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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
6
Major league clubs featured bold debuts and rapid changes as stars like Litwhiter Ryan Barna and Fischer moved clubs. Dodgers, Cardinals, Reds and Phillies shared headlines with late-night games and a 8-3 Senators rally, while Browns and White Sox split a doubleheader.
President Roosevelt reportedly planned to appoint a three member wartime sports committee with a civilian and one representative from each of the Army and Navy to address war born problems in athletics. The move follows a federally sponsored drive to promote physical fitness aimed at youth and draft readiness. George M. Trautman Asa Bushnell and John L. Griffith are named among committee figures.
New York June 17 doctors meet Riverland in Belmont stall over a broken hip. The 17-hand bay gelding valued at $6,000 has earned nearly $190,000. prognosis favors destruction after a hip joint fracture from last Saturday's Carter handicap. Trainer Jolley and owner Harold Clark await decision amid a $50,000 insurance policy and recent gains this year.
New York sports roundup notes Mel Ott hit a 10 000 homer and a 5000 double before Larry Goetz ejected him amid a two bit protest. The piece casts light on war bond era fervor and fan taunts, plus sidelights on NCAA tennis, Haegg jokes, and Marine sports drill reports.
American League leaders include Stephens of St. Louis with 458 at bats and White of Philadelphia with 33 runs. Key fractions show Lindell and Steph ens tied with 30 RBIs, Wakefield leading with 60 hits, and Keller topping with 18 home runs. In the National League, Dahlgren and Walker lead batting, Camilli and Vaughan pace runs, Vaughan and Herman top hits, and Dimaggio and Ott share home run leadership.
Ott of New York starred in yesterday's doubleheader, contributing a two run homer to lift the Giants past the Dodgers. Si Johnson and the Phillies shut out the Braves on three hits. Harland Clift and Luke Appling drove in runs for a White Sox victory, while Milt Haefner pitched 52 straight hitless innings in relief to beat the Senators. Pirates, Reds, and other players also produced key hits in a busy slate.
Hartford June 27 Little Willie Pep undefeated in nearly ten pro bouts meets the world featherweight title claim and is sworn into the Navy yesterday at the Hartford induction center.
National League clubs schedule today features Brooklyn at New York with Wittig facing 2-6. Chicago at Pittsburgh with Podgamny 3-5. Cinemapstt at St Louis facing Vander Meer 5-5. Lanier 9-3 meets Krist 3-0. Boston at Philadelphia with Ja yery 5-4 and Rowe 4-3. Yesterday results include Boston 3 Philadelphia 2 and Washington 8 New York 3.
Chicago report notes Thornton Lee the White Sox pitcher made a comeback after arm trouble lowering his win loss record last season and now shows a 24 529 standing with renewed contract terms and formal Sox business office changes.
War manpower chief Paul V McNutt is guided by Joan B Kelly of Philadelphia a former single scull champion and physical culture advocate who has led the federal fitness program through wartime reorganizations and past congressional criticism over Tan dancing.
The five year old handicap star Whirlaway arrived in Chicago to race strictly for stakes after a long layoff. He targets three $50,000 races at Washington Park: Stars and Stripes Handicap on July 4, Arlington Park Handicap on July 31, and the Washington Park Handicap on Labor Day. Whirlaway earned $560,911 in 1942.
June 17 report notes Penn veterans once lost to Navy and Marine corps set to return to Philadelphia. Cleo Calcagni sails to Cornell, Larry Davis to Cornell basketball, Bill Miller to Princeton, with Penn regulars Welsh Weis Muller and Bert Igitt at Columbia on schedule openings. Franklin Field hosts Quakers on Oct. 2 with a return Oct. 25.
Agreed terms went into effect without disclosure and tied to the season start. Lee has won two games and lost two this year.
Tomorrow’s Sons reports scattered game pairings across leagues with teams including New York Philadelphia St Louis Cleveland Chicago Boston Detroit and Washington as listed players and venues appear garbled and uncertain but indicate a mixed schedule for upcoming games with twilight and night options.
Joe Carter outpointed Bill Grant in a boxing match at Orange New Jersey. The article continues with strategic war commentary on the Axis and Allied powers, noting Tojo’s remarks and Allied expectations regarding invasion plans and propaganda dynamics during World War II.
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