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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1941

Page

6

Dodger Protest Tangles Cubs Cardinal Race in NL

Brooklyn Dodgers protest Chicago Cubs over 26-man roster in first place National League race. Charley Gilbert, traded to Cubs, is at issue as Frick reviews whether Cubs violated limits. protest may affect standings and provoke further challenges.

Iery Grafton W. VA Sentinel Dodger National League Ath Judson Bailey Associated Press Times Square Ford Frick Brooklyn Dodgers Chicago St. Louis Cardinals

Uniontown Track Plans Memorial Day Races

Uniontown Speedway announces a sensational tri state Memorial Day program on Friday May 30 opening the 1941 season. Fans will see top race drivers tackle the world fastest half mile track with six events totaling 100 laps plus a 25 lap stock car race.

Uniontown Uniontown Speedway Tri-State

Yesterday's Stars Shine in Narrow Wins Across Leagues

Dennis Oakehouse of the Browns pitched four hits to beat the Yankees for his third win. Max Butcher of the Pirates stopped the Giants with a four hit outing. Claude Passeau of the Cubs held the Dodgers to four hits and hit a bases loaded homer. John Gorsica of the Tigers shut down the Red Sox with four hits. Ernie Lombardi of the Reds led an attack on the Braves and threw out four runners at second. Frank Hayes of the Athletics had two doubles and two singles. Ed Smith of the White Sox scattered 10 hits to defeat the Senators.

Dodgers Cubs Charley Gilbert Brooklyn Billy Herman Montreal Philadelphia Chicago Frick Cardinals Gilbert Hugh Casey Claude Passeau Cleveland Philadelphia Athletics al Milnar Indians New York Yankees St. Louis Browns John Garshaw Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox Detroit White Sox Washington Senators Pittsburgh New York Giants Max Butcher Pirates Carl Hubbell Cincinnati Reds Boston Dennis Oakehouse Browns Yankees Giants John Gorsica Tigers Red Sox Ernie Lombardi Reds Braves Frank Hayes Athletics Ed Smith Senators

Rookie Severn earns fifth straight win for Williamson

Pitchers dominated as Logan, Welch, and Williamson beat Mountain State foes by wide margins. Joe Pennington celebrated his wedding day with an 8-2 Logan victory over Huntington. Tim Tunner pitched seven hits as Welch won 10-1 over Ashland. Henry Severn posted his fifth win this season in Williamson 11-2 over Bluefield.

Associated Press Logan Welch Williamson Joe Pennington Logan Indians Huntington Tim Tunner Ashland Henry Severn Bluefield

Boxing Results From Night Across U S Cities

Milwaukee Petey Scalzo outpointed Phil Zwick to retain the NBA featherweight title in a Milwaukee bout. Sammy Angott defeated Lenny Mancini in Cleveland in a non title clash. Mike Raffa beat Irish Jimmy Gilligan in Newall. Sugar Robinson knocked out Nick Castiglione in Philadelphia. Red Burman stopped Mike Alfano in Baltimore. Elvira Tunero stopped Wild Bill McDowell in New York. Tony Justo and Turkey Thompson drew in Los Angeles, while Jackie Wilson knocked out Baby Arizmendi in California welterweight action.

Milwaukee Petey Scalzo New York Phil Zwick Kaukauna Wis Cleveland Sammy Angott Louisville Lenny Boom Boom Ray (Sugar) Robinson Nick Castigliote Chicago Baltimore Clarence Red Burman Mike Alfano Newark N. J Elvira Kid) Tunero Cuba Wild Bill McDowell Dallas Texas Los Angeles Tony Justo Turkey Thompson Drew Jackie Wilson Baby Arizmedi Mexico California

National Open Golf prep centers shift focus to Dallas Fort Worth

New York May 20 The Southwest leads sectional qualifiers for the National Open with Dallas Fort Worth hosting the Fort Worth Fort Worth Colonial club event June 5 6 and 7. North American districts list 1 052 entrants with Chicago 104 New York 65 and Detroit 68 among top showings. Exempt players include 33 from last year’s low scorers and eight former Open champions.

New York Southwest Dallas Houston Tulsa Chicago Philadelphia Fort Worth Colonial Club Pittsburgh Detroit United States Golf Association Birmingham Ala Cleveland

College Flyers Report To Pine Bluff For Duty

Charleston dispatch says 15 college men recently named flying cadets in the Army Air Corps are ordered to report at Fort Hayes Columbus for induction May 31. They will undergo a 10 week training course at Pine Bluff Arkansas before assignment to Randolph Field Texas. The group includes Idellus K Bye of Bikins.

Charleston West Virginia Army Air Corps Fort Hayes Columbus Pine Bluff Ark Randolph Field Texas Idellus K. Bye Bikins

Sammy Snead Skips Long Island Goodall Round Robin

Sammy Snead, troubled by a back strain, will skip this week's Goodall Round Robin at Flushing on Long Island. He spoke after an exhibition in Charlottesville and headed to Hot Springs, Va, to protect his form for the National Open at Fort Worth June 5-7.

Charlottesville Sammy Snead Flushing L. I Hot Springs Fort Worth

National League Yesterday's Results Reported

The National League posted yesterday's results with Pittsburgh beating New York 2 to 1, Cincinnati defeating Boston 7 to 3, and Chicago recording a 14 to 1 win over Brooklyn. Only scheduled games.

Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati Boston Chicago Brooklyn

Baseball yesterday results top hitters and scores

American League results show Philadelphia 5 Cleveland 4 and Detroit 4 Boston 2 while St. Louis defeated New York 5 1 and Chicago routed Washington 8 2, detailing four games from the day.

Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit Boston St. Louis New York Chicago Washington

Probable pitchers and lineups across the league

Baseball schedules list probable starters for several matchups including Lohr or Schumacher for New York at Pittsburgh and Klinger for Pittsburgh, Highé against Lee in Brooklyn at Chicago, Errickson versus Thompson in Boston at Cincinnati, Hughes or Pearson for Philadelphia at St. Louis, Auker against Ruffing for St. Louis at New York, Harder versus Hadley for Cleveland at Philadelphia, Newhouser against Johnson in Detroit at Boston, and Lee against Leonard in Chicago at Washington. A western farmer reports a lightning strike left him unshaken, quipping about Joe Louis opponents.

Pet St. Louis Brooklyn New York Chicago Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh Philadelphia Lohrman Schumacher Klinger Highé Lee Errickson Thompson Hughes Pearson Shound Auker Ruffing Cleveland Harder Hadley Detroit Newhouser Johnson Washington Leonard

Penn Military Degree To Connie Mack Upset Rumors

New York May 20 The Special News Service reports a broad effort by midwestern papers to oust athletic leaders at the University of Illinois. Connie Mack will receive a Doctor of Physical Education from Penn Military Institute on June 10, a note tied to a sports column mix of baseball and boxing chatter across national papers.

New York Special. News. Service University of Ilinois Bob Tommy Harmon Joe Cronin Bill Terry Sox Bobby Jones Buck Newsom Tigers Travis Jurges Cronin Vaughan Reds Jimmy Wilson North Carolina U Moust Up Bobs Spring Hill College Tulane Louisiana State Big Dixie Spring Hill Cubs Dizzy Dean Penn Military Institute Connie Mack I Simons Chicago Times Pittsburgh Buccos Augie Galan Giants Gibson White

Scalzo Retains Featherweight Title In Milwaukee Fight

Petey Scalzo of New York retained the National Boxing featherweight title with a 15 round decision over Phil Zwick of Kaukauna Wisconsin before 8500 fans. Scalzo weighed 125 pounds to Zwick’s 124 and won by six rounds to four with five even as referee Barney Ross scored 76 74. Zwick, 36 and with 20 years in the ring, rallied in the final round, knocking the champion through the ropes for a five count, but Scalzo built a sizable lead in earlier rounds.

Milwaukee Wis Petey Scalzo New York National Boxing Association Phil Zwick Kaukauna Scalzo Zwick Barney Ross

Today's Garden Graph By Dean Halliday

A garage can be converted into an orchard by growing dwarf fruit trees in espalier style on the sunlit side. This practical use for city or suburban garages adds productive greenery without sacrificing space.

Dean Halliday

Classified advertising rates and help wanted notice

Cassifica sentinel rates for classifieds are two cents a word for the first insertion and one cent a word for each additional insertion. Minimum charge 45 cents. Each initial or figure counts as 25 percent word. Young men wanted with relocation interviews in Kent Ohio. For rent notices list rooms and addresses in Keyser and Grafton. For sale items include tomato plants and a gas refrigerator with contact numbers.

Sentinel

Espalier Fruit Trees Along Garage Wall

The article describes espalier pruning to flatten young tree branches against a garage wall using trellis or nails. It explains pruning into fork shapes to maximize sunlight for blooms and fruit and notes economy and standardization in printing using Hammermill Bond paper for business output.

Espalier

Catholic Daughters Close Convention With Election

West Virginia Catholic Daughters closed their biennial convention with the election of Mrs. Mary Whitstead of Parkersburg as state regent. Miss Beatrice Fahey of Piedmont was named state monitor, and Charleston was chosen as the 1943 meeting site. An item notes science aims to control the mosquito, with a provocative line about a concentration camp.

Fairmont West Virginia Catholic Daughters of America Mary Whitstead Parkersburg Beatrice Fahey Piedmont State Monitor Charleston

Radio Schedule Fragment From Irle Era

A dense list of 1930s era radio broadcasts and station lines names show a daily lineup across WMMN and NBC CBS networks. It lists programs from Ted Steele to Amos n Andy with various orchestras bands and hosts, including WMMN Fairmont and WNEAF connections across multiple time slots.

WMMN Cbs-Wabc Amos ‘N’ Andy MBS Fulton Lewis, Jr Nbc-Weaf Fred Waring NBC WJZ Morton Gould Nbc-Wblk Fibber McGee Molly Nbc-News Wpe-Waz Ted Steele CBS Glenn Miller Raymond Gram Swing Bob Hope Warren

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