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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1956
Page
2
Los Angeles fights end with Lou Filippi stopping Jimmy Sweat in a 3% houst bout. Tombs aut Meu.
AP wire recaps pro games with Fort Wayne defeating Philadelphia 92 81 while Boston beat New York 92 87. Other scores include St Johns 79 Providence 56 and Colgate 92 U Puerto Rico 69. Strong college and regional results follow across teams such as North Carolina 81 College of Charleston 35 and Tulane 72 Georgia 56.
The Alter Guild Club of BeeBee Memorial Church will meet at 415 N Hazel St on Sunday January 8 at 4 30 p m All members urged to attend The Y P W W Club of Rising Star Baptist presents Yerger High School Chorus in concert Sunday January 8 at 7 00 p m The public invited.
Arkansas, smarting from a 1-9 start, opens the Southwest Conference schedule against Baylor in Fayetteville before traveling to Texas and facing Texas Tech. Coach Glen Rose remains optimistic as Manuel Whitley shines, averaging 21.3 points and leading rebounds, with Arkansas riding a 60.8 point average and 63.6 points allowed per game.
The State Champion Delight team defeated Coach Wayne Taylor's Hope Bobcats 46 to 68 at Henderson College, extending Delight's 49th straight win. All-State star Claudie Walker scored 30, followed by Harold Honea with 16 for Hope and Leon McKenney and Bob Fugit each with eight. After the opening quarter Delight pulled away, and Hope returns home to host Gurdon tonight.
Dayton top-ranked Flyers extend to ten wins as seven foot Bill Uhl dominates with 23 points and 24 rebounds in a 85-52 victory over Duquesne. Maryland upsets George Washington 66-44. Spring Hill defeats Memphis State 69-65 in the Senior Bowl Tournament at Mobile.
Boxing in New York is declared dead as final services are set for January 16 after the Boxing Guild of New York voted unanimously not to dissolve its membership under orders from Julius Helfand. The guild, backed by 16 affiliated guilds, vows to keep fighting if licenses are revoked and contends no wrongdoing occurred. Charlie Johnston of the International Boxing Hall says they will fight in New York or relocate to secure bouts.
Lew Carpenter, a top University of Arkansas back from 1950 to 1952, was inducted into the Army and left for Camp Chaffee to begin basic training. The 24 year old propped Detroit Lions as a halfback after graduation, with his younger brother Preston also an All-SWC back drafted by the Cleveland Browns.
Texarkana senior girls edged the Hope girls 40 39 after overcoming a 22 19 halftime deficit. Jo Ann O'Rear led Hope with 23 points while Berlie Allen and Misandro Rateliff added 13 for Hope. In the B teams game Texarkana won 40 21.
Two powerful Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference members Southern State of Magnolia and Arkansas Tech of Russellville deny claims of inducements to attract athletes. Tech and Southern State officials defend their programs and vow to continue play, while the trustees state Tech will align with other colleges for two years. AIC observers note ongoing tension amid allegations of rule breaches.
A sailor named Kaul battles illiteracy and limited math to decipher Bowditch and Nautical Almanac pages. Repeated nights of study yield clarity as he copies the log board courses and solves a problem, realizing he can become a navigator with the sextant and stars.
In a perilous night at sea Kaui nearly drowned while struggling to save a sextant. Jaeger, Nalsh, and crewmen Braden and Bathwick coordinate a rescue as the instrument becomes a lifeline and symbol of duty.
Julius La Rosa, 26, a former Godfrey show singer, announced plans to marry Rosemary Rory Meyer, 24, a Perry Como secretary from Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The Brooklyn-born baritone, fired in October 1953 for lack of humility, described the engagement as a New Year’s Eve proposal at his parents’ Mt. Vernon, New York home.
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