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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1916
Page
11
The Everett High versus Somerville High game will be played this afternoon at Everett after three weather related postponements. Mechanic Arts versus Dorchester High also rescheduled multiple times and will be played this afternoon at Dunbar Avenue Grounds.
The Arlington vs Lynnchester match from yesterday will be played Thursday. Arlington also meets Stoneham High on Wednesday, affecting its league title hopes. Lynn English vs Lynn Classical duel for the city crown is set for tomorrow, with Coach Boyson optimistic about his team. Everett faces Maiden tomorrow and, if beating Somerville today, will impact the Suburban League standings and a possible playoff with Medford at Malden High Saturday.
The passage extols the ten cent C. C. A. cigar as a dependable choice for leisure hours on picnics by streams or shores and fireside evenings. It claims many outings have proven its worth and suggests Bettys can plan trips with this brand in mind.
June 19 report from New York says a heavy rainstorm washed out both ends of a Braves versus Giants double header. The makeups are scheduled for tomorrow and Wednesday at the Polo Grounds. Captain Johnny Evers hopes for rapid return of his throwing arm as damp air slows recovery.
The Yale battalion order for mobilization endangered the Yale Harvard crew race at New London next Friday. A temporary leave of absence was granted after Yale President Hadley intervened, affecting crew members Seth Low Morris Hadley Robert Gilfillan Reginald Coombe and Roland Vaughn.
Harold A. Throckmorton, last year's Middle States challenger, edged F. G. French 6-1 7-9 6-1 at the Orange Lawn Tennis Club in Mountaint Station New Jersey. Overplay plagued him in the second set as weather and defaults reduced matches today.
Amherst defeated Dartmouth 6 to 8 on commencement day as rain slowed play. Amherst broke the game open in the sixth inning with timely hits and Dartmouth pitching wildness. Batteries Goodridge and Les for Amherst. Kenney Holmes and Murphy for Dartmouth.
The Bay State Automobile Association golf committee named George Crittenden as the Kickers handicap winner after adjusting handicaps. Eddie Kidder captured the Johnson trophy in the Lake Spofford event.
In Middlebury Vermont scored 15 runs to Vermont 1 until the seventh inning when Vermont erupted for 14 tallies. Palmer starred for Vermont with both pitching and hitting as the locals pulled away late in the game.
In Norfolk on June 19 W. W. McMillan and Eli Whitney defeated Richard Tunstall and Hugh Whitehead to win the Old Dominion men's doubles tennis championship. Carlton Smith and Florence Ballin defeated Whitney and Molla Bjurstedt in the mixed doubles.
Johnny Dodge a third baseman for Mobile in the Southern Association died in Mobile Alabama from facial injuries after being struck by a pitched ball Sunday He had previously played in the National League and died tonight at the age of the ballpark crowd notes indicate his career spanned major and minor leagues.
Calendar for June 20 notes tides sun and moon with marine details. Busy day at the fish pier records 18 groundfish arrivals and eight mackerel seiners, listing specific vessel names and cargo weights.
A dense shipping list shows steamers and schooners arriving and sailing, with routes including Port Elizabeth, Newport News, Portland, Philadelphia, and Boston. Tugs tow barges to and from multiple ports, with vessels such as City of Washington, Old Dominion, J. B. Walker, and Lottie noted among others.
A Boston man, 35, and a 22 year old woman, Miss Morin, were critically injured when their car collided with a Portland bound passenger train at West Scarboro crossing. The driver, Cox, failed to see the approaching train and station agent Waterhouse who warned them. Miss Olson sustained a fractured left ankle. all three were taken to Maine General Hospital in Portland where Cox and Miss Morin remained unconscious.
Major Jones and his surgeons of the Fifth Regiment examined about half of the men from three Charlestown companies yesterday. Additional companies were partly checked as the examination continued. In new recruits, Major Jones threw out 45 to 50 percent for weak hearts defective teeth deformities and other physical ailments.
Funeral services for Kenneth Myers 14 son of Patrolman Isaac P Myers and Mrs Myers of Enfield Street Jamaica Plain were held at his home after he was accidentally shot in Bantford Yutlls store on Boylston Street. Earlier George Hickox a store clerk faced renewed bail of 2000 in Jamaica Plain Police Court on a manslaughter charge in the boy’s death.
A heavily loaded American Express Company truck swerved to avoid a car at Tremont and School streets and struck four men crossing Tremont near the Parker House. The skid and brake application sent the rear of the truck into the pedestrians, injuring them last night.
Police say the driver Wyatt C. Sheerar of Cambridge did not know he had struck anyone. The injured include Gordon Bemis of Malden treated for right side injuries, and Edward F. Flynn, Dr A. J. House, and William Goss of Malden who refused treatment.
Patrick Denehy a 20 year old from Roughan road Charlestown recently back from Europe where he served with the British army in France and Belgium five months passed the medical and enlisted with the Fifth Regiment at the Charles town armory after sailing to England on a cattle boat.
Miss Viola Marvin Sullivan daughter of Mr and Mrs William D Sullivan of 64 Fletcher Street Winchester and Russell Stiles son of Mr and Mrs Sumner Burritt Stiles of New York City were married at 4 oclock yesterday afternoon at the bride s home Rev Murray Dewart officiated The couple will reside in Crestwood New York Harvard affiliations noted for both families attendees included matron of honor Miss Smith maid of honor Miss Witmer best man Robert Benchley ushers listed The reception followed the ceremony
William Higginson for United Fruit Company announced with Mayor Curley that United Fruit and Revere Sugar Refining will build a 1.5 million dollar sugar refining plant along the Mystic River near Medford Street Charlestown. Plans have been filed with Building Commissioner O Hearn.
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