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up into the sky. my watch must be
right, the sun has reached its zenith.'
II guess it's time for lunch then" said
Ellen, meekly for Polly had wanted
to be the last one to suggest lunch, and
she told Ellen so, 1T will look like we
are always hungry" she said and Ellen
answered merrlly. ooh Polly. Polly! you
do say such silly things! why can't you
talk sense?"
II guess 1t is time for us to unpack
our baskets" said tn egirls. and after
finding a messy spot by little stream
they set 10 work to unpdck their pnskcts.
Folly, Julia and May, made n fire. and
made some delicious chocolate Emma
and Rosie made the lemonade, While the
other seven spread the tablecloth on the
ground. set the table and put the con
tents Of the baskets on the table. Ding!
Ding! Ding! Dinners ready. cried
Bertha. after everything was ready, And
each child hurried to her seat Every
thing looks tempting" said Polly. who
was armed with the chocolate-pot and
busly pouring steamIng chocolate INTO
the little cups. Pass this, Julia, please
she said presently. After each OH, had
a cup Of chocolate. a glass OF lemonade.
n huge slice of chocolate cake, two
sandwiches, a slice OF bread and butter.
n sour pickle, some sailed walnuts, and
lastly. a dish of bon-bons, apiece and at
ter they finished them, the girls set to
work to clean up.
Nov, here" said Emma. "all you lit
tie children so and gather flowers TIL
VIC get there. Lulu. Ellen, Agnes, Mag
gle, hurry up and 90 to play OH dear;
I'm In such a confusion, Please 60 on
and play" and Emma flew around scold-
ing like an old hen. They washed the
dishes in the stream, wiped them and
put them back into the baskets, then hur-
ried Off to Join the others,
Each child picked as many wild flowers
as they could carry; then hurried back
to the woods, Such fragrance!
1.-THE wild honeysuckse smelt delicious;
tho daisies and buttercups were charm
Ing; tho goldcnrod and other sweet little
flowers we're grand,' was the way Polly
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JAMESTOWN.

jamestown was settled by English set
Tiers in 1907 The settlers came over on
the three ships, the Susan Constant, the
ao;odspeed and tho Discovery. All were
under the command of Christopher New
port. They first anchored ut Cape Hem
~. and as It proved to be an undesira-
lilo place to settle, they embarked again
and sailed up broad river, which they
called the James, after the English King,
and called the place they settled James,
town. They underwent a great many
l,ardships, but they had ono man among
them who helped them through, His
name was John Smith. Smith said tho
first church was an old awning nlade
Of sails) hung to four trees The walls
we're made Of logs and the pulpit was u
bar OF wood nailed to two trees. John
Smith sent Christopher Newport back to
England TO get a fresh supply of colon
lists, as many of the first settlers were
dead. While Newport was gone Smith
set the men to work to build houses and
cultivate the soil. Many of the men were
gentlemen, and they hated to work. New
port returned after IL ten months voy
age. and found only forty OF the settlers
living. Not long after his return the lit
tie town took fire and burned, leaving
The settlers destitute for the winter, They
would have done we'll, but they found
some yellow. stu # they thought was gold
and spent I'LL their time digging piles
of 1T. After this, Smith made map of
I the Oh sapcake bay and sent 1t to King
e Jamesf.I was so skillfully made that
q the King sent him n fresh supply of col
onists and supplies. One of the ships
was wrecked on the Bermuda Is
lands, and the rest had a hard time get
ting to Jamestown
BESSIE RICHARDSON. y
N. rNa lIeYSNilln .Nn 49,. ..- -l...-.
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JUNE WILD FLOWERS.

The sweet wood violet and blue for
set-me-nots. have gone to sleep until the
snow comes and goes when they will
peep thelr pretty heads above tho ground
again In loving spring greeting:
Now the June or early summer wild
flowers meet our sight on every side.
The honeysuckle, wild rose butter
cup and daisy, with the fethery ferns,
will make a bouquet fit for queen.
love all the flowers and hope all the
boys and girls take care of them. for
God sent them TO give pleasure to all Of
us. must say in closing, ] am very
proud Of the pretty badge you sent me.
Your little friend.
ANGIE MACKAY.
Hewlett, Va,
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FIRST OTTO GRAPHS
BY II. d. MEMBERS
Dear Children of the club:

Dear children of the Club:
You must all give n prompt huzza Tor
Master Jesse i. West, Jr, who Is the
winner Of the first dollar prize offered IN
the photographic contest and Is intro
dnced to his club-mates by the picture he
sends iii. as sitting astrdc of his goat
With his little brother standing beside
lin. He doesn't say. BY the way, what
secret society he is preparing to JOIN, by
taking lessons beforehand IN goat riding.
Miss c.ordes must not be left behind III
complimentary mention, for her puppy
picturc is printed to-day with every marx
of appreciation, s
The editor feels specially Interested IN
Tho success Of this now department OK
the pnge N,.w that July is almost here
and vacation time has como with sum
mer. there are opportunities on every side
far tho young photographer who Is also
ii member Of the It'd. c. Z.
A photographers outflt-a fine, up-to-
date affairs one OF the nice things
that will shortly be offered as an incen-J
i've To yoang picture makers OF persons,
,andsrsncs, houses, flowers, birds; IN
short, exterlors and interiors Of every
description. The editor hopes to have n
,ush or ,tctures for next week.
Prizes will he given for the best pho-
,ogrnph, the best illustrated Fourth of
31uly story, and when the editor snys Illus
,ratcd. he means, illustrated The prize
Is to be given in the Bird Paint Book
contest, of course, as usual
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b
expressed 1t. They made bouauets.
wreatts, chains. flower balls, trimmed
their hats with flowers In profusion. and
when the wagon came after them that
evening, at s O'clock. they went home
tired, but happy, looking Ike flower
elves.
"Wc have been a jnnng instead of
a mnying."" laughed Polly to her mother.
.t"Oh! such pretty flowers that grow
wild. Don't you wish that all the chill
,dren In the city could come out In the
country, and feel the cool breezes and
smell the fragrance of the wild flowers.
mammn? i5
Yes answered her mother. ut Is
natures school, and 1t teaches YOU that
you can do good like the flowers if you
would only try. These flowers arc SO
sweet and prettS,'san she filled all the
vases with the June Wild flowers.
BY LOUISE x. KENNEDY,
607 East Clay Street.
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THIS WEEKS PUZZLES.
Buried Cities.

1. 20 Of hut, 1-a OF but. IL OF bull
When those words are traced. city
you'll see. .5
2. 1-3 OF rot. Ia OF cot. Ia Of map. T.:
OF me. Wien these Letters arc traced
Alright, great city Will come to light
s. ~ Of part. ~ Of tart l-3 of mi.
1-2 Of ls. IL OF size. When these words
are traced right, n beautiful city will
come toasight.
!. 1-3 Of bat,> 1-3 Of rot. ia OF lot. IA
OF not. l-3 of ton. When these are traced
a greatsAmercan city will be spelled.
WILLIAM j. HUBBARD,
f,nffnnN va
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BLACKBIRDsa AND SNAKES.

saw a peculiar thing one day. went
fishing on the creek and We
anchored near little bush which had
black birds nest in 1t. We heard Il
great commotion among the black
birds, and when we looked around we
saw u big backsnakc climbing UP the
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LITTLE MISCHIEF,

papa has left his palate,
5 His color and his brush;
So Flora thought u would be the time
TO put another touch g@g
A dab here and n dab there, 81
Poor Miss Prim! how bad you fare;
streaks of green across your nose,
While your neck all yellow grows
Georgia comes, the mischief done
Naughty boy, he thinks that fun.
Is that knock? ! do declare,
Miss Prim herself is on the stair
Selected by JOSEPHINE spuRR
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little bush to the nest Well the two
birds commenced pecking him and hitting
him with their wings and doing every
thing they could to keep him from their
nest. but he kept on climbing higher and
higher. until he had nearly reached the
nest. Well / certainly felt like going
there and driving that snake away. The
poor birds had been keeping up a great
fuss all the while. and as the old snake
was about to reach the coveted nest and
the eggs, ! spied another blackbird COM
ing post-haste across the marsh on the
side of the creek. When the third black
bird arrived things decidedly changed IN
favor of the blackbirds, and with the aid
of their ally they soon made the old
snake glad enough to beat n hasty re-
treat to his own hole.
ROBBIE AsTRoP.
I4uray. Va,
Dear Editor Z. y. G. g.:
I submit the above story to you. Tho
illustration which accompanies it belongs
to the story. This story Is true.
Your friend.
5, ROBBIE AsTPoP.
breeze. breeze is a zephyr. zephyr is
yarn, yarn is a tale,a tail Is an
appendagc, nm appendage Is an attach
ment, All attachment is love. and love Is
blind Therefore, the wind Is blind.
Answers to Conundrurls.
J. Because she ought to be settled
when she arrives at maturity,
2 The one sells watches and the other
watches cells.
8, Because they both draw good houses
4. One is hollow cylinder and the
other silly Hollandcr.
s. When the COW jumped over the
moon.
G. His equal,
7. One p.
s, seyenty-five cents.
8, Against his vii,
TO- Debts.
II, Because 1t Is seldom seen after lent.
L? They are continually crossing tho
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The Puzzle Department.

limo and running from pole to polo. N
10. Because women need tkncad) them
IA. A husband
10. Toasts.
INFN p. HELLER,
2l2 w. Marshall ST.. City,
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coffee. Va.
"a PREFIX,

< Alone. ] am an obstacle. Prcflxed TO n
proposition I become a nohlcman; TO a
line, vehicle, to- a strong alkaline solu-
tion, a grain, to an instrument Of torture.
n military abode, to an interjcctlons and
q measure, weather Indicator to exist
and hint. a feast: to myself and a
sound, "a deep. grave voice.
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ANSWERS TO LAST
WEEKS PUZZLES

.
1. Answer to acrostIc by Kenneth Phlp'
.pcn-C Comb.
Answers to Riddles.
/. Because 1t was forty days and nights
before he reached ,ire-n-rat (Ararap.
9. Cursed be he that moves my bones.
8. Ancgg
l. coffin.
y MARY LEACH,
Barton Heights. w
Answers.
1. Insects.
!. Victories
g. When she is In Pckin pcekIng).
4 Brandywine Creek.
S. When he wears a swnllow-tail coat.
&. His goat.
I. Because len to. one YOU will catch IT,
g. Because In France all the water Is
.'Leau."
9. A cowslip.
4, 10. Because it Is the greedy that makes
the butter fly.
his name. ELS
IT, Because we must ali give 1t UP.
Answers,
Answer to Sophistry: The wind is a
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THIS PAGE MADE FOR AND BY Il. DC. G. MEMBERS.
LETTERS FROM
THE CHILDREN

loeas rdItort went to 1 EdT th ,,, ,.g
And hope viii viii Be god sooS s oaslto pub
Y, srloollc eight months. NY teacher y I,
have ro, fer,'n tbreue the fourth reader
I My school las closed for the summer.
On on II, the lust day beat II the spelling
4, haycs "a pct sheep have trained her y
TO pull wood to the house, 7 have 70 tie
her now because She gets INTO the Ea1den'#
pig and some ilttlae ducks.
I, Want ;y ou to send me 4 nadg ss il ~
skinquartcr, Va. + "a 4.
Deer M, Edltor,--1 send sou this poe;
ZIG q. b. q. C"A,nnd hope you viii
rh Tx IT goe o. enougl,, to put In the
badge. MY little brother. says he would
IKE TO- hnye one. TOO. ltc 10 only three
years , and f'G3Ylr'1onths old and toe Xol,,s
y was a rnss iG lucky onss tG ses o
anu ! Y AbsR f4is'Ss L a;fs.S l1sE4sbtnplM
9eif s sppy s sss'a egaa n nsSs
seen Hester beverley Bruce's face wl,c,,
Ss epensd thg Letter w,fh her badge
Kindness and trouble In sending IT,
think Gun say she is the proudcst mem
Set q h' she sss Rsr hne9
she Is going 10 dra W some every day Vii.
III size can make pictures good enough
for the club. With thanks,
vf MRS sF'' Bruce. city,. .5
Dear Eslitor,al Wish to 2, become q mem.
Der Of the =. y; G. g. Please send me ~
would be pleased to see them published
yours r GSiMhTf Z FITCH,
M Manchester Va.
Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Dear sir,7-As was 80 fortunate as q, 10
be the prize winner snms ssnd sos
NE a nice prize like the others did.
cannot thank you enough for the ioyely
saw nv name with the prize winners.
remain,
Your f Esisfa HOPKINS.
Barton Heights
Dear Editor or the r. D. G. CT:
] am very much pleased with the badge
:
myEquestions were good enough 10 pub.
lish. And now ] viii send you few
fe spR slSf' HOOPER I. ~.
No. s12 Brook Avenue. GU I'll
Dear Mr. Editor: 5S
Il would like TO Join your band Please
send me badge. Y am sls sirri years o'''
vIRGINIUS y. JOHNsToN.
Petersburg, Va.
After being SO successful last week. {
have resolved to try again. To-day
ers." and also the story Itself. s
1oS GfsEs k s1' 'RESSnpr.
Thirteen years.
hsys never wit, Written me yg ,5s tl Iens
/ was very much disappointed not to ESQ $50
nv eonundrums IN the Paper none layo
o n ah9 ike psp Miss kenedy writes i il d
most time now for school TO close. IN; ana
WE ai1 the sun pours its hot rays all over
he world. forgot % tel you n I'M tne
beglnnng Of my Letter s1at iii pa,y
self, but it is not painted very we'll
p raf 81 Shed | reckon they were not good
enough. VIII you please publish =. the rule, rules
Tor dra wing pictures, as | do not KNOW
them and also when you start putting
ohorogra phs in the paper. hope my
1ird will win a prize, IS have never
gotten one ,.,,,her @
5 ERNEST SMITH.
2lc5 f. Broad Street. city.
d
~, EsJ,nr ~ n n q, o.. a
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Conundrunns,

/. Where should yon feelfor the poor?
2. What is the best way Of making
coat last,
g. Whit is that which works when It
plays and plays when It works?
d When Is a sailor not a saer?
g. When is n man said to be PERSONAL
5ly involved?
Q. What kind OF hen lays the longest?
Z. Why arc deaf people like India
shawls?
s. Which is the smallest bridge in the
world?
o What goes most against a farmers
grain?
10. What is it which stunds fast but
sometimes runs fast?
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When the night Is beginning to lower
Comes pauselin the days occupations
That Is known as children's hour
I hear In the chamber above me 5
The sound Of a door that is opened.
And voices soft and sweet.
From my study IHsee in the lamp light,
Descending the broad hall stair.
Grave Alice and laughing allegro,
And Edith with golden hair.
A whisper and then silence.
Yet know BY their merry eyes.
They are plotting and planning together
I TO take me by surprise.
A sudden raid from the hall,
a sudden raid from the hal
BY three doors left unguarded
They enter my castle wall.
They climb up in, my turret.
If try to esctpe they surround mo-
They seem to be everywhere
They almost devour me with kisses,
Their arms about me entwine.
Till think of the Bishop of Bingen
DO you thing, o blue eyed bandit.
Because you have scaled the wall.
Such an old mustache as I am
Is not match for you all?
/ have you fast in my fortress
And will not let you depart.
But put you into the dungeon
In the round tower of my heart.
And there will I keep you forever,
Yes, forever and day.
Till the walls shall crumble to ruin
And moulder in dast away.
Selected by ANITA VIRGINIA HALL.
Gravel Hill, Va.
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Word Puzzle.

In each sentence is buried a bird and
some material lie uses in his nest
Tom painted chick n deep maroon,
and was punished by the hngered owner.
Mrs. Wall owned an automobile. and
thinking 1t a feat. her son made a dan
gerous run withit.
Either you or T. oleander. said an
orange tree. must win envied precedence
in the flower contest"
Does disease cause heads to throb in
Bermuda? @
In healthful Grand Pre- ache rarely is
sufficient. perhaps. to keep person in
bed.
When In Montana Gerald told a fib
respecting the value Of mines there.
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THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.

Between the dark and daylight,
When the night Is beginning to lower,
Comes pause in the days occupations
That Is known as chidren's hour.
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Your member,
ERNEST SMITH.
2lc5 r. Broad Street, city.

TO Editor of r. d. c. G.:
Dear Sir Enclosed please find soma
puzzies, which hope to see IN the pa per
Il they are good enough think the
T. ID, e. c. is getting along nicely. and
/ love to read some OF the letters me
members write. was so glad you print
cd the niece OF poetry l sent you some TIME
aso. am d little girl thlrteei. year,
az age and attend the Coylngs.on graded lee
f;ralnmar Grade ut the end Of school, =
hive iourllitte sisters. All younger thal,
/ am. have a dear little kitten. ~
white except a little black spot on ~ ?
back AS my letter liz quite long now
must close. With best wishes TO all the
members of the T.. d. C. G..
1iftJn
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From my study see in the lamp light,
Descending the broad hall stair.
Grave Alice and laughing allegro,
And Edith with golden hair
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! hear In the chamber above me
The patter Of little feet,
The sound of n door that is opened
And voices soft and sweet. s
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Dear Editor--Enclosed you will md a
drawing. which hope VIII pc ac &C. T
i take great pleasure ~ me Gh1gFciI :
send send me badge. remain youryr. y. z,
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Geographical Puzzle.

FindIa geographical name hidden In
each of the following words:
l. Acclmatize--A town in South Amer
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Editor Il. D. c. G.:
Dear Editor,--I received tho beautiful
book you sent me as 4 prize, ,n amd kn wlll
send nv picture as soon AS have lt
taken, which Will be Monday, The TIE -otl
= i remaLn yours s1neeTe ii,rN
iOl2 Floyd Avenue, city.
Dear Editor,--I enclose, my tale about
JAMESTOWN, Please publish u next sun
uuS' BESSIE RlCIlARDSON,
-rsa Talleysyille. Va
Dear Mr. EatoEnh, write yd', si E%n an0 oi
, hse'' lie pictures-tie bird In the paper
June l4th III Atr,An,I ,l1,rr m
four Young friend Is mistaken We
,,aa Waf not stopped printing the bird pic
Tires Tires 10 10 be painted Editor, T'mes-pls-
patch,)
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CHAPTER

~. $1,000 p. -.--,s v
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Concluded Word Square.

One word in each complete
ringing echo Ira heard.
But thought 1t was mountain BIRD.
] do abhor, detest. despise.
Rice pudding and black currant pies.
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!. Massacre-A town In Asia.
Brgantine-A town In Russia.
!. Barometer-A city In South OF Eu-
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10. Abandonment-A river In Russia
II. Machinatlons-A country in Asia.
IL. Locomotive--A lake In Italy.
Is. Mobllzation--A river IN Asia.
~. Entirely-A city in England.
10. Attribute--An island belonging t.
Scotland
MARGARET A. SHEPHERD. z
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Dear Mr. Editor Enclosed you ~, MI , and
q t,, li1 ~ see my name among those of the
+ RE winners, but / have not received ,,.,e
ny ny, prize yet. = SUPPOSE VIII . ,gGt may ,m,
this week We live near q ! frseh,i ~
OF Fl fun. Hoping i Will win the prize, I
rema n Your friend ,,,,,, ~,
LOUISE HARRISON M'CHAW.
Andcrsonyllle, Va. ~
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A whisper and then silence.
i Yet know by their merry eyes.
They are plotting and planning together
\ TO take me by surprise.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-26
Lnmns From Bnlldine.

John Conlin, dishwasher. AZ years
Of age, jumped from the roof OF the
three-story building at 641 CONNER
cial street yesterday afternoon and re-
ceived injuries from which he died a
few hours later. Conlin had been ad-
dicted to the use of morphine and had
been trying to rid himself of the habit
The strain was evidently too much, as
yesterday afternoon he walked to the
roof of the building in which he was
employed and a moment later was
seen to fall. His body struck the tele-
graph wires in its descent. At the
Receiving Hospital it was found that
he was suffering from internal injuries
and morphine poisoning. The body
was taken in charge by relatives.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-26
DOLE OF STANFORD
COMPLETES AT ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUIS, June 25.-Although the
Olympic College athletic championships
held to-day under the auspices Of the
Worlds Fair Olympic games early de-
velOped into a struggle for supremacy
between Chicago and Princeton univer-
stiles. the competition between the ath-
letes representing those colleges was
so spirited that the largest crowd that
has yet attended an athletic event on
the Worlds Fair grounds was amply
repaid for Drawing the hot sun. Chi
cago won the championship and the
Walton E. Stevens silver trophy. with
a total of 20 points. defeating Princeton
by 10 points. The scores follow:
Michigan Agricultural College, s; Uni
versity of Illinois. g.; Colgate College.
5; Leland stanford Jr- University. f.
In the pole vault. n. z. Dole. Leland
Stanford Jr. University, and H. L.
Moore, Princeton, tied for first; A. w.
Clark. Chicago. third. Height. IL feet
9 inches. Dole and Moore divided first
and second points.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-26
CORBETT WANTS
TO FIGHT SOON
Former Champion Will Not
Wait Till November Before
Entering the Ring Again
HE NEEDS MONEY BADLY
Contest With Jimmy Britt
Is Placed in Jeopardy by
the Denver Mans Action
Special Dispatch to me can.

NEW YORK, June 25.-The Young
Corbett-Jimmy Britt fight. scheduled TO
take place IN San Francisco next De-
cember, has been 5eopardized by Young
Corbett.
one OF the stipulations in the agree
ment signed by Harry Pollock, Cor
belts manager, was that neither OF
the principals was TO engage in any
contest IN the meantime. This is the
clause Corbett has decided TO break.
and unless he fights Britt during the
summer he viii be seen in the ring
with some other good man.
AS no forfeits were put UP when the
articles were so signed Corbett will lose
nothing by calling off the match. Since
Corbett returned from England he has
been taking things easy along Broad
way. He is anxious TO get back into
harness and earn a few dollars. OF
course, he would prefer his next match
with Britt, but he cannot walt until
December TO accommodate Britt.
The Hayes Valley Club Will match
Corbett with the winner of the Nelson
Hanlon fight If it can secure the
August permit.
Under Pollock's construction OF the
agreement II rests with Britt to decide
whether he viii go on with the match
or not.