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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, July 30, 1993

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Europe Only Olaf awaiting of Barcelona Spain a. The world league of american football which suspended play after losing about $20 million in two seasons could resume Lay in 1994 with an All european format nil clubs give the Green Light next month nil president Neil austrian said wednesday. Austrian said two International Media partners had approached the nil with joint venture proposals. Me said he hoped a Concrete offer would be made to nil club owners in september. He declined to name the partners. We re going to go Forward if we find partner austrian said. I m real optimistic. It s the right thing for us to  the clubs have the final word and you never know How they la  austrian said any restarted la would probably have six european based teams in Barcelona Disseldorf Frank Furt arid London with other possibilities including Madrid Amsterdam Man Chester and Liverpool. Play would resume in Spring 1994. Austrian said any new Olaf would be owned by the nil clubs. The nil financed by of which sus Pended play after the 1992 season had three european based teams and seven in the United states. The . Team were an abysmal failure while teams in Frankfurt Barcelona and London were generally successful. We made a lot of mistakes the last time said austrian in Barcelona for sunday s american bowl game Between the san Francisco 49ers and Pittsburgh Steeles. He said the Olaf still had about 20 people employed in Europe planning for a new Start. The stars and stripes ports july 30,1993 Page 36 Griffey ties Mark with 8th Homer Seattle a Ken Griffeejr. Of the Seattle mariners tied a major league record wednesday night by hovering in his eighth consecutive game. The 404-foot shot off the facing of the third deck in right Field came in the seventh inning of Seattle s  loss to the Minnesota twins. Griffey tied the record set by Dale Long of the Pittsburgh pirates in 1956 and equated by do Mattingly of the new York Yan Kees in 1987. It was Griffey s 30th Homer of the season the most in the major  was in position to breathe record against Minnesota s Scott Erickson on thursday , 6-11 with a 5.50 Era has Given up 15 Home runs in 21starts this year. The record tying Homer came on the first pitch of the inning by Minnesota starter Willie Banks who had allowed Only two hits up to that Point and was bidding for his first career shutout. Griffey received a three minute standing ovation and came but of the dugout twice to acknowledge the kingdom crowd of 30,813.after crossing Home plate he walked to the Seattle dugout and received congratulatory hand shakes from his teammates and  father. Mariner hitting coach Ken Griffey sr., got similar treatment from the team. Mefs bail out Young see other Al no Garnet on Page 33 celebrating his first win since april 1992, right hander Anthony Young 19 shares the moment wednesday with Darrell Johnson kit Ryan Thompson rear and Bobby Bonifac. Lewis sought a third opinion Boston Reggie Lewis go More opinions about his heart condition about a month ago from California hear specialists and one of them agreed with finding that Lewis had a relatively Benig fainting condition the Boston Globe re ported  Star Boston celtic collapsed while shooting baskets at Brandeis University in Waltham on tuesday evening and was dead within three hours. An autopsy was performed wednesday but results have not been . Gilbert Mudge of Brigham and women s Hospital in Boston made the original diagnosis of  Syncope a condition in which nerves give incorrect signals to the heart. Or. William g. Stevenson of the University of California at los Angeles med ical Center one of the doctors Lewis consulted told the newspaper in a wednesday night Telephone interview from los Angeles i agreed with the possibility that his episodes May have been due to  Syncope but the diagnosis was not secure and he should be monitored during physical exertion to catch an episode and deter mine the diagnosis. That was my recon  Stevenson said Mudge also recon mended that Lewis heart be monitored during exercise to make sure his heart rhythms were  said Mudge s diagnosis was quite reasonable based on the data especially since Mudge was being cautious by recommending that Lewis Wear a hear Monitor when he exerted himself. A team of heart specialists brought to Gether by the celtics determined that Lewis 27, suffered from cardiomyopathy and probably needed a defibrillator an implantable device that shocks the heart Back into a Normal rhythm if it stops beating properly. They recommended he give up basketball Lewis then sought a second opinion from Mudge who diagnosed that Lewis had a relatively harmless nerve problem that confused the signals telling the heart whether to Speed up or slow  said Lewis brought results of his Boston medical tests and consulted with at least two other specialists in the los Angeles area. He said he was Uncer Tain of the Date when he saw Lewis and he did not know at whose suggestion Lewis went to los Angeles. Loss Streak ends at 27 new York a to his team mates he s known simply Asay. For this season however most fans associate Danthony Young with the letter l for los ing Pitcher. Young was three outs away from extending his major league record to 28straight losses wednesday night when the mets rallied for two runs to beat the Florida marlins . Of cd was Over. Fiat was t even a big Monkey that was on my Back Young said. It was a zoo. The Guys treated it like i had won world series game for  the marlins scored a run in the top of the ninth off Young on Chuck Carr s two out bunt single. But Ryan Thompson singled in the tying run for the mets and Eddie Murray doubled in the winning run off Bryan Harvey . Young 1-13 recorded his last pre Vious win on april 19,1992, at Montreal. During the Streak he was 0-19 in nigh games and  in Day games. He broke the previous record of 23 straight losses by Cliff Curtis of the no s Boston team in 1910-1911. The right hander s 13 defeats at the Start of this season set a National league record. Thankfully it s Over with Youn said. Young attracted National attention during the Streak and he was cheered in opponents Parks when he entered the game. Fans sent him hundreds of letters and All sorts of Good Luck charms. Nothing worked until  it All Young continued to be upbeat and answered difficult questions thursday update Phillies 6, cardinals 4 Philadelphia a Pinch hitter Darren Daulton Drew an eighth nning bases loaded walk Foft nig in the go ahead run As Philadelphia beat St. Louis to sweep the series and build a seven game Lead Over the cardinals . Marlins 2, mets 1 new York a Charlie Hough pitched 7vi Strong innings and Henry Cotto singled Home the go ahead run in the seventh inning As Florida beat new York. Hough 5-Uthe National league s old est Pitcher af45. Gave up seven hit Sand one run to end a personal three game losing Streak. 4#? or be a  .?----v%v.v.i%-Wto sem siiifseeieiget3 j3-fe �w.,. V a ,.-.,. ?4r-s� i   
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