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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1940
Page
5
Cincinnati Reds beat Brooklyn Dodgers twice to widen the lead, with a 3-0 opener and 9-2 nightcap in a doubleheader. Gene Thompson Joe Beggs and Whitey Moore pitched well as Reds capitalize on Dodgers feuds. In other action, Senators topple Tigers 6-3 and Indians shut out Athletics 1-0, shrinking the standings gap.
In Minneapolis on July 24, Patty Berg and Bea Barrett shot a best ball 67 to a 65 by the men’s pros Sam Snead and Ralph Guldahl in an exhibition match at Interlochen. The crowd of about 000 watched the women’s display and speculated about women competing in the men’s national amateur and open tours. Patty dismissed the notion as crazy, joking while the stadium roared.
The report notes a gendered debate over men and women’s golf events while detailing a match where Guliah and Snead faced strong women players. The women won as Patty and Bea posted scores amid a tough course, with Patty carding a 73 and Bea 76, and Snead finishing 70 and Gul dahl 68 five under par.
Yesterday results include Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 9 in 11 innings and Brooklyn 4 2. St Louis 7 Philadelphia 3 Chicago 6 Boston 1 New York 9 Pittsburgh 1. Tonight Cincinnati at Brooklyn Walters 14 4 against Carleton 14 3 Chicago at Boston Passeau 11 8 versus Errickson 6 5 St Louis at Philadelphia Bowman 3 3 versus Higbee 6 11.
American League scores include Washington 6 Detroit 3 and Chicago 8 Boston 7 with night games St. Louis 9 New York 6. Probable pitchers noted: Washington-Hudson facing Hutchinson, Gatehouse facing Dietrich, Ross facing Smith, Pearson facing Ruffing and Kennedy.
DEAC PARSONS, Huntington, seeded No. 3, opened the state open tennis tournament with a 6-3 victory over the defending champion in White Sulphur Springs. He fought through a shoulder ailment and faced Aubrey Smith of Beckley in the first round. Rain delays slowed many early matches as Eddie Buckle and others advanced.
Mike McCormick of the Reds singled home the winning run in the 11th inning against the Dodgers in the first game. Julius Solters of the White Sox hit a homer, added a double and two singles driving in five and scoring the decisive run versus the Red Sox. Al Milner of the Indians pitched a six hit shutout in a 1 zero win over the Athletics.
Cabell county assessor William M. Martin said a deal would be completed within a few days to allow Huntington to retain its Mountain State League baseball club. He spoke for a Huntington group after consulting by phone with club owner Harry Hatcher, who had traveled to Beckley to discuss transferring the franchise.
Sixty four top pay as you go golfers begin match play to decide the 1940 national public links champion after two days of record breaking rounds. Worth Stimits Jr. of Colorado College and Edward J. Furgol of Utica posted the new qualifying low of 138, while Furgol added a 69 to his 70. Defending champion Szwedka and former titlists Mitchell and Kauffmann remain in contention as 66 players qualified for match play.
Chicago sponsors today's nationwide vote to name 70 players and staff for the College All-Stars to meet the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on August 29. Final results show Nile Kinnick leading with 683,904 votes, followed by Joe Thesing and others, with results to be announced tonight by the Chicago Tribune.
Heavy rain forced the cancellation of two Taylor County baseball league games yesterday. Officials hope the regular schedule resumes this afternoon with Quality Market at Fetterman and the Grafton Traepencents vs Pruntytown slated for the Bluesville diamond.
Eddie Marcus aged 134 from Los Angeles outpointed Chief Crazy Horse 135 in a bout held in Los Angeles, with the event marking a notable ring clash and result.
MLB star Bobby Feller averages over eight strikeouts per game setting a league record in a July report from New York. The piece weaves in varied baseball notes from Ban Johnson league games at Humboldt Kansas to potential World Series dates as fall approaches. It mentions Dahlgren and Dimaggio statistics, barnstorming plans for Patrick Comiskey, and possible league outcomes for Duke.
Daladier plans probe into French exiles amid armistice talks. Key ministers Cesar Campinchi and George Mandel named in the investigation along with Yvon Delbos. They and others, including 14 MPs, were in Morocco aboard Massilia after fleeing France. The decree targets citizens who left between May 10 and June 30 seeking proof of valid reasons.
Dr. Earl Ray Casto aged 56, geology professor at Emory and Henry College in Emory Virginia, died yesterday. A native of Ruraldale West Virginia, Casto formerly supervised schools in Tass, West Virginia, and was at one time a member of West Virginia Wesleyan College faculty.
Strand Theatre presents a Paramount drama with George Brent and Isa Miranda. A jewel robber plot targets Kimberley diamonds while a Royal Air Force officer falls for the charming Indy thief. Miranda and Brent headline this romance intrigue tale.
Elliott stars in Frontiers of ’49 at the Dixie theatre set in California on the eve of the gold rush. A semi governmental land company evicts families as Elliott investigates disturbing rumors, uncovering a gripping outdoor western drama with riding and gunplay.
Warner Bros thriller stars Wayne Morris and Jane Wyman as a crusading reporter and a secretary drawn into a gambling ship gang. Kidnapping, shootings, and swift action unfold as lawmen close in, ending with the couple wed. Directed by George Amy from a Robert Kent screenplay.
Daily broadcast grid for Central West Virginia stations W210 WMMN WJZ WEAF KDKA and others detailing hourly programs from 6:30 to 11:30 PM. Notable shows include Captain Tim Healy's Stamp Club, Easy Aces, The Green Hornet, Texaco Star Theatre, The Lone Ranger, Fred Allen, and sports and news segments.
British fighters repelled a raider attack as one bomber was shot down off the Welsh coast. An elderly woman was wounded in northeast England when a raider flew over a hospital. A second raider dropped bombs on southwest Scotland. Gen Charles De Gaulle urged French fighters to continue the fight while the emergency budget faced scrutiny in Parliament and the Times questioned its effectiveness.
Charleston report states Robert Herman Wilford 19 a Poca High student was killed when his automobile swerved and plunged 83 feet off an embankment along state route 34 near Red House.
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