European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday August 3, 1990 the stars and stripes \ of age 9over Here to it Sims a in Dpi Iii sgt. Charles Rudy a member of the the heat returns a shot left while 2147th comm Wing centralized Antenna player airman 1st class John sett gets muddied. Teams to help out Charity i a for a a it my v by it it fit a to is a a a. R a a a a a. A. Aib Dot a Fei j \ member of the heat drive it Home to i ech. Sgt. Ked Mcdanul of 2147th Uinam mgr a centralized Antenna team. By Dave Diehl . Bureau Raf Mildenhall England a no one played clean but that a just what the judges wanted. The game in question was called Slop fest a wet wild and very Muddy version of Volley bail. The players two dozen teams representing four . Bases in England showed up at Raf Maiden Hal last weekend to get Down and dirty in a double elimination tournament that raised Money for Charity. To keep the playing surface properly sliced organizers kept two 1,500-gallon water trucks on hand. Some of the most spirited participants chose not to delay the inevitable by unceremoniously running and diving headlong into the muck before their matches. It was a new experience for teams like the 21 47ih comm wings centralized Antenna team whose members Are More used to climbing 200-fool microwave towers than setting and spiking in six inches of sea level sludge. Quot its a lot different a said tech. Sgt. Red Mcdaniel comparing the week end s Wallow to the More conventional variety of volleyball. The Normal winning strategy of a bump set and Spike a which his team practice All week did no to work on saturday a you get sucked in the mud and you can to pull your feet out a Mcdaniel said. The Antenna men lost one game to two in their opening hid against the heat a 48th Security police croup team from nearby Raf . A team called Mot Ion made up of players from Raf Ben Waters Raf Mildenhall and Raf fake Heath won the tournament in sundays final. The event raised $500, mainly from team entry fees and donations according to sgt. Ferry Kalal one of the promoters and the Man responsible Tor. Importing Slop lest to . Kalal. Assigned to the 51.fill Security polite sip said he id is saw the game played at Clark Alt in the Philippines. 1 he Money raised wins go a it the air Force s Security polite museum at 1 Uii Atid of Al. I ecu and a British Charity called Curde drugs Lor the Blind
