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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1955

Page

2

Red Sox Tighten Lead In Babe Ruth League Giants

Red Sox strengthen first place in the Babe Ruth League with a 22 to 3 rout of the Giants. Pitcher Jim Tucker earned his fourth win, allowing five hits over seven innings while Giants batters struggled with control. Giants scored in the third and seventh as Sox built a large lead, aided by nine runs in the third and five in the fourth. Box scores list Tucker, Sheets, Ringler, Shriver, Posey, Jackson, Trickett, Milinovich, Withers and Utt contributing at the plate. The two clubs meet again tonight at 6 and the Sox play the Cubs Wednesday at 5.

Red Sox Giants Jim Tucker Terry Keener Leonard Phelps Jim McCue Sox Sheets Posey Jim Powell Ronnie Heater Junioor Martin Burdett Martin Keener Cubs Tucker Ringler Shriver Jackson Trickett Milinovich Withers Utt

Major League Baseball LP Trucks Chicago vs Boston

Major League Baseball standings update shows eight to five for the Trucks at Chicago in the second game where Boston wins eight to one. Keegan suffers the loss while Consuegra Harshman and Martin share pitching duties for Boston.

Trucks Chicago Boston Keegan Consuegra Harshman Martin Lollar Moss Brewer White Nixon

State's Sports Experts Frolic at West Virginias Meeting

West Virginia sportswriters and casters hold joint and separate meetings to elect officers and plan a golf tournament named for the late Legs Hawley. The event week features the Legs Hawley Memorial Tournament at White and Greenbrier courses with amateur meets.

Raleem Sulphur Springs West Wicdiens

Miami U Books Mountaineers for Nov 1956

Morgantown West Virginia University announced a football game with Miami in 1956 to be played at the Orange Bowl on Friday night November 23. It will be the second meeting after Miami won 21 13 in 1942. The Hurricanes join Texas as WVU 1956 opponents with the 1955 schedule already full.

Morgantown West Virginia University University of ‘Miami Red Brown Mountaineers Hurricanes Miami West Virginia Texas Dallas

Coaches Start www Workshop at West Virginia University

A five day football workshop as part of WVU six week coaching school opened in Morgantown with guest Murray Warmath of Minnesota and host Art Lewis. The session focuses on the split-T offense and runs through Friday as later weeks cover basketball and track.

Morgantown West Virginia University Murray Warmath Minnesota Art Lewis West Virginia Warmath Lewis

Giants Struggle As Dodgers Soar In National League

The New York Giants, World Series champions, slide under .500 while Brooklyn leads the NL with a blistering pace. Managers face rumors of Leo Durocher switching to St Louis. pitching woes from Antonelli Gomez Maglie and Hearn. weak relief corps. hitters striking out. Willie Mays’s power diminished. injuries and fielding errors add to a disappointing season.

NEW York Giants Cleveland Indiana Brooklyn Dodgers Giants Brooks Leo Durocher St. Louis Johnny Antonelli Ruben Gomez Sal Maglie Jim Hearn Hoyt Wilhelm Marv Grissom Don Mueller Willie Mays Willie Qianta

Weekend Sports Highlights Across Global Meets

Inglewood Californ ia saw Deter mine win the Inglewood Handicap at Hollywood Park. Arnie Sowell of Pittsburgh clocked an unofficial 880-yard world record 1 47.6 in the AAU meet. Tulane’s Jose Aguero defeated Bill Quillian in Chapel Hill to win NCAA singles. Paper Tiger captured the Edgemere Handicap at Aqueduct in a blanket finish. Purdue’s Joe Campbell and Rice’s John Garbett reached the final round of NCAA golf in Knoxville. Tony Trabert and Budge Patty moved to Wimbledon quarterfinals. Patty Berg won her fifth Western Open in Madison. Cary Middlecoff won the Western Open in Portland, Don Kinserwald and Dave Douglas posted 283s. Caviechi won the European heavyweight title in Bologna. Gerhardt + Neuhaus mentioned in result notes.

Inglewood Calif Hollywood Park Boulder Colo Arnie Sowell Pittsburgh Chapel Hill N.C Jose Aguero Tulane University Bill Quillian University of Washington New York Paper Tiger Knoxville Tenn John Garbett Rice Joe Campbell Purdue Wimbledon England Tony Trabert Cincinnati Budgs Patty Los Angeles Madison Wis Patty Berg St. Andrews Ill Knoxville ‘Tenn Purdue University Colorado Springs Dave Freed Salt Lake City Bologna Italy Francesco Caviechi Heinz Neuhaus Germany Portland Ore Cary Middlecoff Don Kinsterwald Athens Ohio Sammy Snead Snead Dave Douglas Newark Del

Eddie Beach Resigns From Talcott High Coaching Post

Former West Virginia University basketball star Eddie Beach resigns as Talcott High School coach to take the head coaching job at Union High School in New Jersey. Beach, a 1950 WVU graduate, coached Talcott for two years as Union enrolls about 2,400 students versus Talcott's 250.

Eddie Beach Talcott Hinton West Virginia University Talcott High School Beach Union N. J Elizabeth WVU

Local Names List From Patchy OCR Fragment

Fragmentary OCR shows a string of personal names and places including Fairmont West Virginia, Grantsville West Virginia, and multiple Woodyard and Wood family references. No coherent event or story present to establish a clear news item or action.

Fairm Mrs Henrytown Gil Fairmont W. W Wm B. Woodys Walter A Woo Junior B W. A. Hu Na Chester Wood Virginia Walla E. Woodyard David Woodys Woodyard B. Woodyard Randy Woodyayard Donnawillie C. Wall Ve and Grantsvile W. Grantsville W. Grantaville W. Qu Arthur Walla Wayne W. Va Charles

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