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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1950

Page

2

Sam Snead To Defend His Crown In Columbus Open

The Professional Golfers Association opens in Columbus Ohio with Sam Snead defending his crown. Absentees include Ben Hogan and Cary Middlecoff while contenders like Jimmy Demard and Lloyd Mangrum push for the title. Hogan and Sarazen share rare Open and PGA wins. Runyon handed Snead a notable defeat in 1938 finals.

Columbus Ohio Professional Golfers Association Sammy Snead Bent Hogan Hogan Cary Middlecoff Memphis Snead Jimmy Demard Lloyd Mangrum Mangrum Lloyd Livesey Ah Youd George Rwan Walter Hagen Gene Sarazen Bryan Nelson Paud Runyon Saraven Runyon Little Paul Runyan

North selects two Buckhannon players for annual game

William Allman of Buckhannon High and Robert Williams of Wirt High Elizabethton were named as backs for the North in the 17th North South Football game to be played in Charleston on Friday night August 18. Head North Coach Emil Dupke announced the roster with ten North and eight South players. Ticket sales progress at North South Game Headquarters in Charleston as applications pour in.

William Allman Buckhannon High North Charleston Emil Dupke Triadelphia High School South Johnny Cox Milton Grafton Sentinel West Virginia Ducks William Behrens Bobby Korn Triadelphia Cleon Boyce Grantsville Leon Wilson Parkersburg William Hayhurst East Fairmont Jule Meintel Ronald Rubens Triacelphia Todd Grant Huntington Vinson Hopry Shores Stonewall Jackson Tommy Allman Anal Dailey Bob Laffert Bil Mays Ceredo-Kenova Joe Conté Beckley Jim Rice Charleston Catholic P. O Oath

Giants iron out catching problem with Wes Westrum

New York Giants improve after early season troubles with catching. Wes Westrum, a 27 year old from Clearbrook Minnesota, has been praised for backstopping and contributing at the plate. Leo Durocher experiments with him as clean up man versus left handed starters to boost the lineup alongside Bobby Thomson.

New York New York Giants Polo Grounders Wes Westrum Giants Leo Durocher Westrum Clearbrook Minnesota Husky Wesley Noreen Westrum Ted Crookston Minneapolis Jersey City Durocher Hank Thompson Bobby Thomson

New Envoy to Iran Poses at State Department Building

Henry I. Grady named as new U.S. ambassador to Iran, previously served as ambassador to Greece, posing for photographers at the State Department in Washington.

Iran U.S Henry I. Grady State Department Washington Grady United States Greece International

Gas Misery Cer ta Vin Digestive Aid Ad

Misery relief for gas and nerves with vitamin B and iron enhanced formula. Ten herbs with Tron bolster digestion and blood, promising noticeable improvement. Buy Cer ta Vin at your drug store to end suffering and feel better throughout the body.

Ex G1 Faces Espionage Charge in Historic Case

Brooklyn records an espionage charge against Ex G1 as scattered scores and city matchups across major cities emerge. The report lists games in St. Louis at New York, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, Chicago at Boston, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, with pitchers Brecheen, Jones, Raffensberger, Podbielan, Rush, and Sam noted for upcoming clashes.

Brooklyn Law Heintzelman Philadelphia Boston Chicago New York Pittsburgh Cincinnati St. Louis Brecheen Jones Raffensberger Podbielan Rush Sam

Chicago Edges Washington In Eleven Innings

Yesterday in the American League Chicago defeated Washington 4 to 3 in 11 innings. Standings show Detroit 16 wins, 12 losses leading the AL, with New York at 87-19 and Boston at 91-28. Today's games include New York at Cleveland featuring Lopat against Lemon.

Chicago Washington Detroit Coe BT New York Gleveland Boston St. Louis Philadelphia Cleveland Lemon

Junior Skeet Title Washington at Detroit

Washington clashes with Detroit as Marrero and Trout carry 3-2 and 4-1 records in a tight skeet pairing while Boston faces Chicago with Kinder and Wight at 3-7 and 5-7. Philadelphia visits St Louis as Schantz 4-6 meets Garver 5-5 in another key match.

Washington Detroit Marrero Trout Boston Chicago Kinder Wight Philadelphia St. Louis Schantz Garver

Untitled fragment hints at a budding hitter

A fragmented sports note suggests a player could blossom into a strong hitter. The text mentions potential improvement and growing confidence without detailing team or game specifics.

Starch quality links to water softness and additives

The note suggests starching is improved with soft water and recommends softening hard water using borax or commercial softeners to achieve better results.

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