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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1941
Page
6
New York Yankees extend their seven game winning streak by beating the Cleveland Indians 3 to 2 as Joe DiMaggio hits his 13th homer, extending his hitting streak to 28 games. Other major league results include Dodgers and Red Sox wins, Athletics rout St Louis, and Cubs shut out Phillies.
Huntington reports a wide open West Virginia Junior Tennis tournament June 23-24 with defending champion Charles Schoen ineligible for age. Three divisions will compete singles and doubles for junior boys and girls and younger boys, with winners advancing to the Middle Atlantic tournament in Norfolk July 11-12.
Miller Chuck Fenske rises from private to private first class at Camp Shelby Mississippi and earns a rating. He becomes assistant athletic director for the 135th medical regiment of Wisconsin, joined last April. Also notes on boxing odds, sports trivia, and scattered regional items from a busy sports page.
From the Rapid City Daily Journal, the piece titled Billy's Conscience Mighty Convincing presents a compact narrative likely reflecting moral choice and inner debate. The fragment hints at a reflective, possibly cautionary, tone characteristic of brief editorial or humor sections and cites Charleston News and Courier and Red Camp Anderson Independent as sources.
Fifteen professionals and about forty five amateurs began the fourth pro amateur golf tournament at Spring Valley course Huntington. The West Virginia Professional Golf Association has sponsored earlier events in Charleston and Bluefield, with past winners Johnny Javiis of Charleston and Dave Cunningham of Oak Hill among the field.
Welch Miners defeated Ashland 14-5 after a 14-run burst in the final three innings. Weather halted two other Mountain State league games, with Ashland leading 5-1 before the rally. Rain paused Welch at Bluefield and Williamson at Huntington, and a makeup is planned with Williamson at Logan.
Lew Dovers, Dodgers, and Ernie White drive four RBIs in game one while White earns two innings of work in game two. Bill Foredel shines with five hit pitching for the Braves who topple the Pirates. Red Ruffing limits the Indians to six hits in a scoreless eight innings. Bob Johnson belts a two run homer as the Athletics surge in the eighth. Passeau shuts out in game one for the Cubs as Litwhiler sparks an eight run rally in game two. Ted Williams and Jim Rice pace the Red Sox in a doubleheader with Williams two hits per game and Foxx delivering three and two. Buddy Lewis drives in two in each game with a double and triple, Brice Campbell adds two-run homer in nightcap. Elmer Riddle allows eight hits to beat the Giants in game one while Bucky Walters secures game two with seven hits allowed.
SID FEDER reports on the Joe Louis versus Billy Conn bout era as fans in New York shift opinion. about 40,000 expected to attend a gate around $500,000. Conn favored to win by decision as Louis, slowed, relies on a fast opening rally but may not finish early. Conn’s swift counter and ring craft praised. Louis’ risk of a late surge noted.
Taylor county's senior baseball league starts tonight with four teams: Quality Market, Rosemont, Blueville Independents, and Peerless Elites. The first game is Quality Market versus Rosemont at the Athletic field. Bard F. Keerner oversees baseball activities for the Recreation unit under the county Athletic Council, including Robert Sloan H. M. Peters and Marion Skages.
Charleston audience learned Huntington star Deacon Parsons, three-time champ, seeks a fourth title at the West Virginia closed tennis tournament starting Wednesday. Contenders include Tickle Reed, Erwin Leith, Jimmy Gray, Gabe Alic, Louis Koontz, Phil Mahood, Robert Allen, Dorothy Bell, with play running through Sunday.
Baseball scores from yesterday show Boston over Pittsburgh 6 to 1 in game one and results across the circuit including Chicago 6 Philadelphia 0 and 8 4 in a split doubleheader. Cincinnati beat New York 5 to 2 and 6 to 3 in the second, while Brooklyn swept St Louis 8 to 1 and 3 to 0. Grafton and Newburg posted late innings totals with detailed hitting and pitching lines listed for the doubleheader.
Yesterday’s American League results show Philadelphia defeating St. Louis 10 to 4, with a rain delay in the second game. New York edged Cleveland 3 to 2, Boston beat Chicago 8 to 6, in a second game Boston won 6 to 4. Washington beat Detroit 7 to 5, then Detroit won 4 to 2 in the rematch. Today’s scheduled games include Boston at Pittsburgh, New York at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at Chicago, Cleveland at New York, and Detroit at Washington with listed pitchers for each matchup.
Charleston June 16 Applicants for 1941 42 automobile license tags face a pot luck at the state license bureau as all special numbers are exhausted for the season W B Wysong registrar of motor vehicles kept a Sunday shift to clear requests for special numbers and names retained for a season ending note.
Four teams Beaumont Park View Grafton Independents and Love Drug last year’s champions registered for the county junior league. A meeting at Lawson Social Center Recreation unit begins 7:30 pm to form the league and soon publish the schedule.
Twenty two year old Tommy Forte meets champion Lou Salica in a bantamweight title defense at Shibe Park. Forte’s manager Mickey Diamond predicts an eighth round knockout and Forte is an eight to five favorite as crowds exceed twenty thousand expect the one round bout around 9 p.m. EST.
The bureau shifts to processing orders as they arrive and will operate special hours from 8 a m to 9 p m today through June 30 to handle the final rush for new plates.
Camp offers swimming and varied recreation with worship program. Operated by State YMCA, box 507 Charleston, WV, July 6 to 20, open to groups. Located eleven miles northeast of Parsons.
Universal's The Man Who Lost Himself plays the Opera House tonight and Tuesday with Bian Aherne and Kay Francis, both describing how chance steered them into acting. Francis planned a business career after college until sparse New York work and a Hamlet role led her to stage life. Aherne, attracted by architecture, found theater after his mother placed him in Paddy, the Next Best Thing, and he remains an actor despite initial plans.
Wanted: to sell musical instruments full or part time in Grafton. Opportunity to make money. Write 0. B. Pawley, Morgantown, W. Va 59-66
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