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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1957
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR notes show a court proceeding with missing details including party names and dates. The readable portions suggest a judicial session but lack specifics on case type or jurisdiction. Further clarification from the original page is needed to produce a complete item.
A fragment mentions Croon and cafe abortive shirts along with five workers or items and a walking law. The readable text is fragmentary and presents no clear event, date, or identifiable entities to anchor the summary.
Lopes and teammates from Ames raced in a regional meet with York listed as a competing place. The article notes order and placement among finalists, highlighting team participation and performance.
Bobby Sanditz the 142 pound pitcher tops Detroit 2 1 to keep the Yankees within 4 41 games of Chicago. Billy Pierce loses as Orioles beat White Sox 2 1. Richardson drives in winning run for New York while Zuverink gets win for Baltimore. Dodgers crush Reds as Newcombe earns his sixth win and Giants top Braves 5 4 with Crone winning first for the Giants.
Boston star left hander Mel Parnell announces retirement from baseball. He cites a shoulder or pitching arm problem and says a New Orleans physician advised him not to pitch for the rest of the season, informing Red Sox general manager Joe Cronin.
Milwaukee Braves third base coach Connie Ryan served as acting manager in place of hospitalized Fred Haney who was treated for acute gastritis. Dr Irwin Schultz said Haney would be down in bed about three days and X ray exams were planned. Congress awarded President Lincoln's widow an annual $3000 grant.
Bob Lemon, sidelined by a torn leg muscle since May, pitched seven innings as the Indians beat Boston 6-2 to move into third place. Wertz and Colavito homered, Maris delivered the winning blow, and Cleveland benefited from a Boston miscue in the ninth. Herb Score may rejoin by July 15 as Cleveland strengthens its pennant bid.
Chicago Cardinals manager Walter Wollner announced that 245 pound former Wisconsin tackle Konovsky has joined the club for 1957. He played defensive tackle and offensive guard last season before entering military service and was slated for discharge in August. Mantle wins silver bat and Sporting News Player of the Year for 1956 in New York Yankees success against Detroit.
June 30 will be celebrated as Bob Feller Day in Iowa by proclamation of Governor Herschel C. Love Jess. Feller, a Van Meter star who ended a record studded career with the Cleveland Indians last year, is honored in Des Moines.
Champion Joe Brown, 31, a 18 2 1 favorite, faces Cuban challenger Orlando Zulueta in a scheduled 15 rounder at Denver Coliseum. Brown weighs near the limit, while Zulueta is well under, with 6 ounce gloves used as Colorado rules. Promoter reports strong advance sales, predicting about 6,000 fans and $30,000 to $35,000 gate.
Art Swanson earned his first major league start pitching 22 relief innings past two years as the Pirates beat St. Louis 8-1. Swanson held the Cards scoreless until the ninth while Bill Virdon drove in three runs on two homers and Paul Smith, Bob Skinner, and others added RBIs. Luis Arroyo and Vernon Law to start for Pittsburgh against Lindy McDaniel and Sam Jones in a split doubleheader slated for the night.
New Orleans lightweight Charlie Jo seph, 159, outpointed Spider Webb, 160, in New Orleans. In Montreal Lulu Perez, 13413 Brooklyn, outpointed Bobby Courchesne, 13415 Holyoke, Mass, by decision.
Three Detroit Tigers pace early voting for the American League all star team to meet the NL stars at St Louis on July 9. Rookie Reno Bertola leads at third base, Harvey Kuenn top at shortstop, and Al Kaline strong in right field. Other AL leaders: Vic Wertz, Neil Fox, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, and Yogi Berra. NL leaders: Stan Musial, Red Schoendienst, Roy McMillan, Eddie Mathews.
Toledo reports from Inverness describe a golf tourney with Ben Hogan as the hero in spirit, though he did not play. Hogan praised the course as a wonderful test while: crowds, caddies, and media staff endured a storm and a lengthy first day. Gene Sarazen, Jackie Burke, and Sam Snead mingled with players and spectators as Byron Nelson set an Inverness course record.
Kansas City at Washington and Chicago at Baltimore highlight Thursday games. Detroit visits New York, Cleveland plays Boston as major Stanilinn tallies for Kansas City with 26 33 421 19 Washington 20 41 .328 19.
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