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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1947
Page
9
A local classified ad offers a six room house with attic at 513 South Walnut. Phone contact B78-W for details and scheduling, with service listing dated October 31.
El Dorado Oilers explode for four runs in the ninth to overcome Bathers 8 to 6. Hot Springs led 3 0 through six frames before the Oilers surged late. Tonight’s schedule features Hot Springs at Clarksdale Helena at Greenville Greenwood at SE Dorado.
The St. Louis Cardinals climbed from last to seventh with an 8-3 win over the Phillies in Philadelphia. They moved a game ahead of the Pirates as the Giants opened a one game lead with a 12 inning victory in New York.
Atlanta loses 3-1 to Birmingham series as Nashville wins 2-1 to claim fourth place. Memphis Chicks top league leaders 3-2 while Mobile Bears sweep Little Rock 3-1. Night schedule lists Atlanta at Birmingham, Nashville at Chattanooga, New Orleans at Mobile.
Four former champions among five Arkansas cities in the state women s golf tourney at Little Rock Country Club. Defending champion Mrs Gordon Perrin led qualifying with 82. Fort Smith El Dorado Texarkana each placed three in the top bracket. Little Rock has six entries and Hot Springs one. First round pairings listed on the 76 par course.
Sports note cites Bryan Stephens as a Cleveland hopeful who joined the Indians after long minor league service since 1939, with his big league debut only last month. It also mentions Samoan guard Al Lolo tai in Hawaii wrestling, and Coach Dud De Groot pushing for Samoan influence in football.
Willie Turnesa shares a tale from the British amateur scene. Smiley Quick smashed his putter after elimination, a British observer warns that breaking a putter should be done discreetly in the club house rather than in public.
U S G A inspectors reviewed 40 club sets at the National Open trials in St Louis. They ruled several players out for grooves wider than one thirty‑second of an inch or spacing not matching the required three thirty‑seconds. Defending champion Lloyd Mangrum had only one sand wedge ground down. Bobby Locke Sam Snead and Skip Alexander faced clubs rejected for the tournament.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias of Denver, the leading American woman golfer, defeated Jean Donald of Scotland 7 and 5 to reach the British women's amateur championship final at Gullane. Earlier she eliminated Frances Stephens 3 and 2 in the quarterfinals after going out in 34 and leading four up at the turn.
R. V. Herndon Jr. is the contact for Allen Monument Co. in Little Rock Shreveport Texarkana. He can be reached by phone at 5 or 56 for information and sales assistance.
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