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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1947
Page
6
Jackie Robinson, batting .302, propels the Brooklyn Dodgers to a National League lead with key hits and a decisive eighth inning. His bat helps rally at Ebbets Field as Brooklyn ties and then takes the lead, Jim Branca and Billy Southworth contributing in support. The Braves slip to second as Pittsburgh and Chicago also falter in the chaotic pennant chase.
Instructional note compares cleaning candle wax from a tablecloth using blotting paper and heat, then mentions West Point as the oldest U S military post now in use.
Roundup by Hugh Fullerton Jr from Kalamazoo Michigan notes talk of charging scouts for World Series tickets and freeing the public, reports progress with colleges and pro leagues on keeping players in college, and jokes on travel tales, spring sports, and NCAA golf tweaks. Mentions Clint Evans, J B McHale, Abelardo Rodriguez, Bruce Drake, Rip Collins, and LSU in light anecdotes.
Baseball leader list shows Boudreau leading batting in AL with .348 while Williams scores 48 runs. Johnson and DiMaggio top RBI with 42. Dillinger and Mullin share hits and doubles respectively. Keller leads home runs with 13. Dillinger steals 19 bases. Mize and Slaughter among top stats.
Sammy Snead fired an eight under par 63 at Hot Springs and led 73 others in the Chicago Victory National colt tournament's second 18 holes. The field, amid near-record scoring, faces a four day grind to possibly beat the 273 Victory Open record set by Hogan and McSpaden in 1944.
Fans in Wheeling will vote for the West Virginia and Ohio All-Star squads for the August 15 game at Wheeling Stadium. Voting runs July 14 to July 27, with choices among senior high school standouts on newspaper ballots. Eastern Ohio will be coached by Bob Higgins of Penn State, West Virginia by Red Drew of Alabama.
The AP reports today’s American League games New York at Philadelphia St Louis at Detroit Chicago at Cleveland Boston at Washington and in the National League Brooklyn at Boston Pittsburgh at Chicago Philadelphia at New York Cincinnati at St Louis Yesterday’s results show Philadelphia 4 New York 7 Washington 7 Boston 3 Cleveland 5 Chicago 1 and only games scheduled Pittsburgh 8 Chicago 0 Brooklyn 8 Boston 6 Cincinnati 6 St Louis 3
Tucker Corp earned SEC clearance for a 20 million dollar public stock sale but faced sharp criticism for alleged false and misleading statements. The agency dismissed stop order actions and allowed registration to become effective as amended. Meanwhile War Assets Administration extended a four month lease responsibility period to November 1. Chicago plant update and Tucker’s production push were noted with aims for dealer showrooms by late fall.
Morgantown announces University of Virginia Cavaliers as West Virginia University homecoming foe. The Virginians will visit Morgantown November 15, first appearance in 18 25 years since 1922 setback, with WVU holding a 4 game edge since 1943 resumption.
Joe DiMaggio homered for the Yankees in a 4-2 defeat to the Athletics while going hitless in other trips after fouling out and hitting into a double play. Ted Williams contributed a single double and triple as Boston fell to Washington. Stew Musial led Cardinals with their lone hit in five at bats in a 6-3 loss to Cincinnati. Jackie Robinson sparked Dodgers with a lead-off run and opened the eighth inning rally with a double in an 8-6 win. Hank Greenberg had mixed outfield and infield outs and a ninth inning RBI single in the Pirates game.
Welterweight champion Ray Robinson said he wanted to appear in a benefit bout for Jimmy Doyle's parents after Doyle died from an eight round knockout in Cleveland. He discussed the idea with Doyle's manager Paul Doyle and Louis Manno, a longtime friend of the deceased.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company announced plans to start a $163,000 project within two weeks to extend lines into four communities that were previously served only by customer erected lines. Bees are often more important to farmers as pollinators than as honey gatherers.
Charleston June 27 The Conservation Commission said streams are mostly clear and the fishing season opens at one minute after midnight for bass sunfish pike and catfish. Daily limits eight bass and a 9 inch minimum, frog season runs to July 4 with a 10 per day limit. Weather notes advise night feeding for bass during moon phases and rivers Elk Coal Fayette Wayne Big Sandy are clear or low. Cabel and Wayne rivers clear. frog season lasts to July 4.
Wheeling Downs reports a record 853 stall applications for the 1947 season, with daily requests averaging at least a dozen. Major entrants include Wayne Kendrick and Virginia McKenney shipping 16 head, trainer Henry Houchin topping last fall’s conditioners, and Floyd Self seeking accommodations for 15 horses in North Park campus stable.
William and Mary clinched the team trophy for the second straight year at Los Angeles. Gard Ner Larned of W&M was favored to win the National Collegiate singles crown, facing USC’s Straight Clark in the semi finals as Kovaleski and Seixas advanced in doubles.
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