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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1955
Page
4
A public notice lists candidates for mayor and other offices. Names include B L Rettig and Olie Olsen Talbot Feild Jr in the official primary election context.
Ray Robinson returns to fight Rocky Casanova in a shelled ten round welterweight clash at 8 p m CST in the Cow Palace. Casanova is the leading welterweight title contender and tonight’s winner could earn a title shot.
Classified rates for consecutive insertions are listed with daily, three day, and six day options. A two bedroom home one block from the high school features a wood burning fireplace, floor furnace, attic fan, Horace Hubbard contact at phone 7 2436.
Hope Legionnaires rally with 10 runs in the fifth inning to erase a deficit and beat the Waldo Giants 14 to 6 at Legion Park. Bill Gunter earned the win over seven innings as John Coppett took the loss after allowing 14 runs on 11 hits. The teams meet again tonight in Waldo.
Pony League All Stars trounced the Stamps 14 to 0 at Legion Field. Winning pitcher Tommy Polk allowed 5 hits with 10 strikeouts and 1 walk. Jim Martin went 3 for 3 with a single double and triple. Polk was 3 for 4, Lauterbach 2 for 3, Hollis 2 for 4, Watkins 2 for 4, Hairr 1 for 3. Baker and Graves each had a hit. Hope totals 15 base hits.
Yesterday results included Chicago 9 over New York 6 Detroit 1 over Baltimore 0 Cleveland 4 over Washington 3 and Boston 4 over Kansas City 3. Today matchups feature New York at Kansas City Boston at Chicago Baltimore at Cleveland Washington at Detroit and Brooklyn 4 Chicago 1 Milwaukee 5 Pittsburgh 3 New York 6 St. Louis 5 Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati Milwaukee at Brooklyn Cincinnati at New York St. Louis at Philadelphia Chicago at Pittsburgh.
Weather delays force abolishment of several baseball clashes with Memphis losing to Atlanta by rain and other cities New Orleans and Nashville among affected sites.
The AP reports AM All Stars beat Minneapolis 16 to 6. Texas League results show Shreveport 5, Fort Worth 1. Dallas 3, Beaumont 2. Houston 8, Tulsa 3. Only games scheduled.
New York Giants president Horace Stoneham indicated Leo Durocher may return as manager next year if he agrees to join the club promptly. The front office signals a swift decision is needed.
The squad won 33 0, 24 0, 12 0 and 10 0 in consecutive games. Charles Rodden will pitch for the locals, having allowed only 2 base hits in the last two games. Game time is 8:00 p.m.
Next Tuesday July 26 the Coliseum in Fairpark hosts a coliseum show headlined by World Junior Heavyweight Champion Edmund Francis of Chicago. Francis will defend or compete in a best two out of three falls match against Bob Clay of Muskogee Oklahoma. The event forms the first half of a double bill featuring Lana Lamar of Ashland Kentucky versus Betty Hawkins of Louisville for the women’s bout. Francis won the world title in Tulsa on April 11 defeating Baron Leone, who had previously fallen to Lou Thesz in 1952. The schedule shift moves wrestling from Thursday to Tuesday for the appearance.
St. Louis business interests prepare for a renewal of Leo Durocher's contract but report he has shown little eagerness about returning in 1956. The situation leaves the club awaiting clearer interest from the manager.
The Memphis Chicks shut out Atlanta 4-0 behind Paul Stuffel who allowed one hit in seven innings. Dick Strahs held Atlanta to six safeties as Memphis exploded for four runs in the fourth inning aided by miscues in the Crackers defense. The sweep left Atlanta cheerless despite a large home crowd.
In Los Angeles Willie Vaughn stopped Moses Ward in a 165 pound bout. Detroit beat 10 in San Antonio as a 165 pound match. Billy Peay outpointed Oscar Torres in Juarez, Mexico in a 122 pound bout. Philadelphia hosted a boxing card with Torres securing a decision over Peay.
Ralph Terry earned his second straight win for Birmingham beating Little Rock on three hits as Tom Hamilton and Hal Grote aided with home runs. George Risley spoiled a potential shutout with a ninth inning homer. In other action Mobile led Chattanooga 3 9 with Dick Young Jim Gentile and Herb Olson going deep.
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