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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1946

Page

2

Reds Grab Doublebill To Tie Three-Way For NL Lead

Cincinnati Reds sweep both ends of a doubleheader 4-2 and 6-1 to climb into a third place tie with the Boston Braves and Chicago Cubs as St Louis slips. Bucky Walters and Ewell Blackwell win in relief. Grady Hatton hits a key homer.

Joe Reichler Associated Press St. Louis Cardinal Walker Cooper New York Giants Redbird Cooper Giants St. Louis Harry Cat Brecheen Charle Red Barrett Cincinnati Reds Boston Braves Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Dodgers Bucky Walters Ewell Blackwell Walters Blackwell Max West Grady Hatton Boston Red—Sox Detroit Tigers Red Sox New York Yankees Cleveland Municipal Stadium New York Boston Mickey Harris Spud Chandler Chandler Harris Yanks Sox Brooklyn Philadelphia Phils Vic Lombard Ed Stevens Auggie Galan Yankees Dizzy Trout Tigers White Sox Ray Sanders Ed Wright Braves Sanders Wright Claude Passeau Cubs Pirates Pete Suder Athletics Stan Spence Senators Suder A’s Spence George Case Indians Tex. Shirley Browns Case Shirley West

Major League Leaders from AP Baseball Stats Summary

National League leaders include Reese batting .411 for Brooklyn with 21 runs and Holmes driving in 18 for Boston. Mustal tops St Louis in doubles and triples with eight and three. Mize of New York leads with six home runs and Reiser of Brooklyn has most stolen bases. Lanier of St Louis 4 0 with 1.000. American League leaders Pesky of Boston bats .394 and scores 31, Doerr 20 RBIs, 43 hits. DiMaggio 6 HR. Harris of Boston 6 0 with 1.000.

Associated Press Reese Brooklyn Ryan Boston Holmes Musial St. Louis Mustal Mize New York Reiser Pesky Doerr Greenberg Detroit Spence Washington DiMaggio Case Cleveland

British boxers push for U S ring hopes in the wake of Woodcock

In a Roundup from New York May 13, Bruce Woodcock’s potential U S debut is discussed as promoter Tom Hurst plans to import British talent. Hurst notes amateur clean records and British Board of Control hurdles, while Woodcock’s early success spurred a flood of eager aspirants. The column also touches on other sports notes from Indiana U. football inquiries to lacrosse players paying their own way.

Hugh Fullerton, JR New York Britain Bruce Woodcock Tami Mauriello Lefty Tom Hurst Woodcock Hurst Tom England Bruce British Boxing Board of Control Tami Bob Cook Uncle Sam Indiana U John Cannady

Britons Win New York in Wartime Football Match

The Liverpool club defeated the New York All-Star pro team 3 to 1 in an American tour game. Wartime tests at a German proving ground are noted, and photos from a captured film show a Nazi V-2 rocket exploding earlier than planned. The images are said to be the only known photos of such a rocket’s explosion.

New York Liverpool Proving Ground Germany New Mexico International

Horseman Dies and Sports Crowd Report in Baltimor

In Lexington Kentucky Walnut Hall Farm manager Harkness Edwards, age 41 and Grand Circuit vice president, died yesterday. A Pittsburgh native son of Dr Ogden M Edwards Jr his death follows a season marked by racing prominence. A large crowd watched visitors push ahead in a second half after a 1 4 tie in the first half at Baltimore.

Baltimore Lexington Y —Harkness Edwards Walnut Hall Farm Grand Circuit Edwards Pittsburgh Ogden M. Edwards

Assault Dominates Derby and Preakness Discussion

Baltimore May 13 A club critique of Assault the Texas Derby and Preakness favorite shows experts split on potential faster times. Debate focuses on distance misprint mile and three sixteenths and a 2 06 45 Derby pace as evidence of limited improvement.

Baltimore Lord Boswell Pimlico Lord B Churchill Downs Brooklyn St- Louis Boston Chicago Cincinnati Maryland New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia

Joe Louis Beginnings To Look Like Champ Of Old

Joe Louis marked his 32nd birthday with four brisk rounds before a Sunday training camp crowd in Pompton Lakes New Jersey. He faced Al Hoosman in part of the session while preparing to defend his heavyweight title against Billy Conn on June 19 at Yankee Stadium.

William DuPont, Jr Hampden Wilmington Del Jessop Arcaro New Orleans Pelicans Nashville Banner Billy Thompson Yankees Senator Claghorn al Schmid Guadalcanal Bob Anderson Pompton Lakes N. J Joe Louis al Hoosman Jimmy Bell Perk Daniels George Fitch Brown Billy Conn Yankee Stadium

Standings Snapshot From Early Season Scores

Philadelphia leads 6-1 followed by Washington 4-3 and Cleveland 4-3. St Louis 3-9 and Boston 3, New York 1. Detroit 4 and Chicago 1. Cincinnati 4-5 and St Louis 2-1. Boston 6-7 and New York 5-2. Brooklyn 13, Philadelphia 4, Chicago 3, Pittsburgh 1.

Bernhardt Signs with Brooklyn Dodgers After Army Service

George Bernhardt a 215 pound guard from Illinois has signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America conference. He was discharged from the Army Air Forces after 40 months of service.

Brooklyn George Bernhardt Tlinois Brooklyn Football Dodgers Bernhardt Army Air Force

Baseball Schedule Fragments and Captain John Smith Note

The listing shows today games St Louis at Cleveland Chicago at Detroit Philadelphia at Brooklyn New York at Boston. Tomorrow features both American and National League matchups including Boston Chicago New York St Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati and more with night games noted. Captain John Smith, famed colonial Virginia traveler, is also referenced with travel book authorship.

St. Louis Cleveland Chicago Detroit National League Philadelphia Brooklyn New York Boston Washington Pittsburgh Cincinnati

Rain and wet field again halts game

The Quality Market team and Philippi Independents had their game canceled after rain and muddy field conditions. Manager Ross Gerard said regular practice would be held tonight to keep the squad advancing early in the season. Two away games were expected to proceed later in the week if weather cooperates.

G. H Quality Market Philippi Independents Ross Gerard Gerard

Westinghouse lamp plant aims to resume in two weeks

The Westinghouse lamp plant, idle since January due to a CIO strike, expects full-scale production to resume in about two weeks. Union locals ratified an 18 cent per hour wage increase, paving the way for work to restart. A separate for sale notice lists five rooms, one acre, water, furnace and phone in Fairmont.

Fairmont Westinghouse Lamp CIO United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers Washington Street

Classified Ad Rates And Terms From The Sentinel

Sentinel classified rates are two and a half cents per word for the first insertion and one and a half cents per word for each additional insertion, with consecutive insertions in regular style. 102 acres noted, mini-room house, barn, atrium rate 55 cents, each timber fruit water good initial and each figure counted as 21 20 dollars. terms easy.

Sentinel Miranda Blue Creek

Edmiston elected president of WV employment unit

Andrew Edmiston state employment director was chosen president of the West Virginia chapter of the U S employment service at a Clarksburg meeting on May 13 1935.

Clarksburg Andrew Edmiston West Virginia The U. S. Employment Service

Auction sale of steers near Colfax on Tygarts River

Auction on farm one mile below Colfax on Tygarts River Marion County three miles north of 250 between Fairmont and Grafton on Thursday May 16 at 1 30 p m. About 20 long yearlings and 20 two year old steers Hereford Angus or Shorthorn stock in excellent condition after wintering on an Ohio farm. Trucking available Funds cash. R H Dollison J R Dawkins auctioneers 32 Sts. FOR SALE 3 room brick buff house with two cellars outbuildings acres See Kenneth Stone Route 2 Newburg W Va 32 6ts. FOR RENT OR SALE 6 room house Garden fruit and electric Water in kitchen See Mrs McKeen 244 West Main Street 31 2ts.

Colfax Tygarts River Marion Fairmont Grafton Ohio R. H. Dollison J. R. da

Fiduciary Notice for Estate in Grafton Wisconsin

Legal advertising notice for the estate of JRopert filed for probate in West Main Grafton Taylor County Wisconsin. Creditors and interested parties are required to appear at the office to protect their interests by a specified date in May 1946.

Toner Eva Brooks F. N. Brooks George Robert Moore Lora B Homer B. Daugherty Howard J. Dai William Pascia West Main Grafton Taylor County Gwen

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