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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1917
Page
8
Boxing notes center on a Lenox A. C. card in Gloucester with B y Doc Almy and Al Terry facing Joe Rivers in a 12 round main event. Other bouts and industry chatter include Chaney Britt talk, Pat McCarthy versus Al Nelson, Britt’s camp clashing with managers, and Reddy seeking a rematch.
The B. A. A. hockey team held its final practice before facing the Arena Hockey Club at the Boston Arena tomorrow night. Arena will finish preparations tonight with a brief scrimmage against Newton High.
Harvard schedules its annual boxing tournament for March 8 and 9 at Hemenway Gymnasium Cambridge. Bouts are planned in 115 125 145 158 165 175 and heavyweight classes with competitors from the university.
Harvard second team is poised to compete against Boston College in the B A A schoolboy games this Saturday. They previously beat BC in last week's P D H meet.
In a Curtis Hall double header Jamaica Plain English High defeated Boston College High 40 to 11. The Mechanic Arts team beat East Boston High 18 to 3 in another finish yesterday afternoon.
Massachusetts bids for the leasing of chair and umbrella rights on Revere Lynnshore and Nahant beaches for 1917. Details require sealed bids by February 27 with certified funds and bond, board may reject any bid. Also Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board seeks supplies through 1918 with specified rough quantities and right to reject proposals. Postal Service invites sealed proposals for bags sacks canvas and related items for fiscal year 1917 1918.
Terry Brooks of West End defeats Gilbert Gallant of Chelsea by decision after a grueling 12 rounds at the Grand Opera House. Brooks scored knockdowns in the third and 11th, turning the bout in the later rounds as Gallant tired. Also: Joe White stops Jack Savage in 10, Pat Green over Terry Morrison in seven, Lynch and Dolan draw in six.
David S. Ludlum of Ardmore Pa and R P Page Jr of the Boston factory branch plan for a record Autocar display. January and February exceed prior years with thousands of Autocars sold in Boston as orders rise. The Boston show is expected to be the biggest for selling motor trucks. Also note staff returns from illness and visits to New England distributors.
East Boston High dominated the intermediate and junior events at Dorchester High track. The meet ended with East Boston 42.5 points, Dorchester 32, Charles Town 22, Brighton and West Roxbury tied for fourth at 8, South Boston 61.5, Hyde Park 2.
Howard McRea faces Jimmy Gray in a 12 round main event at the North Shore A C Beverly. Jack Noonan meets Harry Ah Chung in a 10 round semi final with two eight round bouts on the undercard. The card is described as a corker.
The Treasury Department invites sealed proposals for Dextrine textiles engravers supplies dry colors oils paper box blanks paper and check paper for the 1917 fiscal year with bid openings and sample deadlines in April. The Office of Depot Quartermaster Boston invites sealed bids by February 23 1917 for manufacturing 5000 flies tents wall small 6000 tents pyramidal and 5000 tents wall small with details on application.
The Massachusetts committees announce hearings at the State House on February 27 and February 26. The insurance committee will consider bills extending corporate powers for Massachusetts Mutual Life, foreign insurer returns, industrial insurance protection, reciprocal obligations, misrepresentation of fire losses, longer action times on fire losses, the Annuity Company charter, mutual vehicle insurance, and title and guarantee firms under the Insurance Commissioner. The public institutions committee will hear on Bureau of Prisons recommendations, coal handling apparatus for the Reformatory, juvenile offender reports, and various prison and charity allowances and settlements.
Edward Righter of New Orleans head of the Elks pledges 500000 Elks nationwide to President Wilson at a large Massachusetts Elks dinner at the Copley Plaza Hotel. Mayor Curley extols Wilson as leaders and plans for the Boston Elks convention are announced.
A historical note recalls that sociability once centered on pipes and shared mugs, now replaced by cigars and glasses of beer. It promotes choosing a quality brew for health, describing the shift in communal habits and the lure of fine beer.
Eight good sized fares of fish were brought to the fish pier yesterday with prices lower. Haddock, cod, hake and pollock prices quoted by wholesale dealers. Vessels include Fannie B. Atwood John J. Fallon Eleanor de Costa Sadie M. Nunan and a beam trawler. Franklin, a Coastwise Transportation Co. steamer, expected today from Norfolk to load coal for Buenos Ayres.
Steamers Governor Dingley Linscott Portland City of Gloucester Linneken and more arrive with towing berths for New York and Portland. Vessels sail including Etonian Saga more Moorish Prince and City of Columbus bound for various ports. Tugs B Sanford Baltimore Porthand and others assist steamers and tow barges Dela ware Iron Queen Shamokin.
The House backed a bill barring religious questions in teacher applicant forms after a heated debate led by Representatives Simon Swig and Martin Lomasney of Boston. The roll call vote toppled the committee report 137 to 4 in favor of the proposal.
Representative Swig argued that race or religion should not affect eligibility to teach children if the applicant is competent. He predicted future volunteer calls to defend the country and said inquiries into religious or political affiliations are un-American. Swig offered to give his life and possessions to save the nation and doubted broad support for hiring public servants by race or religion.
A Sunday Post feature showcases bold skirt silhouettes for early spring. Vivid color pairings and flattering lines highlight fashion options for readers seeking playful yet polished looks this season.
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