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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1945
Page
2
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The Giants rallied to beat the Dodgers 2 to 1 in 13 innings at Ebbetts Field to stay within one game of first place. Howie Schultz delivered the deciding hit after Dixie Walker and Goody Rosen sparked the ninth inning rally.
Boxing results list several bouts with outpoints and knockouts across Montreal Waterbury Atlanta Baltimore Pittsburgh and Providence alongside a World War II era note about Admiral Chester Nimitz commanding Pacific operations. The scattered items show mixed sports outcomes and a historic military reference.
Kishub Mahindra, a 20 year old from Lahore India, leads the University of Pennsylvania tennis team under coach Wallace Johnson. He arrived with plans to gain experience, then return to India to contribute to his homeland. He defeated Princeton in doubles and teamed for a win in singles, expressing doubt about the value of such effort if results don’t reflect it.
Manpower shortages in baseball push attention to fringe players across leagues. Ed Mierkowicz, Buffalo outfielder, 21, shows power and pace with six hits in a doubleheader. Fred Danneker, Minneapolis second baseman, hits over .300 and leads AA choices in doubles, runs batted in, and steals. Art Fowler, 22, Danville pitcher, wins ninth straight and draws Carl Hubbell scrutiny. Bob Wilson of Wilkes-Barre shines as a hit and fielding standout despite flat feet. Short news notes about Belmont rider William Tyree, Colgate’s Eppy Barnes, Primo Carnera bid, and Lt. Hardy Pearce’s injury.
In the first nine months of 1944 independent U S retailers reported a four percent drop in shipments of tooth brushes and similar goods due to reallocation of inventories to military and postwar exchanges, while sales rose eight percent. Cotton-spinning mills numbered 967 in 1944 up from 1046 in 1935, with women in the labor force projected to reach about 17,600 in 1950.
The Western women’s tourney moved into five days of match play with a 12 hour qualifying session. Defending champion Babe Didrickson Zaharias and Louise Suggs shot 75s to join the 32 who qualified for the opening match play round. Zaharias faces Elizabeth Dunn while the field vies for the crown as favorites advance.
Eastern and American League standings with yesterday's results and today's schedule. Teams such as Brooklyn New York Cleveland Detroit Chicago St Louis Philadelphia Pittsburgh Boston Chicago listed with games in progress or upcoming. Names and locations include New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Brooklyn with scores noted for the Brooklyn New York game.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower will attend the Giants versus Boston game today at the Polo Grounds. An official said no special ceremony was planned as the general prefers to observe quietly. Other notes include Coast Hockey League expansion plans and various baseball and military updates from across the country.
Reports from the United Nations talks note the Big Five's progress on charter sections including standards for dependent peoples. A subcommittee formed by Stettinius Gromyko and Evatt sought compromises on topics within the charter scope. The last major issue on colonial powers reporting to the league was resolved in favor of regular updates from Britain and France on colonies.
A fragmented excerpt notes New York curfews distinct from other states and outlines North America’s six time zones Atlantic Eastern Central Mountain Pacific and Broadway. It threads through cryptic phrases about carpenter bees and termites, hinting at environmental and political tensions in a garbled, period voice.
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