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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1912
Page
14
George Carpenter defeats Willie Lewis in an international match described as a European champion versus American contender. The event is noted in Parla with captions referencing England and France with emphasis on the match outcome.
The Chicago Nationals defeated the Giants 18 to 17 in ten innings with pitching by Crumbert at Gillette. New York Nationals upset the fans as Mittabareh’s Catch Or Wilson starred on the snaoe chy, while Bow ton’s Jenroe Jierman died in action. The New York Brotherhood club with Mark O’Diy pitching flirted with defeat versus Chicago. The Louisville National League forfeit bid failed as Sunday baseball law upheld in Louisiana. The Boston Red Sox fell 4 to 4 to the Chicago White Sox in a long nine inning game.
Mike Yokel near Jackson Hole prepares for a United States middleweight title bid against Walter Miller of St Paul. He trains daily in Joehkeon Pole country and plans a finish fight in Salt Lake City. Yokel will use a bear as a training partner to boost wind and strength ahead of the May 27 bout.
The Modern Woodmen of America at Chicago head camp adopts a rate readjustment effective May 1. Within Rock Island more than 60 000 old member applications for the new plans form a flood of interest. Older members face higher rates but retain coverage while younger members pay less and many do not withdraw.
Members of W O W and neighbors are urged to attend the funeral for Louie James. The service will be held Thursday at 4:30 p m at Fraternal Mall with Robert B Cook officiating.
Promoter Jack Curley reports Jack Johnson will leave Chicago Friday night and arrive in Las Vegas Sunday morning to begin training. Johnson's trainer Tom Flanagan also travels, with plans to use Forsyth ranch seven miles northwest of Las Vegas as the training base.
Yesterday in the National League and American Association items, lineups show pitchers and batters for teams including Washington and Milwaukee with multiple box scores. The page includes standings, inning totals, and names like Toole Camulle Needham Kingland Phelps Geyers Wingo Hall Nunamaker Easterly Caldwell Sweeney Lange Walsh Sullivan Cooper Lapp Folty Hamilton Haumgartner Stephens and teams Milwaukee Minneapolis Indianapolis Toledo St Joseph Denver Des Moines Topeka Sioux City Wichita.
St Louis May 22. Manager Roger Bresnahan of the NL club appeals to Augual Herrmann to promote him from libelous attacks aimed at his administration of the playing end of the club. Mrs Helen E Britton testified Bresnahan once offered her 6000 for the club. Local papers and individuals accuse him of trying to lose games to move the club from a defending woman.
James B. Sullivan of the American Olympic Committee announced a team selection meeting in New York at the Waldorf Astoria on Monday June 10 at 11 am to choose athletes to represent the United States in Sweden.
Philadelphia May 22 American league officials fined each of the eighteen Detroit players 100 dollars for striking over Ty Cobb suspension. Ban Johnson will seek the victim Claude Lucker’s story and other witnesses in New York before announcing his findings and a likely short suspension for Cobb. Club magnates promise stricter ground rules to curb rowdyism.
Rochester wrestler Walter Keegan seeks matches in the city offering to throw any three men up to 140 pounds within three hours. Events may be at Fort Russell with soldiers aiding, and a $200 forfeit if he fails. Boat arrangements expected to be settled today.
Miss Marie Drescher of Denver became the bride of boxing promoter Jack Curley in a May 22 ceremony at the Castenada hotel Las Vegas New Mexico Judge D R Murray officiated The couple later traveled to Albuquerque with Jim Flynn for a boxing event Curley age 26 from San Francisco and Drescher 20 from Jerseyville Illinois gave their residences as North Yakima Washington and New York City respectively
Tom Jones the Ad Wolgast manager arrived in New York to arrange a May 29 ten round bout at Garden Athletic Club. Wolgast and McFarland are slated for a 138 pound lightweight clash, with Wolgast declaring readiness to box at once.
A fragment notes a speaker arriving hours early to consider several propositions including one from the Garden.
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst and Mr and Mrs Pethick Lawrence, editors of Votes for Women, were found guilty at the Old Bailey sessions of conspiracy and inciting property damage. Each received a nine month term in the second division with no hard labor.
Vintage advertisement claims TIZ bath relieves tired feet including corns bunions and swelling. The copy features a happy TIZ man and urges readers to buy at 25 cents per box from Walter Luther Dodge Co Chicago via drug stores and department stores.
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