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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1954
Page
2
The Associated Press notes manager Danny Murtaugh and the New Orleans Pels seem poised to back tougher schedules as they push toward a longer season, aiming to improve performance and calendar efficiency. The piece hints at strategic moves to reduce the length of the year and bolster the team’s readiness.
Hempstead county quail hunters plan a Wednesday night meeting at Brookwood grade school in Hope to discuss Arkansas Quail Unlimited. Gus Albright, Arkansas Gazette columnist and state field director, will outline aims and help form county chapters while a 45 minute sound color film on quail life and hunting will be shown.
Yesterday results include Hot Springs 19 over Monroe and Meridian 10 over Pine Bluff with Greenville beating El Dorado 2 and Mona 3. Today’s slate features Hot Springs at Monroe Greenville at El Dorado Meridian at Pine Bluff and St Louis at Philadelphia in the Cotton States League.
In Los Angeles 16 000 fans watched Borussia Dortmund defeat Plymouth Argyles 3 1 as a lively exhibition. Chicago notes pitchers at Comiskey Park will no longer ride from the bullpen after a debris incident, and Jean Porcestier of Lyons, France stunned Europe in the Tour de Romandie, besting Hugo Koenig of Switzerland.
Ted Williams, hampered by a steel pin in his left shoulder, delivered eight hits in nine at bats over a Detroit doubleheader, despite pain. The slugger, 1964 season story in progress, hinted at better days ahead as he played through recovery after breaking his collarbone in spring training. Meanwhile Cleveland moved atop the American League standings by sweeping Philadelphia in a two game set.
In May the New Orleans Pelicans sank to six games behind the pace as they won only two of nine. They dropped two yesterday to Nashville, Birmingham and Chattanooga in twin bills. Barons swept. Southpaw Art Ceccarelli beat Little Rock with a six hitter. Jack Urban limited Travel to four singles. Milo Johnson and Dick Welk lost despite efforts.
In a 10 inning rally, the New York Giants defeat the Milwaukee Braves 9-2 marking a strong comeback after an opening 4-2 loss. Meanwhile Joe Garagiola stars for Chicago with a 5-for-5 in a 12-3 win over Pittsburgh as Kline Thies shuts down the Cubs for a 5-1 Pirates victory.
Don Larsen, Baltimore right hander, snaps New York’s six game win streak with a 6 2 win in game two after Ailie Reynolds shuts out Deve Kaslo 2 0. Larsen takes a no hitter into the eighth as Andy Carey singles with two gone. Hank Bauer and Bob Cerv later pull the game toward the Yankees. In the other action, NL clubs split doubleheaders except Phillies and Cardinals where second games were halted by Sunday curfew.
Hope Legionnaires defeated Fouke Independents 14-4 in Legion Park after a strong pitching showing from Top Smith who faced four hits and two strikeouts over six innings. Marty Filogamo drove in three runs with a bases loaded double in the second as Hope took an early lead and added single runs in the third sixth and seventh. Fouke used Wroten and Combs to hold the line but fell short. Hope’s home opener is set for Tuesday against Ashdown at 6 oclock.
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