European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 04, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 4, 1978 sorry but that s the Way the Ball bounces Rule a Public although it bounced Over the cent Erteld Fence. Gerry Crawford taps Pete on the shoulder to give him the  reds Captain went on a. Of the Cincinnati reds gets ton of All four umpires who i d to clarify that his Iea Doft hit y night was Only a ground Ken Rappoport a sports write they be been waiting for the dodgers and san Diego develop a real rivalry in South the stars and stripes Page 21 four for five tear with the double two singles and a Homer alter having his hitting Streak snapped at 44 games the nigh before. A ice palsy padres Complete sweep dodgers for 9th Victory in Row Ley be finally got , longtime patsies to their neighbors to. The North Are no lying that role these Days. Kwan a club record nine straight  is outstanding1 said san manager Roger Craig after his no Roundup Iory. And we be been getting in a lot of areas pitching de Nely Bitting. And Good Man Den Success of the padres has me consternation among dodger particularly Reggie  a verbal tirade by after some padres ventured tothe National league West was t earn race anymore referring to that san Diego had joined san d.  and los Angeles in. The padres Are closing in on rung san Francisco eight game fourth place. In has a right to say anything he noted dodger manager Tommy Lasorda adding some Sparks to the  Owchinko san Diego s winning Pitcher wednesday night would t sit still for Smith s remarks. He ought to be asking what s wrong with the dodgers said Owchinko not what s wrong with the  in the National league Cincinnati whipped the Atlanta braves 6-2san Francisco stopped the Houston astros 4-2 the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Newyork mets fr6"the Pittsburgh pirates blanked the Montreal expos 3-0, and the Chicago cubs edged the St. Louis Cardi nals 3-2.Owchinko and Relief Ace Rollie fingers combined to hold los Angeles to just five hits. The Victory before a sellout crowd of 46,751 at san Diego stadium gave Owchinko Only his second career Victory Over the dodgers. Losing Pitcher Tommy John surren dered just seven hits. Reds 6, braves 2pete Rose doubled singled twice and hit a Home run in his first four times at Batand Tom Seaver hurled a three hitter to Lead Cincinnati Over Atlanta. Rose whose National league record tying hitting Streak ended at 44 games against the braves tuesday night led of the game with a ground Rule double. He then singled Home a run in the second handled off the fourth with a single before Send ing a drive Over the Brightfield Fence in the sixth for his fifth Homer of the season. I guess said Rose with a Grin. Improved i can hit with the pressure  giants 4, astros 2 Terry Whitfield swatted a three run Homer As san Francisco snapped hous ton s eight game winning Streak. Whitfield s fourth inning blast his eighth Homer of the season followed a walk to Darnell Evans and a single by Willie Mccovey off loser Tom Dixon. 5-8. Phillies 8, mets 6garry Maddox drove in four runs three with his ninth Home run that capped a five run second inning and Philadelphia Hung on to beat new  Phillies gained an 8-0 Lead in the first five innings and escaped with the Vic tory despite a five run rally by the mets in the eighth featuring Lee Mazzilli s two run Homer. Pirates 3, expos 0bruce Kison and Kent Tekulve combined on a three hitter and Phil gamer hit a sol Home run As Pittsburgh beat Montreal. Kison struck out seven batters including the Side in the sixth and walked Only two before needing ninth inning Relief help from Tekulve who notched his 18th save. Kison reportedly was developing a Blister on his pitching hand. Loser Dan Schatzeder 4-3, gave up six hits including Garner s Homer and walked two batters in 7 2-3 innings. Cubs 3, cardinals Mike Vail s two run triple in the first inning backed the seven hit pitching of Mike Krukow and Bruce Sutler leading Chicago Over St.  marked the cubs Lith Triumph in As Many meetings with the cardinals this season. La. Offering Ioc last ditch plan for games by Bob Green Colorado Springs Colo. A a plan which has the blessings of mayor Tom Bradley to relieve los Angeles of financial responsibility for the 1984 olym Pic games will be presented to the International olympic committee for approval. If the plan is not acceptable to the Ioc it s dead said . Olympic committee resident Robert Kane after a lengthy meeting with Bradley sunday. This is the last go around said Kane who noted that the City of los Angeles and the soc arc working against an aug. 21 deadline. A contract with the Ioc for the 1984 olympics must be signed by that time. Neither Bradley nor Kane would discuss details of the plan they worked out in a closed door  is not proper to divulge details before it being discussed with the Ioc. That s just common decency Kane said. Imite last week however Kane and Wil Liam Simon. Soc treasurer and former . Secretary of the Treasury discussed at length a plan whereby los Angeles would be absolved of any financial respond  responsibility would be underwritten by the soc in partnership with the la Angeles olympic organizing commit  Angeles had been selected As the site for the worldwide games six years hence but the citizens of that City walked at the possibility of a debt arising from the conduct of the games and the possible future  Bradley said that the Relief of financial responsibility for los Angeles was part of the plan presented to  questioning he said that if the Ioc is receptive to the plan he would enthusiastically recommend its approval to the los Angeles City  is a very Good proposal and contains the basis of agreement from All parties Bradley  International olympic committee has insisted that As part of the olympic contract the City of los Angeles be pre pared to assume financial responsibility for the conduct of the games. Los Angeles has walked at this. Under the plan discussed earlier by Kane and Simon the soc and the Organ izing committee would be prepared to underwrite any losses the City May accrue in presenting the  proposal As worked out by Kane and Bradley sunday now goes to the Ioc for approval or rejection. Kuhn warns Al clubs on Jackson waiver bids new York a commissioner Bowie Kuhn has warned All american league clubs not to make Public information on whether they would be interested in acquiring new York Yankees outfielder Reg Gie Jackson on waivers. Kuhn disturbed Over published report revealing which clubs would be interested in acquiring Jackson reminded the club that any player placed on the waiver list comes under the classification of confidential information. The Yankees placed Jackson on waiver june 28 and was claimed by Kansas City and Baltimore. After the teams claimed him the Yankees withdrew Jackson from the list