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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1932
Page
5
Advice from Artie McGovern stresses enjoying golf without envy and emphasizes careful club choice after assessing the ball lie. It warns against preselecting clubs before assessing lie, notes brassie as difficult and suggests using a No.3 iron on hard ground for easier contact and potentially better distance.
The Roosevelt parade grows as McAdoo gains front-line support with James Farley at the platform. Delegates from New York and Virginia shift to Roosevelt while galleries boo loudly, Chicago Mayor Cermak appeals for decorum, Byrd and Reed release their delegates, and Byrd foresees a Democratic victory in November.
Two baseball games at the local diamond on July 4 feature the Baltimore and Ohio nine meeting Zeising of the Clarkburg City League with a 10 am seven inning opener and a 2 30 pm finale. the Railroaders plan a Tygart Valley outing against Belington while new players join captain Gerkin’s lineup amid rainouts and strong past performances by Zeising.
Senate Democratic leader Robinson of Arkansas hailed the avoided deadlock and predicted Democratic support for the nominee. Senator Fess of Ohio, ex-chairman of the party, said Hoover backers would be pleased. Republican House Leader Snell called Roosevelt eminently satisfactory and predicted nationwide GOP acceptance. Speaker Garner sent Roosevelt hearty congratulations and a belief in his election.
The Connecticut Republican predicted 51 senators would back the measure while discussing amendments to the home loan bill to discount mortgages and revive home construction. The Senate delayed the Hawes-Cutting Philippine independence bill, and the House approved turning over 45,000,000 bushels of wheat and 500,000 bales of cotton to the Red Cross. Conferees trimmed the public works program to 300,000,000, with possible funding by bonds, while Gardner and Mills debated signability. The reconstruction corporation borrowing power was extended by 1,800,000,000, with 30,000,000 for emergency relief to states.
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on July 2, ending Pittsburgh’s seven-game win streak and dropping Steve Swetonic to his second loss in 10 decisions. Pepper Martin left the game with an injury in the sixth.
St Louis defeated Pittsburgh 5 3 Chicago beat Cincinnati 8 4 New York won 5 to 4 against Boston Only games scheduled show scores and matchups for the day.
MLB games include Boston at New York and St Louis at Pittsburgh. Yesterday results feature Boston defeating New York 11 6 and Washington edging Philadelphia 7 5. Other matchups span Cleveland Detroit Chicago St Louis and Brooklyn Philadelphia. Minor leagues list Milwaukee at St Paul Minneapolis over Kansas City and Columbus routing Toledo 24 5 with rain in the mid Atlantic.
Ossining July 2 two gangsters Frank Giordano and Dominic Odierno were electrocuted in Sing Sing for the slaying of a beer runner. Giordano, tied to Vincent Coll's gang, had three reprieves to reveal underworld killings and Odierno shared the sentence. Giordano reportedly implicated in Harlem baby killing, later repudiated.
The list highlights Foxx and Klein among Athletics and Phillies, Ruth and Gehrig with the Yankees, Simmons with the Athletics, Wilson with the Dodgers, and Terry with the Giants as era leaders in early baseball history.
In Nashville on July 2, the Vanderbilt University and Sewanee have adopted an honor system agreement for 1933 and 1934 athletic relations. Each school will furnish the other scholastic credits and records of all its players, ensuring mutual academic verification.
Walter Hagen led a four man tie at the Western Open after 36 holes at Canterbury. Ed Little, Al Bar Benant, and Waldo Crowder joined him with 142 strokes, as Hagen shot 70 in windy rain and stayed in the thick of the battle for the title set to be decided over 36 more holes, with an 18 hole playoff if tied.
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