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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1932
Page
5
New York Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds 7 to 3 as Roy Kolp was pressured by a five run burst in the second inning. The Giants swept the three game series.
Art Cousins former star pitcher in the Mid Atlantic league will hurl for the Recreation Reds in a Sunday game at Athletic Field starting 3 30 p m against Franz Burka from Clarksburg. Manager L C Phillips announces. Cousins is among the outstanding moundsmen in the region.
National League results show New York 7 Cincinnati 3 and Philadelphia 10 St. Louis 4 with Philadelphia later winning 9 4 and Boston Chicago in 15 innings 4 3 while Brooklyn and Pittsburgh waits on rain. Mid Atlantic and American Association reports list Cumberland 6 Beckley 1 Clarksburg 1 Johnstown 0 Charleston 5 Huntington 0 Harbor standings show Charleston Clarksburg Huntington and others.
Federal indictments detail a complex lottery scheme tied to fraternal groups, with penalties up to 34 years and a $53,000 fine. About 50 million tickets at fifty cents to one dollar were sold for receptive events, with proceeds slated for Shrine and Moose charity efforts. Key figures include McGuire Walsh Rivise and Western Union, among others.
F H Sandy Kincaid changes barber employment shifting from Bolyard to Victor Truslow on Latrobe Street amid a local price war among unions. Truslow’s shop receives a fresh exterior paint and spruced up interior as it handles increased union shop work.
Star names Foxx and Ruth pace a high scoring round as Athletics, Yankees and Indians deliver standout performances. Gehrig, Ott and Averill contribute key hits while Klein and Simmons add depth for their clubs, shaping a dramatic 1940s baseball showcase.
Leading batters listed with teams Dodgers Phillies Athletics Senators Yankees. Names include Klein Foxx Hurst Manush Gehrig with averages and hits. The fragment notes percentages such as .358 .355 and a line referencing batting average near .455 for Gehrig with 158 and 347 counts.
Conrad Thomas 20 of Barrackville died at Weston hospital after being shot at the Four H Camp near Glenville. His brother Harold 31 of State College was seriously wounded while attempting to disarm the assailant, Herald Brown 40, who was overpowered and jailed. Brown allegedly acted deranged and claimed he ought to be shot.
1932 hurlers set to bat as heavy hitters. Red Ruffing hits a home run to beat Washington 1-0 while Montie Weaver and Clint Brown join the growing list of pitchers delivering at the plate. George Uhle Red Lucas and others are highlighted for their clutch hitting as teams push for payroll security.
B and O plays recreation as several specialties falter and trading is dull. Major issues show minor declines while teams including International Harvester American Telephone Allied Chemical American Tobacco and Union Pacific are in action. The Recreation Reds face Gotham Silk Hosiery at the Athletic Field in a high scoring clash after two days of weekend double headers and upcoming contests against Wendel Belington and Franz and Borie.
Henri Cochet arrived in New York for his first U S visit since 1928. He praised Don Budge’s successor? No, he praised Vines, saying the young American played wonderful tennis and was better on grass at Wimbledon than in Paris. He conceded he might have beaten Vines if the Paris match outcome differed.
Eddie Novak pitched three hits as the Baltimore and Ohio Post beat Gregg Post of Reading 4 to 2 to capture Region 10 of the American Legion Junior Baseball series. Novak allowed one Pennsylvania hit until the ninth. Bartsh, Dalesandro, and Napiecki sparked a late rally. The B O team advances to the sectional in Gastonia, North Carolina, August 23 and 25.
Sioux City August 19 with hundreds of farmers on three-state borders maintaining barricades to halt marketing of produce. The strike’s quiet day revealed gains in blocking sales but losses as prices fell and some farmers shifted to rail shipments. An automobile driver with a revolver discharge targeted the crowd after being stopped and searched, as assault charges prepared. Hog prices dropped 25 cents as buyers sought supplies elsewhere.
New York on August 19 reported a brave market opening that soon turned weary with a zig zag motion. Traders linked moves to the wheat market and assets dipped as the morning progressed.
At Moundsville on August 19 the prison population rose to a historic peak with 2,763 inmates. Warden A C Stroggins reported 34 061 confined behind walls while 12 remain quartered elsewhere. New arrivals include 14 from McDowell 6 from Mason counties and others from Cajell.
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