European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1978 the stars and stripes Poge 21 Ose hikes Streak nor Totie Keeler Byah Duppman a Cincinnati reds baseman Pete Rose lashed a fifth i single into a Elfield against Phila la sunday to extend his hitting Streak consecutive y wee Willie Keeler with 44 games 7 and Joe Dimaggio with 56 in 1941 longer hitting streaks in major e baseball e 37yearold reds baiting bunted foul in the fifth inning after taking two balls from phils r Larry hit a Ball past third baseman Mike who Rawn in at third so had twice earlier beaten out bunts direction to prolong his Zark phils manager Danny Ozark d Yelling to Schmidt to get in there Nake me hit it by Rose i him so i hit it by Shmidt admitted he was moving in to it another Rose lid not want him to get a hit on a bunt c Schmidt Hes a Tough you cant take that away from be hit a Long Fly Ball to Brightfield to of the Jerry Martin made the backhanded and on the Rose ded to the Pitcher in the singled to Center in the sixth inning res thrown out by phils second base Ted Sizemore on a Good Fielding play eighth the fifth Rose said he was especially hard to get a could see the weather was threaten and with me 0for2 i could see it Start rain and then calling the the would have ripped the stadium it want that to Rose said i be is hitting during the began june and is hitting was roses last appearance in Cincin before the reds take off for they were scheduled to face Knuck or Phil Niekro monday j called me before the game and me to be on his television show e mondays Rose said of i said i would be if he gave me All mils to hit1 hit off Niekro would tie him with who is credited by baseball history Vith having the longest Al time National league Tommy Holmes had held the modern no record of set in All i know about him Keeler is that he hit in 44 straight Rose of course he Doest know anything about me after Rose will set his Sites on Dimaggio one that Many people thought would never be Dimaggio set his record in the year Rose was the appearance of Rose on the Phil Donahue television talk show sunday after the game attracted so much interest that the taping session had to be moved from a local studio to riverfront the show will be seen at a later Date across the show officials several thousand people stood and Chan Ted Pete when Rose made his in trance and began Fielding questions for nearly an Donahue started off by asking Rose continued on Page 24 streaking around first Pete Rose of the Cincinnati reds puts on the brakes rounding first after his single in the fifth inning of sundays Home game against the Philadelphia the hit boosted roses Consec univ game hitting Streak to a his first Victory since 1973 Funseth grabs gho on closing 64 by Bruno Ranniello up vet eran Rod Funseth fired seven birdies sunday to keep ahead of a hot Field of pursuers and win the greater Hart Ford it was his first Victory since Funseth fired a final round 64 Over the Wethersfield country club Golf course a Haven for Good putters for a 20under Par total of equating the record set Here by Billy Casper in Lee defending Champion Billy Kratzert and Dale Douglass finished in a three Way tie for second place at Howard who began the round As co Leader with Phil Hancock at shared third place with Rex who last won at los and before that in 1965 at takes Home a first prize to add to the 672 he has earned since his Best finishes this year were a tie for second at the masters and fourth place at his lifetime earnings Are now Joe whose 62 on Friday was the lowest round of the had a 67 to bring his fou Day total to he was joined by Gil who had a in a group at 272 were Larry the first round co Leader at Bob Stan crier Bob Victor Laurie Hammer and Rod tons 10th loss in last 12 games royals tip slumping red 2j Yale Sachare a sports writer lose booming Boston bats Are in produced just three runs in the last and manager Don Zimmer is id As to How to solve the Tien youre in a youre in said sounding a bit like Bern after the red sox were beaten k Kansas City royals 21 sunday for 10th loss in the last 12 never thought id see a period like one with this Ball added whose teams season batting age is the second est in the major our pitching Hast been All that were just not getting a hit when we mimes a manager will shake up his to snap a team out of a but Ner says he cant do that because of the Back injury that has Veteran team Cap Tain Carl Yastrzemski on the sidelines in i dont have any Choice with Yaz said i just Send Guys out there and Hope something Good Bostons a comfortable nine games Al Roundup As recently As july is now Down to 4j games Over the Milwaukee who beat the Toronto Blue jays 105 Baltimore and new York Are in the run both to games out even though they missed chances to pull even closer on the orioles lost to the California Angels 42 while the Yankees split a doubleheader with the Minnesota win Ning 43 and then losing in other american league the Detroit tigers edged the Seattle mariners the Oakland As trimmed the Cleve land indians 54 and the Chicago White sox swept a doubleheader from the Texas rangers 54 and Paul Splittorff raised his record to 129 by beating the red sox with Relief help from Al who notched his 14th Hrabosky put Down rallies in the last two innings to help the royals to their 14th Victory in their last 16 the red Are heading in the other i never would have believed it possible for a team with so Many Good hitters to go so bad so said Boston general manager Haywood Center fielder Fred Lynn were continued on Page 24 one stroke behind at 273 were Jim col fuzzy Dave Mark Hayes and Mitch George who won Here in had a 68 to Lead a group at 9 under fun sets 45foot putt on the par5 16th gave the resident a 3stroke Cush Ion he refused to relinquish on his Way to the record tying 20 under who lost in a playoff Here to 1971 Winner Lee made a Gallant Effort to overtake the he had three straight birdies on 15 and 16 to put him within two strokes of Funseth and second but he bogeyed the 18th to fall Back into a three Way tie with Kratzert and Doug took some Good natured rib Bing about his age from i feel like in the oldest Guy out said the Mil mannered golfer who has complained of minor aches and Funseth said before he came to Well he was in the midst of building a barn for his childrens two arabian after being presented the winners he i had to borrow Money from my Little girls Bank account to help pay for the this Money will certainly looking at his game Funseth i got off to a Good Start today and kept hitting Good shots to that one on 16 made me feel real Funseth birdied the and the the one on 16 was a 30foot Funseth said he did have tee shot Trou ble on the 15th and 18th Here i got a Little but i Felt i played real Funseth said he will go to the pea next skip a and go on to West Hes Twitty played the front nine in 2under to continued on Page 24