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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1938
Page
5
Baseball pennant battles in both leagues show the Giants widening their lead in the National League with a 16-hit attack and three homers to beat the Cardinals 10-3. The Reds close in on the Cubs by winning twice against Brooklyn, while the Yankees hold second in the American with a half game lead on Cleveland after a string of results.
Lawrin, fresh from the Kentucky Derby, is entered in a 3-year-old special at Hollywood Park worth 15000 dollars. The mile and one sixteenth event serves as a tuneup for Lawrin’s June 29 showdown with Dauber, who won the Preakness and finished second to Star in the Derby. Specify Fire Marshall and Major Austin C. Taylor’s Fire Marshall are expected challengers.
Huntington promising junior tennis player Delos ER Parsons, an 18 year old freshman at Marshall College, is stepping from junior to senior competition after dominating Huntington’s junior circuit. Coached by Buckle Eddie Bickle and aided by Twink Starr, Parsons aims for the Middle Atlantic and Southern West Virginia Open to transition from junior status to a professional career.
Cleveland's Earl Averill adds 16 points to his batting average to .385 to top the American League. Brooklyn's Cookie Lavagetto leads the National League at .359 as Ducky Medwick sits second. Athletics rookie Sammy Chapman ties for second in the AL with Hal Trosky at .365, while Debs Gatins and Herschel Martin climb to .342 in the NL.
Boxing column notes Joe Louis and Max Schmeling nearing completion of training for the heavyweight title bout at Yankee Stadium. Promoter Mike Jacobs reports about 550000 dollars in the till with gate projections near a million. Observers say Louis has shown vulnerability yet appears a stronger fighter overall. Schmeling is in good shape and favored Louis’ 5 to 8 odds to retain the crown.
The Beckley Bengals crushed Welch 11 1 as every Bengal except the second baseman had a hit Grosha belted two homers in the scoring spree Logan nips Gance sparked 10th inning rally to beat Bluefield 8 6 Huntington tops Williamson 9 8 in a high scoring clash Williamson visits Huntington tonight with Bluefield at Logan and Welch at Beckley
In Colorado Springs on the Broadmoor course Beatrice Barrett of Minneapolis and Helen Hoffman of Salt Lake City advanced to the 36 hole finals for the women’s western open championship. Barrett defeated Opel S. Hill 3 2 after a three under par five birdie display while Hoffman, two under par, beat Babe Didrikson 3 2 in a closely fought match.
Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn 4 3 in the first game while Brooklyn won 10 1 in the second. Boston edged Chicago 1 0 in the first game and beat them 3 2 in the second. Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia 4 3 and New York routed St. Louis 10 3. Today's slate features St. Louis at New York Welland vs Gumbert, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Bauers vs Lamaster, Cincinnati at Boston Derringer vs Shofiner, and Chicago at Brooklyn Carleton vs Fitzsimmons.
Washington topped Detroit 12 to 10 in the opener as Detroit won 4 to 3 in the second game. Boston beat Chicago 5 to 1 while Cleveland routed Philadelphia 8 to 1. New York and St Louis game rained out.
Boxing results recap from New York St Louis Boston Chicago and other towns. Notable outcomes include Matt Ray Lyons outpointing in Cleveland. Ralph Vona defeated Pete Kaloff while Leo Rodak beat Jackie Wilson in Baltimore. Irish Bob Turner KOed Bobby Jones in Atlantic City and Pancho Villa outpointed Armando Sicilia in Douisville.
In New York fans flood the scene as boxing talk heats up around Louis and Schmeling. Bets run as high as eight to seven, with room for dispute over gloves and corner men as the sportatics eye a possible million-plus gate if Yankee Stadium fills Wednesday night.
In Camden New Jersey Jim Londos of Greece at 205 pounds defeated Prince Phul Pindar at 226 pounds in two straight falls. In Salt Lake City Dean Detton of 212 and Bronko Nagurski of 230 tied after 60 minutes.
In a high scoring day, Jim Weaver Ival Goodman and Wally Berger spark Reds to a 12 10 win. Berger homered doubled and singled while Goodman supported with a big inning. Johnny Allen held Athletics to five hits in a 5 1 win. Hank Leiber anchored Giants with four hits including a bases loaded homer in a 10 3 victory over Cardinals. Jack Wilson subdues White Sox 5 1 for Red Sox. Turner Mueller Cuccinello duo shine as Bees win 1 0 then 3 2. Mace Brown closes Pirates 4 3 over Phillies with bases loaded strikeout. Al Simmons and Chet Laabs pace Senators 12 10 win and Tigers 4 3 victory in second game.
Princeton, June 18. The Princeton invitation track meet opens in Palmer Stadium with Glenn Cunningham aiming for his second mile win at 5:30 p.m. and a chance at the 2nd event, the three quarter mile. Rival Archie San Romani predicts a world mile record. starters include Mostert Bradley Rideout Venzke MacMitchell Schwartzkopf. Other events feature Williams, Cagle, Borck, Lash, McClair, and Sears in key sprint and distance races.
President Roosevelt outlined tax, anti-trust, and governmental reform priorities. He urged revising undivided surplus and capital gains taxes, pushing for a studied tightening of antitrust laws, and proposed regional planning with water conservation regions. Congress faces actions in the next session and potential reorganizational legislation.
Congressional leaders signal renewed bids on neutrality and war debt issues as debates over a popular vote for war declarations and revisions to the neutrality act emerge. Roosevelt backing a bank holding company bill faces Senate drift while Republicans push a broad program to balance the budget tweak labor laws curb relief politics and shrink federal government impulses.
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