European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 3 with coach chief Petty officer Jack Purcell checking their six members of the Tugo War team Strain to hold a Cemen filled drum in place during a practice american Fugo War Feam has a lot of pull Story and photos by jus Schuettler staff writer Raf Scotland the com Mand pick up the rope take the Strain steady pull vibrates throw ugh the six clutching a dig their heels into the with their Mouths hissing like pressure valves and synchronized Steps to the they slowly pull a Large Oil drum filled with Cement off the ground through a series of pulleys attached to a when the drum is about three feet into the the men take a holding the heavy Load in this is Lugo War practice by the Navy team Al we do this usually three times a week for said chief Petty officer Jack coach of the it is the most Tea oriented sport i Ever ran All it takes is one Man to falter and the whole team will go with with the enthusiasm shown at a recent practice session on a Lawn near the Edzell housing the 13man 10 from the Navy and three might Well be Able some if need to pull ships members of the Tugo War team during a practice session from front to Petty officer John Doran Petty officer James Blakely Petty officer Colin Daniel Petty officer Jerry Durgin Petty officer William Robbins and Petty officer Michael into our team has been performing at main events in England and with our highlight of the 1985 season coming up 7 at the Braemar Highland which the Queen will Purcell last year at Braemar we pulled against 14 other military teams and finished to a team has to pull the opposing team four meters about 13 feet from the Center two out of three wins take a some matchup last Only 15 Sec Purcell said others might take 10 minutes or besides great Arm and hand a Puller needs a lot of leg Power for the push to the Purcell but the most important key to Success is team tech a special with Metal spikes and an Iron is worn during practice and com which is divided into classes according to the total weight of the we normally pull in the 640kilogram to 680kilogram class about to pounds for an eight Man Purcell special shoes with Metal spikes in the soles and Iron heels arc worn by team at a powerful grip is necessary to clasp 1 rope used in