European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Vat i top i to won ten winding it dig deep As nut a their More on the renegades. Amne world class com Nanthaniel ,-v.fsfj Center u Ith sunglasses shirts a Noti lotion stroke me stroke me As his i 6<mf begins o face on water. By sue Harper sufi Quot writer in Row Gade moles rippled in unison ast a. -3 1110 ii Man raft team surged against main 1 Cir j. Quot h a River current a boat length behind a and gaining a were the 10 Willowy women the winging it Crew As the Gap narrowed Schweinfurt Soldier in Neon Green hats struggled mightily to stay ahead the women in. Imge guilt i Maroon bows badges in your face femininity a a. It Vas a doomed Effort however. The boat full , Hows and hair slowing in the 85-degree Breeze won the head to head Competition in the tilth heat and went on to win second place Overall in the women s division the 16th annual Rowdy River raft. Race. A athe event at so Veinfurt Germany attracted 700 american and German competitors and about 3,000 spectators. The championship was won by Zocker a. German team. The top . Men s team was from he troop 3rd so 4th Cay regt it finished third. However the real action wets on the River Bank Arnid hamburger hot dog and Beer stands loud music kids and , the emphasis was winning but having a Gull time. A occasionally though team took time out from the picnic to engage in less than sophisticated strategy s 2nd it. Chris Hopkins explained the strategy the cods Thunder . He Btry 5th in 41st Field arty this Way Quot put the heavy people in the Back Light in the front and scream at each a Quot Row up there Row Back Quot said bulldog Crew member sgt. Bob Hayworth b co 3 5q,.4lh Cav regt St a Weinfurt. Quot paddle a Quot was the methodology the War Louis alias co a 2nd in 64th amid regt also St Hwe Irillis a said 2nd it. Joeseph Gilbert. A Tiv strategy in lie a horse could t seem to help the aligned to Hoat number eight i the first heat it Lucily Sank under the weight the team called world Cav. 11 Iii boat had a Hole in the hut Tom and with 1 1 men Asora Gin e an und 190 put in our each it Lounder etl bad a. Her Pite a Patch it Numier eight a crewed by Coo runnings a Scowe Intuit s 1 it or 5th in 4 1 St 1 held Art etame in lot i the dec it it and run ask ii. Kumoi swed the boat to jinxed. Quot no Quot joked cod running s sgt. Cd urge Elmore so 16 the stars and stripes Quot we did two . A a soon the Dmary strategy became How to avoid being in boat number eight. The boat assignments had been made before the contest but one member a. Schweinfurt s t jell cat scouts was confident the Jinx would not affect his team a. A. Quot because Hoat number eight in t boat number eight Quot Chi. Ice Hinds he co 2nd in g4lh amid regt said happily. A a Quot huh Quot said some the members who were not in the know. A a a Quot i changed the numbers Quot i lads said. A but even that did t work. Hie hell oat Seoul . U eliminated Early. A this year s boats were smaller Ano not in As Good condition than in previous years said Schweinfurt special activities coordinator 5-Vua Lemer a race organizer. The German army had Sun it a boy a the boats in the pal but could not this year became funding cuts. This year s Craft were brought up noun Burn Guider Joiner said a. Some the . Military to my a mughal Quot Kilt Unic a sort Quot Biag gig rights be ? l to a wow h Hup hoped to p Reseau to to the 6 a a a Quot a lot people Hae tvs its a Mcfadden is Hwe my Oil s t a regt Quot from Soi lat and he a i la House Kiiu a Quot bulk hum after being earn n i be. Greg eur ick a r a i a a a is Hwei Luil a 13 co. In an Low e a to 1 a i to. A thit cd i inc. H. In i a 1 v Hud v Inglai he i d stall ski. A d pm i. Frei i ,.f in a a a was. I Hup d a i m surprised Tan Quot he said. .11 to. I w i. A 0 _ the renegade s Stoggle to maintain their Lead. It a futile Effort. Dominik first Hing 11, helps Chris Tum Ito setter so Veinfurt put the numbers on the boats. A amps photos by sul Harp r to it a Muhi. Pc 5 v it % y i it v a it _ 1 v y a a 1 a v r ,r30chi Stephan Simpkins helps Drain the nefarious umber tight teams head downstream the easy leg the Rai e. Saturday june 25, 1994 the stars and stripes 17
