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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1957

Page

5

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Two Small Pitchers Worth Weight In Gold To Clubs

Harvey Haddix and Billy Pierce, two small pitchers, could be World Series factors for the Phillies and White Sox. Haddix hurled seven shutout innings against Cincinnati, Philadelphia winning 3-1, while Pierce tossed a two hitter to beat Boston 1-0 in 10 innings. Pierce leads majors with nine wins and 64 strikeouts while Haddix moved Philadelphia within a game and a half of the Reds. Dodgers top Cubs 7-5 and Giants edge Braves 8-7 in 13. Pirates beat Cardinals 5-4. Yankees, Senators, Orioles wins noted. Koufax struck out 12 but Dodgers needed Labine. Mantle, Mays homered. Kell reaches 2,000 hits. 2,000th hit milestone highlighted.

Harvey Haddix Billy Pierce Philadelphia Phillies Chicago White Sox Haddix Cincinnati Redlegs Phillies Pierce White Sox Boston Red Sox Redlegs New York Yankees Ed Bailey Don ‘Hoak Ed Bouchee Philadelphia Chico Fernandez Relegs Nellie Fox Ike Delock Brooklyn Dodgers Chicago Cubs New York Giants Milwaukee Braves Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals Yankees Cleveland Indians Washington Senators Detroit Tigers Baltimore Orioles Kansas City Sandy Koufax Clem Labine Dodger Roy Campanella Duke Snider Dodgers Dick Crott Koufax Dusty Rhodes Valmy Thomas Braves Willie Mays Red Schoendienst New York Frank Torre Hank Aaron Carl Sewatski del Crandall Dee Fondy Pirates Stan Musial St. Louis Bob Grim Tom Sturdivant Bud Daley Mickey Mantle Clint Courtney Senators Duke Maas Jim Lemon Rocky Bridges Washington Ray Boone Tigers George Kell Baltimore Billy Hunter Kell

Spitzenberger signs with Cleveland Browns

Rudy Spitzenberger a University of Huston junior declines final college year to join the Cleveland Browns as an offensive guard. He stands 6 foot 1 and weighs 230 pounds. Federal Judge Ben Moore appoints H West Virginia to oversee district court matters. The USS Glacier arrived at McMurdo Station on October 18 marking the earliest penetration of Antarctica's ice pack.

Cleveland Rudy Spitzenberger University of Huston Cleveland Browns Browns Charleston Ben Moore H. West Virginia District Federal Court Navy USS Glacier Antarctica McMurdo Board

Pirates climb from cellar to seventh in NL standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates edged the St Louis Cardinals 5 4 Monday night to extend a four game winning streak and move into seventh place. Dee Fondy drove in the tying and winning runs in the eighth as Fondy and Frank Thomas led a 16 hit attack. Stan Musial hit his 362nd major league homer, Ennis driving in two for St Louis. Hoyt Wilhelm took the loss.

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pirates Bucs Chicago Cubs St.Louis Cardinals Dee Fondy Paul Smith Hank “Oiles Smith Bill Virdon Fondy Frank Thomas Roberto Clemente Thomas Clemente Freese Virdon Seard Stan Musial del Ennis Hoyt Wilhelm Pirates Ron Kline Lindy McDaniel

Morgantown Pro To Go On Tour

Morgantown pro Krak plans a comeback to professional golf with a new tour. He stresses a premium mindset and says he will travel first class and wear flashy socks and drive a Cadillac, insisting a top player must think big and align with big-name peers.

Morgantown Krak Jon

Major League Standings And Thursday Schedule

National League leaders Cincinnati 28 16 .636 Philadelphia 26 17 .605 Brooklyn 25 17 .595 Milwaukee 24 18 .571 St Louis 20 21 .488 New York 19 26 .422 Pittsburgh 15 28 .349 Chicago 13 27 .325 Thursday games include Chicago at Brooklyn Milwaukee at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia St Louis at Pittsburgh Boston at Chicago Baltimore at Kansas City Washington at Detroit New York at Cleveland

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Pitcher Ron Negray Traded to St Paul Here on Move

Los Angeles Dodgers farmed pitcher Ron Negray to the Los Angeles Angels earlier this season and again today he was packed away. He has been transferred to St Paul of the American Association to clear room in Los Angeles for astfialder Tome malfell.

LOS Angeles Ron Negray Los Angeles Angles Brooklyn Dodgers St. Paul American Association Los Angeles Vastae Astfialder Tome Malfell

Posture First in Golf, Morrison Urges Proper Stance

The article by Alex Morrison stresses posture as the key to efficient golf motion. It argues golfers overemphasize hands and feet while neglecting alignment, noting that body action follows from posture and improves arm and hand movement when the torso aligned. See Syndicate Inc.

Alex Morrison Syndicate Inc

Former Yankee outfielder Charlie Keller recalled as temporary coach

Charlie Keller aged 49, a former New York Yankee outfielder, is recalled by the Yankees to serve as temporary coach until Bill Dickey recovers from nervous exhaustion suffered during spring training.

Charlie Keller New York Yankee Yankees Bill Dickey

Baseball Player Statistics From Silent Ledger

A compact ledger lists players and teams with batting averages runs batted in and home run counts. Notable names include Musial Mantle Williams Aaron Sievers Wertz and Jensen along with a note on a 13 player deal sending Mantle to the Yankees and assigning a 20 year old to the Binghamton farm club.

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Wagner Admits Baseball Conference With Dodgers Proves Flop

New York Mayor Robert F Wagner said a 75 minute meeting with Dodgers president Walter O Malley and Giants proxy Horace Stoneham produced no commitment to stay or move. Officials said the talks yielded a no hit no commitment standoff, with California still a possible destination.

Wagner Dodgers Giants New York Robert F. Wagner Walter O'Malley Horace Stoneham Los Angeles Gants San Franisco O'Malley Stonehome National League Tansfer California Stoneham

Fight Results Roundup Across Cities and Countries

London England Dave Charley 13414 stopped Johnny Gonsalves 136% Oakland California 8 rounds. Jimmy Carson 119% Northern Ireland stopped Alphone Halimi 119 France 9 rounds. Teddy Davis 1422 Hartford Connecticut stopped Dick Howard 140 Halifax 8 rounds. Richmond California Lake Eater 136 San Francisco stopped El Conscripto 141 Mexico 5 rounds.

London Dave Charley England Johnny Gonsalves Oakland Calif Jimmy Carson Northern Ireland Alphone Halimi France Halifax N. C Teddy Red) Davis Hartford Conn Dick Howard Richmond Lake Easter San Francisco el Conscripto Mexico

State To Have Net Tourney For Youngsters

Charleston will host the West Virginia State Junior Tennis Tournament for youths under 12 to 18. About 109 entrants expected at the Charleston Tennis Club courts. Entries close June 13 for singles and June 17 for doubles. 12 and under singles allow entries for players under 13. The 15 and under group includes singles doubles and mixed, with last year’s Kellmeyer siblings highlighted.

Charleston West Virginia Charleston Tennis Club Fred Fern Peachy) Kellmeyer Peachy Peezhy Rue Alexander Buzzy Ragland Allen

Wein Triumphs in Boys Under 15 Doubles

Don Mercer of Wisconsin repeat honors in boys singles while Fred Kellmeyer of Charles doubles and Myron Sidney Burt from Wheeling claim doubles titles. Sidney Burt is piv gless champ and Paula Natalie Pace of Huntington earns honors in girls doubles.

Wein Don Mercer Fred Kellmeyer Charles Myron Sidney Burt Wheeling Sidney Burt Paula Natalie Pace Huntingtot

Upstart Phillies Defeat Redlegs Sharply in East Tilt

The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Redlegs 3-1 to narrow their series gap to one game. Harvey Haddix, pitching for Cincinnati, gave up all three Phils runs in seven innings, with Ed Bailey tripling for the Reds. The Phils scored off Brooks Lay, while McMillan contributed in support. A stray line notes that most instruments sold today are lead pencils, per the Lead Pencil Manufacturers Association.

Philadelphia Cincinnati Redlegs Delphia Phillies Phils Redlegs Harvey Haddix Cincinnati Haddix Ed Bailey Dor Hank Brooks McMillan Secon Lead Pencil Manufiers Association

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