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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1959
Page
2
In Pittsburgh, the 26th annual AL All Star selections favor the Nationals as ailing condition affects AL teams. Joe Reichler reports the Associated Press notes the league’s health concerns and lineup choices for the showcase event.
Stadium crowds near capacity as President Nixon arrival looms. The recovering Tiger starter with facial surgery has had stitches removed and is being prepped in transit from Detroit to Pittsburgh. Manager Stengel notes Mantle played through pain and was kept out last Sunday for rest as pressure builds on the team.
The First National Bank team defeated Hope Basket Co 7 to 5 in a Monday night contest. Pony Lengue played for the winners assisting in the late stretch.
The American Association standings show Indianapolis leading with a 5-1 record and Dallas at 4-4, Louisville 3-3, Denver 2-2, St. Paul 8, Minneapolis 13, and Omaha with a game noted as g, while Houston trails with 0.3 and Fort Worth sits at 4. Charleston at 2.
Ruth Miller 29 of Long Beach California captured the qualifying medal in the Women's Western Amateur with a 75 tying the course record at Exmoor County Club on the 6 567 yard layout She outpaced teens to claim a top bracket spot as defending champion Barbara McIntire Judy Bell and others also posted 76 but Miller earned one of the 32 championship berths after a six way playoff for a single place Judy Eller won the Sudden death playoff to gain entry
The piece lists Eddie Mathews Hank Aaron Willie Mays Ernie Banks and Orlando Cepeda as a potent NL batting core with 101 home runs. It contrasts with Minnie Minoso Harmon Killebrew and others in the AL. Pitchers Nellie Fox Raline Bill Skeapron and Gus Triandos appear, while Luis Aparicio Johnny Temple Wally Moon and Don Drysdale populate the rest of the order in a veteran lineup portrait.
Readable fragments list players and teams from multiple communities including McDowell McWilliams Rey Rogers Sprathing Paul Day Clabourne Rowe Johns Kramer Gilbert Russell White Fulton Guernsey Harold Bobo Ov Bright Cox Franks Grisham Morrison Odom Rosenbaum Seymour Brooks Shults Crossroads McNab Ames Boyce Calhoun Dillara Evans Frank Gilbert Schmitz Shearer Thompson Washington Columbus Armsworth Bain Booker Dudney Jones Ross Moss Rowe Stroud Turner Wester DeAnn Bairds Chapel Dexter Alford Boyd Cash Cox Crider Noel Cummings Faulkner Rawe Whatley White Blevins Sweet Home Herman Brown Foster Fulton Horton Hugg Lee Sewell Stone Ward Yarberry Askew Eley Hamilton Hicks Barto Hill Prescott Rinehart Rogers Sweat Watters Ozan Sardis Bohannon Campbell Walter Dougaty Green Harris Hansford Rowe Tollett Worthy Cobb Epton Erwin Lewis Fuss Ross Stantey Wailft.
Halimi wins 2-1 decision over Jose Becerra in Memorial Sports Arena ring clash. Becerra, 23, had carried knockout power but Halimi's sustained punch pressure earned him the title bid and a possible rematch on ABC television.
Unclear text reports boxing bouts with fighters from Mobile Los Angeles and Japan. Entries mention bantamweights in Las Vegas and New York with outcomes including a knockout and a quit, involving fighters such as Stimlin Gar and Tshibashi.
Civic Improvement Association held a meeting discussing street incitement and park rules tied to receipts. The First Annual event June 28 netted 69.25 dollars. Hosea Watkins and L Washington thanked banquet helpers. Roscoe Smith reported youth programs. Twenty percent of admission fees go to park propagation. A street improvement committee was formed with H L Washington, George Smith Jr, and Tim Jones. Eighteen attendees were present.
PB M Minor posted race times across heats with splits and totals showing 2110 S 05 2 55 9 50 3 40 as a compact results card for a track meet event with multiple lanes and sections listed.
Portland bout preview details a Friday matchup between Jordan and Mayer facing Denny Meson at Pipttsagel arena. The piece notes early momentum, scheduling context, and local coverage while outlining expected key moments and contenders.
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