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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1949

Page

2

Enos Slaughter Lifts Cardinals to Early NL Lead

Enos Slaughter powered St. Louis to a 9-3 win over Cincinnati as he belted two home runs and drove in six runs. His hot bat helped the Cardinals maintain a first place tie with Brooklyn while Jackie Robinson leads with a .364 average. Slaughter, 33, has battled injuries but remains a central figure in the Cards pennant pursuit.

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Baseball briefs with today and tomorrow matchups

Sports briefs list today games with probable pitchers for six matchups including Boston at New York and Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Also notes last night results Brooklyn 2 New York 1 and St Louis 9 Cincinnati 3, plus a schedule of tomorrow’s games across the circuit.

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Extend Season for West Virginia Waterfowl This Year

The Waterfowl season in West Virginia may run 40 days beginning noon October 21, as set by federal authorities. The 40 day span is 15 days longer than last year, per the Conservation Commission.

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Yesterday's Stars: Dodgers, Cards win on big hits

The Dodgers beat the Reds 9-3 with Don Newcombe earning the win and Enos Slaughter delivering key hits. The Cardinals edged the Giants 2-1 behind a four hitter as Cards pitcher Hammered two home runs and drove in six runs in a strong team performance.

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From where I sit. Joe Marsh Was My Fa 2 Red

A humorous household vignette recounts a wife urging her husband Joe Marsh to straighten up, stop avoiding self regulation, and apply his own preached self help principles at home. The narrator plans to fix a work bench and restore an old clock.

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