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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1912
Page
14
Sunday afternoon the Terrors defeated the All-Stars 2 to 1 in a muddy baseball game. Wilson pitched for the State and Webb for the Terrors. The teams meet again next Sunday to decide the series.
A historical recap tracking notable games and player feats on May 1 across years. Highlights include Jake Stenzel and Dusty Miler fielding, Stenzel with six singles against Boston, Miller with three singles and two doubles versus Brooklyn, Pirates’ 27 hits for 6k bases in 1896, New York Americans totaling 148 against Cleveland in 1904, and Johnson’s 4 to 0 win in 1970.
A fragmented score line reports Philadelphia America defeating the Clevelands 6 in 14 innings on May 13 1891. Bud Delehanty of the Phillies doubled four times in a championship game with New York. Donovan of Brooklyn allowed Chicago one hit but lost 2 to 0. Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 24 to 2 with 28 hits for 40 total bases. Humphill of St Louis acted as pinch hitter twice for Detroit in the eighth inning.
National League Brooklyn 2 Cincinnati 4 Boston 8 St Louis 4. American League Washington 1 Cleveland 6. American Association Minneapolis 2 St Paul 1 Kansas City 7 Milwaukee 11. Western League Sioux City 6 Omaha 13 Wichita 1 Topeka 3 Des Moines 5 St Joseph 3 Lincoln 0 Denver 5.
Melbourne May 13 Sam Langford the heavyweight boxer defeated Jim Harry of Chicago in eleven rounds. The match featured a sacrifice fly by Langford in the second. The card also noted Giants scoring in baseball and a long 16 inning game between Philadelphia and Cincinnati with no hits off pitcher Alexander.
Cardinal Farley accused Protestant religions of failing to stem socialist growth, blaming insufficient religious training of children and describing socialism as a heresy spreading in society. The New York remarks were reported on May 13.
Taft press bureau accuses Theodore Roosevelt of a deceitful tariff record, claiming Roosevelt dodged the tariff issue and pressured press associations to suppress a paragraph about a future tariff message. The letter portrays Roosevelt as evasive and disingenuous in tariff reform efforts.
The credentials committee reported the accredited delegates to the Democratic state convention by county. Crook county members appeared with four votes and proxies held for absent delegates. Albany delegates included J R Sullivan W H Halliday Mia BR Miller H Malard and others.
The dispatches depict Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft trading sharp insults and accusing each other of corruption and influence by big business. The piece foresees voters punishing both in November, leaving the public disillusioned as the political battle ends with neither leader lasting.
A historical clipping catalogs proxy assignments for multiple county seats including Converse, Crook, Fremont, Johnson, Laramie, Natrona, Park, Sheridan, Sweetwater, Uinta, and Weston. It names officials such as J. Osborn, W. M. Engle hart, A. D. Sager, J. D. Folsom, and others with proxies for several figures.
The Atlas theater opened with a packed house praising a lineup led by Mr and Mrs Gorman in A Boxy of Perfectos and comedian Billy Brown with new jokes. The two Joers delivered strong laughs with Just for a Girl and earned multiple encores in a strong crowd showing.
The Atlas presents a musical revue featuring banjo tunes from various nations and a finale of Alexander's Ragtime Band. The orchestra earns praise for timing and handling of cinema music, delivering a strong comedy drama style.
Taft opens his final Ohio campaign with sharp verbal assaults on Roosevelt. In Steubenville and other stops May 13 he repeats attacks from Massachusetts and Maryland while varying wording to scare Roosevelt. He warns Roosevelt’s constitutional views and intoxication would make him unsafe for the White House.
Wooster Ohio May 13 Governor Harmon opened his campaign in Ohio replying to attacks by Bryan who recently toured the state. He addressed supporters and set forth his platform as part of a statewide sequence of appearances.
The speaker defends a long career as judge, attorney general, and governor. He counters Bryan’s critique about acting in multiple offices to gain public trust, arguing he has never disappointed his party in nominations or elections despite five campaigns. Also mentions special diamond ear rings offered by Edholm & Aken Co.
The ad promotes hats with prices ranging from 3.00 to 82.00 at Daiber's, urging customers to step in and view the assortment.
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