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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1950

Page

2

Pirates Beaten by Dodgers as Palica Spins Five-Hitter

Brooklyn pitcher Ery Palica limited the Pittsburgh Pirates to one run on a five hit game while Pett Castiglione hit a homer. The Dodgers won 3-1 in the continuation of a suspended June 24 contest, moving into third place behind the St Louis Cardinals as Preacher Roe earned the win in the opener.

Brooklyn Ery Palica Pittsburgh Pirtes Brooks Pirates Pett Castiglione Dodger Boston Braves St. Louis Preacher Roe Roe Pulica Clift

Furillo Campanella Lead Brooklyn Past Pirates In Pitching Duel

In a completion of a June 24 game, Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 5 to 3 behind Carl Furillo and Roy Campanella. Furillo scored Duke Snider and Jackie Robinson on a first inning double while Campanella hit his 21st homer in the eighth. Roe earned the win for Brooklyn with Werle taking the loss.

Chambers Carl ‘Furillo Roy Campanella Brooklyn Furillo Duke Snider Jackie Robinson Campanella Pittsburgh Law McCullough Palica Dickson Queen Papish Werle Borowy Lombardi Turner Branca Barney Bankhead Roe

West Virginia Tops Virginia In Virginias Seniors Golf Tourney

In White Sulphur Springs the final round began as West Virginia led Virginia 105 to 72 after a day off in medal play. The Mountain State won the honor foursome 3-0 with R A Richardson of Charleston and Paul A Bennett of Martinsburg beating Ernest J Keffer of Roanoke and A M White of Lynchburg. Richardson and Bennett both shot 70 to lead medal play after 18 holes Monday.

West Virginia R. A. Richardson Charleston Paul A. Bennett Martinsburg Ernest J. Keffer Roanoke Virginia A. M. White Lynchburg Virginia Richardson Bennett

Rare clocks highlight Glendale clockmaker's collection

GLENDALE CALIFORNIA July 12 A clock maker and collector F Greenwood houses a diverse set of rare models. Notable pieces include a cuckoo clock with a quail every 15 minutes and a hourly cuckoo, a self pendulum clock that tilts with each tick, a gilded cage Japanese clock with a canary trying to escape hourly, the 4781 English model with 14 bells 28 hammers and six tunes, and a clock with built in thermometer and barometer.

Glendale Calif F Greenwood

Donkey Labor Tops Wages at Indian Hydroelectric Site

In INCORE India the Chambal Hydroelectric project pays donkeys the highest wages among workers in Madhya Pradesh. The government hires them at two rupees per day for eight days to haul stones. Men earn one and a half rupees and women Tupee a day.

Incore India Chambal Madhye Bharat

Stage Presence at The Tenthouse Theater in Chicago

A fragment from a Chicago theater page notes The Tenthouse on the north shore with a low circular stage. Audience members move about during intermissions, and a woman who lost her bearings wandered a bit, creating a moment of confusion during the second act.

Chicago North Shore

Markhor Horns and Misheard Mirth in Odd News Item

A fragmented nature piece mentions the markhor a goat with corkscrew horns from India and riffs on a champagne party and poultry farming. It then wanders through garbled phrases about rainless decades, an office picnic washed out and odd phrases about candy imports and patriotism with stray quotes and questions.

India

Baseball standings and results from the latest league day

Major league action across the National and American Leagues with results from yesterday. Brooklyn routed Pilgebibeh 21 to 3 while Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 6 to 1 and St Louis defeated Boston 6 to 1. Chicago postponed in New York as rain halted play and today’s schedule features Cincinnati at Philadelphia and Pittsburgh at Brooklyn among others. Standings list Philadelphia leading with .596, St. Louis at .568, Brooklyn .565, Boston .564 in the NL. American League shows New York leading with .625, Cleveland .612, Boston .5616, Washington .368 among others.

Brooklyn Pilgebibeh Philadelphia Cincinnati St. Louis Boston Chicago New York New Smith Church Hearn Jansen Cleveland Washington Detroit Eefort St.Louis Reynolds Trout Eugava Marrero iLemon Johnson Scheib Wyse Scarborough

Chaplain Felhoelter Reported Killed by Koreans

The Rev Herman Felhoelter a Franciscan once of Cincinnati Ohio and Louisville Kentucky died in battle near the Tae It Koim river amid a large wounded U S force. His death followed a coin toss with a Baptist chaplain to decide who would stay with the wounded.

Herman Felhoester Fle Koim River Taeit Cincinnati Louisville Felhoelter Felhoelter_won

Pruntytown Defeats Blueville in Tight Softball Clash

Pruntytown edged Blueville 10 to 9 in a close Taylor County Playground Softball League game yesterday at 3 p.m. The lead swung late as Blueville fought back before Pruntytown held on for the win.

Pruntytown Blueville Taylor County Playground Lauilis A. Tucker Bartlett D. Heuitt D. Laulis K. Tucker Lfay E. Tucker M. Utt B. Heuitt HE Posey FL Johnson Jacobs Joey McGahanve Phillips Knotts R. Knotts Cox Rfee

Alexander Faces Glenville Juniors In Legion Playoff Chase

Upshur county star Alexander meets Glenville today in area three of the American Legion Junior Baseball title race. A win could force a playoff with Clarksburg, which closed its regular season by beating Salem twice to stand 18 2. Alexander beat Weston 3 2 and improved to 17 2. today’s game is Alexander’s final on the schedule. The tournament starts next week in Oak Hill with four teams to decide the title in a best-of-three series in Parkersburg, Parkersburg, and Spencer.

Glenville Alexander Upshur County American Legion Clarksburg Salem Weston Oak Him Parkersburg Tox Matron Parkershire and Spencer

Try and Stop Me by Rita Van Doren reveals surreal dream gun incident

A three year old wakes at night claiming two herrendid cean then shoots a pretend cap pistol hidden under his pillow. The tale shifts to reflections on dream recall and a Broadway revue where Wolcott Gibbs notes a revealing comment from a party guest about nudity.

Rita’ van Doren Herrendid Cean Tin Wolcott Gibbs Mr. Gibbs Bennet Cor Py Ing Uturéa

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