European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes july 11,199t Page 24 by Ben Walker a baseball writer Toronto a in the year of the Streak the american league kept it going because of the Man chasing baseball s ultimate Streak Cal Ripken baseball a or. Consistency played Home run Derby for the second straight Day and it was enough for the Al to win 4-2 tuesday night for its fourth straight All Star Victory. It was the latest feat for the Baltimore shortstop who Hasni to missed a game Winall Star game almost i years and is closing on Lou Gehrig s Iron Man record. But it also was just another Day at the office. A a that a the Good thing about having a Good first half and a Good All Star game. Everyone lets the a take a Day off line die right now Quot Ripken said. A it seems like about the same time last year i was thinking my career was on the downhill Side. It seems like a lot of things have happened since Ripken just four years from Gehrig a Mark of 2,130 consecutive games put the american league ahead with a three run Homer in the third inning. Then for the third consecutive year manager Tony la Russa relied on his Short relievers. Not since Joe Dimaggio and Ted Williams starred from 1946-49 has the Al done so Well. Those two Hall of Farmers were honoured at the sky dome before the game by president Bush and Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney but Ripken was the hit of the night and the map. Quot it was a perfect match a la Russa said. A a great player haying a great first half. So what does he do he does great the National leagues held to two hits in a 2-0 loss last year at least did better. Andre Dawson hit their first All Star Homer since Dale Murphy in 1984. Ryne Sandberg doubled for their first extra base hit in four years. They also got 10 hits their most since 1979. It still they Stop the Al from closing their Gap to 37-24-1. Especially when la Russa who became the Only manager to win three straight All Star games went to Jeff Reardon Rick Aguilera and then Dennis Eckersley in the Al Catcher Carltun Fisk puts an acrobatic tog on will Clark after the no baserunner tried to score from third on a grounder in sixth. Ninth. Eckersley worked a 1-2-3 inning in the Home run hitting contest and com for his third career All Star save. Nested on six of his first seven swings the sky dome a retractable roof was and 12 of 22 Overall rolled Back an hour before the game and a i was concerned by just being in the once it started it was an open and shut Home run Derby a Ripken said. A when Case on the events Best player. A you try for Home runs in batting practice Ripken who has played 1,489 straight it can get you into bad habits and i games homered off former teammate did no to want to do that because id had a Dennis Martinez in the third inn Fig. Good first half. In Hindsight it might be even though this game did not officially helped me relax for the count it was one of the More memorable Ripken batting .348 with 18 Home runs for Ripken. And 54 Bis at the break made a Winner partly because of what Ripken did Dur of Hometown favorite Jimmy key. Marking mondays workouts. In an amazing Nez took the loss. Display of the consistency that has Ripken also helped the american marked Ripkens career he stepped up see All stars on Page 18inside sports Dimaggio Williams ride air Force one a Page 18 outdoor columnist bids Farewell a Page 21 Al closers lock door on no Page 22 Olaf pair signs with nil teams a Page 23holyfield-Foreman rematch very close by Wallace Matthews new Day new York a evander Holyfield and George Foreman Are Likely to meet in a rematch nov. 8 at Caesars Palace in Las vegas a now that a last ditch Effort by promoter Don King to make a Holyfield Mike Tyson fight has failed. Holyfield a promoter Dan Duva and manager Shelly Finkel met tuesday at the new York offices of Home Box office with Foreman promoter Bob arum and adviser Ron Weathers to Hammer out details for a reprise of their april 19 bout which was won by holy Field. According to Finkel an agreement was reached Call Irig for roughly the same financial arrangement As in the first bout a guarantees of $20 million for Holyfield and $12.5 million for Foreman. A it looks Good for the rematch a Finkel said tuesday shortly after a three hour meeting with the Foreman Camp. But nothing was signed because team Holyfield then rushed off to the Parker Meridian a 6 30 . Meeting with Tyson a promoter Don King and wac president Jose Sulaiman. It broke up close to 11 ., with no agreement reached. A a Don made his proposal but nothing a changed a Finkel said tuesday night. A the says now he wants to make a Deal but i done to Trust him. He was a Little More realistic than he has been but he has nothing else . Lately it has seemed a Holyfield Tyson fight agreement was impossible because of the personal and professional differences Between King on one Side and Duva and Finkel on the other. The two Camps have squabble Over the purse split King wants 50-50 and the Holyfield Side wants a More traditional 75-25 in favor of the Champion a and Over who would hold promotional rights to the winners future fights. But now with Foreman having spurned Tyson to fight Holyfield again it appeared that the champions Camp had gained leverage Over Tyson and King. Finkel said the final decision would be made by Holyfield who had been in Hawaii judging a basketball slam Dunk Competition sponsored by Michael Jordan. Finkel was to speak with Holyfield tuesday night and meet again with the Foreman Camp wednesday afternoon at which time it was expected that the rematch would be officially agreed to. It s nothing that can to be worked out a arum said. A the Deal is very very another heavyweight title fight was announced tuesday a who Champion Ray Mercer 17-0, 12 Kos facing Tommy Morrison 28-0, 24 Koson aug. 9 in Atlantic City . Mercer nicknamed merciless Mercer see Page 23 won a Gold medal at the 1988 olympic games in Seoul. Mercer also served in the . Army in Baum older Germany. Morrison undefeated As a heavyweight appeared in the Sylvester Stallone movie a Rocky Vlast year
