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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1949

Page

2

Cleveland flagpole sitter ends wait as Indians surge

Cleveland flagpole sitter Charles Lipuca may come down after 49 days atop a foot pole near his drug store. The Indians have surged from seventh to a strong second place after a 31 of 47 run, narrowing the gap to four and a half games behind the Yankees. baseball results from the era feature White Sox, Tigers, Athletics, Dodgers, Giants, Reds, Braves, and Pirates.

Washington Charles Lipuca Indians New York Yankees Lipuca Lou Boudreau Tribe Yankees White Sox Chcago Cleveland George Metkovich Fred Hancock Steve Souchock Joe DiMaggio Chicago Philadelphia Athletics Red Sox Detroit Tigers A's Detroit Johnny Groth Stubby Overmire Dizzy Trout Brooklyn Dodgers St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs New York Giants Redbirds Joe Hatten Dodgers Cubs Jackie’ Robinson Brooks Gene Hermanski Brooklyn Monte Kennedy Piv Bid Gordon Bobby Thomson Cincinnati Reds Ewell Blackwell Eddie Erautt Boston Braves Pittsburgh Pirates Dewit Phillies Philadelphia Jim Kon

Snead Wins Dapper Dan Open Under Pressure

Sammy Snead of White Sulphur Springs West Virginia retained his position as the tour’s leading money winner by winning the Dapper Dan Open in Reading Pennsylvania. He parred the final two holes after a rain delayed round and held off Lloyd Mangrum who shot five under par 67 to finish five under.

Pittsburgh Spap Sammy Snead Snead White Sulphur Springs W.*va Sammy Reading Lloyd Mangrum Dapper Lloyd Snéad

Pirates rally as Dickson seals shutout over Senators

Murry Dickson pitched a complete game to beat the Washington Senators as the Pirates delivered a decisive victory while the St. Louis Browns and Senators enjoyed a day off.

Stanty Murry Dickson Pirates Washington Senators St. Louis Browns

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