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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1944
Page
9
New York Giants bounce Brooklyn 14 hits in a 14 9 win. Ott hits two homers and a double while Weintraub adds two homers and five RBIs. Branca and Voiselle log the win, despite early trouble, in a high scoring Mets style showdown at Detroit Tennis Club.
Coach Hugh Bosely unveiled a 10 game Montgomery schedule highlighted by a Covington Virginia trip. The slate includes six home and four away games with Charleston Catholic at home September 29 and one return of last year’s players. Opponents include Gassaway Summersville Covington Gauley Bridge Mr Hope Fayetteville Lookout Ansted Oak Hill, with six on local soil.
Tonight a 90 minute NBC broadcast salutes the 5000 volunteer workers touring homes for the Suh War Loan campaign. Originating in Hollywood, stars Jane Cowl Clifton Fadman Helen Hayes Hildegard Alfred Lunt join Bob Hope Abbott and Costello Fibber McGee Molly Bing Crosby Bob Burns. Special pickups at Liberty Statue Plymouth Rock Independence Hall and the national capitol. Local outlet is WGRYV.
Pittsburgh on June 12 reports Johnny Gee, a six foot nine southpaw, was released by the Pirates to the New York Giants for the waiver price of 7500 dollars. Gee pitched four and four for Pirates last year and has appeared in three games this season over about 11 innings.
Fragmented standings and matchups show Brooklyn at New York with Fischer and Sewell in key positions, Chicago visiting St Louis with Wysett, and Philadelphia pairing Tobin Andrews against Gerheiuser and Matthewton. Also listed are Louisville at Chicago, Boston and Detroit at Cleveland with Gomb y Kennedy noted in uncertain form.
Advanced Allied Headquarters New Guinea reports Japanese cleared from Biak island west of Mokmer airstrip. American infantry push west from Mokmerdrome amid machinegun bunkers. Palau and Truk bombed Saturday night. Palau airstrip and Truk installations attacked from Southwest Pacific bases. patrols tally 172 more enemy dead at Sarmi and 223 at Hollandia, with Sarmi opposite Wakde.
Gov. Neely and Gov. Bricker will join from Washington for a Mutual Network debate on federal aid to states for postwar public works. Sen. Harley Kilgore and Sen. Robert Taft will partake with prepared talks and a round table discussion from 9:30 to 10:15 p.m. The forum follows the Hershey governors conference talk on postwar aid.
Cincinnati June 11 Joe Nuxhall then 15 explained his rough major league debut as he pitched two thirds of an inning in a 18 0 loss to St Louis marking the worst National League shutout since 1906. Musial and Co forged the big inning. Nuxhall recalled nervousness and learning on the spot. All senior Reds officials praised his effort as the Cards hit repeatedly.
Rain stopped the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Brown after two and one half innings today leaving the game tied 1 to 1. A thirty five minute delay followed a downpour and the teams could play only about a half hour in semi darkness before rain resumed.
The War Department lists 18 West Virginia soldiers killed in action in the Mediterranean and European theaters. Among the dead are Pvt Willard D. Johnson of Huntington Avenue, Capt Lewis M. Larew of Beckley, and many others from Beckley, Farmington, Capels, Grafton, Pennsboro, and Charleston area, including Lt James W. Hamilton and Pfc Charles A. Bias, with families named.
Cincinnati sends Bill Lohrman, formerly of the New York Giants, to Syracuse today after his 38-0 shutout loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The pitcher arrived last week and is now part of the Reds organization.
Fragmented sports wire item lists uneven inning totals and player names including Newhouser Trout and Rosary Amer flood of digits. Mentions New York Washington and Reynoldscola area teams with unclear dates and outcomes.
The Charleston Park Commission hosts a baseball school under Biddy Beers with five sessions left before Boston Red Sox scouts arrive. Key players include Johnny Cantrell hailed as a future major leaguer, with Eastside and Westside crews forming a park circuit including South Charleston and Kanawha City. Major sponsors and prospects from John Brawny Poat 20 boost local talent as trials begin June 18.
Baltimore fans back their pennant bid as scouts circle Blas Monaco, a speedy switch hitting leadoff man and 345 batting ace. The 28 year old, 4-F in draft, helped Buffalo and Rochester win, drives in 32 runs in 44 games, bases-loaded hit, 9 tallies, 101 lead on base in 188 plate appearances, with 45 steals last year. Orioles may keep him despite market chatter and a Cleveland loan rule.
Nick Strincevich of the Pittsburgh Pirates was rated 4 F by draft examiners for gastric ulcers. Vince DiMaggio faced a similar check with X-rays pending. Strincevich’s classification came from Gary Indiana while DiMaggio’s was from Hermosa Beach California.
In St Louis the Brown s second baseman Don Gutteridge was benched for the first game and manager Luke Sewell was ejected in the second after a dispute with Umpire Charley Berry over a called third strike. Floyd Baker replaced Gutteridge as Sewell claimed rest for the second game. Sewell also charged Berry with showboating in front of the team.
The War Industrial base league eyes a Wednesday restart at Kanawha Park 7 30 pm. Viscoe carries a 6 and 2 record against Carnegie as Mona nto meets American Fork and Hoe at Nitro p.m. Watt Powell notes closer games as league seeks All Star form. Falcons top standings amid aging sport lore.
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