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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1947
Page
4
In 1918 the United States constructed five robot airborne bombs that differed from the buzz bombs of World War I and were never deployed due to concerns over their potential destructive power.
Westbrook Pegler recounts John Roy Carlson who used multiple aliases in Under Cover and The Plotters. He exposes alleged secrecy by publishers and reviewers with ties to government agencies and notes reactions from Elliott MacRae, John Rogge, Irita Van Doren, and J. Edgar Hoover about Carlson’s FBI and State Department claims.
The sectional trials for the 100 PGA championship berths at Detroit June 18-24 have finished but results won't be known for at least two weeks. Across 28 sites pros submitted scores to Chicago for compilation. Notable leaders include Claude Harmon at Mamaroneck with 143, Gib Sellers at Detroit with 140, Jack Harden home leader at El Paso with 136, and regional leaders Dick Shoemaker, Johnny Morris, Joe Taylor, and Leland Gibson in their districts.
The Dodgers of Greenwood regained a slim lead in the Cotton States League after a 5 4 win over Bathers at Hot Springs. Greenville beat Clarksdale 4 2 while El Dorado and Helena had a rainout. Wilford Cunningham starred for Greenville with five hits and a key seventh inning triple. Bill Meier allowed six hits but faltered in the ninth.
Harry Walker of Philadelphia shoots to the NL batting lead with a .372 average after a week of hot hitting. Pat Mullin of the Detroit Tigers holds his AL lead with a .413 average, while Frank and Cliff Mace, and Dixie Walker see shifts in the chase.
Rain halted Southern Association games last night shortening the schedule to two. New Orleans Pelicans defeated Atlanta Crackers 8-3 with Pete Modica collecting six hits and Al Flair driving in runs with a two on homer. Mobile topped Birmingham 4-0 as Pat McGloethin scattered five hits. Hasville at Little Rock and Chattanooga at Memphis were rained out. Tonight’s schedule lists New Orleans at Atlanta and Mobile at Birmingham.
National League games saw Chicago 8 Brooklyn 7 and St Louis 5 Philadelphia 3 at night. American League results included Detroit 3 Boston 2 and 4, Cleveland 5 New York 4. Chicago 4 Washington 1 in 12 innings. Texas League Fort Worth 7 Tulsa 0. San Antonio 0 Shreveport 3 4. Houston at Beaumont rained out. Southern Association Mobile 6 Birmingham 0. New Orleans 8 Atlanta 3. Nashville at Little Rock rained. Chattanooga at Memphis wet.
Ted Williams faces constant crowding to the right as teams shift against him. The article notes his 330 average and league leading nine home runs, four in extra frames, with Boston splitting a doubleheader against Detroit. Williams powers a 3-4 win in the nightcap while Detroit wins the opener on Kell’s 12th inning double.
The card featured bouts in Baltimore Philadelphia Holyoke Providence New York London and New Orleans. Notable outcomes include Charlie Williams knocked out in a 196 pound bout and Jimmy Sheppard stopped in Chicago while Leo Matricciani outpointed Cleo Everett in New York. Other results list Aro bouts with points decisions and knockouts across the regional card.
Cub Scouts, officers, parents and visitors attended the Cub Olympics at Hope High School on Saturday May 17 under Coach Nolan Tollett. Winners included Jimmy Baber in multiple events with Kolt Osburn and Billy Blake among top finishers. outstanding athlete was Jimmy Don Baker.
A sports round up notes Jimmy Conzelman praising Marshall Goldberg and Red Grange as top defensive backs, with Grange adapting to injuries by sharpening defense. It also cites Melio Bettina’s comment on wrong way fighters and Young Corbett III, plus Dodgers sending Tom Brown to outfield and Jackie Robinson, and West Coast news about 20th Century Fox dropping its amateur basketball team due to union rules.
Little Rock announces the signing of first baseman Bruce Konopka formerly with Toronto in the International League and Atlanta in the Southern Association. Konopka hit .282 in 61 games with Toronto and .254 in 17 games with Atlanta. Business manager Kay Winder said Joe Mack refused to report after his purchase from Milwaukee.
New York plays Cincinnati, Brooklyn faces St Louis, Boston meets Pittsburgh, Philadelphia visits Chicago. Cleveland travels to York, Detroit to Boston, St Louis to Philadelphia, Chicago at Washington in night games.
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