Archive photo of the day
ARCHIVE PHOTO OF THE DAYDesert sports, 1991
Stars and Stripes
May 31, 2017
Wayne Begasse ©Stars and StripesNorthern Saudi Arabia, February, 1991: Soldiers from 4th Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment play a game of "Saudi ball" to ease stress and occupy some of their free time in the Saudi Arabian desert. The game they invented is like baseball, except that everyone has to bat one-handed with the hand they normally don't use. Pitchers and fielders must also throw with their "other" hand.