European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 10, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 29 croatians greeks follow their teams dream team is Shaquille o Neal winks at a passerby As he watches Croatia beat China 105-73 monday. The . Was to play Australia tuesday night. By Jim of Connell Toronto apr the vocal emotional fans have shown up at the world championship of basketball to support their team with faces painted waving flags and bearing banners. No its not the fans for the Host country. And dream team ii has been Little More than a Chance to see awesome dunks in person rather than on highlight tapes. The teams that have drawn the support and emotion of the locals Are Croatia and Greece. Thousands of Flag bearing fans have made their Way to Toronto a Maple Leaf gardens or Copps coliseum in Hamilton Ontario about 50 Miles away to cheer on those countries in numbers and volume usually reserved for the Host nation or the roster of stars. Those teams were in monday nights opening quarterfinal doubleheader at Maple Leaf gardens As Croatia Defeated China 105-73 and Greece beat Canada 74-71. Tuesday nights schedule had the . Taking on Australia and Russia meeting puerto Rico. A everybody is excited. This is the first time we have had a Chance to Root for our country a Vinko Flom Islic said monday a there Are about 60,000 croatians in our Community Here and they Are All  Flom Islic is the manager of Croatia House a banquet Hall in nearby Mississauga the City where most of the croatian Community lives. There was a reception for 1,000 people at the Hall the night the team arrived and the players were world basketball Back there sunday night for a dance attended by about 700 people. A the players have gone around the Community and spent a lot of time with the people Flom Islic said. A there were about 500 people that greeted the team at the Airport. People  wait for the Chance to Root for their new  Center Stojan Vrankovic said the team was taken Aback at the reception. A a the people showed support for us from the first minute we were in Toronto a he said. A we know they will be there every  the croatian crowds have been estimated at 3,000-5,000, an impressive num bar until compared to the 6,000-8,000 greek supporters who have showed up in the opening round. The average attendance of the 12 opening round sessions in the two 17,000-seat Arenas was 10,186 14,039 when the United states played. A there Are 120,000 people in the greek Community in greater Toronto and v we Are All very proud of our former Home a said Kiki Maniatakos who has worked at the hellenic chronicle newspaper since 1967. A the games have been talked about on the greek radio station and written about in our newspaper and the people have turned out As we  the greek fans have encircled the Arena with banners usually written in greek and English. One for Center Pana Giotis Fassoulas ended simply with a air  armed forces recreation Center 9th annual . Forces Mountain Bike championship Arm Isch amp sunday 4 september t94 Mountain Bike Competition for All Bike enthusiasts for information Call arc outdoor rec. Tel. 08821 52066 Dan 4402-591/644 All racers Are eligible for big time prize drawing a it v  Ramstein Vogel Weh itt i Jtj jul a w a Ltd a i save when you Book any future bus Tours compliments of top Tours enjoy Tours sealing Abc travel service win Deutsche Bahn win airline tickets ferry tickets bus Tours rail tickets amp More a hours of operation1 monday Friday 0900-1800 your Quot full service11 . Travel Agency can mm90mmrnmrn Emma a my a m Imam my us Al co i ii vhf f Vivo a in Liiri f two convenient locations to serve you a Ramstein a Vogel Weh building 315 building 2059 480-6330 or 6650 489-7064 or.7692 no Federal endorsement of sponsors 1ntehoep