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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1929

Page

6

Gehrig and Ruth homer as Yankees top Red Sox 3 0

Rain disrupted Eastern schedules but the Yankees defeated the Red Sox 3 to 0 at Ruppert stadium. Babe Ruth hit his seventh homer and Lou Gehrig his ninth, while John Russell held Washington to seven hits as the Athletics beat the Senators 7 to 0.

Lou Gehrig Babe Ruth William J. Chirman Associated Press Yankees Storm Ruppert Stadium Red Sox Athletics Senators Washington New York Jack Russell Fred Helmach Heston Invaders Babe Gehrig Lois Mackmen Browns Cleveland Swans Yanks White Sox Detroit Navin Field Chicago Johnny Mostil Athletica George Walberg Cardinals Adolfo Luque Reds Cincinnati Burleigh Grimes Pirates Wrigley Field Bruins Red Birds

Champaign bout set for May 28 with Jack Lee in ring return

Champaign Illinois star Lea Marriner, sidelined by an injury, plans a May 28 comeback bout against Chicago heavyweight Jack Lee. Across sports, Michigan leads in Western Conference baseball as Iowa and Illinois chase the Wolverines with key Friday and Saturday games in Iowa City. French championships open with doubles before singles, featuring top players like Willis Tilden Lacoste and Brugnon. Cubs break road woes but face Burleigh Grimes as they return to Chicago, while Grimes has bedeviled McCarthy’s club this season.

Associated Press Champaign Lea Marriner University of Illinois Jack Lee Chicago Michigan Iowa Illinois Hawkeyes Wisconsin Wolverines Iowa City Haint Paris Helen Willis Bill Tilden Frank Hunter Jean Borotra Rene Lacoste Jacques Brugno Chicago Cubs Burleigh Grimes Pirates Cubs Pittsburgh Grimes Joe McCarthy

Veterans in Memorial Day Race May Boost Big Ten Title Hopes

Chicago faces a chance at its first Big Ten title in years as conference tennis squads reach Columbus Ohio for a two day meet. The Maroons led by George Lott who is ranked third in the U S have won all six duel matches this spring and seek further success.

Chicago Columbus Maroons George Lott

Gehrig Extends Lead Amid Yankees Victory Highlights

The Associated Press notes Gehrig widened his lead with two at bats yielding four points, while Ruth and Gehrig hit home runs and Hornsby collected three safe drives. The Rajah added 20 points to reach 315, moving into third place just three behind Ruth. Also mentioned are bottomley Goslin and Waner in the batting table. Memories of the Black Hills gold rush are linked to a museum in Deadwood through W. B. Adams preservation effort.

Associated Press Gehrig Ruth Hornsby Rajah Ruth Hornsby Bottomley Goslin P. Waner Black Hills Deadwood C.e W. B. Adams

Weekend sports wrap highlights a packed MLB night and early college action

Yesterday's results feature Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 1 and St Louis 2 Cincinnati 1 in 11 innings. Other MLB scores include New York 3 Boston 0 and Philadelphia 7 Washington 0. College and track notes cover Berkeley and Emory Curtice, and Yale-Princeton in Carnegie cup rowing, with LSU taking Southern Conference title and Nebraska winning Big Six.

Pittsburgh Chicago Louis Cincinnati St. Louis Philadelphia Boston New York Washington Detroit Cleveland Chubs L. Pet Onteago ABA Brooklyn W. L. Pat St. Loui

Golf Offers Haven for Decrepit Stars

Golf, once derided as an old man’s game, becomes a refuge for aging sportsmen retiring from faster pursuits. Normie Himes, Mike Donahue, Jigger Stats, Tommy McCarthy, Freddy Harkins, Pony McAtee, and Paul Scull shift to golf roles or teach, while amateurs also take up practice, using golf to ease the slow-down from vigorous careers.

Normie Himes New York Americans Normie Galt Ontario Mike Donahue Auburn Alabama Mike Baton Rouge Golf and Country Club Tommy McCarthy Poughkeepsie Tommy California Meester McCar-r Freddy Harkins Woburn Mass Pony McAtee Pony Pony i Royal Ancient Paul Scull Penn Oli

Hen refuses setting so farmer adopts eleven pigs

In Pratt Kansas on May 20 a farmer near here, Sam Heck, owns a hen that would not sit. He refuses the hen’s attempt to set and instead raises a family of eleven pigs who eat and sleep together, forming an unusual farm scene.

Salo Leads Pyle's Field in 22 Mile Cross Country Race

Midian Tex May 20 Johnny Salo Passaic detective police chief led C Pyle's cross country 22 mile event with 21 minutes 30 seconds at the start toward Odessa He added 17 minutes yesterday when he and Sam Richman of New York stopped 40 miles from Big Spring in 5 09 05 to win first place England involved in the event

Midian Tex Johnny Salo Passaic N. J C. C

Clyde Van Dusen Wins Derby Ending Man O War Legend

Clyde Van Dusen, a gelding sired by Man O War and trained by a Kentuckian, captured the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs defeating 20 rivals. Jockey Pony McAteer rode the winner with calm ease, breaking a long jinx and adding a vivid chapter to Derby lore.

Associated Pros Louisville Kentucky Cerny Clyde van Dusen Napur Panchiothira Alan J. Gould Associated Press New York Man O'War Clyde van Dusen Mahubah Churchill Downs McAtge Man,o'war Kentcky Matic

Boxing Booms in Boston Without Sharkey's Help

Boston's boxing scene grows with a new 20 000 capacity arena and strong local promoters led by Eddie Mack. Prominent fighters include Jimmy Maloney Ernie Schaaf Al Mello Honeyboy Finnegan and Tommy Loughran with clashes set against outsiders and a path toward Schmeling and a potential welterweight title by season's end.

Boston Sharkey Karar Tnungs Changea Eddie Mack the Garden Jimmy Maloney Ernie Schaaf al Mello Honeyboy Finnegan Schaaf Tommy Loughran Gorilla Jones Johnny Risko Honeyboy Finnegan Klig

Leaders and all star Major League leap lineup

The passage lists various racing times and places, naming competitors such as Herbert Hede man from New York and John Slo Passaic, with scattered scores and nationalities. It then describes an imagined all star leap lineup for baseball with Bill Terry Frank Frisch Willie Karim Larney Friberg Heving O Doul and others.

Bill Terry New York Giants Frank Frisch St. Louis Cardinals Willie Karim Chicago White Sox Larney Friberg The Phitliee

Cubs gain NL edge with strategic substitutions

The note suggests Stephenson and Quyler strengthen the Chicago Cubs against the National League, with potential substitutions such as Clancy for the White Sox, Foxx for Athletics, and Gehringer for Frisch, aiming to maintain hitting strength without notable losses.

Stephenson Quyler Chicago Cubs Clancy Soix Foxx The Athletica Terry Gehringer Detroit Frisch

Train Hits Boulder Near Uniontown Pa

A Pennsylvania railroad passenger train struck a large boulder on tracks near Diibar today. Passengers and crew escaped injury though the locomotive derailed and traffic was tied up for hours. The train was hauled from Uniontown to Pittsburgh. passengers were transferred to a relief train and taken to Pittsburgh. A monument honoring the birthplace of a Scandinavian Lutheran in Center City, Minnesota, was dedicated.

Uniontown Pennsylvania Railroad Diiibar Union Town Pittsburgh Pitts Burch

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