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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1910
Page
16
The Chicago National League club shares the World Series receipts with players each receiving 4315 dollars. Secretary Williams and Trainer Simmons earned full shares. Manager Chance paid a 50 dollar fine from the losers’ share. The piece notes widespread slumps and erratic play among leading teams as new rules are blamed.
Brief items report multiple incidents: a baby girl named Suffici ent born to Frederick Crombie. a woman in Keokuk sets fire to herself her husband and son and dies. post office figures show an $11.5 million postal deficit reduction. in Pueblo two workers are injured but recover after a switch engine collision. in Norfolk a man named John J. Smythe is found guilty of murdering his wife and daughter with a son’s testimony of pleas. a census area notes deaths from tuberculosis heart disease and accidents. in Liberty a widow loses a damages suit against Woodmen of the World. in London a potential cure for dusty roads via granite and bitumen is described.
Denver reports that this season brings unprecedented gridiron surprises as Yale and Michigan headlining teams alter play with new rules and strategies, changing expectations across college football.
Voters in the city and Laramie county are urged to register by October 28 to be eligible for the November 4 election. An estimated fifteen hundred to two thousand residents have not yet registered, with books open at Dunneen's Garage Second ward, Industrial Club, and Court House annex Third ward. Eldora Dance Club hosts its weekly dance at Keefe Hall on Wednesday evening October 26, 1910.
Tommy Dixon claims the souther featherweight championship by decision over Jimmy Moran at the Phoenix A C in Memphis. Moran is from New York and the match took place last night with local coverage noting the result.
In Schenectady Brown the knockouts beside Robinson the Los Angeles lightweight was defeated last night. Brown used his milling style to punish the Negro challenger who had not previously tasted defeat. In Cincinnati talks hint at an off season trade involving the Reds and Phillies with McQuillen and a third baseman or shortstop in exchange for Lobert Downey and another player.
Fort Russell will hold its regular quarterly field athletic meet with the town’s best athletes. The program includes sprints and jumps, shot put, hammer throw, high jump, tug of war, musicians contest, vault, and other events.
The Ongan ized Labor of Cheyenne hosts a dance Thursday evening Oct. 27 at Keote Hall with Mu chanan's ball orchestra. Tickets priced 1.00, ladies admitted free.
Two games of football are set at Fort Russell this week. Company A Hospital Corps and Eleventh Infantry meet this afternoon at 2 on the parade grounds. Saturday features a clash between the Eleventh Infantry and Army Engineers with strong post football talent expected.
Clarence McNutt trains in Denver for the November 4 showdown with Rene McGovern at Sheridan Wyoming to determine the featherweight championship of the west. He plans daily workouts at Jacobs gymnasium and will travel to the site for final training. The winner will face Attell west of the Missouri River, as a series of intermountain bouts aims to crown the title.
Leadville’s McGovern fights Jimmy Reagan in a preliminary for the featherweight title in the Rocky Mountain region. Reagan loses to McGovern in Ogden on October 7, setting up a western championship bout against Clarence McNutt, the region’s featherweight king. McNutt believes he will be the victor long before the limit.
In Cincinnati Ohio on October 25 one of the biggest trades in baseball history was reported Gut Hermann announced Cincinnati had traded pitchers Rowan and Beebe third baseman Lobert and outfielder Paskett to Philadelphia Ten pitchers Moren and McQuillen third baseman Grant and outfielder Bates to Sherman Co Enamering at the Sherman Co.
Paris October 25 Premier Briand said he possessed a confession from socialist leaders admitting a deliberate plot to bring violence, anarchy, and civil war. Socialists demonstrated against police head Lepine, demanding an end to government use of military resources for capital.
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