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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1933

Page

5

Fetterman Beats Philippi In Key League Clash

Fetterman nine loses Philippi early but rallies for a 6 to 4 win and shares second place with Elkins in the Tygarts Valley league. Baby Phillips and Daughtery duel as Powell and Phillips pace the attacks. Shriver homers in the ninth to seal the win.

E. Kinter Fetterman West Virginia Philippi Nine Inn Daughtery L. Phillips Fetterman Club Pop Shriver

Grafton Y Netmen beat Kingwood 5 to 2 in rematch

Grafton Y M C A netmen again defeated Kingwood on Maple Avenue courts. W Shaffer beat W A Manley 8 6 6 3, Joliffe beat Keck 6 3 4 6, Gibson beat G Lkimmed 6 3 7 9 7 5, Powell beat G Shaffer 6 0 7 9 6 1, Finley Holt beat Caroll in three sets. Manley and Joliffe beat W Shaffer and G Shaffer 6 3 6 0. Keck and Gibson defeated Faulkner and escaped with 3080 dollars.

Grafton Y. M. C. A Kingwood Maple Avenue W. Shaffer W. A.manley Joliffe Keck Glkimmed Gibson Powell G. Shaffer James Finley Holt Lover Caroll Manley Jolliffe Gibson Faulkner

Galloway Club Defeats Wendel 13 to 2

The Galloway club defeated Wendel by a large margin with a 13 to 2 score, securing a decisive win in the matchup.

Belington Galloway Wendel Galloway Club

Six Shotgun Bandits Rob Lodge Guests at Nippersink

Six gunmen held up about 200 guests and employees at the Nippersink Lodge, a country club near Kenosha, Wisconsin, 36 miles west, in an early evening raid reported with few details and authorities investigating.

Kenosha Wis Nippersink Lodge Here

Latest figures show coal tonnage soaring in West Virginia

Washington reports new Bureau of Mines figures for bituminous production in West Virginia. For the week ended July 29 output reached 2,470,000 tons, up from 2,187,000 the prior week and 1,514,900 a year earlier. The Census Bureau now estimates the U.S. population at 125,693,000.

Washington West Virginia Bureau of Mines Bureau of the Census United States

Babinski Sign Found In Chimps And Babies At Yale

Yale researchers John Fulton and Allen Keller report the Babinski sign, a big toe reflex once thought unique to humans, observed in chimpanzees as part of brain injury studies. The finding links evolution and nervous disorder indicators, challenging the idea of an opposable big toe in human ancestry.

Babinski Howard W. Blakeslee Associated Press New Haven Conn Yale University Joseph Babinski Yale John F. Fulton M. D Yale School of Medicine Allen D. Keller University of Alabama Fulton

Sarazen Clinches Pro Golf Title At Blue Mound

Gene Sarazen won the professional championship at Blue Mound Miwaukee Wis defeating Willie Goggin 6 and 4 in the final. Sarazen led 1 up at noon after a 69 in the morning round and surged to victory with a strong afternoon finish before 5000 spectators. An unfinished playoff for the medal between Jimmy Hines and Mortie Dutra was set to resume at Blue Mound.

Blue Mound Club Miwaukee Wis Blue Mound Gene Sarazen Willie Goggin San Francisco Goggin Sarazen Walter Hagen Pelham Gene United States Great Britain Goxgin Saraven voRgins Jimmy Hines New York Mortie Dutra Olin Avalon

Six Alabama 4-H Girls Cut Costs by Canning

In Auburn Alabama on August 14 the report notes six Alabama 4-H club girls reduced their college costs by half at Alabama Polytechnic Institute last term. By canning their food during the prior summer and adopting cooperative light housekeeping they spent about 200 dollars for a full year instead of the typical 400 dollars. The item is followed by a sports section.

Auburn Ala Alabama Ferrara Virginia Richmond Orestes Ferrara Cuba Nassau Bahamas Gerardo Machado Habor Havana Andros Island England Machado Royal Victoria Hotel

Gather at Older Boys Camp at Jackson's Mill

The annual 4-H Older Boys Camp opened at Jackson's Mill on the state grounds with a record attendance of 125 campers and 15 instructors and leaders.

Jackson's Mill

Roosevelt Sends Warships to Cuba to Protect Americans

President Roosevelt ordered three U.S. warships to Cuba to safeguard American citizens amid political upheaval after the fall of Machado. Destroyers Taylor and Claxton, with Hamilton expected, sail from Key West to Havana under Lt. Cmdr. George T. Howard to report to Ambassador Welles, while Standley notes no US intervention is planned.

Washington Roosevelt Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Cuba de Cespedes Havana Cespedes Gerardo Machado Carlos Manuel de Cespedes I Machado Porristas Marchado Taylor Claxton Key West George T. Howard Naval Operations Island White House Hamilton Caribbean Wall Manzanillo Hull Welles United States Island Republic Standley

Senators Top Yankees 4 3 as Crowder Seals Win

Washington and New York traded runs until the ninth when Alvin Crowder silenced two pinch hitters to seal a 4-3 Senators win. Buddy Myer drove in the decisive run after Harris tripled in Cronin in the fifth, as Washington built a five and a half game AL lead.

Washington Washington Senators New York Yankees Buddy Myer Davis Harris Harris Cronin Russ van Atta Walter Stewart New Yorker Dickey Myer Senators Lazzeri Alvin Crowder Walker

Baseball scores wrap from yesterday and today

National League results included Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 2 New York 1 Boston 6-0 Brooklyn 2-11 St. Louis 3-4 Cincinnati 2-3 in 12 innings. Today New York at Philadelphia. American League shows Boston 19 Philadelphia 10 Washington 4 New York 5-3 Cleveland, St. Louis 3-2 Detroit 6 Chicago 5 in seventeen innings. Philadelphia at Cleveland and Boston at Detroit scheduled.

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

International League standings and scores fragment

A partial score table lists Albany Rochester Jersey City Montreal Newark Buffalo and St Paul Columbus Minneapolis Toledo Milwaukee Louisville Kansas City Indianapolis with various win loss records. The fragment shows mixed results including a 6-2 win by Columbus and a 12-run Toledo loss, reflecting uneven league action.

Albany Rochester Jersey City Montreal Newark Buffalo St. Paul Columbus Minneapolis Toledo Milwaukee Louisville Kansas City Indianapolis

Apply for loans on homes in West Virginia

Washington reports 1500 applications for Home Owners Loan Corporation loans in West Virginia since the program began. The federal board released a state manager’s report noting 26 homes are now in the process of foreclosure salvation.

Washington Home Owners Loan Corporation West Virginia Federal Home Loans Bank Board

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Philippi Kinter Elkins Phillips Daughtery and Lawson Grafton B. & O Blanket T. Powell Ted Henry Paul Wright P. Phillips T. Powell B&o. Fetterman Wright and Hefner T. Powell and Grafton B & O Sun Helen Will MacoDy Helen Wills Moody Forest Hills N.Y Dorothy Round America Helen Miss Jacobs Grafton Sidney Piers Rosalia Lord Hollywood U.S Juan Manuel Menocal Supreme Court Jose Clemente Vicanco Carlos Manuel de Cessepedes Charlie Grimm Cincinnati Reds Pirates Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates Bruins Bucs Grimm Bill Swift Len Warneke Tor Athletics Red Sox Vic Sorrell White Sox Tigers Hank Greenburg Big Detroit Jonathan Stone Ted Lyons Walter Miller Sorrell Greenberg I Frank Woollack Redlegs Bt. Louis Cardinals Red Birds Giants Phil” Collns Don Hurat Phil Nies Hurst Collins Paul Richards Blondy Ryan Hughey Critz Byrne James Richards Cleveland Indians Meader St. Louis Browns Mel Harder Browns Kamm Culliber Pytlak International League American Association
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