Grafton Sentinel Sports Duel Echoes 1940s Dodgers Cardinals
Dodgers and Cardinals stage a neck and neck pennant chase echoing 1941 42 battles. Cards beat Giants 4 1 as star pitchers Lanier Martin and Klein depart briefly. Dodgers win 2 1 in 11 innings over Cubs, Yankees beat Tigers 12 6 and Indians edge Red Sox 3 2 in 10 innings.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Brooks
Can Goras
New York Giants
Max Lanier
Fred Martin
Lou Klein
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
New York Yankees
Detriot Tigers
Cleveland
Boston
Red Sox
Yesterday's Stars: Beazley, Beaters Giants as Cards win 4-1
AP selection highlights May early action with Johnny Beazley pitching a complete game for the Cardinals in a 4-1 win over the Giants. Pete Reiser triples and scores the winning run for the Dodgers in a 2-1 victory over the Cubs. Gene Woodling delivers the game deciding hit in the Indians 3-2 ten inning win against the Red Sox. Joe Gordon homers twice and drives in four for the Yankees in a 12-6 rout of Detroit. Ralph Kiner drives in five in the Pirates 10-2 win over the Phillies.
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Associated Press
Johnny Beazley
Cardinals
Giants
St. Louis
New York
Pete Reiser
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Cubs
Gene Woodling
Indians
Cleveland
Boston Red Sox
Joe Gordon
Yankees
Douible
Detroit
Ralph Kiner
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
IC4A Meet At Naval Academy To Proceed Amid Rail Strike
The IC4A festival at Annapolis proceeds despite a rail strike. Navy expects seven or eight entries and Army will attend regardless, ensuring a 70th annual meet with or without most teams.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Army
Navy
Mountaineers Prep for Salem Tigers Saturday Tilt
Morgantown May 24 The Mountaineers open a weekend baseball series with the Salem Tigers. Shepherd College visits for a two game set. Pitt visits June 1 for a single game after handing the Mountaineers a setback earlier this season.
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Morgantown
Salem Tigers
Virginia Faineers
Shepherd
University
Pitt
Mountaineers
Roundup of sports notes from New York May 24
A collage of sports tidbits features baseball feuds, football signings, golf exemptions, pole vault jokes, and international series talks. Notables include Billy Jurges and Mickey Finn history, Angelo Bertelli contract remark, four All America targets for the Yanks, Paul Runyan's exemption in golf, Oklahoma pole vaulter Eaves and coach John Jacobs quips, a potential Havana inter national series, Ray Dumont arranging playoffs, Auburn coach Carl Voyles fishing, Bucknell fullback Jim Reichert boxing undefeated, and Ed McKeeker on Army match fears.
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New York
Billy Jurges
Mickey Finn
Angelo Bertelli
Ted Collins
The
Yanks
Paul Runyan
National Baseball Congress
Havana
United States
Canada
Cuba
Venezuela
Ray Dumont
Wichita
Kas
Ray
Mexico
Carl Voyles
Auburn
Florida
Jim Reichert
Football Dodgers
Bucknell
Spencer Drayton
Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau
Dedham
Mass
Society For
Ed McKeeker
Cornell
Army
Joe Louis
Distinct Animals: Martin Bird and Marten Fur Bearer
A martin belongs to the swallow family as a small bird while a marten is a fur bearing mammal of the weasel family.
Early Iceland Settlement by Celtic Culdee Hermits
The record notes Iceland was settled before the year A.D. by a small colony of Culdee hermits from Scotland, describing their Celtic origin and monastic lifestyle as formative in Icelandic beginnings.
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Iceland
Scotland
Rail tieup disrupts Major League baseball travel
Major league baseball faced disruption from a rail strike as 12 of 16 clubs scrambled for transportation. The Cleveland Indians missed a chartered plane to St Louis for a game with the Browns after the walkout disrupted travel plans. Teams used planes, passes, cabs, and private autos as officials warned transport limits may force schedule changes.
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New York
Major League Baseball
Cleveland
Indians
St. Louis
Browns
Office of Defense ‘Transportation
ODT
Washington
Clarence Rowland
Pacific Coast League
Baseball scores and tonight’s schedule across leagues
American League standings show New York 12 Detroit 6 Cleveland 3 Boston 2 in 10 innings. Washington at St Louis postponed by rain. National League scores St Louis 4 New York 1 Brooklyn 2 Chicago 1 in 11 innings Pittsburgh 10 Philadelphia 2. Tonight Detroit at Chicago Cleveland at St Louis Boston at New York Brooklyn at Philadelphia Chicago at Pittsburgh St Louis at Cincinnati. Tomorrow’s games schedule Detroit at Chicago Cleveland at St Louis Philadelphia at Washington New York at Boston Boston at New York Brooklyn at Philadelphia Chicago at Pittsburgh.
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New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Wwl Pet
Louis
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
The Associated Press lists season leaders with Musial of St. Louis top in batting and hits, Reiser of Brooklyn and Cavarretta of Chicago leading in runs, Slaughter of St. Louis and Holmes of Boston in runs batted in, Holmes in doubles, Musial with triples, Mize of New York in home runs, Reiser in stolen bases, Lanier of St. Louis and Beggs of Cincinnati leading pitching with 0-1 records and 1.000 ERAs.
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Musial
St. Louis
Reiser
Brooklyn
Cavarretta
Chicago
Slaughter
Holmes
Boston
Pafko
Seminick
Philadelphia
Mize
New York
Three Cardinals Return Permits To Visit Mexico
Max Lanier Fred Martin and Lou Klein vanished from the St. Louis Cardinals at the Polo Grounds and applied for permits to visit Mexico with Bernardo Pasquel. Following legal advice from Jerome Hess the players returned the permits citing pending contract litigation.
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New York
Mexican Baseball League
Max Lanier
Fred Martin
Lou Klein
St. Louis
Bernardo Pasquel
Rio Grande Loop
Lanier
Martin
Klein
Baseball Statistical Leaders From 1948 Season
The leaderboard highlights Runs credited to Pesky of Boston with 394, Williams of Boston 33 RBIs labeling him as a strong run producer, Pesky also topping hits with 51. Greenberg of Detroit has 12 doubles while Keller of New York and Spence of Washington share 4 triples. DiMaggio of New York leads home runs with 9 and Case of Cleveland has 7 stolen bases. Harris of Boston posts a 7 0 pitching line.
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Pesky
Boston
Williams
Greenberg
Detroit
Keller
New York
Spence
Washington
DiMaggio
Case
Cleveland
Belington Inds to face Gerardmen on G H S field
Quality Market’s up and coming Belington team shifts Sunday schedule. Instead of the Kelly Miller All Stars, Belington Independents will meet the Gerardmen at 2:00 p m on the G H S athletic field. Ross Gerard notes Memorial Day doubleheader with Glenville All-Stars in Grafton May 30.
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Kelly-Miller
Ross Gerard
Grafton
Glenville All-Stars
Glenville
Notice to Creditors and Beneficiaries of W Lee Rogers Estate
Legal notice requests all creditors to file claims with vouchers verified at the Taylor County Bank Building Grafton West Virginia by November 25 1946 to avoid exclusion and to ensure beneficiaries appear to protect interests. Commissioner of Accounts William P Samples issues dated May 24 1946 with notices on May 31 and June 7.
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W. Lee Rogers
Taylor County Bank
Grafton
Taylor County
West Virginia
William P. Samples
County of
Taylor
West Main Street
J. Guy Allender
James L. ‘Abel
Abel
Gertrude B. Janes
Gertrude B.janes
William
Flood Control Hearing Planned for West Fork Buckhannon Basins
A public hearing to study flood control and protection for the West Fork and Buckhannon river basins will be held June 7, called by the U S Army Engineers. Col W E Lorence listed Weston Clarksburg Jane Lew Lost Creek Salem and Wallace in Harrison and Lewis counties among affected communities. Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross is noted in Denver dispatch.
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Clarksburg
West Fork
Buckhannon
U. S. Army Engineers
W. E. Lorence
Pittsburgh
Weston
Jane Lew
Lost Creek
Salem
Wallace
Harrison and
Lewis
Legal Notices and Estate Claims From Taylor County WV
Public notices review and equalization of assessments to run June 10 1946 at Taylor County Court House with open books for inspection and correction. failure to apply for relief waives rights. Also creditor and beneficiary notices for the estates of Layman Fast James Abel Gertrude Janes with deadlines in 1946 and 1948. claims must be filed with verified vouchers at offices in Grafton West Virginia.
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Taylor County
West Virginia
Court House
Circuit Court
Clair Clerk County Court
Petiot to Die in Guillotine for Bluebeard Slayings
Paris reports Dr. Marcel Petiot, convicted serial killer of 27, faces execution in the death chamber tomorrow. An earlier appeal for a retrial was denied by premier Felix Gouin.
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Petiot
Paris
Mard Cel Petiot
Bluebeard
Felix Gouin
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