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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1937
Page
6
The Yankees stumble after a Chicago swing as Cleveland and Chicago vie for space in the pennant chase. Detroit knives into New York with Jake Wade allowing four hits while Hank Greenberg delivers a late homer. White Sox ride a nine game streak and loom behind the Yankees with Cleveland close. Feller expected back with Indians next week as Whitehill notches the 200th win. Dodgers edge Reds in ten innings as Ferrell loses sixth.
Veterans of Foreign Wars from West Virginia's third congressional district elect G. G. Davis of Sutton as commander Fay H. Baker of Clarksburg is senior vice commander and H. S. Harper of West Union as junior vice commander in a June 7 meeting.
New York report notes managers Charlie Dressen and Steve ONeill are targets as teams seek change. It highlights sports lore on golf’s PGA and National Open, Dizzy Dean’s pride, college paths for athletes, and a midwest mogul’s hiring for a star’s wife. The piece links boxing, auto racing, and track hopes with notable figures like Del Baker and Glenn Cunningham.
Betty Buechner of Glen Cove New York was eliminated in the British Women's Championship in Turnberry Scotland by Jean Hamilton two up in the second round. Hamilton won after Buechner led briefly through four holes but fell behind at the fifth and never regained the lead.
In Birmingham Michigan June practice for the 41st National Open at Oakland Hills, Paul Runyan of White Plains says short hitters have a chance if rough walls the course. He notes Bobby Crukshank might hide behind the grass as long hitters struggle on the narrow, fast greens. Ky Laffoon shot 69 in practice. other scores included Snead 74 and Farrell 74. Par is 72 for the layout.
National games include St Louis at New York with rain at 2 15 pm Chicago at Brooklyn rain at 2 15 pm Cincinnati at Boston clear 2 00 pm Pittsburgh at Philadelphia threatening 2 15 pm American games list New York at Chicago partly cloudy 3 00 pm Philadelphia at Detroit clear 3 00 pm Boston at Cleveland clear 3 00 pm Washington at St Louis clear 4 00 pm
Earl Averill led the Indians with a home run and a triple during an eight-run third inning in a 17-5 win over the Senators. Hank Greenberg and Jack Wade powered the Tigers with two decisive hits, Wade adding four hits and fanning four. Harry Gumbert spun a five-hit game as the Giants swept the Pirates in a 5-2 victory. Woody English's tenth-inning double powered the Dodgers to a 5-4 win over the Reds. Tony Piet and the White Sox routed the Athletics 12-6 with a 16-hit attack. Oral Hildebrand held the Red Sox to six hits in a 9-6 Browns victory.
Charley Paddock and R L Templeton call for drastic changes in amateur athletics governance. They urge government funding supervision and a shift of control from the A A U to collegiate or national bodies, arguing foreign models show how track and field should be developed nationally. Templeton predicts colleges may soon take over national track and field.
Tom Bloch, a Wheeling tobacco family member and former state golf champion, announces he will compete at White Sulphur Springs the week of July 5 after a year away. He shot 68 at Wheeling Country Club, two strokes under the course best. Fritai Stifel, northern Panhandle women's champion, will join Bloch. News from Wheeling also reports $25,000 planned for rehabilitation of Island Fairgrounds race track to revive Thoroughbred racing in late summer. The city’s history and location near Pittsburgh and Columbus add to questions about past racing absence as revival looks possible.
The June race at Crum Elbow marks a key eastern test for top eight shells with Yale and Harvard absent. Navy, Washington, California, and Wisconsin bring strong crews as Yale, Harvard and others prepare for private Derby meet. Juries intact, spring times show Navy and Huskies leading eastern challengers.
Entries began arriving today for the Junior and Boys State tennis tournament scheduled here for June 10 and 11 EM Starr chairman of the committee announced today Local entries include two from Bluefield and three from Parkersburg Parkersburg entrants are Paul Holland Bill Durnham and Tom Howell Bluefield entrants are Bol Peuchtenberger and Robert Bowling
Pittsburgh markets report mixed livestock and produce demand. Hog prices steady with top 10 cent reductions. cattle and calves show varied but steady demand, vealers strong. sheep and lambs steady to high. Produce section notes slow demand with apples not quoted and potatoes steady across 38 carloads. regional corn and fruit prices tabulated with several state varieties listed.
Classified page details ad rates at two 20 cents for first insertion then one cent per additional word, minimum 45 counts, with every initial word and figure counted. It lists rental ads for a 6 room house and a 4 room apartment in Alice Nicola and Maple avenue, plus standings and sports results from New York to St. Louis, and lost dog notices with contact details.
Yesterday results show New York 5 over Pittsburgh 2 and Brooklyn 5 CIN 4 in 1 innings. The standings highlight Brooklyn and New York leading the league with strong batting and pitching performances.
The bulletin lists egg and poultry prices with Ohio and Kentucky at 1 percent, southern eggs, northern Olio 18 hours, extra firsts 20, white extras 21, cheese unchanged, poultry steady. Heavy hens 18 to 19, leghorn hens 14 to 15, rock broilers 28 to 35, leghorn broilers 18 to 20, roosters 12 to 13, young ducks 15 to 17, old ducks 14 to 18, turkeys 18 to 20, old toms 15, fresh killed hens dressed 93, dressed with feathers removed 28.
The article reports on an optical test by William J. Erickson and Jacob B. Peldman showing many people experience delayed purple liquid flow under low light, with night blindness lasting during jaundice. It notes temporary blindness from an acute sinus attack and urges testing for public vehicle drivers. Officials in federal, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey request the new instruments, of which only two exist.
By two trust deeds dated 1980 and 1930, John E. Sinsel and Orela M. Sinsel convey a Taylor County West Virginia chicken farm. The trustee Harry Friedman will auction the 13.314 acre parcel with house and outbuildings on June 25 at 1:30 PM at the Courthouse front door, cash terms.
Sealed bids for United States Works Program grade crossing projects in Taylor County will be opened June 15 1937 by the West Virginia State Road Commission at Charleston. Substructure and superstructure contracts priced separately include Fetterman Overhead Crossing 1422 with steel spans and two 150 ft steel through truss spans. Certified bonds: 4000 and 4200 dollars. Also includes publication for divorce case Fryer v Fryer in Gratt Sentinel.
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