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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1941
Page
5
In Chicago the White Sox face mounting infield errors as Jimmy Dykes is urged to return from retirement to fix the defense. The day’s results show a 3-2 loss and 4-3 extra-innings win, with Dodgers, Indians, Yankees, and Athletics also in action, altering pennant hopes across leagues.
Welch Miners beat Huntington Aces 13-11 in 12 innings as Fred Neisler delivered a decisive single scoring D Tuiner and Limpert, then raced home on Tioga's triple. Ashland Colonels topped Williamson 6-5 behind Mike Semko’s ninth start win. Logan at Bluefield postponed.
Fort Worth June 2 The Colonial club course hosting the 45th U S open gulf championship presents sharply divided opinions on its play. About 172 players seek the title as experts forecast final scores ranging from 285 to below 70 with records possible. Texas stars like Hogan Nelson Demaret Mangrum Guldahl and Cooper join a strong cast of contenders from across the nation.
Rain affected Pittsburgh at Boston with a 2 4 doubleheader outcome. Chicago beat Philadelphia 9 to 6, and later 1 to 0. New York edged Cincinnati 3 to 2, while Cincinnati fell to New York 3 to 2. Brooklyn defeated St. Louis 3 to 2.
Eighteen entries registered today for the third pro am tournament in a series by the West Virginia Professional Golfers Association. Professionals play with amateurs as partners in semi monthly events. A stray line about the mummy Nefer Ra and a London bombing appears in the text.
Scores show American League results Washington 3 Chicago 2 and Chicago 4 Washington 3 plus New York 2 Cleveland 0 Boston 7 Detroit 6 Boston 6 Detroit 5 and Philadelphia 5 St Louis 2 Philadelphia 5 St Louis 3 in eleven innings. Today’s National League slate includes Pittsburgh at Boston Lanning facing Errickson, Chicago at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at New York, St Louis at Brooklyn, Washington at Chicago, Boston at Detroit, New York at Cleveland, Philadelphia at St Louis.
Open golf preview notes Texans among favorites with Hogan Demaret Nelson and others top seeds at 8-1. Amateurs rarely win. only five have done so, Ouimet Jones Travers Evans Goodman. Includes baseball chatter about Durocher Reiser Foxx Wes Ferrell Stengel and brief sport gossip from Eddie Brietz.
Star players from Ruffing to Ott delivered in a packed day of baseball. Red Ruffing blanked the Indians 2-0 with Sturm and Selkirk homers opening and closing Nightcap. Lavagetto drove in deciding runs for the Dodgers in a 3-2 win over St. Louis. Dimaggio ripped an eighth inning double to spark the Red Sox 7-6 opener and scored the decisive run in a 6-5 nightcap victory. Ott belted his 400th career homer as the Giants beat the Reds 3-2 in the opener. Craft delivered a two-run single in the nightcap. Siebert was a three-hit catalyst for the Athletics in a 5-2 opener over the Browns, Suder homered in the 5-3 afterpiece. Stringer collected two hits, two RBIs, and two runs in a 9-5 opening win for the Cubs over the Phillies, while Mooty tossed a seven-hit shutout and added a run in the 1-0 nightcap. Case and Hoag drove in two apiece as the Senators beat the White Sox 3-2 in the opener and 4-3 in the nightcap.
State Road Commission of West Virginia invites sealed proposals for the FAGH 204-D(1) Taylor County Webster Overhead Bridge 1631 project with two 80 ft spans and one 92 ft span on concrete substructure. Proposals due June 10, 1941 with a $3500 certified check. board reserves right to reject. Taylor County school district seeks bids for one 60 passenger school bus due June 14, 1941. specifications on request, right to reject bids reserved.
Flames started from a broken exhaust pipe damaged a Greyhound bus en route from Huntington to Charleston. Three passengers escaped without incident. James G. Hofgaard, Greyhound maintenance manager, said damage totaled several hundred dollars.
A dense schedule of radio programs across WMMN and networks NBC CBS and MBS. Entries include news by Edwin Hill, sports by Bill Stern, music and variety shows with Hedda Hopper Lanny Ross and Tommy Dorsey, plus orchestras and serials. Notable names include Fred Waring, Rex Maupin, Captain Midnight, Lone Ranger, and Werner programs. Programs span 1 0 0 0 to 11 00 with dance orchestras, news, and features.
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