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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1933

Page

5

B. O. and Fetterman Clash in Three-Way Flag Chase

The B. and O. nine and the Fetterman club of Tygarts Valley league meet tomorrow at 2 30 at the Athletic field in the season’s second Grafton clash. Fetterman won the first meeting. Paugh plans to use Henry and Swisher as battery. Reed to pitch at Elkins today. The B. O. also faces Elkins away and will play the Twi light league All-Stars next week after the rain postponement.

B. & O. Nine Fetterman Club Tygarts ‘Valley Baseball League Athletic Field Grafton Fetterman Paugh The Railroaders Belington Philippi Elkins Fellerman Randolph Countians Fay Chase Henry Swisher Fas Brooks Reed

Eighth Hambletonian Dark Horses in Wide Open Preview

Goshen N Y August 11 1932 The eighth Hambletonian field grows crowded with over a dozen three year old harness trotters including Brown Berry Mary Reynolds and Meda among leading hopes in the quest for the richest check in the sport at Good Time Park on August 16. Trained by Ben White with Mary Reynolds in the sulky, the list features Spencer McElwyn King Ben Atlantic Volo and more as rivals to claim the Kentucky Derby of the harness world in a eagerly watched race.

Orlo Robertson Goshen Good Time Park Syracuse N. C Cleveland Toledo Salem N. H Marcioness Brown Berry Fred Egan Peter Volo Mary Reynolds W. N. Reynolds Winston-Salem Rockingham Park Meda King Ben Atlantic Volo Prince Hall Talk Meda A Doy Reynolds Ben White White Marvin Childs Spencer McElwyn Gibson White Henry H. Knight Chicago William H. Cane Walter Cox T. O. Blake New York Brown, Berry Harry Stokes Henry Thomas Goshen Peter H. Mitchell Middletown N. Y

Senator Lewis Declares A New Day In U S Diplomacy

Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois told the Virginia State Bar Association in White Sulphur Springs that a new U S diplomatic policy will summon nations for negotiations over commerce finance and peace He traced seven postwar international meets as failures and argued the Kelogg pact cannot be executed by the United States due to its wartime loans and securities distribution.

America James Hamilton Lewis Ilinois Virginia State Bar Association Lewis Virginia United States John Garland Pollard London Amelia Geneva

Notre Dame's New Grid Era Dawns This Fall

Notre Dame faces a shift as coach Hearden Anderson leads a mainly football-ready group, replacing Knute Rockne era methods. Key losses include thirteen lettermen and star fullback George Melinkovich illness. sophomores Mazziotti Pilney Layden and Eiser seen as potential backfield core. Season schedule lists nine opponents across Saturdays, starting October 7 with Kansas at Notre Dame and ending December 2 against Army in New York.

Associated Press South Bend Ind Notre Dame Heardy Hunk” Anderson Knute Rockne Rockne Tony Mazziotti White Plains Ne Frank Carido Randy Pilney Chicao Mike Layden Elmer Layden Four Horsemen” Fame Don Eiser Hun Mike Koken Joe Shecketski Ben Alexander Jim Harris Norm Greeney Bill Pierece Joe Kurth Mike Leding Paul Host Ed. Kosky Kansas Indiana Bloomington Anderson Four Horsemen

Kidnapping Fails Led to Jersey City Arrest

Inspector Charles Wilson says a man calling himself Anthony Sharka alias Rena, 31, Hawthorne, admitted involvement in a Bowery kidnapping of Fred Taub, 43, a pawnbroker, who was later found in a Jersey City rooming house two hours after Sharka was arrested nearby.

Post Lands At New York From Oklahoma City Flight

Wiley Post, the world flier, landed at Floyd Bennett field in New York late yesterday completing a trip from Pittsburgh with an overnight stop there. Most of the return journey was from Oklahoma City.

POST New York Wiley Post Floyd Bennett Field Pittsburgh Oklahoma City

Kirby's triple in seventh seals Carr China win over Pruntytown

In Elkins August 12, Carr China of Twilight league edged Pruntytown 6 to 4 at Parkview. Down 4-0 after five, Carr China rallied in the seventh with Reed, Walters, Jones, Defenbaugh loading the bases and Kirby delivering a three-run triple to clinch the victory. Pat Walters pitched well for Carr China despite three Pruntytown runs aided by three errors. Time 1 hour 20 minutes. Umpire C. E. Paugh.

C. E Shaky) Paug Carr China Twilight Baseball League Pruntytown Parkview Ned Shriver Pruniytown Invaders F. Gawthrope Kenner Cousthhe Carr China Reed Carr China Boys Pat Walters Bunt Jones Paul Defenbaugh Ed Young Kirby Walters Defensbaugh Ned ' Shriver Rog Shriver Carl China Silcott Shaky) Paugh

Counterfeit Plant Found at Uniontown

Pittsburgh August 12 secret service agents unearthed engraving plates spurious federal reserve notes and two printing presses buried in the ground in a probe into a counterfeit gang alleged to have passed eighty thousand dollars in bogus bills Five persons were arrested as agents led by district chief William A Landyeight searched for the source of the notes flooding tri state areas near Uniontown

Pittsburgh Federal Reserve Secret Service Tri-State Uniontown William A. Landveight

Fairmont Man Appointed Assistant Engineer

Fitzhugh Donally of Fairmont has been named an assistant engineer of the public service commission, succeeding Conrad Ross of Charleston who resigned months ago. A prior report wrongly stated Donally would become engineer of the state road commission.

Charleston Fitzhugh Donally Fairmont Public Service Commission Conrad Ross Donally State Road Commission

Basebal s Big L J Simmons Stumbles in AL Batting Race

Al Simmons slips to second in the American League batters and third in the Big Six after going 0 for 3 against Detroit’s Fred Marberry. He remains two points behind Jimmie Foxx who is sidelined by rain. Joe Cronin goes 2 for 4 but ties for last in the sextet with Heinie Manush after a revised tally. Simmons and Cronin share a .338 average alongside Manush and others as standings show.

al Simmons Fred Marberry Detroit Jimmie Foxx Joe Cronin Heinie Manush Manush

Baseball Leaders and League Totals From Yesterday

Yesterday's box notes highlight the leading home runs and top players across the majors. Suhr of the Pirates and Foxx of the Athletics stand out with strong runtimes, while Ruth of the Yankees and Gehrig of the Yankees show continued power. Berger with the Braves, Blein with the Phillies, and totals for American and National leagues round out the summary.

Foxx Ruth Yankees Berger Braves Gehrig Blein Phillies Sosonennee

Standings and Today’s MLB Schedule Snapshot

Standings show Chicago 8, Pittsburgh 2 and St Louis 8, Cincinnati 5 with several games today including Chicago versus Pittsburgh and Cincinnati versus St Louis. Yesterday results include Washington 8, Boston 4 and a rainout in New York Philadelphia.

Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Philadelphia New York Boston Brooklyn Washington Detroit New York-Philadelphia Cleveland

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