European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1977 the stars and strikes Page 21 reefs knocked off by dodgers by Malta Friedman up sports writer Tommy John May have just written inc Etc usually vivacious Peu Hose Salmo he spoke or morbid things like Graves and How hard u la to his Man Sparky signed the anguish apparent on his urea looking its been a rough said looking Lite the Captain of a once glorious but sinking ibs boat May be turning into a were digging our own added a disgusted that John pitched the Best Pecan funnier Uii ngg have happened in this weve just gotta keep playing and who was glad to hand the reds a shovel to dig fired a two hitter and retired the last 16 Batten he faced monday night As the dodgers increased their first place Lead Over Cincinnati to 124 games with a 40 the dodgers scored three rum in the third inning off Paul Moduli with John Ini tiling the damage by Hilling first Home run of the Bui Russell followed with a double and Reggie Smith powered his Joth Homer of the year to give the Era a 30 Hick mondays rib single in the slab closed the thank god were in the situation were my Roundup sold dodger Tom its a tremendous accomplishment Tor us to be that much ahead of a club like the but its not Over to still have a Long Way to they have too much team wafd refusing to throw dirt on the reds there not quitting so i expect a Battle All the so did Ken Norton Aga list Dii Ahe in other National league pills Burgh outscored Chicago Montreal shaded san Diego h and us Louis tripped new York cubs t a ninth inning triple by Edou capped a two run rally for the Ivan Dejunis had a three run Homer and Bobby Mir car added two Solo Sou in a the cubs Trail Idle Philadel rates Movello within in his first two the murder hit hornets Over the right Field in his third Omar Moreno reached High atop the Center Field Fence to Rob him of third the next time Murcer slashed a Tingle off the right Field expos padres Warren Cromarte singled Home Chris Sprier in the eighth to break a 55 Ellis Valentine added a two run his 20th cardinals Ken Roitz broke a Al lie with a three run Tamer in the ninth to beat Jerry Steve Henderson eighth Homer Oft Al Hrabosky to make triple Brawl spice rangers doubleheader sweep Over Oakland Byth Madden up1 sports writer pow wham Roo such were the two split second moments of monday nights doubleheader sweep for the Texas hangers Over in which Al Roundup Toby Harrah led the As Black and Blue and re faced All Learrah delivered a Roundhouse right to the face of Oakland Pitcher Jim Umbarger which ignited a Benc Clewing Melee in the rangers firs game after being Learrah came Back in the Nightcap to set up the first triple play in hangers the rangers Are now just games Beni ind Chicago in the american league Willie who drove in two runs and scored another in the helped serve As a peacemaker when after being struck by an Umbarger pitch for the second time in two charged the Mound and bloodied the Oakland lefthand or with a right Cross on the 1 just got hit said you have to make a Pitcher aware that you dont like to get Umbarger a Good Guy and i would just As soon it didst but even if its your Best you be got to let him know you dont like brawls Are just port of the  believe what those pitches just got away from he i have to say i was shocked by what Toby i got knocked Down once and Steppe on the second game Texas which was spiced by Roger morels no hit Pilch continued on Page 22 tour rangers third baseman Toby Hurrah charges to us Ami belts Oakland it Tater Jim Umbarger after getting bit by an Umbarger Plab a Ranger gels his Man for the second in Umb Wick wound up on inc wits a Cut Over Bis Eye at poured from both to thai manager Billy Hunter stereo uhf is Gol into the try Tig to Mottek pair Tea Bobby Murcer bring cheer cub Murcer delivers for 12 by Arthur Rotstein Calumet map Scott Crull cant shout and holler Over the Lite he has to be joyous but what Bobby Murcer did Tor him monday night Over National television was the Best thing of my what Murcer did was fulfil a wish from the seriously ill boy earlier monday and then the Chicago Righini elder had told him tie would try to nil a Nome run and a double he delivered two the bombs came during a gome bal win he Pittsburgh pirates and murders and it was obvious from hit Scott was pleased about said Dwight Mother of the after the second of Solo he cant holler and yell like the other kids because his lungs Are affected Bobby Murcer is sure putting on a show for after the she he just i guess that ones for he was a Lutle thrilled about it just meant everything to Hes a Little Short of breath and he cant yell and in his first two times at Bat against the Murcer drove a pair of Solo Home runs Over the Brightfield Wall Oft pirate Pitcher Bruce in the locker room before the Murcer had talked by Telephone with the bedridden the came about after a Friend of the youths family contacted Buck of cubs publicity i Murcer had never met the Scotts Mother said her the Young est of four boys and a has been ill for three Hes always been a cub fan am Crull denied be made an outright Promise to the a Abc had re ported during the 1 didst Promise him Murcer said soberly after the which the cubs on a ninth inning rally by he said some Thuie about a Home and i said id bold he lying if i said i made any added who went 3fort with two Solo borne runs and a single the Way Ive teen swinging i  Promise