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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1939
Page
5
The New York Yankees have won nine straight as Boston and St. Louis scramble to keep pace. Monte Pearson and Charley Ruffing lead a deep pitching staff while the Browns slide, the Indians rise, and Cincinnati nudges into a tie for first in a busy early season with Giants and Cubs trading results.
Baseball standings and results from the American and National Leagues show Boston beating Pittsburgh 5 to 2 and New York routing Chicago 11 to 5. Cincinnati edged Philadelphia 4 to 3 as Brooklyn and St Louis rain interrupted play.
New leaders emerged in major league batting as of May 20 with Joe Kuhel of the Chicago White Sox atop the majors at .413 and Galan of the Chicago Cubs leading the National League at .408 for hitters with 60 or more at bats. The Windy City duo displaced St Louis stars Mel Ott and Joe Medwick who led a week earlier.
Detroit May 20. Heavyweight Joe Louis at ringside as Bob Pastor outpoints Roscoe Toles in 10 rounds. Pastor calls for a title shot and disputes over next opponent rise, with manager Johnston accusing commissions of favoritism and naming Pastor as Louis’s next challenger. Louis says he will fight Pastor soon if he fights as he did Toles.
In Minneapolis Cleo McNeal stopped Dick De Maray in a bout. In Dallas Frankie Hughes halted Gabriel Rogha. In Philadelphia Frank Zamaris knocked out Tom Callahan in a third bout. Details include weights and cities for each fighter.
Twenty two cars and fifty one drivers lined up at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to vie for 93 starting spots in the twenty seventh annual 500 mile race on Memorial Day. Qualifying runs span nine hours today and tomorrow with potential additional attempts next week. Weather forecasts predict clouds and possible thundershowers as 49 automobiles enter before later entrants qualify. Only the fastest 33 gain entry with pole position awarded to the car fastest in today’s runs. Official records show a speed of 130.492 mph as the one lap mark and 125.769 mph as the qualifying record.
Ernie Lombardi hit a 12th inning homer to beat the Phillies. Red Ruffing allowed seven hits in spring for his sixth undefeated start as the Yankees edged the White Sox. Buddy Hassett's two-run double helped the Bees top the Pirates 5-2. Jim Tabor homered and added a double and two singles in the Red Sox rout of the Browns. Billy Jurges and Hank Danning bordered the Giants 11-5 win over the Cubs with RBI hits. Chubby Dean's pinch double produced three runs and he pitched two innings of shutout relief to beat the Tigers. Ken Keltner collected two hits and three RBIs in the Indians' 8-4 win over the Senators.
West Virginia trout anglers limit catching to dry flies as streams run low and clear per the conservation commission. Rain expected in Tucker and Pocahontas counties. Webster may see weekend showers. contrasts the prior opening weekend with snow and high water.
Detroit may field an all Providence college battery next year with Kwasniewski and Febbetts. Francis Wallace plans a Pigskin Preview for a national magazine in September. Lou Gehrig to represent the Yanks at the baseball hall of fame dedication. Ray Arcel will train Nova against Baer in Nova’s corner. Benny Leonard earned nearly $5,000 refereeing bouts in nine months. Max Marek debuts under the Al Weill banner against Wally Sears. Sammy Baugh buys a 762 acre ranch near Sweetwater Texas. American association papers scold Trautman for umpiring. Dodgers split a three game series with the Cubs. Union College yearlings rally to beat Troy, 33-30. Bill Corum suggested Babe Ruth as a sleeping car name. Giants radio jokes reflect their status.
Michigan's track team led by Bill Watson aims to clinch a third straight outdoor title under Coach Charles Hoyt at Ann Arbor. Watson set a Big Ten discus record and advanced in three events, as Wisconsin and Indiana trail with several qualifiers in the meet.
Chicago May 20 Cubs pitcher O Dizy Dean prepares for his first start of the season against the Boston Bees at Wrigley Field. Manager Gabby Hartnett notes a 30,000 crowd as Dean faces questions about his $20,000 salary and potential role. Dean, who beat Boston last season, showed sharp form against the Dodgers with three hits and five strikeouts in five innings.
The Huntington Aces edged the Logan Indians 6-5 in Mountain State League action aided by three double plays and two home runs from Mike Powers and center fielder Lines. Bluefield Bluegrays beat Ashland 9-3, Williamson Redbirds outslugged Welch 17-6 with Wickel charging a bases loaded homer and Erretta hitting one in the ninth. next games set Bluefield at Ashland, Welch at Williamson, and Logan at Huntington.
The Baltimore and Ohio Western Maryland petition seeks discontinuance of trains Nos 32 and 33 between Elkins and Graf ton while trains Nos 101 102 run between Weston and Pickens and trains Nos 62 65 operate between Clarksburg and Burnsville.
French and American authorities hold reports that Nazi agents sought a disgruntled Czech or Slovak to carry out an assassination. The plan allegedly involved a refugee who would reach France then the United States, with tight frontier surveillance and discreet protective measures around Benes. In Martinsville area, Miles Palmer, 26, died from a head wound after being found at his Proctor home last Tuesday.
The West Virginia Bakers association will hold its annual convention in Huntington starting Sunday with more than 300 delegates expected. Sessions will continue through week with plans for future meetings and industry discussions.
Strand Theatre opens the film Made For Each Other starring Carole Lombard and James Stewart. The drama follows Jane and Johnny Mason as marriage tests love amid family tensions, career cuts, economic stress, and a gripping race against death ending in a poignant climax.
The opening shows Buns mules crash a Miss George dedication at the new country club as the Missouri farmer wrestles between devotion to animals and love for his wife. In London Burns pursues his aims with dry wit while his wife climbs society, ending with an old friend’s aid saving the day.
Opera House Republic presents Storm Over Bengal a brisk adventure set in Northwest India with rebellion against the British Army. Patric Knowles and Richard Cromwell star as brothers competing for the same woman Rorchelle Hudson countered by villain Rahman Khan played by Douglas Dumbrille. Garrett Fort screenplay and Sidney Salkow direction deliver brisk action romance and heroism for fans of the Hollywood action cycle.
Paramount presents Bob Burns in a comedy about a Missouri magnate in London society. The film follows his comic misadventures after Britain's army uses tractors instead of mules and Mrs. Bob pursues social ambitions, landing him in swank Mayfair among society leaders and officials.
The royal visit includes a garden party for 5,000 guests, a parliamentary dinner, and a war memorial unveiling in Toronto. The king and queen will also meet Canadians across Ontario and speak with French communities, including the famous Dionne quintuplets born May 28.
In a Callander nursery yesterday, Ma rie and Emilie bowed so low during practice that they toppled over. They were working on proper etiquette as elders cautioned about handling the bow with care amid difficulties.
Billy Robertson, son of Mr and Mrs Victor Robertson of Detroit, wandered away from the Robertson farm with his dog and later found by Jake Cantrell six miles away after a night spent sleeping under a bush. State police and CCC enrollers joined the search.
Real estate ad offers a six room house with bath on Walnut Street at 1800 dollars and land near Thornton, West Virginia, partly cleared with no buildings at 750 dollars. strong emphasis on bargains and quick sale.
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