Shotton Shuffles Chuckers More Than Leo Durocher
Dodgers manager Burt Shotton uses 81 pitchers in 28 games 2.89 per contest to lead a pitching rotation with few hurlers used deep into games. A 10 inning win over the Cardinals featured two hurlers, Joe Hatten and Hugh Casey. The Cubs moved to first with a 2-1 win over the Phillies in Wrigley Field. Frank Shea earned his first major league shutout in a 5-0 Yankee win over Detroit. Philadelphia beat Chicago 5-2 as Bobo Newsom claimed win number 195 in the big leagues. Western Auto’s Big Bass contest opens May 15 with prizes across 35 states, including $159.50 power head outboard motors and multiple rod and reel prizes.
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Leo Durocher
Dodgers
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Shotton
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Harry
the Cat) Brecheen
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Hal Newhouser
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Detroit
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Pete Gebrian
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia
Chicago
Bobo Newsom
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
Taylor County
West Virginia
Western Auto
Power Head Wizard
Outboard Motors
Heddon Pal
Western Auto Associate
Baseball scores and schedule in the American and National Leagues
In the American League Detroit visits New York while Cleveland meets Boston and Chicago travels to St Louis. In the National League Pottsburgh plays St Louis. Yesterday results include New York 5 Detroit 0 and Philadelphia 5 Chicago 2, while Washington defeated St Louis 7 3. Chicago 2 Philadelphia 1 was also noted.
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New York
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pete
Associated Press
Pottsburgh
Washington
Cleveland May Have To Forfeit A Game
President Bill Veeck of the Cleveland Indians will decide today whether to move tomorrow's game with the St. Louis Browns from Municipal Stadium to League Park. Construction on a midget auto track around Municipal Stadium left the field a quagmire and sparked a threat from AL President Harridge that the game could be forfeited. Veeck plans the switch to avoid losing a key pennant race game.
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Cleveland
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
League Park
Municipal Stadium
American League
William Harridge
Browns
Indians
Veeck
University to Add 1600 Seats at Field House
Charleston May 22 Plans to install 1600 additional seats at West Virtpain University field house were disclosed as bids opened for structural steel for two end mezzanines. The seating would raise capacity to 6500 and be ready by the fall basketball season. Folding seats will be provided. No bids yet received on construction, Terrell said.
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Charleston
West Virtpain University
Mountaineers
Terrell
Suspend For Chaining Horse At Havre De Grace
Havre de Grace Maryland stewards suspend an owner and groom for chaining a horse to excite it for a race. M. E. Gilbert Jr of Halethorpe owner of Duke o Balue and Walter Fuller groom face criminal cruelty charges. The incident left the horse last in a 12 horse field.
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Havre DE Grace
Maryland Racing Commission
M. E. Gilbert, Jr
Halethorpe
Duke-o- Balue
Walter Fuller
Puller
Norton to Play Merchants Return Game Here Sunday
Norton visits Grafton for a Sunday rematch with the Merchants at the high school field aiming to erase last week’s 3-3 draw. The contest caps the Merchants early season warmups before tougher summer opposition and Decoration Day events start at 3 15 p m. Boxing bouts promote the Jaycees afternoon card featuring Zan A C fighters from Morgantown and Foley A C of Canonsburg Pa.
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Norton
Grafton Merchants
Grafton
Merchants
Terra Alta
American Legion
Jack Warky
Golden Gloves
Sinclair
Jaycees
Joe Louis to box three round exhibition in Spokane
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis will box a three round exhibition June 13 in Spokane for promoter Orion W. Gross. He may box in Seattle June 16. Tiger Jack Fox will face Louis in Spokane. Seattle opponent not determined. This will be Louis first exhibition since a Mexico and Latin America tour.
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Los Angeles
Joe Louis
Orion W. Gross
Spokane
Wash
Seattle
Tiger Jack Fox
Louis
Mexico
Latin-America
Roundup hits from May 22 with Army Navy links and boxing notes
Sports notes by Hugh Fullerton Jr discuss Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard with Army Navy matchups and a post game plan, Abe Greene’s boxing chair, and the Green Bay Packers seeking a seal. Other items cover Gene Mauch, Rhubarb growth, Nebraskas track hopes, and Ben Agajanian signing with the Los Angeles Dons after losing toes in an elevator accident.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Glenn Davis
Army
Navy
Glenn
Fort Riley
Kas
Doc Blanchard
Abe Greene
New Jersey
John Hall
Green Bey Packers
Gene Mauch
St. Paul
Roy Hamey
American Association
Umps
Gene
Hamey
Pittsburgh
Greendere Gardens
Nebraska
A. A
Lincoln
Southern California
Roland Link
Bellwood
Ben
Medley C. Magruder Wins $675 Verdict Against Grocer
Ashland Ky resident Medley C. Magruder wins a $675 verdict plus $150 already admitted against a wholesale grocery firm over a promised all expense paid trip from a sales contest. The report includes unrelated notes on coal usage, radioactive materials in weed research, and Iquitos river access.
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Huntington
Medley C. Magruder
Ashland
WORK ON ROLLAND STOPPED CLARKSBURG
Federal conciliator Martin E. Swan ger met with Rolland Glass officials and about 400 striking workers to settle a dispute that idled the plant since May 15. The cause was not disclosed. Iceland is about the size of Virginia.
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Clarksburg
Martin E. Swanger
Rolland Glass Company
Iceland
Virginia
Teol Fungicide Ad Promises Fast Germ Killing
An advertisement from Malone Drug Store offers Teol a strong fungicide containing 90 percent alcohol. It promises to penetrate and kill more athlete's foot germs within an hour, with a money back guarantee of 35 cents if not pleased.
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Noy
Malone Drug Store
Baseball enters regional finals in state scholastic tourney
Sophia Hishs school in Raleigh county advances as the first official entrant for the May 29 31 state scholastic baseball tournament in Charleston. Regional action resumes with Wellsburg Moundsville Weirton versus Benwood and other pairings as finals set for Friday and Saturday.
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Charleston
Sophia Hishs School
Raleigh County
Parkersburg
Pine Grove
Ressons
Moundsville
Wellsburg
Weirton
Benwood Union
Winers
Monongah
Lumberport
Fairmont
Williamson
East Bank
Sissonville
Clay
Dunbar
St Albans
Charleston High
South Charleston
Stonewall Jackson
Sophia
Marsh Fork High
Montcoal
Esson
Gary
Mullens
Bluefield
Salem Goes Good In State College Ranks
Salem College leads the West Virginia Collegiate Baseball Conference with eight wins to two losses after a 10 2 victory over Glenville State College Pioneers. West Virginia Tech holds nine three record and sits a close second, Fairmont State trails in third.
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Gunville
Salem College
West Virginia
Glenville State College Pioneers
West Virginia Tech
Fairmont State
Legion To Enter 45 Teams In Junior Baseball West Virginia
Charleston May 22 Forty five teams the largest in its history will enter the American Legion Junior Baseball program in West Virginia Adjutant C A Bud Tesch announced that many posts have signed to sponsor teams The program includes selecting a state champion to represent West Virginia in a regional contest leading to national finals District by district sponsorship ranges from Graf ton post in district nine to nine in district eight including Charleston area The 10th district in Eastern West Virginia Panhandle has seven sponsors The modern word curfew derives from couvre feu meaning cover fire used in the Middle Ages for the bell signalling when peasants were to cover their fires.
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Charleston
American Legion
West Virginia
Adjutant C. A
Bud
Tesch
West Virgina
Legion
Grafton Post
Panhandle
Classified Rates and For Sale Notes in Sentinel
Classified rates are two and a half cents a word for initial insertions and one and one half cents for each additional insertion. Minimum charge 55 cents. Ads must be prepaid and placed in proper class. FOR SALE two lots 43 by 120 at Beech and Kennedy corner. Six room house under construction see Menear bus driver Maple Avenue turn FOR SALE 1935 Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton flat bed truck priced for quick sale.
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Sentinel
Beech and
Kennedy
Menear
Maple Avenue
Chevrolet
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Grafton, W. CA
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W. Va
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Hall Weather Proofing CO
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Clarksburg Finance CO
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