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_ THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1043

We'll Have Ice Hockey Here Again This Winter

PORTS American League Definitely An Unidentified Engineer Was the First to *** [Will Operate With Six and | Learn That the Great Man Had Quit Yankees, By Eddie Ash Possibly Seven Clubs in Loop Jon win nr Pepin i Las

Times Special Writer was rolling back East from St. Louis after By FRANK WIDNER

n EY YORK, Jus DS heahing 9 Babe the had taken four straight from | [Xin the guess conguetor o ® Stadium war the Cardinals. This was in 1928, the year Indianapolis hockey fans today were definitely assured of another | séason of the sport at the coliseum this winter.

fund show today . 4 There Was the time he visited the hotel Al Smith was running for governor, The Babe had been tremendous. He got three homers ! Maurice Podoloff, president of the American Hockey league, of which | | the Indianapolis Capitals are a member, said today that the league is

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“Let's get out and look at the engine.” suggested the Babe. It was one of those big puffing monsters The engineer of course recognized the Babe instantly. “What's the Yankees going to do year, Babe?” the engineer asked. “I don’t give a damn what they do,” Babe snorted. “I'm through with them.” Thus, in complete accuracy, this unidenti= fied engineer was the first to learn the great

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suite of a lady snake charmer to watch her 0 in the last game, made the final putout, e

feed her talented python. The lady was a a one-handed catch of a ball that was literally certain to operate during the 1943-44 season with six and possibly seven |

THE Indians’ next home stand at Victory field, Aug. night club performer. She was a friend of in the bleacher ev I'S, |clubs. Those teams which have definitely assured him of continuing are

3 through Ang. 15, calls for 16 American association games plus an exhibition between the Tribesters and the

Pedro Llanuza, the late cartoonist. She was a countess or a baroness. It seemed that all of Pedro's lady friends were countesses or

The trip back was a triumphal procession.

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Buffalo,

Brooklyn Dodgers. . . . The be played as the first half of

Brooklyn attraction is to a double-header on Aug. 4.

The exhibition with the Dodgers will be a twilighter starting at 6:30 p. m. over the nine-inning route, after which the Indians will neet the Minneapolis Millers in a regular A. A. game, also over

regulation distance. . Aug. 4 twin bill During the home stand Minne

. « The “pass’

Kansas City will play here in that order.

list will be suspended for the

apolis, St. Paul, Milwaukee and +» It will mark the third

and last 1943 appearance of the league's western elubs in Indianap-

olis in regular league play.

There will be another super colossal series with Milwaukee at

the Tribe park, Aug. 10, ii and

12.

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| Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, —— ; : = | Providence, Cleveland and Washing-| Hershey, Mr. Miller said, was givton. Hershey, Pa. is a Qoubtiul en until Oct. 1 to decide whether [starter and whether it will enter a Or not it could operate. {team in the fold depends entirely, The biggest problem facing the

upon the ban on pleasure driving in league besides manpower is trans- |

| the Bast, Podoloff said. | portation. | New Haven, whieh dropped out The circuit can be divided into of the league halfway through th» three categeries, those teams which

last season, is not expected to start. are known as “Sunday” night teams, |

| Meantime, there still is a possibility those known as “Saturday” night [that St. Louis may enter a team clubs and those which can operate in the loop. on both nights, n : The large number of miles beStart in November tween the clubs makes it difficult

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“Let's get out of here,” roared the Babe $0 good either \ There was the time we were writing about the other day when the Babe quit the Yan-

“I'm sick.” We didn't feel

see thie doll feed her snake?” we asked the Babe. He did. She kept the snake in her room. { a cold day and the ugly thing lay coiled next | to a steam radiator that hissed eeriely. | took the top off a card board box and two young wide-eyea rabbits bounded out. snake slithered across the floor and swallowed

man had quit, Back in the compartment the Babe told how he had had a showdown with Jake Ruppert “It's Joe McCarthy or me” and how he had lost the decision and had walked out for good. The next afternoon in the Detroit press box (it was world series time), the Babe was beseiged by newsmer, whose editors were checking the story. Even the Babe's own ghost writer hadn't been informed,

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The Babe had had a bad night (so had we) and he sat there in the burning sun sweating prodigiously, and fanning-his flushed

At each stop there was a cheering admiring crowd. It was around 1 o'clock in the mornse ing when the train stopped tor a ecneckup or something at Mattoon, Ill. The usual crowd was there. They started to yell for Ruth, It was a long stop and the velling grew more demanding By this time the Babe was stripped bare except for his pajama pants. He went back of the car, waved his big hairy paw and called for three cheers for the Yankees, and got them. He was an Al Smith man so he requested three cheers for the man who mad the brown derby famous and got them, Then

The starting date for the coming for the teams to travel from city sensing that he was still move or less in St,

headers are booked between the rivals on Aug. 10 and 11 and the

series will close with a single fracas on Aug. 12.

Legion Night to Be Observed Aug. 10

AMERICAN LEGION NIGHT at Victory field is to be observed on Aug. 10, first night of the Brewer-Indian series. . . . Courtesy tickets will not be honored on that night. . . . In other words. the Annie Oakley gate will be locked. There will be two ladies’ nights during the home stand. Friday, Aug. 6, (St. Paul), and Friday, Aug. 13 (Kansas City). « « « Monday, Aug. 9, is an open date,

THE TWO Saturday games during the Tribe's next home stand are to be played at night, Aug. 7. with St. Paul, and Aug. 14 with Kansas City. . . . For the remainder of the season. therefore, the only afternoon games at Victory field will be the Sunday double headers. Weekday afternoon ball is passing out, even in the big leagues. «++ In the National loop today, three night games are scheduled and two are booked in the American.

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Congratulations in Order for “Fitz”

CONGRATULATIONS and good luck! . . . Another Hoosier has been elevated in the baseball world. . . . Appointed manager of the Philadelphia Phillies last night in a surprise move by Owner Bill Cox and his directors, Fred Fitzsimmons takes over the reins in St. Louis tonight. Fitzsimmons went to the majors from the Indianapolis Indians in midseason of 1923 after (Whine great ball under Ownie Bush. He was sold to the New York Giants after being thoroughly seouted by Johnny Evers. » »

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THE RUGGED Fred. knuckle ball artist, came from Muskegon late in the 1922 season and was a regula on the Tribe staff in 1923, 1924 and 1925. . . . A fast bail supported by a puzziing knucklier, made Fitzsimmons a winning pitcher He also was a better than fair hitter for a pitcher when with the Indians and fielded his position in superb fashion. . . . He mars vied Helen Louise Borger of Indianapolis in 1923 before he was promoted to the majors.

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DIVE-BOMBING Japs in the southwest Pacific ares is the daily routine of Lt. (jg) Dave Braden naval flier and first string guard on the 1938-%0 Marquette university football teams. . . . Lt. Braden writes Marquette friends that he is bunking with Bob Sagean, former Notre Dame halfback and sprinter.

Four-Game Series Wit

By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, July 28—The Brooklyn Dodgers invade Chicago today for a four-game series with the Cubs that may dump “Durochers Dandies” into third place. Almost out of the National league race now, 9': games behina the racing St. Louis Cardinals, the Dodgers face a bitter battle to hold down second place against the onslaught of the Pittsburgh Pirates. with the Cubs looming as a distant but certain menace in the fight for drove in a run with a long fly as first division positions. ithe Braves broke a 2-2 tie in the The Cards have the longest win. seventh. Bucky Walters was nicked ning streak in the majors at 11 games, but the Cubs’ current record is one that cannot be ignored. The!

aboard. The double loss dumped {the Phillies into seventh place. Southpaw Johnny Gee was slammed for four rung in the first three innings but survived a 12-hit attack to win his second victory for the Pirates 8-3 The Pirates featured a 10-hit attack with four runs in the fifth. Six Pittsburgh runs came in on homers by Maurice Van Robays, Tom O'Brien and Bob Elliott. Jim Tobin pitched and batted the Braves to a 6-2 decision over the Reds. He allowed seven hits and

11th loss. The Yankees defeated the Indi-

Bruins, definitely disappointing in a fly accounted for the other

the early going, now have won i8 cut of 26 and since June 17 have clicked off 23 of 38 which figures cut to averages of 092 and 644, respectively, and a big dose of diamond poison for Brooklyn.

Cubs, Dodgers dle n Musial,

Both the Cubs and Dodgers were Herman . » Ri Ak idle yesterday, but the Cards made Daliiren. Bit. double hay by dumping the Phillies, | Frey, Cincinnati 6-2 and 3-2. Murry Dickson pitched American League X N AB. five-hit ball to notch the decision. cov petroit > in the opener as the Red Birds! Curtright, Chicage 3 coupled a walk and a safe bunt APeiing, Chieage 8 3 with a wild throw by Rookie Hockeit, Cleveland 32% Catcher Bob Finley to score twice ROME RUNS » § Ott, Giants \ 14 York. Tigers and 80 ahead to stay m the Seven th, Nicholson, Cubs 14 Keller, Yankees Howie Krist pitched a nine-hitter: stephens Browns 14 in the nightcap as his mates pound- RUNS BATTED IN ed Dick Conger for 13 hits, includ- Herman,

Major Leaders

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ateur angler prove our point, The man that

{| who doesnt catch a ! from his wife and neighbors when { he pulls into the driveway. | selves,

; Claude , fisherman

h Chicago Cubs May Dump Brooklyn Dodgers to Third

for eight hits and charged with his!

(Season is expected to be the first to city over the week-end and open | ! Myr. Miller |

| Wednesday in November, league lofficials said, and the schedule, on | Which they are now working, is {expected to be ready sometime in jOctober. Further plans for the iseason are to be ironed out next jmonth in New York at a meeting lof the board of directors. Today's announcement of the [Suns that will operate erases any [ostiviliny that Cleveland

jously rumored.

sewn here, said today that the two

clubs never had made a formal ap- plan to reduce the playing person. opened at V plication with the senior circuit nel to 13 men. consisting of three the big

but had merely explored the possibilities.

“At a meeting in New York last one of the men on the third line! [week,” he said, “the two clubs want- versatile enough to make a switch ported at the opening session held fed the chips put on the table as to, to either the defense or the for- at 9 a. m. whether the league was to operate.”

By TIM (Fish Forecast: Weather and 6a m te 9a m and at dusk.) EVER SINCE we have been line class, we have had a sneaking The day's results of a scientific

understands the fish hes trving to catch is the man “ribbing” |

We've talked this over with our past companions, and Allison (Marion county | par excellence.) conclusion is that to catch a fish | you must understand it. And to

ans, 4-3 in 13 innings as Hank! Borowy gave up 10 hits for his sixth win. Bill Dickey's infield single! chased home the winning marker Charley Keller and Mickey Rocco each hit three-run homers The White Sox plastered Dutch Leonard for five successive singles in the sixth to score four runs and nick the Senators, 6-3, in a night game. The Senators knocked out Johnny Humphries with a three. run burst in their half, but Gordon Maltzberger quelled the rally, i Held to one run for seven innings, the Browns rushed across seven tal-| lies in the last two frames to wal-| lop the Athletics, 8-4. Three singles! land a double accounted for the first! three runs in the eighth and a pair} ‘of singles, an e.rer two doubles and | fur, runs in the ninth, i YESTERDAY'S STAR — Murry| Dickson, who pitched a five-hitter| Bt. Cards whipped the Phillies, | é

‘Cubs Wallop Camp Grant, 10-5

—The Chicago Cubs gave virtually

every pitcher on their staff a work- | out yesterday and still defeated the |

Camp Grant Warriors, 10-5.

3 The Cubs started with Lon War- |

neke cn the mound and followed |

with Bill Lee, Eddie Hanvzewski, Paul Erickson and John Burrows. Russ Bauers, formerly of the Pitts. burgh Pirates, pitched for the sol.diers and surrendered 14 hits.

Baseball Standings and Results

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[ small or big mouth. | place you must remember you're

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{| what goes on in a smart | head (and only the big fish are |

at the scheduled time, jsaid that Indianapolis, Buffalo an

Providence can be classed as Sun- | day night teams, while Cleveland. | Hershey and Pittsburgh are in the | Wash-

“Saturday” night category.

‘night ! Reduce Playing Personnel

to faldll an engagement | Also up for consideration is th

three defensemen and It also is desirable to hav

| lines, goalie.

ward line,

TIPPETT water, fair; best results between out of the bamboo, quarter-inch feeling that fish outsmart anglers. fisherman and a boot-covered am-

| understand a fish vous got to i put yourself in his or her place.

Lets assume youre out for bass, In the first min-

“erick”

not dealing with a

| now. A bass to be in the keeper { size must be over 10 inches. For

a bass to grow that large is ine dication in itself that you're hook ing a fish that knows its way

| around.

We quote the bass who has just come out of his deepwater hideAt dusk— “There's a moth landing on the surface but its moving faster

than the one I got last night . . , | ! well, here I go .

« + Wait a mine ute, is that a line shadow-—yep. The ---- with it. (Editor's note: You fly fishermen are supposed to put ‘em down natural like.) “Guess I'll go back to my old standby the weed bed. It looks calm enough Wait a minute, grandpa. Hear that metal scrap

{ Ink on wood? That means a boat

somewhere near. No biting for me. I've been snagged before when i heard that sound and disvegarded it. “Look at the bank. These hue man geniuses very far or when I do its at a screwy angle. Maybe so, but I ean

sull see enough to sense danger. |

“That fellow on the bank is at

the ripply plunge of

The above is a small idea of

smart—and who wants a small one?)

The moral of this interview is:

| Don't be a clumsy, noisy oaf when | youre nearing the fishing grounds,

| ROCKFORD, Il, July 28 (U. P).|

We Hang Our Head

In our blithe, blundering way, we opened Indian lake to all fish- | ermen by chen invitation in our last piece written primarily for the soldier who misses his fishing. | Bear with us while we make

| amends.

{ Indian lake is NOT open to the public for fishing. It is private i property and should be treated as | such, However, the advice we gave

Ft. Harrison soldiers about fishing there still goes and they will

be welcomed there. So if you want to fish in Indian lake join the army. While we're on the subject we | want to mention that complaints

| on anglers’ conduct are few and

far between this year. That is a

Bote ans Hemsley nou and Remar! good sign. A great many property

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GAMES TODAY

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owners are forced by vandalism | to post their property and in the ! majority of cases it is done un-

| willingly. Freeholders hereabouts

are pretty generous with their fishing waters and the nicer we are while fishing on other people's property the more and better fishing we'll have over the long haul. Class dismissed.

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FAIRRANKS

ington can play conveniently either

The league is working on a schedand| ule that will keep a team in one Buffalo would join the National section of the cirenit over the week | Hockey league, as had been previ- end instead of making it jump! hundreds of miles to another town Dick Miller, manager of the coli- |

think I can't see |

fish's |

Has anyone used a tomato worm | for bait lately? How are they? | We grow some fine ones. Tomato |

That the exclusive

Kees and we go: an exelusive on it. never would have happened, part, if the Babe didn't have a juveniles interest in engines. We were waiting for the train to pull out of St. Louis on its run to Detroit. It was hot in our compartment,

pan with a scorecard. Finally he exploded: “You guys get away from me. You're gelling me into a transom.” Most malapropisms are the inventions of witty writers. This one dropped right off the tree, fully ripened,

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Tr y out Camp | Fol Freddie Fitzsimmons le Attracts 300 Named Manager of Phillies

| ST. LOUIS, July 28 (U. P).—Fat Freddie Fitzsimmons. veteran major league pitcher, took over full control as manager of the Phila delphia Phillies today, replacing Bucky Harris, the former boy wonder of baseball, Harris was revealed last night start of the season and became the most popular man in Philadelphia after piloting the club into a frst division spot early in the National: league pennant race. During the past few weeks, however, the Phil« lies had fared poorly, with vesters day's double defeat at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals running their record to 15 losses mi thew last 20 starts—a slump that has sent them hurtling into seventh place in the standings Indicative of the surprise with which the change was made was the fact that Harris said as far as he knew he was still pilot of the Phillies and could make no coms ment until he talked with Cox, who was not available for comment but was expected to arrive here today. Fitzsimmons confirmed the appoints ment, stating that he took the job only because he was given full cons trol of the club. Most Popular Man | “T wouldn't have accepted the aa. -— post,” Filgsimmons said, “under any | other arrangement. I have no plans J k E t just now except that Earl Whitehill, | rae n I'1és currently a coach, will not be res | tained.” | One of the most popular men on | the Brookiyn team, Fitzsimmons] was handed his outright release by Branch Rickey, president of the

A four-day baseball tryout eamp e conducted by the Brooklyn Dodgers ictory field today and league instructors were a swamped with candidates ranging e In age from 15 to 19. Approximately 300 candidates re-

ousted by Owner William Cox in a swiprise move He had assumed the Phillies leadership at the ” ” os

Several eager voungsters were knocking at the ball park gates as early as 7 a, m. Boys who register for trials are expected to bring their own equipment. Balls and bats are furnished by the club. Wid Matthews, former Indianapolis outfielder, supervised today's session, He was assisted by Stanley Feezle, Indianapolis, and a staff of Brooklyn scouts and coaches, Ted MeGrew, Indianapolis, the Dodgers’ chief scout, is expected here tomor. on The boys were sent through run ning, throwing, fielding and batting drills. Candidates with weak arms were weeded out at once, Also dise missed immediately were the can didates who lacked running speed The Brookiyn instructors go on the theory that they can teach youngsters to bat and field if they are durable and have good arms] and legs. | The Dodgers are holding tryout camps throughout the country on the hunt for talent to stock their! minor league farms after the war,

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'It's Shocking, Says Harris

ST. LOUIS, July 28 (U. P) —Stanley (Bucky) Harris, une officially aware of the sudden change in managership which aaa eleva ted Freddie Fitasimmons into \ his place as manager of the Phillies, said today “it's the most shocking thing that's happened to me in my "entire life. I Bucky Harris had no idea any such thing would happen. “I suppose Cox will call me and let me in on what's going on but so far I haven't heard | | a word. I guess it's true. but | kegon of the Central league, I'd like to have at least an | | He came up from Indianapolis in explanation -- an official word | mid-season of 1925 after pitching on the matter.” [for the A. A. Indians three years. Until such word is received, | | Fitzsimmons takes the role of Harris said, “I'm sitting tight.” manager for the first time in his Officlaly, he declared. he was career on his 42d birthday, curiously

still manager of the elub. enough.

» Entries for a eity-wide track and fleld meet for boys and girls from Dodgers, * just so he could take the playgrounds operated by the city new Job. . recreation department will be ace The chunky knuckie-ball expert opted until Saturday at 5 p. m. Spent over 12 Ses ne o mound | ooo rding to an announcement toi mainstay of the New York Giants day by Harold Geisel, city recreas and has been on the active list at _ ° “ ‘ | tion department, | Brookiyn since the Dodgers ob~| ™uy,e "meet will be held at Manual Snel hit on June bh, P34, Ih high school’s Delavan Smith athe straight swap for Tom Baker, long next: Tutsday afternoon

| legated t he minors letic field sine ate 3 8. ‘ SUITE Np eaau >: at 1 o'clock and the program will Native of Indiana

consist of 15 individual running Although he spent most of the paces, 17 field events and seven 10 1943 season as a coach, Fitz turned lays, in a record of three victories against Titles will be at stake in six di« four defeats, A veteran of thre? visions— girls up to 65 pounds. bovs world series—two with the Giants yp to 80 pounds, girls up to 85 and one with Brooklyn—Fits' top pounds, boys up to 100 pounds and {year with the Dodgers was in 1940 the open class for boys and girls when he won 16 while losing only| Mrs, Norma Koster, assistant city (two. He hit the 20-game wén circle recreation director, and the two SUfor the first and only time with the | pepvisors of athletic activities | Giants in 1928. A native of Misha- Harry Painter and Mrs. Louise waka, Ind, he first broke into or= | Murphy--will head the staff of of- | ganized baseball in 1920 with Mus« | fiofals.

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Junior Baseball Fractures Knee tional league umpire, faced three ‘already decided, officials of Junior! Magerkurth was injured in a at 2:30 p.m. in the office of Harold |\\,¢ of the loft fibula, close to the | w= i Capt. Pat Grathwohl's unde«| jclinched the North Side crown but Tourney play probably will start | cording to an announcement by |

IY al (George Magerkurth MOLINE, Ill. July 28 (U, P).— | v George Magerkurth, veteran NaPlans Tourney v | weeks of inactivity today because of With league championship |& fracture of the left knee. c -. close play at second base at PittsBaseball Inc, were to meet today burgh last Friday, suffering a frac- | Geisel, city recreation director, 0 knee. His leg has been placed in ‘discuss plans for a city tournament. | a cast feated Redbirds, with a string of | a ——— R—-_ jeight consecutive victories, have jcompetition in other leagues will! coittinue for two more weeks. jon Aug. 16 with titles at stake in| three different age divisions ac-| President Lew Hiil. aa

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itory, and wishing to be big about , he called for three cheers for the but before the crowd could oblige

him the Babe had changed his mind.

wuts with the Cardinals,” lhe said,

“They quit.”

LaBelle Rallies To Win Match

LaBelle, husky ‘Toronle French-Canadian, outlasted Gil La Cross, the Boston badman, in the of the weekly | Wrestling program staged last night at the Sports Arena by Matchmaker {Lloyd Carter's Hercules Athletia

A crowd of approximately 12500 niat fans saw the, action. LaCross was away to a good sta;

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EL (by capturing the first session of a | three-tall tussle when he stopped

LaBelle with a double toe hold ia {32 minutes, but the French-Canae ‘dian rallied to win the next two falls and the match, LaBelle took the second in 10 minutes with a body press and then made short Work of LaCross by taking the third in 1:35 with a dropkick. Semi«final opponents were the "Phantom of (he Mat" and Buddy Knox of Cleveland, ©. The Phane tom is a mystery man of the ring but there was little mystery in the way he took charge of Knox in winning in 19 minutes with a heads lock, A referee's decision was awardéd jlo Babe Kasaboski, Montreal, Caiie ada, over Count Zoopie of New | York, in the curtain raiser, l¢ ye 1 . ‘ “Victory Classic B,J Gets Underway The “Victory Classic,” Highland's major golf tourney, got under way this morning with a large field of amateurs and professionals compete ing. | The entry fee required the pure chase of at least one war bond, and prizes will be bonds a stamps. Prizes are to be awarded to the outstanding professionals, ine dividuals on the winning team and individual net and gross leaders. A dinner in the evening with floor

show will be held at the country club,

Volleyball Tonight Eight playgrounds operated by the city recreation department will gend teams into a volleyball tournas= ment to be held at Willard park tonight at o'clock. Those come peting are: Willard, Spring, Eagle, Coleman, School No. 10, School Ne. 75, Brookside and Golden Hill,

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