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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1948
Page
6
Kentucky Derby day opened in relentless rain at Churchill Downs with 90,000 fans. Six colts faced the muddy track as Citation and Coaltown were the focus, while parimutuel betting faced restrictions. Pirates manager Billy Meyer stars in another MLB update as Pittsburgh climbs in the NL with Sewell and Riddle among pitchers shining.
Classified section lists rates at two and a half cents per word for the first insertion and one and a half cents per word for each additional insertion. For sale items include a 36 inch high spinet piano with standard keyboard and Magnavox radio phonograph combo. Contact Frankie White P O Box 137 Morgantown WV or call 608 32 30 for details. Also Frigidaire and Heatrola at 408 Dewey Avenue phone 608 32-30.
Salem Diamondmen edge Alderson Broaddus 7 6 after trailing from the fourth inning. Cackowski starred with a homer and two other hits driving in two runs as Salem won its fifth straight while AB demolished in five starts.
Yesterday results across leagues include Newark 3 Toronto 2 Rochester 17 Jersey City 6 Montreal 3 Baltimore 2. Buffalo at Syracuse postponed. American Association games postponed. Today’s AL games scheduled 1:00 3: Philadelphia at Washington 3 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland 1:00 p.m. St Louis at Chicago 1:30 p.m. NL Boston at New York 1:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 12:30 p.m. Chicago at St. Louis 8:30 p.m. Yesterday’s NL results: New York 6 Boston 0. Chicago 5 Detroit 4. Philadelphia 3 Washington 12. Boston 7 New York 3. Pittsburgh 10 Chicago 4. St Louis 133 Cincinnati 7. Brooklyn 11 Philadelphia 2. Tomorrow’s schedule includes New York at Boston and Brooklyn at Philadelphia among others.
Gracious summary of top league leaders includes runs kings Keltner and Mayo, hits leaders Mayo Luplen and Boudreau, and home run heroes Keltner and Vico. Pitching stars Reynolds Feller and Lemon Trucks finish with standout marks.
Yesterday's stars include Stan Musial driving in four runs with a homer two doubles and a single in an 18-7 Cardinals win over Cincinnati. Allie Reynolds pitched six shutout innings for the Yankees in a 6-0 win over Boston. In scholastic baseball Nitro edged Charleston Catholic 4 3 and Sissonville beat Charleston 10 2 as West Virginia teams show competitive play. Also noted are vast dairy plant counts and Eurasian drainage facts from agricultural and geographic notes.
Louis D Meisel of Fairmont West Virginia announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for State Senator from the Fourteenth District comprising Monongalia Marion and Taylor Counties and asks Taylor County Republicans for support at the May 11 primary.
Louisville May 1 Derby facts for the 74th running at Churchill Downs. Partly cloudy warmer weather with possible scattered showers. Six starters with Calumet Farm entries Citation and Coaltown as favorites at 1 to 10. Purse totals $100,000 added money. value to winner $383,400. Crowd over 90,000. CBS broadcasts at 4:15 p.m. CST.
Sports roundup notes jet pilot memories and Coaltown’s speed at Hialeah. Foresees Citation favored to win the derby as Ben Jones trains him, while Coaltown looms as a potential dark horse. Includes Tigers rookie George Vico’s peculiar fielding split, Jimmy’s PR role with a Cleveland firm, and Penn State golf’s Tom and Jerry duo, brothers Smith.
State Police released 48 year old Andrew Fred Gillespie of Alum Creek after finding no chargeable evidence. They will pursue further investigation into whether poison caused the deaths of Eugene Gillespie, 17, and the illness of Jerry Gillespie, his two sons. The report also notes historical Mayan knowledge of lunar months and year length.
West Virginia University teams swept Pitt in golf and tennis as the Mountaineers posted a 5 4 golf win and a 6 3 tennis victory. The day also featured plans for a baseball start by Okey Ryan against Washington and Jefferson while Bethany fell 13 3 to WVU in a separate outing.
Three properties listed with addresses 400 Dewey Ave Addison St Beech St. 400 Dewey Ave features six rooms bath basement furnace and paved street with good neighbors. Priced 3800 with loans available. Addison St is six rooms bath on paved street at 2600. Beech St offers seven rooms basement small with winter irradiation and price 5250.
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