Pirates Aided By Phelps Bat Informs Durocher Split
Babe Phelps, once Dodgers catcher now with the Pirates, hit for a .355 average and leads NL batting in May into June. He says he’s not spoken with Leo Durocher since a 1933 dispute but focuses on his own improved form and the Pirates’ pursuit of a league crown.
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Lordon
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Phelps
Leo Durocher
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Pirates
Leo
Vaughan Deal Phelps
Corsairs
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Larry MacPhail
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Lopez
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Roy Cochrane
Indiana
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Billy Brown
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Ken Carpenter
Southern
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Hal Davis
California
Softtern Caly Huble
Grover Klemmer
Charlie Beethem
Ohio
Archie Harris
al Blazis
Irving Folwartshay
Boyd Brown
Bill Stewart
Uphill Putts Spark Golf Talk Among Greats
Notes from New York on golfer opinions about uphill vs downhill putts. Craig Wood favors uphill putts for accuracy and distance control, while Bobby Jones preferred “die” putts. Vic Ghezzi Gene Sarazen and others weigh in on technique and mental approach. The piece also reflects on Ralph Guldahl’s fading form and Ben Hogan’s sustained pressure.
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Wide World Sports
New York
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Craig Wood
Vic Ghezzi
Gene Sarazen
Jones
Ralph Guldahl
Guidahl
Ben Hogan
Ben
War Depletes Rank Of Potential Clay Champs
The National Clay Courts Tennis championship begins today with many hopefuls lacking top rankings due to wartime calls and pro transfers. Only Bill Talbert, Cincinnati, ranked 10th, stands as the major obstacle to a crop of lesser known contenders seeking the national crown.
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Bill ‘Talbert
Cincinnati
Bill Tilden
Welch Miners Rally Past Williamson Red Birds 6 4
Welch Miners, held scoreless seven innings, exploded for six runs in the eighth to beat Williamson Red Birds 6 4 in Mountain State league play. Brinegar started for Williamson, Logan used four pitchers against Huntington as Ashland beat Bluefield 13 9, and Welch hosts Mamson as yesterday’s slate repeats today.
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Associated Press
Welch Miners
Williamson
Red Birds
Brinegar
Miners
Logan
Huntington
Baseball league results and today’s scheduled games
National League yesterday Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 4 to 1 while Cincinnati won 2 to 1 in a doubleheader. New York defeated Pittsburgh 4 to 3 and St. Louis beat Philadelphia 9 to 8. Chicago topped Boston 8 to 1 and Boston won 10 to 6. Today Chicago at Brooklyn features Passey against Head or Higbe. New York at Pittsburgh pits Schumacher against Butcher. American League yesterday New York 6, St. Louis 5. Boston 3, Detroit 2. Cleveland 8, Philadelphia 3. Chicago 9, Washington 3.
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Passey
Head
Higbe
Schumacher
Butcher
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Ton
Gal 15 Takes Honors At Fairmont Trapshoot
At the 26th annual West Virginia trapshooting tournament in Fairmont a 15-year-old Wellsburg girl and Charleston veteran claimed the men’s and women’s singles titles. L. M. Lafollette of Charleston broke 199 of 206 to win the singles. E. H. McDonald of Headsville, Mineral County, shot 196 to take second.
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Wellsburg
Charleston
West Virginia
L. M. Lafollete
L. A. Hessoe Fairmont
E. H. McDonald
Headsville
Mineral County
Wellsburg finalist wins women’s singles at Vandalia meet
Skipper Winski of Wellsburg defeated Mrs. John Bunny Saunders of Keyser by one point, 174 to 173, to win the women’s singles title. Charleston’s five-man team scored 926 of 1,000 to top the team division, with Keyser second and Fairmont third. 1943 tournament set for Charleston.
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Skipper Winski
Wellsburg
John “Bunny” Saunders
Keyser
Saunders
Vandalia
Charleston
Fairmont
Boxing Today Owes Debt 70 Tris Speaker
Cleveland June 15 WW boxing owes debt to Tris Speaker for boxing renaissance. He led Indians to the 1920 pennant and helped overhaul Cleveland boxing to curb politics and gambling influence. New rules require fighters to be observed 72 hours before bouts, officials unpaid by promoters, and limited ticketing to prevent abuses. Speaker calls boxing reforms a satisfaction tied to his baseball legacy.
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Tris Speaker
Tris
Cleveland Indians
Harold H. Button
Ohio
Annie Oakley
Larry Atkins
Bob Pastor
Lem Franklin
Pastor
Jimmy Bivins
Gus Lesnevich
Speaker
Gan Steel Company
Rationing impacts blamed for reduced wartime activity
The passage notes that rationing affected everyday life with parents saving cars for essential use and toll bridges losing up to 75 percent of revenue. It also mentions golf, minor league baseball, and beaches suffering severe impacts while state officials decline to offer exact gasoline savings figures.
Wrecks and Shots Follow Tragic Death Report
Discharged cartridges were found near the body as Coroner Roy M. Banks reported that Terrell was worried about the wrecks. The continuing story notes SHOTS FOLLOW on the page one continuation.
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Roy M. Banks
Terrell
Classified Rates and Sample Ads From The Sentinel
Classified rates are two cents a word for the first insertion and one cent a word for each additional insertion. Minimum charge is 45 cents. Ads must be consecutive and in regular style. Example ads include a 1930 Ford for sale and rooms for rent with contact details. The snippet ends with a female helper Wanted notice segment.
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Sentinel
Radio Schedule Listings for Fairmont Central West Virginia
Radio listings detail 927/08 schedules across stations WMMN and peers in Eastern War Time. Program blocks show music, dramas, news, and variety segments from 5:00 PM to 11:30 PM including Rovero, Portia Faces Life, Captain Midnight, Blondie, and Cavalcade of America with numerous network and local station identifications.
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WOR
CBL
Front Line Family
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the Goldberes
CBS
Songs
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Grover Hite
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Jack Armstrong
Wjas
O'Neills
WWVA
Flying Patrol
Tom Mix
Captain
Scattergood Baines
WLW
Spores
Jos
Hassell
WABC
Hedda Hopper
Evenin
Gossiper
Frank Parker
WEAF
Brad Reymonds
Lum
Abner
Abner. 645 P.M. ‘Wjz—Lowell Thomas, News. Wmmn—The World Today.weap—Bill Stern
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Fred Waring Orch
WCAE
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Amos
N” Andy
Wjzz
Jimmy Fidler
News of the World
WJZ
Louella Paikin
Charro Gil
Voice of Firesrom
America Calling
Bulldog_ Drummond
McKel
Wjas—Radio Theatre
National Radio Forum
Pheal
IGA Spimigissue Provera Weaf
Ray Gram
Freddie Martin
Mickey Alpert
News of ‘the World
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Waowx
Simer Davis
B. M
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