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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1940

Page

6

Foxx Delivers Ninth Inning Homer Wins For Sox

In a tense game amid a wet day, Chicago White Sox catcher Jimmy Foxx hit a dramatic ninth inning homer to defeat the Boston Red Sox 4-3. Hanley held Boston to 0 until Foxx’s clutch shot, while Spud Chandler limited the White Sox to three hits through eight before a late rally sealed the win.

Jimmy Foxx Bees Pirates Chicago Cubs Phillies Bruins Bill Nicholson Phil Cavarretta White Sox New York Yankees Detroit Tigers Buck Ross Philadelphia Athletics Buck Newsom Detroit Ross A’s Chicago White Sox Spud Chandler

National League Results and Upcoming Games Overview

Yesterday's NL scores show Pittsburgh 7 Boston 6, Chicago 11 Philadelphia 5, Brooklyn 6 St. Louis 5. Today's slate includes Brooklyn at Cincinnati with Press fel t (2-2) vs Walters (9-0), York at St. Louis Schupz (1-5) vs Warneke (2-5) ro (1-3), Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Hilbe (4-4) vs Brown (3-4), Boston at Chicago Exrickson (BD) vs Passeau (2-6).

Pittsburgh Boston Chicago Philadelphia Broolyn St. Louis Aloday Brooklyn Cincinnati Pressfelt Walters York Schupz Warneke Sphia

Baseball scores and upcoming games from yesterday

Yesterday results include American League 4 New York 3 and St Louis 1 Detroit 5 Washington 4. Today’s slate features Feller against Breuer in New York, Newhouser facing Rutland in Boston, and Knott in Chicago meeting Potter in Washington with remaining matchups listed.

New York St Louis Aphia Detroit Washington Feller Breuer Boston Newhouser Rutland Chicago Knottsao Ae i A Reine Potter

Dodgers Pace on Road with 16 Wins in 18 Games

Dodgers set a grueling pace on the road with 16 victories in 18 games. Card players deny dissension while Conn taunts Pas tor over purse. Feller to speak to kids at the fair. Montague steeps sideline as Dizzy Dean rests. Babe Ruth references and Joe Medwick star in St Louis attendance. A Chicago paper profiles Bob Kennedy and golf tip shows Sam Snead.

Ib Bretz Cardinal Thers Conn Bob Pastor Dodgers Bobby Feller Johnny Paychek John Montague Dizzy Dean Duracher Babe Ruth Chicago Leo Durocher St. Louis Bent House Joe Medwick Brook

Aces rally to sweep Welch in Mountain State series

Huntington's Aces surged in the ninth inning for a 4-3 win over Welch, completing a three-game series sweep. Logan also swept Ashland 6-4 as Ashland's late rally fell short. Bluefield defeated Williamson 14-7, tightening the league race as Redbirds lead. Catcher Marvin McNulty hit a bases loaded homer in the second for Williamson.

Associated Press Huntington Welch Logan Ashland Colonels Indians Ashland Bluefield Williamson Redbirds Marvin McNulty

Twilight Racing To Be Conducted In Wheeling

Twilight racing will come to the Wheeling district next week at the request of turf fans. Tuesdays and Wednesdays of the final two weeks of the spring meeting will see the first race at 4 o'clock, an hour and a half later than current first post. West Virginia Racing Commission approved, Wheeling Downs conducted a poll showing fan support for the later start time.

Wheeling West Virginia Racing Commission Wheeling Downs

Snead Leads Open Tourney With Five Under Par First Round

Sam Snead fires a remarkable five under par 33 34 61 to seize a two stroke lead in the 44th national open at Canterbury. Horton Smith Ed Oliver and Sam Parks Jr chase as veterans Hogan Ghezzi Kaiser and Nelson loom in a star packed field.

Sam’ Snead Snead Shawney Delaware Canterbury Sam Philadelphia Horton Smith Chicago Oliver Hornell N. J Parks, Jr Pittsburgh Ben, Hogan Dublin Tex Big Money al Huske Dekalb Til Vic Ghezzi Deal Lee Leignd Gibson Kansas City Gene Sarazen Brookfield Center Conn Bob Babbish University of Detroit Andrew Gibson Baltimore Henry Kaiser Racine Wis Byron Nelson Toledo Craig Wood Sam Byrd Matt Kowal Lawson Little Leonard Dodson Ralph Guldahl Henry Picard

Classified rates and rules for Sentinel ads

The Sentinel explains advertising pricing two cents per ward for the first insertion and one cent per word for each additional insertion. Insertion length must be concise with a 45 cent minimum, counting each initial and each numeral as a word, and errors must be reported immediately.

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Record Run Set At Marquette Track Meet

More than 400 athletes from 11 states and 33 teams compete at Marquette stadium in Milwaukee with trials at 3 30 p m and finals at 8 p m The event marks the largest meet in its history Memorial services are held for Notre Dame track coach John P Nicholson who died recently Marquette seeks to defend its undefeated dual meet record but faces strong challenges from Notre Dame Indiana and Wisconsin.

Milwaukee Marquette Stadium John P. Nicholson Notre Dame Marquette Indiana Wisconsin

Famous Grads Will Disband After Silver Jubilee

Edmonton Alberta June 7 The Edmon ton Grads one of the greatest women’s basketball clubs of all time have disbanded after their silver anniversary banquet due to lack of competition and financial pressure. Coached by J Percy Page the Grads toured widely, won the Canadian A championship in 1922 and collected 526 wins in 548 games across 18 years with Olympic appearances in Paris 1924 Amsterdam 1928 Los Angeles 1932 and Berlin 1936.

Edmonton Alta Edmonton Grads Grads Canada J. Percy Page Alberta London Durant Cardinals Durant Okla Paris Amsterdam Los Angeles Berlin

Boxing Rounds Produce KO Wins Across United States

Fights last night featured Buddy Baer knocking out Valentin Campolo in New York and Pat Comiskey defeating Steve Dudas in New Jersey. Tony Noval KO'd Irish Dan Dowling in Kansas City while Bob Sikes stopped Agneny McCarthy in Little Rock.

Associated Press New York Buddy Baer Livermore Calif Valentin Campolo Argentina Pat Comiskey Paterson N. J Steve Dudas Edgewater N.J Kansas City Tony Noval Kas Dan Dowling St. Louis

Southworth Named New St. Louis Cardinals Manager

In St Louis on June 7 Billy Southworth, Rochester club boss, was named manager of the St. Louis Cardinals succeeding Roy Blades. Sam Breadon announced Southworth will take charge next Monday while Mike Gonzales handles the club through the weekend. Blades, a former Cardinal, led Rochester to second place last year and was praised as a top strategist. this season the Cardinals sit sixth, near the cellar, though pundits favored a pennant before the season.

ST Louis Billy Southworth Rochester St. Louis Cardinals Roy Blades Sam Breadon Southworth Mike Gonzales Blades Cardinals

Yesterday's Stars Shine in Baseball Showdowns

Lefty Grove and Jimmy Foxx led Boston past St Louis, limiting the Browns to six hits while Foxx drove in all three Boston runs with a ninth inning homer. Lou Boudreau and Ray Mack of Cleveland starred against Washington, Mack belting a two run shot in the eighth and Boudreau delivering the winning run in the eleventh.

St. Louis Browns Boston Red Sox Pie Crip Chet Foxx Hanil Boston Grove Sox Victory Cleveland Indians Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati New York Pittsburgh Pirates Associated Press Lefty Grove Jimmy Foxx Red Sox Browns Lou Boudreau Ray Mack Indians Mack Boudreau Senators

Tank Attack Continues as Allied Defenses Hold

The battle near the Weygand line enters a third day as French and British planes plus land batteries confront advancing Nazi tanks. Allied forces trap and hamper tanks in marshy terrain while light guns bombard their tops. Weygand urges troops to stand firm, recalling Gamelin’s resolve after earlier breakthrough events.

Flanders Weygand Brestle River Ab Deville Maurice Gustave Gamelin Maginot Line Segan Netherlands Belgium Gamelin

Weygand Holds Front as France Defends Against Invasion

The defense line under Weygand holds firm as French troops resist with stubborn resolve north and east of Amiens Peronne and Attigny. German tanks and air raids intensify the assault while Allied lines reestablish from Brest to the Oise and Aisne basins. Washington dispatches show ongoing political maneuvering to keep Congress in session for the emergency.

Weygand France Aisne-Somme Attigny English Channel Brestie Abbeville Oise Aisne Amiens Peronne Allete Arlette

Adjournment Talks and Labor Board Reforms

The house labor committee backs four changes to the labor act plan adding two members to the three man agency. Smith revisions face CIO opposition over redefining collective bargaining and back pay limits. Green opposes changes. Administration aims for adjournment by June 22 ahead of the Republican convention.

House Labor Committee Smith Green Smith Committee Labor Board CIO Philadelphia

Unclear legal notice fragment about assessment review

Fragmentary legal notice dated June 1934 discusses reviewing assessments and related proceedings. The readable portion mentions a review period and possible implications for assessed taxes or appeals, but many words are garbled. No clear parties, places, or actions are definitively identifiable.

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