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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1932

Page

5

Major League Owners back 20 percent cuts and radio ban

On the eve of the baseball meetings 16 club owners from the National and American Leagues advocate 20 percent salary and upkeep cuts and tighter rules. They favor no general training-season reduction, trading encouraged, radio banned except for World Series, and support old timers days. Three clubs Yankees Dodgers and Braves oppose broad expense cuts and question reducing Kenesaw Landis’s salary. Clark Griffith says players bear part of the depression and favors a 20 percent cut with limited training and World Series exceptions.

New York World-Telegram Yankees Broklyn Dodgers Boston Braves Kenesaw M. Landis Clark Griffith Washington Senators

Leaders Plan Split League Pennant Race Meet

Columbus reports the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues approved a plan to divide the league into eastern and western groups. The pennant winner would be decided by a seven-game series, with the champion meeting the International League in the Little World Series. A new players pool and higher salary cap were adopted, affecting five clubs and all pennant teams.

Columbus American Association Western League Southern Association National Association

Central League to Feature Eight Starters Next Season

Columbus reports eight clubs will compete in the Central League in 1933 with ten franchise holders attending a preliminary meeting. President Frederick W. Howell named the 1932 franchise holders as a committee to pass on 1933 makeup. Erle did not attend. committee members H. E. Holmes Dayton Joe Cambria Youngstown and Ralph Miller Fort Wayne will report tomorrow.

Columbus Frederick W. Howell Erle H. E. Holmes Dayton Joe Cambria Youngstown Ralph Miller Fort Wayne

City representatives gather for informal session mix

The informal session drew delegates from Peoria and Springfield Illinois along with Terra Haute Evansville and Fort Wayne Indiana. Also present were Grand Rapids Michigan Dayton Springfield and Youngstown Ohio and Wheeling West Virginia detailing a broad regional exchange.

Jene Peoria Springfield Terra Haute Evansville Fort Wayne Ind Grand Rapids Mich Dayton Youngstown Wheeling W. Vaee

Record Crowd To See Trish Trojans Play

Los Angeles. Notre Dame and Southern California match features a near sellout crowd of 101,558 seats with about 15,000 sold. Southern California, under Coach Howard Jones, held a secret training session while dismissing Tucson reports of Hank Anderson’s players in poor shape.

Los Angeles Notre Dame Southern California Howard Jones Trojans Tucson Ari Hank Anderson

Davis Elkins St Thomas announce Thanksgiving football clash

Scheduling a Thanksgiving game next fall between Davis Elkins and St Thomas at Scranton was announced by athletic director Jennins Randolph. The schools have met twice with Davis Elkins winning both times, this year 19-6.

Elkins Davis

State Racing Dates For 1933 Announced

Maryland's 1933 horse racing season calendar released with meets set from spring at Havre de Grace to seasonal finale at Bowie. The spring circuit opens April 15 and runs through early summer with key events at Grace and Bowie venues, details indicating a lengthy statewide schedule across multiple tracks.

Maryland Marland Racing Commission Baltimore Havre America Grace Bowie Ladisburg N. C

St Augustine Triumphs Over B C Team In Narrow Victory

Jim Foy scored nine field goals to lead St Augustine Irish to a 20-17 win over B C team in a tight first half 5-4. Luke Grow and Shakey Paugh starred for the losers while Gerkin Ford Neason and Warder supported the Irish attack. Next Monday St Augustine hosts Simpson High School.

Jim Foy St. Augustine Anso Railroaders B. & B. Lads Foy Luke Grow Taht West Virginia Shakey Pis Ford Gerkin Fay Negson G. Warder Ooo Dégan Ellis Vest Califf Elkins Morasco Davis and Elkins Ric Paugh H. E. Henderson West McFadden Poe Burke Roy Dana. Poling VMC Gilmore

Pitt Players Prepare for Rose Bowl Clash with USC

Pitt coach Jock Sutherland flew from Baltimore to scout his Golden Panthers for the Rose Bowl against Southern California on January 2. He helped shape an all-North eleven to meet an all-South team in Baltimore on December 10, then remained briefly before Pitt departs for the West on December 18.

Pittsburgh Jock Sutherland Fotball Pitt Baltimore Golden Panthers Trojans Panthers West

Pirates Seek More Hurlers in Strengthening

Pittsburgh news reports the Pirates under manager George Gibson and treasurer Sam Watters intensifying plans to add pitchers to the club as they push to bolster strength. The fragmented item notes ongoing efforts and organizational roles.

Pirates Pittsburgh Pittetursh Pirates George Gibson Sam ‘Watters

Universal Heat Pad Advertisement fragment

An antique classified item describes a Universal Adj heat pad with moisture proof overslip. Mentions four month radio interfering thermostats and AB rated 6.85, suggesting technical specs and rating.

Damages talk as Columbus meeting eyes MLB targets

A $30,000 damages dispute centers on offers to lure a right fielder and a pitcher from other major league clubs at a Columbus gathering. Ohio hosts also see MLB negotiators and President William Benswanger unable to attend due to illness. next week talks move to New York for the annual gathering.

Columbus Ohio William Benswanger Pittsburgh Buc New York

Lee Says Continued From Page One

Lee argues that an act cannot override prior appropriations by dictating salary payment. He notes the legislature funds administration but may not control who draws salaries from those funds. The case involves Boggess seeking payment as a clerk in the auditor's office.

Lee Boggess Auditor

Hunger Marchers Return Drowsy Quiet on Rout

The hunger marchers, after an eastward trek last Friday and Saturday, returned via Winchester, stopping in Romney and Cumberland or McCool nearby. On the way back they appeared quiet, ragged, and sleepy with little waving or greetings from onlookers.

Winchester Romney Cumberland McCool

Railroads hearing on national transportation coordination

The National Transportation Committee opened hearings on coordinating rail, air, truck and inland waterway transport. Calvin Coolidge heads the panel as representatives from Lake Carriers Association, Mutual Savings Banks, Railroad Security Owners, National Automobile Chamber of Commerce and National Aeronautic Association present. Industry leaders argue current railroad wage levels are unjustified and injurious to public interests. A.J. Brosseau for truck and auto manufacturers pushes for restraint relief without harming the motor industry.

New York National Transportation Committee Calvin Coolidge Lake Carriers Association National Association of Mutual Savings Banks Railroad Security ‘Owners'Association National Automoble Chamber of Commerce National Aeronautic Association A. J. Brosseau

Welsh Soldier Details and Suspect Identification

The report continues from page one outlining a blackmail plot connected to Wanderwell’s case. Cuthbert, Carma’s chief engineer, identified a gray suited man who spoke through a port hole and asked about Wanderwell’s movements shortly before the fatal shot.

Wanderwell Cuthbert Wile Carma Vanderwell

14 Miners Die In Gas Explosion At Local Mine

In a blast at a longstanding local mine blamed on gas ignition, 14 miners died and many crowd gathered as word spread through the mining camp. Escaped workers reported the explosion occurred in a gas filled shaft area. officials from state and federal agencies were probing the incident. One assistant superintendent’s son was knocked unconscious, others were uninjured. The mine had operated for about 20 years and had a prior fatal accident roughly a decade earlier.

Albuqueraie Santa Fe Jimmy Taylor Taylor Knoc‘kked

Urge America front page hints at succession amid crisis

The document reports on urgent front page notes about presidential succession if the incumbent dies, citing expectations around the chief justice as possible successor and the political turbulence in Germany. It mentions Hindenburg’s changing standing with Reichstag members and a Communist delegation shouting down leaders during a session.

Supreme Court Khal Het Hindenburg Reichstag Vori Hindenburg Depuety Quahdt

Old Vet Attends Reunion and Highway Debate

An old veteran attends a reunion while debates over highway transport regulation unfold. Proponents argue regulation should foster sound development and not repress transport, citing trucks and buses as distinct from railroads. A truck manufacturer notes 6 percent of total traffic, while propaganda to tax trucks grows. A physiology professor claims expertise on poisons and alcohol, noting beer around 4 percent is not much more intoxicating than coffee.

Brosseau

32 Percent Beer Cheers Shift in Prohibition Debate

Anti prohibitionist members of the house praised 3.2 percent beer as non intoxicating and healthful in testimony to the Ways and Means Committee. They push to speed the hearing to pass a bill by end of next week, aligning with Democratic Christmas action plans. Representatives Stafford of Wisconsin Dyer of Missouri and Boland of Pennsylvania support Volstead modification, with Yandell Henderson of Yale noted.

Washington House Stafford Wisconsin Dyer Missouri Boland Dem Jed-off

Night noise ban upheld by Kentucky court

The Kentucky court of appeals upheld an injunction against night rivet-work by Wheat Culvert Company in Ken­tucky, ruling sleep is a physical function and not mere fuss. The ruling ends complaints about night noises from riveters. court affirmed Kenton circuit court 28.

Kentucky Court of Aps Kenyon County Arid J. W. Jenkins Kenton Circwit

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