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Show I)eccnilcf 30, 1982 Basin NICKEL ADSAewsikint Iigc 15 Section for the scoring, or lack thereof, a 2 soccer result is the same as a 4 football result The hurdles professional soccer has faced in this country include the lack of a tradition, poor financing, As 3-- Speaking Of Sports 21-1- second-rat- e promotions and a lack of patience, on the part of those who would get rich (or richer) indoor soccer save U.S. game? on the game. Will , By MIKE WALDNER CopleyNews Service Indoor soccer is the salvation of the game. At least this is what the promoters would like us to believe. Its the Americanization of the sport, they contend. If such an attitude is not straight from the Ugly American, it is both snob- bish and presumptuous. Soccer, the outdoor variety of the sport, commonly identified as football elsewhere, continues to do just fine as the leading, sport around the world. The fact that it has failed to catch on in the good old U.S. of A. is of little concern in London, Montevideo, Madrid or Johannesburg. Those who feel they must come up with answers, often before they Also, per- formance levels lag behind the rest of the world, which is to be expected given all the other problems. A vote for soccer is not necessarily a vote against the indoor game. Its a nice game to watch. The promoters can put their little game in a slick package if they wish. The basics remain the same. The bail is kicked, and oc- have figured out the questions, have decided soccer has not captured the imagi- nation of the American public because it is too slow and lacks sufficient scoring. Is baseball too slow? It does lack sufficient action to some people. Others say this attitude demonstrates a lack of appreciation for the manner in which a game unfolds, a lack of appreciation for the manner in which the drama builds inning by inning, a lack of - casionally headed, but never thrown (except by the goalie and on throw-in- s, but now were getting too technical). They have told us indoor soccer is closer to hockey than to soccer, which, they emphasize, is why it will appeal to the American fan. This ignores the fact that hockey is inuch bigger in Canada and Europe than it is in the United States. Indoor soccer is much appreciation period. Soccer is similar to baseball in the way the action builds. If the tempo is similar to baseball, the basic game is akin to football The fields are similar. The number players on each side are the same. The sports differ with soccer having more running and football having more AOventures an arena. The real added dimension, however, is the speed of the game, created by free substitution and the ability of players to bounce the ball off the hockey boards. Still, the game is soccer, a game of skill involving the ability to make a round ball do everything but talk without use of your hands. Indoor soccer is not hockey. Yes, there is a penalty box. But thats just a little gimmick. There is no I UNPtRMllE HOMES, ice. The players do not Senator for a day skate, nor do they have The first female U.S. senasticks. Those who must have a tor, a Democrat from Georgia and outspoken suffragist, peg to hang this sport on Nov. served only 24 hours should take a look at water 2, 1921 Rebecca Latimer polo. The ebb and flow of an indoor soccer game is Felton was appointed to fill closer to water polo than a vacancy in one of her states U.S. Senate seats. anything else. You can imagine how Only one day remained in much such news will excite the term. She died in 1930 at age 94. the promoters. 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