European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Rose extends hit Streak to 42 games As Ciney knocks off 62 re i july 1978 the stars and stripes Page 21 by United press International Pete Rose wants to Lead the league in eve after extending his hitting Streak to 42 games saturday As the Cincinnati reds downed the Philadelphia Phillies Rose talked about the other hitting feats on his i was really bearing Down the last time up because i was one Point away from the batting said who boosted his average to with three lifts in four at id definitely like to be the batting id like to Lead the league in doubles and runs id like to Lead the league in Rose rapped out three straight singles to extend his consecutive game batting Streak to the second longest in Modem no Roundup baseball and George Foster and Pitcher Paul Moskau hit the Victory for Moskau was his second against two Rose is now 14 games shy of tying Joe Dimaggio Al time major league Mark of 56 consecutive games set in Rose jumped on loser Jim Lonborg 30 pitch and rifled a single to left to Lead off the first two outs Foster hit his 24th Homer of the a drive which landed in the to tier Only nine times have balls landed in the area and five of the homers have been hit by Moskau sent the reds ahead 50 with a three run his first of the season and second of his in the second a double by Dan Driessens infield out and Johnny Bench sacrifice Fly gave the reds their sixth run in the third Moskau restricted the phils to six struck out five and walked two before being relieved in the ninth by Doug Lon boils loss was his ninth against seven in other National league games Satur Chicago trimmed san Francisco Atlanta beat Montreal los Angeles edged Pittsburgh 21 and san Diego Defeated Louis cubs giants 3 with his first hit since being men up from the minors earlier in the drove in two runs with an eighth the e cubs loaded the bases off reliever Gary with three Manny Trihub Uicon flied to right off Randy but scored from third when catch t t Hal rouble handling Jack Clarks throw on the play and was charged with an braves expos 8 Rookie Bob Homer blasted two Home runs and Veteran Phil Niekro earned his first save of the year to Lead Atlanta Over who hit two homers in the first game of Friday nights doubleheader with hit his eighth and ninth homers to help Send reliever Mike Down to Jeff Burroughs also homered for the Niekro worked the final 2 13 striking out the Side in the ninth to help Jamie to the Andre Dawson homered for the dodgers pirates 1 Don Button fired a two hitter and Dusty Bakers eighth inning single snapped a 11 tie to lift the dodgers into a firs place tie with the san Francisco giants in the National league padres cardinals 2 Bob Owchinko pitched an eight hitter to defeat the cardinals for the sixth time in six san Diego Gene Richards hit his third Home run of the season to Send the cardinals Down to their Lith consecutive loss against the padres in san Nils Eagle pounces on Dolphin Miami Dolphin running Back Melvln Williams is stopped by Middle linebacker Bill Bercy of the Philadelphia eagles during saturdays Hall of Fame contest at the eagles surprised by beating the in the Nils opening exhibition game of the photo eagles Post 173 upset of dolphins a Yankees opener of nil exhibition season pall the news unbelievable by Bob Greene i new York a i was said Hall of Famer Joe Dimaggio when Billy who had resigned Only five Days was announced saturday As ithe new York Yankee beginning said like was at Yankee stadium to participate in echoed Phil Ler former Yankee Star and close i read the whole Frank Rowell series of baseball uses and the 1st he came to anything like this was 5the discover How to pitch the double i Nave no Sam third base Craig All you can do is get to trouble on this club by talking Pitcher de Figueroa Efto announce your manager for it surprised me it surprised every on Poge v by George strode Ohio a an annual loser in the National football league for 12 has taken a Small step toward erasing that but Dick the eagles tempered the glow of a 173 nationally Tele Vised Victory Over the Miami dolphins sat urday in the nil exhibition opener this this is just a preseason said it Doest mean a Philadelphia has not been above 500 since its 1966 team went 95 and ver Meil thinks he has the eagles moving i said wed be a better team this year and i think this the Victory demonstrates Wally henrys 72yard punt return for a touchdown in the fourth Quarter wrapped up the eagles decision in the Hall of Fame exhibition the expected to be prime playoff contenders did not Maxe outran the dolphins defenders with less than 10 minutes prior to the web Lance Ray Wilson and Tuffy Leemans were inducted into the sports trying to rebound from a 59 record in scored the godhead first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards punts fumbles lost penalties Yards dolphins eagles m02 3 a Well our offence was shut when it came of to their specially teams put the Points on the Henry a second year pro from Urcla darted up the Middle and then simply Maune Williams Harris Hogan 1 Franklin Montgomery Strock geese Ben Jamin s Jaworski Walton Davis 5 Harris Ander son Hogan Peale 2 touchdown on a 19yard pass from John Walton to Vince a former track Star at it was the first time the in had failed to score a touchdown in 37 exhibition games dating bark to Miami used a quartet of quarterbacks with Little opening with Veteran regular Bob he threw a pair of in ending the two drives in which he he completed six of nine passes for 66 then Shula called on quarterbacks Don Guy Benjamin and Bill Philadelphia used regular Ron Jaworski uie entire first half and substituted Mike Cordova and Walton during the second half before More than in Fawcett Staci the two teams traded Field goals in the first Nick Mick Meyer booted an 18 ardor to give the eagles a 30 Lead Midway through the first Miami Veteran Garo Yepremian matched it with a 22yarder late in the first linebacker Jerry Dandridge pass interception set up the winning Philadelphia touchdown a second year Man out of Memphis picked off Benja mins pass at the Miami 33 and returned it 14 Yards to set up Waltons clinching pass to the Victory gave the National football conference a 62 Lead Over the american football conference in the annual exhibition  fgreprem4an22 307 Papale Iva Sofrom Walton i Mike Meyer kick Henry n punt return Millmeyer kick