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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
5
Old timers from Wyoming join Frontier Days at Frontier Park for a celebration of Cheyenne’s 50th birth anniversary. Cowboys, cowgirls, and Indians perform as colorful pageantry honors pioneers and a long frontier tradition.
G Shockley drove a Denver to Cheyenne trip in 2 hours and 26 minutes to set a new speed record, beating the previous 2 hour 42 minute mark by 16 minutes. He greeted the Denver Special at the Cheyenne depot after a 108 mile run, then joined a Frontier Show crowd for a chuck wagon dinner in Irwin's tent.
The Wyoming State Press Association will meet in Laramie. J H Walton of the Tribune was elected president for the coming year. W H J Bowey of the Riverton Chronicle named vice president. Iue Davidson editor of the Hudson Mitre reappointed secretary and treasurer. Hunters reported violating game law along Hear River and Yellow Creek with sage chicken feathers visible. Wheatland copper vein found in Emerald mines suggesting rich ore in the Ramble range. Jose Patcheo, a Mexican, jailed in the city for alleged attempted fault involving a matron.
A large turnout from Cheyenne and Frontier Week celebrated the life of Floyd Irwin, famed showman and rodeo champion, with mourners including relatives, friends, cowboys, and Pine Ridge Agency attendees paying their last respects.
Western Newspaper Union summarizes Wyoming items from Aug to Sept including fairs at Douglas Carpenter Burrta Afton Basin Tennis Tournament in Basin and state road work Thermopolis and Birds Eye. Notable events: Hillsdale bonds for a school blocked Burns exchange new building Lusk Carnegie library plans California? Noted are new wells Torchlight and Big Muddy fields plus a Casper four story contract. William Stilson acquitted in Elk. Claude Foster body found near Fort Collins. and Mrs. Duniway visit to Colorado Springs.
The article surveys late summer fashion focusing on blouses in crepe de chine, georgette, and silk, with designs ranging from plain to beaded patterns. It discusses tailoring for stout figures, the emphasis on long clean lines, back-fastening options, and the role of corsets and specialized designers to maintain a sleek silhouette. It notes box-plaited skirts, satin details, and careful draping to elongate the waist while preserving dignity and style for matronly figures.
Hugh Jennings argues stars should face penalties for suspensions. He suggests a stiff fine charged to the player's salary and removed from the club owner’s pocket. He notes removal of a star like Speaker would cut Navin Field receipts by about 25 percent and cites Cobb and Johnson drawing crowds.
Lee Magee, a $22,500 baseball star, says he found his batting eye and has begun hitting again after a long slump spanning the 116 season and early parts of the current one. He notes better contact and predicts July 4th return to form, insisting pitchers have not changed and he will hit or learn the原因.
The quotes recount Cy Seymour and Joe McGinnity as rivals who earned the nickname iron man. Seymour, once a Giants pitcher, delivered a remarkable stretch in a doubleheader including pitching three games in two days and shutting out Baltimore, a feat Charles McGinnity described as exceptional and emblematic of the era's endurance.
A collage of baseball notes cites Fddle Plank aging plans and George Stsler’s early-season play, notes Hank Gowdy’s departure thinning the Braves, and highlights Art Fromme as a returning winning pitcher. It also mentions St. Louis pennant talk, Tom Shanley’s release, Jack Murray’s indie team stint, Jack Coombs’ Giants streak, Wilbur Davis’ Memphis loan, Walter Johnson’s glory path, and various stock, shine ball, and draft remarks involving players like Hans Wagner Carmen Hip Billy Rafter Ullcn Umpire Gentle Ty Cobb Tris Speaker Eddie Collins and Roger Bresnahan Iron Men.
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