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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1964
Page
2
Dodgers lefty Sandy Koufax blazed through 4 innings of a 21 Dodger win over Cincinnati, flirting with a second straight no hitter before Deron Johnson ended the bid with a homer. Roseboro later doubled home Davis for the sixth inning's decisive run as Koufax improved to 7-4.
Bob Cousy reports on a five week goodwill basketball tour with NBA stars Bill Russell and Red Auerbach to Poland Romania Yugoslavia and Egypt. He notes European schooling emphasizes calisthenics and fitness while American youth focus on varsity athletics. He adds many players mature late and that nations question Olympic amateur pros gap.
AP report from Janton England notes 22 Americans opened play in the British Amateur Golf Championship with one-sixth of the field from the United States. Veterans include Jack Penrose and Frank Strafaci, among others, as the event moves into second rounds after the first six rounds.
Solunar periods are shown with major times lasting about one to two hours and minor periods listed below. The schedule guides daily activity for optimal fishing or hunting, with specific minor and major times provided for each day and a note that the final 36 holes will be played on Saturday.
The latest National League standings show San Francisco leading with a 30 19 mark, followed by Philadelphia and Pittsburgh at 27 23 and Cincinnati 26 28. In the American League Chicago leads at 29 18, while Baltimore stands 31 17 with several key matchups listed for tonight and upcoming days.
Highlights include Oliva leading in batting and runs with 371 at bats and 41 runs, Hinton tying for doubles, and multiple players from Minnesota Cleveland Boston and Kansas City among top leaders. Williams and Mays top batting averages and hits. Koufax and Marichal lead in strikeouts. metrics cover 1960s era leaders with team and player names.
Schedule lists tonight’s games at 6:30 Ozan Lumber Co vs Merchants Association and 6:15 V F W vs First National Bank. Thursday matchups are 6:30 Merchants vs First National and 8:15 V F W vs Ozan Lumber Co.
Chronology of notable events on this date includes the Gaspee burning in 1772 as colonial resistance, birth of John Howard Payne in 1791, Norway’s 1940 surrender, 1942 WWII resource board, 1945 Suzuki pledge to fight to the last, and Siam’s king death in 1946.
Baseball notes highlight Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers pitching a four-hitter for his 100th major league win in a 2-1 victory over Cincinnati. Also Jim King of the Senators homers three times, the first American Leaguer this season with a three-homer game, in Washington’s 5-4 defeat to Kansas City.
In the International League Toronto defeated Atlanta 6 to 3, Buffalo beat Jacksonville 4 to 3, Syracuse topped Columbus 8 to 5, Rochester won over Richmond 5 to 3, while in the Pacific Coast League Arkansas edged Salt Lake City 5 to 4. Seattle and Dallas played to a 3 3 draw, and Oklahoma City at Portland rain halted play.
Boston acquires Ab McDonald and Reg Fleming from Chicago in exchange for Doug Mohns in the NHL meetings blockbuster. McDonald, 28, tallied 14 goals with 32 assists last season and forms a scoring setup with Bucyk and Prentice. Fleming, 28, is a versatile forward with a penalty record, while Mohns, 30, departs after 11 seasons with 9 goals and 17 assists last year.
Reported proposal would alter U S atomic law to grant each of the five Atomic Energy Commission members equal authority. The move aims to balance decision making within the commission and accelerate policy actions.
The American Junior Legion base ball team hosts all home games at Legion Park this week. Tuesday at 7:50 PM Hope faces Gordon, Wednesday at 7:30 PM Hope faces Prescott, and Friday at 7:30 PM Hope faces Philadelphia. Public invited to enjoy good ball.
Arkansas Travelers topped Salt Lake City 5 to 4 in Pacific Coast League action. Gary Kroll allowed 11 hits and struck out 10 for his 10th win against 3 losses. A four-run sixth inning, sparked by Leroy Gregory’s triple and key doubles from Costen Shockley and Adolfo Phillips, swung the game. Salt Lake had led briefly, but Arkansas swept the four-game set. The Bees used an RBI single by Ron Campbell in the eighth. The Travelers next faced Indianapolis at Travelers Field.
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