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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1928

Page

5

Cincinnati Reds Lose and Cubs Win In National League Race

The National League race tightens as rain and lineup shifts shape results. Brooklyn pounded Ray Kolp as Douglas McWeeny faltered and the Reds exploded for five runs in two innings before Rube Ehrhardt secured an 8 to 7 win. Cardinals beat the Giants 11 to 5 at the Polo Grounds with Grover Cleveland Alexander stellar in relief and Clarence Mitchell delivering in his first appearance for St. Louis. Cubs toppled Phils 5 to 8 while Pirates and Braves game was washed out. Pennock earned his ninth win as Indians beat Athletics and Browns stayed hot behind Sam Gray. Yankees hold a slim nine game edge.

Associated Press Brooklyn Ray Kolp Carl Mays Jim Edwards Douglas McWeeny Cincinnat McWeeny Reds Rube Ehrhardt Robins Cardinals George Uhle Cleveland Indians Howard Ehmke Eddie Rommel Athletics St Louis Browns Sam Gray Yanks

Emanuel Meets McTigue In Garden Ten Rounder

New York reports Armand Emanuel the young California heavyweight faces veteran Michael McTigue in a ten round bout at the Garden with Emanuel the favorite. Boston notes two comeback efforts aimed at Olympic hopes featuring Harold Cuthill the Flying Parson and Ned Gourdin with coach Jack Ryder hopeful for progress. Chicago mentions Tex Rickard and Jim Mullens style for showy promotion with bands officials and new boxing gear.

Associated Press New York Armand Emanuel Califoria Michael McTigue the Garden Emanuel Boston Harold Cuthill Flying Parson Ned Jourdin Crimson Cuthill Gourdin Jack Ryder Chicago Tex Rickard Jim Mullen Jim

Midwestern boxing scene ahead of title bout in two weeks

Jeur plans meeting with Mickey Walker upon arrival for training for his middleweight title clash with Ace Hudkins. A parade through the loop district will end with a soirée at Mayor William Hale Thompson's office and Hudkins's delegation of greeters assigned. In golf news, Archie Compston faces Aubrey Boomer at Park Ridge, as Jock Hutchison and Alfred Hackbarth watch, four days before the national open at Olympia Fields.

Tleights Mickey Walker Ace Hudkins Loop William Hale Thompson Hudkin Chicago Archie Compson America Walter Hagen Compston Aubrey Boomer Park Ridge Jock Hutchison Alfred Hackbarth Olympia Fields

Standings and Results From regional and national leagues

MID-ATLANTIC: Clarksburg Johnstown Scottdale 5 Charleroi 2 Cumberland 10 Wheeling 8 Fairmont Jeannette wet grounds. NATIONAL: St Louis 11 New York 6 Chicago 5 Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati 6 Pittsburgh Boston rain. AMERICAN: Louis 5 Philadelphia 2 New York Cleveland 3 Boston Detroit rain. Washington Chicago rain. Today's games listed. Also a note on poetry and intelligence.

Clarksburg Johnstown Scottdale Charleroi Cumberland Wheeling Fairmont - Jeannette Jeannette Fairmont St. Louis New York Chicago Philadelphia Brooklyn Cincinnati Pittsburgh Boston Louis Cleveland Detroit Washington W. L. Pet Wheeling Fairmont Scottdale Clarksburg

Wendel Shut Out by B. and O. Nine In County League

Wright hurled seven innings of two hit ball for the Railroader squad, fanning four as the locals trounced Wendel nine to nothing. Dick Williams handled first base with 11 putouts and two errors, while DeBar started for Wendel and saw an avalanche of hits in the opening frame. Gerkins led the offense with key hits as Hamrick and Williams drove in runs to cap the rout.

Wendel B. & O. Shop Wright W. Gerkins Nepar Henry Gerkins Brothers Hamrick J. Gerkins Williams Hatmrick Reed Regar West P. Gerkins Gerkins Bear Hodel J. Tkins Hosefoot Ross Carr China F.gerking J. Gerkny Het DeBary F. Gerkins R. Rogs Pauley Regur Caplinger DeBar Sandsborr

Fragments From a Puzzle Page and Odd Messages

A garbled collection of lines asks about skeleton keys to open deadlocks and a Easter bunny's fate. The text mentions Noah, Albert Seamany Ferre, and “respond to the waves of ocean” with unclear intent. Opaque quotes and names appear amid stray phrases.

Noah Jonny Ondas oLp Albert Seamany Ferre Raute Ind Noak Mes

Fights Last Night Fight Results From East to Midwest

Johnny Erickson of Minnesota KOed Jack Lewis of Syracuse in New York. Battling-Levinsky of Akron beat Emmet Rocco in Philadelphia. Leo Roy the Kid of Canada defeated Eddie Anderson in Montreal.

Associated Akron O Levinsky Philadelphia Emmet Rocco Montreal Leo Kid) Roy Canada Eddie Anderson Wyoming

Flashes of Life feel of odd items across cities

A fragmented column notes varied items from Hartford to Peking including Mrs John H Trumbull flying home after her daughter Jean's graduation near Haverhill Massachusetts Ed Walsh Jr joining the White Sox a rally of family stories in New Jersey and court notes in Pittsburgh West Point honors and Olympic plans in Los Angeles and flood damaged Duke Kahanamoku in the northeast foreign notes from London Bucharest Berlin Moscow and Peking with diverse brief items and no single focus

Hartford Conn John H. Trumbull Jean Anucademy Haverhill Mass

Hoover gains delegates in contests nationwide

Overnight News roundup from AP reports Hoover secures 62 delegates across contests. Congress in Washington appropriates 228.5 million more than last year. In San Antonio Mrs John I Selle of Baltimore elected president general of the Federation of Women's Clubs. Former Senator Works dies in Los Angeles. In Montgomery Alabama four southern states...

Associated Press Kansas City Hoover Washingeton Congress San Antonio John I. Sipsel Baltimore General Federation of Women’s Clubs Los Angeles Works Montgomery Ala

Seattle High Teachers Vote To Withdraw Action

Seattle teachers in the city’s high schools voted to withdraw from duties as a labor action. The vote occurred in Seattle Washington on June 7 and reflects union concerns over working conditions and contractual terms.

Seattle Wash

Teachers Sign Contracts Ban Union Membership in Seattle

Members of the American Federation of Teachers agreed to contracts for the next year with Seattle schools, including a clause renouncing the right to belong to a union during employment in Seattle classrooms.

Seattle

Americans Unable To Leave Peking

Americans remain in Peking with no evacuation planned as nationalist changes and regional instability unfold. Reports from Mukden mention Chang Tso Ling’s condition amid broader unrest, while ties to Capone and Thompson surface in unrelated notes. A new Flemington overseer of the poor is named, paying five dollars monthly. Two women bandits rob and beat a man in Minneapolis as women take on more public jobs.

Peking Legation Chang Tso-Lin Kuomintang Mukden Squire A. R. Weston Flemington Minneapolis

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