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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1912
Page
16
New York reports quote National League president Thomas J. Lynch saying players know few rules and that no changes should offend fans. He argues the present code is clear, calls for polishing rather than overhaul, and notes major league games last season were entertaining yet not overly long.
The excerpt notes that after the foul strike rule took effect there has been practically no change in play, describing the same conditions in the playing area. It emphasizes the minimal impact on the cote or fielding environment.
Word from New Orleans that Bantam Champion Johnny Coulon heads there to begin training for his twenty round title defense against Frankie Burns on February 18 in Chicago. An April 9 Cubs game in Springfield, Ohio, has been added to the spring schedule as Dayton, Ohio, and New Orleans seek slots while starting a day earlier than planned.
Advance seats for the Detroit at Cleveland hockey games next Friday and Saturday show growing fan interest in the winter sport. W. and Hancock of Toronto is named referee for both games by Ontario Hockey Club secretary Hewitt.
San Francisco promoter Jimmy Coffroth aims to arrange a match between Johnny Coulan and Sid Smith the English bantamweight. The potential bout would bring together two standout fighters from different boxing districts.
Interest centers on the Abe Attell versus Johnny Kilbane fight scheduled for February 22 in Los Angeles. Attell has not fought a twenty round bout in several years, and the distance may tell on him.
Milburn Saylor of Indianapolis and Freddie Daniela of St Joseph Mo are matched to fight six rounds at 133 pounds before the St Louis Athletic Club on February 15 in St Louis. The writeup notes other boxers like Schrader of Salt Lake City and Lawrence Myberg with strong styles and top contenders such as Erlenhorn Malone and Ruddy Anhols in the recent bout lineup.
Detroit world champion N W Banks staged a remarkable two game chess and three game checkers exhibition at the Industrial club last night facing Theo F Clark Wilbur W Tupper and Jack Bristol in checkers and H Hakensen D Company 11th Infantry Wm Dubois and Chief Plumber McDonald in chess Banks drew with Hakensen and beat Bristol and others while playing two blindfolded checkers games against Clark and Tupper. Banks then visited J L Rockwell and prepared for engagements in Salt Lake City before a Cheyenne return two months hence for another exhibition.
Packey Mc Farland of Chicago defeated Kid Burns of New York in a ten round bout at the Fairmont Athletic Club. McFarland led each round except the ninth which was even. Burns finished bleeding from the mouth and nose. no knockdowns occurred.
The amateur Robbe Boston drew a hearty crowd as he entered the ring last night. Bovbre expressed pleasure in hosting the annual tournament while Joe Mauldon defeated Kium last year in the event.
The Ft Russell Reveille reports Cheyenne doctors attending a D A Russell Medical Society meeting at the post hospital and notes discharged and returning soldiers. It mentions re enlistments, plans for a Cheyenne home, an artillery dance, and a proposed dramatic club. Also covered are changes in post commissary staff, visits by residents, and January trade at the Infantry Exchange with 20 ticket car deals and rail fare details.
Mr. C. B. Richardson, tied to the Chihuahua lumber firm, argues Madero failed to curb the uprising and that Americans faced fatal outrages in El Paso and Douglas. He says U S troops would have controlled Mexico if Roosevelt led the nation. He stresses deeper causes and warns the current trouble is serious.
The passage highlights Mrs. Kennedy riding a mule during California's gold rush era of 1849 and notes her among the first women to register under the suffrage law. She credits her long life to simple living.
Residents from Laramie and Cheyenne are listed as visiting or returning from trips. M. T. Terrill and C. W. Gibson are noted in Laramie with returns to their respective cities. Mrs. Allen Zumbrun and Mrs. E. S. Janda travel for family illness and business, with several others mentioned in routine city news.
Ireland Hampton, state witness, said Captain A G Boyce tried to flee as ZR Snead prepared to shoot. He testified the hotel lobby meeting was not accidental, noting Snead looked through the window before entering and killing Boyce.
In Healdsburg California on March 6 a party honored Grandma Electra Kennedy turning 102. She baked a cake with 102 candles to mark each year, born in Derby VI in 1810 and long associated with a cotton mill her husband ran in Mexico during the Mexican War.
The U S civil service commission announces a stenographer and typewriter examination in Cheyenne on March 12, 1912. Applicants of all competent genders are urged to apply as there is a shortage of eligibles. Entrance salary is $900 annually with good promotion prospects. Application blanks and full information are available from the secretary, Eleventh Civil Service District, Seattle.
Urusla St George in Klaw & Erlanger production presents Rebecca of Sunnsbrook Farm tale at Capitol Theatre Riverboro Maine. Five cheerful girls lead a tale of New England austerity, tradition clash, and small town changes. St George at eighteen carries the role with ten years’ stage training.
Cambridge Massachusetts February six Harvard student Perry Stearns criticizes undergraduates for guessing Aristotle lived after 1840. The piece notes widespread ignorance and urges more interest in real affairs while listing average weekly wages for Harvard graduates across fields from $3 to $15, with some higher in permanent business roles.
Baltimore reports that 15 year old Josephine Patton bought tight shoes and suffered toe irritation that worsened to an ulcer and gangrene. She sought Mercy Hospital treatment where doctors diagnosed a gangrenous condition and treated the foot, though the ending is not shown.
Surgeons removed the leg just below the hip to stop the virulent infection and prevent further spread, carefully disposing of infected tissue.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 1. The Senate passed a measure reducing the required settlement period on homesteads from five to three years. The House has not yet acted on the bill.
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