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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1920
Page
14
Benny Leonard world lightweight champion writes from Southern California about retirement plans if he is not defeated soon. The article notes Leonard's rise by knocking out Freddie Welsh in New York on May 28, 1917, to win the title and his standing as a top boxer.
The champion vows to retire undefeated after one more year if no defeat occurs and promises to give upcoming challengers their chances. He singles out Johnny Dundee Lew Tendler Willie Jackson Joe Welling Joe Benjamin and Ritchie Mitchell as rising rivals and notes military boxing vets may rise soon.
Athletics start the season stronger than the Yankees amid chatter about Babe Ruth and Frazee. Jack Sharkey's London offer, Ned Hunter’s coast-to-Red Sox path, and Frank Frisch’s Giants lineage appear in a spread of trades and promises. Players like Lefty O'Doul push for rotation work while Kid McCoy’s marriage adds a tabloid note to the camp chatter and Meusel aims to step into Baker's role for the Yankees.
The article recalls Bobby’s famed arm with the St Louis Amerian League club and Bill Burwell, a doughboy with a mangled finger that gives him a unique grip. It notes Canada’s push in British golf, Ada Mackenzie and Florence Harvey, and rule-change talks with the Royal Canadian Golf Association. It also mentions an English soccer tour cancellation and Australian boxer Jim Tracy heading to the United States.
John van Albert of Amsterdam Mdland aged 49 who has just arrived in New York is described as the tallest man in the world. He stands nine feet five inches tall with arms legs and torso in normal proportion to his height.
A large flock of three foot wingspan hawks swept into Cheyenne at dusk causing alarm and gunfire. Dave Chaplin and J G Kellogg each claimed a three foot bird. several roosted in trees around town as three boys captured a live large hawk after a brief skirmish. The flock dominated the eastern city, with hundreds circling Lake Minnehaha and the city park. Experts say hunger drove the birds from their normal range to urban areas where sparrow hawks have arrived recently due to a storm and displaced prey.
A two year old youngster mirrors Fred Fulton in build, 6 feet 3 inches, 195 pounds, and Tracy backs his speed and promise. Promoter Tom Andrews says Tracy is fast with both hands and improving, while Georges Carpentier is praised as a versatile athlete and War veteran.
The Prodigal Wife from Screencraft Pictures stars Mary Boland and Lucy Cotton. Presented as a feature of distinction, it aims to deliver unusual heart interest beyond the usual movie label at the Atlas Theatre.
In the American League Cleveland and Chicago games noted with batteries Covaleskie and O'Neil and Faber and Schalk. Washington vs New York and Boston vs Philadelphia were postponed due to wet grounds and rain. Detroit vs St Louis also postponed by rain.
Weather disrupts multiple NL games as rain and cold force postponements. Cincinnati and St. Louis games delayed while Philadelphia versus Boston and New York versus Brooklyn face postponements. Pittsburg and Chicago also affected by wet grounds and cold conditions.
Thursday April 29 Music by The Rocky Mountain Society Orchestra. Tickets priced at 1 50.
A note recalls King James I’s anti tobacco crusade with his work Counterblast to Tobacco. A first edition copy recently brought $500 at auction, illustrating enduring interest in historical anti tobacco literature.
Major Michards returns from Denver with Harry Kiscug, the Denverite touted as a top lightweight, to clash with Cheyenne’s Helrie Shuman at the Fort Russell riding hall on May 8. Doyle, McKee, White, McCoy, Fontana, and Black are slated for eight, six, and four round bouts, making this the most entertaining smoker of the season.
The high regard for American athletics in Europe is shown as France offers Jim Duncan a role to train their national team. This development highlights Duncan's coaching reputation and the cross continental exchange in track and field expertise.
A 1940s analysis notes motor trucks have boosted U S freight capacity. Government plans $633 million for roads and factories push automaker output to about 1000 trucks daily. Connecticut to New York and New England routes see loads limited to 25 000 pounds to curb wear. Indianapolis is cited as a major livestock trucking hub with daily receipts rising by thousands.
Olympic plans for Antwerp next summer include Italy engaging Platt Adams and American track and field stars in coaching and training roles with squads from other European nations. Jim Adams, a 31 year old discus thrower from Coney Island, previously set a world record in 1912 and later served as a lieutenant in the First Reserve Engineers, training in Paris after World War I.
To investors see Citizens Loan Company ad on page 8 and a boxing note that Heine Shumann will box Harry Sub ten rounds at the Post on May 8.
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