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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1912
Page
6
In Madrid on September 19 a railway strike involving 6,000 workers was planned to begin tomorrow. Most Spanish railway employees oppose the action, but fears persist that the movement could spread to Asturias and other regions.
Griffith predicts Boston Red Sox will win four of the first five games against the New York Giants in the World Series. He lauds Red Sox pitching staff led by Wood Hall and OBrien, highlights their stronger offense and fielding, and notes the Giants rely on Mathewson and Megraw. He anticipates Boston’s depth and pace will carry the series in five games.
Baseball results recap from yesterday include multiple NL and AL games with detailed box scores. Batteries and pitchers such as Tesreau Wilson Suggs Severeid Mathewson Meyers Fromme Clarke Hess Kling Cooper Adams Smith Gibson Simon Dickson Tyler Rariden Hendrix Ferry Stack Allen Phelps Miller Reulbach Hamilton Alexander and Williams appear in various lineups. Weather affected some games with delays noted as darkness and rain.
A flood of boxing rumors links Jack Johnson Ad Wolgast Packey McFarland and Joe Mandot with upcoming bouts. Names like Kilbane White Gilmore and McFarland appear in talks for matches in London Windsor and Australia as promoters seek wearers to headline lightweight and welterweight events.
Chicago universities begin practice under Coach Alonzo A. Stace with a first game set against Indiana on Marshall Field October 5. Games will be held at Norwood Covington Wiedemann Hippodrome and Spinks parks as Cincinnati venues are unused. University of Pennsylvania may see trainer Mike Murphy absent from Franklin Field until October 1. Southwest colleges plan round-robin schedules amid rising gridiron interest and rule changes seen as favorable to scholastic teams.
Colorado and Southern Railway announces timetable changes between Cheyenne and Fort Collins effective September 16. Train No 27 departs Fort Collins at 6 00 p m arriving Cheyenne at 6 30 p m. Train No 28 departs Cheyenne at 7 30 a m arriving Fort Collins at 9 00 a m. No other changes are noted.
Notice calls a stockholders meeting in Cheyenne Wyoming on Saturday October 1912 at 1 pm to consider a proposed amendment increasing capital from 1 million to 2 million dollars and issuing 100 000 shares of preferred stock with 7 percent cumulative dividends and priority over common stock. The meeting is called by the board of directors upon request of a majority of outstanding capital stock.
Effective immediately train 27 from Fort Collins and Wellington will arrive in Cheyenne at 7 00 p m instead of 6 30 p m T B Fisher General Passenger Agent Colorado and Southern Railway Company Denver Colorado authority a4
Johnny Kilbane defending featherweight title meets Eddy O Keefe in a four ten round match at Madison Square Garden A C tonight. O Keefe draws strong praise for ring form and recent wins over Johnny Dundee as experts call him the top challenger outside Kilbane. Wood training The Sherman Co.
A Mouquin's New York sap per at Mouquin's recalls Richard Marding Davis telling a tale of a dramatic critic. The young man allegedly mocked an actress in his dramatic column. He met her days later and she warned him about ruining her reputation given her three children and a husband in theater.
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