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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1944
Page
2
Sports history note tracks St Louis at Sportsman's Park and Cleveland near third as Pirates, Yankees, and Tigers clash in a tight AL and NL pennant chase. Kiseman, Wynn, and Bonham post key wins while Potter faces suspension. Giants rally past Cubs with Passeau beaten and Weintraub delivering the tying hit.
Charles Chamberlain reports in Chicago that Harold "Jug" McSpaden and Byron Nelson lead the year in stroke totals with 3618 and 3613 across 52 rounds. Nelson averages 69.50 per round, McSpaden 69.57, while McSpaden holds greater total war-bond earnings and five titles to Nelson's three.
New York July 25 reports Bobby Doerr of the Boston Red Sox and Dixie Walker of the Brooklyn Dodgers lead the major league batting race as they near the 14 week mark. The top hitters lists show Walker and Musial among leaders in the National League and Doerr, Siebert, and Fox prominent in the American League with strong averages and high hit totals.
Milwaukee Brewers erect 2000 outfield seats for an all-star charity game against top clubs as West-Mest garden of sport includes questions about long MLB careers and tough opponents. Included are quips about players, managers, and a lighthearted trivia column with notable names and local chatter.
The Associated Press recap lists multiple near equal bouts across cities. Jimmy McDaniels 144 pounds from Hollywood outpoints Steve Riggio 146 to 142 in New York while Bee Wright 150 outpoints Frankie Wills 150 in Pittsburgh. Billy Eddy 137 defeats Sammy Parrotta 135 in Flint. Sal Bartolo 129 3 4 stops Mike Martyk 129 in St Catharines. Willie Roache 128 defeats Angel Aviles 131 in Springfield. Larry Lane 1921 2 knocks out Lem Franklin 203 in Newark. Georgie Koch 166 34 defeats Howard Bennett 170 12 in Baltimore. John Q Thomas 178 stops Eddie Horton 188 in Baltimore. Bob Garner 177 and Dana Merritt 211 compete in Chicago.
The article notes a recall of the U S Ambassador to Argentina and mentions diplomatic representatives from Latin American nations delaying a policy statement pending consultations. It references Argentina's government withdrawal and hints at Escobar as a surprising development. The Vatican is noted for its vast antiquities collection.
Yesterday National League results featured St Louis beating Boston 6 to 1 and Brooklyn defeating Pittsburgh 12 to 7 while New York won 5 to 3 over Chicago. Today’s games include Pittsburgh at New York and Cincinnati at Boston with several night and twilight pairings for Cleveland, Philadelphia and St Louis teams.
West Virginia University lists eight tentative football games for the fall with possible changes due to wartime conditions. Homecoming is set for November 4 against Temple, and Lexington hosts Kentucky on November 18. Other planned clashes include Pitt, Virginia, Maryland, Carnegie Tech, Penn State, and Lehigh, with an open date on September 30.
At St Louis Republican governors plan talks with running mate Bricker in Albany. National chairman Brownell praises party spirit and victory drive while contrasting to Democratic dissension led by big-city bosses and radicals. Senator Truman leads Democrats' vice presidential pickup.
The report mentions a young inventor and a four-and-a-half year old Gautesen of New father Alf Q Gautesen a marine engineer killed in an auto accident two years ago. It covers wartime campaign remarks by Henry Wallace and Truman in Missouri and notes West Virginia soldiers missing in action including Larney Beavers Robert Campbell William Goddard Durwood Hataway and Willie Summers. The piece also notes Thelma Shaw of Fairmont being reappointed to a three year term on the state merit system council by Governor Neely.
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