European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 12,1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 outdoor adventures there s More to Hunting than guns its interesting to note that Hunting often requires use of some unusual material. Hunters sometimes find their favorite pastime involves More than guns cleaning solvent and old clothes. How about Popsicle Sticks Wood glue clo Rox and Hydrogen peroxide do Hunters need such things Well maybe if they get involved in preparing trophies for display on that special Wall for Hunt ing memories. I be had a lot of help and advice in trophy Prepa ration and i always enjoy sharing ideas and methods with fellow Hunters. I Learned of a special bleaching solution a few years ago from a German Friend. It s Good for bleaching the Skull parts of Deer and Cha Mois Antlers. The ingredients Are Chalk powder and Hydrogen peroxide. Here s How you do it. After boiling the Skull and scraping off All the fat and flesh put a cup of the powder in a Glass bowl or Jar. Slowly stir in the Hydrogen peroxide until you have a thick gooey solution about the consistency of shaving Cream. Then using a Popsicle stick spread a thick layer of the concoction Over All of the Skull parts including the inside cavity. Let it set for a Day on newspaper or other disposable material. This is a potent solution that will bleach just about everything it touches including your skin. Be sure to avoid Contact with the trophy Antlers table tops or your hands. If there s any left Over do not cover or Seal it in a Container. Leave it open and exposed to the air because it could explode if sealed. Allow the excess to dry and then Wash it away with cold water. After a Day Wash the the trophy Skull thoroughly with cold water removing the solution and allow to dry. This leaves the Bone White smooth and ready for mounting. The Hydrogen peroxide should be stronger than that used for Normal household requirements. I recommend obtaining both the Chalk powder and per oxide from a european store. Most drug stores in Germany carry both or you can try a pharmacy. If the store does t Stock the products it probably will order them for you. German Hunting stores have some bleaching products. I m sure they work but they Cost More than powder and peroxide. I be used this technique for several years but there Are other Good methods. Another procedure involves boiling the Skull in Clorox and water. This bleaches the Bones but tends to leave the surface somewhat rough and Chalky. I be tried this method but i Don t use it anymore. Some Hunters have Good Luck using cheese cloth and Clorox. The cloth is soaked in Clorox and wrap Ped around the Bone. After a few hours the Skull is Well bleached. I be never tried this but it should work. One of the oldest methods is to Lay the Skull in the grass and let the Sun do the bleaching. The old timers consider this the most natural Way. I think they re right but it takes considerable time and the bleaching May be uneven. Some areas under the ant lers will not always get enough sunlight. Sometimes the Bones near the nose May break off regardless of the bleaching method used. That s where penal comes in. This is a special Wood glue available i German hardware stores. Apply it to the break and put a g9od portion throughout the under Side of the Bone in the nose cavity. It works great and the glue matches the color of the Bone. The association of american Rod and gun clubs in Europe will hold its annual German Hunt ing style div match saturday and sunday at the Kaiserslautern Rod and gun club Range in Vogel Weh. Trophies will be Given for Best High Rifle shot gun pistol and Overall shooter. Class prizes also will be awarded. Shooting starts at 9 . Both Days. Call Calvin Naegelin at ets 489-6325 or 6166 for further info mation. The Hunting committee of the Wei Brincken Rod and gun club will begin a Hunt ing course aug. 25 at 6 30 . For members of the . Forces. The course will be held at the Rod and gun club on Kreuzberg Cavern three nights a week through sept. 22. Successful completion of such a course is required for Hunters who wish to qualify for a German Hunting License. Additional information can be obtained by calling Jake Chamberlain at civil Ian 06841-60936 after 6 . Or David Van Attia at ets 494-7368. The stars and stripes 3 Usa eur men on All  softball team compiled by Walt Morrissette staff writer softball three Usa eur men have been selected for the All  softball team that will compete in the armed forces championships at san Diego aug. 14-19. The men selected for All  Are John Salter of Grafe Wohr Michael Peterson of Hanau and David Ellis of Hanau. Fourteen Usa eur women Are com Peting for slots on the women s All  team. The women s armed forces tourney will be at Memphis tenn., aug. 20-25. The next step for those picked from the armed forces championships would be the National Amateur tournaments sept. 2-5 at Savannah ga., for men and Duluth Minn for women. The women selected from Usa eur include Carolyn Ford of Hanau Jacqueline Lloyd of Vicenza Sheila Grainger of barn Berg Barbara Boudreau of Lan Stuhl mar Ion Greene and Jacqueline Ross of Kaiserslautern Karen Kelly Lisa Tomlin and Carol Frank of Stuttgart Lisa Weidenbush of Frankfurt Rose Ford of Heidelberg Veronica Hudson of Mannheim Johnn Bumbarger of Bobingen and Blondell Stewart of Grafe Wohr. Setae will stage its labor Day invitational softball tournament sept. 3-5 at local Roundup Camp Darby. There is an $85 Entrance fee per team and teams for the men s or women s divisions must apply by aug. 22. Billeting is available at the Camp site or in the sports billets. Contact Nora Clouse or . Moore at ets 634-7009 for More information. Basketball the 1988 Safe basketball clinic aug. 16-17 at Ramstein air base features Hank Nichols National basketball officiating coordinator for the Mcaa and Gary Calson former coach at the University of new Mexico. Coaches and officials who want to attend should Call the Ramstein sports office at ets 480 2371. Bicycling the 1988 Usa eur Mountain Bike race will be held sept. 10. At the bad t61z air Field. The 20-Kilometer Competition is open to All . Military department of defense civilian employees and family members. Categories in the Competition Are men s open 18-29 years men s senior 30-39 years men s masters 40 years and overt women s open 18-25 years and women s senior 26 years and Over. Participation is limited to 100 people. Registration will be on a first come first served basis. Participants must provide their own Mountain Bike and protective gear. Hel mets and gloves Are required. Late registration will be Between 1 30 . And 2 30 . The Day of the race. Explanation of rules will be from 2 30 . To 2 45 . And the race begins at 3 . The awards ceremony will be at 5 . For More information or entry forms Contact your local outdoor recreation office or Call Cody Patton at the bad Tolz out door recreation office at ets 441-4792. Golf the american red Cross fund raising tournament is scheduled aug. 27 at the Stuttgart Golf course. It s open to anyone with an established Handicap. Deadline for the $35 entry fee is aug. 25. Call the Golf course at 428-2484 or the red Cross office at 420-6060. Soccer soccer fun for americans in Europe is a sports Camp for boys and girls Ages 10-17 set for aug. 14-20 at the Schoeneck sport school near Karlsruhe. Highlights of the week include a soccer tournament at a German club a soccer demonstration performed by current and former Karlsruhe professionals aug. 18 and a game preceding the Csc Karlsruhe St. Pauli Bunde Sliga game on aug. 19. The Camp costs $265. For More information Call soccer fun at 0721-689354 or 07247-22173. Running the 1988 Giessen Carni Val 10k fun run will Start aug. 20,11 . At Miller Hall gym. The course runs around Swan Lake. Registration is scheduled from 8 30 to 10 30 . And is open to All runners. Trophies will be awarded to first second and third place finishers in six divisions. Entry fee is $7 or 15 Marks. For More information Contact the Miller Hall sports office at ets 343-6497. Triathlon the . Forces euro Pean triathlon will be held aug. 28 at he Metz Klinge Lake in Haberfeld about 30 Kilometres West of Heilbronn. The triathletes will swim one Kilometre ride a Bike for 40 Kilometres and run 10 Kilometres. They will compete in five categories men s open up to 29 years of age men s senior 30-39 men s masters 40 and Over women s open 25 and under and women s senior 26 and Over. Registration Check in is scheduled from 9 . To 11 ., followed by the required briefing for the triathletes at the starting line at 11 . The event will Start at 12 30 .entry forms Are available at Community outdoor recreation and sports offices. They should be mailed before the aug. 28 dead line to Mil brands International Koenigstein Ner Strasse 90, d-6232 bad Soden. For More information Contact Jeff Leedy at ets 379-6191 or 06202-80-6191. Porier Copley tote Register two wins Garmisch West Germany com Mand champions Scott Porier Todd Copley and George Tate recorded two victories apiece at the armed forces recreation Center courts Here thursday to highlight the singles action in the first Day s competitor in the Usa eur ten Nis championship. The 21st support come s Porier the Man to beat according to the pre tournament talk conquered de Reynolds of Vii corps 6-1,6-1 and the 26th support up s Frank Rantas 6-0,6-1 to get off on the right foot for a return to the armed forces tournament in open division action. Actually there in t any Clear Cut a Usa eur Tennis verite in the open division usar eur representative Ken Polk said. There is no defending Champion on hand and we took the champions from each command and placed them appropriately throughout the brackets. However Porier has been getting the most pre tournament  Copley Setas top open entrant took out a pair of Vii corps competitors defeating Robert Fox 6-1, 7-6 in his opening match and Steve Ahring 6-1,2 6, 6-3 and Tate of the 26th support up rolled Over James Bivins of the 21st sup port come 6-0, 6-0 and v corps John salazar6-0,6-1. Command champions who went Down to defeat included Berlin s Kent Nelson 7th at s Craig Peistrup and Vii corps Robert Brown. Nelson dropped a second round ver dict to Vii corps Robert sensening 6-2, 6-0 after eliminating Clint Osborne of v corps 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 Peistrup was Over whelmed 6-0, 6-0 by 21st support come s fifth ranked David Warren 6-0, 6-0 and Brown was ousted from further Competition by v corps Yancy Mont Gomery 7-6, 3-6, 7-5. V corps Champion Sara Anne Keeley and 21st support come Champion mar Jorie Jackson advanced in the women s Competition but not without a Good Deal of trouble. Keeley lost the first game to Vii corps no. 4, Victoria monies 4-6, but bounced Back to take the next two games 6-0, 6-4. Jackson toppled Vii corps car men Ferrell 7-6, 5-7, 6-2. An sports radio baseball Montreal at new York acts 1 30 . Saturday