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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1941
Page
6
The Indians beat Chicago 3 1 as Al Milnar pitched seven strong innings and Jept Heath homered to key a 3 1 victory. St Louis Cardinals idle, Reds fall. Pirates edged Pirates 4 2 while New York crushed Philadelphia 16th straight. Reds, Pirates mix atop standings as stretch drive begins.
In Columbus Ohio on June 28 two youths battled through 36 holes in the 44th National Intercollegiate Golf championship finals. One player pressed to overcome the medalist while another faced extra holes. The match featured bold play and a dramatic finish as both sought the national title.
Yesterday results show St Louis crushed Detroit 8 0 and New York over Boston 6 3 while Philadelphia beat New York 1 6. Tonight Philadelphia visits New York Hughes faces Hubbell and Cincinnati meets St Louis Vander Meer opposes Gumbert as Pittsburgh faces Chicago Butcher.
Ty Cobb and Ruth Stand halted tied at one all after an 18 hole match at Fresh Meadow course in Boston where Cobb won later in extra holes. Edoh shot 43 4285 and plans hint at a possible rubber match to be played.
In night games Cincinnati beat St Louis 6 to 3 while Philadelphia 4 and New York 3 clash. Only games scheduled.
The national AAU two day track and field carnival began in Philadelphia with a red hot 400 meters race stealing the show. Defending high jump and pole vault contenders include Grover Klemmer Harold Bogrow and Cornelius Warmerdam while New York A C. challenges California rivals in shot put and steeplechase. Junior championships headline the day with seniors set for Sunday.
Pittsburgh report notes Mrs. Margaret McFarland Conn 41 mother of heavyweight contender Billy Conn died after a two year illness. Conn rushed home from New York as her condition worsened then left to referee a Baltimore bout though believing she had rallied. He was in Atlantic City with fiancée Mary Louise Smith when death occurred.
The Dodgers secretly decided they could proceed without Babe Phelps. Rumors swirl of contract talks and possible signings as players pursue better pay and the club plans for next season.
The Mountain State Indians defeated Ashland 5 to 1 behind Logan’s 16 hits, while the Colonels managed only one score. Johnny Reggio was stopped in the seventh inning as Williamson pushed a run across on a double aided by an error.
The Grafton Independents visit Fetterman Diamond for a return game with Newburg Ball Club. Hurling duties lent to Bobby Stolzen as the visitors aim to repeat a prior win and extend their local series on Sunday.
Charleston reports that the conservation commission used hunting and fishing license revenue to predict a near record number of fishermen on West Virginia streams for the 1941 season. Secretary John D. Alderson estimated about a 10 percent rise in first day anglers from last year as boats chased speckled perch pickerel muskellunge and walleyed pike. Conditions were excellent with abundant bass drawing visitors to the eastern panhandle.
Don Padgett of the Cardinals belted a 10 run homer in the eighth zone. Hob Harris of the Browns shut out Rip Sewell as Pirates beat Cubs 9 on a ninth inning rally. Mel Ott of the Giants hit his 18th homer to beat the Phillies. Dick Siebert drove in the winning run in the Athletics ninth inning win over the Yankees. Al Milnar of the Indians held the White Sox to seven hits. Steve Stone?
Huntington a West Virginia golfer E M Tutwiler Jr says he will not travel from Oklahoma City to defend the state amateur golf championship at White Sulphur Springs July 26. Former Mount Hope resident Tutwiler has held the title for two years and his eligibility for the closed event was questioned after he played in an Oklahoma amateur tournament. He cited business commitments preventing his participation next month.
A joint Senate-House conference committee finalized a historic appropriation package totaling 558 312 132 dollars with the Senate's top line at 10 384 21 624 for Army supply. The package includes 500 million dollars for construction of 15 new plants to expand production.
Emergency treatment scheme aided many sick after Germans freed Jeeves' master and moved him to hospitals. Some were able to return home while conditions remained serious for others in the incident.
During a rapid legislative session the approval grew for mortgage insurance rising from 4 to 5 billion dollars, while a senate plan extending insurance to farmers was dropped. A separate measure allocated 150 million for recreational and sanitary facilities in defense areas and tightened draft deferments for men turning 28 on July 1, 1949. The draft bill would force mandatory deferments and grant the president powers to resume defense production and curb plant disruptions, amid House revisions narrowing presidential authority over strikes and plant access.
Emergency at the three story Sones mansion as doctors and nurses from the crowd volunteer to care for the sick. Heat drove people to nearby woods where several collapsed. Ambulances scarce and fire trucks and hearses pressed into service. Forty five persons admitted.
A scheduled baseball game between Graftons Quality Market and Al Chaba promises a hard fought contest. The matchup is set to get underway soon with both sides aiming for a strong performance and a probable close finish.
The readable strokes indicate plans to start production of fabricated parts using aluminum and tin materials. Mentions equipment and facilities needed to scale, plus power and headroom constraints, but the fragment obscures clear entities, dates, and outcomes.
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