The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-22
T0day'S Sports
 Parade
JOHNNY MOORE
BY HENRY McLEMORE United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)

lUn1ted Press SthH COrfeBpOnuent)
 Berlin, Aug. 22 (UP)--The na- tIonal sport of Germany is not Boc- ccr as is generally believed. It's not sport Of all the nazis IS "Stielaugen field handbaIl either, The national nacben."
 Translate that the first time and you get "tO make eyes on a stem" After the Cecond clarincation you have "to make pop eyes by gazing intently." A further boiling down reduces it to plain American rub. ber necking." A final diStillAtion and you learn the national sport Of "Btielaugen machen" IS simply the business Of gazing by the hour at anything, anywhere and at anytime
 Germans young and old love the game, and play 1t constantly. It's impossible to go anywhere in Berlin, by night or day, and not find groups ranging from Q handful to thou sands standing perfectly still and staring 50 hard you could hang hats on their eyes.
 The most popular playing field" for this sport Is the Wilhelm platS, that great paved square which faces the chanccllory where Adolf Hitler makes his residence. There never IS A time when the square isn't packed with nazIs, just standing there, first on one foot and then on the other, gazing blankly if not rapturouBly to. ward the rather unattractIve walls of der fuehrer'B home. The Wilhelm Platz used to have grass and trees but these finally were removed to make way for the "Sticlausen maChens."
 It can't be that the crowd stands and BtareB in hope of seeing Hitler For, in the month I've been here, he made one appearance on the oft-photographed little balcony of his home. And l nm in position to check Up, for my hotel is on the far side of the square from the chancclIory and my room looks di- rectly on the human parking lot.
 Rain doesn't check playing Of the game at all. One day last week, with cold drIzzlc falling, not only was the Wilhelm PlatZ damned for hours but alDo the curbs and Bide- walks Of WilhclmStraBSc from the platz to Inter den Linden, Q dis- stance Of three blocks.
 The British embassy is another fayorite playing field" have yet to pass the big two.story building without finding hundreds of Ger mans parked on the sidewalk across the street staring, staring, staring. What they sec will ever remain a mystery.
 The sidewalk in front Of the Adlon hotel is another spot that en- joys a tremendous vogue. Getting in the hotel at any hour Of the day is A task worthy of veteran New York subway Commuter. The first time I visited the Adlon, I saw a tremendous crowd gathered in front. Naturally, figured nothing short Of a king or queen was about to enter or depart. So I fell in line and craned my neck for a sight Of the celebrity. Finally after an hour or waiting, who would come out but Avery Brundage, president Of the American Olympic committee.
 Now MT. Brundage is a fair to middling celebrity, but I crossed on the boat to Germany with him and found 1t impossible to join in a cheer that went up. The Germans were satisfied, however. A lot less than MT. Brundage will keep them gaping for hours.
 have seen trafiic tied up on Unter den Linden by nothing more heart stepping than telephone lineman skinning Up a flagpole to adjust a swastika and a cab-driver draping 6 feedbag on the nose of his hungry nag.
 It's an inexpensive game, and re- uuires little or no skill, which may account for its appeal. All you need in the way of equipment to play "stielaugen machen" is a pair of willing, flat feet, eyes that do not easily spot and a nec3 which is not subject to cricks. And plenty of spare time.
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