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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1955
Page
4
Funeral home and burial association contact numbers. Prompt ambulance service. Moore Bros for custom slaughtering and meat for deep freeze. August 21 Mo. Texarkana Gazette subscription 35c weekly. KCMC TV programs and local agent Ray Duke at 7-2743.
The Monroe Sports extended their pennant lead in the six team Class C Cotton States League to 7 1/4 games over El Dorado after sweeping Hot Springs 14-3 and 4-2. El Dorado dropped a 6-4 to Vicksburg while Greenville beat Meridian 3-2 and 2-1. Key explosion came in Monroe’s 11-run sixth inning of the first game highlighted by a grand slam from Ritchie Windle.
New York report says St Louis manager Harry Walker credited Alvin Dark of the Giants with guiding Ken Boyer to a three hit game that snapped the Cardinals' five game skid. Walker described Dark as a smart scientific hitter and praised his private lesson to Boyer before the contest.
American League standings show Boston and New York atop alerts with Cleveland, Detroit and Kansas City in pursuit. Yesterday's results include Boston 8 Cleveland 3 and Chicago 63 Baltimore 2. Cotton States League results list Monroe, El Dorado and Meridian leading. today schedules feature Monroe at El Dorado and Hot Springs at Meridian.
Birmingham leads with 80 wins and 57 losses, .584. Memphis trails at 79 98 .672. Chattanooga is 74 65 .532, New Orleans 71 63 .530, Mobile 67 68 .496, Nashville 67 70 .489, Atlanta 63 74 .460, Little Rock 47 92 .338.
Scores from Little Rock at Atlanta and Memphis at Birmingham show weather impact with rain in Atlanta. Chattanooga defeated New Orleans 64 to 45 in the second 13 innings, while Nashville beat Mobile 8 to 4. Other listed results include Minneapolis 16 Omaha 13 and St Paul 7 Denver 3. Indianapolis 7 Charleston 1. Toledo 8 Louisville 3.
Tulsa defeats Dallas 4 to 2 while Oklahoma City tops Fort Worth 5 to 2. Shreveport beats San Antonio 9 to 6 and Beaumont downed Houston 6 to 5.
Phil Ashburn and Kaline top the NL hitting chart with averages above .320. Key leaders include Kluszewski with 41 homers, Snider 113 RBIs, and Mantle 103 runs, with Newcombe and Ford among top pitchers based on decisions.
Boxers Harold Carter outpointed Julio Mederos in Havana to a ten round judges decision. Ken Hammer stopped Don Jasper in Duluth after five rounds. Bob Albright beat John Arthur in Seattle by ten rounds.
New York notes boxing lore as Harry Wills laments modern fights. He recalls Jack Johnson as a master counter puncher and praises the power of Johnsons uppercut. Wills reflects on the era, the need for strategy, and the brutal force of a well placed blow.
The Bobcat squad concentrated on fundamentals with emphasis on passing and pass blocking during yesterday and this morning’s drills led by Coaches Leon Turpin and John Pierce. An additional session is set for 4 to 6 p.m. with a light scrimmage to close the day.
In Memphis tonight the East and West teams meet in the annual All American high school game. West coach Sammy Baugh emphasizes aerial offense while East coach Harold Drew focuses on a ground attack. Drew's East side holds five wins and a tie in six years of the rivalry.
In Wichita Kansas the Wichita Racing Bombers face Columbia Tennessee Monsantos in the National Semipro Baseball Tournament finals session. Each club holds one win and no losses with Turner and Kerman notable no hitters. Other first round results featured Milwaukees Falks and several upsets as the double elimination event heads into a second week.
Don Newcombe exited with a shoulder strain after three innings as Carl Furillo and Duke Snider powered Brooklyn to a 4-3 win over Chicago. The Dodgers extended their NL lead to 12 games while Chicago reclaimed first in the AL after a split with Baltimore. Boston and Detroit also won.
Birmingham Barons manager Phil Page bets on 19 year old Ralph Terry to salvage a lost Southern Association slate as Memphis Chicks surge. Memphis pounded four Birmingham hurlers 7-2 while New Orleans outlasted Chattanooga 5-4 in 13 innings.
Mary Ann Downey of Baltimore defeated defending champion Barbara Romack 80 on Myers Park's 6413 yard course to reach the second round in the Women's National Amateur in Charlotte. Downey advances as Romack struggles with bad breaks and missed puts in the first round of match play.
Viggo Sand leads a treasure hunt off on a yacht drawing British Intelligence attention. Bertam Lynch poses as Sand’s bodyguard with Robert Deane, an American criminologist, as they clash with watchman Heitzig. A head injury endangers Heitzig as investigators probe a broken safe while passengers are awakened to a new crime report. The scene ends with Lily Windham waking amid the raid tease.
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