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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1943
Page
2
Dodgers and Cardinals clash in spring training with 11-9 Cardinals win after 12 innings. Key plays include Marion Martin’s miraculous fielding, Harry Walker’s homer, and a packed 12th inning showdown. Pirates beat Braves 5-4 in 14 innings. Reds top Giants 3-1. Phillies rally past Cubs 7-2.
Chicago June 2 The big trader today is Bill Cox owner of the Philadelphia Phillies. In under four months he has added 12 players and disposed of several for cash, working with Bucky Harris as adviser. Cox traded Danny lit Whiler and Earl Naylor to the Cards for Coaker Triplett Buster Adams and Dain Clay. He also swapped with Branch Rickey in a Dodgers deal and claims speed is his key to success. Clay can run and Triplett brings speed and experience. Adams hit .209 last year with 197 RBIs. Cox praises Harris as a guide and says speed is essential to his plan.
A London themed mystery feature opens tonight at the Opera Houses for a two day run. The plot ties to Jack the Ripper lore in Soho during blackouts, with Mary McLeod in the lead and Louis Borell opposite. Supporting roles include John Abbott and Marian Holt as a town family member, with action centering on a series of nocturnal murders and a sheltered young woman drawn into the case. Cast notes reflect strong early career work and regional tone.
Naval forces with Lightning fighters attacked Sardinia ports and rail and dock facilities in bomb-battered territory. Warhawk fighters raided the Seaplane base at Stagnane Sicily destroying several enemy aircraft. Bombers and fighter bombers joined attacks on Pantelleria. most fleet planes returned safely.
AP recap notes Harry Walker's two run homer for the Cardinals in the second, lifting them past the Dodgers. Ray Starr spun a strong game for the Reds to top the Giants. Johnson helped the Phillies defeat the Cubs with seven hits. Huck Geary stole home in the 14th to edge the Braves for Pirates. Ellis Clary homered in the tenth to spark a Senators win over the Indians. Pinky Higgins drove in a key run as the Tigers led the Athletics.
International League historian cites a likely enduring comeback record dating to 1888 when Haddock lost 20 straight for Troy and then won 30 games for Boston and Brooklyn in later seasons. Golf feats, track pages, and coach news fill a lively sports page with names like Demaret, Dykes, Frisch, Hack, and Ferris, plus service and military connections and lighter anecdotes.
Tony Galento, the New Jersey heavyweight, opened his comeback by stopping Herbie Katz of Brooklyn in 25 seconds in Tampa. The boxing commission ordered promoter Jim Downing to hold purses until receipts are checked. Downing said guarantees had been drawn. Crowd over 4,000. Galento 232 pounds, Katz 184. bout scheduled for ten rounds. Britain cigarettes price noted at 47 cents for a pack of 20 with 37 cents tax.
National League leads include Musial of St. Louis with .358 and 63 hits, Dimaggio of Pittsburgh 6 home runs, and Herman of Brooklyn 39 RBIs. American League batting leader Stephens of St. Louis at .376 with White of Philadelphia leading runs at 23 and Keller of New York 5 home runs.
Boxing results from last night show Tony Galento stopping Herbie Katz in Tampa. In New Bedford Jimmy McLarnin defeated Jose Domingo Rozo. Carmen Notch outpointed Al Tribuani in Wilmington. Benny Williams beat George Red Doty by decision in Hartford. Carmine Fatta outpointed Jost Korves in New York. Victor Flores beat Don McLean in Los Angeles.
Action Cry to the War Labor Board seeks higher pay or changed conditions while spokesmen led by Secretary of Labor Perkins urge Congress to preserve existing dispute machinery and the wartime no strike pledge. Perkins notes the pledge has worked in most cases with allies McCloy Bard Vickery and Reilly opposing major provisions.
Yesterday St Louis beat Brooklyn 11 to 9 in twelve innings and Cincinnati edged New York 3 to 1 while Pittsburgh defeated Boston 5 to 4 in fourteen innings and Philadelphia routed Chicago 7 to 2. Today Brooklyn visits St Louis Da Ivis faces Lanier, Boston meets Pittsburgh An Grews versus Hebert, New York plays Cincinnati Feldman against Walters, and Philadelphia hosts Chicago Rowe or Gerhausen against Passeau.
Amid postponements from Chicago to New York and St Louis to Boston, scores show Detroit five Philadelphia three and Washington three Cleveland two. A West Point address stresses war effort urgency, with production delays risking casualties and protracted battles. Football pairings include Cleveland Naymick versus Candini and Detroit Overmires versus Harris, detailing a busy wartime sports schedule.
Testimony before a Washington Appropriations subcommittee disclosed enemy submarine shellings last year aimed at forest protection funding. Raids included February 23 near Goleta oil refinery in California and June 20 near Estevan Point lighthouse on Vancouver Island, plus June 22 strikes near Fort Stevens Oregon.
An analysis discusses the arduous labor and danger in coal production essential to war manufactur ing and transport. It warns that failure of any unit could halt the entire war effort or prolong the conflict, causing more deaths and suffering at home, and notes how nature or internal disputes threaten the war machine.
Tim Holt and Anne Baxter, meeting as a couple in Orson Welles production The Magnificent Ambersons at the Strand, discover shared passions for acting and horses. Holt runs a fifteen acre San Fernando Valley ranch near Hollywood with stables for sixteen. Baxter, born in Indiana, spent much of her life on the East Coast and first visited the West in 1940 for a screen test. The film, a RKO release, covers 1885 to 1913. the pair’s equestrian talents are not needed in the script.
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