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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1916
Page
41
Constantine Dolas a strike breaker was arrested by Chelsea police yesterday on charges of carrying an automatic pistol used to drive away striking shoe workers. He was reportedly assaulted and beaten before the confrontation while on his way to work. No arrests were made of the assailants according to the report.
Preparations for the fall campaign started yesterday as Coach Charley Dickerman gathered a squad of 20 players. Two practice sessions are planned for today at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
The State Board of Health announced seventeen new infantile paralysis cases yesterday and added outbreaks in Pittsfield and Newburyport. One death occurred in Pittsfield, the city’s fifth. A new case appeared in East Boston a two year old girl on Sumner Street.
State officials report cases outside Boston in Cambridge Fall River Amesbury North Andover Springfield Westfield Ludlow Adams Bernardston while Amherst College postpones its opening two weeks due to infantile paralysis concerns. Entrance exams set for Sept 27 with classes starting Oct 5, as Everett school committee votes to delay.
Public schools delay opening from Sept 11 to 25 as a precaution against infantile paralysis. Boston Music School Settlement and Notre Dame Academy postpone openings to Oct 2 and Sept 25. Newburyport reports three cases, Pittsfield four new cases with one death, Arlington records a local case, Somerville moves school start to Sept 25.
F Mortimer Lamb of Boston and Stoughton has recovered his painting The End of the Trail after a three year search aided by a detective agency. The work was stolen during an exhibition in Philadelphia.
Play started yesterday morning at the Woodland Golf Club for the annual three day fall tourney. In the 18 hole qualification round 104 competitors faced ideal conditions with only one breaking 80.
Charles S. Skehens of Woodland and Woods Hole posted a 77 to win the gold medal for low scorer. He parred the last two holes, made a seven foot birdie on the 17th, a 15 foot birdie on the 18th, and closed with a 36 in the inward round. Scores of 88 or better led to first flight standings for tomorrow’s Woodland cup.
In Hartford Connecticut St Frisco wins the Charter Oak stake for 2 08 trotters as six heats decide in a thrilling program. The second heat ends in a dead heat with Mabel Trask, time 2 07 ¼, surpassing the 1904 Brighton Beach mark. A record for fastest six heat race average is also set at 2 07 14.
Mrs Iva Barnes who was bound over to the grand jury on a murder charge over the death of her husband James R Barnes repudiated the confession attributed by police. She said she was heartbroken and innocent and asked why she would shoot her husband as they were said to be estranged. The killing occurred while the couple walked in Washington Park Tuesday night.
Harvard began the 1916 football season with 50 candidates under the humid sun. Captain Cadman led a light session as Leo Leary and assistants directed quick starts, 10 yard runs, zig zag drills, circle passes, and heavy weight training to loosen muscles and prepare the squad.
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