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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1954

Page

2

Yankees Crush Indians 11-0 to Narrow Pennant Gap

The New York Yankees routed the Cleveland Indians 11-0 as Allie Reynolds limited the Indians to nine hits for his fourth shutout of the season. Joe Collins led a 14-hit attack with two singles and a homer driving in four. The win trimmed Cleveland’s lead to three games, with the Yankees winning their third straight over the Indians. Other NL and AL scores included Willie Mays homering for the Giants over the Cubs 6-2 and the Dodgers beating the Cardinals 3-1 to stay one game behind in the NL pennant race. Stan Musial hit his 23rd homer for St Louis. Bob Keegan notched his 11th win as the White Sox beat the Red Sox 6-4, Ted Williams belting a pinch homer for Boston. The Senators edged the Tigers 4-3 to close within a game of fourth place, while the Orioles beat the Athletics 5-1 behind six-hit pitching from Duane Pillette. In other news, Ted Kluszewski and Ted Williams supplied offense in the Dodgers’ and Pirates’ games, as Lew Burdette allowed five hits in the Braves’ 4-2 win over the Phillies.

United Press New York Yankees Cleveland Indians Lke Indians Cleveland Allie Reynolds Washington Senators Yankees Mike Garcia Bob Lemon Joe Collins Gee Yani Willie Mays New York Giants Chicago Cubs Baltimore Orioles Duane Pillette Philadelphia Athletics I Tedaki Bomers Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates Lew Purnette Milwaukee Braves Philadelphia Phillies

Invigorator Favored in Edgemere Handicap Field

Invigorator a dark bay colt from the Saxon Stable is favored to win the Edgemere Handicap at a mile and a eighth today in New York. Nine horses compete as top weights Find Capendor and Cold See pass up the race with Lulu Perez and Percy among the entrants.

New York Invigorator Aqueduct Find Capendor Cold

Yesterday's Baseball Results National League Scores

Summary of yesterday's NL games featuring Milwaukee Philadelphia Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati with Burdette Raschi Rush and Fowler among pitchers. Notable outcomes include Brooklyn over St Louis and Pittsburgh over Cincinnati, plus Mets-like late rallies and relief appearances.

Major League Standings and Tonight's Baseball Actions

United Press rounds up standings with New York Brooklyn Milwaukee and Chicago atop NL and AL races. Friday results show wins for Brooklyn New York Milwaukee Cincinnati plus Pittsburgh and St Louis. Tonight's games feature Klippstein Antonelli Staley Nichols Roberts Bacgeski Friend Lopat Wynn and Basilio in Syracuse with Basilio favored at 3 to 1 to face Andrews in a televised ten round bout.

United Press National League New York Brooklyn Milwaukee Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Philadelphia Klippstein Antonelli Staley Lees Nichols Roberts Bacgewski Friend Cleveland Detroit Washington Baltimore Boston Lopat Wynn Sullivan Johnson Marrero Aber Keelner Dixon K Tow Basilio Syracube N. Y Carmen Basilio al Andrews Memorial Auditorium

Moose Rally Pushes Moose Past VFW 20 11 for Second

The Moose beat the VFW 20 11 to move into second place in the Little League standings. Moran went 4 for 4, and Nickola surrendered ten runs on eight hits as Joe Robinson earned the win with help from Utt and Smith. The Moose jumped to a 6 0 lead, with Utt homering, and extended it to 10 8 after four innings before paving the way for a 10 run fifth inning on five VFW errors and ten hits. The VFW tried to rally in the sixth, but Smith closed it out. Box score notes VFW 002 603 1 2 Moose 334 010 x 2013 3. Batteries VFW Nicola Moran 4 Tucker. Moose Robinson Johns 4 Ut 4 Smith 6 T Johns. WP Robinson LP Nicola. Also mentions Hazard note and unrelated items.

Moose VFW Chuck Nicola Vets Joe Robinson Utt Smith Tommy Johns Nelson Miller Nicola Courtney Johns Moran Steven Robinson Hormer Gianikos Rogers Browning Clelland Ian Tucker Dave Smith T. Johns

Merchants Take Lead As Cue Club Beats Elites 4 To 2

The City Softball League saw the Cue Club defeat the Elites 4 to 2, lifting the Merchants into a share of the top spot. Sevier's Sunoco routed the Industrial School 13 to 2 in the day’s other game, with strong hitting from Wheatley, Lewis, and Robinson.

Elites Merchants Cue Club Bevier Sunoco Industrial School Heinzman Wheatley Lewis Robinson Sevier’s Sunocomen Industrial Otters Stolzenfels Ellington Keatley Sevier Ind Tickle Shaffer Sevier's Stevens Hardin Hensell Brownton Beaumont B&o Elites Coe Kelley's

Ticket Clerk’s Mistake Wins $196 From Woodbine Race

In Toronto at Woodbine Race Track a mutual clerk credited a gig win ticket to a customer by error and then kept it when the second race began. Mollie Moe won the race at odds over 18 to 1, yielding the clerk a payout of $196.

Toronto Woodbine Race Track Mollie Moe Pee Ihe Aia

West Virginia Materials Manpower Bulletin Revised

The West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission announced a revised 20 page bulletin titled West Virginia Materials Manpower. It explains state facilities for industry with pictures graphs and charts addressing frequent questions from industrialists.

Charleston West Virginia

LSU and Memphis State golfers reach NCAA golf final

Cecil Calhoun, 19, of LSU, and Hillman Robbins of Memphis State advanced to the NCAA golf finals after upsetting semifinal wins. The Houston area contest decided the national crown today with the final matchups set.

Houston, Tex Cecil Calhoun Louisiana State Hillman Robbins Memphis State National Collegiate Athletic Association

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