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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1941
Page
6
Across a packed slate the Reds toppled St Louis 8-2 in opening 10 innings while the Dodgers beat Philadelphia 7-2 to close the gap on the Cardinals. Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh 6-4 as final-game moves shaped the NL standings. Yankees split with Washington, Indians thrashed by Browns, Red Sox down A’s, Tigers beat White Sox. Dodgers’ Camilli hit his 23rd homer and McCormick drove in the winning run.
In Mount Lake Park, Maryland, Al McCabe of Huntington West Virginia reached the men’s doubles main draw in the Western Maryland Tennis tournament. He and Dan Silverling of Hershey beat William Woerle and Dan Sullivan 6 2 9 7, while other West Virginia pairs Frank and Thomas Haymond of Fairmont and Rep. Jennings Randolph of Elkins with Col. Hugh Miller of Washington exited early.
Notre Dame grid mentor Ex pecting To Lose Three Games By Sid Feder. Here it is Thursday already and Ben James hasn’t signed a rider to steer Whirlaway home in the Travers. Southern golf experts tip you to watch Louise Suggs in the Women’s National next year or two. The column discusses boxing, college football, and Hollywood, with notes on Red Maley and Pauline Bets, plus Damon Runyon heading to Hollywood.
Babe Young of the Giants and Art Johnson of the Braves-Farmer drove in three runs with two doubles. Newsom of the Tigers stopped White Sox with six runs. Gatehouse of the Browns held Indians to eight hits while contributing three singles. Yankees rallied with a two run homer in the 11th and then five hit pitching for the win. Camilli of the Dodgers hit a three run homer to beat the Phillies. Wagoner of the Red Sox shut out the Athletics. Gilber of the Cubs delivered a pinch single to beat the Pirates. McCormick of the Reds singled with bases loaded in the 10th to drive in the winning run against the Cardinals.
Odenton Maryland August reports Babe Phelps ready to return to the Brooklyn Dodgers to help pennant bid but he will not beg for a chance. He says he plans to write Landis to say he reconsidered quitting and wants a reunion with the team if offered. He criticizes manager MacPhail and describes past suspensions and illness.
Chicago boxers Johnny Colan and Pete Lello scored knockouts and decisions against Mamkos and Mancini while Joe Peralta and Howard Burton also fought in Allentown and Tamaqua. Separately, the United States aims to meet an annual aluminum demand of 1.2 billion pounds.
Huntington defeated Logan 6-3, extending its recent strong form with nine wins in 11 games. Pitcher Fred Hartman allowed nine scattered hits as Huntington clinched the upset, while Ashland beat Welch 4-3 in 10 innings and Bluefield topped Wi 4-2 with Williamson reaching base in the seventh.
Wheeling Downs announces the fall meeting of 17 days starting August 29. The Puett Electric Starting gate and starter Ira Gregory return, expected to boost starts and reduce delays. Gregory’s reliable alignments and gate performance complement the electrically driven Puett barrier as fields of eight race daily at 4:00 p.m. EDST.
West Virginia university will train 41 players for the 1941 season reporting September 1 for a two week camp at Mill. The Mountaineers return to fall practice on the 4-H camp grounds after not using the site since 1938. The squad includes 24 sophomores, 14 juniors, and only three seniors, with ten lettermen from 1940 returning. Notable players listed include Cimino Goodman Harris Narick Peelish Barnette Gardner Martin McCann and McElwee. The group will move into the camp around August 31 with drills set to begin the next morning.
Sixteen top amateurs tee off at Guyan Country Club for a 36 hole qualifier to choose WV entrants for the 45th National Amateur Championship in Omaha. Notables include Fred Banneret Jr and Jack Hoblitzell, with past leaders Campbell and Taylor among the challengers in a tough field.
New York defeated Boston 7 to 1 while Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 7 to 2. Chicago topped Pittsburgh 6 to 4 and Cincinnati edged St. Louis 3 to 2 in National League play yesterday.
The day’s results show Washington 5 over New York 1 and New York 3 over Boston 5. Detroit defeats Chicago 4 to 1 while St. Louis beats Cleveland 9 to 3 and Philadelphia shuts out Boston 4 to 0.
Teams listed for today include Chicago at Pittsburgh Passeau versus Butcher, New York at Boston Hutchings against McGee, Detroit at Chicago options with New Houser and Bridges or Fitt against Lee and phries, Washington at New York Zuber and Carrasquel facing Russo and Peek, Cleveland at St Louis Dean versus Niggeling, Boston at Philadelphia Grove Harris facing Knott and Babich.
Two Washington Redskins advance men toured Los Angeles en route to the San Diego training camp. Owner George Marshall and coach Ray Flaherty spoke to crowds, praising the team and hinting at the 73-0 victory over Chicago. Erny Pinckett announced his retirement amid jokes about guarding him at camp.
The Sentinel lists classifica rates two cents per word for the first insertion and one cent per word for each additional insertion, with a minimum 45 cent charge. It notes words include initials and figures, and provides an example including land on route 119 near Blueville and farm goods with Walter Wood as contact.
The Lone Rider film opens in Ghost Town with a gunfight wounding a gang member and a crooked sheriff pursuing him. Cowboy George Houston stars as the singing hero who rescues a missing mining engineer’s daughter and cleans up the killer amid a climactic volley of six guns.
Skaggs and Company presents practical summer aids a coffee maker that shuts off then keeps coffee hot and ready a grill that sits right on the table offering no fuss no exertion for easy outdoor meals during the heat wave period of the season.
A dense listing of radio programs across WMMN and partner stations, detailing news, music, comedies, dramas, and guest appearances from early evening to late night. Includes program titles such as Wings Over Jordan, Amos n Andy, Major Bowes Hour, and Rhythm Caravan, with concurrent station lineups and host names like Waring, Kaltenborn, and Ricardo.
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