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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1912
Page
6
Lieutenant Camp of the 7th Cavalry has picked top players from several divisions to form a permanent Army league team for the rest of the season. The All Star squad, who recently defeated the Pueblo Indians, will face the Cheyenne Indians tomorrow afternoon before a large crowd.
A compact roundup notes moments from 1880 to 1911, including Yale’s Alonzo Stage striking out 20, multi hit games by Ward and Corcoran, Swartzel’s 1893 high scoring, 1908 White Sox 16 to 5 over Cubs, and 1911 Boston Nationals beating Brooklyn 7 2 with Curtis on the mound.
The W. O. W. team faces Bird's Rounders in the city amateur championship game at 3 p.m. BloodWin of Mevery will pitch for W. O. W. and Bal linger for the Rooters. Bird's Rounders boast a perfect season and seek another scalp. Admission is twenty five cents.
Fragmentary OCR lists several baseball players and teams including Pittsburg, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati, and others. It names pitchers such as Reulbach Archer Wiltse Crandall Meyers Hartley and hitters like Kenta Stack Phelps Miller and more, though many fragments are garbled.
The readable lines describe a two game baseball card with team names like St Louis New York and Washington, listing batters and pitchers in a fragmented style. Scores are garbled and multiple innings are noted but unrecoverable. the source provides partial lineups and venue references without a clear final result.
In Juntn Colorado May 5 the Rocky Mountain League opener saw Badonia defeat Colorado Springs 1 to 0 amid city turnout and a parade. The scoring sequence included Lochlurt Walker and Swift for the winning side as the crowd watched the Hallroaders edge a tight contest.
Fragmentary text mentions Gardners and a Washington poet and hints at a nomination or upending money. Details are unreadable, leaving the precise event and parties uncertain.
In Ft Russell league action the Cavalry defeated the Artillery 7 to 4 in front of the largest crowd of the season. Caldwell homered for the Cavalry, Johnson had a three bagger and two hits, while Deever of the Artillery hit a home run. Standings show Cavalry leading with five wins, Infantry 4 1, Artillery 2, and Hospital Corps 0 with two cavalry-artillery games yet to decide this week.
The North End Scouts defeated the Tigers 14 to 4 on Saturday morning at KO. K. A. diamond. Pitcher Shilling held the Tigers to no hits while the Scouts backed him with Goldie. Batteries were Shilling and Goldie for the Scouts and Truckey and Smith for the Tigers.
Albany May 25. An inquiry by the state boxing commission shows almost all major boxing clubs in the state oppose allowing referees’ decisions in public matches.
William Pastorius admits plotting with European anarchists to kill President Taft over the Russian treaty actions. He says two men, one in Liverpool and one in Rome, were to carry out the assassination, with meetings planned in Europe and the United States. Pastorius describes meetings with a man named Carlow and a messenger sent to Peacock’s home.
The Turf and Field announces a large horse show at Belmont Park next Wednesday and Decoration Day with about thirty classes for horses and riders. Prizes include purses and cups. The ring will be on the lawn in front of the field stand for an open air exhibition. Committee members include August Belmont Alfred H. Mackay F R Stires Henry C Phipps Clarence H Mackay and Allan Pinkerton.
Luther McCarthy improved his knockout streak by stopping Jack Reid of Toledo in the first minute of the third round at Joplin. The bout followed his knockout of Carl Morris and adds to a growing list as New York clubs court his services. Jack Curley has offered Billy McCarthy a match with Carl Morris at Las Vegas on July 4.
Detroit May 25 two white haired men over 66 race ten miles for the Grand Army of the Republic championship at the Detroit Athletic Club grounds. Col J L Smith of Highland Park faces Col G Barnes of Dusburg with the winner earning a trip to the National G A R encampment in Los Angeles to compete in a ten mile relay against ten Civil War veterans.
Fragmentary note cites a Galveston News line about a cautious capable business man who insures his bushel before he hides the fight under it, attributed to The Sherman Co.
Matthias H. Thormahlen, a naval engineer, was granted a divorce from Mrs. Agnes Winifred Thormahlen in Judge Brentano's court. He testified that Dr. Joseph V. Howard, a surgeon and shipmate on the U S S Supply, had been too friendly with his wife while the ship was in Nagasaki harbor. He described feigning sleep to surprise them together and said he would have shot if not restrained.
Readable fragments hint at a heated political clash between Taft and Roosevelt inside Washington circles. Early lines suggest sharp rhetoric and competing visions for party direction, signaling a tense intra party contest.
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