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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1939
Page
5
The Yankees and Cardinals aim to cool Detroit and New York Giants as leaders Tigers and Giants push hard. Detroit beat Boston 8 7 with a fourth inning surge while the Giants beat Chicago 6 4 as DeMarce and Bonura fueled five New York runs.
The Inverness four ball tournament reached semi finals as Denny Shute and Ernie Harrison lead with 10 under par after a 3 up win over Ed Dudley and Ky Laffoon. Horton Smith and Lighthorse Cooper are one up. other top pairs include Walter Hagen Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead Vic Ghezzi, Byron Nelson Harold Jam. The event runs four days with 16 teams chasing the title.
The Bluefield Bluegrays, unused to defeat, sought revenge on Huntington’s Aves after losing twice. The Aces won 8-7 in 11 innings. Ashland Colonels beat Williamson 4-1 on 12 hits with three Redbird errors. Logan topped Welch 7-2 as Milarsik fanned 11. Bluefield visits Huntington again tonight.
Track fans flooded Princeton New Jersey for Sydney Woodersons first U S appearance aiming to break the mile world mark of 4 064. He faces Glenn Cunningham Archie San Romani Chuck Fenske and Blaine Rideout in the sixth annual Princeton invitation mile at Palmer Stadium amid strong bets for a 4 03 clocking. Other events on the program promise stirring racing in the quarter mile half mile and two mile distances.
Major League Leaders American League leads include McQuinn of St. Louis with 74 hits and Greenberg of Detroit dominating runs with 49 and 61 runs batted in. Pitcher Donald of New York records a 1 0 line. National League leaders feature Amovich of Philadelphia with 404, and McCormick of Cincinnati driving in 44 RBIs with multiple players tied for home runs at 11.
Springfield dispatch reports Joe Louis’s mother Mrs. Lillie Brooks of Detroit hopes her son quits boxing and pursues music. She says he ignores her and will defend the world heavyweight title against Tony Galento in New York on June 28, with a guess he will stay in boxing about two more years.
Joe Medwick and Do Padgett homered with one on to spark the Cardinals past the Dodgers. Frank Hayes delivered a bases loaded ninth inning single to lift Philadelphia over the Browns. Lee Handley drove in three and swiped two as the Pirates ended a six game skid. Charley Gehringer homered and starred in the field for Detroit's ninth straight win. Cecil Travis tripled with two on to put Washington ahead as the White Sox fell. Frank DeMaree and Zeke Bono contributed five of New York's six runs in the win at Chicago. Atley Donald scattered seven hits and drove in a run in his seventh straight win for the Yankees.
Beaumont beat Lucretia 11 to 0 in a lopsided contest at Feterman field yesterday afternoon. Huffman and Cole pitched for Beaumont while Hickman started for Lucretia. The game saw fourteen errors, seven for each side, as Beaumont plated runs across the first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh innings. Lucretia scored in the first, third, fifth, and seventh innings. Earlier, Fetterman junior team whitewashed Lucretia by 18 to 0 at Athletic Field, with Fetterman scoring in every inning but the second and most players crossing home.
Coroner P X Schuller ruled the 67 year old M C Adkins death directly due to yesterday's record heat which worsened a heart condition. He died at his brother's home.
Rosemont edged Carr China 5 to 4 at Athletic Field as Spencer struck out 11 in seven innings. Carr China scored in the first, third and seventh, while Rosemont tallied in the first, second and sixth. Six errors marked the game, with David Shaw of Rosemont hitting a homer and Spencer earning the win.
Los Angeles June 17 Preliminaries complete at the National CollegiateAAU championships with University of Southern California favored to win its fifth straight team title as Elmer Hackney of Kansas State anchors the early field by breaking the 16 pound shot put record thrice for a final mark of 55 feet 10 3 8 inches. Stanford trails with 11 entrants among the trials survivors.
Chickadee Hollow Baseball surged in the fifth inning scoring six runs to finish 12 to 9 over Grafton High School at Beara Athletic Field. Lockard launched a home run as Watkins Nestor Brand and Goff Monaaya also contributed. June 9 highlighted Chickadee's scoring spree amid a misty afternoon game.
The 29th annual National Clay Courts Championship starts in Chicago with 128 players. Top seed Bobby Riggs did not defend his crown to play in Europe. Frankie Parker of California leads an expected comeback as the eighth-ranked singles player in the country.
The Athletic Field hosted a busy week under the Recreational project with baseball and playground activities planned and sanctioned. The Taylor County Baseball league spurred interest in America’s pastime as around 100 children joined in croquet horseshoes softball volleyball paddle tennis and more. J Bernard Dryfield supervises both the baseball league and playground project amid strong enthusiasm.
Captain Peter Reidel of the German Embassy in Washington intends a cross country glide in a sail plane across the United States in hops. He holds many glider records for stunting and distance performances.
Detroit meets New York while Cleveland faces Boston and Chicago plays Philadelphia in today’s baseball slate. Notes cover Tony Galento, Earl Averill predictions, L. Waldorf on Town, and Pat Pastrone trade chatter as old reports mix with timely standings and a courtroom damages ruling linked to railroad injury.
A Sentinel want ad shows a dramatic claim of large damages against QuiqUres Resorts. The notice emphasizes legal action and invites readers to contact the newspaper for further details or to place notices.
Yesterday's results show New York 6 Chicago 4, St Louis 6 Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 4 Boston 2. Yes y's results list New York 4 Cleveland 3 and Detroit 8 Boston 7 Washington 5 Chicago 2 Philadelphia 11 St Louis 10. Today’s slate includes Boston at Cincinnati New York at St Louis Brooklyn at Chicago and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
A June 8 forfeit occurred at Fetterman diamond as Golden Bears failed to appear at the scheduled game against Rosemont. Officials awarded the win to Rosemont due to the no show.
Classified Sentinel lists rates at two cents per word for the first insertion and one cent per word for subsequent insertions, with a 45 cent minimum. Insertion must be consecutive, in regular style, and each initial or figure counts as a word. Errors reported immediately. Sentinel not liable for more than one incorrect insertion. WANTED a man with capital to buy his store or trade for a farm. Write X Care Sentinel 65-35 cert.
The 10 000 added Dwyer Stakes at Aqueduct features a likely Johnstown versus Challedon showdown in a mile and an eighth race. Big John is the 1 to 3 favorite with Challedon second choice. Valitant sits at 6 to 1, others at 20 to 1 or more. Top weights are 126 pounds for Johnstown and Challedon, 119 for Valitant, 116 for the rest.
A car plunged over a 100 foot embankment near Porterwood injuring three people, none seriously. State Trooper R G Coen reported Roy Hinchman, 31, of Bikins said a tire blowout caused the crash.
Fragmentary OCR sketches reference nacch girl anklets with tiny bells on beaches, a 1685 date connected to Jean of France and wall paper design, a mentions of an anonymous man who minted privately died penniless, and a curfew bell introduced to England by William the Conqueror.
Wise investors seize low prices in real estate opportunities. Bar gains are noted as featured offers. See these opportunities and consider the potential returns available through careful selection and timing.
Commissioner of Accounts John K Burdett calls all creditors and beneficiaries of the L Kitzmiller estate to present claims with vouchers verified by December 14, 1939, at the Grafton Banking and Trust Company Building, Grafton WV. Beneficiaries must be present on a mid day to protect interests. notice dated June 10, 17, 24, 1939.
Readers are notified to exhibit claims against the estate of A R Dyatt deceased at the Grafton Banking and Trust Company Building Grafton West Virginia by December 15 1939 or be barred from the estate. Also notices regarding heirs of Willam G Neel and Cyrm Ryan purchaser of real estate in Fetterman District Ti county with tax delinquency sale. redemption amounts and dates to be observed. public hand given June 10 1930 with officials EX CLAIR, Es t. Taylor West Side.
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