The Buzz | Boston mayor wants ban on chewing tobacco at ballparks 

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh wants to ban the use of snuff and chewing tobacco in sports venues across the city. The proposal follows passage of a similar ordinance in San Francisco, which became the first U.S. city to outlaw chewing tobacco from its playing fields in May. Walsh is expected to discuss the proposal yesterday morning. He’ll be joined by public health officials, advocates, local youth and former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling. Schilling, now an ESPN analyst, revealed earlier this year he was diagnosed and treated for mouth cancer. He believes chewing tobacco was the cause. Walsh plans to officially file the ordinance with the City Council on Monday. It would cover professional, collegiate, school or organized amateur sporting events and be effective April 1, 2016.