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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1947
Page
4
Two large rooms for rent with utilities paid. Furnished upstairs apartment available. Contact phone numbers 1101 M and 688 for details and scheduling. Includes two rooms, utilities covered, dated listing.
Joe Louis could defend his heavyweight title in June against Melio Bettina with a $200000 guarantee to Bettina. Jimmy Grippo said the offer is funded by Dr James J McCormick and Jan Grippo, aiming to exploit shifting heavyweight challengers amid delays to Baksi Woodcock and Charles Bivins outcomes. Louis previously favored defending versus the Baksi Woodcock winner, preferably Woodcock, for the international angle.
Last night Oklahoma edged Oklahoma Aggies 48 to 41 in overtime. CCNY defeated NYU 91 to 60 while Brown beat Providence 72 to 58. Colgate scored 0 as Cornell won 64 to 55 over Detroit. Western Ontario 53 defeated Washington Jefferson 70 and Grove City 52. St John’s Brooklyn beat St Francis Brooklyn 71 to 42.
Frederick the Great reportedly brewed coffee with champagne and added mustard to intensify the flavor. The anecdote highlights the monarch’s extravagant taste and experimental palate.
Westbrook Pegler reviews John L Lewis and the wartime mine seizures, noting shifts in stance from supporting government action to opposing it. He discusses union influence, Roosevelt ties, and a 1936 miners' donation to the campaign fund, framing Lewis as a pivotal but controversial labor leader.
Arkansas State fell to Beloit 75 to 65 in the first round of the 32 game National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament. The 1940s style recap notes Marshall College of Huntington and Hamline University advancing, with other results from the opening round and quotes on the C I O leadership and President Lewis.
Detroit Tigers manager Steve ONeill praises 24 year old George Kell of Swifton Ark as the greatest third baseman he has seen. Kell hit .322 last season and fielded the position superbly, helping the team rise from mid pack to contend for second place in the American League. Other camp notes from St Petersburg and Miami discuss Cardinals prospects, Yankees squads joining forces, and Pirates acquisition talks with the Cardinals.
Sugar Beet from Mrs. R Luginbuel faces eight rivals in the $1,500 DeSoto Hotel Handicap at Oaklawn Park. Leading threats include Hollyman and Handy Lad, with other runners Maritown, Pouting Mac, Golden Thorn, Tommy Chic, Huri Hom Hari and Topnard. In a prior race, Tree Town won by a nose over Town Talk, three furlongs in 35 3/5 seconds.
In Little Rock the 1947 Arkansas Class A basketball tournament opens with Mansfield and Emerson among rising contenders. Van Buren and Little Rock chase a fourth straight title while stadium plans and city bets on funding loom. Bill Dickey guides the Travelers hoping to spark a pennant push.
New York March 12 Cliff McNeely of Texas Wesleyan tops this year's scoring with 710 points and aims for 778 to break the 777 mark set in 1942 by Abramovic. His progress hinges on Wesleyan’s NAIB tourney run in Kansas City and a midseason ankle injury cost him two games. Jim Lacy of Baltimore Loyola is runnerup with 667 after a 20 point night despite a loss.
A one armed guard Gerald Jenkinson stars for Jackson High School in Minnesota, averaging about eleven points per game this season. The piece notes three University of Pennsylvania basketball players joining baseball duties and mentions Kentucky Derby prospects and a Michigan State football coach Clarence Biggie Munn speaking at a rubber chicken circuit event.
Fayetteville Arkansas Independents, composed of University of Arkansas B team players, face the College of the Ozarks mountaineers in Little Rock tonight for the state AAU men's basketball championship. Meyer led the Independents with 13 points, while Croswell scored 21 for the Legionnaires. Ozarks beat Hendix 62 50, getting 18 from Roffine and 17 from Kaun.
Starter Jack Lavelle drew a pistol during the two mile ram at the K of C indoor meet after asking Gil Dodds if all was well. Forest Efaw hurried to catch an 11 40 train west as P S Dodds won in 9 15 5 with Efaw short of time. Branch Rickey quips about Leo Durocher quitting smoking. Michigan Governor Kim Sigler bans twilight racing at Detroit Fair Grounds citing workers losing money.
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