European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse a reds p hits s"pii7 ser Nan Pete Rose tied the fourth longest " i Jean Mout. Non who and at the last min i r fling Streak in major league history Raofi a my self i m hitting the Han Pandit Yarm " us a d a it " h sure the Streak began june 14 today by beating out a bunt in the sixth ,rt-r1y Tec ing it so i la a the Man is Trojna � Mattin 32ml to i nil " inc s Urilli lust no Lipi Man Cincinnati e Fourt t icing Streak r fuday by beating out a bunt in the sixth Ning of the second game of a two night Laible Cader against Philadelphia. Hie bunt of Lethander Steve Carlton to the 37-year-old reds Captain into a tie Rifi George sister who had a 41-Gamejuttk in 1922. The reds won the second Yff 2-1. Filer dropping the opener 12-2fjiily Bill Dahlen with a 42-game Streak ,ng." he said. I should have gotten of the Cage and told Zim manag Zimmeri that i could t play. But ,7 team not doing very Well i did t out of the lineup. I swung my second time up in the Molly started hurting and later i so out and had to come out of the be said Pete Rose tips Bitting helmet to crowd. In route to 4 game hitting Streak est Call sure the m reak began june 14 in the 32nd game of the Streak Hose who had been held Willess his first three times a against Carlton. Laid Down a perfect iwo out ninth inning bunt off righthand reliever Ron Reed. During the Streak Hose has had 64 hits in 169 at bats for a .379 average. Afler the second game he pointed out that he was having a luckless Streak in that some of the balls he was hitting hard were being caught. Despite answering reporters questions before in Between and after the double header Rose said he was ready logo again i wish we could play again right now he said. In the first game. Rose grounded out in Lac first inning before doubling to Center to Lead off the third. He was taken out of the game at the Start of the fifth along with several other regulars after his team had fallen far behind. The bunt single was the sixth of his Streak and the fourth Lime a bunt was his Only hit of the game. He now has 14 Dou Bles no triples and no Home runs he has scored 29 runs and driven in 11 two factors led to the bunt first. Hose was Willess in 13 at Bals against Carllon. And since the reds were ahead on Johnny Bench s Home run. There was a possibility that Cincinnati might not Bat in the ninth. Thus continued the Saga that Points eventually to Dimaggio. And to 56 straight games. Greg Luinski hit two tape measure homers in the opener and Schmidt and Jerry Martin added a Homer apiece. Tom a Caver and Doug hair combined to stifle the phils in the Nightcap. In other games. Houston edged new York 4-3 in 10 innings san Diego Ham mered St. Louis b-3 Montreal lopped at Lanta 4-1 after losing 6-4 los Angeles toppled Pittsburgh 7-3 and san Francisco held off Chicago 9-8 in the completion of a suspended game and Chicago rebounded 1 0 in the regularly scheduled game. Dodgers 7, pirates 3 Tommy John doubled in three runs As los Angeles won its fourth straight and 10th in a Row Over Pittsburgh in dodger stadium. Giants 8-0, cubs a Jack Clark drove in three runs in the completion of a game begun and sus Pended july 20 in Chicago. Dennis lamp pitched a seven hitter his third shutout i four victories this season and Jerry while drove in the winning run in the Nightcap astros 4, Cabell s one out sacrifice Fly scored Terry Puhl in the Bottom of the Lola. Losing reliever skip Lockwood. 7-9 yielded a one out single to puh Rand Rafael Landestoy singled him to third. Cabell s Fly Ball to right went off the Glove of kill Roll continued on Page is to offer financial responsibility soc acts to save games for la. By Terrance w. Mccarr Colorado Springs Colo. Up the . Olympic committee in offer to assume the financial responsibility for the 19m olympic games to prevent los an Fine but that the place u a. Inan. Ioc. Kane Ioc is Adamant on that Point he was no indication where the soc intended to get the Money to cover any deficit the games might incur. The financial prospects have been a matter of debate ranging from the private committee s predictions of a profit to estimates by the Losangeles administrative officer of a loss of from $200 million to More than Moo Mil Montreal wound up the 1976 games witha debt of almost $1 billion which played a Large role in making los Angeles taxpayers wary of hosting the games Kane earlier suggested that the City Aurec As the Ioc demands to assume financial responsibility for the games. Thel soc would then agree to indemnify the City for any losses hoping to get Federal in los Angeles the mayor s office and John argue head of the private organizing committee said such an agreement will not Fly politically and the suggestion was dropped meanwhile the los Angeles City Council delayed action on Bradley s request the City formally withdraw its offer to Host the19w games allowing the last ditch efforts to find a Compromise to Council s olympics committee postponed a vote until aug 22. The Day after the deadline set by the Ioc fur acceptance of its councilman Zev Yaro Slavasky commented i Don t think there is too much Hope among members of the committee that anything is going to come to pass with the olympic games As far As los Angeles i concerned. And it s going to die
