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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1944

Page

2

Losing KEES WOH UP py Woh DENAOIT. 4-4. 8-2

A garbled sports column notes shifting baseball results with references to KEES WOH UP and DENAOIT, mentions of the Dodgers and Cubs, a doubleheader loss by Pittsburgh to start the season, and Yankees and Senators performances. The piece is fragmented and difficult to parse, but centers on early-season baseball outcomes and manager fatigue amid a long losing streak.

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Fragmentary Notice from a Roan Poet Era

The readable fragments hint at a dated regional notice or poem reference involving names and places such as Boston York Philadelphia and Gomes Gaines. The text is garbled with unclear dates and quotes, making a precise event or author attribution uncertain.

All American Sports Bits From Burma to Texas

A collage of notes from Gib Sandefer in Burma, recruiting allied players and dreaming of an Allied university, alongside anecdotes about umpires and ballparks. Mentions of Sammy Baugh Turner Kim Drough Clark Jarnagin Warren Woodson Jewell Wallace and Red Hot Amp. References to Ed Weiland Yohe Baker Harris Camilli Her man and Branch Rickey. Also notes on Keoskee Miss athletic dept. and 1592 enlisted men.

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Pettee recounts Cardinals and Cubs in busy MLB action

The St Louis Cardinals blanked the Bodton Braves 1-0 as Mort Cooper earned his 40th win and Walker Cooper drove in a run with Stant Musial contributing. Harry Brecheen notched his seventh victory in a 9-0 finale while Claude Passeau beat the Cubs in the nightcap. The Giants split with the Cubs 6-2 and 1-0 as Andy Pafko and others produced. In other scores, Philadelphia fell 9-5 and 7-9, Woody Williams collected six hits for the Reds, and a state party meeting in Par dealt with politics amid drowning tragedies in the Tygart river.

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Bucky Walters Seen Opening Star Game Pitching Duties

Pittsburgh July 10 Bucky Walters of Cincinnati looms as probable National League starting pitcher for the 12th annual all star game at Forbes Field. Hank Borowy Tex Hugoson and other top hurlers are discussed as possible selections by McCarthy and Southworth as the NL and AL squads prepare for a sellout crowd near 40000 with a large bat and ball fund for servicemen.

Jack Hand Pittburgh Bucky Walters Cincinnati Forbes Field Marie Joe McCarthy

University Board Seeks Test Change After Alumni Pressure

Lawall stated the test should be made, joining litigation urged by alumni and students. The board of governors, five new members named since a May session, acted after a long session on June 19. Neely pushed for administrative changes to prevent the institution from dying of dry rot, and Dean R. P. Davis of the college of engineering was demoted.

Lawall Dryyrot RP. Davis College of Engineering

League Leaders Named by AP for National and American Leagues

The Associated Press lists top league leaders: National League Batting .366 by Musial of St Louis. Runs 62 by Bordagary of Brooklyn. RBIs 51 by Kurowski of St Louis. Hits 104 by Musial. Doubles 27 by Musial. Triples 12 by Barrett of Pittsburgh. Home Runs 20 by Ott of New York. Stolen Bases 12 by Aran of Boston. Pitching 7 815 by Brecheen of St Louis. American League Batting .340 by Doerr of Boston. Runs 59 by R Johnson of Boston. RBIs 54 by Stephens of St Louis. Hits 100 by Coverr of Boston. Doubles 24 by Cullenbine of Cleveland. Triples 7 by Lindell of New York. Home Runs 10 by Doerr of Boston and Haes of Philadelphia. Stolen bases 21 by Stirnweiss of New York. Pitching 91 900 by Malberger of Chicago.

Associated Press National League Musial St. Louis Bordagary Brooklyn Kurowski Barrett Pittsburgh Aran Boston Brecheen Doerr R. Johnson Stephens Coverr Cullenbine Cleveland Lindell New York Haes Philadelphia Stirnweiss Malberger Chicago

Seals, Acorns Split in San Francisco Doubleheader

Large crowd of 18,108 watched the San Francisco Seals and Oakland Acorns share a doubleheader split. In Longacres racing Seattle fans set a $217,961 record handle for parimutuel machines amid 7,500 expected attendees. Joe Louis failed to appear at the American Red Cross club in Glasgow drawing disappointment from over 1,000 waiting spectators.

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Jug McSpaden Finds Putting Touch At Golden Valley

Jug McSpaden, once troubled by his putting, won five tournaments this season and, with Byron Nelson, captured the Golden Valley golf invitational team title. The Nelson McSpaden pairing posted a 13 point edge over runner up Kaiser Hamilton, while Bolstad Coria placed third.

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Fearless Golf Pair Dominates Bracket With Stellar Scores

Nelson McSpaden and Sam Seaton-Nelson led seven rounds with a best ball aggregate of 447, 64 under par for an average 63.8 per 18 holes. Kaiser-Hamilton averaged 65.7 as the field split a 1600 dollar prize in war bonds. McSpaden's season bond total rose to 18,900 and Nelson to 16,391. Coal remains America's key chemical import.

Chick Harbert Mike Turnesa Harry Cooper Ellsworth Vines Ben Hogan Tony Penna Nelson-McSpaden Kaiser-Hamilton McSpaden Nelson

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