European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 09, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse A. A a a a. A a a. a a a i. Emmett Lewis or. 5 Lemmett Lewis or. A group of soldiers from Wiesbaden Germany working under the name american a would be Cowboy draws a crowd As he a crush of hungry fans. Profits from the private Enterprise were attempts to ride a mechanical Bull. To be donated to the entrepreneurs unit fund. Tailgate party a pop bands Beer tents cheerleaders and lots of people. More than 54,000 fans attended that preseason game a Large segment of them american service members. World league games draw lots of americans but Galaxy officials Are pleased that the game is drawing an increasing number of locals. Galaxy general manager Oliver Luck a former professional quarterback says that the americans Are always Welcome but. Getting Toje soccer Loving germans to come to an unproven league s regular season game is what he s aiming for. Quot the american service members Are very. Important to us Quot he said. Quot but when or if they move out with All the reduction in Force we want to keep the German fans coming while the tailgate party May seem a bit novel Luck swears by it. Getting German fans to go to the game Calls for using every gimmick available a including the mechanical Bull As part of the Day s country Western theme and the Rock n Roll night for the the next week s game which Drew More than 25,000 fans. About 30 Yards Down the Midway from the rib stands a Young German girl and her shivering Mother stood behind a Small card table that had been stacked with bags of sugared Popcorn and regular salted Popcorn. While her Supply and business sense did not match up Well with such powerhouses As the americans Barbecue Booth she was still tending to a Small number of customers. A her Mother spoke no English and hers was broken yet she managed to sum up her feelings. Quot i am out Here because it is fun to see All of the people Quot said Sylvia Muller a teen Ager from Ludwigshafen. Another 25 Yards Down the Midway two women in their Early 20s had. Their own card table up and were hawking the bilingual Gam time magazines a the official publication of the Olaf a and a program listing rosters teams features and other titbits. It was getting Darker and colder and the women were losing their cheerfulness. Still they said sales had been. Pretty Good and added they were Quot surprised that so Many people Are Here Quot As another shout went up from the crowd around the mechanical Bull. The German Polisei was out in Lull Lorce at the tailgate party yet problems and far Between. Quot no trouble today Quot said a policeman who identified himself Only As Peter. Quot at a German soc c or game like Eintracht Frankfurt yes a Little trouble sometimes. Not so much for american football. The c Road is very Well , Quot this is More like a German festival Quot said Warren Weber of Wiesbaden As he and his c hum Melvin Vickers sat in the grass and munched on what Al Sec a barbecued ribs from Worlund s stand. Even with the weather in the 40s, Weber and Vickers were determined to turn out and watch the game. Quot football is usually going on during the cold time of the year so this weather s Fine Quot Weber said. Quot yeah Quot Vickers interjected Quot it feels like we re Home for a football . In Many ways that statement is the ultimate compliment to Luck the Galaxy and Olaf. It shows the league a and the tailgate parties a Are succeeding in bringing a hit of americ a abroad. The remaining Homo games Lor Tho Throo eur Poun Loams Are Frankfort May 12 is. Birmingham and May 25 is. Scram onto London a May 21 is. Barcelona Barcelona May 11 is. San Antonio and May 19 is no tailgating in London Success in attracting Large crowds. Quot Over the last few years interest in american football has grown tremendously in Britain Quot he said. Quot the British Are More knowledgeable and the increased interest from the British Media has a a he estimated that americans make up Only 10 percent of the Gate. A the violence that has plagued British soccer matches is not evident at Monarch games. Priestnall attributes this to support for the team. Quot at any Given monarchs game the crowd is 100 percent behind our team Quot he said. Quot at soccer games the crowds Are split Between the two sides. You have a potential for the monarchs have also avoided the hostile chants heard at soccer matches. With no rival group to chant something at that aspect of soccer matches has not. Entered the american football games. Priestnall also noted that the american football games have a family atmosphere with everyone turning out for an evening of entertainment. The pregame shows Are geared to this audience featuring a carnival atmosphere with jugglers people on stilts and Quot wild West Quot events. Quot but the main thing is that people Are seeing top Quality highly competitive football Quot Priestnall said. Quot they enjoy coming out to these �����.�?�. A. Is amps l Emmott Lewis or. After the party comes a game London s John Witkowski prepares to pass against Frankfurt in the season opener for both teams. A May .9, 799/ stripes Magazine 7
