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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1943
Page
2
Brooklyn's pace fades as they stumble in a doubleheader loss to Chicago 4 1 5. Cards and Phillies tie 1 1 after weather delays while Pirates, Yankees shine in separate routs. Dodgers' manager Durocher benches himself amid injury and shortstop shuffle.
Swedish star Gunder Haegg arrived in New York for a training plan amid heat and crowds. He seeks a low-stress site, with offers from Dartmouth Princeton Bear Mountain and Long Island resorts, and will race at Randalls Island June 19 and 20. He weighs nine pounds more after sailing aboard a special tanker and plans at least one AAU race before July.
AP report highlights several late inning heroics and strong pitching. Klinger and Hallett each pitched five and four hitters for Pirates against the Giants, O'Brien piling up seven straight hits. Macon and Nicholson shine for Dodgers and Cubs in a split, while Johnson Lindell and Etten pace the Yankees in a pair of wins. Miller and Mayo drive Reds and Athletics offense, Salveson throws a four hit shutout and homers, Newsome and Miles produce multi hit games for Red Sox in both wins. Johnson, Lindell, and Etten spark a hitting surge that fuels a two game sweep for Senators over Tigers.
Philadelphia hopes to host the Army Navy football game again at Municipal Stadium this year after moving to Annapolis last fall. John B. Kelly bids to have officials from the military and Naval academies approve a return, possibly on a Sunday, with proceeds to war charities. He says he will approach the White House if needed.
United Mine Workers supporters echo backing for a back-to-work order as miners in Grant Town and northern fields express mixed views. Joseph Angelo notes 6,000 miners in Monongalia ready to report, while officials anticipate a general return by Monday with demand for a new contract free of government coercion.
In New York on June 7, Count Fleet's Belmont win pushes him ahead of Gallant Fox for three-year-old earnings, with $174,055 this year and $250,300 career total. Occupation and Ocean Wave to challenge. Fairy Manhurst and Deseronto outpaced.
Philadelphia leads with a 12-0 score in today’s lineup, Brooklyn visits Pittsburgh for the only game schedule at 9 p.m., while New York trails 2-10 at St Louis 1-6 and Boston 4-3 at Chicago 3-2, with Cincinnati 4-3 over Boston in 14 innings and Chicago 3-11 in the opener. Brooklyn 4-5. St Louis and Philadelphia results noted. several games postponed or called.
No games scheduled in either league today. Tomorrow's opponents also show no listed matchups.
The East Side Kids comedy Clancy Street Boys screens at Williams Opera House with Leo Gorcey Hunt Hall and Bobby Jordan in a lively tale. Beery and Ward co star as a rancher's Christmas gifts trigger a visit from non existent children, leading to impersonations and a gangster driven finale.
Leonard recalls a sudden clash between a navy vessel and a freighter that broke into flames in the amidships area. He says the captain and crew of 41 on the freighter plus most of 28 gun crew perished, with 20 deck crew aboard the tanker rescued an hour later by a naval ship.
Syracuse officials advertise in newspapers ahead of a doubleheader that parking will be available for bicycles horses and buggies as part of a plan tied to a pleasure driving ban. The notice underscores a local effort to regulate vehicle storage and access during the event.
The piece recalls past events and local boyhood haunts as it preserves clippings from the home town paper. It blends wartime reflection with light social notes and avoids dwelling on troubles while highlighting the fight for a better future.
Admiral Nimitz asserts the United States is receiving its share of war materiel in the Pacific and that Japan is on the defensive. He stresses time favors the Allies and urges all efforts to aid China, including use of bases to project power.
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