The News Tribune from Tacoma, Washington • 55

of our own for a dome of our own A Major League comes to Tacoma coma joins Los Angeles Phoenix Kansu City Wichita St Louis Memphis Pittsburgh Cleveland Buffalo Baltimore and New York in a six-year old league which hu been remarkable unique? among American profeuional soccer teagua for its stability and A team By EARL LUEBKER News Tribune Associate Editor Tacomana finally will get a chance tonight to ice first hand if there are really such things as Tacoma Stars Los Angela Lasers and a Major Indoor Soccer League Their reality has been hinted at but the general public has not had an opportunity to know for sure That will all change tonight when the Stars Tacoma's first-ever major league sports operation bring John Bat's dream to fruition in the Tacoma Dome Kickoff time against the Lasers is 7:30 pm The game will follow an afternoon of community activity the club plays host to ana junior soccer players and teams from 3 until 6 pm also in the Dome complex Earl Foreman MISL commissioner will be among those on KMVIV 17 vrnRKEll nnUBIOUH Stars compare with the Avalanchi and Lasers in their first year a the field something of an expert and he uid think the Stan are better than either of them Denver we had an averagi age of 22 when we started and wi were all inexperienced players None of had played indooi soccer before Here we have loti of experienced guys Angela wu such a big city It wu tough to get any coverage in the pros because of all the sports the Dodgers the Raiders the Lakers and As for playing agaiut the Lasers his team of last yew Milter uid would like to but LA badly I did play there last yew and I have a lot rtf friends there but once a game starts there are no Etecept that is for the grand-tends and his friends tonlgh will all be Tacomans hand tonight to see what Stars President-General Manager Bat has wrought in bringing indoor soccer to Tacoma and its Dome Of course Foreman already has played a role this is not his first visit to Tacoma Foreman a Washington DC attorney whose past sports ventures included the Philadelphia Eagla football tarn and Baltimore Bullets basketball team was here during the summer helping Bat and the club ownership group make their successful pitch to become the Tacoma Dome's first tenant" And no wonder at 20284 seats the seven-month old stadium be-coma the largest facility The Stars and the MISL won the bidding for the Dome and now Ta who is' no stranger to the procedure This is Milter's third time at the inaugural of a new franchise even though he is only years irid and he will be more than Just a spectator he will be a participant a defender for the Stars Milter Was with the Denver Avalanche when it entered the MISL world for the 1880-81 season and he wu with the Lasers last year Tacoma actually is taking over the Denvtr franchise which wu suspended last season fun to be in on the birth of a new Milter said ee how it taka off see how the community Milter can only hope do all the stars that the community will well But for how the The Stars and the Lasers are the MISL's newest members the Lasers starting Just their second year The Stars got to know the Lasers last week losing to than 4-3 In their final exhibition game in Fresno Calif but it will be for keeps tonight Tacoma wears an authentic major-league label for the first time Among thou in on the birth of the turn will be Gordon Miller THE TACOMA NEWS TRIBONI I i 4 i i 4 I.