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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1938
Page
5
Yankees rally behind Dickey two homers and clutch hits as Bill Dickey returns from injury to spark an 8-2 win over Cleveland. Red Sox lose 15-2 to White Sox. Giants top Cardinals 3-1. Cubs and Dodgers rained out.
Boxing results from multiple venues show several decisions and knockouts. Buddy Knox and Wesley Ramey registered notable performances, with multiple outpoints and a knockout reported amid a crowded slate of bouts across Hartford, Omaha, Baltimore, Sioux City, and Philadelphia.
The Bengals crushed the Huntington Bees 9 to 1 to extend their Mountain Beate League advantage. Logan fell 9 to 3 to the Williamson Colts, while Welch edged Bluefield 10 to 7 with Malatin and Welch delivering key late runs. Huntington hosts Beckley, Logan visits Williamson, Bluefield travels to Welch.
Denver reports 1938 national open golf action with Henry Picard of Hershey Pa leading after two rounds at Cherry Hills. Dick Metz, Emery Zimmerman, Ralph Guldahl and others chase as weather and course conditions mix with strong scores and midtable finishers fading.
W. Co. Haythe, who resigned from a Bituminous Coal commission post, announces candidacy for Democratic nomination to state senate in the 10th district. He signals seeking a probe by the Senate.
Notre Dame scored a 37 point victory to claim the Knute Rockne Memorial trophy at the 13th Central Collegiate track championships in Milwaukee. Michigan State took second with 28 points, then Pittsburgh 27.5, Wisconsin 25.5, Rice Institute and Texas tied at 17, Marquette 16.5.
New leaders rose in weekly major league batting as Earl Averill of the Cleveland Indians moved to the American League lead with a .371 average after a week of hits. Ernie Lombardi of the Reds jumped to the NL top at .359, while Cookie Lavagetto slid to second at .358 as Jimmy Foxx and Blimp Phelps posted big gains with solid weeks.
Wimbledon, Eng June 11 At center court Mrs Helen Wills Moody, 33, vies for the title in a Wightman cup singles clash with Kay Stammers. The U S doubles champions Marble and Fabyan beat Lamb and James to put the U S cup defenders up 2-1, needing two wins from four today to seal an eighth straight victory.
Wrestling action last night across several cities saw Orville Brown 225 from Kansas defeat Fred Grumbier 205 from Harlan Iowa in two straight falls in Camden. Ed Don George 226 North Java New Jersey and Steve Crusher Casey 282 Ireland tied after one fall each in Buffalo as curfew ended bout. Jack League 218 Texas and Bibber McCoy 234 Boston drew at 28 34 in North Bergen both counted out. Jim Len McMillen 220 Antioch Illinois defeated in South Bend two straight falls. Bronko Nagurski 282 International Falls Minnesota defeated Al Bisignano 226 Des Moines 38 54.
In yesterday results New York tied St Louis 3 3 Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 2 All other games rained out Today New York at St Louis Melton faces McGee Boston visits Cincinnati MacFayden meets Vandermeer Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Walters versus Swift at Chicago Mungo to pitch for the Cubs.
Baseball scores from yesterday show Washington 15 over Chicago 10 in a rain affected game, Boston 2, New York 8, Cleveland 2, St. Louis 8, Philadelphia 4. Other matchups include Cleveland at New York, Allen v8 at Philadelphia, St Louis vs. Caster, Chicago at Boston, and Detroit at Vermont.
Eddie Brie tz profiles a bustling training camp near Ferndale where Max Baer, Schmeling, and Joe Jacobs are central figures. The piece notes crowds of 3 000 to 5 000 watching workouts, friendly local flavor, and Baer’s push to reinstate Jacobs while Schmeling seeks readiness for Louis rematch.
Red haired Patty Berg of Minneapolis defeats Opal Hill of Kansas City in the 86 hole final at Oakhurst Country Club to claim the twelfth Mississippi golf tournament title. The 20 year old Berg shows vigor while Hill, 25 years elder, plays steady, finishing runner up after a long battle that recalls Hill's four prior wins since 1927.
Betty Jameson outdrove Mrs. Hill consistently but bogeyed the par-3 sixth yesterday, ending a streak of 23 consecutive holes in par or under in match play. The result was a four and three loss.
AP reports a mid Atlantic league game where Traylor of the Senators collided with catcher Finley as a fly ball was caught. Both players were knocked to the ground but Traylor held the ball, retiring the side. Officials expect him back tonight. Also notes West Virginia pitcher D oragin Leady Hitters with a 386 average, Art Scalli 377, Gabby Chepko 310, and Harry Clark leading WVU in home runs and triples.
Baseball round up highlights include Bill Dickey and Lefty Gomez leading the Yankees to an 8-2 win over the Indians with two homers and a single while Gomez spun a seven hitter. Hugh Mulcahy pitched eight innings for the Phillies in a 3-2 victory over the Pirates. Monte Stratton helped the White Sox rout the Red Sox 15-2 with five hits and a bases-loaded homer. Harry Eisenstat blanked the Senators and earned the win in relief for the Tigers 7-1. Buck Newsom held the Athletics to eight hits and drove in a run as the Browns beat the A’s 8-4.
Pittsburgh markets show slow demand with fruit and vegetable prices steady or modestly changed. Apples and tomatoes see small price ranges while potatoes hold near prior levels. regional sacks and crates of cobblers from North Carolina and Virginia list in narrow bands.
A report from the South Bend area notes 100 clinical pathologists preparing for the American Medical Association meeting. Dr Giorando cites serum use to reduce false positive Wassermann tests, aiding syphilis treatment decisions and highlighting the virus as the elusive cancer factor under study.
The text notes talks among Premier Hodza and Kamil Krofta with Edouard Beneš in Paris and Praha about settlement proposals for the Sudeten German question. Britain pressures Prague to publish definite terms while elections near could empower Henlein to demand ending armed occupation. A Czech officer cites fortified lines and machine gun rings shaping enemy approaches into the country.
Roosevelt conferred with Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Chairman Wheeler Ds Mont on railroads labor and the Seout question. Wheeler indicated no chance for a full bankruptcy law this year but favored amendments to existing law. Representatives of the committee planned to meet with R F C officials to craft a bill boosting federal court power to override minority objections in bankruptcy. Jesse Jones accompanied Wheeler to the White House. Wheeler said a long-range plan would be prepared during the summer recess.
The article notes efforts to revitalize the railroads and cites a $16,000,000 first quarter deficit for major roads in 1998. It mentions a substantial portion of total railroad mileage in receivership, highlighting ongoing financial strain and restructuring within the rail industry.
The report outlines contracts already let for 51 miles of a total expansion to reconstruct primary routes with rapid authorizations as plans are completed. Included are 17.2 miles primary in Mason, 5.6 miles secondary. Mingo 6.85 miles primary. Hampshire 1.5 miles primary. Taylor 8.8 miles secondary. Jefferson 7.2 miles primary. and Marshall 6 miles secondary.
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