Hope to Host Area 6 American Legion Baseball Tourney
In a meeting at Arkadelphia Hope was chosen to host the Area 6 American Legion Baseball Tournament beginning Monday July 20 at 6:30 p.m. The 10 team double elimination event spans from South Little Rock to Texarkana with first round matchups including Gordon vs Texarkana and Sheridan vs Bryant. Subsequent games depend on winners and losers.
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Hope
American Legion
South Little Rock
Texarkana
Gordon
Sheridan
Bryant
Little Rock
Camden
Cloverdale
Dale
Web
Hot Springs
Solunar Tables and District No 6 Tournament Notes
Solunar schedule by John Alden Knight notes major periods lasting up to two hours and minor periods listed below. District No 6 hosts a Hope tournament with an estimated cost around 500 dollars, admission 25 cents students and 50 cents adults per session. Salinas courthouse jam incident delays coffee as workers await a repairman.
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John Alden Knight
Young Golfer Competes In Yankee Open Contender
Shirley Englehorn of Los Angeles leads as a top contender in the first annual Yankee Open at Atlas Valley with a one over par 73 in the pro-amateur prelim. Mickey Wright, favorited after winning seven of 12 events this year, shot 77. The $12,650, 54 hole event begins with 31 pros and 10 amateurs.
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Grand Blanc. Mich
Shirley Englehorn
Los Angeles
Atlas Valley Country Club
Mickey Wright
San Diego
Calif
Atlas
Red Sox Keep Up Pace In Doctor’s Loop
Red Sox beat White Sox 21 to 5 with Rhodes winning and Roberts losing. Barton hit a double and an inside-the-park homer for the winners. Giants topped Braves 4 to 0 as Chance pitched a no hitter, striking out 15 and adding two hits. Red Sox crushed Yankees 10 to 0 with Pinegar a one hitter, batting 3 for 3 with two triples and three runs batted in. Standings show Red Sox 75 1, Giants 4 2, Blue Sox 4 1, Yankees 2 4, Braves 1 5.
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White Sox
Rhodes
Robserts
Barton
Giants
Braves
Chance
Huddleston
Red Sox
Yankees
Pinegar
Sanders
Wider Trailer Transportation Suit Seeks 12 Foot Homes
William Roetzell of North Little Rock filed in Pulaski County Chancery Court seeking to void the 1959 law that limits highway mobile home width to 10 feet. He argues that 12-foot trailers are manufactured and moved in other states, and Arkansas should permit wider homes with needed exemptions.
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Little Rock
Pulaski County
Chancery Court
William Roetzell
North Little Rock
Roetzell
Arkansas
Hope Teams Reach Finals in Babe Ruth District
The Hope 15 year old team defeated Philadelphia 12 to 10 to advance to the semifinals, meeting Sheridan at 8:30 tonight. In the 13 14 year old division, Hope All Stars beat Malvern 3 to 2 to advance to the finals scheduled for Saturday night.
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Malvern
Hope
Arkadelphia
Sheridan
Hope All Stars
Phillies Call Up Two Prospect Stars For pennant push
The Philadelphia Phillies promoted two top prospects from AAA to bolster their drive to stay atop the NL. First baseman Costen Shockley and pitcher John Boozer moved up after leading Arkansas in the Pacific Coast League. Philadelphia sold Roy Sievers to the Senators and placed Cal McLish on waivers to make room. Boozer posted an 8-1 record at Arkansas with four shutouts and a 2.18 ERA, while Shockley batted .359 with 24 homers and 75 RBIs in 90 games for the Travelers, aiming to justify a major league berth this season.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Arkansas
Costen Shockley
John Boozer
Shockley
Boozer
Phillies
Roy Sievers
Washington Senators
Cal McLish
Georgetown
Del
Chattanooga
Travelers
Standings and results from the Pacific Coast League Eastern and Western divisions
The Associated Press reports PCL standings with Oklahoma City leading the Eastern Division at 51 43 543 and Denver 50 45 626. Salt Lake and Indianapolis also in play. Western Division shows Portland at 58 617 and Seattle 48 43 527 with San Diego 55 37 508. Thursday results include Oklahoma City 3 Arkansas 2 and Seattle 8 Portland 4. Friday schedule lists Denver at Oklahoma City and other matchups.
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Dallas
Fortland
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Spokane
Hawaii
Oklahoma City
Arkansas
Portland
Spokake
Four Arkansas lawmakers challenge smallpox vaccine order
Ulyess Wright F R Mennis Clarence Sloate and Dean Williams of the General Assembly and Church of the First Born seek to overturn a chancery court ruling ordering their DeWitt area children vaccinated and enrolled in school. Chancellor Dawson upheld the DeWitt School District mandate amid the church’s belief in faith over preventive medicine.
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Litle Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Chancery Court
Ulyess Wright
F. R. Mennis
Clarence Sloate
Dean Williams
General Assembly
Church of the First Born
DeWitt
High Court
Lawrence £. Dawson
Pine Bluff
Dawson
Rabies Cases in Arkansas Triple Last Year Total 95
The Arkansas Health Department reported two new rabies cases, raising the statewide total since January to 95. This year’s cases are three times higher than in the same period last year, when only 30 cases were recorded.
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Little Rock
State Health Department
Arkansas
Oklahoma City Edges Travelers In Pacific Coast League Clash
Oklahoma City overcame Arkansas 3-2 to gain a split of the four game series as Dave Giusti delivered a four hitter. Rusty Staub drove in all three Okla City runs with a homer and a double. Hoerner finished for Giusti after seven strikeouts and two walks. Arkansas scored first in the fifth on an error. Drive-In Registration offers car registration in Louisville with a daytime window.
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Dave Giusti
Arkansas
Travelers
89Ers
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Giusti
Rusty Staub
Pat Corrales
Igi
Norm Gigon
Alek Johnson
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Gary Rushing
Glenn Vaughan
Staub
Jim Wynn
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City
Gibson
Locke
Heath
Guisti
Hoerner
Rushing
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