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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1907
Page
13
The piece traces the phrase charley horse to ball players and fans at hotel gatherings. John R Brown adds context from a game in Bellefontaine Ohio, where an old fan, Walker Miller, recalls the term’s origin and its link to a lame thigh affecting a player.
The Kentucky fighter known as a scrapper has chased a win over Joe Gans for years. He lacks a knockout punch and is not aggressive enough to win on points. His defense is superb and he has faced many top opponents, often conceding weight. Despite effort, he has not yet beaten Gans.
A nostalgic baseball reminiscence blends Nicknames and long forgotten games. Charley Rudbourne called Old Haws is linked to a dramatic late 1800s incident where a near-silent scoreless nine innings broke with a fierce homer, a catcher Nava, and a crowd-involved reaction. Other boxing notes follow with Blackburn Langford Gans and Delehanty’s football tangents.
A reflective piece details leaving the city, seeking a place of liberty and neighbors united in brotherhood. The speaker vows to sever ties with war and sin, aiming for a land of God where community and honesty prevail. Interwoven pages warn against unhappiness and offer wry maxims on life and romance.
Fragmentary advert text promotes corsets and fashion in New York with claims of elite quality and comfort. References to Planter, Uncle Hy, and various fashion phrases appear, but many words are garbled and unclear.
The seventh annual American Howllie congress event in St. Louis faced extreme heat that hampered players. Marshall T. Levey of Indianapolis and Ry F. Matak of St. Paul led in singles with high totals, while J. G. Richter and J. M. Bighey of Louisville won the two-man event. Grand Rapids’ Furniture Citys led the five-man team.
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