European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday november 18, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 21commentary jilted Grunt still smiling in desert Nivan waiters was in nne Stirm us Fyk Raymond Walters was in position with his Marine platoon in the Northern saudi arabian desert oct. 14. He was feeling kind of Down and with Good reason. He was supposed to get married that Day. Instead he found himself digging a foxhole and cussing his Fiancee Rhonda and a Guy by the name of Saddam Hussein. Many of you May remember Raymond. His Story appeared on the front Page of the stars and stripes last month. Joseph Albright of the Cox news. Service reported rays ordeal like this a saturday was going to be Lance Cpl. Raymond Walters wedding Day but Saddam Hussein and his Fiancee Rhonda have combined to give him the a. A Walters 22, of Lebanon mo., was standing guard duty in his foxhole the other Day when the rest of 1st platoon gathered in the tent for mail Call. A this buddy walked the letter out to him at the foxhole. He saw Rhonda a writing and Tore it open. A a a my Fiancee a letter said a maybe this was not meant to be a a. He started Ray dug and dug to work off the aggression Albright reported. A i dug Down 3vi feet deep just to get off my aggression. It used to be 4 feet deep. Now counting sandbags it is about 10 feet of his girl left him. That happens. His life reads like a tear jerking script. Mother died of cancer. His father was slain. Rhonda is somewhere in Colorado. To make matters worse his sister sent him a Walkman. The first Day he had it it broke. Walkman Are in High demand in the Boring desert Ray writes. I wrote Ray to express my concern. To my Surprise Rob Staggenborg ��a�?~5e.lftter-1 a de him Abs it it let is views Onyx semite Saddam the states Vasai league a it youn8> Jay Howell of Phams went to 5, a twas responsible for How far the trates went. In the Al Dave Stewart of the a a the Guys actions speak for was Witten before a Oug dra Bek took Home that Honor earlier this week. Most about Home it sports Wise i miss the football games the sunday ritual of pizza and Beer and a Day of football. In a a die hard Seattle and thin has a Fluke on the pirates choking. About Boston i done to even want to talk about it. Clemens too bad1 a everyone who does no to have a Walkman stands around asking what a going on. But there Are a Tew radios with speakers so its pretty crowded around them. Everyone was pretty excited at world series time. The main Rita Mii inn a it a a in a p ,. A a a a i Vij a wive Ai Tiuliu series time. The majority were pulling for the reds three people stood by the a a. I wished it inn apr and about had lasted Oakland fans Are glad it did no to. A on female reporters in the locker room that a a Touchy we can assume Ray that no Pun is intended Here a could no to they set up an interview room i mean i done to like anyone a Guy or girl a coming up to me when in a getting ready to take a Shower. A about the raiders yeah they re for real i think they re doing great. I think it has a lot to do with the hey Ray no body asked but How a bout Buster Douglas getting hammered a Holyfield was there for the title and i think he got what he wanted. The Man is bad. I think he can take Tyson too. Holyfield will be Champion for a Long rays no different than any of the some 300,000 troops living in makeshift quarters in the Middle of a desert. He loves his mail despite Rhonda a burning letter. A a in be had three negative responses. The rest is real supportive. There Are a lot of people out there who care and i would like to. Thank everyone who wrote me and. If you want to write i will answer All letters that Are sent my Way. I love getting mail. It feels Good to know How much people care. We Hadnot gotten to see a lot of it until this by a this a in a assuming he Means the Rhonda thing. Wrote Ray a my address for anyone who would like to Send mail to me or anyone in my platoon is Cpl. Ray Walters k 3/9 1st platoon Fpo san Francisco 96608-8650. A How would i like this to end i want it to end peacefully without any lives lost. I am ready if it goes the other Way we did say Ray was a Marine right anyway i asked him whom he thought Saddam was rooting for in the series. A i like baseball so in a not going to insult one of the great american teams by saying one of them is Saddam a Rhonda sounds like you lost a Good Man. The stars and stripes Law Talent search begin Motley Crew of prospects give it a try Byro Gloster London apr they came in All a apes and sizes. Many were Rugby play-5 ,Raj a re weightlifters and some tried football before. A few carried uniforms m grocery bags. They ran sprints and pass routes trying prove their potential to become euro vpi0ners of a game known on this to mad comment As a a Gridiron or american . Wil be elected by nothing a u league of american clukinp1 off next Spring with c us in Europe and North America. D to nov list shot it its the last Hurrah a Aback a a janitor who plays receiver for an Amateur Wach. And would like to become anti lil be one or two years for Damn skiis a the kids coming up a football aft a a. Became interested in after seeing a game on televise fun layers who tried out in a cold hideout a Franl eco from James Morris Hes by the Atlanta Falcons Dur a Grad up t0 Merium air worker who was an All-188, jumper at Nebraska in Rady but Tai t More 8race than under Scotland a by player from a Scotland nearly made up for it Milan out 91 firm Bubuc Syfox staff writer a shrunken world league of american football will kick off in 1991. Milan and Mexico City Are out but 1991 is a go. That a the latest that came out of the National football league meeting wednesday in Dallas. The we aft a director of information Vince Casey said Friday that 26 nil owners who Are shareholders in the world league voted to keep the March 23,1991, opening Day. That came after nil commissioner Paul Tagliabue said the country a Uncertain Economy might postpone the professional Spring leagues Start to 1992. A the world league is definitely going to play in 1991,�?� Casey said from Olaf Headquarters in new York. Not As mapped out by the world leagues first president Tex Schramm. He called for a 12-team league including four franchises in Europe. The nil fired Schramm last month and replaced him with Mike Lynn who had been general manager of the Minnesota Vikings. The world league has since been scaled Down to 10 teams. According to Casey Here show the Olaf Breaks Down Europe division London Frank Furt Barcelona. North America East a new York Montreal Orlando the Carolinas. North America West a san Antonio Sacramento Birmingham a. That leaves two of Schramme a planned cities a Milan and Mexico City a out of the world league. A they probably be ready for this year said Casey. He added that Milan and Mexico City might be added in 1992. Casey said the world league will announce its schedule dec. 1. That a also when the league Hopes to confirm whether the Carolinas team will be based in Raleigh or Charlotte. Casey said the Olaf will own the London and Frankfurt franchises at least through the first season. He said the other eight teams will have owners by March. The world league finally announced its first owners. Casey said former Dallas cowboys coach Tom Landry and Larry Benson will run the san Antonio team. Benson is the brother of new Orleans saints owner Tom Benson. The Birmingham owner is Gavin Maloof former owner of the a bad a Houston rockets Casey said. The world league says it will announce the Sacramento owner monday. With grit. Ored shirt it you can 8� after Bim-1 just in be a in Rugby you can Only hit the Guy with the Ball a said Grady who showed up in operation discovery the we aft Sef full pads two hours Early for the tryout fort to find athletes m other sports and a there if there a a Guy with a different col convert them to football has already resulted in the signing of four track and Field athletes from Eastern Germany. A i handed them a football and you would have thought it was a 3-week-old baby. They did no to know what to do with it a said former Denver Broncos coach John Ralston who is leading the we aft a search for International Talent. Each of the european teams in the nil sponsored league in London Frankfurt and Barcelona will have four Home grown players. The Olaf Hopes their development As football players will encourage other european youngsters to try the american game. A a Good athlete can become a Good football player assuming he likes the aggressive nature of the sport a said Ralston who has advised some european teen agers to try football at an american College and is sending recommendations to friends such As Joe Pat Emo at Penn state and Lou Holtz at notre Dame. Most of the 40 players on each Olaf team will be americans primarily former College and pro players. The North american teams will be in new York Montreal Orlando the Carolinas Sacramento san Antonio and Birmingham Alabama. Similar tryouts already have been held in Chicago new York Montreal and Raleigh North Carolina and More Are planned in the United states. Players will be allocated by the league to each team in february and play starts in late March. Ralston leaves monday for the soviet Union where he plans to sign two moldavian Amateur football players to contracts and give tryouts to wrestlers and Rugby players. One of the moldavian is a 6-foot-4, 245-Pound defensive lineman the other a 6-foot-3 linebacker. A the biggest problem is they done to understand the language a Ralston said. A we have recommended strongly that these two take a crash course in
