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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1913
Page
6
The Leader invites Wyoming teams to send schedules challenges and news for wide publicity. The sporting editor seeks to keep in touch with baseball teams across the state and will properly handle submissions for publication.
Scores from games in St Louis Pittsburgh Boston Chicago Philadelphia New York Detroit and other venues show various lineups. Notable pitchers hitters include Mathewson O’Brien Bender and Bush while St Louis and Chicago posted wins and several cities reported multiple score lines.
Sheridan Wyoming votes to join the Midland Empire league with Buffalo Billings and Lewiston. Officers elected include King Grimestad as president and Carl Kube as vice president. A $1600 season fund is sought to field a team and meet salary limits for three months.
Widespread interest surrounds a proposed league formed from Montana players with Buffalo and Sheridan as early hubs. Buffalo has nearly secured the required funds for team upkeep and could raise more than needed, while both cities push money collection. If one city falters, Billings and another Montana city stand ready to assume franchises.
George Allen known as Lefty Miller rises from Cheyenne and Laramie to join the Brooklin club in the National League. He beat the New York Giants 3 to 2 on debut, pitching effectively despite a stature of five feet three inches. Once a vaudeville performer, he returned to baseball after personal tragedy and aims for a bright professional arc with strong Wyoming support.
Domestic workers in Chicago organize a union named the Household Workers' association and receive a charter from the American Federation of Labor. The group seeks two after-noons off weekly and the right to entertain guests in the parlor without family interference.
Daniel F. Kellogg, longtime financial editor of the New York Sun, resigns to head the publicity department at J. P. Morgan & Co. He is expected to be paid about 25000 dollars annually as Morgan sets up a new publicity bureau with updated policies.
Eight American League leaders express confidence in their chances as teams face the 1918 season. Connie Mack’s Athletics aim to reclaim form with Walter Johnson praised, Clark Griffith’s Senators rely on Johnson, and Jake Stahl’s Boston Red Sox eyes repeat. Ty Cobb’s Detroit seeks a big salary and stability, while Chicago, Cleveland, St Louis, and New York contenders also project strong showings.
Elizabeth reports constant headaches and catarrh. Dr. Lewis Baker prescribes Vilane wash and balm, with further remedies for dandruff hair loss and pale thinness. Readers submit ailments from rheumatism to obesity and sleeplessness, answered with home remedies and prescriptions.
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