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...Mayor of Boston is elected by the city's plain people, the fun-loving Irish-Catholics of whom James Michael Curley is one. And Mayor Curley knows how to make gestures to his constituents. Last fortnight he refused to issue a permit for a longstanding intercoastal football game between Stanford and Dartmouth Nov. 28 in Harvard Stadium. His reason: a game between the plain people's Boston College and Holy Cross (Roman Catholic) was scheduled for the same day at Fenway Park; the Stanford-Dartmouth game would cut the gate receipts of a home industry...
...Mayor Curley's gesture last week was to insure his life for $102,285 and make these provisions: upon the death of the last of his four children who will share its income, the fund shall be invested at 5% shall be allowed to grow for two centuries, becoming $45,548,527 in 2131. Thereafter its income of $1,821,943 per year shall be used to care for Boston's unemployed...
...have been informed of a letter written me today by His Honor, Mayor Curley, in reference to the Dartmouth-Stanford game which originally was scheduled to be played in the Harvard Stadium on November 28, 1931, subject to the approval of the mayor of Boston. Since His Honor has approved, the Stadium will be available for Dartmouth and Stanford of that day. I am happy that arrangements have been made which are satisfactory to the authorities at Boston College and Dartmouth...
...Honor, James M. Curley...
...holding of the game having been withdrawn I know of no reason why I should withhold approval. You are at liberty to inform President A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard and the presidents of Dartmouth and Stanford universities as to the decision arrived at. Respectfully yours, James M. Curley...