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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
14
Baseball round up notes the Cubs beat the Giants 9 to 2 at the Polo Grounds aided by three Giant pitchers. The Pirates and Phillies split results as Boston teams share momentum and standings shift. Charlie Grimm fractures but may miss weeks while Clarence Blair covers first base for Chicago.
St. Louis reports that Earle Neale former Cardinal coach will scout for the Cardinals in Rochester alongside Billy Southworth after Bill McKechnie became manager weeks ago.
National batting leader Herman Robins hits .409 with runs by Hornsby Cubs 112 and Ott Giants 117 RBIs. O'Doul Phillies 186 hits. Frederick Robins 41 doubles. L Waner Pirates 15 triples. Klein Phillies 83 homers. Cuyler Cubs 21 steals. Grimes Pirates 16 2 as pitcher. American leaders Foxx Athletics .383 Gehringer Tigers 107 Simmons Athletics 121 Manush Browns 174 Heilmann Tigers 38 Fonseca Indians 15 Miller Athletics 13 Ruth Yankees. Steals Gehringer Tigers Grove Athletics 18 3 20.
Helen Wills faces Mrs Peggy Saunders Michell of England in the quarter finals of the national women's championship tourney at Forest Hills New York. Betty Nuthall plays Mrs Molla Mallory while Edith Cross Sami Francisco meets Mrs Phoebe Watson as Helen Jacobs challenges Mary Greer in Kansas City. Vandalia observes Frank Troeh of Portland and Gus Payne of Oklahoma City as top contenders for the grand American handicap trap shooting title in the North American tournament.
Faherty’s Athletics will host Clarksburg’s Grasselli Chemical Co. team in a Clarksburg City league clash at 3 30 p m on the High School Athletic Field. The visitors are expected to provide stout opposition for the local club in this scheduled afternoon game.
Henry Firpo of Cleveland outpointed Jack Britton of New York in Zanesville. Jimmy Reid of Erie outpointed Jackie Dugan of Louisville in Dayton. Howard Mitchell of Cincinnati knocked out Joe Dillon of Indianapolis. Jommy Negl of Cincinnati outpointed Soldier Welds of El Paso. A plan to build a 75 mile underground freight railway for London is proposed to ease traffic congestion.
Two 22 year old aviators vanished after departing Lisbon in a Farman monoplane bound for New York. They carried 500 gallons of gasoline and rubber suits and boats. A forced sea descent was possible but not likely. a landing on a remote Azores island or along the Canadian coast was considered.
Standings show Chicago and Pittsburgh leading divisions with multiple results from yesterday including Cincinnati beating Boston 8 7 and Philadelphia 10 1. Upcoming games listed include Pittsburgh at New York and Chicago at Philadelphia with several regional scores such as Scottdale beating Fairmont and Jeannette tying Charleroi in darkness at nine innings.
AP round up notes Graf Zeppelin delay in Los Angeles start due to gondola strut failure. Costes postpones distance flight. Philips warns Russia plans amid Eastern Railway dispute. Stresemann vows to oppose Dawes continuation if Young plan falters. MacDonald and Rockefeller visit UK premier. Torlonia denies reconciliation with American ex-wife. Derby fliers stalled by storms. Tariff bill shifts rates and preserves presidential power. Chapman death investigated in San Francisco. Clarence Young named assistant secretary of commerce for aviation. US accuses Russia of whitewashing acts in China. City of Charlotte reports over 60 Readable fragments continue.
The annual state convention of the County Clerk's Association opens in Fairmont with most county clerks attending. Keyser secretary T Hufmanot Keyser and Morris L Louden of Clarksburg are in town, registering at Hotel Fairmont. Sessions include addresses of welcome by Mayor A G Martin and M E Morgan and multiple business meetings leading to Friday's banquet.
In a continuing crackdown, prohibition agents conduct raids across the state as arrests rise. Washington officials allow Florida fruit and vegetable shipments from pest-free areas while New York naval vessels search the north Atlantic for missing Swiss fliers. A separate incident near a rail line ends with a boy trapped between rails, cries of pain, and responders freeing him as the engine halts.
In Chatham Ontario on August 22 a seven year old boy named Donald McGregor had his hand caught in a railway switch as an approaching locomotive charged down the tracks. Section men acted swiftly and the engineer in charge kept watch, averting a deadly outcome. The boy was seated on the rail line when rescued.
Two outboard motorboats race toward the third refueling point on the Mississippi aiming for a New Orleans to St. Louis record run. The Vivian G. with pilots S. J. Gianelloni Jr and BF Spencer of Baton Rouge trails schedule toward Lake Provines, La. The Baby Lee of Missouri, piloted by Charles Schockmiller and Arthur Sauerberg of St. Louis, is expected to reach the third lap around midday.
Eighteen attack planes and a transport plane of the third attack group at Fort Crockett, Galveston, Texas, left today for the Cleveland area, marking a notable deployment from the base.
Twenty men pilot the planes with one pilot each for the attack group and two pilots for the transport ship. First stop is Tallulah, La for refueling, then Memphis overnight, then Louisville for fuel, aiming to reach Cleveland tomorrow afternoon.
New York on August 22 reports a woman Ming Helen I Buck and two companions as the first to ascend Mount Alexander in the Canadian Rocklea at 11,000 feet. They were joined by Dr. A J Gilmour of New York and N D Ward of Orangs New Jersey. The ascent was recounted by B S Comstock of Princeton New Jersey who accompanied the party to the foot of the mountain.
New York July 22 There is one standout pitcher in the pennant races and this year Guy Bush for the Cubs and Lefty Grove for the Athletics lead the way. Bush has surged with strong pitching for the Cubs while Grove tops the A’s staff in form and solid wins. The piece notes Grove’s high league ratings and Bush’s rise from relative obscurity, highlighting their 20 win markers and ongoing battles for position as the season nears a possible Cubs versus Athletics showdown.
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