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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1963
Page
1
Wobbly-legged infielder Jim Davenport drives a key bunt and three hits in a 6-3 Giants win over Cincinnati to stay within three games of the Dodgers. Willig Mays adds a two-run single as San Francisco keeps chase in the pennant race.
International League games included Richmond at Jacksonville rained out Atlanta defeated Arkansas 12 to 7 Rochester beat Columbus 5 to 3 Syracuse won 6 to 3 over Indianapolis Buffalo 4 to 3 against Toronto Pacific Coast League Oklahoma City crushed Dallas Fort Worth 12 to 0 Spokane topped Denver 6 to 3 Hawaii defeated Portland 11 to 8 Only games scheduled
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower said he would favor a nuclear test ban treaty unless there is solid evidence that U S security would be endangered. Returning from Normandy he told reporters he would respond to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in writing in a studied fashion.
Standings show American League leaders New York 7 42 641 and Chicago 67 51. Minnesota 67 62 Baltimore 66 56 Cleveland 58 62 Boston 57 61 Los Angeles 56 57 Detroit 53 54 Kansas City 53 64 Washington 43 76. Thursday results New York 10 Boston 2 Detroit 11 Kansas City 1 Washington 5 Los Angeles Minnesota 13 Baltimore 3. Today’s games Detroit at Los Angeles Baltimore at Kansas City Washington at Minnesota New York at Chicago Cleveland at Boston. National League leaders Los Angeles 70 48 .593, San Francisco 68 52 .567, St Louis 66 54 .650, Cincinnati 65 58 .528 Philadelphia 64 58 .525 Chicago 61 57 .517 Pittsburgh 61 58 .519 Milwaukee 61 60 .504 Houston 46 76 .377 New York 39 80 .328. Scores: Los Angeles 7 Milwaukee 5 Philadelphia 4 Chicago 3 Houston 4 St. Louis 2 Pittsburgh 8 New York 2 San Francisco 6 Cincinnati 1. Week’s schedule features multiple games across leagues. Major League Stars batting John Blanchard, Yankees, hit grand slam and two-run homer.
Summary of top MLB stats including Groat and Clemente leading batting averages, Aaron Mays and Flood top runs, Aaron RBIs, Groat hits, Pinson doubles, Pinson and Brock triples, McCovey and Aaron home runs, Wills steals, Peran eski and Malone pitching, Koufax and Drysdale strikeouts, Yaz and Kaline batting, Kaline runs, Stuart RBIs, Yastrzemski and Kaline hits, Versalles and Hinton triples, Radatz and New York pitching, Bunning and Stigman strikeouts.
AP desk reports that in Los Angeles the United States leads Mexico in the Davis Cup first day with McKinley favored to beat Osuna and Ralston seen as edging Palafox. Doubles on Saturday and Sunday singles reshuffle. American chances touted amid Mexican resolve. Dodgers pitcher Perranoski chills Brewers in 7-5 NL triumph.
The Atlanta Crackers crushed six Arkansas pitchers Thursday night to win their third straight International League game, beating the Travelers 12-7. Arkansas hurlers allowed 15 hits and eight walks. Syracuse beat Indianapolis 68, Buffalo edged Toronto 4-3, and Rochester defeated Columbus 5-3 in the other league contests. Two Rich Toond vs Jacksonville games in Jacksonville were canceled due to rain. The Crackers Travelers series was a no contest for second place in the southern division.
Cherry Valley Arkansas voters approved a 42,000 general obligation bond for a waterworks system by a 97 to 13 margin. The 30 year bond will be retired by a 10 mill tax and supplemented by a revenue bond issue.
Pancho Gonzales, pro and coach of the U.S. team, predicts a confident win with a 5-0 advantage over Mexico while noting no nominations yet for the doubles. Osuna and Palafox are this year's Wimbledon doubles champions, fueling strong expectations in both camps.
Ft Bliss Texas defeated Sandia Base New Mexico 21 Thursday night to advance in the Fourth Army double elimination softball tournament. Ft Bliss will meet Pine Bluff Arsenal at 7 p.m. for the championship.
In Miami Perfecto Garcia of Nicaragua outpointed Jesse Humphries of Cincinnati over 10 rounds. In Tokyo Katsuo Haga stopped Nacho Mendoza in the 6th round. In Boise Jefferson Davis of Las Vegas outpointed John Tierer Collins in the heavyweight bout.
The Crackers win 12 to 7 over Arkansas after a 4-4 deadlock, with Atlanta pulling away in the later innings. Bucks earned his fourth win before Humphrey relieved, as Richie Allen hit his 25th homer for Arkansas. Davis Clemens Elia Lipski homered for Atlanta and Arkansas respectively. Bucks improved to 10-9, Smith fell to 13-11.
Johnny Blanchard belted a grand slam and two home runs driving in six as the Yankees crushed Boston 10-2 at Fenway. Lopez and Linz added two hits each, while Mantle Kubek rested with injuries. Williams allowed six hits for the win as New York widened its lead over Chicago and Detroit handled Kansas City in the pennant chase.
Dan Jones, Bobcat center, is pictured on The Super Team in Arkansas Foot ball magazine. John Pierce, last year’s Hope High head coach, calls Jones a great linebacker and the best center he ever coached. Richard McDowell appears in Region IV AA A section described as the best blocking fullback in the district last year. Other favorable mentions include Mack McLarty, Ricky Butler, Jim Walker, and Jerry Burnett.
Milwaukee led 7-6 to keep three games ahead of the Giants who beat Cincinnati 6-3. Houston defeated the Cardinals 4-2, Philadelphia topped Chicago 4-2, and Pittsburgh crushed the Mets 8-2. Jimmy Hall, Twins' rookie of the year candidate, had three hits including his 20th homer and five RBIs. Lee Stange pitched a nine hitter with nine strikeouts to move to 6-3. Don Mincher and Bob Allison homered for Minnesota, Mincher his 13th and Allison his 26th.
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