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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1944
Page
2
Detroit and St Louis clash in key pennant race as New York and Chicago jockey for position. The column notes recent series results, upcoming schedule, and odds with details of pitchers and lineups while mentioning other league action and public notices.
Chicago Bears overcome a double digit deficit to beat the college All-Stars 24 to 21 at Northwestern's Dyche Stadium in front of about 50 000 fans. Pete Gudauskas kicked the decisive 13 yard field goal in the final period after Sid Tuckman directed the Bears offense. The Bears outgained the All-Stars 143 to 17 rushing yards and 126 passing yard to 17. Lou Saban Jim Benton Glenn Dobbs and Gary Famiglietti paced the All-Stars while Dobbs sparked a 14 point first period lead with an 85 yard kick and a TD pass.
Today's games list Washington at New York two starts at 1 30 and 3 30 p m Detroit at St Louis 9 15 p m Only games scheduled Tomorrow's games Washington at New York Philadelphia at Boston Cleveland at Chicago and Detroit at St Louis The article also notes production remarks by Wilson on aircraft output and a system of bookkeeping affecting schedule adherence.
In Boston two clubs agreed to renewed manager contracts on the same day. Joe Cronin signed a new three year term with the Red Sox, while the Braves extended Bob Coleman for two years. Cronin, in his 19th major league season, previously led Boston to multiple top-five finishes and helped the team slip to fourth after a 9-7 loss to the Yankees. Coleman met with Braves officials to finalize his deal after debuting as a major league manager this season.
New York reports a letter from Big Ten commissioner John Griffith urging a plan for college baseball teams to develop players before pros sign them. Pie Traynor and others argue majors seek a supply source and would back off if schools built strong programs. The column emphasizes improving college teaching, schedules, and development before pursuing a national tournament.
The text notes Aeron, a Greek physician, reputed to have originated fumigation around 473 B C by burning aromatics to halt a plague in Athens. It then shifts to a health tip about resting with a damp gauze eye cover, noting to lie down with feet elevated and the head higher.
Kalamazoo Michigan will host the second annual work conference in higher education at Jacksons Mill September 4-5 with 88 consultants in physical sciences. State officials announce district administrators meetings in Beckley September 19-20 and Clarksburg September 21-22. Cecil ia McCue named assistant chief of the social service division, replacing Marion P. Hart who moves to the cancer control unit. Infantile paralysis cases rise to 19 in West Virginia with seventy-one cases statewide this year. Wampum shells in two colors dark purple and white. England wine price in the 12th century averaged a penny per gallon.
Coleman, who spent over two decades in the minors, began with a Braves club doomed to finish low in the pennant race. Quinn and his directors, wealthy Boston contractors, say Coleman achieved much with the players they secured. It marks the first multi-year manager deal since Quinn took control, replacing six years of year-to-year terms under Casey Stengel.
Narratives recount Truman fluttering through Arkansas with a grandstand by a brick courthouse and a press room in a former drug store. Joplin, 38 miles away, hosts pre speech activities as Roosevelt posters grace hotels while Truman posters are late. Ladies aid prepares food for the event.
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