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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1950
Page
2
A sports box score lists Lansbury Colanera Masset Keller Lusczynski Cleer and Lusczynski with multiple hits and walks. The piece notes an estimated erosion loss of half a million acres of U S farm land yearly.
Grafton High teams prep for a ten game schedule led by coach Randall McKinney with about 45 players reporting. Returning players are scarce after graduation, but veterans like Chick Bennett and Dick Poe headline a promising backfield. The squad faces a tough opener versus Clay Battle of Blacksville as the season unfolds with speed and a strong passing attack.
Boston Braves sweep doubleheader from Pittsburgh, 7 3 in 13 innings and 4 1, narrowing gap to three games behind Dodgers. Sid Gordon belted his 22nd homer in the 13th after an earlier late homer by Hartsfield tied the opener. Ralph Kiner hit his 406th homer and drove in 106th run. Max Scolari earned the opener win.
Yesterday in the American League New York edged Chicago 2 1 in 10 innings Boston defeated Cleveland 11 9 Washington 8 10 and extra innings St Louis defeated Philadelphia 11 1 Detroit 3 8 Standings show Detroit leading with 76 wins New York 16 45 Cleveland Boston Washington Chicago Philadelphia St Louis and others follow. In the National League St Louis beat Brooklyn 13 3 Boston 7 4 Pittsburgh 3 1 New York 11 1 Cincinnati 6 3 Philadelphia 6 4 Chicago 1 4 with an 11 inning tie, called darkness.
Top players lead the league in batting average hits and runs batted in with Goodman and Doby among leaders. Home run leaders include Kiner and Rosen while Musial and Kell post high hit totals. Pitching highlights feature Hiller and Maglie with notable win totals and ERA figures.
The Elks dropped an 8-2 decision to Worthington Merchants after a costly eighth inning. A 3-2 game turned to disaster as Worthington loaded the bases and cleared with a single by Phil Colanero. Early scoring came from W and Chub Stol plus Raymond Lansbury, with Marion countians aiding the visitors before the eighth-inning surge sealed the game.
Elks struggle with a disrupted schedule as fair tents block the diamond forcing cancellation of a scheduled game with the Philippined Sox. Grafton Elks express regrets to the Philippi Baseball Club and supporters while aiming to keep playoff hopes alive for September 4.
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