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i 70 THE BOSTON GLOBE SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1993 New stars may be shining here's only one Pele 57: 1 i 1 v. -r15s 2 that day after being mobbed by fans, who were celebrating his (disallowed) goal But for Pele it was just another day in the life of the world's most popular and accessible athlete. "I remember playing here, but I was playing three games a week," Pele recalled yesterday. "I remember I scored a goal, and I remember the fans, they took my shorts. "But I never had problems with the crowd.

I played all over the world, places where there were political problems, and I never had any problems with the fans. Sometimes they ran onto the field and asked for my shoes, my shirt, but it was no problem." Pele long ago surrendered his right to privacy. He maintains a residence in Rio de Janeiro, but he travels the world for all but a few weeks a year, promoting various causes. He was in the Boston area representing World Cup sponsor MasterCard, while his representative, Julio Maz-zei, was in South Africa planning another venture. During his public appearances, Pele often seems to be carried along by the enthusiasm of the crowd and the momentum of its numbers.

Since most of his great athletic performances occurred in the 1950s and '60s, he is hardly a creation of the electronic media. But he has been only memories. In four years with the Cosmos, we averaged 35,000 fans a game, more than Santos and AC Milan. "In the US, we need TV support In the days of the NASL, we went from 12 to 24 franchises too quickly. And we should give more opportuni- ties to American players.

"People will support it if there are American players. When I travel i I see the enthusiasm for the game and I know it is there." Along with the glory they brought Brazil, the national teams of Pele, Garrincha and Didi also set nearly impossible standards three World Cup championships from 1958 to '70. Brazil has lost only three times in the World Cup since, but hasn't been in the championship match. The Confederacao Brasileira de'? Futebol has attempted to recapture that success by hiring Carlos Al-; berto Parreira and Mario Zagalo, who managed the team in 1970. I "I don't think God will give it to me, but I would like to see the US and Brazil in the final," he said.

"I think it will be between Brazil, Ger- many or Italy for the finals. It has been almost 25 years for Brazil and it would be good for the people if j' they were in the finals. They don't have to win, just make it to the fi- 5 nal." By Frank Dell'Apa GLOBE STAFF When mobs of youngsters surround him in Cameroun, China or Cambridge, he cannot help but wonder about them. "I see they are kids 5 and 6 years old," he said yesterday during an ap- -pearance before hundreds at a Cambridge shopping mall. "And I know they never saw Pele play.

It is hard to say why, or understand why." But Edson Arantes do Nasci-mento often finds himself besieged by hundreds of people, few of whom saw him play during his career with the Brazilian pro club Santos, the Brazilian national team or the North American Soccer League's New York Cosmos. Some might have seen him the first time he played in Boston, when he scored once as Santos defeated the Beacons, 7-1, at Fenway Park on July 8, 1968. Some might have seen him the last time he played in Boston, when the Cosmos lost to the Eu-sebio-led Minutemen, 2-1, at Boston University June 10, 1975. After that game, the Globe headline read "Frenzied fans rough up Pele" and the story described "a chaotic and nearly tragic nightmare that would never have happened anywhere the game of soccer is taken seriously." Pele left the field on a stretcher AP RLE PHOTO Pele, who was in Boston yesterday promoting the World Cup, still draws big crowds of soccer fans young and old. able to transcend eras and maintain his popularity, from his World Cup debut at age 17 in Sweden in 1958 until now.

Following that World Cup, Pele recalled, Fiat magnate Gianni Agnelli offered him $2.5 million to join the Italian pro team Juventus. This was an outrageous sum for any athlete in the '50s, or even the '60s, but the offer was raised to $4 million by AS Roma following the 1962 World Cup. Pele also has been able to transcend sports. He has long been treated en the level of a head of state. Stories that to others seem apocryphal such as the time there was a cease-fire in the Biafra war for his appearance in 1968 are, to Pele, just another occurrence.

"It is a very big responsibility," he said. "People forget about the man, Edson. They forget that you are human. I have problems, too. I respect people, but they should know that even if you have a big name we are all going to be dead someday." Pele also is promoting the professional soccer league in Japan, the League, which has had a successful beginning this year with a strong Brazilian influence.

"They are doing things right in Japan," he said. "We need to do the same thing here. We have memories of the Cosmos, but if we were intelligent we don't have Sports Log I 1 Rarick seizes LPGA lead She breaks 10-player logjam with 67 and holds one-shot advantage I 1 1ff -uvt to 1 i SV 1 if ff 1 1 jnsgj i i ml ji i Li A Former Celtic Stojko Vrankovlc covers his face in anguish during the funeral of fellow Croatian national team player Drazen Petrovic, the New Jersey Nets star who died in a car crash in Germany Monday. BASEBALL Daly. All missed.

Kite, at his best under more difficult conditions, was delighted. "This is a wonderful, wonderful golf course," he said of thehilly layout, only 6,779 yards in length. "I can't say enough about it. I wisnwe played golf courses like this every week all year long." Vijay Singh of Fyi, who has played in the United States for the last two months, was a shot back after a 68. He was followed at 141 by Fred Couples, Lee Janzen, Loren Roberts and Brandel Chamblee.

Roberts and Couples shot 69, Janzen 72 and Chamblee 74. Conditions suit seniors Kermit Zarley, George Archer and Dave Stockton shot 5-under-par 65s yesterday to share a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the Southwestern Bell Classic in Belton, Mo. Defending champion Gibby Gilbert was one shot behind. Light breezes and perfect conditions led to 21 sub-par rounds on the Loch Lloyd course. Ben Smith and Walt Zembriski shot 67.

Six golfers at 68 include Charlie Sifford, Tommy Aycock and Rocky Thompson. Nine more players are at 69, including Gary Player and hometown favorite Jim Colbert, the 1991 winner. Among 12 players bunched at 70 are Billy Casper, Miller Barber, Charles Coody and Bob Charles, the Tour's leading money winner. Gillner fires record 64 Anders Gillner tied the course record with an 8-under-par 64 yesterday and took a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Honda Open in Hamburg with a 134 total. John McHenry, who shot a 66, and Johan Rystroem, who had a 67, were tied for second.

California (AL): Placed Joe Grahe and John Orton on the 15-day disabled list; called up Jerry Nielsen and Larry Gonzales from Vancouver (PCD. Florida (NL): Recalled OF Junior Felix from Edmonton (PCL)j sent OF Monty Fariss to Edmonton. Minnesota (AL): Placed 1B-OF Gene Larkin on the 15-day disabled list; called up 1B-C Mike Maksudian from Portland (PCL). New York (AL): Placed INF Mike Gallego on the disabled list; called up INF Dave Silves-tri from Columbus (IL). New York (NU: Traded SS Tony Fernandez to Toronto (AL) for OF Darrin Jackson; waived Paul Gibson; called up Dave Telgheder from Norfolk (IL).

Texas (AL): Signed Ps Mark Ocasio and Robert Kell, OFs Brian Thomas and Marty Weston and 2B Lonnie Goldberg. ASSOCIATED PRESS Cindy Rarick shot a 4-under-par 67 yesterday to emerge from a pack atop the leaderboard and take a one- uu" halfway point of rOUndlip the LPGA Champ- ionship in Bethes- da, Md. Rarick, who started the day in a 10-way tie for the lead, had five birdies to move to 7-under after two rounds. She has never finished better than fourth in a major tournament during a nine-year career. Patty Sheehan, Cathy Johnson-Forbes and Jenny Lidback are one shot back at 136.

Jan Stephenson and defending champion Betsy King are among five players at 138. Although no one bettered her 68 "in the opening round, Rarick was virtually lost in a logjam of big names that included Sheehan, Nancy Lopez and the year's leading money winner, Trish Johnson. Lopez and Johnson shot 73s to fall well off the pace. Amy Alcott and Pat Bradley missed the cut of 145 by two strokes. Rarick rebounded from a bogey on No.

11 with a birdie on the par-5 12th hole, barely missing an eagle when her 22-foot putt rolled three inches short. She also flirted with an eagle on No. 1, leaving her approach just 1 foot from the cup. Rarick missed a chance to take the lead Thursday when she bo-geyed her final hole, but this time she concluded her round by dropping in a 3-foot birdie putt on No. 9.

Sheehan's first-round 68 included sue birdies and three bogeys. The Hall of Famer got the same score yesterday, with four birdies and just one bogey. Three-way tie at Buick Tom Kite, who will defend his Trotter 545 The Ultimate Treadmill 10 Pre-set Programs 1 0 Custom Programs New Trotter Dot Matrix Display Precision Fitness Equipment carries a full line of Trotter Treadmills, Multi-gyms, Cross Country Skiers, Stair Climbers, Weights and Benches, Rowing Machines and Cycles. Cambridge 2378 MaHDHchusetU Ave. B17-HH8-1071 Natick 217 West Central St.

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Kauffman is 76 and suffering from bone cancer. Also named were Gene A. Budig, chancellor of the University of Kansas; David Glass, president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores Mike Herman, financial adviser to Kauffman and the administrator of his charitable interests; and Louis W. Smith, president of the Kansas City division of Allied Signal Inc. Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Dave Hollins will need surgery for a broken bone in his right hand and will miss 4-6 weeks The New York Yankees placed infielder Mike Gallego on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring Armondo Rios tied the game with a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth, then scored the winner on Todd Walker's infield smash as Louisiana State beat Long Beach State, 6-5, to earn a berth in the College World Series championship game today against Wichita State in Omaha.

NFL: Browns ink Metcalf to three-year pact Cleveland Browns running back Eric Metcalf signed a three-year contract extension through 1996 for about $1.7 million a year. The Plain Dealer reported that Metcalf, in the final year of a two-year deal paying him an average of $725,000 a year, signed the deal i Thursday and will also receive a signing bonus near $500,000 Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre said he will become a restricted free agent prior to the 1994 season if he and the team do not reach a contract agreement by this season's final preseason game, to be played Aug. 27 Former player Lewis Billups plead- ed guilty to making threats against Washington Bullets basketball player Rex Chapman, whose sister Billups had been dating Wide receiver Ron Morris, who failed the Chicago Bears' physical, was waived. Morris had been sidelined with a knee injury and played only four games last season. Miscellany: Jets acquire veteran Ysebaert The Detroit Red Wings traded right wing Paul Ysebaert to the I Winnipeg Jets for University of Michigan defenseman Aaron Ward, the Jets' fourth-round pick in the 1993 entry draft, and future con- siderations.

The Jets also acquired goalie Stephane Beauregard from Philadelphia for fourth- and fifth-round draft picks Provi- dence Bruins left wing and leading scorer Tim Sweeney was named an American Hockey League second-team all-star. Providence's Jo- zcf Stumpel was runner-up in rookie of the year balloting to Bing- hamton Rangers goalie Corey Hirsch Sacramento Kings general manager Jerry Reynolds denied reports that he's ready to trade Wayman Tisdale for Dennis Rodman, while Detroit Pistons presi- dent Tom Wilson said a deal was possible if not quite imminent Detroit's two daily newspapers, WDIV-TV and radio station WWJ reported the deal would send Rodman and the second of the Pistons' two first-round draft choices (11th overall) to fjucramento for TLy dale and the Kings first-round pick (seventh overall) in the June 30 draft BASKETBALL National Basketball Association: Fined New York $25,000 for failing to make players available to the media prior to Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. FOOTBALL Chicago (NFC): Waived WR Ron Morris. Cleveland (AFC): Signed RB Eric Metcalf. Green Bay (NFC): Signed OT Earl Dotson.

HOCKEY Detroit (NHL): Traded RW Paul Ysebaert to Winnipeg (NHL) for Aaron Ward, a fourth-round pick in the 1993 draft and future considerations. Philadelphia (NHL): Traded Stephane Beauregard to Winnipeg (NHL) for a 1993 fourth-round draft pick and a 1994 fifth-round draft pick. Baseballamateur: Cape Cod League: Orleans vs. Wareham at Wareham High School, 2 p.m.; Chatham vs. Cotuit at Lowell Park, Cotuit, 4 p.m.; Hyannis vs.

Brewster at Cape Cod Tech, Brewster, 4 p.m.; Yarmouth-Oennis vs. Falmouth at Fuller Field, Falmouth, 5:30 p.m.; Bourne vs. Harwich at Whitehouse Field, Harwich, 7 p.m. Baseballpro: Baltimore vs. Red Sox at Fenway Park, 1 p.m.;- International League: Norfolk vs.

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