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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1930
Page
2
Fragmentary text shows a baseball game recap with references to Boston and a tied series. Mentions Wrigley and Jatub hint at key players, but many words are garbled. The readable portions indicate a decisive day game shifting momentum in a late-stage series.
The fragmented note recalls a sea contest at Providence and a grandstand fire in 1804. It mentions the Red Sox ad offers and "O. Winn" stamp on a shoe, plus golf legends such as Sarazen, Leone, Legg, Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, and recent Miami and Open events highlighting prize money and multiple championships.
A torn clipping mentions Rogers Hornsby and Rickey Seers in a tense baseball context with references to battles and hypotheticals about visiting and matches. The passage hints at long standing enmity and strategic plays, suggesting a retrospective reflection on past seasons and rivalries.
Murphy’s Side Show clashes with Loyola in a January 30 college basketball showdown at Memorial Gym. Purdue’s Murphy leads in scoring this season with a six foot six inch frame against Loyola’s Murphy, both touted as unstoppable scorers in a highly anticipated contest that could cap Loyola’s long winning streak.
Charley Paddock announces a comeback attempt in his 17th speed camp as he trains in Los Angeles. If he trains seriously, he aims for the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, joining the Los Angeles Athletic Club sprint relay teams and possibly racing at Long Beach on February 22 and in dual meets with coast colleges.
Oakland School progresses at the site with Miss Faye Roberts and Mr. Osteen teaching. Williard Hamilton is very ill but hoped to recover. Mr. and Mrs. Pascal Simpson of Holly Springs visit relatives, as Andy Hamilton and Pascal Simpson attend a show at Palbat theatre.
The St Paul Dispatch recaps Art Shires first fight in his hometown Italy Texas. He and friends were shooting Roman candles at passers by when a tough neighbor warned any kid pointing one at him would be knocked silly. Art faced him and fired a candle, later appearing before the mayor to answer charges.
Nashville report notes the Cram brothers of Nashville as tennis and basketball specialists. The elder Cram, captain and forward of Hume-Foge high school, led the team to a national indoor boys net title and was state junior champion two seasons. Donald Cram, captain and guard of Vanderbilt, was Southern Intercollegiate tennis champion in 1928 and has won the state championship three times.
New York report details Chic Cinclinello, a 155 pound rookie from Astoria New York, selected to boost the Cincinnati Reds after a string of disappointments. The prospect rose through the AA to hit 56 doubles 10 triples and 20 homers in the minor leagues while batting .396 in 14 bases for Columbus.
A few hundred Albany residents read of Floyd Hitchcock, a Mohawk Indian who left city life five years ago to return to the forest and streams. He lives with only a dog for company in a wild life that echoes his ancestors. Both his Irish wife and their two children stay in Albany police service. He says this life is his true happiness, preferred to urban living.
An ad touts Thoxine as a safe prescription for children to stop coughs and sore throats within 13 minutes. It claims fast relief without harmful drugs found in patent medicines and notes the product comes in 35c 60c and $1.00 bottles sold by John P. Cox Drug Co and other drug stores.
A fragmented text describes a 15 year old Indian figure, life on the fringe of woods near a dormitory, and a sequence of occupations. It also includes a legal notice from Hempstead Chancery, Thornton DeLatty v. Hattie Lee DeLoty, warning the defendant to appear within thirty days. The document mixes personal narrative with a court action dated January 20 of an unspecified year and clerk Willie Harris seal.
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