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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1957
Page
5
A fragmented OCR fragment mentions water, villas, a shed, a hat crafted item and snow related hints. It reads like stray notes rather than a connected report. No clear entities or events emerge.
A legible fragment mentions confusion and a central action with a person or group tied to a blue object, hinting at a staggered event and prior ache. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear names or locations.
A sparse reading notes Presley and Brynner among brief items, with a fragmentary reference to an event or appearance. Names appear without clear context or dates, making the exact focus unclear yet indicating a Hollywood or entertainment connection.
Warren Spahn, 36, wheels through a pitching duel against Don Gross, securing a 1-0 Braves win in Milwaukee. The victory narrows the gap to pace-set Cincinnati while the Dodgers fall behind after a 11-inning 3-2 Pirates win. The Cubs lose to the Cardinals 5-1, and the Phillies crushed the Giants 16-6. In theAL, the White Sox beat the A’s 3-1, the Indians edged the Tigers 4-3, and the Yankees won 8-5 after a 10th-inning burst. Moon extends hitting streak to 21 games.
Pitchers help as Grafton Little League starts the 1957 season with a holiday opener T 30 featuring the Yankees versus the Senators at the Little League Field. The program begins at 1 pm with a six team league playing 20 games across two halves from May 30 to July 31.
Isidro Martin of Panama and Dave Moore of Cincinnati have signed to meet in a 10 round bout at the Capital Arena. The fight will be telecast nationally.
A wild throw sails over Herbie Plews of the Washington Senators allowing Elston Ward of the Yankees to reach safely in New York. The moment captures a miscue as Plews makes a valiant leap but the ball sails by.
Barn owls are prized for catching rats but are rarely seen as their activity occurs at night.
The standings show Cincinnati at 25 wins, 13 losses, 658 percentage. Brooklyn 21 13, Milwaukee 15 11, Philadelphia 13 15, New York 11, Chicago 10 22, Pittsburgh 9 24. Thursday games list Philadelphia at New York, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, Chicago at Milwaukee, Cincinnati at St. Louis with two games each.
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Dodgers 3 to 3 in 11 innings at Forbes Field, their first extra innings win in seven home night games. Elroy Face scored the winning run and earned the win, while Don Newcombe’s bid for seven straight complete games ended with a wild play at the plate. Gino Cimoli delivered Brooklyn’s only homer, an inside the park shot in the eighth. Ron Kline was slated to start next for the Pirates against Johnny Podres.
Charley Norkus from New York outpointed Crowe Peele of Baton Rouge in New Orleans at 10 rounds. In Hollywood Jose Luis Cotero from Dallas knocked out Ricardo Pajarito Moreno of Mexico City in 7 rounds. The Navy delivered a hundred million pounds of cargo to the Antarctic during Operation Deep Freeze.
Dodgers to Los Angeles and Giants to San Francisco were approved by National League owners, signaling drastic realignments. Cincinnati Redlegs may move to New York if the two clubs depart. A top baseball official, speaking to United Press, outlined the potential shifts.
Indianapolis ready for Memorial 500 mile race with 33 entrants. Cars test on the oval as drivers plan pit stops from two to four, aiming to conserve tires and endure 200 laps. Weather favorable, with cooler, mostly fair skies forecast. Sam Hanks, on his 12th 500, notes strategic tire care while pilots anticipate three stops for servicing.
Harry Gilmer, understudy to Bobby Layne, moves into the Detroit backfield assistant coach role for the Steelers after Bullet Bill Dudley resigns to devote full time to his insurance business.
Cleveland pitcher Herb Score, 24, resting in Hagerstown Maryland after hospitalization in Cleveland for a serious eye injury suffered while pitching against the New York Yankees on May 7. Score plans a two week stay before another eye examination by doctors and will then return home to Cleveland.
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