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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1944
Page
2
In a tense 12th inning showdown at Sportsman's Park Don Gutteridge, the Pirates? No, the Brownies star, blasted his first homer of the year. The rally sparked St Louis as they rallied past Washington 4 1/2 games, boosting morale after a four game skid.
National League results include Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 7 and New York 4 Chicago 3 with Brooklyn and Pittsburgh set for evening games. American League standings show New York 5 Detroit 1 and Cleveland 7 Boston 6 with key matchups today Detroit at New York at 2 30 pm Cleveland at Boston 3 pm Chicago at Philadelphia 3 15 pm St Louis at Washington 8 30 pm lineups and times listed for city venues.
Coach Mickey McDade announces a meeting for all Grafton high school football candidates at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the high school gym. Unital grid practice begins Friday with two daily sessions as the Bearcats prepare for the season opener against Bridgeport on September 8.
Overseas sports roundup highlights mid east baseball with Sandstorm League action. Umpire protests lead to a reshuffle as a hospitalized player fills in, and a Fort Worth prospect Bob Knights shines with a .565 average. Postwar notes include Sicily all stars, Navy clashes, and Fordham alum Lieut Alex Santilli’s Saipan death in action.
Highlights from major league games as New York and Philadelphia logged wins. Walt Dubiel pitched eight hits for his ninth win, Hershel Martin and Russ Derby homered for a 5 1 Phillies 3 2 over Chicago in 10 innings with Frankie Hayes driving in the decisive run. Pittsburg stretched its win streak to five with a 7 6 10 inning victory over Brooklyn finishing a suspended game from June 9. Ernie Lombardi drove in all four Giant runs in New Yorks 4 3 win over Chicago as Johnny Allen needed relief for his third win. Boston at St Louis night game rained out, West Virginia update on union dispute heads to resumed talks following Sattlers services.
Boston’s Bobby Doerr clings to the American League batting lead at .324 with a slim four point edge over Lou Boudreau of Cleveland. Stan Musial of St. Louis tops the National League at .355, nudging past Dixie Walker as Brooklyn returns to full-time play after injuries.
The column cautions that Hitler may resort to poison gas and mass civilian strikes to break Allied morale. It notes both sides hold deadly gas stores as deterrent and fears swift retaliation could come with severe consequences before the Nazi threat is halted. It also mentions Petsamo in Finland as ice-free due to the Gulf Stream.
Doerr leads batting among Boston players with .325 and 90 RBIs for Stephens of St Louis 85. Stirnweiss of New York has 148 hits and 38 steals. Nicholson of Chicago leads with 27 homers, 91 RBIs, while Wilks of St Louis goes 12-1 with a .923 era.
Mickey Roccos Indians beat Boston 17 6 in 13th inning on his first hit in seven at bats Hershel Martins Yankees stopped Detroit 5 1 with a homer and two runs Ernie Lombardi Giants drove in all four New York runs beating Chicago 4 3 with two homers Johnny Barrett and Bob Elliott Pirates won 9 7 in suspended game Elliott homered drove in two and scored winner in 7 6 10 inning triumph over Brooklyn Frank Hayes Athletics delivered bases loaded single in 10th to beat Chicago 3 2 Don Gutteridge Browns gave St Louis the edge over Washington on a 12th inning homer with Mancuso aboard for a 5 3 margin
The article describes Willkie advising a careful Republican approach to four power diplomacy and a potential conference. It notes Dulles and Willkie’s limited meeting did not clarify a shared foreign policy, with silence expected in the campaign for 1940. Dewey attends state affairs, Horace Hildreth comments on New England.
Chicago August 22 caddies at Tam O Shanter predict Byron Nelson will win the all American Open this weekend. Others favor Sam Byrd or Harold McSpaden as possible victors, with Nelson seen as the leading money winner and best golfer. Ed Furgol led amateur qualifiers with 67 while Ken Heilemann and Frank Kovack shot 70s.
Boxers Vic Dellicurti and Johnny Walker fought to a draw with Berle Lanter while Predie Archer outpointed Sammy Daniels. Joe Carter defeated Joe Reddick, and Jimmy Hunt beat Tommy James in Chicago. Freddie Schott defeated Bill Grant in New York and Kid Vera was noted in Los Angeles with no result listed.
Readable details show names Cruz Vera Cruz Pee Wee Lewis Willie Joyce and numbers 123 139 140 with locations San Francisco Los Angeles Ind 10. The text resembles a wartime or sports tally fragment listing persons and places without a clear event or outcome.
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