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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1941
Page
6
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-4 to take a three game edge in the pennant race as Lefty Ernie White earned the win. Pete Reiser homered for Brooklyn while Frank Crespi and Terry Moore driven in two runs for St. Louis. Cincinnati and Philadelphia also posted results affecting standings.
Chicago July 31 Michigan stars Tom Harmon and Forest Evashevski join the 1940 All Stars to play the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field August 28. Harmon led fan voting with 1 421 586 ballots, Evashevski second with 1 357 674. The lineup features Rankin, Rucinski, Diahos, Parnell, Augello, O Poyle, Mucha, Franck, Paskvan and more, totaling 70 players. Coaches not yet announced.
The 1940 deer hunting season in Taylor County opens December 1 to 3 with hunting in the same areas as last year. Hunters may roam abutting Marion County land. Taylor County boundaries are described along US routes 250 and 50 to the Tygart river and Barbour county line. Other seasons run for squirrels, grouse, quail, rabbit, raccoon and opossum with specified dates and bag limits.
The notice lists hunting and trapping periods for several species across counties. Skunk and all counties set seasons from November 11 to January 31, muskrat and mink from December 1 to January 31, while red fox has no open season in Taylor county though chasing for sport is allowed.
Terry Moore drove in two eighth inning runs to lift the Cardinals past the Dodgers. Nick Etten and Tot Presnell contributed for the Phillies and Dodgers. Farmer led the Cubs with three hits and pitched three innings of relief to win the opener, while Sam Chapman drove in all Athletics runs with two homers in extras. Doc Cramer and Cecil Travis delivered doubles in the ninth to beat the Indians. Kim Tobin held the Pirates to six hits through ten innings and drove Boston's lone run with a first nine frame double. Bucky Walters worked through tight spots to blank the Giants despite 11 hits.
Georgie Abrams outpointed Billy Loose in a non title bout at Brooklyn NY in a 10 round match reported from Farrell PA. Abrams won 1603 to 1641? 4. The event featured two boxers with sources listing Brooklyn NY and Farrell PA.
Georgie Abrams trounced Billy Loose in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden to press for a shot at the 160 pound crown. A slim crowd of 6,223 saw Abrams win after previous losses to Loose and with promoter Mike Jacobs expected to pick Ken Overlin for the title defense in November. Loose plans a fall bout with ex-champ Ceferino Garcia in Los Angeles.
In a Mountain State league thriller Williamson edged Ashland 6-5 in 12 innings after an outfield fly scored the winning run. Paul Atwater delivered the decisive hit with the bases full against reliever Burtcey. Mounts boosted his homer streak as Huntington and Welch battled to a 6-6 tie when rain interrupted play.
Charleston July 31 sponsors of the West Virginia softball tournament ordered a speed up of play to clear a backlog caused by rain. Last night Jim's Cafe of Clendenin and Charleston Carbide were eliminated as thunderstorms halted action. Clendenin outfit Jost Charleston Garden of Eden led 14 1 while Inco Monel of Huntington defeated Carbidle 5 1.
A wave of world series fever swept St Louis as the Cardinals sit atop the National League with a three game cushion over Brooklyn. Fans, hotels, and shops buzzed with talk of the series as Sam Breadon notes a $1,000,000 impact, while Dizzy Dean and peers hype a Yankees vs Cardinals World Series showdown.
In Mannington on July 31 a $5 postage due blocked Ann Lou Ballew from receiving the Kump trophy, awarded by sports writers to West Virginia’s top amateur. The Mannington student earned the honor for her 1940 national rifle matches performance. Postmaster Val Burt said the trophy was mailed from Huntington as first class matter but lacked sufficient postage.
St Louis beat Brooklyn 6 to 4 and Philadelphia defeated Chicago 8 to 3 while Chicago lost 4 to 5 to Philadelphia. Boston edged Pittsburgh 3 to 2 and Cincinnati routed New York 9 to 0.
Yesterday results show Philadelphia defeating Chicago five to three and Washington edging Cleveland seven to six. Other games were postponed due to rain. Today Brooklyn visits St Louis as Wyatt faces Gumbert, Philadelphia meets Chicago with Pod against Riot, Boston plays Pittsburgh with Hrrickson or Posedel matching up, and New York travels to Cincinnati with Lohrman opposing Derringer.
A scrambled slate lists St Louis at Boston with Harris and Muncrles. Cleveland at Washington with Mil mar and Hudson. Detroit at New York featuring Trout and Gorsien against Chandler and Russo. Chicago at Philadelphia with Rig ney versus Beckthan. Names and figures appear garbled but indicate multiple matchups and players across four cities.
Saratoga teems with racing visitors and industry chatter. Eddie Mead still holds 26 percent of Pritz Zivic, paid off by the fighter. Frankie Frisch bows out of golf for the Pirates, while Henry Arnie edges Billy Conn on the coast. In Boston, a foul ball inspires a dugout ball for a fan. Ed Barrow prompts a fresh ball for the kid. Mel Ott lore prompts fan letters after two long-ago blasts. Reds' Bill Werber mixes life insurance and pulp writing. Joe Garcia fuels a 44 game win streak era. Charlie Geltinger rumored Tigers pay. Jimmy Foxx disputes big-money figures. Hogan rides 52 straight wins in St Paul Open. Admiral Standley calls Atlantic clear of pirates. Larry MacPhail seeks NL reform. Bump Hadley ends with 2,380 innings and 2,380 hits.
The Ridenhours a clerk in an Army engineers office and his wife Uma Adelt share their frugal finances noting Nancy’s first year expenses under 80 dollars less than Chicago’s budget baby two year old Sharon Deter reports first year costs at 270.17 and second at 255.05 their income about 2400 yearly includes Vernon’s board and they have almost all furniture paid for with insurance and retirement funds current.
Freddy Cochrane of Elizabeth New Jersey defeated Fritzie Zivie of Pittsburgh in a 15 round decision to become the new welterweight champion in Newark.
Dixie Theatre presents Power Dive an action packed air epic about test pilot Richard Arian who loves Jean Parker while his brother Don Castle also vies for her affection. A pivotal scene shows a parachute rescue as a derailed trainer tears through the air and the pilot heroically lands the aircraft.
Republics Bob Steele of The Three Mesquiteers stars in Pals of the Pecos at the Opera House tonight. He recounts hairbreadth escapes from death during filming including a rope transfer from a running horse to a ladder, a blimp mishap, and an unconscious ascent to 300 feet before rescue.
Pleasant district plans its annual Sunday school convention at Pleasant Creek on August 3. The Sayre reunion will be held at the Pleasant Creek church on the third Sunday in August. Many local families and visitors from Philippi, Clarksburg, Arthurdale, Graf ton, and nearby areas attended events and visits over the weekend.
Brownlow Park Recreation softball team defeated B and O station 8 to 4 at the Blueville playground. The Brownlow club leads throughout a hard fought contest, with another game planned tonight at 6, Blueville, featuring Grafton Shoe Hospital versus Brownlow.
Martinsburg July 31 Directors of the Apple Harvest festival reserve until about August 15 their decision on whether the festival will be held this year President John L Lightener said today The sixth annual festival was held last November and officials agreed it should be held earlier Difficulty in financing the event is one of the problems facing the directors of Apple Harvest Festival Dic
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