Soccer Made in St. Louis - By Dave Lange

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Soccer Made in St. Louis covers the history, playing styles, and evolution of the world’s most popu­lar sport in the nation’s original soccer capital, St. Louis. Starting with the first reported game in 1875, the book details the teams, the players, and the organizers who brought home national championships at every level of soccer. Longtime St. Louis soccer writer Dave Lange tells the stories of those who took the game from the sandlots of St. Louis to soccer’s biggest stage, the World Cup.
From Harry Ratican, the first St. Louisan to gain nationwide soccer fame; to the six St. Louisans who led the United States to the biggest upset in World Cup history; to Lori Cha­lupny, who helped the U.S. Women’s National Team to Olympic gold; the book covers the rich heritage of soccer in St. Louis and shows how the sport is woven into the fabric of the city’s makeup

Dave Lange has covered soccer in St. Louis since the1970s, primarily for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Beginning in 1997, he also coached club soc­cer in St. Louis for a dozen years .He holds a USSF D national license and a certificate from the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB).
He and his wife, Janet, and their son, Will, live in the St. Louis area.

Available: August 2011 SSBN: 9781933370668 Price: $35.00
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MR. LANGE, TRYING TO FIND INFO ON I. H. M. [ IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY ] JR CUP NATIONAL CHAMPS FROM 1964 - 1965. TRYING TO FIND OUT THE NAME OF THE FIELDS OR STADIUMS THEY PLAYED AT ON THE ROAD. GAMES PLAYED IN MILWAUKEE, WISC. , SAN FRANCISCO CA. , AND PHILADELPHIA PA.
ANY INFO WOULD BE HELPFUL, BIG WALT 53

PS. MILWAUKEE SCHWABENS, PAL DONS, AND PHILADELPHIA LIGHTHOUSE BOYS CLUB.