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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1912
Page
16
Announcement by promoter John Corbett says the Gardner-Baker winner will fight Frank Klaus for the world middleweight title in Salt Lake City. The victor is expected to travel from Denver to Salt Lake City for training and the bout.
At Pioneer Park the Cheyenne Indians and the 11th Infantry Soldiers meet in the season’s first game. The Indians boast a half professional roster, while the soldiers coached by Lieut Beade from West Point aim to challenge Ft Russell. Manager Huff reports the locals in firm form to win.
Yesterday morning at the Capitol area the Cheyenne High School lads held infield events under clear skies. Earl Smith swept sprints and field events, Karl Smith and Ralph Fowler led dashes, Dillman and Welcott posted strong times, with a relay team finishing first amid a lively crowd of parents.
Cheyenne high school will represent Wyoming at the Sixth Interacholastic field meet hosted by Colorado college in Colorado Springs on May 4. About 200 athletes from 24 high schools and 800 visitors are expected. A May 3 reception and college game will precede events including a dance May 4. 47 silver cups will be awarded as trophies from the Denver Republican and Denver Post.
An advertisement for clairvoyant services by Professor Leonard claims to read for prominent clients and offers a show of endorsements. It promises insight into money matters, influence, health, and personal reforms, inviting calls for private readings in a refined setting at Sunday Lyric Rooms.
In Chicago the Cubs commit five errors leading to a 10 to 6 loss to the Cardinals aided by Cheney and Archer on the mound and fielding miscues. The Giants beat the Beantowners 11 to 2 with Crandall Meyers Donnelly and Rariden behind the plate. The Phillies fall 8 to 6 to Brooklyn as Stack shines for the visitors. The Pittsburgh Cincinnati game is postponed.
In Washington on April 26 the Benators trailed Williams as the Yanks built a 10 to 2 lead after eight innings before darkness halted play. Batteries were Walker Beck er and Cashion Williams Quinn and Fisher. In Boston on April 20 the champions defeated the Red Sox 11 to 4 as Morgan Russell and Thomas Hite starred for the Athletics Pitchers Pape Cloote Bedlent and Nupataker held the Red Sox to four runs. Several games were postponed due to rain.
The AmeiliCan Association reports scores with Milwaukee 1 Toledo 13 and Kandae City 2 Columbus 1. Other matches were postponed due to wet grounds.
Fragment lists teams and scores in a rough telegraph style with Wichita Denver Bronx City Bt Joseph Dee Moines Omaha Lincoln Topeka. Details are incomplete and no clear result or game context is discernible.
New York April 26 base running is expected to dominate the 1912 season as managers train players to steal bases with speed and timing. Giants set the pace last year with 47 steals led by Heasel and Devore.
Wy Moreland notes 12 hits by St Louis Nationale off Jesse Tannehill with 10 extra-base hits. Pirates lead NL race by 198 points over Superba. Sammy Strang draws five walks as Vasbinder strands six in a Cleveland game. Chicago Americans top St Louis 4 to 3 in 15 innings with heavy infield work. Lowell vs Haverhill 0 0 in a 10 inning New England League game. Athletics execute a triple steal led by Davis against Highes and Street.
Minneapolis April 26. The athletic board of control of the University of Minnesota abolishes for one year all intercollegiate baseball. The action follows the faculty eligibility committee declaring most baseball candidates ineligible because of alleged professionalism. Eastern colleges say the move will ins ure university enrollment in fall as students enter for the 1018 games.
Elmer Miller, released by the Cincinnati Reds to Fort Wayne of the Central league, has been secured by the St. Louis Nationals and will undergo a thorough workout before a minor league assignment.
Tomorrow at 28th and Carey the Leader aggregation and Tribune nine will meet to decide superiority of their ball tossers in a fast amateur game. Expect excitement and fun for everybody. the contest has drawn two weeks of anticipation.
Packey McFarland defeated England's Matt Wells in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden. McFarland, a strong 10 to 7 favorite, controlled the match from the opening round. Wells delivered little, with receipts reported over $30,000.
A Constantinople dispatch reports the Italian fleet heavy bombardment much stronger than claimed. Kumkalob fort is utterly demolished. 300 Turks killed and 315 wounded. The capital warns of worsening conditions with scarce provisions while 100 steamers wait at Greek harbors for permission to pass.
Military and public figures gathered in New York to honor Maj. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant who died April 11. The service at Cornelius “The Centurion” Chapel on Governor’s Island was private due to space limits, with a five mile procession and a special train to West Point for burial. Princess Cantacuzene arrived to attend.
Cleme St. Guion, owner of the Gulia Carlisle mines in Chihuahua, says conditions below the Rio Grande are so dire that U S intervention within sixty days is inevitable. He notes seventy per cent of Americans have left Chihuahua and the rest cannot depart. Guion, a New York mining engineer and former U S Army lieutenant, arrived in New Orleans.
Italian pianist Camilo Bauchia faltered at Tammany Hall after a 49 hour continuous piano performance. He collapsed from exhaustion, was counted out by umpires, and was found 24 minutes short of the endurance record.
At Tepic in Mexico 2000 rebels called Zapatistas press to seize the town. Cathedral housing refugees razed, the state house torn down, and shops looted. Fighting began at dawn with heavy casualties as rebels attacked streets including Mexico Street. Blood stained the pavements as looting and house attacks continued.
Mrs George W Wickersham wife of the attorney general issues a rule forbidding seating during Mrs Tafts greetings at the White House Blue Room She asserts Mrs Taft will be standing and dictates guests must rise to greet her, ending a long standing practice in official society.
The International Paper Company informed its employees that hourly wages will rise by one cent after May 1. The increase, granted voluntarily, amounts to about 150 thousand dollars annually.
Canadian musicians are organized in Ontario cities Ottawa Halifaxville Toronto Paterboro Bt tharines Hamilton Srantford Woodstock Galt Berlly Landon Sarala and Windsor as part of an international trade union movement.
The Senate military committee reports a joint resolution to empower the President to convene a court martial at West Point to review four cadets Ralph L Sase Elliott H Free land Tattnall D Simkins and James D Christian who were dismissed April 16 for violations. The court may alter sentences. objections cite possible injustice and West Point's recommendation against restoration.
The Wyoming and Arkansas, then under construction, were slated for April 1 but likely won’t join the Atlantic fleet until after the new year. They will be commissioned in October and remain at New York Navy Yard for 45 days of sighting and torpedo-tube work before shaking-down runs. New battleships New York and Texas follow. Texas ready by September 1913, New York behind.
There are no more officers of the army on duty as instructors and students at the Signal Corps Aviation School in College Park Maryland, and it is unlikely any others will be detailed to aviation duty for the present. Named officers include Captain Charles De F Chandler, Captain Frederick B Hennessy, Captain Paul W Beck, and several lieutenants and a captain among infantry and coast artillery units.
Second Lieutenant Frank M. Kennedy of the Tenth Infantry and Second Lieutenant Thomas De W Milling of the Fifteenth Cavalry are noted in the stationing or promotion notice.
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