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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1912
Page
16
A Cheyenne sports note reveals a Colorado writer seeking to lease a park for 1912 games. He targets a five team circuit with Greeley Ft Collin Boulder Laramie and others and asks for park details and a per game figure by mail. Cheyenne manager Joe Huff supports a regional league but opposes letting rivals secure the lease.
Jumbo Stiehm, former Wisconsin coach, is elevated by the board of regents to director of athletics at the University of Nebraska. He will coach and manage all branches of Cornhuskers athletics and represent Nebraska in intercollegiate conferences, with broader control than A A Stage at Chicago. Stiehm succeeds Dr. R G Clapp, now only a professor of physical education. Auction Sale noted at 1609 Capitol Ave.
Chicago April 11 Victor Sater first baseman for the Chicago National Cubs rose from high school to first base at age twenty three amid a pennant chase. He impressed Fred Clarke and Roger Bresnahan but not Frank Chance, sparked a trade bid at the NL meeting, and triggered Bresnahan’s charges against Charles Webb Murphy in a heated season tale.
The quiet Saler impressed as a likable rookie acquired for 2500 dollars and pushed into action during a pennant race. He faced a tough ordeal when Chance left him at first base while the Cubs battled for the pennant and Bresnahan and Clarke blocked a deal.
Ira Bidwell president of the Rocky Mountain league says the Pueblo team is like Cheyenne's nine from last season and predicts big things. His squad recently beat Fort Collins nine to one.
Salt Lake City reports Miss Helen Gould philanthropist daughter of the dead railroad king will influence the Johnson Flynn championship fight. Jack Curley telegram from Chicago notes Las Vegas New Mexico and El Paso offer cash but Gould favors Salt Lake with a 7500 raise to stage the Nevada bout. Western Pacific railroad influence and Gould opposition are cited as factors. Sherman Co. Auction Bale 1609 Capitol Ave.
Fort Russell hosts a boxing exhibition next Monday in the riding hall with first bout at 8 15 pm. Kid Kelly of the 4th Artillery faces Dago Smith’s trained opponent as participants undergo physical examinations and no lodging is allowed. The 13th Cavalry Band provides music for the event.
In Philadelphia on April 11 the spring training scene features Earl Mack coached by his father Connie Mack of the Athletics. Earl, a catcher like his father, played last season for Scranton in the New York State League and shows promise for a major league debut next season. Connie says Earl may thrive elsewhere and not with the Athletics when he reaches the big leagues. The father and son resemble each other at a glance, though Earl is not as tall.
An early marketing pitch extols manure spreaders as a major growth opportunity. It argues spreaders boost farm profits by halving labor, compare favorably to binders, and predict widespread adoption similar to washboards and binders on European farms.
The article argues for using a manure spreader to save wages and feed the soil. It notes cotton seed and stalks contain fertilizing value worth over ten dollars per ton and stresses humus from manure as essential for soil building. An auction sale at 1609 Capitol Ave follows.
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