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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
6
Marlboro led 5 to 4 until the eighth inning when Holy Name exploded with six runs. Key hits by Favreau Hayes and Moran, plus errors on Marlboro, broke the game open as O Neil and Murray shined for the visitors. Final score Holy Name 11 Marlboro 4.
Marlboro edges Holy Name 4 to 1 in four innings of play. Moran and Kenney deliver two base hits while Dowds and Massey notch stolen bases. Evans and O’Neil share pitching duties as Marlboro plates two runs in the first and adds two more in the third, Holy Name answers with a run in the third and one in the seventh. Attendance 900 at Cochituate.
Rev Crowe and Rev Sullivan attend the game at Marlboro. Dowd starts at third base for Prospect Park. Massey stands out in the infield. Favreau and Hayes shine among Marlboro players. Murray backs up, ONeil takes a hard bump, Duprey coaches, and Fitzmaurice emphasizes substance over show. Sup ple praised as an umpire, while Halliday joins Lowney Mansfield, and Bill the pitcher earns applause at bat.
Boston hosts the New England Food Fair and House Furnishing Exposition at Mechanic's Building on Huntington Avenue starting October 5 at 7 PM. The event runs weekdays 10 AM to 10 PM through October 31 under the Massachusetts Retail Grocers and Provision Dealers Association.
The New England Food Fair will showcase a national Mexican exhibition of foods and products the largest ever sent to America. The Mexico display will join a festival of US foods, with the Banda De Pesc national band from Mexico performing. Frank G Bostock's Arena of trained wild animals from Earl's Court, London, will also appear with 60 cages and 11 acts. Paul Revere Hall will screen motion pictures of Paul Revere's ride for the first time in America. The event runs October 5 to 31 at Mechanics Building, Boston.
Competitive examinations under the U S Civil Service Commission will be held this fall for numerous posts including engineer clerk stenographer typewriter and pharmacist among others across the United States. Applications and information may be obtained from the commission in Washington or the board of examiners at major regional offices listed in Boston Philadelphia Atlanta Cincinnati Chicago St Paul Denver San Francisco New York New Orleans Old Custom House St Louis.
John N. Cole writes to The Record denying opposition to state aid for gypsy moth control. He argues the problem is nationwide and cannot be contained by a single city, urging state assistance to suppress the pest. He warns editors misrepresented his position and reiterates support for government action.
The United States conducts early tests of balloons dirigibles air planes at Fort Myer Virginia to evaluate if contracted machines meet specifications for five mile trips. Leaders include Captain Baldwin and the Wright brothers with interest from President Roosevelt and observers from France Germany and Count von Zeppelin.
The piece profiles Baron Kogoro Takahira and Wu Chao Chu, noting their families and views on American customs. It highlights discussions of aeronautics funding and the imagined costs of air fleets, plus brief sketches of the two young women and their relations in Washington society.
A Massachusetts notice denounces un naturalized foreigners using sling shot and flash powder to kill game birds and songbirds out of season. It quotes law requiring a license for hunting and outlines fines and penalties, including restrictions on species and dates.
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