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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
6
Dodgers tie Cardinals as Vander Meer beats them in a 4-3 loss while Brooklyn and St. Louis exchange leads in a tense early season. Cards rally with hits from Slaughter and Mize, Cubs beat Bees, and Indians, Tigers, White Sox, Yankees post strong wins.
Louis Anton Christoforidis knocked out Johnny Romero in a light heavyweight bout while N B A champion Washington Steven Mamakos edged Ernie Vigh on points. The two bouts were reported from Mexico City and Washington with noted ring actions and judges scores.
A May Day sports roundup covers Lou Novikoff warming the bench with Dodgers chatter and Derby chatter. Abe Simon insures his hands for 25 thousand dollars as a precaution. Lou Tufano’s Market Wise wins the Wood Memorial and pays 5 thousand to trainer and jockey. Also notes on Fritzie Zivic, Patty Berg, and a Cincinnati Reds parade hope, plus Charleston hardware director Ogden appointed buyer in Harrison County.
Joe Gordon of the Yankees homered and added three singles driving in four runs against the Browns. Ken Keltner hit a two run homer in the ninth to beat the Athletics. Ed Smith collected eight hits as the White Sox routed the Senators. Cy Blanton scattered ten hits and struck out six to stop the Pirates. Rudy York drove in five with a homer and two doubles for Detroit. Joe Medwick’s two run homer in the eighth helped Brooklyn edge the Reds. Enos Slaughter led St Louis with three hits including a homer in the Giants attack alongside Bill Nicholson and Billy Myers. The Cubs, led by two RBI from each, beat the Braves.
Yesterday's NL results show Brooklyn edging Cincinnati 4 to 3 while St Louis defeated New York 6 to 4. Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 8 to 4 and Chicago topped Boston 9 to 4.
American League results list Cleveland 6 Philadelphia 5 Chicago 5 Washington 1 Detroit 12 Boston 8 New York 7 St Louis 1. Projections include Cincinnati at Brooklyn Walters 2 1 vs Davis 1 1 St Louis at New York Warneke 2 0 vs Gumbert 1 0 Chicago at Boston Lee 0 2 vs Tobin 0 2 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Bauers 0 2 vs Johnson 0 0 Philadelphia at Cleveland I Knott 0 2 vs Feller 3 1 Boston at Detroit Johnson 1 6 vs Bridges 2 0 Washington at Chicago Leonard 0 3 vs Dietrich 3 0 New York at St Louis Bonham 2 0 vs Caster 0 1.
Horse fans in Louisville search for the Derby winner as eleven three year olds race for 75000 dollars at Churchill Downs. Top contenders include Dispose Blue Pair Whirlaway Our Boots Porter s Cap and Chesapeake stakes winner Morris with outsiders possible in mud.
Brownlow Bruins opened the year with an 8 to 3 victory over Blueville at Brownlow park after grabbing a five run lead in the first inning. Next Sunday the Bruins meet Maple Avenue club again. Robinson Miller Moran and Henry Lucas starred as Brownlow built the early lead and held on for the win.
The Welch Miners beat the Bluefield Blue Grays 13 to 10 in 12 innings to run their season win streak to four. Mercer Welch and Hal Kase homered as the offense combined for the late rally. Huntington Aces earned their first win, 10-3 over Ashland, with Fred Blake pitching.
Columbus, May 1. A strong season is predicted for the Middle Atlantic baseball league as games begin. President Elmer Daily cited employment gains allowing more fans to attend. Openers include Erie vs Zanesville, Youngstown vs Charleston, Akron vs Springfield, and Canton vs Dayton.
In Moscow Timoshenko urges Soviet workers to labor relentlessly to bolster defensive capacity as Red Army remains ready for any surprise. He emphasizes keeping powder dry and preventing “accidents” or enemy tricks. Giant parade centers in Red Square.
Labor leader charges that government agencies including the Office of Production Management and the War Department fail to adequately represent unions. He singles out William Knudsen, blaming him for bottlenecks and labor suppression. He asserts that some labor representatives in Washington act to placate or control workers rather than empower them.
In a complex bridge problem West leads a heart after a spectacular bidding sequence. South suspects West aims to aid a finesse while West’s play hints at deception. The kibitzer’s remark suggests an even braver line if West held a singleton trump.
A heated scene unfolds as workers debate labor's role with government. Phil Murray endorses cooperation, predicts contracts with Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel and an exclusive bargaining pact with Ford. Murray argues labor must gain rights to participate in government affairs as its power grows.
The Appalachian wage agreement limits daily pay to seven dollars and forty cents in the southern district while 115 of 125 northern mines in West Virginia were active. Ten non affiliated mines remain idle including Semet Solvay’s Fayette Mercer and McDowell county pits and Elk River Coal and Lumber at Widen, with no plans to resume.
United Mine Worker officials say picketing will continue in both northern and southern districts after work resumes at the reopened mine. The stance underscores ongoing labor tensions surrounding the revival.
Churchill disclosed 3000 British casualties in Greece as German gains on land and air opened the Thermopylae battlefront. Piraeus port loss forced reembarkation from open beaches under air and ground assault. rear guards sacrificed to secure the withdrawal while escaping troops kept fighting gear for later use.
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