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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
6
In the National League and American League reports, games involving Philadelphia Boston Chicago New York St Louis Brooklyn Cincinnati and others were halted by darkness and weather in the fourth or third innings. Batteries and lineups include Nelson Dooin Ferry Camnus Simon Kuhn and Carrigan for various clubs with scores and E and R H tallies listed. Indianapolis and Cleveland figures appear amid the scattered box score items.
Chicago Sept 11 The Boston Americans and the White Sox may clash in a pitching duel featuring Joe Woods and Walsh. Manager Callahan says Walsh is the superior pitcher to Woods and Johnson. A sanction from Stahl is awaited and a date likely to be set for Thursday.
Grizzlies manager Hendricks signs Buck Weaver to replace Jimmy Block who was seriously injured. Weaver, formerly Salt Lake manager, returns to Denver due to asthma, and is known to local fans from Bilwell's Braves stint. He was robbed here earlier, with money and clothing taken.
Utica baseball players, champions of the New York State league, were feted at a banquet by local fans. Each player received 100 in gold. Catcher Lou Hitter set a world record with 149 catches in the team’s season, and Utica’s postponement due to rain was noted along with a daily chocolate and wafers service at the Robinson venue from 3 to 1 p.m.
The article recounts John Muir’s moonlit awakening in Youombe valley as a violent earthquake and rockfall formed a new mountain talus. He describes the roar, the Eagle Rock collapse, and the awe of Nature, with Muir observing from his cabin and noting ongoing tremors for two months.
A Kansas City passenger official rejected a nepotism letter endorsing a young man by noting he currently seeks a clerk and, if a stock farm venture is pursued later, would consider giving the job a chance. The reply highlights skepticism toward family connections in railroad hiring.
A garden note advises planting when daffodils bloom to regain interest after winter. It warns against sowing seeds too thick or too deep and explains that even a small poppy plot can overpopulate a square foot, wasting seeds and plants if thinning is not done promptly and severely.
Misa Mary Gaord at Sherry's in New York comments on a beautiful woman wearing an elegant dinner gown. She notes the paradox of showing very bad taste and very good form in one person, highlighting the clash of style and elegance.
A national publication showcases Daniel E Sickles and Brandy wartime photographs. Confederate scenes are included, praised for their historical value. General Rodenbough endorses the work as the finest Civil War collection seen.
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