European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 18. 1991 the stars and stripes Page 25 a amps by Jim Derheim ahead of the game Heidelberg a Carolyn Kirsch has a Ball during the Lions 1-0 Victory Over Wiesbaden Friday in the big schools girls soccer tournament. The tourney concludes today in Heidelberg. Details on Page 24. The Boz by Robert Lipsyte the new York times new York the Boz roars into the neighbourhood All noise and attitude. As usual. A Punk hunk in a void rage. He is not a Good actor but then he Wasny to such a Good football player either. As a linebacker for the University of Oklahoma and the Seattle sea Hawks Brian Bosworth parlayed an excess of personality earrings dyed Blond hair and a better body through chemistry into National celebrity that led to a Best Selling Book and positioned him to be packed As a a modern anti hero 1 r the kids who overdose on r. Yes. The Boz seems to be the first Quot be hero specifically Man fac re in sports the human Alent of a hot House Gas Quot a beef Tomato. The key c a Cir seemed ingredients in his a auction have been peroxide a a droids. They do work. Jordan takes a Day break by Joe Moose ii the associated press Chicago a Michael Jordan did not show up for practice thursday,�?Tbut1 the Chicago bulls weren to worried. Jordan has been troubled by tendinitis in his left knee. He usually shows up even when he does no to practice but lie stayed away thursday prompting kidding from his teammates and questions from reporters about the reason for his absence. A i done to think he a going to be playing Golf. He knows what his priorities arc right now a said coach Phil Jackson. A a it a not a concern but its better for him to take the Day  Jackson even made fun of the situation. A tendinitis is contagious. Horace Grant got a touch of it last  Jordan sat on the sidelines in one practice last week with ice on his knee. A Little later Grant joined him and had both of his Knees iced. Despite being bothered by the tendinitis Jordan scored 38 Points tuesday night including 25 in the second half and the bulls last 12 Points. He also had a career High 19 a rebounds in leading the bulls to a 100-95, Victory that eliminated the Philadelphia Michael Jordan greets Charles Barkley 76ers from the playoffs 4-1. Then leads Chicago Triumph Jackson said Jordan also might miss fridays practice. Took a 3-2 Lead with a 116-111 Victory at a regardless of How serious it is any Boston wednesday night. The pistons extracurricular activity anything not could end it with a Victory at Home Friday necessary at this time is frivolous a Jack night. In that Case a Detroit Chicago series son said. A a it a not necessary to have him would begin sunday at Chicago stadium out Here practising because conditioning if the celtics won Friday they would Isnit important. It would Only add stress. Play Detroit again sunday with the win Jordan a teammates joked about his nor meeting the bulls in a bust of seven absence. Eastern conference final beginning a there were a lot More shots for cd tuesday night at Chicago stadium Ery body else in practice a said Bill cart most of the bulls Felt that the pistons Wright. Will Clinch it at Home Friday night. A when he a not Here the other Guys a i done to have any preference a said get a Chance to showcase a said Scottie Cartwright. A but after last night i think Pippen. A a it a a lot More fun for the rest it will be Detroit. Boston is not at full of the  strength with Robert Parish and on a serious note Pippen said a we Larry Bird Hurt. All year we be heard had a Tough series and the tendinitis has Detroit is Hurt Detroit is Hurt and they taken its toll on him. His teammates a still wind up winning 50  capt the fact that he a  if the pistons make it it will Mark the a a it a a Good time for Michael and to Fife third straight time Chicago and Detroit rest of us to get healthy a added cart have played in the Eastern conference i Wright. Nals. The pistons won the first two meet Jordan and the bulls can rest while the Ings and went on to win the Aba Cham Boston Detroit series continued. Detroit Pion ship both times. Tackles Hollywood with hot acting the bozos movie is called Stone  Bosworth is undercover cop of Huff homage to the giants am Huff the original hyped Hebacker who infiltrates a Iker gang whose Alliance with tie mafia and attacks on gov rement officials seriously in anger the Republic. Since establishment Law in arcement including the Fri is Hown to be ineffectual the Only Hance is one violent Maverick Aner the Man on the White Larley who knows that teamwork is a waste of time and that a Omen Are Leaky vessels who Low you Down. A Stone cold has excellent production values for its genre which Means that serious Money and Craft were used to peddle his moral crack to its target audience working class teen aged tales. The group i watched the screening with said that the Boz ills people in a satisfyingly real tic manner. As Heywood Hale Broun likes commentary to Point out athletes and actors share one secret that irrevocably separates them from the audience athletes and actors know what really happened on the Field stage while the rest of us Are left with fantasy. Bosworth seems to have been an actor even As an athlete. In College he was already playing the Boz according to his agent Svengali Gary Wichard who says a the plan was always  the transition from life entertainer to film entertainer should be easier for Bosworth than for most especially such gifted athletes As Jim Brown and Joe Namath who never seemed to generate the same passion for make believe that once consumed them on the Field. Bosworth himself pleasant and cute on the talk show circuit is not hard to take. He says that he misses crushing people but that after his shoulders were damaged it simply Hurt too much to Hurt others. There was the possibility of permanent disability doing u on screen was the next Best thing. The boys in the screening room think he made a Wise Choice. A a he a Gonna make it big a Ramon said. A a he a got the  a a he a willing to get Hurt a Jose said a you know what i mean  a a a that a right a Ramon said. A you got these stars blow everybody away they never get messed up that a not  Ramon and Jose and half a dozen friends from the Bronx were invited by Columbia pictures to see the movie. They were aware that the Boz had been a football player which gave him credentials As someone who had stood up and traded blows. They did no to know where he had played or that he had been suspended for failing a drug test. Traces of steroids or Brian Bosworth were found. What they perceived was that the Boz was an outlaw someone on the Edge out there battling All the forces that keep a poor Young Man Down