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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1913
Page
14
The Leader resumes its role as Wyoming sport news source. The sporting editor invites teams to send schedules challenges and items for wide publicity across the state.
Luther McCarty the claimed heavyweight champion and Frank Moran of Pittsburgh were matched today for a ten round bout in New York on April 20. McCarty received a $5000 guarantee.
Active work began today in the training camps of featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland and challenger Johnny Dundee of New York for the 20 round bout scheduled in Los Angeles on April 29.
A Friday evening social and dance hosted by the Maccabee group at the Fraternal hall promises a good time for all. Refreshments will be served and admission is 18 cents. Everyone is invited to attend.
In Cincinnati a close game featured Porritt Hunt and Win Kow Johnson and Clark. New York Brooklyn game postponed by rain. Philadelphia Houston game postponed by rain. Chicago Pittsburg game postponed by rain due to weather.
The record lists battery pairings for multiple venues with names Cleotte Schalk Haumgardner Agnew Mullin Stanage Gregg Land and mentions postponed games at New York Boston and Washington Philadelphia due to rain.
Umpires of the Western Baseball league will meet with each other and President Tip ONeill in St Joseph Missouri on April 17. The gathering will finalize opening plans for the season which ONeill will inaugurate formally in Wichita Kansas on Friday April 18.
Chairman John H. Farrell announced that Pittman’s claim against the Spokane baseball club was disallowed. Reinstatement of McGraw and Pally Chouinard by Des Moines was also announced. Mel Wolf, drafted by the Chicago Americans, was released to the Denver Western league club. Orval Overall leaves for Chicago Nationals after dropping 20 pounds in two weeks.
Harold W. Foght and colleagues from the U S Bureau of Education tour Danish rural schools. They study folk high schools and husmandeskoler with 11 day courses and family attendance, noting government support and plans to compare Danish results with rural U S issues.
A terse meditation on evasive speech and social politeness. It notes that trouble can be found by anyone and that some avoid truth by being polite. The piece observes women as hard to read when they fail to speak plainly.
Lau ther McCarty earned a wide margin decision over Jim Flynn of Colorado after six fast rounds at the Olympic Club in Philadelphia. McCarty pressed with a strong straight left, forcing clinches to avert further exchanges.
Classified note describes a Ren-One suite of house keeping rooms with a strictly modern setup. Mentions Apply New Bradley block at 1817 Thomes and 19 as locating details for the listing.
The article extols tennis as a worldwide sport, noting courts and clubs across the United States, Canada, Europe, India, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and much of the Pacific. It highlights 600 entries at the Singapore tournament and asserts tennis’ accessibility in many regions, contrasting it with other sports.
A report cites experiments showing certain metals can destroy microbes on gelatin plates. Gold nickel platinum showed no effect while cadmium copper zinc and aluminum killed microbes, with copper acting most quickly. Observations suggest metal dissolution in the gel drives the effect.
A narrator recalls a woman boasting about her view in New York, showing how she sees beyond a roof to the street and sky. The moment is described as almost pathetic, highlighting how a simple window view can seem grand to some.
Suffragettes who faced insult during an inauguration eve parade march again to Congress in extra session, carrying banners and petitions for a constitutional amendment as Washington city crowds allowed a smooth route.
New York April 16. Officials dismiss the Texas attorney general suit for penalties totaling nearly 100 million dollars. The action targets alleged violations and seeks substantial fines, but officials attach little significance to the case at present.
Four Wyoming women submitted recipes that won prizes in Armour and Company's monthly Star contest. First prize Delicious Baked Beans used Armour Varibest Pork and Beans with Star bacon. Second prize Hot Pot used lamb neck and potato slices. Third prize Veal Loaf with Jellied Peas included gelatin and celery salt.
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