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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1910
Page
16
Johnson defeats Jeffries in a gruelling boxing match ending a career as the crowd and officials recount rounds six through fifteen. Delaney plays referee and aids Johnson while Corbett’s corner is watched. The bout concludes with Johnson forcing a decisive knockdown and Jeffries yielding.
Persistent rain delayed multiple games as batteries from Philadelphia New York Washington Detroit Boston and Cleveland faced off in extended innings. Key matchups included Ewing Moore Stack Brennan Moran Camnitz Gibson and others, with several games reaching fourteen innings before postponements and scorelines showing varied output.
In Chicago on July 9 a prank call to Chief Deputy Smoke Inspector Kuss described a huge smoke cloud moving south in a machine near Thirty-First Street. The caller claimed Jack Johnson was returning home and referred to an alleged massive blaze.
The New York Times reports six formal entries for the Chicago to New York contest of air travel. Entrants include Glenn Curtiss, Charles K Hamilton, J C Mars, Captain Thomas Baldwin, J D McCurdy, and the French aviator C P Hubert Latham may enter later. Hamilton has severed ties with Curtiss and is building an aluminum surfaced bi plane for the race.
New York July 9 William T Rock president of American Vitagraph arrived with the Jeffries Johnson fight pictures and said the firm would fight in the courts to show them while avoiding race trouble. The first exhibition is planned in New York about a week from Monday. Gardiner rockets 358 yard drive in golf but loses to Evans in western championship match.
The funeral of our late brother John Teague will be held at the Elks Home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. All Elks are requested to meet at the Elks Home. Attest by Birney H. Sage E. R. and T. Blake Kennedy Secretary.
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