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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1931

Page

5

Britain Fights On In Ryder Cup Debacle For Cup

The opening Ryder Cup skirmish left the British team trailing America by three matches to one as the final singles battle lineup formed. Captain Walter Hagen led the U S squad against England with Archie Compston Gene Sarazen and others facing Archie Burke and Johnny Farrell in a tense capstone to the international golf duel.

Columbus America Atlantic Walter Hagen Charles Whitcome Archie Compston England Billy Burke Fred Robson Gene Sarazen W. H. Davies Johnny Farrell Abe Mitchell Witty Cox Charles Whitcombe Burt Hodson Densmore Shute E. Whitcombe al Espinosa Arthur Havers Graig Wood

British must win five of eight to tie Americans in cup matches

The British faced a tall task to tie the Americans by winning five of today’s eight matches or six to win. Yesterday opened with an American lead as Hagen and Shute, Farrell and Sarazen led, while Cox, Burke, Diegel and Espinosa trailed. A rain storm spurred a British rally though some pairs stayed ahead, with Mitchell and Robson catching Diegel and Espinosa and Easterbrook losing after a costly miss.

Ritish America Hagen Shute Duncan Havers Farrell Sarazen Compston Davies Diegel Espinosa Mitchell Robson Cox Burke E. Whitcombe Easterbrook Whitcome

How They Stand National and American Leagues Flash

Yesterday’s results show Brooklyn 16 over St Louis 5 and Philadelphia 13 over Pittsburgh 2. Standings list New York 26 24 600, Chicago 27 857, Boston 31 0 16, Brooklyn 31 508, Philadelphia 34 AAC, Pittsburgh 39 377, Cincinnati 42 354. American League results include St Louis 3 Boston 2 and Chicago 4 Washington 3 with several rainouts. Philadelphia at Detroit and New York at Cleveland on today’s schedule. Mid Atlantic results show Fairmont 6 Charleston 2 and Cumberland 11 Altoona 3 with Beckley 4 Wheeling 0 and Clarksburg 6 Huntington 4. others not scheduled. American Association note ends with All games, rain.

Brooklyn St. Louis Boston Chicago New York Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburgh Iago Louis Washington Detroit Cleveland Fairmont Charleston Cumberland Altoona Beckley Wheeling Huntington Clarksburg Hagerstown Charleroi Johnstown Scottdale L. Pet

Rioters Injure Several in Havana Clash Amid Gunplay

A Havana riot last night wounded several people including women. Police broke up a meeting of a student association opposing the government as gunfire occurred. Separately, figures show University of Idaho student education costs averaging 535 dollars per year.

Havana University of Idaho

Stribling Trains Heavily Ahead of Schmeling Fight

Bill Stribling nears his title bid with final sparring as the heavyweight bout against Max Schmeling approaches. He plans light sessions Sunday, with two more workouts to sharpen left hand power and distance judgment, while critics debate reach and power.

A Lake Bill Striblett Mex Sehmel Cleveland Municipal Stribling Schmeling Schimeling

FFER L ast? IGHT! Milwaukee box results

Milwaukee’s Harry Dublinsky outpointed Roger Hernard in a Milwaukee card. Frank Baglia of Winnipeg scored a knockout over Johnny Burns in Oakland. Eric Bojorski outpointed Cowboy Eddie Amergon of Casper. Atlantic City saw Benny Bass stop Georgie Day in New Haven.

Milwaukee Harry Dublinsky Chicago Roger Hernard Frank Batlagia Winnipeg Johnny Burns Oakland Cal Eric Frank Bojorski Eddie Amergon Caspar Wyo Atlantic City Benny Bass Philadelphia Georgie Day New Haven

Major League Leaders From The National And American Leagues

The June 26 leaders list highlights Davis of the Phillies at bat and Klein of the Phillies in RBIs, with others such as Hornsby Cubs and Gehrig Yankees leading in various categories. Pitching leaders show Bush Cubs and Fischer Senators atop wins.

Associated Press Davis Phillies Hendrick Reds Klein English Cubs Hornsby Terry Bartell Worthington Braves Watkins Cardinals Giants Comorosky Pirates Cuyler Bush Cubs Derringer Ruth Yankees Morgan Indians Myer Senators Gehrig Bishop Athletics Cronin Combs Simmons Webb Red Sox Manush Johnson Tigers Gehrig Yankees Chapman Fischer Burke

Schmeling Must Press Stribling Battle Next Friday Night

German handlers say Max Schmeling must carry the fight to Stribling to defend his world heavyweight title. Training notes show Schmeling plans body punches to wear down speedster Stribling. He sparred with George Panka and Tony Marullo, moving forward to close in and drive body blows.

Conneaut Lake Park Max Schmeling Schmeling George Panka Pittsburgh Tony Marullo New Orleans

Apple rates ordered reduced by ICC across region

Washington June 27. Interstate Commerce Commission ordered reduction of apple rates in car lots from Virginia West Virginia and Maryland to certain southern points today.

Washington Virginia West Virginia Maryland Interstate Commerce Commission

Baseball Highlights From Yesterday

Irving Burns drove in the deciding run in the seventh as the Browns beat the Red Sox 3 to 2. Pat Caraway held the Senators to five hits in a 4 to 3 White Sox victory. Johnny Frederick powered the Robins with a homer, two doubles and a single against the Cardinals. Bill Walker blanked the Reds with four hits for the Giants. George Grantham collected a triple, two doubles and a single against the Phillies.

Associated Press Irving Burns Browns Red Sox Pat Caraway White Sox Senators Johnny Frederick Robins Cardinal Bill Walker Giants Reds George Grantham Pirates Philly

Unclear sports riddle lists players and teams

Fragmented OCR compiles names like Kuh Coasters, Robins, Braves, Phillies, Giants, Yankees and mentions leagues totals. Lacks coherent event, date or location. reads as a partial score or lineup snippet with many unreadable gaps.

Insurgents Plan Invasion Fukien

Dispatches from Canton report southern insurgents organizing an army to invade Fukien province with Amoy and Foochow as targets. The Canton insurgents announce buying four gunboats from Japan and are described as importing munitions abroad. Purchases include 20 air planes plus 16 American planes recently arriving.

Hongkong Canton Fukien Amoy Foochow

Mid-West Seeks First National Golf Title Victory

Chicago June 27. The midwest hoped to win its first national intercollegiate golf championship as Ohio State’s Bob Kepler faced Princeton’s George P Dunlap Jr in a bid to dethrone the defending champion. Last year’s final saw Dame’s Larry Moller defeated 5 and 3. Today Kepler aimed to bring the title to the midwest.

Chicago Midwest Bob Kepler Ohio State George TP. Dunlap, Jr Princeton, J Larry Moller The Dame Dunlap Oakmont Beatien Kepler

Cartoonist Walt Disney Resting After Emergency Operation

Los Angeles reports Walter Disney the cartoonist behind Mickey Mouse is resting after an emergency operation performed yesterday at a local hospital. Doctors say he faces a serious illness as recovery begins.

Los Angeles Walter Disney Screen MacKengie Browns

Dracula actor renounces foreign allegiance to become American citizen

Bela Lugosi, the film actor known for Dracula, testified in federal court that he renounced allegiance to Romania and Hungary to become a U.S. citizen. He noted uncertainty over Lugos, his hometown, whether it lies in Hungary or Romania, and stated he relinquished both countries.

Los Angeles Bela Lug Nais Dracula Romania Hungary Lugosz Lugos Rumania

Rioting in Winnipeg Leaves Four in Hospital

Police report in Winnipeg on June 27 describes riot injuries with one constable severely hurt. Officers and two civilians were hospitalized after clashes outside a hotel where protests over unemployment and barred access were taking place. Constable Joseph Brune sustained serious injuries from blows with a night stick during the unrest.

Winnipeg Gideon Robertson Joseph Brune

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