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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1963
Page
4
Bobcats close season with a 10-1 mark seeking the district crown as Scrappers visit Hammons. Home teams rarely win here, with nine of ten recent trips favoring the visitors. Scrappers rely on speedster Mike Bratton and linebacker Steve Love lace to challenge a defense.
The Baltimore Orioles exchange first baseman Jim Gentile to Kansas City for Norm Siebern, adding $25,000 cash as Gentile’s past two seasons show fading power and average. Athletics seek more power and may pursue another center fielder at the winter meeting. Gentile, once a 46-homer man, fell to .251 and .248 with 33 then 24 homers. Siebern, 30, batted .272 with 16 homers and 83 RBIs last season.
The Associated Press reports the National Hockey League has no games Tuesday with Wednesday featuring Detroit visiting New York.
Vince Shoma of New York won a points decision over Tom Williams of Washington in a boxing bout held in New York. Shoma dominated the action with cleaner punching and steady defense to secure victory on the scorecards. Williams pressed late but could not overturn the lead.
Residents are invited to Hammons Stadium tonight to back the District champions. The game starts at 8:00 with fans urged to attend and show support.
Yerger High School will play McRae High School Thursday November 28 at Hammons Stadium. Kickoff is 2 p.m. This will be the last game of the season. Admissions 50 cents for students and adults. Public invited to attend.
Pvt Pete Rose of Cincinnati wins National League Rookie of the Year honors while in Army basic training at Fort Knox. He posted 170 hits, 101 runs, 41 RBIs, and 13 steals for the Reds last season, appeared in 157 games, batted .273, and earned 17 votes from 20 sports writers.
The regular type schedule from John Alden Knight's Solunar Tables lists major periods starting times that last about one and a half to two hours, with minor periods interspersed. Plan fishing or hunting around these windows to optimize sport, noting bold Major periods and listed times such as 1:40 7745 and 2:25 8:95 among others.
Army and Navy will play on December 7 after a Pentagon decision honoring President Kennedy. The delay affects Heisman winner Roger Staubach and LSU Bluebonnet Bowl plans as major bowls sort a scrambled field with Texas, Nebraska, and LSU left in key slots. Navy may miss a Cotton Bowl bid if postponement ends chances for a post season appearance.
Henderson fights to claim a share or lead in the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference race with Ouachita at Arkadelphia, while Arkansans Hope and Hall, El Dorado, and other area teams fill Thanksgiving day schedules. Ouachita 20 Henderson 14. Hall 16 Central 14. El Dorado 20 Camden 13. Newport 13 Batesville 7. Conway 19 Morrilton 14. Pendergraft Hope 14 Nashville 13.
Detroit hosts Green Bay in a critical Thanksgiving tilt with the Packers clinging to a 9-2 record and a chance to steal the division if Chicago falters. The Lions ousted the leaders 26-14 last year, forcing Bart Starr into losses as Green Bay fights to stay atop the NFL West.
Navy quarterback Roger Staubach won the Heisman Trophy, edging Georgia Tech’s Billy Lothridge in a wide margin. The Cincinnati born junior led Navy to No 2 national ranking and an 8 1 season with 1788 yards passing and rushing, seven passing touchdowns and eight rushing scores. Staubach dedicated the award to coaches and teammates and remains a modest, religious midshipman.
New York AP report states 200 college players will be drafted in the American Football League draft Saturday. The field includes Navy quarterback Roger Staubach, 1963 Heisman winner, and Scott Appleton. Eight teams in 25 rounds will draw in the first round with Oakland or Denver holding the first pick based on Thanksgiving Day result.
Cinco Lombardi has pressed for years to exit the game. He convinced NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle that after Thursday the Western Division teams should rotate playing at Detroit on Thanksgiving Day. The Thanksgiving contest remains the only regular season NFL game consistently at capacity and with a nationwide TV audience.
AP Television writer notes how networks broadcast Kennedy's coffin in the Capitol rotunda allowing Americans to share in mourning. The piece argues television made the president familiar to viewers, turning his death into a national family loss felt in homes across the country.
In college play Arkansas teams posted results with overtime thrillers. Northeast Louisiana beat Arkansas A&M 76 to 65 after extra time, Ouachita defeated Little Rock 84 to 81, Hendrix lost 68 to East Texas Baptist, Northeastern Oklahoma topped State Teachers 76 to 70, and John Brown University beat Bethel College 75 to 64.
NBA results show Cincinnati 123 beat San Francisco with 123 to an unavailable San Francisco score, Los Angeles 119, New York 1142 Philadelphia 115, Baltimore 113. Wednesday schedule lists San Francisco versus New York in Boston, Los Angeles at Boston, Cincinnati at Baltimore, St. Louis at Detroit.
The nation recalls presidential warnings and informal moments from the Crises era with anchors in a sea wind. Television framed the events from Hyannis Port to Dallas, showing dignity amid chaos. Networks balanced mournful coverage with orderly, steady reporting as normal life tentatively resumes.
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