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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1905
Page
3
English High praises Norton as an outstanding all-round athlete surpassing past greats Woodbury and Kensington from 1896 and 1897 in the annals of school sports.
Jack Norton has been elected captain of the upcoming track season. He earned letters in five sports: football baseball track athletics basketball and hockey. Norton aimed to compete in crew but lacked time for long practice. He plans to enter Dartmouth and prospects an intercollegiate career.
For the first time the college presents a straight vaudeville show in Jacob Sleeper Hall. The curtain raiser A Hobo Quartet features Alton H. Hartford Oscar Hedenberg Robert G. Bolles and Cline Wilton. A mandolin duet by Emma Fall and Helen Flanders, a Tyrolean yodel by Victoria Sellar, and a finale Christmas play The Light of Other Days are listed with participants Philip Jewett L A Moreau Ek Crane and W H Evans.
Archer Calder, owner of more than 200 high grade prize hens, separation follows his wife taking the two children and leaving after he found most household effects gone. She declared he could sleep with his chickens and returned to her parents during the cold snap.
In San Francisco on December 15 the rivalry between Fitzsimmons and O'Brien shifts to calm preparation. Both camps predict a fast, tactical bout with O'Brien's speed and Fitzsimmons' punch, while trainers and sparring partners discuss strategy and likely rhythms for the upcoming fight.
Philadelphia fighter Terry Martin defeated the Dark Secret in Lawrence after 12 rounds as talk swirled about opponents, venue plans, and potential bouts. The article notes boxing revival in Boston with rink renovations, planned matchups, and a Riverside B. C. amateur tournament closing entries Monday night.
Twenty-five hunting accidents were recorded in Maine this season, with ten fatalities. All victims were Maine residents, according to figures released by N. T. Carleton, chairman of the Maine commissioners of fish and game.
Humor and sports notes mix in a column by Myron W Townsend. Jimmy Britt jokes about a widow with a hanging first husband and a man seeking a wife while Wee Willie Keeler writes How to Hit. The piece teases Willie Keeler’s essay and the quips about baseball and pitchers.
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