Few people have had such a great impact on the Boston sports scene as Charles F. Adams (1876-1947). A Vermont transplant who made his home in Framingham, Adams brought the Bruins to Boston, was a major contributor to the construction of the Boston Garden, led the effort to build Suffolk Downs, and for several years was a minority owner of the Boston Braves. All of this was accomplished while he was the treasurer, director, and eventually chairman of the board of the First National chain...
