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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1961
Page
3
The New York Yankees, missing Mantle and with Maris safely ahead in home runs, swept Washington 5-3 and 6-? in a Labor Day doubleheader to open a six game AL lead. Detroit fell 6-3 at Baltimore as St Louis, Chicago and Cleveland won, and Cincinnati topped Philadelphia 6-0 before a late-night cap 6-2.
The Associated Press wires report Eddie Fubbs of Fort Lauderdale losing to Al Taylor of Nassau by points after an 8 round bout. In Calais France Miss Monteserrat Tresseras aged 26 from Spain completed the English Channel swim in 316 hours and 25 minutes reaching Cap Blac Nez beach near Calais early today.
Final Southern Association standings list Chattanooga, Birmingham, Little Rock, Atlanta, Macon, Nashville, Shreveport, Mobile with win loss records and games back. Mondays results show Atlanta over Mobile, Birmingham over Macon, Shreveport over Chattanooga, and Little Rock over Nashville in ten innings.
The daily sports recap lists Suntay's Chicago a4, Washington at New York 8 Detroit 5, Baltimore 1, Cleveland eleven innings Boston 3, Minnesota 6, Los Angeles at Kansas City postponed by rain. New York 5-3. Washington 32. Cleveland 7. Boston 2. Minnesota 9-5. Chicago 5.9. Los Angeles 4-7. Kansas City 3 13. Baltimore 6. Detroit 3. Baltimore 4, Detroit 1s suspended in last of curfew. aid the completed Sept. 5. Today Cleveland at Boston. Washington at New York. Chicago at Minnesota. Detroit at Baltimore. Los Angeles at Kansas City. National League standings show Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, San Francisco, St Louis, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Philadelphia with varying records. Sunday's results include Chicago 6-2, Milwaukee 5-4. Pittsburgh 8 St Louis 1. Los Angeles 4 San Francisco 4. Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 3. Manada's Results show Cincinnati 3-4, Philadelphia 0-3, St Louis 4 Pittsburgh 4. Chicago Milwaukee 2. Los Angeles 4. San Francisco. Pittsburgh at Chicago. Philadelphia at Milwaukee. Cincinnati at St Louis.
Major League Stars pitching staff led by Don Drysdale blanked the Giants 4-3 in a tight game. Johnny Blanchard, subbing for injured Mickey Mantle, went 3-for-4 and hit an eighth inning homer as the Yankees swept the Senators 6-3 and 3-2.
Scores from the Pacific Coast, International, and American Association leagues show Portland 4 Vancouver 3, San Diego 6 Salt Lake City 4, Tacoma 10 Hawaii 7 in nine innings, Seattle 5 Spokane 2, Buffalo 11 Rochester 0, Toronto 0 Syracuse 2, Columbus 4 Richmond 2, Charleston 1 Jersey City 5-0, Indianapolis 6-3 Louisville 1-0, Houston 3 Denver 3 after 3, Omaha 2 Dallas-Fort Worth 1. Major League Leaders highlight batting and pitching leaders: Mays 109 RBIs, Cepeda 220 RBIs, Cepeda 37 homers, Mantle 153, Ford 177 strikeouts, Clemente 362 batting, Wills 30 stolen bases.
In Atlanta, southern baseball faces another year with closed gates as the Dodgers decline a Class A plan. In Monday league finales, Chattanooga lost to Shreveport, Birmingham beat Macon 32-3, Atlanta beat Mobile 11-1, and Little Rock edged Nashville 4-2 in 10 innings. Ed Richardson started a two-run rally for Atlanta, while Birmingham’s late flurry failed to overturn Macon’s earlier dominance.
The Put liv Health Service announced grants totaling 200000 for Hw University Medical Center in Lite Rack to fund thirteen new galogical Weearch centers across web Institutions.
In a tense matchup, Mila Voss of Los Angeles faces a dominant pitching display from Wh Bur in a high strikeout game. Amos and Witla contribute key plays as Los Angeles narrowly edges 214 to secure the win.
Dodgers top Giants 4 0 as Drysdale blanked San Francisco on two hits and Duke Snider homered to push Los Angeles within a game of Cincinnati. Reds win 6 0 at Philadelphia then lose 8 6 in second game. Cubs beat Milwaukee. Cardinals top Pirates. Yankees take two from Washington to widen AL lead. White Sox split with Twins. Cleveland beats Boston. Kansas City takes doubleheader. Angels fall to Los Angeles.
Tropical storm Carla was forecast to dump heavy rains on northeastern Nicaragua and Honduras today while Hurricane Betsy moved harmlessly in the North Atlantic. The Miami Weather Bureau predicted Carla would not become a hurricane, but its approach would bring heavy rains and strong winds to Honduras and the Yucatan Peninsula coastlines.
Arkansas Razorbacks coach Frank Broyles praised the offense and defense after scrimmages against the T team. Halfback Lance Alworth broke 50 yards for two touchdowns, George McKinney threw a 30 yard TD to Jim Grizzle, Billy Moore connected on a 20 yard score to Jim Collier, and Paul Dudley added a 50 yard TD run. Broyles noted decent execution though blocking was below ideal. Thursday's offense scrimmage was filmed, as was Friday's defense scrimmage.
Stewart, 39, a Dallas pro, won the Dallas Open at Oak Cliff Country Club with 278 to beat Arnold Palmer by one stroke. Palmer faltered with a double bogey on 15 and finished tied for second with Doug Sanders and Gay Brewer. Sanders shot 66 but bogeyed 16, Brewer closed with 67 but self-imposed a penalty stroke, Stewart became the first home pro to win a PGA Tour event on his own course. Stewart will skip the rest of the year’s tournaments.
Floyd Patterson faces potential loss of the heavyweight crown as the NBA weighs stripping him for not defending since March 12. Defenses must occur within six months, threatening Patterson before his November 13 bout with Tom McNeeley in Boston. A Montreal source says Canadian champ Bob Claroux is a valid challenger.
In Huamantla Mexico a truck carrying federal power commission workers plowed into a storefront on Monday. Police report 20 fatalities and the driver among the dead as brakes failed and the heavy vehicle sped about 50 miles per hour down a grade.
U S Davis Cup captain David Freed calls the situation bleak after star Chuels McKinley loses to Whitney Reed in the National Championships. Reed, 29, from Alameda, Calif, tops the list of potential veteran replacements as Freed hints at drafting older players while hoping to reinstate Dennis Ralston. Vic Seixas also faltered, pressing concern over availability for Davis Cup duty persists.
Labor Day drew 180,984 fans across major leagues with the American League totaling 106,413 and the National League 7,535. Key doubleheaders drew crowds at Yankee Stadium and in St Paul Minneapolis, while last year’s combined attendance was 214,907. Petit Jean State Park features a 75 foot waterfall.
Arkansas coach Frank Broyles praised the offense after a spring scrimmage in which Lance Alworth showed top form with short TD runs. Baylor, Rice, Texas A&M, SMU, and TCU teams also held camps with various notes on defense, punting, and injuries shaping fall expectations.
Phoenix defeats favored Cincinnati 4 1 to claim the American Legion junior baseball championship Monday night. Stings pitching and timely hitting drive the win as Arizona club earns the title amid regional sports coverage.
City of Blevins Arkansas Ordinance No 208 closes extreme west end of North First Street in Block 7 a parcel 60 feet wide and 135 feet long. City records show consent from abutting owners and public interest cited. street abandoned and returned to adjoining owners with county certification dated August 24 1901 and seal of Hempstead County Clerk.
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