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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1935
Page
5
The White Sox split a doubleheader with the New York Yankees, winning 4 after a 14-10 loss, as they remained in the first division. Al Simmons hit his 15th homer in the opener, while Detroit and St. Louis also posted wins to tighten the pennant picture.
Pro promoter Andy Vusky announced the Pittsburgh gridiron Pirates will appear in Wheeling on September 5 in a night football game against an All-Star college gridiron team. The game will be at Fulton Ball Park.
Chicago native Gene Salvatore won an outpoint decision against Willie Davis of El Paso. Sailor Born defeated Phil Pernice in Chicago. Bob Tinsley of Chicago outboxed Terry Griffith of Sioux City. Benny Bass topped Mike Marshall in a Philadelphia bout.
Detroit Tigers top the league in hitting fielding double plays and pitching, while Joe McCarthy with the Yankees weighs their strengths. Also noted are Hal Price Headley’s Whopper as a next year’s handicap champ and various baseball and sports anecdotes from New York.
HUgTIOWAL LEAGUE results show Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 3 and 1 Brooklyn 10 Cincinnati 1 with rain in other games. Today’s slate has Pittsburgh at New York St Louis at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Brooklyn Chicago at Boston plus American League Detroit 6 Philadelphia 5 and New York 3 Chicago 4 Washington 6 St Louis 11 and Philadelphia at Detroit Washington at St Louis Boston at Cleveland New York at Chicago.
Intensive football practice continues as Coach McKinney drills the Bearcats to form a first string for the September 13 opener against Lumberport. The slate includes Philippi September 20, Morgantown September 27, Buckhannon October 4, with a Washington Irving matchup October 11 in Clarksburg. Babe Barna of Rosemont eyed for higher leagues, Carl Clovis pinch hitting for Rosemont, Pudgie Bryan key veteran for Rosemont and a veteran Cubs balance amid youth as Piphlippi and Philippi rivals loom.
Rain halted Mid-Atlantic league action delaying top two clubs Johnstown and Dayton from playing as both teams schedule doubleheaders against Akron and Zanesville. Beckley tied Huntington for seventh with an 11 8 win over the Red Birds as Moore Bouza and Pavlovic homered and Moore drove in the decisive run.
St Louis headlines rise as the Cardinals lead the National League and the Browns climb from cellar to near Washington's seventh place. Between them they have won 31 of 40 games in a stretch drive from August 1, with the Red Birds contributing 19 victories while losing only five. The Browns fell just four times in 16 games, closing the gap toward mid standings.
At Elkins on August 28 the Mountain State Forest Festival will use a special cachet depicting a mountain scene to cancel stamps on mail during the event.
Minneapolis August 28 a stirring close to the national women s golf title today as 16 stars from the United States and Canada battled for quarter final berths at Interlachen Country Club. Mrs Glenna Collett Vare of Philadelphia leading pursuit of her sixth title since 1922 faced a dangerous challenger in Miss Fritzi Stifel of Wheeling West Virginia.
Chicago reports plans to assemble the U S track and field squad for the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Randall’s Island Stadium was chosen for final tryouts July 10-11, with Robertson to coach and Metcalf Cromwell as associates. Regional trials and a 40,000 cost goal drive fundraising as New York eyed for finals.
80 000 fans expected as College All Stars meet Chicago Bears at Soldier Field tomorrow night. Bears wear white jerseys and brown pants, collegians in gold and silver, with Frank Thomas and George Halas promising no punches pulled. Bears practice at Soldier Field and plan a light rehearsal today.
Italian army soldier Gianni Gambi won the world professional five mile swimming championship in Lake Ontario with a time of 55 seconds under eight minutes. He plans to join his regiment in Ethiopia in October, while Frank Pritchard of Buffalo New York finished second, Bill Nolan of Chelsea Moss third, and Sam Shield of Louisville fourth.
Council Bluffs Iowa Aug 28 The Western League Rails sold eight players to the St Louis Cardinals for 3500 and released eight others. The Rails were to face St Joseph Mo tonight but manager Ad Liska said there would be no game.
A quartet of challengers for the light weight championship will pair off in two ten round eliminations at Mills Stadium tonight. Chicago youngster Jimmy Christy faces Lew Feldman, stablemate of Tony Canzoneri, holder of the 135 pound title, while Lew Massey of Philadelphia fights Holman Williams, a crafty Detroit challenger.
Johnny Revolta, Milwaukee pro and Ryder Cup player, defended his Wisconsin Open crown at Kenosha with a total score of 284. This marks his fourth Wisconsin Open championship, achieved as he triumphed on August 28.
Indianapolis wrestler Strangler Lewis defeated Joe Cox in two falls as Cox could not return for the third. Orville Brown beat Jake Patterson in one fall at Wichita.
The Revenge Rider opens tonight at the Opera House with Tim McCoy delivering a fast action Western. Reports claim the film shows the fastest gun draw in the West in the final scene, completed in a quarter of a second, delivering hard riding and rapid shootouts. The program also notes Vagabond Lady at Strand Theatre with a swift circus front set built in under 48 hours, showcasing Hal Roach studios rapid staging capabilities.
Wheeling officials approved ten works progress administration projects totaling 160311.05 dollars. Government funding would cover 129459.81 dollars while sponsors would provide 30855.24 dollars for the local improvements.
The Works Progress Administration outlines proposed city projects submitted by Mayors and County Clerks for the second district. Grafton lists six street improvements worth 57300, Fairmont 59 projects totaling 985000, Wheeling thirty projects, Wellsburg street work and riverfront wall, Clarksburg 25 street improvements five sewer projects a swimming pool and an incinerator, Moundsville sewer and seven other improvements, Morgantown three street improvements two sanitary sewer projects codifying ordinances and a municipal airport. Seven additional miles of city streets paving is under consideration.
President Roosevelt plans a January enactment of funds for a broad welfare program and will travel west in September to survey operations. He consulted with Comptroller General McCarl and congressional leaders, but found no legal method yet to fund crippled children, dependent widows, and old age pensions. He aims to return via the Panama Canal and may visit Texas with Vice President Garner and Senator Robinson on the return trip.
J N Cottrill of Clarksburg waits for the next city fair holding a rain check issued at the last fair fifty years ago indicating long standing local tradition and patient anticipation in the community.
New Dixie presents Champagne for Breakfast at the Opera House for a two day run featuring Mary Carlisle Hardie Albright Joan Marsh and Lila Lee. A young lawyer gives up his practice to chase romance and a $200000 avocado ranch lease amid racing intrigue and action filled drama. Also showing A Night At The Ritz with Allen Jenkins as taxi driver Gyp in the Warner Bros comedy.
Charleston reports the Kanawha county school board has appointed Charles W. Gentry, auditor of state departments, as chief clerk. The appointment was announced on August 28 and assigns Gentry to oversee clerical operations within the board.
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