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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1942

Page

2

Reds Complete Mop-Up Of Boston And Cincinnati In 3rd Place

Reds sweep Braves in four days lifting Cincinnati to third while Boston drops to fifth. Derringer wins 3-1 over Boston with a three-hit effort. Keltner and Heath lead Cleveland in Yankees win. Joe Gordon extends hitting streak to 25 as New York tops Cleveland 11-10.

Judson Bailey Associated Press Houdin Boston Braves Cincinnati Reds Reds Braves Casey Stengel Cincinnati Boston Big Paul Big Paul Derringer Derringer Phils New York Yankees Cleveland Tom Ferrick Joe Gordon Ken Keltner Jeff Heath Keltner Detroit Tigers Yankees Buddy Hassett

Fights Last Night Across Multiple Cities

Boxers competed in nightly bouts in Chicago Newark Baltimore New York Pittsburgh and Holyoke with several decisions and knockouts. Notable results include Nate Bolden stopping Gib Jones in Chicago and Freddy Archer outpointing Norman Rubio in Newark while Johnny Jackson outpointed Tary Jannazzo in Baltimore. Billy Davis defeated Joe Jesus Torres in Allentown as Lulu Costantino edged Carlos Cuebas in Holyoke.

Chicago Nate Bolden Gib Jones Cincinnati Newark Freddie Archer Norman Rubio Albany Baltimore Johnny Jackson New Orleans Tary Jannazzo New York Pittsburgh Tommy Yarosz Ossie Bulldog) Harris Holyoke

Possible All Americans surface from Georgia grid talent

Athens June 9 Richmond sources say Georgia star Frankie Wich and Virginia back Bill Dudley may be named All Americans. Dudley could enlist in naval aviation pre flight training and join the program as a cadet at the Virginia or Georgia venue.

Athens Univer of Georgia Allica Georgia Frankiewich Bill Dudley University of Virginia Dudley Virginia Naval Aviation Richmond

Young jockey Wielander scales turf with three straight wins

Eddie Wielander, an 18 year old apprentice jockey racing at Delaware Park, rode Neutrality Steel Beam and Pointing to three straight wins after his first victory last August. He has 308 total winnings in nine days, with seven in the money in his eight Saturday races and a notable $115.50 payoff on a triple that day. He credits luck and perseverance as he continues to rise in the ranks of turf riding.

Ted Meier W. L. Pet. Stanton Del Brooklyn St. Louis Cincinnati Wa New York Boston Eddie Wie Pittspurgh Lander Chicago Delaware Park Philadelphia Wielander Eddie Washington Park Delaware

Major League Leaders Batting Phelps Pittsburgh 376 Reiser Brooklyn

Major league leaders show Phelps of Pittsburgh at 376 batting average with Reiser of Brooklyn .365, plus top figures for runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and steals across positions and teams.

Phelps Pittsburgh Reiser Broklyn Brooklyn Vaughan Mize New York Medwick Holmes Boston Joost Cincinnati Hack Chicago Slaughter St. Louis Brown and Musial Litwhiler Philadelphia Williams J. Dimaggio

USO Show Entertains GI's at North Atlante Outpost

Pvt. Mike Giannantonio of Palisades Park New Jersey and Pvt. Ralph Argondizzo of New York are pictured enjoying a USO performance at a northern outpost near Atlante. The scene highlights morale boosting recreation provided to troops.

Mike Giannantonio Palisades Park N. J Ralph Argondizzo New York North “Atlante, Outpost

Surprising Boxing and Baseball Notes From Narrow News

A chaotic sports briefing covers boxing suspensions in Louisiana halted by licensing gaps and a New York commission debate. It also notes fewer umpire punches since a Texas league rule, plus a reel of minor league anecdotes, college links, and a Navy prep lineup with Frank Pytiak nicknamed Pop.

Florida loses fourth coach to armed forces

Gainesville Florida June 9 7 The University of Florida has lost its fourth football coach to the armed forces Mush Battista assistant line coach enlisted yesterday leaving only Orville Dermody from last season s staff of five I not only need freshmen to play next fall says Head Coach Tom Lieb Ill also have to have so few coaches

New York Louisiana Boxing Commission Lew Raymond Broadway Johnny Cox Raymond Cox Boxini New York Commission Alvin Gardner Texas League Little Rock Arkanham Vernon Gomez Detroit Notre Dame Georgia Tech Briggs N.C. A Louisiana Fair ‘Grounds Booker Beck Hwithh Gary Ind Tom Leib Florida Harry Mehre Mississippi Payoris Dept. F George Earnshaw Team Coch McAfee Joe Louis Fort Monmouth Jack Schneider Jack Joe Keesler Field Miss Aro M. Klum Nebraska Great Lakes Naval Training Station Frank Pytiak Red Sox Gainesville Fla University of Florida Armed Forces Mush Battista Orville Dermody Tom Lieb

Senior Loop Enters Race

New York June 9 The American league leaders in batting race continue with Joe Gordon of the Yankees at .388 while Pete Reiser and Babe Phelps contest the National league pace. Reiser hit six singles as Phelps returned to action strengthening Pittsburghs lineup. Dodgers place four hitters among leaders as the NL field tightens with batting averages around .300.

New York Pete Reiser Gordon Babe Dodgers

Derringer, Reds Blank Braves Into Ninth Inning

Paul Derringer pitched a three hit game and held the Braves scoreless until the ninth. Joe DiMaggio and the Yankees defeated the Indians in 11 innings with a single that sparked the winning rally.

Paul Derringer Reds Braves Joe Jo Yankees Indians

Bayonet Expert James Harden Teaches 31st Division Fencing

A portrait describes Lieut. James A. Harden as a rip roaring fighting man named bayonet expert of the 31st Division for his football basketball fencing and boxing. He now teaches bayonet fighting to a second regiment using his varied combat background.

James A. Harden Harden 2 Regiment Central Press

Red Birds seize Mountain State league lead over Huntington

Williamson trounced Ashland 11-9 and Bluefield beat Huntington 6-2 to topple Huntington from the top spot. Bluefield pitcher Dale Blevins allowed three hits as the crowd watched the biggest season turnout in his hometown. Logan won 5-4 at Welch, extending its streak to four as Williamson and Huntington head to Ashland and Bluefield respectively.

Associated Press Williamson Huntington Jewels Ashland Bluefield Jewels Huntington Dale Blevins Logan Welch

Butch Minds the Baby lights up Opera House

Universal presents Ramon Runyon characters in Butch Minds the Baby at the Opera House with lively Broadway flavor. Crayford delivers a standout performance as a famed safe cracker, while the mob intrudes on the film world, echoing Runyon’s bustling New York vibe.

Ramon Runyon Universal Butch Butch Minds Runyon Little Miss Marker Shirley Temple Crayford

First film role foreshadows a long acting career

The page notes Porter Hall appears in a prominent role alongside the subject in this early film, signaling that this initial part of his career is not his last. The piece emphasizes the actor's growing prominence and hints at future success in cinema.

Porter Hall

Victory Garden Graph on Corn Growing by Dean Halliday

A Garden Graph explains how to grow sweet corn in victory gardens. It notes freshness preserves sugar, recommends staking tall varieties, and describes hilling soil four to six inches on each side of the row to retain moisture and support plants.

Dean Halliday Victory Gardens

Incomplete OCR Sees Hitting Up Pushed by Plowing Plan

Fragmentary text notes plowing may push hitting up along the row. A hand tool such as a hoe is mentioned as an alternative method. Specific nouns and places are unclear due to damaged OCR.

Radio Schedule Fragments From Central West Virginia Listings

TV and radio listings show stations KOS KDEA WOR WWVA WJAS WWVA WMMN WJAZ WLW KDKA WCAE WEAF WIZ WIAS WOR and others airing between 5:30 PM and 11:30 PM with programs including sports, news, music and comedy. Notable entries include Fred Waring and Glenn Miller performances, Burns and Allen, Lone Ranger, and Treasury programs across multiple outlets.

Jack Armstrong KDEA the Abbotts WJAS the O'Neils WMMN WWVA Tom Mix Frazier Hunt WEAF CBS WOR Uncle Don Atk Wee Joe Hassel WLW Jimmie Fidler WMMM Lum Abner WJZ Lowell Thomas Bill Stern the World Today Ear Morgan KDKA Fred Waring Orch WCAE Fulton Lewis, Jr News of the World WIZ Mr. Kenn WIAS Glenn Miller American Melodies WEAP H. V. Kaltenborn Newite DKA Johnny Presentas Walt William Shirer Shep Fields Orch Woody ‘Hetman’s St. Louis

Classified rates and sample ads from Sentinel column

Classified rates for Sentinel listings are two cents per word for the first insertion and one cent per word for each additional insertion, with a minimum charge of 45 cents. Example shows counting rules. ads must be consecutive and in regular style. samples include a six room house for rent on Warder Avenue and furnace cleaning service with mail reply to Kalamazoo Furnace Company in Fairmont West Virginia, with codes M-18-T-18.

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