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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1956

Page

2

Elks Rout VFW 27-9 As Vets Suffer Fifth Loss

Grafton Elks offense overpowers VFW with 27 runs on 16 hits and 17 walks. Norman Adlington struggles through six innings for the VFW, while Lee Fawley and Dave Wiant combine for the win on the mound. Elks score in bursts, including a third inning parade of 13 runs and a sixth inning repeat, finishing with a lopsided victory that drops the Vets to 4-5.

Elks VFW Vets Norman Adlington Jronte Dave Heaviek Lee Fawley Dave Wiant Fawley Wiant Mike Margnifico Phil Ondo Rusty Stafford Joe Tucker Adlington Fawely Mike Furlow Dave Hedrick Chuck Shackleford Rarhpant Dave Thorn Bis Ingles Blair Courtney

Results and scattered notes from American and New York games

American Washington posted five runs on three installments while Detroit managed three. Pascual earned the win with 3-1, Hoeft took the loss. New York beat Kansas City 9-2 as Siebern hit two homers and Bauer added his 15th, with Herriage and Thompson on the mound for the losers.

American Wash Detroit Pascual Stone Fitz- Gerald Hoeft Maas Masterson House Hr— Courtney New York Kan Bucks Berra Heriiage Santiago Shantz McMahan Thompson Herriage Hr—Siebern Bauer Collins

Hit Parade To Defeat VFW 27-9

Cincinnati and Pittsburgh standings show HR player Banks 16th. Fowler 5-7 pitched for Cincinnati as Kline, Pace and Kravitz played for Pittsburgh. Kluszewski hit his fourth homer in Milwaukee game. In Morgantown Fairmont notes WVU athletics gain alumnus member William D Evans for two years. he is a former president of WV and Southern Conference Sports Writers.

Banks Cincinnati Pittsburgh Fowler Bailey Kline Pace Kravitz Shepard Kluszewski Milwaukee Morgantown Fairmont William D Bil) Evans West Virginia University Athletic Cound Evans West Virginia Southern Conference WVU

Court Sleepy at Wethersfield Town Court

Justice here wasn't blind just bleary eyed as the town court met from 7 pm until 4 am causing concern among defendants and spectators a bystander asked how to explain it to his wife in this bleary session.

Wethersfield Conn

International scores and Southern league results brief

Buffalo defeats Columbus 4 to 1 and Richmond outscores Toronto 6 to 4 while Havana posts a 5 to 4 win. Memphis stops Birmingham 11 to 4 and New Orleans loses to Chattanooga 2 to 5. Little Rock falls 1 to 3 at Mobile with Nashville 1 notched.

Buffalo Columbus Rochester Richmond Toronto Havana Southern Memphis Birmingham New Orleans Chattanooga Avlanta Little Rock Mobile Neshville

Mantle Shines as Yankees Win to Put Phillies in Chase

Mickey Mantle collected four hits in a 9-3 Yankees win over the Athletics in Kansas City, lifting New York a game and a half on the idle White Sox. He tripled, bunted for a hit, and extended a shift-beating pace, while Bauer and Collins homered. Braves extend win streak to 11 with 8-5 rally over Phillies. Reds rally past Pirates 2-1 as Khuszewski homers and Jablonski drives in a run. Dodgers rally to beat Cubs 3-2 in Jersey City. Senators top Tigers 5-3 as Courtney hits a two-run shot. Demos fined $5 for a field-side slide.

New York Yankee Athletics Kansas City Yankees Chicago White Sox Mantle Hank Bauer Joe Collins Babe Ruth Kansas City Lneup del Crandall Hank Aaron Bobby Thomson Milwaukee Jue Pers Cincinnat Sk Idding Pirates Ted Khuszewski Ray Jablonski Reds Brooklyn Jersey City Dodgers Haven Cubs Junior Gillalms PeeWee Reese I Carl Erskin Giants Senators Tigers Detroit Clint Courtney Billy Hoeft Ked Washington Chicago Christ Demos White Sox New York Yankees Demos

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