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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1910
Page
8
Cheyenne prepares for a large horse racing event with hundreds of horses and famous owners. Overland trains will carry racing men to Buena Vista Park and Cheyenne from July 18 to 21, with key bookmakers and elite horses traveling on a special race train between Denver and Cheyenne.
John Wernstein, a wrestler, is discharged from Washington University Hospital after eight weeks with a broken neck. Doctors say the upper cervical vertebrae dislocated, causing head projection and a spinal bleed that nearly halted respiration, but he regained strength and is nearly normal now.
Wellington and Larned of the Central Kansas league played four championship games in one day at Wellington Kansas. Two games occurred in the morning and two in the afternoon. Larned won three of the games as the series progressed while Wellington tired. Each game lasted nine innings and each team used four pitchers. The double-header was required due to postponed contests.
South Bend Indiana July 18 Ted Corbett local Central league pitcher who was with Denver last year is being sought by the big leagues Corbett set a record last Thursday allowing no hits or runs in 11 innings
Congo the Cotter colored 190 129 pound scrapper returns to Cheyenne after months away and says he is ready to be knocked off at 183 pounds. He reports traveling the south and east and has engaged in about twenty five bouts, claiming to have won all but one.
Leaders report on major developments across state politics national policy and global events. Editorial summaries emphasize key actions, economic shifts and diplomatic moves shaping current affairs this week.
Winnipeg report notes Bob Simmons, 56, a veteran American driver, collapsed Saturday evening following a victory with Beginh R. at Exhibition track. Simmons, a 46 year career driver, was well known in Montana and other western states.
The Sunday baseball results show Western League pairings including Topeka and Sioux City with multiple first and second games noted. National League games feature New York, Brooklyn, Cincinnati. American League matchups list Detroit Boston Washington and Philadelphia with batteries, scores, and rain postponement details.
Trinidad defeated the Cheyenne Indians 6 to 1 after a rough start, with Fiebert relieved by Rusty in the fourth. Hartnett led the Indians with three hits, while Hester and Bates starred for Trinidad and Cheyenne respectively, as the series leaves the championship indecisive and possibly a five-game rematch planned.
A crowd around 1500 witnessed Sundays game on the local grounds. The Indians secured a 6 to 5 victory as features from both teams stood out with heroic plays and fans recalling key moments. Powell contributed notably at the plate.
The account notes two home runs by the batter after an earlier hit and describes Hendrix being struck on his pitching arm by a line drive but continuing to pitch. He struck out two visitors in the next inning while allowing no hits. Both pitchers showed wild control with four walks each.
Promoter Hugh McIntosh says an unknown boxer will face World Heavyweights in the Johnson Horns bout. The fighter will be named by Corbett and trained by him with a $50,000 forfeit posted, hoping Johnson accepts.
Alexander R. Peacock, once with Andrew Carnegie, had his private secretary Albert H. Rams Jr. arrested on embezzlement charges totaling $14,000 in securities and cash. Rams, a former Tabernacle Presbyterian elder, faced a $15,000 bail as Peacock criticized “psalm singing men” in honesty disputes. The hearing was led by Alderman John H. Martin in Pittsburg.
The article notes Carnegie rewarding Peabody and James becoming Peabody’s secretary, detailing a fortune of five million dollars. It also mentions two women injured in a store blaze, a lightning incident scorching Miss Starks and burning her dress before help arrived, and references Collier's White Lead at Sherman Co Plate Raile.
In Paris Kentucky on July 18 a lightning bolt struck Silas Baptist Church as Reverend J T Stackhouse was pronouncing the benediction injuring two women and causing panic among worshippers. No further injuries were reported and the building sustained minor damage. Authorities inspected the church after the incident.
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