Yankees Humbled Again As Pitching Proves Weak
In Boston on May 12 1941 the Yankees suffered a 13 6 loss as four hurlers allowed 17 hits. The club's sluggers lagged with only Dickey and DiMaggio batting over .300, while rookies failed to secure a winning start. The Dodgers maintained a two game NL lead, and the Indians split with the Browns in a doubleheader.
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Rafton
W. VA
Sentinel
Yankees
Bill Boni
Brooklyn Dodgers
Heda West
Cleveland Indians
Indians
New York Yankees
Boston
Yanks
Bill Dickey
Joe DiMaggio
Boston Red Sox
Spud Chandler
Steve Tek
Charlie Stancey
Normsranch
Marius
Red Ruffing
Lefty
Bonham
Rior
Stanwey
Peek
Branch
George Washburn
Jeffra Archibald To Clash in Title Bout Tonight
Jeffra of Baltimore and Archibald of Providence meet in a 15 round outdoor title bout billed as a clash of featherweight kings. The winner earns a shot at Pete Bealzo for the championship as the long-standing rivals race to add another decisive victory.
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Washington
Harry
Jeffra
Joey Archibald
Pete Bealzo
N. B
Baltimore
New York
Maryland
Pennsylvania
California
Archibald
Providence
R. L
Joe
Arcaro May Skip Whirlaway in Belmont Stakes
Belmont opening amid debate over Eddie Arcaro riding Whirlaway in the Belmont. Mrs. Payne Whitney fields three nominees for Belmont including Monday Lunch and Swing and Sway. Arcaro, the Derby and Preakness-winning jockey, may ride Whirlaway if contracted, but doubts linger about the decision.
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Sid Feder
New York
Eddie Arcaro
Arcaro
Blue Grass
Whirly
Eddie
Ben Jones
Bleheim II
Baseball recap of multiple teams and key hits
Yesterday's stars include Ray Mack and Johnny Lucadello fueling a 6-5 10 inning win for the Browns over the Indians. Claude Passeau pitched the Cubs to a 9-1 rout of the Red Sox and Jim Tabor homered for the Yankees. Cliff Metcalf and Sam Chapman starred for the Giants and Athletics in their wins, while Ted Lyons and other star players contributed across the majors.
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Yanks
Indians
Ray Mack Hal Trosky
St. J
Washington Senators
Brooklyn
Shad T
Phillies
Sburgh Pirates
Kirby’ Highbe
Ainsi
Philadelphia
Tra Itchinson
quell + Piratesr
Daning
Crittelton
New York Giants
Boston
Billy Charges Tripke
Chicago
Thesman
Claudé
Te Fowelling
Steid
Clinetnan Reds
Cubs
Ray Mack
Johnny Lucadello
Browns
Farmer
Hiomer
Lucadello
Claude Passeau
Jim Tabor
Red Sox
Bettea
Yankees
Tra Hutchinson
Cardinals
Pirates
Ted Lyons
White Sox
Tigers
Hank Proves Popular With Army Fellow Fans
A collage of sports notes and odds shows Hank Greenberg drawing officers and men, with other items including bike stars Letourner and Ohrt, Casey Stengel jokes, and Carter-era baseball musings. The piece weaves sport chatter, draft deferment chatter, and roving rider updates into a single week’s miscellaneous sports column.
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Casey Stengel
del Baker
Hank Tever
Detroit
Letourner
Hollywood
Hans Ohrt
Williamson Red Birds cruise past Bluefield 9 to 5
Williamson's Red Birds defeated Bluefield 9 to 5 as King and Atwater each homered. Williamson stays in Bluefield for another game tonight while Ashland plays Welch and Logan heads to Huntington.
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Williamson
Red Birds
Bluefield
Kings
Atwater
Ashland
Welch
Logan
Huntington
Lynch Hurls Shutout To Triumph For Huntington
The Associated Press reports Huntington Aces sealed a 4-0 win over Logan behind Bob Lynch pitching. Huntington’s offense surged late, marking their first shutout of the Mountain State league season. Pim Tunner limited Ashland’s batters as Welch delivered a 6-2 victory. Tioga started Welch’s scoring with a first inning homer.
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Associated Press
Bob Lynch
Huntington
Ife
Aces
Logan
Pim Tunner
Ashland
Welch
Tioga
Grafton Scholastics Edge Quality Market Juniors In Opener
The Grafton Scholastics opened their 1941 baseball season with a 13 to 11 win over the Quality Market Juniors at Athletic Field. The Prongsters erupted for a three-run rally in the eighth inning to overturn an 11 to 10 deficit as they totaled 19 hits to 11 for the losers. Skaggs earned the win with Haddix throwing for Quality Market. Skaggs fanned 21 batters while issuing six walks.
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Grafton
Beaumont
Grafton High Schoor
George Hamric
McCoy
George
Skaggs
McProuty
Graham
R. Swisher
Quality Market
Athletic Field
Haddix
ABA
al Jones
Grafham
Hamric
Demko
Linn
Loar
Todd
Courtney
Quality Irs
Redinger
Swisher
Poling
Canfield
Sandsbury
Gynett
Quality Jrs
G. Poling
Bee
Trader
Triadelphia wins crown at state track meet in Morgantown
Triadelphia High School captured its first state high school track and field meet title by a slim one sixth point over Oak Hill. Coach Art Smith of West Virginia University praised Triadelphia's long-standing track emphasis under Charles Penny, highlighting standout athletes Rusty Ackerman and others as key contributors to the margin and overall strong showing.
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Morgantown
Triadelphia High School
Oak Hill
Art Smith
West Virginia University Tragi
Smith
Mountaineers
Triadelphia
Charles Penny
Parkersburg
Russ Parsons
Jerome Vanmeter
Beckley
Parjhersburg
Ackerman
Stars Help Triadelphia Edge For Team Victory
Triadelphia clinched the meet margin with third place in the mile relay while Conrad Phillips of Huntington East swept both hurdles titles. Parkersburg's Fry and Adair, and Oak Hill's Wilson and Wallace were highlighted as standout sprinters and throwers as the university plans new facilities to elevate future competitions.
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Triadelphia
Conrad Phillips
Huntington East
Ttas
Smith
Fry
Adair
Parkersburg
Wilson
Wallace
Oak Hill
Radio Halts Using Metals in Civilian Gear
Special News Service reports the radio industry cuts aluminum use by 75 percent amid shortages. Substitutes will be used where possible as supplies run out, with steel replacing aluminum in tuning condensers and other parts. Industry prioritizes defense production and warns most products aid Army and Navy communications. Evening listening schedule listed with multiple networks and programs.
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Special
Ratio Manufacturers’ Association
Trade Society For
CBS
NBC
Basin St. Swing
Morgan
National League Yesterday's Results Highlight Key Scores
In National League play yesterday, St Louis defeated Pittsburgh 7 to 4 while Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 6 to 5. New York defeated Boston 8 to 3 and Chicago routed Cincinnati 9 to 1.
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St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Warneke
Heintzelman
Lee
Turner
Pearson
Baseball Scores From Yesterday In American League
The standings show Boston defeated New York 13 to 5 and Chicago beat Detroit 2 to 1. Philadelphia edged Washington 10 to 8, while Cleveland beat St. Louis 7 to 5. St Louis then won 6 to 5 in ten innings over Cleveland.
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York
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Leonard
Invisible Woman at Opera House Promises Stunning Tricks
The Opera House screens The Invisible Woman starring Virginia Bruce John Barrymore and John Howard in a high tech invisibility tale. A bewitched fashion model undergoes human invisibility experiments leading to comical and startling consequences.
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Virginia Bruce
John Barrymore
John Howard
Charlie Angeles
Oscar Homolka
Hohors
Miss Bruce
Modekation
Willow Beach and Grafton fight back in high scoring tilt
Willow Beach of Clarksburg and the Grafton Independents clashed Sunday with Willow Beach winning 7 to 1 after a 15 run burst in the first three innings. Tommy Frye and Louis Somat led Willow Beach with strong hitting while Paul Brinkley and Pat Laurborne pitched four innings each, limiting Grafton to one hit. Grafton will host a return game next Sunday with Stolzenfels pitching for the Pirates-bound star.
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Monongahela Valley
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Gainer
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Norris
De‘Moss
Serch
Adams
Saurborne
Frye
Coyne
Ward
Calihan
Brinkley
Gratton
Robison
Ourborne
Silcott
Binegar
Defense loans reassigned to West Virginia agencies
Four of the 217 defense loans to private manufacturers in defense work, reported by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, were reassigned to West Virginia. The total value of these loans reported was $194,150,000, with $6,300 noted in the Federal Loan Administration record.
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Washington
Reconstruction Piiétics Corporation
West Virginia
Jesse Jones
Invis ble Woman Routs Mob in Mexico in New Feature
The Invisible Woman wins a magical young playboy Bore by Howard and captures a fugitive gangster mob hiding out in Mexico. Ward Brophy Donald MacBride and Margaret Hamilton star with Shemp Howard and Thurston Hall in supporting roles. A Edward Sutherland directed with Burt Kelly as associate producer. John Fulton contributed to the visual effects and helped build the V feature.
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Howard
Mexico
Ward Brophy
Donald MacBride
Margaret Hamilton
Shemp Howard
Thurston Hall
A. Edward Sutherland
Burt Kelly
John Fulton
Graftons Skeet Team Takes Third In Tir Meet
Grafton’s skeet team placed third at a Tir meet held at Willow Beach near Clarksburg. Weston’s squad shot 333 birds to win. Clarksburg B was runner up with 214. Grafton tallied 205 and Clarksburg had 190. Purks, Carney, Perine, Kafer Heater led Grafton. Clarksburg A featured Smith, Rucker, Watson, Pisher and Likens. The Grafton lineup included Williamson, Diefenbaugh, Queen, Knotts and Weathern. Clarksburg B included Hier, Robey, Jarvis, Romano and Basil.
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Wilow Beach
Clarksburg
Grafton
Purks
Carney
Perine
Kafer
A’s
Smith
Rucker
Watson
Pisher
Likens
Williamson, Diefenbaugh
Queen
Knotts
Weathern
Hier
Robey
Jarvis
Romano
Basil
Taylor County Baseball Loop Season Opens Wednesday
Taylor County Baseball league season ready to begin Wednesday May 14 at the Athletic field and the Fetterman diamond. In addition to league games, teams may host independent opponents on select days, with scheduling coordinated through local organizers at the Lawson center.
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Taylor County Baseball League
Fetterman
Nerteam
Scra
Lawson’ Center
Assuring Blooms Clematis Care Tips by Dean Halliday
Assuring blooms for temperamental clematis by Dean Halliday. The article describes placing roots in shade while stems and heads receive sun, and suggests a gentle approach to coax the vine to reward with abundant flowers.
Clematis Planting Tips From Old Manual
An excerpted horticultural note advises planting clematis with crown or roots two inches below soil if dry, three inches deep otherwise, using cool moist soil. Mix jimle leaf mold and sand, mulch with manure, and keep the bed rich to encourage growth. avoid shallow planting and ensure moisture.
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