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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1955

Page

2

Strand Triumphs 4-3 In Eight Inning Overtime Thriller

Carl Rutherford delivered the decisive base hit driving Lonnie Lough home for a 4-3 Strand win over the Moose in an eight inning overtime thriller. Starting pitchers Bob Buddy Johns and Mitch Dunham shone, with Johns yielding seven hits and three walks in six innings before Dave Smith and Dunham closed the game.

Carl Rutherford Lonnie Lough Strand The Moose Bob Buddy Jonn Mitch Dunham Johns Dave Smith Dunham Sitaise Kens’ Furlow McDeniels

Top Classic Of Harness Races Ready

Harness racing fans anticipate the Hambletonian at Good Time Park Goshen N Y featuring Scott Prost as favorite in the 30th renewal with heats beginning at 4 pm EDT. Entries include Leopold Hanover Butch Hanover Way Ahead Indian Raider and others as Scott Frost and Galophone share entries for the $86 862 purse and $51 073 winner.

Goshen N.Y Good Time Park Scott Prost Hoot Mor Leopold Hanover Olbymite Butch Hanover Wayahead Childs Hanover Home Free Galophone Flemington Arvilla Hanover Telory Hambletonian Scott Frost Lexington Vernon Downs N. Y Home Prep Indian Raider Colbymite Beatt Frost

Standings Roundup From Southern and American Associations

United Press reports Southern Association standings with Chattanooga 4 Little Rock 2 Nashville 10 Memphis 1 New Orleans 10 Atlanta 0 1st New Orleans 13 Atlanta 6 2nd Birmingham at Mobile. American Association results show Denver 11 Charleston 6 St Paul 2 Indianapolis 3 Omaha 7 Toledo 4 Minneapolis 10 Louisville 1.

United Press Southern Association Chattanooga Little Rock Nashville Memphis New Orleans Atlanta Birmingham Mobile American Association Denver Charleston St. Paul Indianapolis Omaha Toledo Minneapolis Louisville

Results: National and American League baseball summaries

National League games feature Pittsburgh and Chicago splitting, with slim scorelines and key relievers. The New York and St Louis entries show varied winners, while Philadelphia and Cincinnati split, and Brooklyn and Milwaukee edge for a final series outcome. American League notes Cleveland and New York dominate in long bouts, Boston and Chicago tally strong outputs, Detroit and Washington clash, and Kansas City battles Baltimore in a high scoring affair.

Chicago New York Cleveland Boston Detroit Kansas City Washington Baltimore Brooklyn Milwaukee Philadelphia Cincinnati St. Louis Pittsburgh United Press National League Law Littlefield Pepper Martin Atwell Peterson Rush Chiti Antonelli Katt Schmidt LaPalme Wright Mrozinski Kuzava Seminick Nuxhall Batts Rogovin Craig Labine Campgnella Buhl Jolly Paine Crandall Wynn Hogan Byrne Berra Johnson Howell Lollar Brewer Kinder White Gromek Birrer Aber Coleman Wilson Schmitz Pascual Chakales Ramos Stone Courtney R. Shantz Pricano Astroth W. Shantz Wight Smith

State Golfers Dominate W M Tennis Matches

The 34th Western Maryland Championship tennis tournament reached quarter finals in Cumberland with four seeded players from Washington DC and Maryland receiving byes. West Virginia entries led Tuesday’s results with six wins, including athletic director Red Brown defeating Bond Waber in Charleston. Other spots saw first round byes and mixed results across men’s doubles and women’s singles.

Cumberland West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania West Virginia University Red Brown Bond Weber Charleston W. Va

Leaders American League Player and Club Stats Snapshot

A fragmented list of leading AL players and clubs with batting averages home runs and runs batted in. Notable names include Kaline Kuenn Smith Fox Fower Ashburn Snider Burgess Mays Kluszewski Banks and Matthews. The data shows mixed team affiliations and partial season totals.

United Press GAB Pet Kaline Det Kuenn Smith Cleve Kel Chicago Fox Fower National League Cmpnia Bkn Ashburn Phil Fouseski Cin Snider Brin Burgess Dodgers Kluszewski Redlegs Mays Giants Banks Cubs Mathews Braves Finis Phillies Boone Tigers Klu

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