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the benefits they have derived from the sery-
Ice in return.
They remind me of that famous Individual
the Irish Poor Scholar" who, to obtain HIS
education, Travelled from the most remote
part of the island to the south the far
famed Munster, the safe of all larnin'" In
return for the hospitality of his neighhors
Whlle receiving his education, he would i'm
part his knowledge TO the younger members
or the family. Might not our American
POOR scholar learn a lesson from his Irish
or Engllss cousin, and make some return TO
me civil service while receiving his educa-
ton as lawyer or doctor for the great boon
that the civil service has conferred upon
him? F
Nso has ever known of soldier or off,
Ger OF the army raising an objection because
part OF his pay each month is retained
toward providing homes for the aged and
helpless soldier, though many of these same
soldiers are only for time In the service?
Let the Tawney bill pass by all means,
GOVERNMENT CLERK
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has been sadly neglected. Every member
Of the team has become a miniature
"Scrappy BilP' Joyce, and when the en-
semble assemblies itself around an umpire
the picture looks like the mob scene from
Paul Kauvar." That may be base ball"
but it isn't sport. Laying all jokes aside,
there isn't team in the league which can
not proht by taking pattern after capt.
DuHy and his Boston players. Ihey may
not win quite SO many games. but their
consciences will not hurt them for any they
DO win, and they will raise the game 80
per cent in the estimation Of the public.
The rank and file of those who drop their
silver into, the cash boxes Of the various
clubs object strongly to kicking and
wrangling: If they"see none of 1t they'll
come again. If they see as much as was
on exhibition Sunday, they'll stay away
until another and a better-mannered club
comes along.
From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette yesterday.
1T. doesn't cost cen. to be gentle
man. ana there's not a ball player In the
league who cannot stand the expense.
Jack Crooks of the Washingtons went
into the game very Unexpectedly yesterday.
ne mas been ailing with lumbago for some
tlne, and said yesterday morning that he
oio not expect to be in the game for
week at the least. Crooks Is sanguine
that the Senators will finish close up to
tne 1lrst division. If not inside of it. I'VE
pay the game at home and on the road"
5ooA ~
beat out the Brooklyns, Pittsburgs and
Clncinnatis. all three Of which are motor
!ousiy weak road teams. We lost two of
the games in Pittsburg by trying young
pitchers. but Mercer-say, that boy can
nave all the mazuma. He's the greatest
that ever came over the hill"
Mercer pitched the last game at Pitts
purg, Jack continued, land 800 of his
nelghbors from East Liverpool came down
TO see the game. Those Pittsburgers are
great hands to bet on games, and they
were Offering two to 'one on their team.
Well, say. those East Liverpool fellows
covered all that was in sight and they
went nome with their pockets bullying out.
take"
Selbach, the left fielder of the Washing
TONS Is wonderful fielder. He made sew
eral sensational catches yesterday. His
capture of Burke's fly in the first inning
was one of the best plays of the season.
lie captured the ball while running for
ward at full speed. He pitched forward
ana caught the ball not shoe-top high.
Setback Is Columbus (Ohiol boy, and is
one OF Gus schmelz's discoveries.
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RACING AT MORRIS PARK.
Opening the Season on the Big
Tracks.


Tracks.
NEW YORK, May 12.-This is the open
ing day of the reaeing season. 1t is ex-
pected that today's attendance at Nor
ris Park will be very large. The feature
Of the days sport is the Metropolitan han
dicap at a mile and furlong, for which
nine horses are on the card, with one or
two doubtful. Usually the Brooklyn track
has the honor Of beginning the years RAG
ing, but the start this year will be made
at Morris Park, a wise move as it is more
comfortable there In the spring.
Henry Of Navarro will be the favorite to-
day and Sir Walter and Counter Tenor are
likely to be second choices. Navarro has
been especially prepared for the Metro
politan, and while there are rumors that
ably unfounded, as the association will not
care to start the races at this track with
such a horse scratched from the adver-
tised list of starters. Sir Walter is fit to
run for his life and will not only take up
ten pounds less than III former big handi-
caps, but will have Taral on his back.
Counter Tenor is said to have returned
to his two-year-old form, in which case he
may do as Hornpipe did last year, and
come in first in the big race of the year.
The rest Of the lot are not looked upon
as being dangerous, with the exception Of
Dorian. who is generally thought to be a
sent out for the race through necessity.
The hill at Morris Perk will doubtless
be a drawback to some of the horses
whose legs are not in the best of condi-
ton.
The first race will be interesting, too for
1t will mark the first appearance this wear
of Hastings, the highest priced two-year-
old in the history of the turf, and in the
hands of his old trainer he should do
better than he did in the futurity. The
other races with the exception of the last
have filled we'll and the contests TODAY
should be of high-class all the way down
the card.
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The general conference Of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church had a lively
time yesterday at Wilmington, N. G., dis
cussing the report of the episcopal commit
tee. A majority and a minority report
were made. One recommended that the
general conference elect four bishops,
while the other thought that only one
bishop should be elected. Fifty men were
on the floor at once. Some said that If
more bishops were elected it would break
up the church, while others thought If they
were not elected the church would suffer
Neither report was adopted, and they will
be considered today.
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Engineers' brotherhood to Meet,

P. NJ. Arthur, grand chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, left Buffalo.
y. Y, yesterday for Ottawa, Ont, where he
will attened the biennial convention of the
brotherhood this week. Between 400 and
500 delegates will be present Several en-
gineers from Ohio, northwestern Pennsyl-
vania and western New York ACCOMPANIED
Chief Arthur on his journey to Ottawa.
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RETIREMENT OF CLERKS.
Suggestion Made to EduaIize the
Assessments.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
In the protest against the Tawney annuity
bill the young clerk evidently has right and
Justice on his side but if that bill be amend
ed in accordance with the following sugges-
tions the equalza ton Of the payment of
assessments could not but prove satisfac-
tory to both the young and old clerk. The
amendment is that as each clerk is retired,
he or she shall have deducted from the first
annuity money due them an assessment of
per cent on the total amount of the salary
which they have received from the date of
entrance into government service up TO the
date of their first per cent payment to the
annuity fund. In this way only could each
clerk be honestly entitled to the benefit of
the annuity bill. EXample-Take a clerk
who in two years time, If the bill passes
this session, will come under the twenty
years ruling. AT the expiration of the two
years he will have paid but two assessments.
There will then remain eighteen years sal
airy on which he has paid nothing, but which
whole amount should be assessed at per
cent. JUSTICE.
In Favor of the Bill.
To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
There appears to be no conflict in the
minds of citizens the question of retire
ment of clerks Of the government. All WELL
balanced minds agree on the propriety and
justice of paying that respect to men who,
after years Of honorable service to their
country, become incapacitated by age or
infirmity. This fact has long since been de-
cided by the action of all nations having
any pretensions to responsibility. The ques-
ton that appears to give rise to contention
in the Tawney bill is whether 1t is just to
withhold the amounts paid by the clerks
who only enter the civil service temporarily,
with the intention Of resigning at a time
not all of this class, enter the civil service
with the laudable ambition to acquire edu-
cation, some as lawyers, others physicians.
But the Tawney bill, a measure seeking
purely the good of the service, does not en-
| courage this class, they are only tenn
| porary, not so much for the benefit of the
service as to suit their own convenience
This class objects to the bill solely because
their amounts are withheld, not considering
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-12

The Geological Society Of Washington will
hold its forty-ninth meeting at the Cosmos
Club tomorrow evening at o'clock. The
program which has been arranged includes
twenty-minute talks by Mr.. T. w. Stanton
on 1.-The Faunal Relations of the Eocene
and the Upper Cretaceous on the Pacific
Coast" Mr.. J. s. Diller on 1.-The Structure
and Age of the Cascade Range" and Mr.
Willard D. Johnson on AN Early Date for
Glaciation in the Sierra Nevada"
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EARNED runs-Canterbury II; Easterns s. First
base by errors-Canterb,lry, 2; Easterns O. Left on
bases bases EantsrhGry 9; Easterns, 3. First base on
.; of Warren, g. Struck out-By Wright /: by
Wolfe =; by Williamson, 3; by Warren. T. HON.
run-lovclcss Threebase hits-Williamson, Lang
ley, Warren, Cronin TWo-base hit-H. Gates
Stolen bases-G. Gates, flanagan. Quigley, f,
Raab t2', H. Gates, Lyons. Flaherty t2,, Cronn
Double play-IOveless to RGuth to Hamacher. Hit
by pitchsr-By Wolfe. l; by Wright /: by Will
hanson, 3: by Warren !. Wild pitches Wright, 3
Passed balls-E. Raab. l Lovcless .. Time-Two
hours and fifteen mihutess Umpire-Mr CASA
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TO VISIT THIS COUNTRY.

Daughter of Don Carlos, the Spanish
Pretender, Arrives in New York.
The Infanta Elvira Maria Theresa Hen
rietta de Bourbon, daughter Of Don Carlos,
the pretender to the throne Of Spain, and
cousin of the Princess Eulalis, wife Of
the Duke of Veragua, is In New York
She was one Of the passengers on board the
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm, which arrived
at port yesterday from Genoa.
She is accompanied by her suite. the
Countess de Lasues and her secretary
Dona Elvira left Veragua, Spain, on the
advice Of her physician to make a pro-
tIacted journey through the United States
on account Of her health
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district Of the National Federation of HON.
ing Pigeon Fanciers did not make the speed
that was expected Sunday. 1t was a diff
cult and tedious flight. Out of o45 birds ship
ped but IL returned. 1t was great disap-
polntment. as great average speed was ex-
pected Of the flyers, besides many returns.
The birds were liberated at $50 a m, C. w.
Boyd's w. F. SO being the first return, at
8:ll& pm, making an average speed of
VIZ yards minute. followed by w. F. 30,
at 3:12 w. F. 1856, at 3:42h pm, and w. F.
ST., at pm; L. B. Nye's w. F. 22s, at 4:O9s
2: m Geo. Hughes W. F. s7s, average speed,
go V. Eaton c. $3.50. 7S5; Lewis Turner's
w. F. 255, 1853, followed by w. F. 157 at 6:O1
pm: and w. F. 1877 at 6:041s pm; Mr.. Kid
well, C. 23407, $50; followed by c. 234OG, at
o:LlA. Messrs. Morgan and Francis had
returns at pm.
The next shipment. Friday morning, to
kingstree. S. c.; air line distance, 400 miles
Tor liberation, May II.
Base Ball Notes.
The game scheduled between the Louis
vile and Brooklyn clubs was postponed un-
til today.
Chris Won der Abe has deposed both Did
dlebock and Latham as managers of the
Browns and has taken the job himself
Pitcher Nops of Wilmington is one of the
best pitchers in America today. He has q
wonderful amount of speed, good control
ana several puzzling curves. Manager
Breitenstein of the st. Louis Browns
Manager McGonnigle of Louisville is con-
templating lew changes in his team. 1t
Is reported that he would like to trade Out
Eelder Clark for Connaughton Of the New
Yorks.
Monte Cross has been appointed captain
of the Browns
Junior Base Ball.
The Brookland Juniors have defeated the
Columbia Heights by the score of 8 to Z.
The Young Monitors have opened their
season by defeating the South Washington
Stars. II to IA. The feature of the game
was the batting and fielding of G. H.
Hanomer, jr., and the pitching of Frank
Yoder.
The Thunderbolt base ball team would
like to arrange games with all clubs whose
memoirs are not over sixteen years. he
Jeffersons preferred Address J. b. Simp-
son, manager, III G street southwest.
The Jefferson Club would like to receive
challenges. Address H. Tyler, manager
Gl5 G street southwest
The Brookland Juniors have organized for
the season with the following players: Lup-
ton, Burr, H. ID. Marean, H. Marean Car
Ter, Julien, Hollege. F. Ohm, w. Ohm, Car
mick and Robbins. They would like to hear
from teams averaging sixteen years. Ad-
dress Louis Julien, Brookland d. c.
The Rock Creek Stars have defeated the
Pioneers, who claim the nineteen year-old
championship, by ~ to s. They would like
10 near from teams of nineteen and under
Address F. Foley, 2i53 n street
Inc Young McGuires have defeated the
iouhS Rogers, to o. They would like to
near from teams under twelve years of age
Inc members are r. Quantren, Z. Ritter
Z: Ritter, j. Harrington, c. QuantreIl. S
Clements, H. Eibel, Louis Roth. Warren
Mechanic. Address challenges to 6l5 X
street northwest
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FIELDING WAS SHARP.
canterbury and Eastern Athletic
Clubs Play Close Game.

Inc Canterbury and Eastern Athletic
Club played a close game in the District
League series yesterday at National Park
the former winning by a score of IS to ID
both teams are charged with six errors
out as a rule the fielding was sharp, the
Canterbury's exceling at the bat The
feature or the game a double play by
LoVeless, Routh and Hamacher. The score:
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BnItimore's Receipts Attached.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 12.-President Won
der Abe of the st. Louis Browns has at
tached the Baltimore's share of the re-
ceipts of Sunday and Mondays ball games,
amounting to s2,4I0, their proportion of
the expense Of fitting up Pendleton Park
IN Cincinnati and Athletic Park in Phila-
delphia, old American Association ball
grounds.
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Cricket.

LONDON, May 1.-THE Australian
cricketers resumed their innings today IL
the match against the Sheffield team, and
were all out for 257 runs Yesterday the
Australians made 241 runs for five wickets
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Breitenstein, s. by Mcmahon, 3. Tme-Two hours
and ten minutes. Umpire-Emslie.
Only Four Hits OFF Friend.

The Boston people lost the opportunity of
getting second place by losing to Chicago.
They secured but four hits off the gentleman
who tossed the ball for the home team, Mr..
Friend, yet they were beaten by but one run,
Notwithstanding the further fact that the
Ansonites touched up Mr.. Nichols for half
a score of safeties.
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The Oystermen were Too Good.

The st. Louis aggregation slightly outbat-
ted the Oystermen, but Hanlon's artists had
just double the number of runs when the
curtain fell. Both pitchers did fine work
and the home club put up about the best
game 1t has played this season. but luck was
with the visitors
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The pigmes from Greater New York. as
usual, could not bat little bit yesterday,
and yet their smoke-colored opponents just
beat them out, hitting Mr. Clark just at the
right time. For the home people Killen
pitched a splendid game.
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base hits-Bulkett, Childs, O'Conn0r, Dcehanty,
Brouthers. Stolen base-O' COnnor. Double plays
Nash, HamaD, Brouthers; Childs, Mexican, Tc
beau. First base on balls-Of Carscy, .. Hit by
pitched ball-By Cuppy, 2: by Carsey, l. Struck
out-By Cuppy, 3. Sacrifice hits-Tcbeau, Cross,
Carsey. First base errors-Cleveland, Phia
delphia, 2. Left on bases-Cleveland, IA Philadel-
pha, 3. Tme-Two hours. Umpire-Lynch.
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YALE DECLINES.
graduate Advisers Think the HenIc,
Eight Should Not Row ut Hamburg.

The management of the Yale navy has
acknowledged the invitation of the Allege.
mein Aelster Boat Club of Hamburg to en-.
ter their regatta July 10, but has practical.
~ decided that the invitation cannot be &C.
cepted. Yale advisers think the crew will
nave plenty of boating in England, and also
oppose the Hamburg race, because it comes
on Sunday, and Yale has never rowed on
that day.
or the navy have advised that the chal.
lenge be declined. The undergraduates have
been eager to have the crew 20 to Germany
but 1t Is thought they will accept the ad.
vice of the veteran oarsmen
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Totals. -. 10 IL n i Totals 2 72416 3
'Batted in place of Mcjames

Cincinnati. .-........ 0 0 6 x-1O
Washington. 0 o 2 0 o 6 o 0 o. 2
Earned runs-Cincinnati G; Washington, 1. Two
base hlt-Dein0ntreyille Three-base hit-JOyce.
stolen bases Miller, Ewing Joyce. Double play
Irwin and Ewing. First base on balls-Of Fore
man, 3: on McJames t. Sacrifice hits-Burke Irwin,
ieltz Wild ptch-McJames. Time-One hour and
fifty minutes. Umpire-Hurst
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Pit tsburg. ...-....... 2 / o o Z
New York ............ 0 0 o o 0 q O.
Earned runs-Pittsburg, 8. New York, l. Two
base hits-DCnovan, Lyons. Stolen Donovan
Smith. Double play-Bicrbauer. Ely and Becklcy
First base on balls-Stepzel, Van Haltren and VIII
Struck out-Ternan. Time-One hour and
fOrtY-iYe minutes. Umpire-Sheridan.
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PhiIIies Are the True Giants,

With the score standing to 1 against
them, the delegation from Philadelphia COM
menced to bat in the eighth inning, secur-
Ing in that and the final one ten of their
twelve hits, scoring just one less run.
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ST. LOUIS
BALTIMORE.

81. Louis -........... 0 o.
Baltimore. ........... 3 0 O 1 K
Earned runs-St Louis, 2 Two-hase hits-Qunn
JeuI ncs. Three blse hits-DonnclIy Kelley
Home run-Parrott- Stolen bases-Jennings. Kel-
ley. Double plays-DonLelly and Doyle; McNianon,
Robinson and DOYLE. First base on balls-Off
Breitenstein, =; Off McMahon, 3. Struck out-By
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9VtUIs.. III . z o
Decker out; hit by tatted ball.
winning run made with two out
Boston. ............... o o O o Q 8
Earned runs-Chcago. 2; Boston, 2. Twobase
Llts-Lowe. Lange, Dahlen Threebase hit
Friend. Home run-Harrington. Stolen bases
FLYNN (29. Double plays-Flynn and Decker, TRULY
ana Decker. First base on balls-Of Friend 4;
off Nichols, g. Hit by pitched bail-.Sichols, Long.
Struck out-By Friend, 2. Time-Two hours and
ten minutes. Umpires- Weidman and Keefe.
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HominE Pigeons.

owing to strong northwest wind, local
showers and the course being due north, the
birds of the members Of the WASHINGTON
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To their inability to hit Frank Foreman,
the old Washington pitcher. was due the
defeat of the Washington club yesterday by
the Cincinnati people. McJames pitched for
the visitors, and while but eleven hits We're
made off him, six of them were made in the
third inning, as many runs resulting. Two
singles and base on balls gave the home
talent two runs in the sixth, and three hits
and wild pitch in the eighth gave them as
many more.
The representatives of the capital city
scored but twice in the game and that oc-
CURED in the third inning when Joyce's
triple brought in McJames, who had been
passed to first, the fighting captain coming
in on Abbey's fly to Miller. The work of
Joyce at second was the feature of the game,
gentle William playing his game without an
error accepting ten chances, securing a
triple, stealing a base, and scoring one-half
OF the runs credited to his side
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Pleasure
Carriages
ON View.

- We are showing a mag
= nifcent line of Traps and
- Carriages for summer use
- just now. The latest con-
= ceptions are here exem-
= plifled in the most approx
- ed styles OF finish. Our
= moderate prices add addi-
= tional interest to the exhi-
= bition.
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Virginia Defeats Cornell.

Virginia won from Cornell yesterday af-
ternoon at Charlottesville, by to 8 in eight
innings. The Cornell men had to catch a
train. s2sstis 49,
Virginia made great rally in the eighth
inning, when the score stood to 3 against
her. Hoxton opened with great hit over
center field fence for a home run Bonncy.
Mchlm and Craig singled. McCrane sacri-
feed, scoring the winning run. Kern went
out short to first and Craig was Caught off
third.
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IN SPORTING CIRCLES
Buck Ewing's Reds Again Defeat
the Senators.
MORE ABOUT THAT CINCINNATI ROW
Opening the Racing Season on the
Big Tracks.
ATHLETICS AND ROWIN
How the Clubs Stand.

League Games Today.
Washington at Cincinnati.
Baltimore at St. Louis.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
New York at Pittsburg.
Brooklyn at Louisville.
Boston at Chicago.
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Athletics.

PALO ALTO, Cal, May 12-The STAN
fcrd University track team will go to Chi
cago to represent California in the western
intercollegiate contests on the 9th of June.
Ever since the men made such a good
showing in the games with Berkeley they
have been urged by their friends to send
team east and after the Berkeley team
mad given up the idea of going east the
pressure became too great to be withstood.
An application has been made for member
ship in the Western intercollegiate Associa-
ton, and on June the team will start for
chicago. 1t is not yet decided how many
OF the men will SO. This will depend some
what on the amount of money which can he
raised. There will be at least eight in the
team, and probably more
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The game this afternoon between Cornell
and Georgetown will he full of interest for
several reasons. Cornell will pitch Young.
In all probability, the freshman that sue
ceeded in striking out eighteen of the
Tigers recently. and his work will be
watched with considerable interest Then,
again, although Cornell has received a Sc
we're fall at the hands of the University of
Pennsylvania, Princeton went under to her
ana Princeton beat GEORGETOWN
Georgetown will be without the services
OF Lambert, Who has not yet recovered
from weeks illness, but Mccarthy will
play hrst base, Lamb playing in center
held Mclaughlin will play his old place
on third, and McIntire will be put in right
held. Mahoney will pitch, of course. and
Maloncy will receive him. The rest of the
team Will be placed usual
COBB Will catch Young's shoots for Cor
nell, while the infield will consist of John
son, Haskell Affeld and Heidkamp at first.
second third and short respectively. Miller
forster and Perry will make up the out
held. 1t is expected that large gathering
Will turn out, as this is one of the most
important games of the season with a
northern college
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Other. College Cnnicsts

AT Middletown, Conn-Yale, s: WESLEYAN.
4.
At Cambridge, Mass.-Harvard, 8; Am
herSt, g.
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While the Washingtons have improved
their ball playing qualities, their etiquette
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CHICAGO.

Totals. 41O27 2 Totals. 42s12