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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1910
Page
8
Geore B Sykes previews the Ketchel Langford showdown in Philadelphia. He notes Ketchel’s swing and Langford’s speed, with Jeffries training staff and Choynacke stirring buzz. Also mentions Denver baseball return of Lloyd and upcoming Cummings Malone and Shaffer bouts.
Bat Masterson reports in New York on John R Robinson’s viewing of Jeffries training in San Francisco. He describes Jeffries sparring eight minutes, sweating and tiring, and weighs potential outcomes with Johnson’s bluffing stance and belief in the bout's merit. Masterson leans toward a Jeffries win on fair terms.
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Promoter Fidel Wigan visits Chicago en route to Philadelphia to watch the Ketchel Langford winner and promote a future match. He predicts Jeffries will outpace Jim Berger, noting Johnson enters with a yellow streak and vows a bold challenge if he loses.
A boy fishing on the Embarcadero recovered a purse in the morning revealing the body of Jennie Forast a vaudeville performer once known on stage. The victim’s identity was confirmed by a card found with the belongings.
The Battery A pine Sunray band team defeated Rosell with a 10 to score, while Symes and Communications to Aladdntied were noted. Address inquiries to Private Rodgers, Band 41h FA, Port Rue.
Fight fans may reserve seats for James Jeffries vs Jack Johnson in Emeryville Cal. The octagonal arena spans 360 feet with bleachers 178 feet from the ring center. Seating costs range from 50 to 10 dollars across sections A through G with two surrounding rows at 50 dollars each.
Jack Johnson, heavyweight champion, arrived in Cheyenne on the Overland Limited en route to California for training for the upcoming bout with James J. Jeffries. He weighed 226 pounds and expected to enter the ring around 205 to 210 pounds, with a sizable local crowd greeting him at the depot late at night.
The fragment describes Johnson boarding a moving train at Cheyenne station as a crowd shouts Kill him quietly. The text notes a “champion responsive grin” on the subject, implying an observed reaction during the disturbance.
Incomplete box scores show Cincinnati defeating Philadelphia 6 to 4 with batteries Spade Covelskie and Casper McLean and Roth. New York and Brooklyn battled to a 5 to 9 result before darkness ended play with Boston 4 to 10 over Chicago as a separate postponed game.
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Fragmentary OCR shows batters and players named Smith Payne Berger Bemis Easterly Kime Warhop Devin Sweeney Pigorg Beaton and Carrigan among others with team affiliations New York Washington Oberlin Philadelphia and Drexel unclear. Readable items include battery listings and partial player groupings with several misread regions.
Ben Lomond California April reports say heavyweight Jeffries abandoned training for several days on advice of Joe Choynski due to a large skin eruption in his back linked to a blood disorder. Choynski notes overtraining and plans to modify workouts.
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