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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1921
Page
6
The Boston Automobile Show begins its week long display of passenger cars trucks and accessories at Mechanics Building with strong crowds since its opening Saturday. Officials expect the 19th annual event to surpass all previous shows in size and variety.
Automobiles attract buyers across income groups at the show with women purchasing more cars each year. The hall shines with multicolored lights and the opening weekend records several sales. Music from the management provides relaxing entertainment in the gallery as visitors linger.
Hundreds of visitors register at the Oakland exhibit on Beacon street for a no cost drawing of a car. Numbers are placed in a hat and a winner will be chosen during show week. The exhibit showcases the Oakland model with careful display and expert attention to its many features.
Sales for the Franklin car stayed strong over the last three months as the Syracuse factory ran at full capacity. December shipments hit 1041 cars, with January orders exceeding production by 15 percent and 426 unfilled orders on February 1. February shipments reached 52 cars, near the prior year’s February peak, and March plans call for 1031 cars.
C W Nash president of Nash Motors and Lafayette Motors predicts a strong market for high quality cars this year. He cites America's wealth and expanded consumer power, noting many will buy premium cars like the Lafayette for comfort luxury and durability. Nash commends Lafayette design led by D McCall White and praises manufacturing thoroughness unseen in this country.
Harry Dunn of the Boston Oldsmobile Company showcases a wide range of Oldsmobiles including fours sixes and eights in closed and open bodies. The display emphasizes ease of riding flexible power and improved durability with a longer wheelbase and sturdier frame marking Oldsmobiles 23rd year. The Oldsmobile Four debuts with a speed and comfort oriented design and the manager proclaims this year’s production as the best yet.
Harvard to begin spring gridiron drills earlier than recent years following Yale. Coach Bob Fisher will meet players at the Varsity Club on Monday night March 21 to outline spring plan. Captain Keith Kane and advisory board members will address the squad. Practice runs March 28 for three weeks to finish before spring vacation.
Ralph Mulford, holder of a Daytona stock car speed record, visits Boston for a Paige exhibit along with the car that powered a 102.8 mile per hour run and a 35.01 second mile. He recalls the beach stunt with a plane skimming overhead and notes the car’s display at the exhibit. Mulford, guest of local Paige distributor Frederick Skeetop, praises the car’s performance and its speed.
The Linscott Reo-Gram is published by Linscott Motor Company at 566 Commonwealth Avenue. It targets readers who think of Reo, detailing Mr. Linscott's 21 years in autos and late nineties road races, with editorials, a dealer directory, and a series of short daily Reo-Grams. Sherman N. Smith is editor and C. G. Andrews oversees retail sales. subscription pricing is by personal request.
The William H. Flaherty Company at 74 Cummington Street Boston is named as the authorized USL Light and Heat distributor and service station for USL batteries. Flaherty, a noted local battery expert, will offer repairs overhauls inspections and service for USL and other makes, stating the policy to maximize old battery life to secure ongoing business and future sales.
Tiny Marmons built to scale attract attention at the exhibit of Trank E Wing Marmon distributor. Crowd remarks Cute yet the project proves careful craft by Marmon artisans, showcasing fine points of construction and factory achievements using home workshops and jewelers for detailing. Wing’s sales force explains mechanical features with the miniature cars drawing interest all day and evening.
Manager A C Marquardt of Stewarts products service station explains service as aiding others. He cites the auto show as a moment to present his view that real service means doing something to benefit customers, beyond mere marketing by car makers.
The Noyes Buick Company hosts a regional convention with nearly two hundred New England Buick dealers. Tomorrow evening a reception and dinner at Copley Plaza will feature H. H. Bassett and S. T. Strong as guests. A theatre party at the Shubert to see Greenwich Village Follies follows the dinner.
Japan filed its challenge for the Davis Cup last night, becoming the 11th nation to signify intention to compete in the 1921 matches. Entry closes tomorrow in New York and the event is the international tennis trophy contest.
Faculty Coach Charles W. Locke said Bate man’s Pond is ice free and the first water practice will begin this afternoon with several shells launched to row the half mile course.
The Louisville American Association baseball team under Manager Joe McCarty, 15 players, arrived in Mobile Alabama on March 13 to train for the next three weeks assessing drills and fitness ahead of the season.
Arlington High School baseball candidates from the Mystic Valley Interscholastic League plan outdoor practice this week at Spy Pond Athletic Field Arlington if current favorable weather persists.
Harvard coach Jack Slattery tightens practice as the Crimson baseball squad narrows to its best nine for a South trip to Atlanta Georgia. Interwoven notes cover boxing matchups in Bridgeport and New York, plus movements of Pacfic coast feather champ Johnny Walker and boxers Donovan and Julian, with Brockton promoter Henry Gale seeking matches for Young George Gardner.
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