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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1920
Page
8
Sugar prices in New York on Sept 3 show refined sugar weak at 17.10 per pan, with some fluctuations as market moves under scattered data. Industrial buyers and refiners watch early demand and pricing signals amid limited supply.
A chaotic raid during Game Six led to the arrest of several men including Tom Pave Anderton Yaron Peto Hubba A J Stein T Rels Tom Marady and A Lomerox. One suspect was fined $50 after quick court action as authorities pursued a wider crackdown on disturbance.
The Sheridan polo quartet from Wyoming meets Ft. Russell in the opening western polo tournament game at Broadmoor field. Four teams compete for the Keene L C Phipps and Harvey Lyle trophies with over seventy five ponies on site. Distinct visitors from the east arrive as the western event kicks off.
The Union Pacific shop team travels to North Platte Nebraska on Saturday to play Sunday against the North Platte team and Monday against an All-Star team from Omaha. Both games are described as hotly contested with strong Nebraska squads. Cheyenne batteries are Gabel and Hendershot on Sunday and Morrison and Hendershot on Monday.
Casper details a proposed Rocky Mountain league if Denver stays out of the Western league next year. Dickerson says Denver’s absence would open space for a top regional circuit. Casper, Cheyenne, Pueblo, Sterling, and another Colorado city could join, attracting fans and merchant backing to boost local baseball.
Casper fans will see Jack Taylor back in action tomorrow night at the Casper Athletic Club as he trains for a date with Chicago Swedish champ John Freberg next Monday at Iris Theater. Friends report Taylor has been gaining match fitness and will headline a Labor Day bout that could launch his strongest season yet after arriving in Casper last winter.
Buffalo Wye September 3 George Shorty Webber overcame the field in the final six miles to win the forty mile horse marathon from Ian to Buffalo. Webber’s careful mount conservation proved decisive as he surged late to take the victory.
Fragmentary box score details include multiple teams with batting pairs and pitchers. Entries reference Brooklyn Philadelphia New York St Louis Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit and Washington with various inning runs and player pairings Hastings Knowlton Enzman Moore PatRIRs Shaw Gharrity appear as part of the battery lists. The text lacks complete context but lists several team matchups and player connections.
Buffalo promoter Charley Murray criticizes high boxing purses and commercialism. He argues large paydays demoralize average fighters and harm the sport, saying profits should not be controlled by a few wealthy promoters. He cites, without naming, examples of outsized purses and insists the boxing business should stay modest.
Yankees pitcher Bob Shawkey ranks Babe Ruth as the toughest hitter, but says Ty Cobb would be the hardest man to pitch to in the pinch. He notes Ruth is the most dangerous due to his unpredictable swing.
A garbled past quote attributes a remark by Billy Mac about a saver being beaten. The incomplete line references trapshooting terms and a clipped retort, with unclear context or full names.
Mike Dempsey and Brenton Harbor prepared for their upcoming bout by four rounds of boxing and a strenuous cross training day. Each fighter kept effort light, balancing boxing with biking and other drills. Dempsey weighed 189 pounds and challenger Demay 196, with Demay wearing head protection after a punch reopened an old wound.
Frisco schools in the San Francisco Athletic League will field both rugby and American football teams this season. The league faced division over the choice, with three schools adopting rugby and four fielding American football squads. Separate schedules have been issued.
The writer argues Delehanty rivals Babe Ruth as a hard hitter while noting the romance of past stars Brouthers Connor Anson and Ot Eddie Delehanty. He contrasts eras, cites fewer teams and stars in early days, and says modern stars must outshine greater competition to be remembered. He concludes no one will equal the Bambino for a long time.
A sports editorial argues managers must bench underperforming players. It cites Huggins disciplining Bob Meusel for poor effort, Moran disciplining Walter Reuther and Nick Allen, and Sallee for similar indifference, asserting the club’s duty to reward only top effort and warn others. In a Willard anecdote, a taunt about Dempsey is noted with a vow of showing will.
The listing shows Liberty First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth 4s and 44s prices with amounts ranging from 84.80 to 95.53 per bond. It includes various series such as 3448 4s and 414s, reflecting typical wartime government bond denominations.
The brisk livestock market shows hogs around $14.50 to $16.60 for various weights and hogs largely steady. Sheep supplies remain fair with good demand and steady to slightly higher prices. fat lambs and choice lambs quoted from about $12.60 to $19.25, with some high grades at $18 to $19.25.
Chicago cattle receipts reach 4000 with slow to steady demand across grades. Hogs show 14000 receipts with steady to strong trade and top at 16.00. sheep receipts 8000 with native lambs up to 12.70 and best ewes around 7.00, markets firm to higher on quality.
Hogs receipts reached 4,000 with prices mostly steady to higher, closing weak. bulk medium and light butchers 14.50 to 16.00, top around 15.25. Cattle receipts 1,500 with market slow and steady across classes. Sheep and goats 8,000 head, opening slow with steady bids. no sales for lambs. ewes around 6.75.
Minneapolis reports flour values rising with gains of 250 to 60 cents per barrel in carload lots. Family patent varieties quoted from 13.20 to 13.25 dollars a barrel. Also notes on cotton sacks and bran pricing appear in early September market brief.
The New York exchange page lists Sterling at 3.55 percent, Francs at 6.95 cents, Lire at 4.86 cents, Marks at 2.03 cents, with money at 7 percent. This brief rates round up the day’s currency values and lending cost.
Several country girls wish to earn room and board here while attending school. Interested parties should contact Superintendent Jearup at the gymnasium.
Pioneer and renowned trout fisherman Samuel Smith of Saratoga, age 74, a friend of early Wyoming settler Jim Baker, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Kellogg at 2116 House Street. He plans to tour east and spend winter in Florida after many frontier adventures and guiding Lord and Lady Brashear on a big game hunt.
Father Conrad died at St. Joseph's hospital in Denver after weeks of illness. He helped build a new Catholic church in Rawlins and served at St. Mary's in Cheyenne fifteen years ago. Funeral at Rawlins Monday at 10 with Fathers Hartman Short Healey in attendance. body to be sent to Cincinnati for interment.
Tony Zunday proprietor of the Palace case was fined $20 and $3 costs in Judge Edwards court Friday after conviction of an unsanitary restaurant. Charge filed by J Roy Colvin of the state dairy food and oil office.
Bubbles Hargrave is a key player for the Saints, driving the offense with nearly 250 bases in play and hitting twenty home runs. His power contributes to the team’s championship form and strong season performance.
Fragmentary text notes two individuals named Bobi and Normn of Eolumbus recognized in a hall of fame context on WB in August. Details blurred by OCR.
Denver September 4 price report shows steers selling mostly from 10 to 11 dollars with medium grade and mixed weights around 8 to 9.50 dollars. Best cows bring 8 to 8.26 dollars, while medium-grade cows range from 7 to 7.50 dollars.
Metals news notes银: bar silver domestically steady in New York. Foreign 94 centen coins and 71M Mexican dollars cited with minimal change.
Describes three attractive northwest corner houses on a 132 by 122 lot with fences lawns shade trees cement walks gardens and good outbuildings. Rental value about 1000 dollars yearly. Also a pix-room house on West 10th street near the Viaduct with fenced lot 66 by 132 and rich features. A separate note offers buy a lot and we will help you build with no obligation unless fully satisfied.
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