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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1944
Page
2
Fragments from the Grafton Sentinel quote a July 21 1944 sports page with mixed MLB results. Browns beat Yankees spitter controversy looms while Cardinals win twice to widen their lead. Red Sox edge White Sox in series finale as Detroit takes Washington. Gooper and Gromek among late contributors.
Detroit receiver Dick Wakefield, 28, on leave from the naval reserve, has hit three homers and a .333 average in nine games since discharge. He has driven in ten runs on 12 hits, boosting a Tigers lineup that previously relied on pitching. Wakefield, who eyed a navy commission, remains hopeful for a draft board decision as he helps spark Detroit’s challenge among AL teams.
National League results show Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 0. St Louis 10 New York 2. Boston 5 Chicago 4. Pittsburg 4 Philadelphia 1. Upcoming games include Cincinnati at Brooklyn 2:30 p m and St Louis at New York 8:45 p m with several matchups across the league. American League scores include Detroit 7 Washington 6. Cleveland 2 Philadelphia 1. Tomorrow’s schedule features New York at Chicago and Philadelphia at Detroit among others.
Gene Autry headlines Republic Pictures big musical feature The Big Show opening tonight at the Opera House. The film promises lavish production values and a genuine musical feast with four national radio orchestras supporting Autry and stars such as Rita Quigley and Alan Baxter.
The Parkersburg high school auditorium serves as the venue for a junior convention with state chairman Jim H. Shott presiding. Key figures include Robert Kay of Charleston delivering the keynote, Austin Wood of Wheeling as permanent convention chairman, and Dawson Wood along with Walter Hallanan Frances Ogden and others addressing the meeting.
In a game featuring Whitey Kurowski, Augie Bergamo and Candeeski, St. Louis overwhelmed the Giants 10-2. Bergamo drove in two runs with a crucial single and tied the game early, while Gudba Ren held the mound for the full nine innings, securing the victory.
Army air base powerhouses at Charlotte Colorado Springs Randolph Field and March Field may lead the 1944 season while colleges lose navy material Exchanges note Lincoln Neb Spokane and Keesler field may also show strength Fort Warren Wyoming coached by Willis Smith schedules an exhibit against the renamed Brooklyn Tigers Marine Sgt Charles Kopp and Georgia graduate Frank Sinkwich are mentioned amid varied war sports notes including boxing baseball and track reports
Highlights include Frankie Zak and Ford Mullen driving Pittsburgh and Philadelphia to openers, Mullen's bases loaded RBI, Gee Walker boosting Cincinnati with doubles and triples, Bobby Doerr and Red Sox surge vs Chicago, Rudy York driving four in Detroit, Steve Gromek and the Indians beating Philadelphia, and Mike Chartak delivering a 3 run pinch homer for St. Louis over New York. He Muscovy noted as a former nal for Russia.
Ike Williams of Trenton outpointed Julie Bogan of New Haven in a ten round decision. Freddie Dawson of Montreal edged Jerry Zullo of Chelsea in ten rounds. Billy Gonnerty of Cambridge defeated Gene Boulden of Providence in ten rounds.
In New York the war loan sports committee sets a price ladder for the Beau Jack fight at Madison Square Garden. A $75,000 bond covers the 80 ringside seats with other ranges from 18.76 for gallery seats to 75,000 bond for front row seats. The drive aims to raise 50 million from bond sales. In Brooklyn, a nurse delivering a Hawaii returnee’s note mentions Pee Wee Reese as a possible shortstop.
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes in Universal’s The Scarlet Claw at the Opera House clings to his cherished briar, resisting modern changes while Geoffrey Bruce co stars.
A dramatic confrontation titled Women in Bondage opens at the Opera House Sunday. Gail Patrick and Nancy Kelly star in leading roles with an exceptional cast, promising a breath-taking exposure of conditions in present day Germany.
Commissioner of Accounts in Taylor County WV warns all creditors and beneficiaries of the Herbert Evans estate to present claims with vouchers verified by Jan 22, 1945 at the office in the Taylor County Bank Building Grafton WV. Beneficiaries must attend to protect their interests. Given July 20, 1944 by W P Samples Commissioner of Accounts.
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