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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1942
Page
6
A garbled account from Pratt Kansas mentions an instructor and a driver involved with a car and a questionable response about action if someone were conscious. The readable text is severely fragmented and contains misspellings and odd phrasing, making precise details hard to determine.
Wide World Sports columnist reports on Freddie Mills and Len Warney drawing pay for a British heavyweight bout, talks of possible crossovers to fight Mills, and notes on Detroit football schedules, Tampa sun risks, and various sports tidbits. Mentions Seattle Cricket Club, John Crowley Oklahoma City, and Joe DiMaggio.
The Associated Press reports the Southern Association standings tightening as Memphis Chicks, chasing a division berth, gain on Nashville and Birmingham. New Orleans trail by five hits as Erlin gham’s Hetty Mathaak belts doubles in a 14 loss. Lopat, a new Road runner, allows two on Moran as Memphians capitalize in the late innings.
Fragmented card of fight results and names from Niles Mass New York and other locales. Teoul alin and Robinson appear among scattered lines, with references to Ural River, Provicences, and Worewater. Details are incomplete, but indicate a night of boxing activity and multiple preliminaries.
Whirlaway, the leading money winner with about 440,000, is entered in the $25.00 Arlington Handicap at Arlington Park. The field includes Best Seller and Redlinger of Laws B, with Als sal not entered after a recent sprain. Trainer Ben Jones aims to push Whirlaway toward a $900,000 season and predicts a strong showing despite a tough field.
Charles Chamberlain reports the St Paul Open begins at Keller Public Links with about 160 entrants in a $5,000 event. Candy Kid Clayton Heather of Gliville the early favorite, while Jimmy Themen and Leland Gibson lead a Kansas City darkhorse pack.
AP recap highlights past sports moments with mixed notes on the Dodgers beating the Cardinals to tighten NL lead and the Yankees routing the Tigers to grow AL advantage. Fragmented lines mention Meadow club tennis, pitcher trades, America’s Cup race history, and Texas gridiron and naval service references.
Dodgers hold a 10 20 record and sit within reach of the 1900 Chicago Cubs and 1902 Pirates all time win pace. Brooklyn’s win over the Cubs, aided by a seven hit burst, widened their lead to 1 2 games over idle St Louis as the Yankees and Indians also moved in the pennant race.
New York July 31 Ray Robinson seeks to extend his modern winning streak as he battles Barry Angott at Madison Square Garden. The bout, with promoter Mike Jacobs promoting, is billed as a knockout crowd pleaser with about 15 000 fans and over 90000 dollars in anticipated gate.
Associated Press notes several standout performers: Wrendy Bordagaray of the Dodgers delivered a pinch double in the fifth that spurred a six-run rally to topple the Cubs. Mel Harder of the Indians pitched seven-hit ball and contributed a seventh-inning single to defeat the Red Sox. Pinky Higgins of the Athletics and Divie Sieber also contributed strong hits as they beat their opponents. Merrill May of the Phillies drove in two runs to spark a victory over the Reds.
Police chief Bart Riley seeks a determined man to enforce city rules and keep unlicensed activity in check. He notes dog catchers failed, calling for a firm deputy to clean up the streets and ensure order under local ordinances. The piece also oddly mentions world paper production figures and norms.
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