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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1941
Page
6
Bucky Walters, the Cincinnati Reds ace, silenced the Brooklyn Dodgers to halt their nine game win streak in a tense 1-1/11th inning showdown. Walters drove in the decisive run with a sliding double and scored on Eddie Joost’s single, while fanning two pinch hitters to close out the game as Dodgers again faced late innings trouble.
Fourteen year old Bobby Jones, son of the former golf star, was out of contention in the southern prep and high school golf tournament in Chattanooga Tennessee. He posted a two round total of 95 98 193, 53 over par, describing penalties on every hole. His father, present for the round, had optimistically predicted 97s or 105s on each eighteen.
Charlie Keller of the Yankees homered and tripled driving in seven runs against the Browns. Frank Pytlak and Dom DiMaggio of the Red Sox each had four hits in a big win over Detroit. Dutch Leonard and Cecil Travis of the Senators combined eight hit shutout, Travis homering and doubling twice. Russ Bauers of the Pirates threw five hitters vs Philadelphia while Bucky Walters of the Reds stopped the Dodgers with seven hit innings and a go-ahead double. Lou Warneke of the Cardinals blanked the Giants after nine hits. Bob Feller of the Indians helped with four RBIs including a homer.
Historic NL results show Cincinnati edged Brooklyn 2 to 1 in 11 innings and St. Louis blanked New York 5 to 0. Pittsburgh crushed Philadelphia 15 to 2, while Chicago and Boston were rained out. Cleveland defeated Philadelphia 13 to 8, Boston topped Detroit 15 to 9, and Washington routed Chicago 7 to 0. New York beat St. Louis 14 to 5. Probable pitchers list includes Chicago at Brooklyn Wyatt and Lee, Tobin, Gumbert, Hughes, Krist. American League action features Boston at Cleveland, New York at Chicago, Washington at St. Louis, and Philadelphia at Detroit with listed starters.
West Virginia University aims to showcase its 1941 Varsity against a formidable Alumni squad in a 3:15 p.m. test after a Mountaineers baseball clash with Pitt. An expected 4,000 fans will see stars like Joe Studah, Mike Gussie, Albert Baist, Harry Clark, and Bill Karr, with five sophomores and senior leaders in the lineup.
In Atlantic City Freddy Fidusia of Newark stopped Leroy Haynes of Philadelphia. In Burlington Vermont Eddie Ellis of Quincy outpointed Felix Garcia of Puerto Rico over ten rounds with weights unavailable.
The Welch Miners, atop the league, beat the Ashland Colonels 11 to 3 in a Mountain State game. Mercer hit three homers as Welch extended its win streak to five and stay undefeated.
Elkins May 2. Fred Irvin Dickerson of Mars Hill N C was named athletic coach at Davis and Elkins College by President Dr R T L Liston. Dickerson, a Davidson College alumnus, will coach fall football and has coached at Lees-McRae and Mars Hill Junior College. He is a Greensboro North Carolina native.
Herbert L. McAfee a 40 year old auto mechanic died in a Charleston hospital from injuries after a fall from a garage roof Tuesday. Municipal authorities investigated the incident and ruled it an accidental death.
Louisville May 2 Eleven aristocrats of the turf idled in guarded stalls as Derby week begins. Post time set for 5 45 p m local time with Derby favorites Our Boots and Porter's Cap leading betting. Crowds from across the nation pour in while trainers forecast a big mutuel handle and a possible 100000 attendance.
A fragment notes a radio quiz gram tease asking the prize question. The line ponders the query What will Hitler do next and signals anticipation for a future prompt. No further context or dates are provided.
Whirlaway from Calumet farm was named to run in the 67th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Agent Billy Whitley filed the entry at 7:42 a.m. EST, echoing trainer Ben Jones history of being first in line. The piece also notes racing staff changes and other sports and media mentions from the era.
A collage of sports notes from The Special News Service discusses Johnny Allen's alleged spitball and other boxing results, plus remarks on Minnesota opener prep, tennis coaching moves, and a medical diagnosis for Max Baer following the Lou Nova bout. The column blends rumor, results, and commentary on athletes and events.
Rev D H W Ware to lead third quarterly conference at Mt Morris Methodist May 4 at 7 30 pm. Knottsville Methodist preaching at 11 am Sunday. Women’s Society postpones regular meeting to May 7. Mrs Samuel Mathews injured eye April 28. Rev J F Hockenberry invited to Aurora High graduation May 20. John G Shroyer ill at Jerome Boyls home. Arthur Wilson visited his home. William Max and Elwood Boyles visited relatives. Dorcas Hockenberry of Grafton visiting. Clare Luzadder called to work at McDaniel home in Grafton. Mr and Mrs Clyde Wiland visiting Wiland parents Sunday.
Wild calla palustris is a small water loving perennial ideal for ponds and bogs. It grows eight to twelve inches tall and can be planted in shallow boxes tubs or pots two plus inches under water. It blooms in May with bright red berries appearing in July.
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