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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1962
Page
3
Tigers extend streak with 1 run win over Cleveland while Yankees, Mets, and Giants flex in pennant races. Detroit climbs from seventh to fourth as AL standings tighten. Chicago and Boston also suffer rainouts or slim losses across tense results.
The 94th Belmont Stakes set for Saturday features Kentucky Derby winner Decidedly and Preakness winner Greek Money in a projected starry lineup. Tel Hoen stable’s lead horse Decidedly eyes a top prize as Dark Officias markets a Telel ate, with other contenders including Ridan from Chicago and a broad field of noted horses and trainers.
Semifinals of the state high school baseball tournament in Pine Bluff were postponed after two days of rain. Greene County Tech and Joe Tobinson tied in the eighth inning when the weather stopped play. Rescheduled for Friday at 1 p.m. the game will resume at the ninth inning, followed by Manette Greenwood, with the winners advancing to the state championship Friday night.
In Springs Arkansas Malvern's Gentry Studio team won the men's division with 3129. Fort Smith’s Jones Mohlie Oll led women with 3031. Hollis Green of Tuntop Lanes Jacksonville posted top single game 274 and 278. Genny Elliott Center Lanes Travelers El Dorado had high women’s series 673. Velma Woods Dairy Queen Arkadelphia had high women’s single 215.
Baseball standings and results from the Associated Press show New York leading the American League with 58.7 percent and Chicago and Baltimore close behind. Sunday results include Detroit beating Cleveland 6-6 and Minnesota defeating Washington 7-5. National League notes San Francisco and Los Angeles lead clusters with several wins. notable games include Philadelphia 7 Los Angeles 5 and Milwaukee 6 St. Louis 4. Surlay's Stars highlight Roman Mejias with four hits and a homer in Colts play, while John Buzhardt of the White Sox pitched a five-hitter shutout of Baltimore.
Stats from the Major Leagues highlight top batters and pitchers. Mays Cepeda and Williams lead in home runs and runs, with Wills and Davis strong in stolen bases. Koufax and Drysdale top in strikeouts, while Rugged pitching shows a crowded field across leagues. The text notes Manaus’ origin as a Brazilian port founded in 1694.
New York welterweight Stan Harrington outpointed Charley Scott in Philadelphia while Bobo Olson stopped Lennart Risberg in Stockholm. Eddie Colton narrowly defeated Pekka Kokkonen in Seattle, and Takao Maemizo outpointed Hachiro Tatsumi in Tokyo for the Japanese middleweight title.
The schedule of Solunar periods is drawn from John Alden Knight's Solunar Tables. Plan days to fish in good territory or hunt in good cover during these times. Major periods begin at the listed times and last about one and a half to two hours. minor periods are shorter.
In Pine Bluff Kenneth Coffelt of Little Rock clashed with the Arkansas State Conference of Painters over endorsing candidates, while the conference endorsed Gov. Faubus and Sid McMath charged fundraising abuses in the Employment Security Division. Faubus campaign notes, Alford mobile bandwagon, and Cox moving to Weiner followed as campaigns continued.
New York report notes Clem McCarthy died at 79 in a nursing home after a long career announcing horse races and prize fights. A Kentucky Derby survivor from a 1957 crash, he became a fixture at major tracks and rings, with a distinct staccato voice and ties to Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey.
The Democratic attorney general hopeful Campai Pp Le &e Ok PAP opened campaign headquarters Sunday in Little Rock. Boyce urged supporters that he would wage the most nonstop campaign of any candidate for the office.
The Giants and Dodgers won big as the Mets faltered, with San Francisco completing a four game sweep to move 2½ games ahead of Los Angeles at the top of the league. Chicago and Milwaukee kept pace in the chase as other standings shifted and key performers delivered late-inning runs.
The scientific name Maranta is the prayer plant which earned its common name from its habit of folding its leaves at night.
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