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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1940

Page

6

Buck Newsom Wins Tenth Tilt In Row For Detroit Tigers

Buck Newsom extends his unbeaten streak to ten decisions with a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Browns as Detroit fans note two home runs by Charley Gehringer and Hank Greenberg. The Dodgers edge the Cubs 5-4 in a tight nine-hit game, keeping pace with Cincinnati in the standings.

Buck Newsom Detroit Tigers Judson Bailey Big Buck Newsom St. Louis Browns Detroit Charley Gehringer Hank Greenbere Cleveland Indians Dodgers Schumacher Phillies New York Giants Prince Hal Brooklyn Dodgers Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Cincinnati Reds Grants

Daring Plays Win Contest Amid Regional Baseball Action

In the Mountain State league Williamson collected three hits and three runs with three errors as Bluefield beat him 8 to 3. Capri hit a first inning homer with two on base to propel the Redbirds. Ashland edged Logan 1 to 0 on Paul Herrmanns daring baserunning. Huntington Welch game rained out with Welch at Huntington, Williamson at Bluefield, and Ashland at Logan on the slate.

Associated Press Williamson Bluefield Capri Redbirds Binefield Ashland Paul Herrmann Logan French Welch Huntington

Boxing Roundup Fights From New York and Baltimore

In New York Joey Fontana of Brooklyn knocked out Lee Harper of Texas in the seventh round. In Baltimore bantamweight champion Georgia Pace from Cleveland stopped Lawrence Gunn of Baltimore in the first round. In East Liverpool Teddy Yarosz from Pittsburgh won a decision over Bud Mignault of Brockton Mass in ten rounds.

Associated Press New York Joey Fontana Brooklyn Lee Harper Texas Baltimore Georgia Pace Cleveland Lawrence Gunn East Liverpool Teddy Yarosz Pittsburgh Bud Mignault Brockton Mass

Yesterday's Stars Highlight Baseball Highlights

Hal Schumacher pitched the Giants to a 3 hit shutout of the Phillies. Charley Gehringer and Hank Greenberg hit two homers apiece for Detroit in a 2-1 win over the Browns. Pete Coscarart delivered a pivotal two run double for Brooklyn in a 5-4 victory over the Cubs.

Pete Coscarart Dodgers Brooklyn Cubs

Headgears Get Good Support From Baseball Legend

Napoleon Lajoie, 64, calls for helmets to protect batters from wild pitches. The Hall of Famer, living near Cleveland, says headgear would not hurt batting averages and cites rising head injuries, especially in night games, urging safer gear for players like Bob Feller.

Mentor-On-The-Lake Napoleon Larry Lajoie Lajoie Eadie Collins Lake Erie Shore Cleveland Bob Feller

Parker Opens Title Battle at Davis Cup Event

Sewickley Pa June 28 Frankie Parker of New Jersey ranked No 2 faces Welby Van Horn of California to begin the Davis cup edition of the East West tennis championship. Gardnar Mulloy meets Frank Kovacs in the second singles. Van Horn and Jack Kramer take on Mulloy and Hank Prusoff in doubles tomorrow with Riggs and Cook's Wimbledon titles noted earlier.

Sewickley Frankie Parker New Jersey Welby van Horn California Hank Prusoff Sup Neemaeluo Bobby Riggs Elwood Cook

Two Dark Horses Remain In Tennis Championships

At Merion Cricket Club Haverford Pa the national collegiate tennis championships reach the quarterfinals with two dark horses still alive in the draw Don McNeill of Kenyon faces Bill Reedy of Southern California while Frank Guernsey defending champ from Rice plays Bill Canning of California Second seed Joe Hunt of Navy meets Isadore Bellis of Philadelphia and Ted Schroe of Southern California faces Bill Talbert of Cincinnati.

Haverford Merion Cricket Club Don McNeill Kenyon College Bill Reedy Southern California Frank Guernsey Rice Institute Bill Canning California Joe Hunt Navy Isadore Bellis Philadelphia Ted Schroe Bill Talbert Cincinnati

National League Standings And Yesterday's Results

Brooklyn defeated Chicago 5 to 4 and New York routed Philadelphia 7 to 0 yesterday with no other day games. Today's schedule lists Boston at Brooklyn with Errickson facing Wyatt, Chicago at Cincinnati, and St. Louis at Pittsburgh with various listed pitchers.

Brooklyn Chicago New York Philadelphia Boston Errickson Wyatt Cincinnati Mooty Derringer St. Louis Pittsburgh Cooper McGee Heintzelman Ww. L. Pet Chi

American League Matchups Highlight Schedule Top Card

Detroit visits St Louis as Bridges faces Auker in a single scheduled AL game. Ross and Chandler headline the Yankees at Philadelphia while Leonard faces Gatehouse in Boston. Washington meets Boston and Detroit-St Louis clash headlines the day.

Philadelphia New York Ross Chandler Washington Boston Leonard Gatehouse Detroit St. Louis Bridges Auker

Eastern golfers lead tourney at Ekwanok in Vermont

Eastern players dominate the early rounds of the national collegiate championship at Manchester Vermont with four of eight quarter finalists from Harvard Dartmouth Holy Cross and Swarthmore. Eddie Foy of Holy Cross edged Earl Stewart LSU 1 up with a 71 while other East survivors include Cordingley Dartmouth Clark Swarthmore.

Manchester Ekwanok Harvard Dartmouth Holy Cross Swarthmore Duke Mississippi Virginia Iowa State Bill Hall Eddie Foy Earl Stewart Louisiana State Bill Ace C. Foster Brown, Jr Union Ed Meister Yale F. Dixon Brooke University of Virginia Johnny Burke Georgetown Arnold Zimmerman Princeton

Fetterman Is Out Of Cellar In Slugfest Victory

Mitter, Hall, L Lewis and M Lewis homered. McCue driven in two runs in the second. B Mc Daniel added two base hits. Double plays featured J Robinson to Hull to Holyfield. Pitchers allowed several hits and walks as Peerless Elites defeated Feterman 8 to 3 in a 21 2 hour game. Umpires Phillips and Robinson.

Mitter Hall L. Lewis M. Lewis McCue B. McDaniel J. Robinson Hull Holyfield H. McDaniel L. Powell Fetterman Peerless Elites Phillips Robinson Joe McCue Knottsville Grafton Independents Blueville H J. Mitter L Lewis W. Jones C. Boston Moorehead Peerless

Texas Player Given Raves From Eddie Br lietz commented piece

Mike Jacobs public relations pushes maps for Baer Galento fight cash customers. Eddie Waitkus praised by scouts as a rising slugger. Chicago observer Carmichael notes Cubs woes on pitching and hitting. Georgia boxing rules ban losses on fouls. California buyers eye Gulfstream Park as Tropical Park windfall debated. Galento shares old triumph photos with Max Baer. Carlson advances Minnesota publishing bio.

Eddie Brietz New York Mike Jacobs Baer- Galento Cincinnati Alice Marble Netsters Eddie Waitkus Tulsa John P. Carmichael Chicago Daily News Cubs Dean Dempsey Luttrell California Gulfstream Park Miami Buck Tropical Park Tony Galento Max Baer Stan W. Carlson Minneapolis

Beware Tennis Elbow by Dr Logan Clendening

The article explains tennis elbow as an inflammation of a forearm bursa near the elbow joint and outlines treatment. It covers sprains versus fractures, rest and support, and notes a factual anecdote from a Boston surgeon.

Logan Clendening, M. D Boston Torhvor

Baseball chatter and sports tidbits from late summer

Random notes mention Lou Gehrig ready for presses, Pie Traynor coaching the Pirates, and Frankie Frisch seeking methods. Media talks heat up for Tulane Boston College opener while New England fans fear no TV. Giants and Bears chatter mix with a Chicago skating idea and Newark Bears standings.

Lou Gehrig Pie Traynor Bucs Frankie Frisch Aw.h Minot N.D New England Boston Chicago New York Brooklyn Giants Newark Bears Washington Bears Butch

Willkie Campaign Piece Sparks Public Interest

The article in Fortune outlines Willkie’s beliefs as seen through Davenport and notes the public’s overwhelming demand for reprints. Davenport calls the effort a “deluge” and says his role at the nonpartisan magazine blurred into partisanship before he resigned along with Oren Root Jr from his law firm.

Root Davenport Willkie New York Russell Davenport Fortune Oren Root, Jr

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