Train schedule fragment WESTBO No 1 and No 8 runs
Fragmentary timetable lists westbound and southbound services with multiple departure times. It shows No 1 and No 8 trains at various hours including morning and afternoon slots.
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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1908
Page
5
Fragmentary timetable lists westbound and southbound services with multiple departure times. It shows No 1 and No 8 trains at various hours including morning and afternoon slots.
A discussion traces the baseball term fan to Ted Sullivan who dubbed a bore at Comiskey a fanatic and shortened it to fan. The anecdote notes the 1883 print usage by the St Louis Republican and its spread across America as fans surged into baseball vernacular.
The piece recalls Albert orth pitching for the Philadelphia National League club against Cincinnati. Frank Dwyer pitched for the Reds and a wild pitch struck him in the head, leaving Dwyer injured and unable to fully recover, ending his baseball career. Orth later jokes with Tim Murat about being hit in the head in the Virginia State league.
Jockey William J. Gannon of Harrison New Jersey returned from Russia where he rode 133 mounts and won 73 times earning nearly $100,000 for Prince Lubermerski under a $10,000 contract plus expenses. He sought higher pay and may ride as a free lance next year. Other Americans in Russia included Joseph Hoar James Winkfield Joseph Richarda and Benjamin Rigby with mixed contracts and outcomes.
Veteran billiards player Jake Schaefer asserts that extensive practice fuels success in title games. The piece notes Sutton’s eight hours daily and similar regimes by Lohseter, Sutton, Cutler, Bochaester, Button, and Morningstar as they prepare for upcoming matches in Philadelphia and New York.
A fragmentary local item notes meeting between Mr and Mrs William P Beason and Mee Heffernan Heffernan the New Jersey guest. The text hints at plans to remain in San Prince until another paper from New York American confirms details.
The Intercollegiate Athletic Association weighs strict new rules to bar summer baseball for college athletes. Critics say summer play spreads professionalism and harms amateur codes, urging a uniform policy across sports. The plan would bar representation of colleges in any athletic group outside college teams, aiming to curb summer earnings schemes and protect athletic integrity.
The Canadian Federation of Athlators and the Canadian A A C seek to patch differences to allow Tom Longboat the Indian distance runner to compete in the English Marathon. The A A U has barred Longboat, and officials say Americans may face Canadian athletes if London hosts the event. Authority figures temper expectations while planning for a potential Canadian team in the next Olympic Games.
Daniel Kelly of Oregon, an all around athlete, leaves the University of Michigan for financial reasons after entering this year. He holds a world record for the fifty yard dash and shows a strong track and field record. Jockey movements and race stakes figures are mentioned, along with contract alignments in baseball management.
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