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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1915
Page
6
The pastor's class at the Baptist church presents the third entertainment on December 7 featuring Miss Judith Hampton Lyndon of Georgia. She performs Negro songs and dialogues, accompanied by banjo, and recounts stories of plantation relatives with a Southern perspective.
Three fire engineers W J Benere E T Rice and W J Costello visited the school to witness a demonstration drill. Children evacuated the building in under 80 seconds showing efficient training and work by the teachers.
The church hosts a missionary meeting led by the Woman's Circle. Mrs. E N Christopher of Boston speaks on her work among Italians in that city. All are invited.
A large Thanksgiving box was packed and sent by the local W C T U to the sick and needy in Boston for distribution from the flower mission headquarters. The local union supplied a box of flowers every week from June through October to the flower mission.
Marlboro defeats Maynard 48 to 23 in a Central Mass. league game at Pastime Hall. Finn scored 9 and Costello 6 for Marlboro, with Lyons 2 and McCarthy 2, while Maynard’s Gibbons 3 and Murray 2 highlighted the visitors’ effort. Attendance was about 700 as Marlboro sewed up the league lead at 7-1 with Reardon refereeing.
Worcester K of C adds Tom Keegan a former Worcester Classical and Norwich University athlete to lift a struggling squad. Keegan a versatile fast player can slot in forward or back and joins eight-man roster as the Knights prep for Marlboro Thursday under coach J Fred Powers.
Columbia fielded football this season after a years long gap and won all five games. Yale suffered its worst stretch in years with four wins and five losses. Harvard prevailed with eight wins and one loss, while Princeton won six and lost two. Henry Ford could work at home patching peace between the Feds and organized baseball if seeking a job as a peacemaker.
Two referees Roxy McDonald of Natick and William Casey of Northboro were replaced by James Reardon of Worcester and Charles Murphy of Franklin for the Central Mass basket league. Reardon and Murphy bring prior refereeing experience while rationale cites unsatisfactory work by the previous officials. The schedule lists multiple matchups from December through January across Worcester Marlboro Framingham Maynard Holliston Milford Northboro Lowell and other venues.
The Braves led the National League in fielding last season and their solid defense won many games. Though the lineup produced punch at the plate, their standout fielding impressed followers of the game and helped secure wins.
The season produced nine one hit games in the National League and twelve in the American League. Two hit games occurred more often with twenty six in the American League and twenty five in the National.
Milford's large crowd travels to Worcester Saturday as the hometown team delivers Worcester its first home defeat. Rooters fill the stands and exude excitement over the win and the team’s improving play.
Rutgers posted 351 points to lead eastern college teams, with Pittsburgh second at 287 as the season’s scoring figures were tallied.
Skilton played several games with the Marlboro baseball team last season and appeared with Battery A against the Cadets on Thanksgiving Day. A Boston writer says Skilton is as good as any of the present day stars and notes he is also a splendid hockey player.
Barneys Dreyfus announced all Pirates for 1916 have signed. Harmon was the final player to join the roster in the recent agreement.
Two top young football players are described as not babes but giants. Babe Spears of Dartmouth is six feet and 230 pounds while Syracuse lists a youth named White at six feet five inches and 256 pounds. White also goes by a nickname.
Joe Wright the renowned Canadian oarsman succeeds Vivian Nickalls as coach of the University of Pennsylvania crews. With over sixty applications considered, Wright was chosen for his deep rowing knowledge. At fifty five he has coached clubs successfully and will coach Penn without salary for one season to prove his ability.
Cornell quarterback Cherley Barrett, captain and All American choice, may wear a Cleveland uniform next season. Known for football finesse, he is also a capable baseball player with experience as pitcher shortstop and outfielder. Barrett plans to try professional baseball for a couple of years before returning to business.
A local man seeks a chance to prove his skills in the outfield during next June trials. He hopes to win a spot to showcase talent and earn a place on the team.
In wartime Canada the Canadian Athletic club of Montreal seeks 20000 for its National Hockey Association franchise. A syndicate of French Canadian members of the National Amateur Athletic association offered 12000, but the owners declined, noting a 23000 profit over three years and predicting better times.
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