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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1950

Page

2

High School Baseball Tourney Opens Across Four Regions

Charleston reports the state high school baseball tournament gains pace with games in Regions One Three Five and Seven. Region One features Moundsville vs Wellsburg and Triadelphia vs Weirton at Moundsville after rainouts. Region Three has Parkersburg vs Grantsville at Parkersburg with winners meeting Pennsboro Grove. Region Five matches Mount Hope vs Beckley then the winner faces Hinton after Ronget defeated Ronevert yesterday. Region Six lists Stonewall Jackson vs Madison at Charleston and Lumberport vs Buckhannon at Fairmont.

Charleston Eball Tourna Moundasyville Wellsbury Triadelphia Weirton Mounds Beckley Hinton Ronevert Rewion Severn— Matewan Man Mevicurs Morgantown Rowlesburg Lumberport Buckhannon’ S Fairmont Stonewall Jackson Madison Charles

Mackay Lakes Choate In Second Round

Mackay of Britain defeated Arthur Choate Jr of New York 3 and 2 to advance in the Brit Amateur Golf tournament at Andrews Scotland. McHale of Philadelphia advanced past S V Tredennick in a tense match, with late birdies and clutch putting to finish one up.

MacKay Lakes Choate Andrews Scotland Ly WK. MacKay Britain Arthur Choate, Jr New York James McHale Philadelphia S. V. Tredennick London Insurance McHale Tredennick Phildelphian Eiglishman McHale Samke

Ball Games On Tap For W Va Colleges

Charleston reports a slate of baseball games today for West Virginia college teams. Teams from the state university and nearby colleges prepare for action as weather and schedules are set.

W. Va Charleston West Virginia

Threusing Ted by Alan Maver Williams

The article discusses a youth known as Threusing Ted and his potential as a standout player in the American League. It profiles his early achievements, charm school style polish, and prospects for a college scholarship as he aims to become a key contributor at town leagues with batting and home run potential.

Salem Eyes Conference Upset in State Tilt

In the state conference game Bethany travels to Salem hoping to spoil the home team's Mitte title bid. Salem has eight loop wins and one loss. If Salem wins, Morris Harvey with a 6-0 mark could be challenged by Glenville Saturday. Other games: Potomac State at Frostburg Maryland, Marshall at Morehead for the Ohio Valley tilt. Michigan State announces Pete Newell as coach with assistant John Benning, a former star at San Francisco University.

Bethany Salem Mitte Morris Harvey Glenville Potomac State Frostburg Maryland Marshall Morehead Michigan Pete Newelll John Benningon Newell San Francisco University

Brooklyn Beats Cincinnati 5 to 1 In Only MLB Game

Major League Baseball summary shows Brooklyn defeating Cincinnati 5 to 1 in yesterday’s only scheduled game. Scores for Philadelphia St Louis Boston Pittsburgh and others could not be determined from the fragment. The record reflects Brooklyn's strong offensive showing and a solid pitching effort.

Brooklyn Cincinnati Hatten Pittsburgh Philadelphia Walsh Johnson Boston Fox Roy St. Louis New York Lanier Hartung

Easy Come Fast Go and the Waverly Bank Heist

Paul Smithson a Waverly State bank employee admits stealing seven thousand dollars and fled in a friend's car to “get away from it all.” He later walked into Cincinnati police headquarters claiming he was robbed, arriving within a day of leaving Waverly. The report mixes crime with a misfit tale of a staged wedding raid by friends of the would be groom. The B&O railroad Freight totals for May 20 show 74084 cars, up from last year and the prior week due to diverted traffic during a strike. Penn State football captain Owen Dousherty also plays left handed on the baseball team. Charles Riv Engle is noted as Penn State's new football coach formerly at Waynesboro High School.

Waverly Paul Smithson Waverly State Bank Cincinnati Baltimore and Ohio Railroad B&o Penn State Owen Dousherty

Most Wanted Tenuto tops FBI list with escapes noted

Frederick J. Tenuto, convicted murderer and escapee, is the latest on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list. He has escaped Pennsylvania prisons three times and is linked to Willie Sutton. Also a jumble of sports scores and a Greece raid fragment appears in the scattered OCR text.

Frederick J. Tenuto FBI Pennsylvania Willie

Open minded farmers push progress in corn and farming

The article praises farmers for open mindedness boosting hybrid corn adoption and modern methods like tractors and erosion control. It argues progress comes from accepting new ideas, citing past opposition to movies and drinks as examples of change leading to better communities and daily living.

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