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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1969
Page
4
A compact recap notes several boxing bouts including Jim McDermott of Portland Maine knocking out Mario Diaz in Holyoke Maine and Julio Guera of Los Angeles stopping Yoshiaki Suda in Mexico City. Other entries reference Kagegawa Kanae, Joe Medel, and Yoshiaki Suda with various arena tags.
Philadelphia slugger Rich Allen was suspended after months of friction with the front office led to a personnel shakeup. Coach George Myatt was named temporary manager for the rest of the season as owner Bob Carpenter and GM John Quinn faced questions at a news conference. Bob Skinner, shaken but defiant, described a tense club atmosphere and revealed a furlough for Allen over two missed games had been remitted. Allen, earning about 80 thousand annually, did not attend the Reading exhibition game.
East All-Star coach Charles Eagle ruffled by calling Caldwell Jones a definite college prospect. Jones, a 26-foot-11 center headed to Albany State, is the East’s key player in the High School All-Star game at Barton Coliseum. Eagle praises Jones as a strong team player with good leaping ability and rebounding, while noting he is not a miracle man.
Peter Townsend, 22, Englishman with a troubled card history, shot a five under par 67 to grab the first round lead at the $100,000 Greater Milwaukee Open in Milwaukee. Rookie John Miller, at 68, is second, with Mike Nugent Steve Opperman and Allan Henning at 69, as many top players skip the event to prep for the PGA Championship.
R H Sikes of Springdale carded a 76 in the opening round of the $100,000 Greater Milwaukee Open in Milwaukee. He posted nines of 36 and 40 as the tourney began.
Solunar Periods schedule printed from Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES advises planning days to hunt in good territory and cover during peak times to maximize sport potential.
Padres lose 2 1 to St Louis as Mike Torrez walks and Lou Brock sac flies in a fifth inning sequence after Mike Shannon and Bil White drive runs. Torrez earns his seventh win. Al Santorini takes the loss as Claude Osteen shines for Los Angeles with a five hitter and shutout of Pittsburgh.
Shuvee seeks to extend her streak of stakes wins to become queen of the fillies in the 89th Alabama at Saratoga on Saturday. Gallant Bloom, her rival, is absent due to a mixup, leaving Pit Bunny and Hail to Patsy as likely threats. Also featured are two $50,000-added stakes for 3-year-olds, the Minuteman at Liberty Bell and the Towers Handicap at Arlington Park, with Jay Ray and King of the Castle carrying top weights.
SHREVEPORT LA AP Arkansas jumped to a 44 to 2 lead and held on behind Dave Bakenhaster and Tim Thompson to hand Shreveport its fifth straight loss. The Travellers scored three runs in the fourth inning off Tony King as Gaylen Pitts walked and Bob Guindon singled. Pitts scored on a catcher’s throwing error, Napoleon singled, Guindon scored, and Abrau’s single brought home another run. Jose Cruz hit a solo homer in the fifth to extend the lead. Freehold Raceway opens its 98 day meet for afternoon harness racing today.
The Orioles and Twins prepare for a crucial three game set as Baltimore rides a 76 34 record into a clash with Minnesota whose West lead narrowed after Detroit's 64 win. Manager Earl Weaver stresses competing with the East while aiming for wins in every game.
Government suspends loan guarantees for an all white Mississippi golf club amid scrutiny over potential racial segregation. Eight Negro congressmen press for a wider review of the federal recreation loan program. Farm Home Administration officials cite focus on Title VI certification. Navy port crisis spreads as remaining houses are razed or moved. Mrs. Van Winkle laments loss of her town enterprises.
HAL BOCK details two contrasting preseason stories. Daryle Lamonica, Raiders veteran, nurses a sore right hand but aims to start against the Colts. Marlin Briscoe, Broncos pioneer quarterback, says he is not injured yet is placed on the waived-injured list amid team plans favoring Pete Liske and Steve Tensi.
Miss Martha Jett of Little Rock was eliminated from the U S Golf Association girls junior tournament in Dallas by Hollis Stacy of Savannah Georgia 3 and 2 after advancing through two rounds. Arkansas native Pam Spikes of Crossett exited in the first round of match play. In Ohio CAMP PERRY Ralph Thompson of West Point Georgia won the national handgun trophy with a 293 score.
Westbury, N.Y. AP reports the French horse Led Foldhne from France was named Thursday to the starting field for the $100,000 Roosevelt International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway on August 16. The entry completes a competitive lineup for the event.
All American Ted Kwalick announced he signed with the San Francisco 49ers ending a long holdout. He did not disclose final terms but said he is very happy with the contract. He will join the team Friday in Seattle for Sunday's game versus the Browns.
The narrative recalls Johnny Unitas's father a tall coal worker with coal dust hands and a white smile. It describes charges of hardship in Pittsburgh including mining life, a crumbling milk truck accident that ended a baseball prospect, early football memories, and Lionel-like family scenes of rabbits and a home on Fortuna Avenue.
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