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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1964
Page
3
Ken Johnson pitched two-hit ball for eight innings and Nellie Fox drove in two with a single as Houston beat Cincinnati 6-2 to open the NL season. Jim Wynn added a decisive two-run homer while teammates honored Jim Umbricht, who died last week.
The University of North Dakota beat Arkansas State 5 to 3 in Jonesboro to start the season. UND improved to 7-11 after 18 games as Tom Kurtti earned the win over six innings while Ivan Jackson took the loss. Arkansas State outhit UND 7-5 with Jackson and Croft each pitching for the Red Wolves.
Solunar schedule shows Major periods lasting about an hour and a half to two hours and Minor periods printed below. Plan days to fish or hunt in good territory during these times, using the table drawn from John Alden Knight.
President Johnson attends the Washington Senators vs Angels opener, delivering a looping first pitch that bounces off gloves. He sits through nine innings as fans depart early, while Johnson quips and munches popcorn amid civil rights debate percussion. The 4-0 Angels victory stuns locals in D.C. Stadium.
Arkansas and Emporia State split a baseball doubleheader with Arkansas winning 8-3 in the first game and Emporia State taking the nightcap 10-6. Buddy Wright earned the win for Arkansas, driving in a run with Bill Gray also homering in the opener. In the second game Marion Littlepage and John Walker homered for Emporia, while Arkansas plated multi-run innings to fall.
Arkansas defeated Emporia State 8 to 3 as part of a baseball roundup with other scores including Arkansas state 3 and North Dakota 5, plus Oklahoma edging Tulsa 57 to 25 and golf results Arkansas 342 Rice 212.
Arkansas tennis report from Fayetteville states Roy Murtishaw and Jim Holz won singles matches as Emporia State of Kansas defeated Arkansas on Monday, with partial results incomplete due to damaged text.
National League standings show Houston leading with six runs over Cincinnati by a 6 3 result. Chicago Milwaukee Los Angeles New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St Louis San Francisco and Cincinnati follow with winloss records and games back. Monday's Houston win and upcoming schedule include St Louis at Los Angeles and Milwaukee at San Francisco, plus Chicago at Pittsburgh and New York at Philadelphia. American League leaders Los Angeles and Kansas City hold strong records. Boston and Chicago trail. Wednesday's games include Los Angeles at Washington and Kansas City at Detroit.
Ken McBride and Julio Navarro of the Angels combined for a one hitter as Los Angeles defeated Washington 4 0 in the presidential opener. Jim Wynn of the Colts homered twice driving Houston to a 6 3 victory over Cincinnati in the National League opener.
Houston AP reports top pros inspect Sharpstown County Club ahead of the $50,000 Houston Classic. The 7,223-yard, par 71 layout hosts Thursday’s start with a $7,500 top prize, moving from Memorial Park after 11 years. Jack Nicklaus among few stars, Palmer resting, Player recovering. Defending champ Bob Charles shot 67-66-26-69 to win last year.
Detroit visits Toronto while Toronto leads the best of seven series 1 0. No game is scheduled today.
Kansas City owner Charles Finley says he will demolish his pennant porch at the insistence of Ford Frick and Joe Cronin but will erect a half pennant porch behind the 325 foot limit with 300 temporary seats. He criticizes Yankees for unfair advantages and cites history of homers and pennants to justify his protest.
Boxers from Boston Miami Paris Bologna and Los Angeles compete in ten round cards with DeNutes Moyer Armenteros Dixon Garreia Adigun Forbes Urzi Barazza Walk Cyadras delivering points or stoppages. Notable outcomes include DeNutes outpointing Moyer and Armen teros stopping Dixon in Miami.
Arkansas defeated Rice 3 2 in Southwest Conference golf in Houston. Arkansas moved to sixth while Rice finished last. Vic Anderson and Jack Creel of Rice tied for medalist with 72 but Anderson lost to Mike Hastings of Arkansas 1 up. Creel beat Gary Markland of Arkansas 6 4. Dave Lee beat Bill Jenkins and Bill Hall beat Baylor Triplett for Arkansas singles wins. Jenkins and Anderson beat Lee and Hastings in doubles. Creel and Triplett tied Markland.
Toronto coach Punch Imlach will push a high all work, no play approach as the Maple Leafs face the Detroit Red Wings in game two of the Stanley Cup finals. Detroit, well rested after Saturday's loss, plans recovery but Abel keeps strategy tight. Toronto leads series and seeks a third straight Cup as players train daily.
Michelangelo's Pieta, a 465 year old marble masterpiece, arrived aboard the liner Cristoforo Colombo en route to the New York World's Fair. It was insured for 6 million dollars, with a cushion encased package for transit. Pope John XXIII promised Cardinal Spellman a loan for the Vatican Pavilion.
A brief public notice urges parents to ensure their child receives daily vigorous exercise and offers a free leaflet to evaluate the school's physical education program. Request a copy by writing to the President's Council on Physical Fitness in Washington DC 20548, noting the newspaper's cooperation with the Advertising Council.
The Berra era starts with the Yankees as Yogi Berra takes the managing reins on a hopeful note. Whitey Ford will start the opener against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium while Berra and Ford map pitching plans for 161 games. Mantle and Maris aim for big seasons as New York seeks a pennant and a fourth straight strong manager run. The Red Sox counter with Bill Monbouquette and a rookie Tony Conigliaro lineup as President Johnson presides at the Washington opener.
Oklahoma dominated the triangular meet at Tulsa scoring 94 points to Arkansas 57 and Tulsa 25. The Sooners won two of 17 events and led the field through the day, improving on their rival performances in a strong team showing.
Tony Conigliaro, 19, rose from St Mary's High School in Lynn, Massachusetts, to become Boston's regular center fielder. He led the New York-Penn League with a .363 average and 24 home runs in 83 games, earning MVP and Rookie of the Year honors. Manager Johnny Pesky praised his all-around play as Yogi Berra marveled at the newcomer in the Sox lineup at Yankee Stadium.
Jim Wynn delivered a two run homer powering the Houston Colts to a 6-3 victory over Cincinnati in the National League. Other matchups feature Milt Pappas vs Gary Peters in Chicago, Camilo Pascual vs Jim Grant in Cleveland, and Orlando Pena against Phil Regan in Detroit.
Sponsors win AG approval for the petition title and plan to circulate petitions starting Wednesday to place the voter registration amendment on the November ballot. The measure would end the poll tax and establish a permanent voter registration system. 34 000 signatures are sought by early July.
The Army will sell the 296 unit West Plainview Housing Project at Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas after declaring the World War II apartments substandard. Original project cost was $542,920.
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