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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1954

Page

2

Pitching tonic boosts pennant contenders as Mays leads

Lefty Pierce returns for the White Sox with 2 2/3 hitless innings to beat the Senators 5-2. Lawrence debuts with a four hitter for the Cardinals in a 5-1 win over the Pirates. Don Liddle and Tom Morgan deliver solid starts as Giants and Yankees win, with Mays homering for the Giants and Mantle contributing for the Yankees. Indians slip after a 5-1 loss to the A’s as Brooklyn stays a game behind the Giants.

Lefty Muy Pierce Chicago White Sox Brooks’ Lawrence St. Louis Cardinals Don Liddle New York Giants Tom Morgan New York Yankees Pierce White Sox Washington Sox Cleveland Indians Billy Paul Richards Indians Lawrence Columbus Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates Eddie Stanky Liddle Giants Milwaukee Braves

B&O Wins With Seventh Inning Run And Blueville Beats Brownton

In City Softball League action the B&O Shops edged Kelley's 17 to 6 as Partridge delivered a seventh inning run to seal the win. Blueville topped Brownton 14 to 10 with late scoring bursts. Alkire and Parlow led Blueville with three hits each, Brownton’s Lanson and Ryerson had two apiece.

B&o Shops Kelley’s Brownton Blueville Kelley's Shopmen B&o Gene Jones Ray Grinnan Kelley Alkire Parlow Bluesville B. Lanson T. Ryerson Beaumont and Sevier Sunoco Industrial School Hixby Foley Ballard McVicker and Norris McVicker Gallo Fitzwater and Moore Hughes

Missed Target Leads to Release After Proof

In Israel an aggrieved wife faced a magistrate for spitting at a city clerk but was released after providing conclusive proof her son had misfired. In Lincoln Nebraska an unidentified shopper returned home with $1100 in endorsed checks along with bacon, saying the checks were picked up by mistake with a bacon package.

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Three Regional Grid Stars Get NS Bids

ROMNEY North coach Dick McElwee added two backs and a lineman to the 21st North-South High School Football game roster to be played in Charleston August 14. New North selections include halfback Ron Carey of Clarksburg Victory, Bill Post of Philippi, and senior Phil Messinger of Clarksburg Victory, bringing the North squad to 18 of 25 players.

Perez Favored Over Bassett In Madison Square Garden Fight

Lulu Perez of Brooklyn stands 17-5 to beat Percy Bassett of Philadelphia in a 12 round featherweight bout at Madison Square Garden. The winner earns a title shot in October against Sandy Saddler. Jack Dempsey celebrated his 50th birthday in New York with over 200 friends at Dempsey's Broadway restaurant, as three men outnumber women in Alaska.

Perez Bassett New York Lulu Perez Brooklyn Percy Bassett Philadelphia Madison Square Garden Sandy Saddler Jack Dempsey Dempsey

Sarazen to Play Old British Foe in International

Gene Sarazen boards a plane for England to meet Briton Percy Alliss in a 36 hole International Seniors championship at Southport. It mirrors the 1937 clash when Sarazen defeated Alliss on the same course to give the United States its first Ryder Cup victory on foreign soil.

New York Gene Sarazen England Percy Aills Southport United States

Major League Standings And Results In American Association

The American Association standings show Indianapolis at 8 games back with 857, St. Paul 36 31, Minneapolis 34 31, Louisville 35 32, Columbus 33 35, Toledo 31 41, Charleston 24 46. Thursday results: St. Paul 8 Charleston 4, Toledo 4 7 Indianapolis 3 12, Columbus 3 Minneapolis 2, Kansas City 12 Louisville 0. Friday games: Charleston at St. Paul, Toledo at Indianapolis, Columbus at Minneapolis 2, Louisville at Kansas City. An alloy always consists of two or more metals.

American Association United Press Indianapolis St. Paul Minneapolis Louisville Kansas City Columbus Toledo Charleston Kansas

Yesterday's Baseball Results From National and American Leagues

Milwaukee and New York Mets games featured high scoring innings with Spahn Crandall and Westrum for the NL tilt. Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn 68 to 9, Meyers Palica and Campanella starred for the Dodgers. St. Louis beat Pittsburgh 5 to 4 in 11 innings. Chicago routed Philadelphia 25 to 9. In the American League Philadelphia beat Cleveland 5 to 1 and Washington edged Chicago 59 to 7. Detroit topped New York 82 to 28 in a late game.

Pet New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati St. Louis Spahn Crandall Liddle Westrum Drews Picone Perkowski Judson Bailey Meyer Palica Hughes Campanella Lawrence Sarni Law O'Donnell Thies Atwell Phila Davis Jeffcoat Minner Tappe Garagiola Wehmeier Lopata Cleveland Portocarrero Shantz Houtteman Narleski Hooper Detroit Morgan Berra Silvera Garver Weik Herbert House

YMCA bans players who cannot read in boys tournament

In Naugatuck Connecticut the YMCA introduced a new rule for its boys under 17 basketball tournament requiring participants to be able to read. The policy aims to ensure proper understanding of rules and fair play among contestants.

Naugatuck Conn YMCA

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