European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday july 25, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 9 Over Here by Dave Diehl . Bureau Raf Upwood England a it takes More than lost sleep to play 100 hours of snooker. It requires sole. That a the worn from two Raf Alcon Bury computer specialists who wrapped up a snooker Marathon last week to raise Money for a British Hospital. Quot we did no to realize that the Tough part is not staying awake but walking around this table Quot senior airman Mike Rinck said. ,�22, and airman 1st class Bob Huffman 20, both assigned to the 2166th comm so started sinking balls at Raf Upwood last tuesday with an Eye to playing the Complex British billiards game for 100 hours with Only five minute hourly Breaks until Friday night. The pair thought they were on the Way to setting a world record at a Small Community Center on the Small Cambridgeshire base some six Miles North of Alconbury. Last week a staff member at the guinness Book of world records wrongly told Rinck that no record for the sport existed. They found out thursday that  end up far Short of the 366-hour record published in this years Book. That Wasny to enough to Stop Huffman and Rinck who on their first Day amassed 900 of the 1,000 British pounds they a set out to collect. A we just wanted to do it for fun but we figured wed do it for Charity too Quot Rinck said. The Money will go toward children a life support equipment at pinching Brooke Hospital in nearby Cambridge where Rincke a wife gave birth to their two children. The pair started planning the event on a whim a few weeks ago. Quot Bob and i were playing darts one night Over a couple of bars Quot said Rinck noting that he and Huffman could be counted on to stretch out games longer than most people. A a we re really bad at darts Quot he said. A so we decided we wanted to break a record a the Rochester. N.y., native added. Darts they realized would be too taxing on their arms but they figured they could play snooker for Quot at least two or three Days Quot Rinck said. Their plans included playing about 40 games each Day feet willing. Huffman and Rinck said they Are used to the Long hours noting that on at least one occasion they worked a slumber less 96-hour shift doing critical repair work on one of Alconbury a main computers. For rest and refreshment during the Marathon they had the use of plenty of chairs a Couch placed strategically around the 6-by-12-foot table a microwave and a refrigerator and dined on such fare As soft drinks chips pretzels and fast food from the Community centers snack bar. How did the duo feel by the end of their four Day ordeal a beat Quot they answered in unison. A your feet were killing us Quot Huffman  take came to 30 pounds Short of the goal but they said  make up the difference. And the two plan to go at the guinness record next year. To Aid Hospital 4 Here a what those two were doing w a so snooker is played with 22 balls made up of the White Cue Ball 15 red balls and six numbered coloured balls. The player must first pocket a red Ball and then try to pocket any color he May choose scoring the value of the Ball he has pocketed. He then alternately pockets red and coloured balls. Each red Ball when pocketed remains there while the colors when pocketed Are placed on their marked spots As Long As any red balls remain on the table. Play continues until Only the six coloured balls remain. Finally the six coloured balls must be pocketed in the order of their values. The pocketing of the 21 object balls is called a Frame and a match consists of any selected number of frames. When an obstruction created by another Ball or balls prevents a player from hitting the Ball the rules require him to play he is said to be snookered and loses his turn. Sturc Etc clop do Britannic airman 1st class Bob Huffman takes aim while senior airman Mike Rinck watches during their snooker Marathon at Raf Upwood last week. Bush a pitches boosting horseshoes popularity a fit several state governors visiting the White House in april watch As president Bush pitches horseshoes on the White House Lawn. Stone Mountain a. Apr he May not be the first president who hankers for a ringer but organizers of the 1990 world Horseshoe tournament is credit Georce Bush with boosting the a a popularity of the ancient pastime. A a he a playing has boosted us tremendously Quot said Bob Champion a spokesman for the National Horseshoe pitchers association a a it a similar to Golf when Dwight Eisenhower was into it. And John f. Kennedy Wasny the into football Quot Bush is a member of the 16,000-member pitchers group and is invited to All the tournaments conventions and meetings Champion said. A but As you know he is Busy Quot he said. A one Day i think hell Surprise us out Here and All hell will break  More than 1,000 Horseshoe contestants Are in this Atlanta suburb for the Annua two week tournament which opened monday at Stone Mountain Park. They came from across the United states and Canada from As far away As Australia either for the sheer thrill of Victory or for a piece of the $95,000 in prizes. A most people think that horseshoes is something that banners do out behind the Bam or maybe in the Back Yard a competitor Noel Guy said. Quot very few people know How very Well organized the sport is. Because we done to get much exposure Quot said Guy a retired electronics technician from san Jose Calif. Quot we Don t make it on to like Bowling or  Bush a attachment to the sport Quot did a big shot in the Arm Quot for Horseshoe pitching but he a not the first Man to practice the game at the White House Guy said. Quot Harry Amman pitched horseshoes Quot he said. A i did no to know that either until just about a year ago. Horseshoes was not that far developed at that time. Now president Bush is getting All the  Horseshoe pitching originated with soldiers in ancient Greece who used discarded horseshoes for sport imitating discus throwing at the olympian games. More than 30 million people now pitch horseshoes in tournaments or in City Parks and Back Yards the organization says. A ringer when the Points of a Horseshoe encircle a steel stake in a Clay or Sand pit counts As three Points. One Point is awarded when a Horseshoe lands within 6 inches of the stake. Two people compete in a game by a Sholt a Ley repealing throws to the opposite pit. The a Viii Lviv in a Gantt us throwing two horseshoes to the opposite end of the court. They tally Points before first to gel 40 Points is the Winner