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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1930
Page
2
Fragmented OCR style text references Fack Kearns and Phil Schlossberg with mentions of counterfeit accusations. It also recalls Johnny Buckley buying Ernie for 12500 and Tunney in Connecticut with dogs, plus reminiscences of Greb battles and a vague prosaic epilogue about heavyweight bums and customers’ money. The passage is garbled and fragmentary.
Cameron Waited Press Sports Editor notes a year of record breaking feats led by Robert Tyre Jones of Atlanta. Jones achieved an unprecedented sweep of golf’s four majors, a feat unmatched in the sport’s history, before pursuing an amateur status while later considering a movie contract for golf education.
The year showcased Glenna Collett failing to clinch the British title to Diana Fishwick while Gene Sarazen, Tommy Armour shone in pro golf. Tennis saw Bill Tilden decline post Wimbledon, with dramatic finals of 1930 featuring Ny ny Doeg and Frankie Shields. Track hero Frank Wyckoff of USC ran 9.25 seconds twice as Cornell Crew dominated intercollegiate regatta. College football attendance eased on the Pacific coast and in the South as 1930 winds down.
The year featured a booming college football scene led by Notre Dame under Knute Rockne, with Alabama, Army, Fordham, Washington State and USC also noted. Pro baseball set attendance records as the Philadelphia Athletics won the pennant and World Series, while the St. Louis Cardinals surged late but lost to the A’s. Babe Ruth’s 49 homers were topped by Hack Wilson’s 56 in the NL. Boxing waned in interest with Sharkey Schmeling’s controversial title fight. wrestling and horse racing saw mixed fortunes amid economic depression. The era also highlighted yacht competition, with Harold Vanderbilt’s Enterprise winning the America’s Cup.
Willisville first team defeated Waldo Rounders 20 to 10 Saturday afternoon in a solid display as the squad aims for county championship. Loyd Waters and Harold O. Kieth have returned to Magnolia A. and M. after Christmas holidays.
The Business Men's Bowling Team defeated the City Team 2694 to 2418 in a three game match here Monday night. J A Jackson of the winners was high point man with 472 and won a chicken dinner offered by the Checkered Case. Second prize, 4 sack of Gold Leaf flour offered by the Darwin Stoves, went to G Guerard of the losers, whose individual score was 436.
The report lists residents visiting relatives and spending holidays in and around Holly Springs, DeAnn, Eve Ling Shade, and nearby areas. Cited are Mr and Mrs Buller, Mrs H E Reld, Mrs M E Atkins, Jasper Townsend, Paul Spurr, Ralph Roberts, Lloyd Garner, Rufus Anderson, Joe Martin, Henry Martin, and the Atkins family with Barbara Jean.
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