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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1944

Page

6

Browns Win Tenth in Row, Stand 9 1/2 Behind A L Pennant

Denny Gatehouse fired a six-hit 3-0 shutout as the Browns beat the Yankees. Boston extended its league lead with a 2-1 win over Chicago while Detroit moved New York to fourth with a 3-2 victory. Dizzy Trout earned his 18th win in ten innings, and the scene shifts to Sportsman's Park as St. Louis and Cleveland discuss a possible World Series.

Jack Hand Associated “Press Joe McCarthy St. Louis Denny Gatehouse New Yorkers Yankee Brownies Brown Boston New York Luke Sewell Sportsman's Park Gatehouse Ernie Bonham Yank Ace Chicago Emmett O'Neill Bob Johnson Joe Haynes Detroit Washington Dizzy Trout Johnny Niggeling Ting Hal Ne

Baseball Scores and Tonight's AP Schedule

National League yesterday results include Boston 2 Cincinnati 0 Brooklyn 6 Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 10 New York 4 St. Louis 2 Philadelphia 0. Tonight Brooklyn at Chicago New York at Pittsburgh Boston at Cincinnati Philadelphia at St. Louis. American League sites include Louis 3 New York 0 Boston 2 Chicago 1 Cleveland 5 Philadelphia 4 Detroit 3 Washington 2. Tonight Detroit at Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia St Louis at New York Chicago at Boston.

Boston Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago Pittsburgh New York St. Louis Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit Washington St. ‘Louis Boston Et A York Barret Wilks Doerr Louis Cullenbine

Baseball Roundup Sees Wide Day of Scoring and Shuts

Houser and Tex Hughson matched wins as Myril Hoag drove in Russ Peters with a ninth inning single to give Joe Hoving a 5-4 Cleveland win over Philadelphia. Mort Cooper’s shutout pushed St. Louis 18 1 2 games ahead with a 2-0 win over Philadelphia, Whitey Xurowski homering in the fourth. Red Barrett outpitched Bucky Walters in Boston’s 2-0 win over Cincinnati. Tom Warren drove in two in the 10th as Brooklyn beat Chicago 6-4 while New York fell to Pittsburgh 10-4. Frank Colman hit two homers in Preacher Roe’s easy win.

Houser Tex Hughson Myril Hoag Russ Peters Joe Hoving Cleveland Philadelphia Joe Berry Luke Hamlin Mort Cooper St. Louis Cards Phils Whitey Xurowski Ray Senders Red Barrett Bucky Walters Boston Cincinnati Tom Warren Brooklyn Chicago Cubs New York Pittsburgh Frank Colman Preacher Roe Jack Brewer

Boxing Results From Falls River Cards Patched Knockouts

BOXING RESULTS BOXING RESULTS BROOKLYN CLEO SHANS 133 LOS ANGELES KNOCKED OUT PAUL FRESCHETTE 132 NASHUA NH 3 MONTE PIGNATORE 136 KNOCKED OUT TOMMY MURRAY 138 MONTREAL 2 FALL RIVER MASS JOE BENNett 155 HARTFORD CONN OUT POINTED COOLIDGE MILLER 150 NEW YORK 10 TONY FERRY 122 FALL RIVER KNOCKED OUT AL SFORZA 125 BOSTON 4 octopuses hunt food at night taking armsfull of snails and crabs to their lairs.

Associated Press Brooklyn Cleo Shans Los Angeles Paul Freschette Nashua N. H Monte Pignatore Tommy Murray Montreal Fall River Mass Joe Bennett Hartford

Regional and international sports briefs from August

Regional American Legion junior baseball tournaments begin Saturday in Albermarle and Columbia with eight state champions. Winners advance to the eastern sectional in Charleston, S. C., then face the western winner in the national playoff. Also in Stockholm Arne Andersson targets a new mile record while Gunder Haegg challenges his 3 000 meters mark. In West Virginia and other states archers gain a week before deer season in Waraga state park with November 27 set for exclusive bowhunting.

Charlotte N. C American Legion Albermarle Columbia Charleston S. C Norfolk Huntington W. Va Memphis Tenn Thomaston West Palm Beach Fla Brmingham Ala Spacranburg Stockholm Arne Andersson Gunder Haege Haege Andersson Haegg Watoga State Park Jack Shipman

League Leaders and dairy notes mix from old page

Baseball leaders list top players from St Louis Boston and New York with Doerr Musial Wilks Barrett and Hughson highlighted. Climate terms mention dairy prices, West Virginia counties hit by dry weather, and relief talks. Local golf match results crown Mrs Sims and Miss Germain with notable near-par play and Miss Thiiter strong in front.

Charles Chamberlain Chicago H. M. Sims Minnesota Yarold Dorothy Germain Philadelphia Georgia Tainer Fargo N. D Phyllis Otto Omaha Neb Miss Otto Miss Tainer Germain West Virginia Cabell, Wood Mason Wayne Pleasants Cabell Jackson Wood Wirt Calhoun Roane Putnam Lincoln Kanawha Clay Fayette Monroe Greenbrier Pockahontas Berkley Jefferson Morgan Hampshire Sims Panhandle Faucet Mack Miss Thiiter Sally Sessions Muskegon Mich

Nazi figures elude arrest amid intrigue and rumored plots

Continued from page 1 reports that Dr Hialmar Schacht, a Nazi economist and minister without portfolio, along with Baron Konstantin Von Neursth, a high Nazi once rumored to be groomed as Hitler's successor, remained at large amid unsettled speculation. Previous reports suggested Schacht’s arrest and possible Valle tracing asbestos use in ancient times.

Hialmar Schacht Konstantin von Neursth Hitler Schacht Valle

Agricultural yield estimates show mixed crop prospects

The service lowers corn to 10,525,000 bushels down 24 percent from last month while potato output falls 20 percent to 2,376,000 bushels. Tobacco drops 25 percent since July 1. Small grains yields are normal or above with wheat and rye better than expected. Apple production remains above average at 4,782,000 bushels, 10 percent above average, though eastern panhandle conditions risk smaller fruit and possible curtailment. peach crop hits 119,000 bushels, largest since 1931.

Statis Panhandle

One Man Athlete Gouveia Dominates Hawaii Day

Walter Gouveia, a 27 year old Hawaii athlete, reportedly dominates a busy Honolulu day. He wins a five mile race by a two minute head start, hits a homer in a baseball game, then defeats navy teams in volleyball using one hand in a single afternoon. The account reflects a bold wartime Pacific mindset and strategic planning discussions at a Honolulu conference.

Russ Newland San Francisco Honolulu Walter Gouveia Dick Bergholz Eugene Burns Hawaii Gouveia Navy Pacific Fleet School

MacArthur and Nimitz Speculated for Pacific Roles

The article discusses possible war command assignments for Douglas MacArthur and Chester Nimitz. It suggests MacArthur could lead a New Guinea based assault on the Philippines with Guam as a launch point for Nimitz. It envisions MacArthur over a long land campaign to reconquer the Philippines while Nimitz conducts amphibious operations elsewhere including a push toward the Chinese coast.

Tarawa Guam Japan Nimitz Philippines Conmnuea Sym MacArthur Mac-Arthur Ching

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