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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1957
Page
5
An incomplete OCR fragment references a chapel or shop, mentions a person named Brunet and an incident at an unspecified time, with garbled phrases about a wave and a death. Other readable bits refer to a mother, white figures, and a period of subsistence or periodical events.
Fragmentary OCR text references Lisa Danby and West Kirk, with unclear year and publication fragments. The readable items suggest a brief note about people or events but lack verifiable details or context.
Don Hoak homered in both games to power the Reds past Brooklyn 3-1 and 3-0 as Cincinnati narrowed the NL lead. The Orioles swept the White Sox 7-5 and 5-0 while the Yankees beat the Tigers 5-4 amid a near-riot atmosphere. Carolinas toppled the Giants twice 2-1 and 10-7 as Milwaukee edged Pittsburgh 2-1 in 11 innings before Pittsburgh won the nightcap 5-3, and the Cubs beat the Phillies 7-3 with a 4-4 10th-inning finish. In the AL, Boston swept Philadelphia? correction Athletics 8-4 and 9-5. Cleveland split with Washington 7-2 and 7-6.
A damaged OCR fragment references Cleveland railroad firemen and a Railroad Night event, noting familiar firemen from a local pitching staff and a tonal emphasis on their proper sphere. The readable portion suggests a promotional or commemorative picture related to railroading and city culture.
Fairmont State placed three players on the all-WVC baseball team as the 1957 conference champions led the selections. George Opton and Hal Hitchcock earned unanimous first team honors with Opton at first base and Hitchcock as a pitcher, alongside other players from Concord Glenville Wesleyan and Morris Harvey.
AKRON Ohio Arnold Palmer named Doug Ford the man to watch at the National Open after Ford tied Palmer at 272 through 72 holes and sent the Rubber City Open into a playoff. Palmer sank a 20 yard chip for birdie on the sixth hole of sudden death to win. Don Finsterwald placed third with 275 and Bob Trombley finished fourth at 278.
Author advises distinguishing physical from mental golf faults and offers a backswing drill. Hold extended left arm across chest with palm downward, support with right hand, align elbow and shoulder at ease, then rotate hips and shoulders for longer backswing. No strength required, just focused positioning.
The 1957 West Virginia all state high school baseball team, sponsored by the West Virginia Sportswriters Association, features two catchers and a lineup led by top hitter Jack Perry of Oceana. Notable players include Tom Purdue of Huntington, Steve Everhart of Martinsburg, Gene Adkins of East Bank, Lary Ward of Huntington, and pitchers Joe Latacha, Larry West, and Mick Tomasevich. The selection board was chaired by John Olesky of the Charleston Daily Mail and included sports writers from across the state.
Eddie Arcaro guides Traffic Judge to a 62700 Metropolitan Handicap win at Belmont Park. Bob Backus shatters the world record in the 56-pound weight throw with 45 feet 2 inches in Pelham Manor. Henri de LaMare wins the French International Amateur golf title at Chantilly over Ken Smith. Althea Gibson and Lew Hoad win singles at the British Northern Lawn Championships in Manchester. Arnold Palmer edges Doug Ford on the sixth playoff hole in the Rubber City Open at Akron after 272 in 72 holes. Sugar Ray Robinson leaves the International Boxing Club to fight for Emil Lence. Roger Ward leads at half and speeds to 97.7 mph to win the National Big Car Rex Mays classic. Williamson sees twelve West Virginia seniors battle Kentucky stars in the annual trap of the WV-KY game tonight.
A schedule of night games across the National and American Leagues features New York at Chicago Milwaukee at Brooklyn Chicago at New York St Louis at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Baltimore at Detroit Boston at Cleveland with all eight contests slated for evening starts.
Cincinnati Redlegs swept a Sunday doubleheader over Brooklyn to widen their NL lead by two games with 4 game series ahead against Pittsburgh. Don Hoak blasted a two run homer in the first game, George Crowe added a homer in the nightcap, and Hal Jeffcoat pitched a shutout in the second game. Brooks Lawrence left early with an ankle injury as Tom Acker finished Lawrence's win. Pittsburgh won 5-3 over Milwaukee in a separate game aided by Roy Face in the ninth.
New York reports a breakthrough where a healing substance called Bio-Dyne shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves pain without surgery. The discovery from a world research institute led to Preparation H, available in ointment or suppository form with a money back guarantee.
United Press table of top hitters from the American and National Leagues including Musial of St. Louis and Mantle of New York with high averages. It lists Hodges Brin, Great Pitts, Fondy Pitts, Bailey Cinel among others, plus leaders in Runs Batted In like Musial Aaron Sievers Wertz and Skowron.
Baseball scores recap shows New York Yankees defeating Mantle era figures as the Yanks roll 34 to 33 emphasis on pitching by Sanford and a 7-1 Phils win credited to Acker while Red Bunning and Schmidt lead Tigers and Cardinals to 1 and 5 run margins respectively.
Questions arise about the boxing divisions for Rory Calhoun and Joey Giardello asking which class they fight in, and similarly for Nino Valdes and Johnny Holman. The piece also asks who Tony Kubek and Roger Maris are, and who HooH ee is.
Wiffi Smith, 20, a freshman pro from St Mich, holds a three stroke lead entering the final round of the Ladies championship at Churchill Vs Country Club. She carded 75 in the third round to reach 214, while Suggs and Hagge trailed, with 217 and 219 respectively, as the field contends under windy conditions.
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