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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1928

Page

6

Few Deals Reported As Club Chiefs Confer In Chicago

Major league club owners and managers met in Chicago to clear agenda items with limited deals expected. Trade activity was seen in the American League with George Uhle moving to Detroit and other negotiations ongoing in the National League as talks continued. A banquet with owners, presidents and scribes closed the day.

Heydler New York Chicago George Uhle Cleveland Johnnie, Tavener Kenneth Hollo“way Detroit Ignéeting Jack Hendricks Cincinnati Rob Connery St. Paul Club America Association Uat Eugene Bubbles Hargraves Teds Saints St. Paul Jamas Paul Zuhwiser Huck” Letts Nick Allen St. Paul White Sox Sox Lena Blackburne Leazie Chicago 1 Baseball Writers Association

Lassman Improves After Recurrent Football Injuries

Pittsburgh dispatch reports NYU captain Lassman has been hospitalized since the November 17 game with head and neck injuries. Doctors say he is improving though the condition reflects repeated weekend hospitalizations for football bumps.

Pittsburgh Lassiman New York University Water Seth Carnerie ‘Tech Lassman

ALTITUDE RECORD QUEST UNDER CLOUDS FOR AIRCREW

Army aviators Albert W. Stevens and St. Clair Street await favorable weather to attempt a new altitude record. They pose beside their plane with oxygen gear as a report details injuries and medical condition of boxers Sigman and Godfrey after a recent bout. Godfrey weighed 243 pounds to Sigman’s 210. Sigman remained unconscious for five minutes and was diagnosed with concussion and temporary memory loss. Lassman fully conscious though details unclear. Absolute rest and hospital stay of up to thirty days or more were advised for recovery.

Albert W. Stevens St. Clair Street Hhe Sec Big Jim Sigman Barberton George Godfrey Mammoth Negro Leiperville Godfrey Iphis Lassman

San Francisco to St Paul star earns fat barnstorming fortune

San Francisco Jack Malone recently returned from a barnstorming tour after defending his title. Writers estimate income could have reached up to 75000 dollars amid varied earnings since winning the title.

San Francisco Jack Malone St. Paul Jack Gibbs Los Angeles

Providence hockey tryout for Gardwell underlines sports gambit

Fragmented brief notes show Bruce Gardwell, once a Yale standout disbarred before key games, attempting a Providence pro hockey audition after stints in baseball and football. Also reported are Hudkins vs Mello boxing plans at Madison Square Garden and renewed NHL battles for supremacy among Maple Leafs, Canadians, and Rangers amid a tight point race.

Providence Bry Bruce Gardwell Yale New York Ace Hudkins al Mello Lowell Boston Madison Square Garden Ace al No Deuce Ringnough Associated Press Chicaro New York Promise Montreal

Durham rail director to succeed husband at Durham and Southern

Mrs Benjamin X.S. Duke will succeed her husband as director of the Durham and Southern Railway after his resignation for ill health. In New Orleans a mother opposes her daughter Clara Meyer's air mail ambitions and orders her to stay on the ground. Frances Mimro, a New York hospital dietician, marries Rev Thomas Harvey after a sermon on happy marriage. Two couples mark 78nd anniversaries recently.

Mio Associated Durham N. C Benjamin XS. Duke The Durham and Southern Railway New Orleans Clara Meyer Clara War Department New New York Frances Elizabeth Agnes Mimro Thomas Harvey. Whelpley Presbyterian

Right to Chin Wins For Mammoth Negro

In New York a feud rumor arises over a 22s directory naming. A long string of misnames appears prior to a corrected listing showing Lewis Browne Zayz as the coveted entry.

Mammoth Negro New York Lewis Browne Zayn Nicholas Putnam Zayz Lewis Browne Zayz

Pitt and Penn Western Tour Opens Heavy East Invasions

Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania, defending eastern champions, open their western invasion with Indiana in the Hoosier Field House. Pittsburgh eyes further games against Northwestern and Ohio State as they pursue repeat success, while Penn matches moves with Ohio State en route home, aiming to extend a strong recent run.

Chicags Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Penn Indiana Hoosier Pittsburgh Panthers Butler Northwestern Theita Madison Meamwells Ohio State

Bucknell Awards Letters To 16 Football Players

Sixteen football B letters were awarded to Bucknell University players in Lewisburg Pennsylvania yesterday. Recipients included Tony Slate of Wierton West Virginia and other team members.

Lewisburg Bucknell University Tony Slate Wierton W. Va

Grafton High basketball looks to trim squad before holidays

Grafton High's basketball program is narrowing a large tryout pool as Coach Arch Petersen manages practice in tight facilities. With 34 finalists still in, he aims to cut to about 15 to 20 before Newbury opens the home schedule three days after Christmas. Several 1927-28 standouts graduated or are unavailable, leaving Jimmie Stafford to anchor a rebuilt lineup alongside new prospects Junie Kunst Henry Rupp and Marquess from the freshman squad.

Grafton High Jplay Arch Petersen Newbury Teddy Paugh Hubert Parish Lawrence Wadsworth Hale Watkins Jimmie Stafford Bevertin Watkins Beverlin Junie Kunst Henry Rupp Marquess Hudson Clair Bee

Dempsey and Carpentier Divorced by Wives’ Testimony

Chicago December 13. Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier were divorced yesterday after their wives testified to the pugilistic propensities of their famed husbands. Mrs Anni Dempsey said the fight for peace in the home led her to sue, and Judge Sabath granted Mrs Kathryn Carpentier a decree noting Georges' disturbance of the home.

Chicago Jack Dempsey Georges Carpentier Anni Dempsey Klarkowski Sabath Kathryn Carpentier Georges

Chambermaid Threatens To Tell Murder Secret

New York delivers a cryptic update on the Arnold Rothstein murder case as a Park Central hotel chambermaid threatens to reveal a key secret. Authorities seek to verify her claim amid ongoing testimony and investigations.

New York Arnold Rothstein the Park Central

Park Central hearing sparks threats and witness arrest

Mrs Bridget Farry shouted at Supreme Court Justice Wasservoge after a habeas corpus motion failed. Held on $1 bond as a material witness, she claimed knowledge of a crime and threatened to reveal the suspect. The case centers on the November 4 shooting tied to Rothstein in room 349. Philadelphia weighs a memorial for General Smedley D Butler amid police force turmoil. Dolores Costello stars in Glorious Betsy.

Bridget Fargy Supreme Court Wasservoge Philadelphia Smedley D. Butler Soming Dolores Costello Betsy

Pirates Acquire Left Handed Pitcher Lawrence French

Pittsburgh National League club purchases left handed pitcher Lawrence French from Portland in the Pacific Coast League. In exchange the Pirates send infielder Mack Hil ila of the South Atlantic League to Portland plus cash, amount not announced.

Biugburgh Pittsburgh Lawrence French Portland Sam Dreyfuss Pirate French Pirates Mack Hilila

Before buying sed ourine of Handkerchiefs Hose Scarfs and THE HAT SHOPPE

A vintage shopping notice urges customers to visit the Hat Shoppe for a selection of handkerchiefs hose scarfs and related headwear before making purchases.

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