Page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JUly 14, 2023 American Cancer Society Relay For Life annual car show O n Sunday, July 16, Mom’s Cancer Fighting Angels Relay Team will be holding their 9th annual car show to benefi t the American Cancer Society. The event will feature classic cars, trucks, motorcycles, trophies, raffl es and music by Lil Jimmy’s stack of records and, of course, the world’s greatest hamburgers. Fuddruckers Saugus will be generously donating 20% of all sales to the American Cancer Society during the event. The event is open to all cars, trucks, jeeps and motorcycles and will take place from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 16, at Fuddruckers on Route 1 in Saugus. For more information contact Guy Moley at 781-640-1310. Rain date if needed is the following Sunday. Looking Back The Salsmans of Saugus D By Janice K. Jarosz r. Lillian Salsman, late, of Marblehead, Mass., wrote a family histowww.eight10barandgrille.com OPEN DAILY FOR DINNER AT 4 PM. CATCH THE CELTICS, BRUINS & NCAA SPORTS ON OUR 6 LARGE SCREEN TV'S! om ry on the Salsmans of Saugus titled “Homeland, Volume II.” The book was published in 1986. In her book she traces the history of her family back to Berlin, Germany and of the war between France and Germany in 1809, which caused the imprisonment of two ancestral brothers. Those two young Germans WE'RE OPEN! 8 Norwood Street, Everett (617) 387-9810 were captured and were “impressed” on a French frigate bound for Canada. Casper Salpzman (original spelling), and his brother eventually jumped ship near Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia and swam three very cold and dangerous miles to freedom. Three descendants of those brave lads, Elmer, Percy and William, now spelled Salsman, settled in the “Squash Square” area of Saugus. The neighborhood was full of thriving farmland with many old town names, such as the Bertholds, the Metcalfs, Staples and the Penneys, to name a few. Squash Square was at the intersection of Lynn Fells Parkway and the beginning of Howard Street. With the approach of each winter, those smart farmers planted the hardy winter squash throughout the entire length of the Parkway. With no expiration date stamp on the harvest, the ripe squash was gathered and stored in the cold cellars of the many families and provided a much-needed source of food during the winter months. Percy, nicknamed “Butch” for obvious reasons, was a strong lad who became a professional boxer in the Boston/Chelsea area. During the years 1915-16-17, Butch made it to the semifi nals, and his fans watched many a fi ght at the Mechanics Building in Boston. The Prudential building rests on that site today. During his career, he went from a lightweight contender to the welterweight category and among his closest friends at the time were the two Jacks: Dempsey and Sharkey. Butch matched talent with some of the best of them. As competition was keen, this sport was extremely popular both with the male and female population. But, as the years went by, Butch turned in his gloves and set his eyes and energies on Squash Square. Near the early part of this century, the THE SALSMANS | SEE PAGE 14
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