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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1962
Page
3
Hope Bobcats edge Crossett Rigier 57 48 to finish regular season, Murphy 24 leads Cats while Eagles Johnston 7 top scorer. Cats advance to district tournament vs Smackover Priday. Camden Selterve match earlier, final rounds set this week.
Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs enters its second full week with signs of record success as attendance climbs 4 percent and betting rises 19 percent despite rough weather and an off track. Through seven days the meet has taken in $9,804,162, up $534,040 from last year, and 7,778 more fans than the previous year. Jockeys Larry Spraker and Robert Nuno share top honors with six wins apiece after 37 mounts, while Kenward Bennis rode the featured Kiltoqua to victory in the Hot Springs Handicap, a $10,000 addition, as Arkansas Derby hopefuls pace the field.
The schedule of Solunar period printed below comes from John Alden Knight's Solunar Tables. Plan days to fish in good territory or hunt in good cover during these times to enjoy the best sport each day has to offer. Major periods begin at the shown time and last an hour and a half or two hours thereafter. Minor periods, shown in regular type, are shorter.
A compiled boxing report lists outcome details from multiple bouts. Louis Molina outpoints Manuel Gonzales in Las Veras by decision while Dick Richardson stops Karl Kiklenberger in Dortmund. Roger Younsi scores a stoppage in France as others register varied results.
NEW ORLEANS AP report from a stopover in Trants ville Alabama shows Wernher von Braun, the Redstone Arsenal expert, posing for a photographer as Ralph Uribe of the New Orleans States Item attempts a shot. The flash bulb fails and von Braun quips about buttons in Huntsville where nothing happens.
Saver and Mr. M. H. collide in the six furlong dash with Berg and Santiego among threats in the $4 000 Arkansas Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association purse. In college hoops Associated Press results list Ohio State, Cincinnati, Kentucky and Duke victories among undated standings and schedules from Arkansas and Southern State.
Fayetteville Bulldogs lead AP poll with a 23-1 record as North Little Rock nears. Jonesboro and Little Rock Hall tie for third, Blytheville up to fifth, Smackover climbs to sixth, Greene County Tech seventh, Fort Smith eighth, Pine Bluff ninth. Nashville moves into a tie for tenth with Harrison amid district tests.
Bradley and Delight win state basketball titles across classes. Bradley defeats Parkin 47-98 in Class B Senior final at Parkin while Delight beats Lake Hamilton 45-39 in Class B Junior Boys final at Conway. Leslie over Waldo 49-48 in Class A Senior Girls. Mulberry defeats Sheridan 36-85 in Class A Junior Boys at Marianna.
Amity meets Wednesday in the state high school basketball tournaments opening at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock. Class A opener features Drew Central vs Tuckerman at 12 30 p m, followed by Class B Casa vs Dyess at 1 50 p m. Manila faces Monticello in a top Class A first round, Sparkman treads Hughes in Class B, with brackets set after district finals. Nettleton meets Clinton in a first round game as Valley Springs exits title contention.
Today and Tuesday schedules list seven to nine district games across several towns including Drew Central versus Tucker sman Lavaca versus Bentonville Nettleton versus Clinton Nashville versus Brinkley Manila versus Monticello Sheridan versus Stepheny DeWitt versus Batesville Berryville versus Greenwood Casa versus Dyess Altheimer versus Oden Timbo versus Lincoln Sparkman versus Jessievillis Marmaduke versus Jessievillis Palestine versus Scranton Mr Pleasant versus Wilnol and Mr Judea versus Amity with varied start times noted from 1:50 to 7:60.
A thick fog layer moved into Arkansas on Sunday, grounding planes and reducing visibility to about 100 feet. The U.S. Weather Bureau at Little Rock noted a cold front crossing the state with thundershowers and continued fog. Rainfall in the 24 hours to 6 a.m. was heavy across regions, with Mammoth Spring at 3.07 inches and Clinton at 2.23 inches, while southeast Arkansas stayed mostly cloudy and milder before turning colder tonight.
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