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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1941
Page
6
The Dodgers and Cardinals clash in a reconfigured four game series with rain forcing a doubleheader. Brooklyn aims to extend its one and a half game edge as Lanier starts the opener and Cooper handles the nightcap while rain wrecked yesterday's schedule across the league.
Cincinnati faced New York in a rainout, as did Pittsburgh at Boston and St. Louis at Brooklyn. The only games scheduled were postponed due to rain.
In a packed slate yesterday the St. Louis would be against Washington with St. Louis winning 6 to 3 while the second game tied 3 to 3 and called at 10 innings due to darkness. Chicago trounced New York 9 to 1. Philadelphia faced Detroit with rain ending play after the first inning. Boston edged Cleveland 1 to 0.
Today slate matches St Louis of Brooklyn with Lanier and Cooper opposing Davis and Fitzsimmons, Pittsburgh meets Boston with Wilkie and Butcher facing Errickson and Tobin, Cincinnati plays New York with Thompson and Walters against Hubbell and McGee, Chicago faces Philadelphia with Mooty and Passedu versus Johnson and Hoerst. Philadelphia BE Detroit duel pairs Babich and Marchildon against Newsom and Trout, Boston visits Cleveland with Wilson and Bagby, and Washington battles St Louis as Leonard meets Niggling.
In a pitching duel, Feller and Broadway Charley Waner each logged four hits, four walks, and four strikeouts as the Yankees fell 9-1 to the Chicago White Sox. Edgar Smith pitched nine strong innings for Chicago, while New York’s offense managed nine hits in the loss.
Gus Lesnevich of Cliffside, N J and Tami Mauriello of the Bronx meet in Madison Square Garden for the light heavy title in a 15 round bout. Lesnevich holds 175 pound class honors and has faced heavyweights, while Mauriello has risen from middleweight. The NYAC and NBA will recognize the winner as champion for the moment.
Logan and Williamson, the Nos 1 and 2 teams of the Mountain State league, won with late ninth inning rallies. Charley Hoffman's single brought in Joe Pennington for Logan's 8-7 win over Bluefield, while Paul Waters plated Darios in Ashland's 6-5 victory. Welch homered to power Welch past Huntington 12-8 with Limpert and Plannéry also homering.
White Sulphur Springs August 26 Ranking women golfers from six states began medal rounds in the Mason and Dixon tournament at Greenbrier No 3 after rain delayed play and a two ball mixed foursome. Ann Hoblitzell of Parkersburg led with 77 one stroke ahead of Virginia Guilfoil and Mary Fine Capers. Final match set for Saturday.
Luke Appling of the White Sox hit a triple and two singles driving in three runs in a win over the Yankees. Chet Leabs and Walt Judnich of the Browns opened with first inning home runs. Charley Wagner of the Red Sox shut out Indiana, allowing four hits.
In Chicago Willie Davis 138 of Philadelphia outpointed Dubs 142 of Windsor Ontario. In Pittsburgh Charley Burley 163 of Pittsburgh outpointed Otto Blackwell 145 of Homestead. In San Francisco Melio Bettina 189 pounds Beacon N Y out pointed E Valentino 180 of San Francisco.
In Omaha on August 26, Stewart Alexander Jr of Burlington NC led the final round of qualifying for the 45th National Amateur Championship at Field Club with five under par 67. John Burke of Chicago followed one stroke back. Bud Ward Ellsworth Vines Ted Bishop and others trailed as contenders. Ward 73 and defending champion Dick Chapman 74 amid mixed scores from top veterans and foreign entrant Gonzalez of Sao Paulo.
About one hundred youngsters worked as extras in Universal's Bachelor Daddy at the Opera House. Under director Harold Young, the kids were paid to cheer and display interest in a motion picture sequence featuring Baby Sandy and Edward Everett Horton. Over three studio days they watched several westerns, action dramas, and news reels, while the director captured genuine reactions.
New York August 26 The rain yesterday cost the Brooks about $25 000 and affected gate receipts. The Lours Nova fight date shifts near the World Series if both Yanks and Brooks reach it. Bob Feller explores a slider for his famed fastball. Del Baker may be replaced by Alf Vincent in Detroit. Meagher introduced Shaughnessy to the T formation, via Clark. Peanuts Thurman pitched against Wichita Falls after selling peanuts. A Boston coach learned a lineman was deaf in one ear. Jimmy Robinson dream led to a duck hunt scare. Harold Hillman and Réidar Grotme Jr joined the Army Air Corps. New England players want to move the NPC Baseball tourney to Yankee Stadium. Howard Grubbs complains of meal prices for visiting players.
Beaverbrook warns Britain has more troops than weapons as tank and explosive production rise but fall short of wartime goals. He stresses no reliance on America or Russia and calls for intensified effort and faster production to support the war.
The daily communique reports RAF strafing a park convoy in St George's Channel between Ireland and Wales and a damaging attack on Tobruk harbor in North Africa. Stuka bombers struck Tobruk on Sunday and Sunday night as British forces remained besieged. The German bulletin states seven British planes were shot down and claims British raids on western and southern Germany had no notable effect.
The filing charges Ross directed all West Virginia distributors to stop handling the Prichard company product alleging the Heidelbure Brewing sham to dodge state law. President Curry of South Penn Oil warned price cuts may restrain oil production growth across Pennsylvania New York West Virginia and southeastern Ohio. A Washington meeting to protest the order was being considered by all parties.
Early reports describe rain soaking the front from Leningrad to the Ukraine with no clear sign of Soviet relief beyond Leningrad. Soviet communique hints at stable frontline conditions with counter‑attacks in Gomel and continued resistance around Odessa and Dnieperopetrovsk on the Dnieper river’s west bank.
In a continued speech, the Nippon Leader criticizes Britain for invading Iran, Iraq, and Syria to remove people deemed undesirable. He argues that similar pretexts existed in China before a past incident. The remarks connect Western aggression to potential Japanese actions.
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