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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1929

Page

6

Pirates Ready For Cubs Series In Holiday Three-Game Row

Pirates surge past last batter to reach seven wins in a row, edging Cardinals 5 2 in St Louis while Cubs idle in Cincinnati rain. McGraw's Giants drop Homers at Polo Grounds as Phillies top Braves 9 8. Yankees, Red Sox, Browns win. Dugan debuts for White Sox with 6 2 loss to Cleveland.

Pirates Buccaneers Cubs Pittsburgh Eyvin Brame Clarence Mitchell Cardinals St. Louis Succed Giants Clan McGraw Polo Grounds Brooklyn Phillies Braves

Major League Leaders May 28 Highlights

National league leaders include O'Doul of the Phillies leading in batting with 413. He also tops runs with 26 for the Cards. Grimm of the Cubs leads RBIs at 34. Frisch of the Cardinals has 85 hits and 17 doubles. L Waner of the Pirates has 6 triples, Ott of the Giants 11 homers, Swanson of the Reds and Cuyler of the Cubs each with 10 steals. Grimes of the Pirates is 7-0 in pitching. American leaders show Foxx of the Athletics at 414 batting average, Gehringer of the Tigers with 37 runs and 41 RBIs, Frisch again with 47 hits, Alexander of the Tigers with 17 doubles, Blue and Alexander both tied with 4 triples, Gehrig of the Yankees with 10 homers, Miller of the Athletics with 10 stolen bases, and Uhle of the Tigers 8-0 in pitching. Jogh

National O'Doul Phillies Doutit Cards Grimm Cubs Frisch L. Waner Pirates Ott Giants Swanson Reds Cuyler Grimes Foxx Athletics Gehringer Tigers Simmons Alexander Blue Browns Gehrig Yanks Miller

Yesterday's Results Across Baseball Standings

Yesterday's results show Pittsburgh 6 over St. Louis 2 New York 5 over Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 9 over Boston 8 Chicago Cincinnati game called due to rain.

Pittsburgh St. Louis New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston Chicago-Cincinnati Cincinnati Chicago L. Fi Pet

Baseball standings and results from stacked league slate

Yesterday Boston defeated Philadelphia 5 to 4 while St Louis beat Detroit 4 to 2 and Cleveland trounced Chicago 6 to 2. New York topped Washington 12 to 7. Today St Louis visits Detroit and Cleveland hosts Chicago. Philadelphia visits Boston and New York plays Washington. Local scores include Clarksburg 3 Johnstown 2 and Cumberland 7 Wheeling 2 with rain in other games.

Boston Philadelphia St. Louis Detroit Cleveland Chicago New York Washington Clarksburg Johnstown Cumberland Wheeling Fairmont Scottdale Jeannette Charleroi

Pyle's Pilgrims Lead in the Long Race Sale Route

In Las Cruces on May 29 Deming’s team aims for a sale lead after yesterday’s leg. Johnny Salo of Passaic and Pete Gavuzzi of New York tie for first after 44 miles in 6 59 10. Salo held a 42 minute 30 second lead at the morning start over Gayurel. Hinsdale motor accident darkens town as lights and rail signals go out.

Las Cruces N.M Salo Gayurel

Morgantown Track Star Leads Mountaineers With 46 Points

West Virginia University sophomore Charles Hill led the Mountaineers in scoring during the spring track and field season, totaling 46 points to outpace captain Ledlie Montgomery who had 44. Fred Riley and Truehart Taylory followed with 34 and 28 points respectively, as the team competed in three duals, the Big Four meet, and Ohio Relays where Hill earned two wins and several runner-up finishes.

Morgantown Charies Hi West Virginia University Mountaineers Ledlie- Montgomery Hill Montgomery Fred Rileyy Truehart ‘Taylory Broad Pitt Geneva W. Wa Wesleyan Columbia Sec Hpade Mountaineer

Unclear names listed with ages and numbers

A fragmented line of names and ages with multiple numeric values and stray punctuation. The readable items include Hill Montgomery Riley Taylor Kirchner Maxwell Buck and others with varying ages and scores, but many entries are corrupted or incomplete.

Leading Hitters Shine as Waner Tops Logs and Ruth

The Leading Hitters, Waner, outpaced all with twice as many hits as any teammate and moved Babe Ruth from fourth. He hit in four of six at bats against St Louis, raising his average from .318 to .388 while teammates struggled. Rain kept Hornsby sidelined as standings show Hornsby .331 Gehrig .... Boston’s Waner led with 26 runs driven in and a .316 average through 34 games.

Paus Waner Babe Ruth St. Louis Otters Hornsby Pet Hornsby Gehrig Bostomley Pe Waner

Eastern Racer Leads Indiana 500 Entrant

Russell Snowberger of Philadelphia is listed as an eastern entrant in the 500 mile automobile race at Indianapolis on May 30. Mushy Callahan retains the welterweight crown after defending it by KO against Fred Mahan in Los Angeles last night. Mahan, deaf mute, was knocked down thrice and carried from the ring as Callahan’s powerful rights dominated the bout and prompted a towel to end the fight in the third round.

Associated Press Russell Snowberger Philadelphia Indianpolis Los Angeles Mushy Callahan Fred Mahan Callahan Columbus Ohio

Fights Last Night prompts boxing results across cities

Champaign fighter T Les Marriner stopped Jack Lee in Chicago. In Minneapolis Rosy Rosales defeated Mike Mandel. Tim Derry outpointed Gene Stanton in Dublin. Mushy Callahan stopped Fred Mahan in Los Angeles. Huck Wiggins outpointed Big Boy Peterson in Indianapolis. Sam Price defeated Al Kline in Indianapolis. Leo Lomski beat Yale Okuo in Portland.

Champaign Les Marriner Chicago Jack Lee Los Angeles Minneapolis Rosy Rosales Cleveland Mike Mandell St. Paul Tim Derry Dublin Gene Stanton Indianapolis Huck Wiggins Big Boy Peterson Sammy Price al Kline

Pirates Left Field Patch Could Sideline Comorosky

Pittsburgh reports Pirates left fielder Adam Comorosky injured his knee in a collision chasing a foul ball at St Louis. Brickwell slated to start in left in his place. Comorosky may miss several days.

Associated Press Pittsburgh Adam Comorosky Pirates St. Louis Brickwell Comorosky

Lewis Defeats Rival in Tulsa Embroglio

In Tulsa Oklahoma on May 29, a wrestling match between former world heavyweight champions settled with Strangler Lewis defeating Joe Stecher of Dodge City Nebraska for the third time in two years. Stecher won the first fall with a slam in 17 minutes and lost the third to a double arm lock.

Alsa Okla Lewis Joe Stecher Dodge City Neb Stechér Baythrge

Recovery From Painful Mess Stuns Big Teiv

Chicago reports reveal a painful setback as the Big Ten faces turmoil. The University of Iowa athletic council expelled athletes for rule violations concerning subsisting issues. Professor G A Goodenough of Illinois chaired a faculty committee that asked President Walter to reconsider the drastic ruling after a lengthy conference with Big Ten athletic commissioner Major John L. Griffith.

Chicago Neass Thletic Council University of Ioway G. A.goodenough ie-University of Ilinois Fto Walter Jesu Tov John L. Griffith Big Ten Iowa City

Tilden Meets Proteine in French Net Tourney Clash

Parla May 29 report says Wilbur Coen of Kansas City will duel Big Bill Tilden in a fourth round singles match at the French hard court championships. French officials seek rest for Coen and plan to postpone the match to tomorrow after a five set win over Aslangul of Egypt.

Parla Wilbur Coen Kansas City Bill Tilden Coen Tilden Topholdr Rmatch Aslangul Egypt

Durant Skips Indy Race Opens Drive Opportunity

Cliff Durant's decision not to race at Indianapolis creates a chance for Peter Krela to drive a car built by Tom Soy in Milton. The arrangement highlights Krela stepping into a top level ride as a substitute driver amid ongoing Indiana racing plans.

Associated Press Cliff Durant Indianapolis Peter Krela Tomsoy, Milton Eas

Unclear fragment outlines tennis match and travel notes

The text references a second, round and four sets against Tan Collins England yesterday and a welcome day of Test. It mentions Helen Willf and May Sutton Bundy as survivors and that Americans in the women's singles were booked to play today. It also notes Moscow children needing passports and police returning them if tots stray.

Tan’ Collins England Helen Willf Sutton Bundy Jin Moscow

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