hull Quot  care less about scoring Streak. He then proceeded to hand at the end of the interview Back every other excuse prof someone pointed out to Hull  him. Flaying in Chicago that ins Altitude a raking the where his father is still loss so hard shouldering so worshipped and he is booed much. Of the blame a was Al during introductions  most relishing. Ing to do with  he Wasny to and pro Hal i it Tor the first thrown off by the rough stuff. Time All evening Brett Hull and so on. Smiled