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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1946
Page
2
Max Lanier, defending Brooklyn success, faces the Dodgers in a tight 15 inning battle at Ebbetts Field. He matches zeroes with left handers as St Louis edges Brooklyn 7-5 in 11 frames before Marty Marion delivers a two run single in the 11th.
Morgantown May 15 Syracuse University will be West Virginia University's homecoming opponent next October 26, it was announced by Roy M. Hawley. The Mountaineers lost 12-0 to Syracuse last season in a night game in Syracuse. Syracuse is a top attraction on the 1946 WVU home schedule, with Fordham scheduled for November 9 as the other major feature.
A mosaic of notes from the era. Mexican reporters praise hustling native players after influx of major leaguers and call for better administration and ballparks before next year. Umpire Jim Gaynor to oversee summer league. college players face eligibility quirks. Oklahoma A&M reports heavy spring football lines. boxing, long games, and race track trivia pepper the page with names such as Eddie Eagan and Monmouth Park ready for action.
Wheeling May 15 Frank Thomas who led Alabama to the Rose Bowl last January and Lynn Waldorf of Northwestern will coach the revived Ohio valley all-Star schoolboy game here August 16 sponsors announce Thomas and Waldorf principal members of the Bethany College coaching school August 12 16 will direct the eastern Ohio and West Virginia scholastic stars in a demonstration during the school The Soybean was first introduced to the United States in 1804.
Frank Parker Ted Schroeder Billy Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy named to the U S Davis Cup squad with Walter L Pate as non playing captain They prepare to face the Philippine Islands in St Louis on June 19 1946 in the North American zone first round Kramer misses the opening tie due to Wimbledon duties The team aims to reclaim the Inter national Cup from Australia which held it since 1939
In Buffalo on May 15 the American Bowling Congress crowned champions across events. Doubles winners were John Gworek and Henry Kmidowski of Buffalo, All-Events champion Joe Wilman of Chicago, singles victor Leo Rollick of Santa Monica, and team winners Llo-Da-Mar Bowl of Santa Monica.
Baseball leaders list includes Musial Hopp Walker Mize Pesky Doerr Greenberg DiMaggio and Harris with top batting runs RBIs hits doubles triples HRs and steals across National and American Leagues. An opera premiere and a Georgia pie stew freezing note close the item with cultural context.
Marty Marion drove a bases loaded single for St Louis in a 7-5 win over Brooklyn. Dave Ferriss and the Red Sox beat the White Sox 3-0 as he outdueled Joe Haynes. Buddy Lewis drove in five and Jeff Heath added four as the Senators crushed Detroit 15-1. Joe Gordon homered in the Yankees 6-2 win over St Louis after a playoff week. Kim Wallace limited Pittsboro as the Braves won their fourth straight, 5-1.
The report lists New York defeating St. Louis 6 to 2, Boston topping Chicago 3 to 0, Washington beating Detroit 15 to 1, and Philadelphia vs Cleveland delayed by rain.
In Morgantown on May 15 Ira Errett Rogers lauded Lefty Joe Bermingham, a 23 year old freshman in National League varsity baseball, as the best since Herb Barna. Bermingham hit 10 hits in 16 at bats over four games for a .625 average, showcasing power and fielding for the Brooklyn and St. Louis circuits. Officials of Appalachian Electric Power and AFL Electrical Workers Union signed a wage pact ending a month long dispute, with Charleston WV and Roanoke Va as signing sites.
St Louis tops Brooklyn 7 to 5 in extra innings while Boston defeats Pittsburgh 5 to 1. Cincinnati at New York and Chicago at Philadelphia play under rain delays.
Boston signs left handed pitcher Ernie White after Cardinals release. White, formerly under St Louis manager Billy Southworth, joins the Braves as part of a growing influx of ex Cardinals players into the team.
In London on May 15 Gus Lesnevich of Cliffside New Jersey retained the world light heavyweight title by stopping Freddie Mills in the tenth round in a bout hailed by London writers as the greatest fight seen in a British ring for generations. Lesnevich weighed 175 pounds Mills 173 pounds.
Du Pont company announced start of construction for a new plastics plant near Parkersburg West Virginia within a month. Temporary offices will be set up in an old house on the plant site. Charleston separate item notes price ceilings for roofing materials in several counties and a cache of long stored canned food found in the Arctic in good condition from 1852 masked by a Northwest Passage expedition.
An ad fragment invites patrons to a Strand show starting Friday night, promising a provocative experience with a woman characterized by personal desires and no standards.
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