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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1920
Page
14
Film star Louise Glaum argues fame on the silent screen requires more than beauty or skill. She cites camera appeal, magnetic presence, nervous energy, adaptability and study as essential. She urges schoolgirls and professionals alike to act, study characterization, and cultivate natural dramatic instinct.
Larry Cheney signs with Columbia in the South Atlantic league as a former Cubs Dodgers pitcher. May 6 Mike O Dowd Johnny Wilson bout eyed for Boston crowd record. Philadelphia safety director aided by five member boxing committee. Jeff Smith verses Georges Carpentier excites French fans. Fore River beat New York and Brooklyn, next foe Ben Millers of St Louis. Tay Gould dominates court tennis for 144 years. Bobby Robinsons Brooklyn team looks strong this season. Dodgers challenge Giants Yankees as pen nant contenders in Greater New York. Leon Ames, ex St Louis Cardinal, began with the New York Giants in 1904 and played for New York Cincinnati St Louis over sixteen NL seasons.
Brooklyn lightweight Phil Bloom fights across England and France, knocking out Jim Davie in London and beating Maro Wells in Holborn. He weighs 134 pounds in Paris and plans welterweight limits ahead. Boxing notes also cover Charley White’s postwar return, Ping Bodie’s independent team plan, Harry Greb pursuing Jack Dempsey, and racquet star Jenjo Shimidzu’s Indian triumphs and US interest.
Descriptive captions note the gravity in the Ruhr in Germany as Belgian troops stay ready near the non military zone. Communists gained control driving hundreds of German families to flee, some seeking refuge in Belgium as depicted.
In a fragmented box of scores the lineups list Batter ies Barnes Gonzales McCarty Causey Smith Pra gresser Withrow and others for various clubs. It notes a rain postponement for Cincinnati versus Pittsburgh and a 9 to 8 result for Brooklyn against Boston with multiple pitcher combinations.
A 1915 trial with the Hants saw Palmera at seventeen rushed to pro ranks and later sent to the minors by John McGraw. Now with Omaha in the Western League his form alternates between good and mediocre, tied to coming up too soon. Fordham’s Frank Frisch impresses as a sensational college find covering keystone and third for the Giants in exhibitions.
George Stallings, manager of the Braves, has announced his retirement at season's end after a career spanning minor and major leagues, during which he earned 14 championships including a world title.
American League clubs include Philadelphia and Washington with mixed results as batters Perry Harris Romers and Perkins Wyatt Schacht and Charrity lead different lineups. Boston hosts afternoon action with Sloyt Walters Mogridge and others while Bueth Devine Mays Shore Collings and Ruel contribute. Cleveland defeats Detroit 7 to 3 behind Baghy O Neill Oldham Dauis and Stanage, Chicago St Louis game postponed due to rain.
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