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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1944

Page

2

Tigers slip past 11th straight loss in tough season

Detroit Tigers fall to Sam Harris three hit shutout by Philadelphia as losses mount. Briggs of Cincinnati and Javery snap skid, while Boston and Chicago games yield mixed results. Browns widen grip on second, Yankees blanked by White Sox rainout. Potential formula tweak noted as club eyes next road swing.

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Stars With College Lines Hit Major League Baseball

Brooklyn fans learned Eddie Basinski is among many college players who starred in the big leagues. The piece lists notable major leaguers with college backgrounds, including Gehrig, Collins, Sisler, Hooper, Combs, and Cochrane, plus others. It also notes Ed Reulbach, Mathewson, Joss and more as educated players shaping the sport.

Hugh Fullerton New York Brooklyn Dodger Eddie Basinski Eddie Buffalo U Lou Gehrig Columbia Jake Stahl Eddie Collins Frank Frisch Fordham Jimmy Collins Canisius Joe Dugan Holy Cross Colby Ed Reul—bach Notre Dame Vermont Ted Lyons Baylor Chief Bender Carlisle Eddie Plank Gettysburg Addie Joss Wisconsin Orrie Overall California Detroit Red Wings

Boxing headlines fill MSG card with Baksi Savold headliner

Boxing returns to Madison Square Garden for an eight week lapse with heavyweight Joe Baksi of Kalomont Pennsylvania and Ler Savold of Patterson New Jersey headlining in a 12 round bout. Baksi is a 6 to 5 favorite after a hair-raising previous decision. Middleweights Jimmy Ellitt and Johnny Carter also meet in a six round bout.

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Boxing Results From AP Boxers Dominate Night Cards

Eldnage Batman outpointed Charlie Wright in Pall River. Joe Albanese defeated Mickey Green in New York. Billy Arnold stopped Solomon Stewart in Philadelphia. Jimmy Long knocked out Johnny Finney in Chester. Johnny Clark beat Herman Badger in New London. Coley Welch outpointed Langston Dennis in Portland. Plus notices from West Virginia soil conservation and Taylor County assessments and estate administrations.

Associated Press Pall River Mass Eldnage Batman Norwalk Conn Charlie Wright New York Joe Albanese Boston Mickey Green U. S. Navy Philadelphia Billy Arnold New London Johnny Clark Herman Badger New Haven

Today's Baseball Results and Schedule Overview

Eastern War Time recap lists yesterday’s NL results with rainouts and upcoming games. Cincinnati at New York 8:45 PM, Louis at Brooklyn 2:30 PM, Chicago at Philadelphia 3:15 PM, Pittsburgh at Boston 3:00 PM. Tomorrow’s slate: Cincinnati at Brooklyn, St. Louis at New York, Chicago at Boston, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia night game.

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Weather and game schedule update for tonight and tomorrow

New York at Chicago under rain and Washington at Cleveland at night. Tonight's games include New York at Chicago at 9 30 p m Philadelphia at Detroit 3 p m Washington at Cleveland 3 30 p m Boston at St Louis 9 90 p m Tomorrow's slate lists New York at Chicago Boston at St Louis Philadelphia at Detroit Washington at Cleveland.

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Election highlights by district and party names

Parkersburg and St Marys show Republican and Democratic candidates listed for fourth district as the race continues. Delegates for the First Congressional District include Ball, McDade, Clark, Logan and Schmidt with vote counts noted as undecided for the fifth district and an alternate delegate to the National Convention being chosen among listed figures.

Parkersburg Virginia C. Hilty St. Marys A. K. McClung Hartford Fred D. Wolfe Ripley Levantia Knotts Ravenswood Geraldine Ver Layne New Haven Orton R. Karickhoff Spencer Elsie 8. Bardin Point Pleasant Monica Levine Hurricane Covention Walter F. Ball Nellie Li McDade Josephine Clark Robert C. Logan Carl Schmidt

Allied forces press west of Japanese airfields in Geelvink Bay

In ongoing operations the army reports continued attacks against Japanese air fields in the Geelvink Bay area. Command says 19 enemy aircraft were destroyed and captures or casualties are being tallied as part of the western front push.

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