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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1962
Page
3
Dodgers grab a 1 0 walkoff win over the St Louis Cardinals as Tommy Davis homers with one out in the bottom of the ninth off Bob Gibson. Koufax improves to 10 2, Gibson suffers the hard luck loss, and LA extends its NL lead. Aaron blasts slam for Milwaukee, and Cincinnati takes two from Pittsburgh in league play.
The NCAA Golf qualifier at Duke University was halted after 33 hours of play due to darkness. At 8 p.m. EST, 46 players remained among 215 in the field on the 6,828-yard course with Kermit Zavley of Houston leading after 17 holes in the 1 hole shot.
Schedule of Solunar periods printed from John Alden Knight's Solunar Tables. Plan days to fish in good territory or hunt in good cover during the major periods shown in bold, lasting about ninety minutes to two hours. Minor periods in regular type run shorter, guiding daily sport opportunities.
The Associated Press reports top American League and National League batting leaders, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and stolen bases. Key names include Rollins, Runnels, Green, Howser, Robinson, Wagner, Gentile, Fox, and Mays. Pitching highlights feature Donovan and Wickersham with strong win totals and Pascual leading strikeouts.
Major Harald Perry of the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Dept will showcase sharpshooting at the Emmet Roundup in Arkla Village. In Pine Bluff, 80 to 100 youngsters entered the fifth state junior golf tournament with 11 to 16 age brackets and 18 holes. Defending champ Mike McCutcheon vies in the M17 group as 45 pros and 16 seniors register for the state amateur and senior divisions. Richard McCauley, tied to Pine Bluff, seeks amateur title. Dr Clyde Hart posts low qualifier score of 78 for the tournament.
Panamanian jockey Brautia Baeza won four Belmont Park races on Monday. He captured the National Stal lion Stake for fillies aboard Affectionately after also taking the first race with Silver Service, the eighth with Breezy Lane, and the ninth with Boston Tea party.
The Associated Press reports standings for the American League with teams like Minnesota and New York leading, plus current records and games on Monday results. International and minor leagues list scores such as Toronto over Jacksonville and Indianapolis over Louisville, plus Pacific Coast League and other contests.
Santa Monica report shows John Way Newman 148 stopping Hilario Morales in Lima Mexico and Jorzve Salazar 120 outpointing Quan James 123 in San Diego. Alfredo I cota 15844 Mexied slipped to Pot in Sydney.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a list of names and places including Jerry Sims in Salt Lake City and Bill McMurray in Sacramento, with numerical tags such as 10 and 7, suggesting a constrained roster or index from a broader directory or report. No clear event or outcome is identifiable.
New York AP reports the Los Angeles Angels gain ground in the American League pennant chase led by Leon Wagner who arrived from Toronto. Wagner's 18 homers place him atop AL sluggers. he also has four RBIs in recent games. Other league leaders include Norm Siebern, Floyd Robinson, Willie Mays, Tommy Davis, Rich Rollins, and Felipe Alou as batting and pitching leaders are updated.
Major League stars delivered in Milwaukee as Hank Aaron powered the Braves with a grand slam and two singles, becoming the second National Leaguer to hit into the Polo Grounds bleachers. Sandy Koufax struck out nine without a walk in a five-hit 1-0 Dodgers victory that extended Los Angeles’ NL lead to 1% games.
New York AP reports the Cleveland Indians attracted 141,548 fans for their weekend set with the New York Yankees, boosting this year’s attendance to 337,384 through the current home dates, 126,083 ahead of 1961. Dodgers lead the majors in attendance with 907,228, while several clubs trail last year’s pace. Overall, 20 major league clubs report a 14.6 percent rise to 7,814,438 through Sunday's games.
In Tuscaloosa, William Shesbunoff of Magnolia Arkansas was defeated in the second round by defending champion John Pickens of Tuscaloosa with scores 6-2 6-4. Highlights included Pete Runnels of Boston and Hank Aaron of Milwaukee posting strong weeks with high point totals and solid hitting averages.
The Rev. Jim Tompkins announced a 2 p.m. Sunday baseball game at a Patmos school. The Tilpte A 44 Club will play against the Shower Springs 4 Club with open invitation to all attendees.
Franklin Texas a grand jury ruled evidence inconclusive to indict West Texas promoter Billie Sol Estes after a month long probe into the Estes cotton allotment affair. Henry J Marshall 52 state chief of production adjustments for the agricultural stabilization agency was found dead June 1 1961 from a gunshot wound at his ranch in Jones County. The inquest labeled death as suicide though the investigation reopened the case noting possible further action if warranted. The Agriculture Department had fined Estes $554172 for illegal cotton allotments.
Buster Cupit of Fort Smith qualified for the PGA tournament in Philadelphia after a 1-under 69 total 140, carding 71 on the opening 18 holes to lead eight pros. Ken Burnette of Little Rock finished with a 142 and was named second alternate.
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