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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1962
Page
3
A chaotic day in baseball sees the Twins gain on the Yankees while umpire rulings disrupt Detroit. Numerous games feature late rallies and key miscues from fielders as the league standings shift and players like Vonlatzel and Consaky produce notable hits amid a string of high tension moments.
Archers from across the United States Canada and Maxleo compete in the 17th National Field Archery Tournament as records fall. James Bull leads the professional division with a 1000 point total while Pattie Bailey Joan Bollum and Jane Waite set new hunter and women's sight marks. Cavallero sets a first time national field record in the professional sight division and more records fall in hunter and junior shoot divisions.
The Associated Press reports Pacific Coast League results with San Diego defeating Seattle 8 to 2, Portland 6 Salt Lake 4, Vacoma 7 Spokane 4, Hawaii and Vancouver in 10 innings. International League games include Jacksonville 8 Toronto 2, Athinta 7 Buffalo 2, Richmond 6 Syracuse 7 Rochester 7 Columbus 4. American Association scores show Omaha 14 Denver 4, Indianapolis 3 Louisville 1, Oklahoma City 5 Dallas 1, Worth 1.
A garbled compilation of MVP like leaders across leagues. Highlights include Us batting leaders with .383 by Musial and 91 runs by Wills. Mays leading in RBIs with 93 and 32 homers. Koufax and Drysdale top pitching in strikeouts with 200 and 182 respectively. Wills steals 26. and various others from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Kansas City, and Boston.
Dick Farrell of the Colts worked five bright innings to spare Milwaukee a run, guiding a 9-0 victory as only one batter reached base. Frank Howard of the Dodgers powered in his 21st RBI in the doubleheader, delivering key hits in the series.
Dodgers beat Pirates 5-3 as Frank Howard hit a two run single in the seventh off ElRoy Face to break a 3-3 tie. The win kept Los Angeles four games ahead of San Francisco in the National League. The Pirates and many other early games are noted with other standings and results from around major league baseball.
New York AP Arnold Palmer argues golf should be played faster to match growing crowds and TV viewership. He notes pros set the tempo, galleries grow, and many players imitate tour style, while some players still favor slow, deliberate rounds. He would prefer a quicker pace though avoids naming individuals.
A seventh inning two-run single broke a 3-3 tie as Nedmical League leaders defeated Pittsburgh 5-3. Also notes the first presidential gathering of George Washington in 1789 on Wall Street, New York.
Two state American Legion baseball double elimination games ended with Little Rock losing 5-1 to Fort Smith and Camden dropping a 2-1 decision to Marianna. El Dorado exploded for eight runs in the eighth to win 12-6 over North Little Rock, marking North Little Rock’s first defeat. Fort Smith then faced North Little Rock in the losers bracket.
Baseball standings show Los Angeles and New York leading with records of 60 46 and 64 39 respectively. Miami? No, Minnesota Baltimore Cleveland Detroit Chicago Boston Kansas City Washington and New York appear with varying wins and losses. Thursday results include Los Angeles defeating Cleveland and Kansas City beating Detroit. Upcoming games list interleague and intra league matchups with dates across multiple venues.
Pine Bluff and Corning won Thursday night games to reach the state Little League final in Pine Bluff. The winner advances to the Division 2 tournament in Springdale, joining champions from Alabama Louisiana and Mississippi. Pine Bluff defeated Rogers 20 while Corning routed Smackover.
Prince Souphanouvong announced that Americans and Filipinos held by Pathet Lao forces are en route to Vientiane and expected to arrive within days. An embassy spokesman confirmed five Americans and one Filipino as known captives, with 11 Americans and one Filipino listed as missing. Names include NBC cameraman Grant Wolfkill, John McMorrow, John Shore Jr., Maj. Lawrence Bailey, and Sgt. Orville Ballenger.
Green Bay Packers, strong and seasoned, enter the 29th Packers vs All-Stars game at Soldier Field with odds up to 23 points, led by coach Vince Lombardi. The All-Stars, coached by Ottа Graham, feature John Wade and Angelo Cajero at backfield, Roman Gabriel passing, Ed Ferguson and Ronnie Bull in the lineup, but face injuries to Ernie Davis and Jim Skaggs. The game airs on ABC at 8:45 pm EST amid cloudy skies after day showers.
Batesville edged Camden 10 in the first round of the Arkansas state American Legion Tournament after a late Camden rally tied the game 10 10. Batesville won with a walk off in the eighth. Other first round results included North Little Rock Dance Construction over Little Rock Coleman Dally 5 1 El Dorado defeated Fort Smith 11 1 and Walnut Ridge beat Marianna 54.
Miami fighter Tim Ford defeated Willie James in a 149 to 150 bout in Miami while in San Diego Kid Six beat Junius Washington 175 to 75 at Redriviez in San Anselmo. The card featured regional lightweights crossing state lines with mixed results.
Albany AP report captures Kay Smith, 18, white, reacting to mass demonstrations by Black protesters against segregation. She backtracks on segregation, admitting some drift toward integration while dismissing the protests as publicity and noting her journalism career aims.
Kay, a dark haired teenager and child of a journalist, discusses mass demonstrations that have led to over 1,100 arrests mostly of Negroes since December. She questions ends and warns against provoking white violence, urges cleansing Harlem as a wiser path, and asserts no true equality exists among races.
The article presents Solunar schedule data from John Alden Knight's Solunar Tables. It explains Major periods lasting about one and a half to two hours and Minor periods of shorter duration. It lists sample times for a Friday Saturday and Sunday with corresponding major and minor windows.
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