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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1961
Page
3
The American League battles the National League in the 30th inter league All Star game at Candlestick Park with a national TV audience. Manager Paul Richards aims to win, while Johnny Murtaugh prioritizes using many stars, including Matt Matthews and Willie Mays, as both crews prep key pitchers for the event.
Ragland AP reports sun tanned Floridian Joe Ezar, famed for trick shots and a laid back style, leads the Americans after the first qualifying round of the British Open. He sits ahead of Arnold Palmer on a hillside 6003 yard course as Palmer, Player, and 350 golfers from 19 nations begin the second round toward the cut.
London report notes Paul Pender favored to win over Terry Downes in their world middleweight title fight at Wembley Indoor Stadium. Downes seeks upset after Downes’s rivals suggest he stay close and press Pender. Pender carries a 44 fight win streak, stopped Downes earlier this year in Boston. The bout is set to start around 3 p.m. EST.
A mixed sports brief lists results across leagues. International League games include Buffalo 4 over Toronto 3 and Sealte 2 over Richmond 5 in an All-Stars segment. American Association saw Denver 9 beat Dallas Fort Worth 2, Omaha 5 over Houston 0, Louisville 11 over Indianapolis 6. Pacific Coast League All Stars 5 Sealte 2.
AP reports for the 80th All Star Game at Candlestick Park San Francisco the American League All Stars face the National League with official time 1 p.m. PH. probable attendance 42000. NBC covers radio and TV. Managers are Paul Richards for the American League and Danny Murlaugh for the National League. Starting pitchers are Whitey Ford for the American League and Warren Spahn for the National League. Each squad has 25 men with starters in voting. rules require starters except pitchers to pitch at least three innings and limit pitchers to three innings unless extra innings occur.
National League stars include Mathews Mays Cepeda Clemente Bolling White Burgess Spahn while American League features Mantle Colavito Kubek Robinson Ford and Romano. Umpires at plate will not shift positions as 1 p.m. EST game time.
Dodgers will be without Don Drysdale through next Tuesday after Warren Giles, NL president, hits him with a $100 fine and five day suspension for intentionally throwing at Reds batter Frank Robinson. Dusty Burgess ejected Drysdale after the incident in Cincinnati. Dodger GM Buzzy Bavist calls Drysdale’s absence a tough blow as Los Angeles trails the Reds by five games.
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission lake forecasts include Mkuimelle clear water with good bream and crappie deep, Lamillon and Ouachita with fair to good bass and bream, Greeson no report, Conway clear water with bass and crappie activity, Bull Shoals coalitions good with bass lures, Catherine clear water with bass and bream, Norfolk clear and falling water with bass and catfish activity.
Boxing results list several matches with several winners and decisions. Akins of St. Louis stopped Shorts of Cleveland in a Chicago venue. Hank of Detroit outpointed Giardeli in Philadelphia. Schafer of Miami edged Mackey in Pittsburgh while Noboru Saito of Nagoya defeated Takao Ma in Japan.
New York AP survey shows only Cincinnati Detroit New York and Kansas City higher than 1960 home attendance by midseason. Declines range from 280,000 for Chicago White Sox to 16,000 for Washington Senators, with Dodgers Phillies and others near target figures.
Fragmentary note lists multiple items: Emizo 15 Japan, Sant Francisco Roger Rischer 14, Qaklanel Galif, oil painted Jack Johnson 225 Los Angeles 10. Ambiguous names and locations obscure full context. reads as a catalog fragment or exhibit record with prices or catalog numbers.
ISTANBUL Turkey official returns today showed a majority of Turkish voters approved the new constitution in the first referendum in the republic's history. Count totals continued in several provinces with estimates that at least 60 percent of those voting supported the measure Sunday, the second in the republic's 38 years.
Overall major league attendance reaches SH 700023 this Sunday, down eight percent from 1960 figures. National League totals 179,054, down 20 percent year over year, with city breakdowns showing Detroit, New York, and Kansas City among the listed markets.
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