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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1937
Page
6
The Thurs card features Nolan Tootsie Cargile in a middleweight bout against Qashy Cal, a one round KO winner last week. Edmond Davis 182 faces D K Carson in a five round semi final, with Davis seeking revenge after a close defeat. Finkie Carrigan vs Johnny Clark headlines four round prelims, plus three more prelims and a battle royal. TK starts at 8 15 in Blue Springs Missouri.
A six part series argues baseball is big business, not mere sport, detailing $560,000 overhead averages, $200,000 payrolls, and $1,000,000 franchise prices. It notes profits differ by club, with Yankees and Red Sox high in spending, Browns and Athletics struggling, and one million yearly gate needs to cover costs while owners sign many autographs.
Washington Nationals have employed nine different catchers this season including Bolton, Sue, Hogan, Early, Millies, Crompton, Ridalt, Gray, and Ferrell, collecting pay at various times.
Wednesday results include Little Rock defeating Birmingham 7 to 4 and Nashville over Knoxville 3 to 2 after 14 innings, plus New Orleans 1 Memphis 0 and Atlanta 5 Chattanooga 4. Thursday features New Orleans at Memphis, Knoxville at Nashville, Atlanta at Chattanooga, and Brooklyn at Pittsburgh among others.
Miami's new Orange Bowl stadium,alcene to host New Year's Day football, nears completion in August. Seating for 30,000, modeled after Princeton's Palmer Stadium, costs exceed 300000 dollars and the complex will also host Miami's six day bicycle race next winter.
Ozan Aves edged Washington 27-19 on their home diamond to post a third win in a weekend. The game stayed close until the sixth inning when Herbert, Stuart and batters powered the Aves to the lead with over the fences hits behind ace pitcher. The Aces had beaten Mineral Springs 5-4 Saturday and Washington 14-11 Friday.
Birmingham’s erratic defense and wild pitching boosted Little Rock to a 7-4 win. Graham went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs. Lindsey Deal torn ankle sidelined for 3-4 weeks. Barons pounded Midkiff for 13 hits, but only early runs netted. Casey, Garbark, Midkiff, Coble pitched.
William Kloss a thirteen year old from Canton Ohio wins the national marble championship after a tie with Andrew Tanana from Throop Pennsylvania. Kloss posted the best average finishing 49 wins in 57 games in the tournament.
Yankees defeat Browns 6 to 3 in St Louis as Tom Henrich opens with a homer. Frank Crosetti adds a roundtripper, Kemp Wicker guides the win, and Joe DiMaggio extends his hitting streak to 22 games with a eighth inning double. Timely hits boost New York’s 11-hit attack.
Chicago defeated Philadelphia 4 1 in the opener before about 10 000 fans as Bill French and strong pitching guided the Cubs to a comfortable win. Jimmy Collins hit his 12th homer for Philadelphia in the first, then Chicago pulled away, scoring five runs over three innings behind Orville Jorgens.
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