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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1935
Page
6
Chicago Aug 8 Joe Louis 21 defeated King Levinsky in 2 minutes 21 seconds at Comiskey Park. Louis landed six solid punches dropping Levinsky three times before the ref stoppage. Velvet-voiced champion and his camp celebrated as 39 195 spectators watched a decisive brown bomber performance.
In Hastings street crowds gathered for a technical knockout announcement. Joe had predicted a second round, the din rose with pistol shots, car backfires, tin horns and shouts. He reassured his mother by phone that his health was fine and chatted with friends.
Johnstown briefly extended its lead in the Middle Atlantic League with a 3-2 loss to Huntington in the opener while Dayton fell 1-0 to Beckley. Beckley and Johnstown rainout washed out the second game. Charleston beat Zanesville 5-1 as Contini led with a homer, a triple and a single. Akron swept Portsmouth 4-2 and 3-2 in the twin bill.
In a tight city league game at Athletic Field Grow pitched well but six errors behind him hurt Love Drugs who fell 5 to 4 to Weirton Steel in Clarksburg. Graf ton hitters plated four runs on three timely hits as visitors capitalized on five Love Drugs errors.
In a Chicago White Sox twin bill the Indians win 5 to 2 in the first game and drop the second 2 to 1 in ten innings after nine scoreless frames. Yankees and Red Sox split, Boston winning 6 10 5 with Cronin's homer, then New York taking the nightcap 6 to 4. Also mention of St. Louis Cardinals on grass court tourney standings.
Detroit reports Gar Wood senior, famed water speed champion, says he is willing to let his son pursue speed records but not as fast as he did. He notes his son Gar Wood Jr., is handling horsepower as speeds top 129 miles an hour.
Detroit heavyweight Joe Louis knocked out Chicago fighter Levinsky in the first round at Comiskey Park. Levinsky pleaded with the referee to stop the bout as Louis dominated from the opening bell. In baseball news the St. Louis Cardinals moved within four and a half games of the Giants, Frisch’s club insisting they are very much in the race. The Cubs were poor on the road but strong at home, while the Braves showed weak form away from Boston. Blackhawks batting leads show two White players atop the averages with two teammates over 400.
National League results show Pittsburgh routing Chicago 6 to 0 with St Louis defeating Cincinnati 4 to 2. Other lines list Boston at Philadelphia and New York at Brooklyn as not scheduled. American League scores include Cleveland 5 Chicago 2 and Chicago 2 Cleveland 1 with Boston 6 New York 5 and New York 6 Boston 4. Philadelphia-Washington and Detroit-St Louis are not scheduled. A note mentions a 346 batting line with four doubles and two triples this season and details a Rosemont Grafton league game slate with Potters visiting Rennett Town at 5 p.m. and manager Defenbaugh aiming to trim Repperts after a previous loss.
Tigers hammered Hilltop 9 to 2 in seven innings. Manning pitched well for the winners with ten strikeouts and two walks. O Connor hit three triples for Hilltop, while Ry Denzie and Manning added a triple for the Tigers and O Conner added a double.
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