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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1912
Page
11
A Boston Commercial Show survey of business cards reveals 125 lines using motor trucks or delivery wagons. Builders of trucks from Peerless to Garford, Velie and Knox display models. Executives discuss economies of light delivery vehicles and nationwide service networks.
Eddie McGoorty faces Hugo Kelly in Kenosha in a 15 round middleweight clash that could shape the title picture. Jack Dillon meets Frank Klaus in Frisco for 20 rounds while Carl Morris and Jim Stewart square off in New York, with other New England bouts featuring George i and Terry Brooks. Quebec crushes Ottawa 9 to 2 as Joe Malone stars with three goals and four assists.
Locomobile Company of America unveils its first five ton truck and a combination hose and chemical truck at the truck show. The five ton design follows the American layout with the driver's seat over the motor to maximize platform space. It features 45 horsepower at 900 RPM, five crank bearings, a dry disc clutch, and a double chain drive with steel distance rods. The engine mirrors Locomobile bronze crank design and stresses simplicity and accessibility for heavy loads.
The Locomobile firm presents a 148 inch wheelbase 40 horse power chassis for fire police salvage and ambulance work. It carries 250 feet of ¾ inch chemical hose on a reel and can haul 1200 feet of 2 1 2 inch hose. This marks the first public display of the model and signals the company aims to match its automotive prestige in trucks.
W. B. Eldridge promotes the couple gear trucks at the show, noting four wheel drive and four wheel steering with motor wheels in each wheel. The gas electric and electric outfits use no chains or transmissions and can stop on steep grades by engine speed control. The front drive model adds two motor wheels for one to five ton loads with easy turns and standard wagon construction.
The Quebecs, reigning NHA and Stanley Cup holders, opened in the Hub with a decisive 9 to 2 victory over the Ottawa team at the Arena.
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