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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1962
Page
2
Dodgers center on Willie and Tommy Davis as spring play unravels in Florida with heavy action across camps. Willie, 23, homers in multiple drills while Tommy, 22, shows power and steady hitting in exhibition games. News notes mention other MLB teams, including Yankees, Reds, and Senators, with spring results from Fort Lauderdale to Pompano Beach.
Canada led the 1962 World Skating Championships in Prague with strong showings as Maria and Olly Jelinek of Bronte Ontario won the pairs title, while other Canadians contended in men’s and ladies events. Russia failed to clinch a world title in pairs, and American skaters posted modest results amid the opening rounds.
Colorado's University of Colorado football program faces a possible firing of head coach Sonny Grancdelius as regents prepare for a special session amid reports of an NCAA penalty and pressure from university officials. Only Regent Charles Bramley of Denver openly supports the coach, with others remaining silent or opposed to displacing the leadership as the session nears.
Fayetteville Arkansas AP reports the University of Arkansas track team starts outdoor action this week hosting Kansas State College of Pittsburgh. Coach Ab Bidwell notes depth limits but praises senior Jerry Hughes after a 14-9 indoor pole vault. Athletic Director Barnhill released schedules for ten track meets and a 25 game baseball slate led by shortstop Jerry Carlton.
The Rocky Mountain News predicted Grandelius' dismissal as a university investigation into an alleged booster slush fund continues. The 32 year old ex Michigan State assistant was on a recruiting trip and declined comment. The Bulls, 20-10 under his coaching in three seasons, won the Big East title last season before losing 25-7 to LSU in the Orange Bowl.
Arkansas Game and Fish forecast lists lake conditions including Maumelle and Conway reports with mixed clarity levels. Black bass, bream, and crappie conditions vary by lake with notes on water levels and bait effectiveness across Catherine Gretson Ouachita Bull Shoals Narvirk and others.
Coal Hill residents in Johnson County Arkansas will vote March 27 on a $20,009 waterworks bond issue to supplement a $105,000 bond issue to be retired from water system revenue.
New York AP Patterson poised to sign Friday for defense of his heavyweight title against Sonny Liston, a multimillion fight set to be the richest in boxing history. Announcement by attorney Julius November and promoter Tom Bolat stated, with New York as likely site. date and size kept under wraps. Liston ranked No. 4 and NBA plans to poll on Patterson’s status halted by the signing.
Our Special Jet led early but sprinted to victory by three quarters of a length over Bumpy Road at Oaklawn in the $3,500 George Gobel Purse run on a fast six furlong track. Jockey Ken Griffith rode the Jet, with Pyrite third. crowd 8,590, handle $557,6. Wayne Chambers rode four winners on the card.
The Arkansas Travelers paced by 19 point night from Richard Curry defeated Elmers at the Little Rock Boys Club as Ark-Mo Power beat Wilkerson Deisel 65-60. Southern Baptist College won 207-77 over Dierks at Little Rock University with Peter Townsend scoring 24.
In a scattered spring schedule rundown, Chicago A beat Milwaukee 4 3 while St Louis 4 Detroit 2 and Washington 12 Cincinnati 1. Pittsburgh 8 Philadelphia 4. Chicago N 6 Houston 7. Cleveland 7 Boston 5. San Francisco 14 Los Angeles A Wi x Los Angeles N split squad. Friday games list matchups at Tampa Fort Myers Mesa Scottsdale Tucson Pompano Beach and other venues.
Readable lines show several NAIA tournament games with mixed results including Southeastern Oklahoma 58 over Winston-Salem 50 and Ferris 6 Pan American 60. Westminster Pa 2 and Westminster Pa 2 appear. other scores include Lewis Clark 78 Prairie View 85 Carson Newman 67 and St. Cloud Minnesota 3B.
The AP reports final regular season standings in the Eastern and Western Divisions with teams like Boston Philadelphia Syracuse New York Los Angeles Detroit Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis. Wednesday results feature Philadelphia over Chicago 119 115 Cincinnati over New York 138 134 Detroit over Syracuse 105 102 and Los Angeles over St Louis 125 115. Friday playoff matchups include Syracuse at Philadelphia and Cincinnati at Detroit in best-of-five series. Also note Hawaii over New York 110 96 and Cleveland over Chicago 124 122 with Pittsburgh at Cleveland and Kansas City at San Francisco on Friday. Sugar content of the sugar beet has been raised from 2 to 4 percent in the 18th century to 15 percent today.
National Hockey results show New York 3 Detroit 2 and Toronto 6 Montreal 2. Thursday’s matches include Chicago at Montreal 1 and Boston at Detroit. World Hockey Group A lists Canada 14 Norway 1 and United States 12 Britain 5 Finland 7 Switzerland 4. Group B has Japan 7 Austria 3. A note mentions Portugal’s Por tarquese coffee and other crops such as sugar cane sisal cotton tobacco and tropical fruits.
Providence opens defense of its National Invitation Tournament title tonight at Madison Square Garden against Temple. The Friars, 20-5, meet 17-8 Temple as NCAA and NAIA and other round games unfold in Evansville Kansas City and beyond. Ohio State 23-1 and Cincinnati 23-2 lead major and defending champs into action.
Solunar schedule from John Alden Knight's tables guides daily activity for fishing and hunting. Major periods begin at the listed times and last about one and a half to two hours, with minor periods in shorter durations, advising planning around peak sport times.
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