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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Win 11th Cincinnati a the san Francisco giants winning Streak reached 11 games their longest in 25 years As Kevin Mitchell and will Clark homered to Lead a 17-hit attack that overwhelmed the Cincinnati reds 8-1 thursday night. Mitchell had four hits including a three run Homer and Clark and Willie Mcgee each had three hits As the giants offence remained in High gear. Its averaging More than five surfs a game during the Streak the giants longest since winning 12 straight in 1966. The reds managed seven hits and three walks off Rookie Paul Mcclellan 20 in losing for the 16th time in 21 games. The third place reds Are now just a Hal game ahead of san Francisco in the National league West. Mcclellan Hasni to allowed a run in either of his two starts since a july 23 promotion from class aaa  major league games. On Page 26 the right hander pitched out of threats in the first two innings then allowed just four More hits including Paul of Neillis 18th Homer of the year in the ninth in his first major league Complete game. Mcclellan allowed just two singles in seven scoreless innings to beat Phila Delphia last saturday. He made one Start and three Relief appearances last year for san Francisco. The giants rocked Kip Gross 4-2 for 12 hits and five runs in just 4 1-3 innings. Gross who had won his last two starts also gave up a pair of walks and a wild pitch. Clark hit a Solo Homer his 20th Overall and third in his last seven games in the first inning to Start Gross problems. Shortstop Barry Larkin compounded them with a two out throwing error in the  inning that left Darren Lewis Safe at first setting up rib singles by Mcgee and Clark. Matt Williams led off the third with a walk advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Kirt Manwaring a double for a 4-0 Lead. Williams left the game in the sixth with a sore left Side. Doubles by Manwaring and Jose Uribe made it 5-0 in the fifth and Mitchell hit his 20th Homer in the eighth off Tim Lay Ana. The reds had plenty of chances Early against Mcclellan. They loaded the bases in the first with two out but Bill Doran flew out. In the second Glenn Braggs singled Jeff Reed walked and Gross advanced them with a sacrifice. But Braggs Cost an out when he failed the stars and stripes August 3,1991 b Page 28 to run on Larking a grounder leaving Reed Hung up Between second and third for the second out. Billy Hatcher flew out to end that threat. \ nil taste life in Berli bears meet 49ers today by Rob Gloster Berlin a while Many teammates spend evenings playing cards or Hunting souvenirs Chicago bears linemen Trace Armstrong and Tim Ryan Are learning about life in this changing City. The players joined two Berlin couples for dinner and discussion one night this week far from the hotel where Many bears were killing time and wondering what they were doing in Germany. A it ended up being the Best experience of the trip a said Armstrong a defensive end. A it was great to get an Opportunity to have some insight into life Here. It is a distraction and its not Ideal for football but i m Here and in a going to enjoy  Over a dinner of pork chops potato salad and plenty of Beer Armstrong and second year defensive end Ryan Learned they knew Little of the real changes underway in a City that was divided by the Berlin Wall until late 1989. A you watch to and read the newspaper and you think it is mass hysteria Over Here Quot Armstrong said thursday. A but the reality is different. The West berliners resent having to pay for  Chicago had Contact drills thursday against the san Francisco 49ers, who they play today in a preseason game at the olympic stadium in which Jesse Owens won four Gold medals in 1936. The 49ers took a boat cruise after practice to nearby Potsdam where Truman Stalin and Churchill met in 1945 to establish occupation zones for postwar Germany. The game will be the second nil exhibition game in Berlin following a rams chiefs game last year and one of three bears Richard Dent and 49ers�?T quarterback Joe Montana Point downfield during workouts in berlins olympic stadium. Overseas contests this year. The Buffalo Bills beat the Philadelphia eagles 17-13 in London last week and the Miami dolphins play the los Angeles raiders in Tokyo this weekend. Nil president Neil austrian said the american bowl series of preseason games will continue in future years though the Sites of those games have not been selected. Cities in Spain France Italy Australia and the soviet Union have expressed interest in hosting such exhibition games and austrian said expansion of the games Long May return to training Camp Latrobe a. A Pittsburgh Steeles guard Terry Long could return to training Camp if he passes a second steroids test under National football league rules. A Terry Long has not been suspended Quot said Greg Aiello nil director of communications. A until a player has been suspended he is eligible to practice with his  Long checked out wednesday from the psychiatric Ward of Allegheny general Hospital where he signed in after an admitted suicide attempt july 24. He also hired Chicago lawyer George Saunders to Appeal the results of the steroids test he took july 11, which came up positive. Saunders said he has represented players in successful appeals after positive tests for drugs but not for steroids. The nil requires a written Appeal within five Days after a player is notified of a positive test result. However Long a week Long hospitalization began one Day after he told teammates about the result of his test. How his Hospital stay will affect the nil deadline is not Clear. When Long appeals nil commissioner Paul Tagliabue will arrange a hearing. Until after the hearing and the commissioners ruling Long May practice and play. To such cities could help spread the Appeal of football worldwide a from the nil perspective what we do believe is that football is clearly the kind of sport you can globalize a he said. A ultimately wed really like to be one of the True International  sports big West accepts Nevada Reno a Page 22 Hoch fires 63, leads by 2 a Page 22 rockets rams Battle in Csc debut a Page 25 Jim Marshall pleads guilty a Page 27  
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