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Louisville Now Offering Short Cut to Nervous Breakdown.

LIKE Vesuvius, the Colonels and their ladies LL of this because of the horse. Louisville, 'T means for still another thing that he has are pouting and puffing. And there's a you see, won't (or can’t) become accus- eaten enough burgoo king, hot biscuits, and rumble in the air, too. It comes from the com- tomed to the horse. Other cities can take the country ham to feed an army. But still he bined sounds of hoofbeats of Derby hopefuls horse or leave him alone, but not Louisville. goes on, robust and vigorous, and planning for at Churchill Downs; mint beds being uprooted This has been going on for 65 years or more, enlarged grandstands to seat the crowd at the to grace the graceful julep; innkeepers jack- too, which leads me to believe that Col. Matt 1945 race. ing up prices; thousands of persons naming Winn, the head of the Churchill Downs track, The Derby is supposed to ‘be a test of their favorites, and the wheels of transporta- is the most amazing man in the world. IDbe- stamina for the horse. It is, but nothing like tion rolling in with the crowds. lieve him to be the most amazing man in the 0 tect it is for the human platers and thorFrom now until Saturday afternoon Louis- NIM ensue he hiss yurvived 62 consecubive oughbreds who come to see it. The horses ville will afford students of municipal madness This is a matchless endurance mark. It have to last for but two minutes or therea perfect subject for study. Slowly, from city means for one thing that he has missed 64 abouts. The spectators must travel the long limits to Court House, it will gradually go in- route from Monday to Saturday, without ap=-

weeks of sleep. It means for another that he sane, until, by the time the horses come on the has been tickled under the nose by enough entice allowance and with a full load up track, it will be stark mad and ready for a sprays of mint to carpet Highway No. 1 from Or. On civic strait-jacket, :

Lincoln, Neb., to Trenton, N. J.

N the room to the right the international situation is being solved, and in the room to the left a gentleman whe obviously doesn’t care to hear about Old Black Joe, Adeline, or what happens to Poland and Hitler is demanding over the telephone that the landlord come right up and restore quiet. In short—and make mine short, boy, I don’t like too much water—Louisville is warming up for the Kentucky Derby. If you missed Pompeii before Vesuvius then by all means come to Louisville a few days before the Derby. Because I am sure that right now this

town affords the visitors the same feeling that Pompeii gave the Romans just before Vesuvius became unmannerly.

Indianapolis Times Sports

TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1939

By HENRY MLEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent

J OUISVILLE, Ky., May 2.—One floor above, as I try to write this Derby piece, a chorus is rehearsing the spirituals it will sing at the Kentucky Colonels’ dinner Thursday night. The best I can make out of it is that a band of Angels, all dressed in white, are chasing a party named Old Black Joe. They want him to put on some shoes so he can walk all over Heaven. One floor below me a batch of Kentucky Colonels, fresh in from maneuvers in the bar, are rehearsing songs they will sing to“anyone, any time, anywhere, for the remainder of the week. Their favorite, to judge from the encores they are demanding of themselves, is a novel and unknown (to me) little tune involving a girl named Adeline.

#™ By Eddie Ash

(Copyright, 1939)

Tygh Is Victor

PHILADELPHIA, May 2 (U. P.).—Jimmy Tygh, Philadelphia lightweight, won a 10round decision over Tony Canzoneri of New York at the Arena last night before 3000 persons. Tygh weighed 1341/,, Canzoneri 141,

Diz's Performance in Benefit Game Shows He Needs Hot Weather

White Sox Swarm Over Dean With Six Hits to Win, 4-1, As 25,000 Fans Come Through With $30,000 For Monty Stratton.

ERIC M'NAIR GETS NICE BREAK HE'S WITH OLD FRIEND DYKES

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Fastest 500-Mile Race Predicted as 49 Cars Are Entered for Grind

Four Former. Winners on List of Drivers Nominated; 33 Speedway Starters to Be Selected in Trials Beginning May 20.

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JXFIELDER M'NAIR'S confidence in Jimmy Dykes gave the White Sox a valuable and contented ball player and one whom the Cleveland club probably would buy at a juicy price now. The Chicago manager says Cleveland is itching to lay a heavy chunk of comm on the line and take Eric, who injured himself and got lost in the shuffle a year ago when the Boston Red Sox decided to string along with young Bobby Doerr. All the White Sox gave for McNair was Boze Berger, a utility infielder who can't hit. . . . Oscar Vitt tried for McNair last winter but was told by the player that the torn cartilage and pulled ligaments in his leg had not healed.

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CHICAGO, May 2 (U. P.).—The Dizzy Dean case remained one of baseball's major mysteries today but one thing is certain; the great Diz is no cold weather pitcher. Dean’s so-so performance against the White Sox in Monty Stratton’s benefit game indicated that whatever effective pitching he contributes to the Chicago Cubs’ cause this year will be in the heat of the summer—not the spring

With the entry of 49 cars and the nomination of a list of drivers which includes four former winners, racing experts today predicted that the 27th annual running of the Y a strange coincidence, Dykes decided to take a chance |500.mile Memorial Day automobile race would shatter existon McNair's knee, which singularly enough was pro- |ing speed records. nounced in strong condition by a Chicago surgeon before | Three last-minute entries postmarked before last the White Sox signed the player. 'night’s midnight deadline were announced by Speedway

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“I wanted to play for Dykes.” Eric told friends. “I spent three vears with him in Philadelphia. I knew I'd get a fair chance to show myself under Jimmy, and that’s all T've ever asked. Jimmy knew just how good I could play the game” McNair is only 29 and sees several bright years ahead.

With Greatest of Ease 0

ARRY BASON. who tickles the ivories with the greatest of ease at Radio Station WIRE, submits his 1939 Kentucky Derby selections and points out that he has picked em right the last four years— with the greatest of ease. . . . In a postscript, Harry says: “However, you can't tell what a horse thinks of. He might get temperamental, like musicians and sports editors.” . . . Harry threw a strike there. sure enough. . . . At any rate, Harry gives you the lowdown as follows: El Chico, first. . = = BF past reputation. Mr. Bason qualified as an expert, and now's the time for others to get into the swim and go to bat with Derby selections. . . . Mail or bring to The Times Derby Editor before Friday sundown. No entry fee. no prizes. . . . Just a chance to air your opinion and prove to your friends that picking the Blue Grass Blue Ribbon is your dish. = The Phillies’ honeymoon is over and they'll be at home to their friends at 8 National St. along about May 10, if not sooner.

Ex-Indians Help Bees Buzz HREE former Indianapolis Indians are members of the amazing Boston Bees who eased into the National League lead yesterday. . . . They are Jim Turner, chucker; Johnny Cooney, in the outfield, and Rabbit Warstler, utility infielder. Tony Cuccinello, Bees’ second sacker, won his way to big league fame over a long, steep trail. . . . At one of his minor league training camp stops, Danville, Ill, in 1928 there were so many rookies and Tony was so far down the list that his uniform number was 155. td = = » » 5 Hasty Hoof Johnstown not only may remind Louisville of its flood Saturday but put all the Kentucky colonels in hock by galloping off with the posies. » o 2 = ® »

ELAXATION is the secret of hitting in baseball as well as in golf, according to Paul Waner, the only active major league player who has won three National League batting championships. . . . The fact that the Pirate outfielder has also been southpaw golf champion for more years than that qualifies him to speak authoritatively. Big Poison says worry causes batting slumps and the way to get out of them is to go up to the plate without a thought in your head except the idea of swinging the bat the most natural way,

. . Technician, second. . . . T. M. Dorsett, third.

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Leads Tankers PRINCETON, May 2

Baseball at A Glance

| Princeton swimming team.

(NEA) — [oh Vande Weghe of Clifton, N. |J., has been elected captain of the

‘officials. None of these cars

had drivers or names. They

‘were entered by M. Gardner, Indianapolis; R. H. Purdy, ‘Santa Monica, Cal., and Bill White, who also turned in the

[first entry.

| | Of these 49, the fastest 33

‘starters will be selected in iqustineavion trials beginning ‘Saturday, May 20. Size of the field plus the fact that the

qualification this year will only be for four laps (10 miles) instead of 10 laps (25 miles) is expected to result in the establishment of a new qualifying record. The present mark of 125.769 was [set last year by Ronny Householder, [Los Angeles, who is entered in this {year’s race. Floyd Roberts, the Van Nuys, Cal. airplane factory employee who won the race in 1938 with a record 500-

year. His mount was entered by Lou Moore, former driver.

Petillo Back Again

Lou Meyer, Huntington Park, Cal, the only three-time winner in race history, will pilot a Bowes Seal Fast Special. The two other winners entered are Wilbur Shaw, Indianapolis, who will drive a new Italian-made Mascerati, and Kelly Petillo, Los Angeles, will drive his own car. Leading drivers have said they expected the winner's speed average this year to be approximately 120 miles an hour, and they declared they would drive at that pace if their cars could stand it. The big Maserati which Shaw will drive is one of three cars entered by Mike Boyle, Chicago.

Boyle Drivers Listed

Other drivers for the Boyle team will be Chet Miller and Ted Horn.

milk wagon driver and one of the heaviest-footed of the lot, will pilot one of Joe Thorne's cars. Thorne will drive one of his own cars and others will be piloted by Frank Brisko, Chicago; Rex Mays, Glendale, Cal, and Mel Hanson, Los Angeles.

mile average of 117.20 miles an hour, | will drive a four-cylinder car this|

Jimmy Snyder, the former Chicago |

| That ace designer of racing mo(tors, Harry Miller, has entered three |cars of freak design in the race. | One of these new Miller cars is to be driven by George Bailey, Detroit, who already has had these cars for practice spins. The other two charjoteers have not been named.

Crowds Go For Stapp

For this race as for the last several, the sentimental favorite of the crowd is expected to be Babe | Stapp, Los Angeles, a little fellow | who has always been close but who

{has never won. This time he will be in an Italian made Alfa-Romeo entered. by Bill White. Deacon Litz is expected to drive a Maserati. Richard Wharton also {has entered a Maserati and Frank Friswold Jr. an Alfa-Romeo, but neither has chosen a driver. Another veteran of the races, Ralph Hepburn, Los Angeles, will drive for Tony Gulotta, of Kansas | City, a retired race driver. Hep{burn finished second in 1937.

Newcomers Enter

There will be several newcomers at the wheels of speed creations. Sam Hanks, Los Angeles, is to drive for Paul Weirick and George Robson, Huntington Park, Cal, is to pilot the Ralph Wehr rotary valve speedster. One of the most persistent of the lot is Merrill (Doc) Williams, Franklin, Ind., who has tried to get into the race a half dozen times, but usually has failed to qualify. With the financial aid of home town supporters he has entered his own car |this year and has raised money for |his entry fee by selling pictures of himself and his car.

from Indianapolis, is to drive the Marchese Special again, but he is reported to be still angling for a chance to pilot the Harry Hartz car which has been entered without a driver,

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Kansas City Milwaukee Indianapolis Toledo Columbus Louisville

DRIVER—

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{Babe Stapp, Los Angeles F<: Bob Swanson, Les Angeles ie: | Unnamed ‘S3¢ Lou Meyer, Huntington Park, Cal. 338 Lou Webb, Knoxville, Tenn. 300 Ralph Hepburn, Los Angeles

Brooklyn Philadelphia ... New York Pittsburgh

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pet | Ira Hall, Terre Haute, Ind. 623

3 | “ot | George Connor, Los Angeles 556 Floyd Roberts, Van Nuys, Cal. 34; Unnamed 400 | 22 Duke Nalon, Chicago Kelly Petillo, Los Angeles Unnamed Shorty Cantlon, Detroit Wilbur Shaw, Indianapolis Chet Miller, Detroit Ted Horn, Burbank, Cal. Unnamed | Unnamed | Unnamed Henry Banks, Royal Oak, Mich. Unnamed Unnamed Sam Hanks, Los Angeles Frank Brisko, Chicago Jimmy Snyder, Chicago Rex Mays, Glendale, Cal. Joe Thorne, Tucson, Ariz. Mel Hanson, Los Angeles

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TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

INDIANAPOLIS at St. Paul. .ouisville at Minneapolis. Toledo at Kansas City. Columbus at Milwaukee,

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cinciznati at New York. C t Philadelphia. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn. St. Louis at Boston.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York at Detroit. Boston at Cleveland

at St. L Philad

in st Chicago. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 000 000 000— 0 2 2 002 001

20x— 5 § 1 Tate and Parsons; Phelps and

Dietz, Pasek. 100 000 004— 5 11 3 oils 300 406 22x—17 15 2 Turner, Todd, Krausse, Lanier and Bremer; Mogsett and Denning.

Other games played in double-headers Sunday.

Mauri Rose, Detroit Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed

Unnamed George Bailey, Detroit { Unnamed Harry MacQuinn, Indianapolis Flasbursh 101 906 d0x— 2 5 1 Unnamed Moore, Weaver and Lombardi, Hersh-| Emil Andres, Chicago berger; Sewell and Berres. Unn A 103— 12 153 3 Russell Snowberger, Detroit

NATIONAL LEAGUE 000 000 002— 2 4 O dina 124 000 00x— 7 10 1 astle , Lohrman, Brown and Dani Posedel aaa Loner. {

020 200 401 410 012— 13 15 2 Merri] (Doc.) Williams, Franklin, Ind.

ssean, Burkhart, Henry and Davis, Co- | bie Mijilics; Tamulis, Presnell, Wyatt and Unnamed Todd. | Unnamed

Only games scheduled. gn. Explanation

rules =

200 Ronney Householder, Van Nays, Cal.

Geo. Robson, Huntington Park, Cal.

Entries for 27th Five-Century Run

Size of Motor

CAR— . Cyls. Alfa-Romeo Sampson Comet Spl. Lucky Teter Spl. Bowes Seal Fast Spl. Woestman-McDowel Spl. Unnamed Barbasol Spl. Greenfield Super-Serv. Spl. Marks Special Burd Pistol Ring Spl Unnamed

BRB RBERNODDDORPVEDE BRD DDE P2900 00 0 00 4 00 O00 R00 0D a OO

Belanger Spl. Unnamed Elgin Piston Pin Spl. Automotive Serv. Spl. Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Shafer Special Unnamed Kimmel Special Unnamed Maserati Unnamed National Seal Spl. Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed W. A. Spl. Rotary Valve

Wheeler Special Burd Piston Ring Spl. Unnamed Alfa-Romeo Burd Piston Ring Spl. Miller Special Miller Special Miller Special Kohlert’s Miller Spl. Marchese Special Miller Special Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Quillen Bros. Refrig. Spl. Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed

of Symbols—*Supercharged.

Piston Disp.

ENTRANT— Cu. In, ) 181+ Bill White Racing, Inc. 265 Sampson Motors, Inc. 183* Lucky Teter 179% Bowes Racing, Inc. 247.85 Walt Woestman 270 Anthony Gulotta 182+ Mrs. Leon Duray . Carl Magnee-Ted Nowiak Joe Marks Lou Moore, Inc. “Lou Moore, Inc, and Floyd Roberts Murrell Belanger Kelly Petillo Frieda Burren Automotive Serv. Ltd. Boyle Racing Hdqtrs, Boyle Racing Hdgtrs. Boyle Racing Hdgtrs, Harry Hartz Phil Shafer J. L. Litz Y.ouis Kimmel Lewis W. Welch Richard T. Wharton Paul Weirick Frank Brisko Thorne Eng. Corp. Thorne Eng. Corp. Joe Thorne, Inc. Jee Thorne, Inc. Ralph Wehr-Edwin Anderson W. Wilbur Shaw Joe Lencki H. A. Cheesman F. T. Griswold Jr. George H. Lyons Harry A. Miller Harry A. Miller Harry A. Miller Henry Kohlert Carl Marchese W. H. (Speed) Gardner Jimmy Snyder Ed Walsh Russell Snowberger Merril (Doc) Williams M. ‘Gardner R. H. Purdy > Bill White, Racing, Inc.

260 255 270 270

268 270 271 262 183* 255% R68 182.1%} 273 270 273 07 182* 270 1Y 182% 182+ 271 269.5% 181.5%

255 265 182.2* 177.568* 255 180.39*% 180.39*% 180.39*; 151% 182* 2707 255 255 255% ' 269.57

Harry MacQuinn, the flying Scot | : | gal, Viscounty, Steel Heels and Fern

Technician, who shares the favorites role with Johnstown for the Kentucky Derby, today was to receive his last test before the Blue

Grass classic. He headed a field mile sprint at Curchill Downs.

of 3-year-olds in the Derby Trial,

9 Horses Compose Field For Mile Trial at Downs

By JACK GUENTHER

United Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 2.—Technician runs today against eight rivals in a mile test expected to determine if he is horse enough to lead the Belair Stud’s Johnstown to the wire in the Kentucky Derby Saturday. The race was the Derby Trial and in it Technician faced the strongest field he has met since winning the Flamingo Stakes. He drew 118 pounds, Ira Hanford for a jockey, and Porter's Mite, Timeful, American Byrd, Yale O'Nine, Losta-

Creek for opposition. The Western challenger, stablemate of Lawrin who got the Derby gold a year ago, was an evenmoney bet on the morning line, The Mite, second choice at 5-2, shared top weight with Technician and all the others drew concessions. The lineup—Yale O'Nine, 112; and Timeful, Fern Creek, American Byrd, Lostagal, Viscounty and Steel Heels, 110. An unexpected victory for one of the other eight would seriously dampen whatever hopes Technician’s backers may hold fo? a victory and reduce the 65th running of America's favorite to a two-horse contest—Challedon and Johnstown —with only an outside chance for any of the rest. Johnstown arrived from New York this morning and with him came the first of the Eastern money that will make him even-money favorite on Saturday. The Mahogany Express was greeted with criti-

Racing Editor jos appraisal. Sunny Jim Fitzsim{mons pronounced him fit and led him quickly to the stable to shield | him from the curious throngs. With Johnstown came a stablemate, Challenge, and Joe W. Brown’s T. M. Dorsett. The former is a doubtful starter but the latter will be sent out in the hope that he can get to the front of the field again—and this time stay there instead of fading. John Hay Whitney's new threat, Heather Broom,’ came into town from Lexington and was declared a certain starter on the strength of his viectory in the Blue Grass Stakes in Keeneland. The others all are on the grounds. Doubhty little El Chico, twice beaten but not disgraced after winning seven straight races as a juvenile, shipped in yesterday with another horse of the William Ziegler string, Our Mat. Trainer Matt Brady reported that El Chico traveled well and said he would be full of run on Saturday. No decision has been made as to whether Our Mat will go to the post. With Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt's Impound out, the experts predicted a small fileld. Johnstown, Challedon and Technician, appearing strictly the class, have frightened many away. Porter's Mite, Heather Broom, T. M. Dorsett and El Chico will take up the challenge, but from there on out the field is wide, the prices long and the chances longer. The Derby Trial will serve as a final yardstick.

Braddock Ready To Return to Ring

NEW YORK, May 2 (U. P). — James J. Braddock, the relief-to-royalty man who is almost broke again, announced today that he is returning to the ring. Braddock said he will try to blast dollars from the hides of Tommy Farr, Max Schmeling and Tony Galento. Jersey James, former heavyweight champion, says “I might fight my way to another meeting with Champion Joe Louis. Maybe I would knock him out, and maybe I wouldn't. Meanwhile there is no other heavyweight who can do me any harm. That's why I'm staging a comeback.”

College Baseball

Notre Dame, 12; Indiana, 7. Ball State, 5; Central Normal, 8. Michigan, 12; Michigan Normal, 8.

Wisconsin, 14; Illinois State Normal, 2.|

Mssouri, 4; Towa State, 0. Oklahoina, %; Kansas, 0,

ELINED Men’s

And

EPAIRED EFITTED

Shortridge Turns In Fourth Golf Victory

The Shortridge golf team won its fourth match in five starts yester=day when it defeated the Columbus golfers, 8% to 61%, at South Grove. Columbus, however, won a match last Saturday from the Indianapolis team, 9-3, at Columbus. Friday Shortridge will meet Anderson at

or fall.

DiMag, Bees Are Big Topic

Major Leagues Begin First Intersectional Series.

By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, May 2.—Opening of the major leagues’ first intersectional games today promised to shed some light on baseball's two timeliest topics: What will the Yankees to without Joe DiMaggio? Can the Boston Bees keep up their hot pace? Those two questions are likely to be the livest in baseball circles during the East-West clashes of the next 10 days. The Yanks, along with the rest of the Eastern American League clubs, will swing through the West without the services of their cleanup hitter and sparkplug, DiMaggio, who was hitting a cool .435 when he tore the muscles in his leg on the wet turf at Yankee Stadium Saturday.

Hiss Loss Really Hurts

More than one smart baseball man has insisted that DiMaggio is what makes the Yanks go. His loss comes at a particularly tough time as Lou Gehrig, who has been hitting No. 5, is batting a mere .143. It seems certain that DiMaggio’'s loss for 10 days or longer will result in the dropping of Gehrig to a lower spot in the batting order, or, worse still, if he doesn’t start to hit, to his complete benching. Tt begins to look as if the Bees are no flash in the pan as the Eastern National League clubs make ready for the invasion from the West, headed by the secondplace Reds and third-place Cubs. They have been getting phenomenal pitching and are playing smart baseball. Bill Posedel, the Dodger castoff, made the Bees look even more dangerous when he set the Giants down with four hits yesterday. He held the Giants hitless until the seventh and won easily, 7-2. ' It was the Bees’ fourth straight and enabled them to climb into undisputed possession of the National League lead.

Those Feeble Giants

The Giants have plunged to within one game of the cellar. Yesterday’s was their fifth straight loss. For a club Bill Terry called, “the best I ever managed” this the Giants look rather feeble. Pittsburgh snapped its eight-game losing streak and knocked Cincinnati off the top by beating the Reds, 2-1. Brooklyn outlasted the Phillies to win a wild game, 13-12,

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A noted physician said cold weather would tighten his

ailing. arm and it certainly looked like it yesterday to the 25,594 fans who turned over an estimated purse of $30,000. to the crippled Stratton. The White Sox swarmed over

Dean with four hits and threes runs in the third inning, two more

to clinch the ball game, 4 to 1.

with the victory, but the big winner was Stratton himself, The former ace of the Sox staff, who lost his right leg in a hunting accident last November, received the entire proceeds of the game, the profits of all Comiskey Park concessions including automobile parking and the pennies donated by all newsboys selling papers and scorecards near the grounds. Dean apparently will be just as much of a problem child as he was last season, when his $185,000 pitch ing arm first went or the blink. Hé complained of the cold weather, but failed to report any soreness to Manager Gabby Hartnett. “He pitched some good, live balls to me and some were pretty bad,” Hartnett said. “He didn’t say his arm was tired or sore. It just wasn’t his day.” 3 Several White Sox players said they’d just as soon bat against Dis every day in the week “if that's all the stuff he’s got on the hall.” He worked easily the first two in« nings, although an error by. Dick Bartell put him in trouble in the

to pieces with two men out and allowed successive singles to. Luke Appling, Bric McNair, Larry Rosenthal and Mike Kreevich, good for three runs. A double by Joe Kuhel and a single by ‘Gee Walker cost hiny another run in the fourth inning and he retired for pinch-hitter Jim Gleeson in the Cub half of the fifth.

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