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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1929

Page

6

Tigers Divide With Browns In Hot Games

Baseball recap across majors highlights split doubleheader results with the Tigers and Browns, Athletics and Yankees, Pirates and Cubs, and Giants vs Robins. Key outcomes include Detroit 14 6 morning win then 13 9 loss, Pirates plus Cardinals near lead, Grimes winning eighth straight, and Cleveland White Sox also winning.

Tigers Browns Connie Mack Detroit St. Louis Cleveland Chicago Indians White Sox Pirates Cubs Bruins Burleigh Grimes Charlie Root Cardinals Reds John J. McGraw Giants Robins Braves Phil‘ies Baker Bowl

Rules Meet Open Today at Intercollegiate Games

Philadelphia May 24 1 College athletes from 32 institutions gathered for the 53rd annual meeting of the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America. Entry slips showed 67 originally but scratches reduced the field to about 400. Stanford, winner the past two years, was the favorite with Penn Yale NYU USC Dartmouth Harvard and Cornell among contenders for second place.

Philadelphia Maine California Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America Stanford University Pennsylvania Yale New York University Southern California Dartmouth Harvard Cornell

Standings update from the fy e clubs and pro baseball scores

Standings show Pairmont beating Clarksburg 4 3 and Ist Clarksburg 2 1 as Scottdale 9 4 leads Wheeling 4 1. Jeannette 11 10 over Charleroi 10 with Cumberland 6 and Johnstown 2. Baseball results list Philadelphia 9 2 over Boston and Detroit 14 6 over St Louis with games today including Cincinnati at St Louis and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.

Pairmont Clarksburg Ist Fairmont Scottdale Wheeling Charleroi Jeannette Cumberland Johnstown Philadelphia Boston Washington New York Cleveland Chicago Detroit St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Brooklyn I. Pet. Charleroi SERRE

Memorial Day 500-Mile Race Winner and Pilot Killed

Indianapolis memorial race winner Ray Keech takes victory in the 500 mile auto event. Los Angeles pilot William Spence dies when his car overturns. In Davis Cup zone finals Detroit’s Hennessey and Van Ryn beat Vollmer and Morales to put the United States up 2-0. Birmingham, Ala Charlie

Indianapolis Ray Keech William Spence Los Angeles Detroit Hennessey van Ryn Vollmer Morales United States

Runners and boats share headlines in a busy meet roundup

Across citations from Belmont to Potsdam, batte switch focus. Hall leads with 146 at halfway in the Southeastern meet while Blue Larkspur dominates in New York. All Upset wins Bashford Manor atParis, and major racing news includes spectator casualties in Maspeth and Sea grave shifting to motor boats at Templier Lake. Harvard athletes juggle exams with intercollegiate track finals as boxing and high school meets unfold nationwide.

New York Withers Stake Belmont Majesty Berlin D. Seagrave Templiner Lake Potsdam Seagrave Reit Daytona Beach

Helen Wills Reaches French Open Semifinals

Helen Wills, playing in Paris, advanced to the French tennis championship semifinals by defeating Mme La Faurie of France with scores 6-4, 6-1. The match continued the dominant form of the American star as she progresses.

Paris Helen Wills Mme Helen Lafaurie France

US Net Stars Sure to Win in Davis Cup Finals

Detroit May 21 US Davis Cup team in American zone tennis finals led two matches to none after beating Cuba. They need one victory in three remaining matches. Johnny Hennessey defeated Captain Ricardo Morales 6 10 6 2 and Van Ryng routed Gustave Vollmer 6 0 6 1 6 1.

Detroit United States Uncle Sam Johnny van Ryng Willmer Allison Ricardo Morales Herman Upmann Johhny Hennessey van Ryan Gustave Vollmer

Woman lovers walking time in Paris to Ritz Hotel

Paris May 31 Eleanoora Sears of Boston completed a solo trek covering about 42.5 miles from Fontainebleau to the Ritz Hotel in 7 hours 35 minutes. She traveled at roughly five miles per hour, taking only tea from a thermos and maintaining steady pace with companions in a car. Her time surpassed her prior walks from Newport to Boston Laurel to Baltimore and Providence to Boston.

Paris Eleanoora Sears Boston Fontainebleau Ritz Newport R. I Lau*trel Baltimore Providence

Pyles Racers Trudge Ahead In Long Desert Run

In Lordsburgh New Mexico on May 31 the Pyle crats country race covered an 88 mile leg to Douglas Arizona. Herbert Hedeman 55 from Australia led the field in the 64 mile Deming lap finishing first in 8 2 37 elapsed time whilepassing Harry Abramowitz New York for eighth. Pete Gavuzzi England held elapsed lead with a 21 minute 10 second margin, tying Johnny Salo Passaic New Jersey for second as derbyists push toward the finish.

Lordsburgh N. M Bunion Boys Pyle Crats Douglas Ariz Herbert Hedeman Australia Deming Harry Abramowitz New York Pete Gavuzzi England Johnny Salo Passaic N J

Parrot is guest of skipper sparks headlines at Wrigley

The report recounts a chaotic, rumor filled scene at Wrigley with guests arriving aboard a ship as news of Lindbergh’s altered schedule circulates. A mix of wedding party mentions and aviation chatter frames a day of curious headlines across multiple cities.

Hitters lead Big Six front in daily doubleheader gains

The heavy firing along the Big Six front spread through yesterday's doubleheaders with ten players gaining. Rogers Hornsby and Paul Waner led with three hits each as Waner moved from .317 to .324 to take second from Lou Gehrig. Goose Goslin was the lone miss.

Big Six Goose Goslin Rogers Hornsby Paul Waner Waner Loui Gehrig

Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching

National leaders include O Doul of the Phillies leading batting with 413, Grimes of the Pirates won 0 and a top pitching record. American leaders feature Voxx of the Athletics batting 414 and Gehringer of the Tigers with 37 RBIs, while Gehringer also leads hits with 37 and Blue of the Browns 4 triples.

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

Flashes of Life Miss Crawford Visits Hollywood

Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr are in Hollywood visiting with authorities. Both wear wedding rings and Joan sports a slave anklet. They insist they are not married but hope to wed in October, according to Associated Press notes.

Associated Press New York Lucille le’ Sueur Joan’ Crawford Dodo Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Hollywood Joan

Parkersburg Briefs Drowning Fatality Details

Parkersburg reports Elmer Lenox aged 18 from Wheeling drowned in the Ohio river near Belleville. Clarksburg notes former Governor Howard M. Gore ill with influenza. Charleston jurors discharge Leonard Imbroden charged with grand larceny in gas oil promotion after disagreement.

Parkersburg Elmer Lenox Wheeling Ohio River Belleville Clarksburg Howard M. Gore Charleston Leonard Imbroden

Worldwide Political Turmoil and Disasters Reported

Overnight news items describe political shifts in London and Paris, military inspections in Kabul, and a French American treaty vote. Reports note deadly earthquakes near Villa Atlrel, a Venezuelan election, and a Caracas congress choice. Other items cover a Los Angeles racing death, a New York car crash, a parachute fatality in Scranton, and a speed record in St Paul.

Peshawak India Nomi Kabul Patis Poincare Lens Tokyo Forest Tres Haokahama Losa Moscow Pravda Tetter Karl Radek Trotsky Vancouver By. C.encobar Buenos Aires Naif Villa Atrel Caracas Venezuela Congress Juan” Bautista Peres The Republic Ianxpolis Willlim Spence Los Angeles Ray Keephig Philadelaia New York Bernie Katz’ Tweing Scranton Edgar R Pardonnte Washington East St. Louis Charles Wi Holman St. Paul Hoover Crime Commission National Commission On “Law Old Orchard

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