POKONO "SOCCER PROS"

In the late 40's or early 50's (for a couple of years) the kitchen help consisted of many members of the semi-pro "Greek Americans" soccer team. They were in a league that held a lot of games in Astoria and on a field in Jamaica, Queens.

When the kitchen help finished their duties, they would practice on the field by the tents, putting on a real show for us kids, bouncing balls on their heads, dribbling balls off their knees and heads, etc. Great fun.

For years afterward I used to look up their league standing, which was posted in the now defunct Long Island Press.