European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 03, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes augusts 1994 Page 32 fans first group sets own strike Cleveland a baseball fan organizations angry Over the threatened players strike and promoting a one Day Boycott of major league baseball on monday moved up the Day they hop fans will stay away in droves fans first and a handful of Allie groups Are calling for a fans strike aug. 11, one Day before the strike Date set bythe players Union. Maybe the owners and players will know that there is some fan organization i out there i Don t mean just our organization but fans in general and will Lis ten said Frank Sullivan of fans first. The fans Are the Only people with any idealism left in baseball he said. Per haps these millionaires on both sides of the Issue can resolve their problems a Dif Ferent way.",fans first initially planned an aug. 13 fans strike but that Date was set before the players Union scheduled its Date. Well quit on them before they Quiton us Sullivan said Sullivan a Cleveland indians season ticket Holder formed fans first with the help of his brother in Law Patrick o Rourke of Greensboro n.c., and. Friend Ron Dalton of Muncie ind. Fans with season tickets to aug. 11 games Are being urged to stay Home. Fans with single game tickets Are being urged to at least miss the first couple of  now and then fans Are being urged to chant no strike no strike during major league  said neither the players nor the owners have taken the time to understand the concerns of their custom  Streak hits 2,000 i ? by Ben Walker Minneapolis a Cal Ripken s hair what left of it is turning Gray around the temples. His prac Tice time once All consuming is Down a bit. His approach however has never changed. Nor hashes consistency. Just one Day at a time he said. I used to say that10 years ago but i did t know what that  by now he has a pretty Good idea. Ripken made More major league history monday night becoming just the Sec Ond player to appear in 2,000 straight  went o-for-4, but made two sparkling plays at shortstop in helping the Baltimore orioles beat the Minnesota twins 1-0 behind the seven hit pitching of Arthur Rhodes. I wish i could be gotten a hit or two but i did the said. Maybe in some Small Way i contributed to a  _ yeah it s a big round number he said. But i downplay that. To me 2,000 is just another  As always Ripken the reluctant hero talked More about the team s result than his own record. He s the Only one doing it though. The interest in the consecutive game Streak has grown As the number has gotten higher he said. Eve see pages 26 and 28for Al no standings boxes stories Tryone has an opinion on the Streak i be Learned  re either for it or against  1 the 27,712 fans Many of them holding banners i tribute seemed to like it. They gave Ripken a standing ovation in the first inning when the metronome Public address announce re to claimed the achievement. Rip Ken responded by waving then doffing his helmet. _ to be recognized like that in an away Ballpark that was  he said. This year with him batting .312 with 12 Home run Sand 70 Bis he s found More people finding positives. Last year when he was batting .229 at the All Sta break he heard plenty of detractors. Ever time i Don t hit people say the answer is Totake a Day off he said. This year it s been a lot More fun dealing with Streak  the big question of course is whether he can reach Lou Gehrig record of 2,130 straight Barnes once considered along with by Young s 5u wins one of base Ball s unbreakable Marks. If All goes according to plan As in if there s no strike it would Appen in late june. The orioles re Quested that they be allowed to play at Home for the event and these imitative 1995 schedule has accommodated them. Tuesday update Aba rejects Grant Green contracts new York a the Aba on tuesday rejected contracts Horace Grant signed with Orlando and . Green signed with Phoenix saying both violate the league s salary Cap. Grant signed a $2.1 million contract with the magic on july 29. The contract contains an opt out clause that enables Grant to declare himself a free agent following next season. Because teams Are allowed to sign their own free agents without regard to the Cap the Deal essentially gives teams and players a Chance to Circum vent the salary limits with a one year delay. A similar clause is what caused the league to void Green s Deal with the suns. Cal Ripken acknowledges a standing ovation As he takes the Field for his 2,000th straight game. Ump is Ted Hendry. 0"246850ii000504