European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 the stars and stripes sports thursday july 13, 1994 a amps sue Harper coach Leon Johnson asks his son James to keep his head up after an Outfield error. In the background coach Georgia Johnson gives players the batting order. Stuttgart la meet hosts czechs by sue Harper staff writer Stuttgart Germany a score books were not officially kept umpires coached and coaches officiated at Stuttgart a Little league Friendship tournament. It was to be fun with a higher purpose. A general Boyd said the first step toward countries working together is for children to play together a a tournament organizer Margie Lindeman said paraphrasing european command Deputy commander in chief Gen. Charles g. Boyd As setting the tone for the tournament. The premise for the tournament was simple invite former East bloc czech re pulic and area local Little league softball and baseball teams to visit and play Ball. The. Scores in saturdays final games were kept by each teams coach or the coach s spouse. Neither needed to watch the game too closely to know that the americans were losing. Trunov of the czech Republic Defeated the Augsburg Little league team 123.  were supposed to last Only 20 minutes or so but both teams agreed to play an extra inning to give Reserve players More time on the Field. Baseball has steadily grown in the czech Republic since it first appeared there four years ago. The czechs know How to win a game but they Are not fluent celebratory. When the senior Trunov baseball team won its part of the tournament the members did a slow motion version of Whit american teams do when they win. The seniors poured ice and water on each other and the coaches like they were cheerfully watering plants. To hear Little league organizer Tom Behrle Teh it czech kids have the same relationship with baseball that1 american kids had with the game in the 1940�?Ts and �?T50�?Ts. Czech children and youths play better Ball than some americans because a they Are More disciplined and done to have a lot of the distractions like video games and movies that our kids have a Behrle said. After the Brief restrained Celebration the senior Champion Trunov players started throwing the Ball around like they were warming up for another game. The Odd thing was they had just finished the final game of the tournament a they love this game a Behrle said. A they can to get enough of  when they Are not playing the game they Are looking for baseball Caps or at baseball cards. Little league player Marketa tuck vans sponsor Parent drove her to Augsburg to look for a new York baseball Cap. Turkova and friends could not get enough baseball cards. Besides baseball accessories the czechs experienced pancakes Popcorn and birthdays. Kateura baud Ysona , fierce looking softball Pitcher for Brytne v pod Bro Monosti who Calls herself a Jane a encountered her first birthday cake thanks to sponsors Gwen Michal and Chico Rob Fez. A she cried. I done to think she had Ever had one before a Michal said. When she caught on to the trick candies she laughed Roblez said. Even with the phrases in a handout each of the sponsors received they still resorted to the language of a up and go a term attributed to Bill Lindeman by his wife Margie. Margie who organized the housing for the visiting czechs said a up and go stands for a Point and Grunt a a amps sue Harper eight year old James Johnson of Augsburg gets his Chance to pitch in a just for fun inning after the Friendship tournament championship game saturday. A. A a a. A. A amps sue Harper shortstop Marketa Turkova of czech Republic team awaits Ball at second in final game. ,. A amps sue Harper Little league plate Umpire Eddie Jones takes time out to give Augsburg Catcher Steven Maclean 11, a few tips. A amps sue Harper Leon Johnson left congratulates teammate Joey England on one of the three runs Augsburg scored saturday