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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
6
The WPA twilight league of Taylor County schedules a fifth annual finals between Rosemont and Quality Market. Games run August 3 7 10 14 and 17 at 5 p.m. at Grafton Athletic field with Phillips umpiring. The series ends with a banquet for the 14 winning players.
Yesterday's top performers include Bill Lohrman of the Giants who limited Reds to five hits while driving in four with three hits. Dutch Leonard of the Senators pitched four hits against the Browns. Schoolboy Rowe of the Tigers halted the Yankees with seven hits in a return to form. Chuck Klein of the Pirates drove in three with a homer and sacrifice fly. Frank Hayes and John Rigney led Philadelphia with two homers and strong pitching in two games. Mel Harder and Joe Heving starred for the Indians and Red Sox with balanced hitting and dramatic relief work.
Cincinnati fans fret as the Reds suffer a two game slide while leading the league by 10 games. Derringer and Walters have driven 53 percent of wins, with Walters seeking his 19th victory as Bucky is set to pitch again. Manager McKechnie looks for a firmer cushion.
Yesterday's NL results show Brooklyn routed by Pittsburgh 0 to 6 and New York overpowering Cincinnati 12 to 2 with rain postponements. Today Brooklyn visits Pittsburgh and New York goes to Cincinnati, plus Boston at St Louis and Philadelphia at Chicago. In the AL Detroit defeats New York 7 to 2, Cleveland wins 8 to 2 over Boston, and a doubleheader mix sees Boston 5, Cleveland 4 then Philadelphia 13, Chicago 4 and Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1 with Washington edging St. Louis 2 to 1.
The undefeated Quality Market nine of Graf ton won the Taylor county baseball league second half championship by defeating the Beaumont team 6 to 4 at Athletic field. Manager Ross Gerard guided ace Lety Grimm as the team clinched a playoff spot with the Rosemont Miners. strong fifth and sixth inning rallies sealed the win before darkness halted play after six innings. Hitting leaders were McMullen and Robinson with two singles each, while Beaumont’s Foley belted a home run and a single.
At the Meadow Club invitational, two pickup doubles teams stunned by advancing to the quarterfinals. Norman Bickle and Marvin Wachman defeated Hunt and Wood after a 3-6 6-3 8-2 comeback, while Gardner Mulloy and Gene Mako also won twice though lacking strong serves.
Detroit Tigers mentor Del Baker praises Freddie Hutchinson, the coast kid, for refining his pitching after a stint in Toledo. Baker notes improved control, still a touch wild, with a fastball gaining life. He predicts a strong finish and potential World Series challenge for Cincinnati versus the Yankees.
Elmer Layden of Notre Dame leads in the College All-Stars coach poll with 1,661,023 points as of the Saturday midnight deadline, far ahead of runner up Lynn Waldorf of Northwestern who trails with 845,500. The All-Stars are set to meet the New York Giants at Soldier Field on August 30, with Layden clearly favored to guide the team.
A wide ranging column notes coaches like Templeton and Bierman under pressure, while stars such as Jacobs Gould and Comiskey II surface in various sports rumors. It also mentions refereeing prospects, Di Maggio talk, Stein, Boo Ray, and Virginia Military Academy football losses as the season unsettles many teams.
Baseball notes report No 13 led to Ailey Donald of the Yankees cracking under pressure as Detroit beat New York 7-2. DiMaggio was paused at 12 games, while notable performances came from Mel Harder, Joe Heving, and Bill Lohrman. Giants beat Reds 12-2, Bowman shutout Dodgers as two games were rained out.
Forrest McNeill of West Virginia captured the 11th Virginias Seniors title in a sudden-death playoff over Nathan Bundy of Norfolk after both finished 153. McNeill sank a second shot on the green before Bundy faltered, securing the individual honors as Virginia took the team title with five first-class places to West Virginia's four.
Willie Joyce of Gary Indiana knocked out Maxie Fisher of Newark New Jersey in Chicago. Larry derrick of Sacramento knocked out Brennan of New York. Billy Miske of St Paul and Billy Gillespie of Stoney Lake Wis drew in St Paul Minnesota in a boxing card report.
The Quality Market Juniors edged Beaumont 14 to 13 yesterday at Athletic field after an seventh inning rally fell short. A rematch is set for 1 p.m. tomorrow at the same field. Box score lists Hayes and Poling for Quality, Shroyer and Reese for Beaumont.
Williamson Redbirds defeated Logan 11 4 for their 21st win in 23 games as 13 hits powered the victory. Bluefield Bluegrays had 12 5 over Welch in the first game of a twin bill while the Miners won 10 3 in the nightcap. Ashland Colonels won 7 5 against Huntington Aces as Bluefield and Welch matchups loom.
Cleveland Rams announce the signing of Kelly Moan former West Virginia half back and two year star passer. Moan played last season with the Jersey City Giants and joins the National Football League club in Cleveland.
The city proposes a 6.2 cent levy on class I, 1 24 cent on class II and 24.8 cents on classes II and IV with an extra levy for a new hospital to continue this year. Prosecuting Attorney Warder and Sheriff Evans traveled to Charleston for talks with the state tax commissioner on the county’s strained finances.
The county treasurer warned that maintaining a 15 percent allocation for DPA would leave the budget short by about 11,000 dollars. The prosecutor suggested curtailing essential county functions unless relief could be found in Charleston before departure for the state capital.
The senate passed a house resolution to pay Kyle Blair of Whirlwind, W. Way 87 500 dollars for injuries from a February 2 1934 incident when he was struck by a log on a Civil Works Administration project on the Martins Creek road in Logan County.
Robert Ransom returns home amid trust issues with his father over a secret church gift and a broken vow to Corrinne. Meanwhile autumn floods threaten the college town as students evacuate and dorms brace for rising waters, leaving Corrinne and friends anxious through a long night.
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