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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1941
Page
6
The St Louis Cardinals open a Chicago Cubs series with a patched infield after rookie second baseman Frank Crespi fractured a finger yesterday. Jimmy Brown moves to second, Steve Mesner to third, as Southworth reshapes the defense while Crespi is out likely for a fortnight.
Associated Press reports Arnold Carter boosted the Logan Indians past Welch Miners 13 to 6 with two singles two doubles and a home run that sealed the win in the fifth inning. The same day Ashland faltered as Bluefield overwhelmed them 18 to 14, extending Ashland's slump to eight games while Huntington dropped 5 to 8 to Williamson.
Charley Root led the Cubs past Paul Derringer and the Reds 3 to 2 for Root's 195th career win. Pete Reiser hit a bases loaded homer in the 10th as the Dodgers defeated the Phillies 8 to 4. Bob Feller and Jess Heath powered the Indians past the Browns 6 to 0 with Feller's second straight shutout and Heath collecting a single, triple and homer. Wally Moses fueled the Athletics' 7 to 3 win over Washington with four singles driving in the tying run. Lefty Grove earned his 296th win as the Red Sox beat the Yankees 10 to 3. Joe Kuhel drove in three and scored once in the White Sox 7 to 3 victory over Detroit. Babe Young's homer capped a three-run third in the Giants' win over the Braves. Steve Mesner and Enos Slaughter led the Cardinals past Pittsburgh 6 to 4 with Mesner's three RBIs and Slaughter's multi-hit effort.
New York May 26 1941 veterans and sharp shooters flood the National Open entry list. About 1000 players compete 36 holes across 27 sections. Eight former champions receive exemptions alongside top 30 scores from 1940 and other leaders.
Market Wise gears to challenge Belmont Stakes favorite Whirlaway with Don Meade aboard. The column mixes sports chatter about boxing figures, football coaching rumors, and baseball notes, weaving a bustling prewar sports page vibe with references to Joe Louis, Buddy Baer, and Mike Jacobs.
Grafton Independents defeat Weston 6 to 13 in 13 innings at Brownlow Park. Jimmie Skaggs homered with bases empty to tie the game in the eighth. Chubby Stolzenfels struck out 20 Weston batters over eight scoreless innings after yielding early runs. box score notes include Stolzenfels 20 strikeouts, two base hits by Stolzenfels, and the winning run in the thirteenth.
Chicago May 26 Don Budge who defends his National Professional Tennis title tomorrow will marry Mise Dierdre Conselman a 19 year old Stanford student at Glendale California. The ceremony is set for four o clock at St Chrysostom s Protestant Episcopal church.
Grafton’s Quality Market ball team bowed 4 to 7 at Elkins to the Merchants in a hard fought Sunday game. The Gerard men battled throughout but could not push runs across. A box score was not available for publication.
Wheeling crowds turn out for an open house at Wheeling Downs as fans cheer improvements for the coming season. Racing secretary William Shewbridge begins accepting entries Tuesday morning for a 27 day session with eight races expected to fill well before the 10:30 am deadline. Attendance exceeds 4,000, signaling strong local interest in the Island course return.
Billy Conn faces an ultimatum from promoter Mike Jacobs to win by knockout over Buddy Knox in a 15 round showdown or lose his chance at challenging Louis for the heavyweight title. The pressure follows Louis's controversial win over Buddy Baer and signals a potential substitution if Conn fails to decisively end Knox.
An unsigned ad promotes active demand and imminent price rises. Listings include Eight Rooms on W Main with HOLC plan at 444% interest, $370 cash, $25.47 monthly. Four Rooms on W Wilford with $120 cash, $10 monthly. W Main Street five rooms with corner lot priced at $1600.02 cash $600 balance monthly. Fetterman six rooms with corner lot $2750 terms. Maple Avenue store dwelling rents $30 monthly. estate sale at $1500 partial cash. Warns buyers to seek low interest and high returns.
Paul Runyan earned $1,000 after winning the fourth annual Goodall round robin and heads to the U S Open sectional in New York. He must survive a field of about 1,000 players from the metropolitan district to secure one of 12 Open berths at Fort Worth Texas. Runyan finished seven rounds on a tough course 23 over par while beating many top pros.
Results list St Louis over Pittsburgh 6 4 and 4 3. New York defeated Boston 6 2. Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 8 4. Chicago 3 Cincinnati 2. Tonight two games: Pittsburgh Strincevich 0 0 vs Cincinnati Walters 4 4. Philadelphia Podgorny 2 1 at Brooklyn Fitzsimmons 0 0. Chicago Olsen 1 2 at St Louis Shoun 0 2. Only games scheduled.
Yesterday scores show Boston ten over New York three Philadelphia seven over Washington three Cleveland six over St Louis zero Chicago seven over Detroit three. Today only game Detroit Newsome two six at Cleveland Smith three two.
Runyan and McSpaden tied for fourth after four days of net scoring drama. McSpaden finished with minus one overall, Runyan at plus twenty six points, while Little posted two 69s and a key 14-point surge in round three. Runyan defeated Vic Ghezzi and Horton Smith to clinch second place tie with Gene Schrozen.
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