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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1915
Page
10
Turkeys occupied Braves Field yesterday, altering the playing surface in a quiet, calm section of the park during winter. The unusual scene centered on birds strolling the infield and outfield areas as spectators looked on.
George Tweedy Stallings head of the Braves shipped a Christmas flock of gobblers to Boston for the team. Business Manager Hapgood will feed them at Braves headquarters until they are needed tomorrow afternoon. Journalists who traveled with the Braves are among the beneficiaries.
Waldek Zbyszko stays in New York through Friday to finish prep for his Christmas night title defense against Hassanen. Professor Payton and Herman Ger hig will judge a finish contest under jiu jitsu rules. Walter Willoughby aims to be fit for his match with Neil Ot ten, the Dane. Burns clash postponed to January.
Liquors age and purity blend at Snow's holiday display in Century Old Wine Store where taps run until 10 PM. Old Whiskey is Snow's favored mellow distillate, unmatched at 75c and 1 dollar per quart.
Lancaster boxer George Chip defeats Frank Loughrey of Philadelphia in nine round charity bout at the Hippodrome. Loughrey shows little resistance as Chip delivers a sharp beating until the towel is thrown in the final round ending the uneven contest.
The Quaker showed grit yet absorbed heavy punishment as Loughrey was dropped twice in the fourth. Chip wielded powerful punches but the Quaker endured, finally seeing a towel tossed after a ninth round knockdown. Earlier, Johnny Emery substituted for Willie Green and lost in the sixth after struggling to fight.
In six rounds John Camp of the North End showed size but lacked aggression as Cy Goodwin dominated the later action to win. The eight round semi between George Alger and Walter Butler ended in a draw after a tight, disputed contest. Next Tuesday night Joe Azevedo faces Phil Bloom of New York in the feature bout.
Dan McDevitt was elected captain for next year’s Boston College High School football squad at a banquet in the James Street school music room. He has played three seasons and served as the pivot man this year. Faculty and clergy speakers, including Rev Edward S Brock and Fathers Miley Dougherty Hogan MacDonald and Quinn, addressed the students before letters and sweaters were presented.
Lexington December 21. In honor of the girls field hockey eleven and the boys football team of Lexington High School a banquet will be tendered to the thirty letter members of the two squads in the high school hall tomorrow evening with the faculty acting as hosts.
An officer of the Harvard University corps of teachers has been blacklisted by the Athletic Association of Harvard College and cannot obtain football game seats by application in the future.
The Harvard Athletic Association lists 64 offenders for selling or speculating on Yale game tickets. The ban includes 1 university officer and offenders among undergraduates 11 in dental school 11 law school 8 college graduates 7 medical and other departments. Six more suspects are examined as the toll rises.
A permanent Arena Hockey Club was formed at a Boston Arena meeting to promote hockey and support the rink team. Dr. Edward F. Murphy was elected president and will represent the club at tonight’s conference on league conditions alongside Harvard Club captain Bill Claflin.
The King and Queen of England’s Christmas cards to friends are reproduced in the next Sunday Post with special permission granting access to the royal greetings.
Secretary Langtry proposes appointing hundreds of automobile inspectors who would report infractions to the highway commission. Inspections would carry no police power. offenders would be warned by the secretary and potential prosecutions could follow. He cites New York’s method as boosting law observance.
The Everett lodge of Elks will entertain 400 needy children this afternoon at 4 o clock at the Elks home on Church Street. Tickets were distributed in Everett schools. A large Christmas tree will hold toys and warm clothing with Santa Claus presiding and presenting gifts.
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