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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1921
Page
2
Baltimore lightweight George Chaney dominates the scene with a six inch left jab that has produced ten knockouts in three months. His power and precision push him toward a likely title fight with Champ Leonard as he pursues the lightest crown.
A weight lifter’s chest is described as unusually developed from early career to display medals. The piece notes he never won a medal and that his chest held only a cold, reflecting a humorous or critical tone about his career outcomes.
A jumble of quotes about baseball figures and salaries. Wilbert Robinson as Dodgers leader may earn about $20,000 with $15,000 base plus bonuses. Griff dissolves a bonus clause for Zachary to win 20 games. Dempsey and Carpentier earnings contrasted. Minor leagues face legal stamping of codgers. opening day excitement noted.
The piece contrasts Willie Hoppe with Edouard Horemans, noting Hoppe's long training and peak form while Horemans, eight years in, improves rapidly. If Horemans continues to rise, Hoppe may be uncrowned as world billiards king later. The article also discusses baseball news hubs shifting from Lajoie, Wagner, Cobb, Johnson, Speaker to Ruth, Sisler, Hornsby as fresh stars.
Miss Elizabeth Clemson of Middletown New York surprised players at Pinehurst Golf Club by walking the course in knickerbockers and golf stockings marking the first noted woman in knickerbockers on the course.
The photo shows Babe Ruth warming his batting swing at Hot Springs using a golf club to loosen up. He quips baseballs and golf balls are alike in practice, enjoying a steady rhythm before play.
Pittsburg March 12 The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners report 43 killed and 85 wounded in the just ended hunting season. Officials cite a jump in hunter numbers compared to the previous season.
Little Rock fans will see a diverse training season with games booked against the Pittsburg Nationals, Chicago Americans, Columbus Association and the Omaha Westerns at home.
Syracuse notes owner Landgraf is confident for the season as he has a working agreement with the Cardinals and will receive Rickey’s surplus talent to strengthen his roster in this year’s campaign.
Fans in Milwaukee hail Joe Tipitz Philadelphia scholastic fighter as the toughest since Kid Broad. Tip считает nearly 300 bouts and has never been floored.
Rock Island prepares a banquet for the Chicago Cubs upon their return from Catilina Islands. An exhibition game is slated for April 11, with four business clubs organizing the large meal.
Lake Charles March 18 Pitcher Hd Rommel star of the Athletics mound staff holds a knuckle ball that fools hitters and rival clubs. He says four years of work created a break that may land anywhere on the plate. Rommel credits Perkins and rivals like Sam Rice and George Sisler for tough battles and notes Babe Ruth’s lone 53rd home run last year. The ball is hard to catch and Rommel may be the best knuckle baller in the American League.
In Hull Quebec on March 12 a judge spared spectators fines after they attended cock fights during talks for a Dempsey Carpentier match. He ruled both cock fight and boxing as sports, noting the proceedings were informal and not criminal.
The schooner "Blue Nose" has been chosen as Canada’s contender for the second series of international schooner races to be held off Halifax this fall.
Boston plans a series of ice contests next winter with skaters from Canada England France Norway Sweden and the United States. The event aims to draw international competitors and showcase winter sports talent.
In Pittsburg on March 18 the international indoor speed skating championships were awarded to the Duquesne Garden. The event will be held March 14 and 15 at the venue.
Harry Harper of the Little Rock Southern league club is a perennial minor leaguer who has shared rooms with twelve players across teams from San Jose to Seattle. Despite early stints with San Jose, Los Angeles, Tacoma, and Peoria, he has never worn a big league uniform and jokes about being sold five times only to lose his roommate each time. Harper, a left-handed batter who throws right, led the Southern league in 1920.
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