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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06
Pool Tourney Starts Tonight.

CHICAGO. April Gall is in readiness
for the opening tonight of the open boo.
tournament for the championship of
America. the first game of which will be
decided tonight at Recital Hall in the
Auditorium building.
The contestants will be Thomas A.
Hueston. champion of the world and A..
Pelletier. holder of the Canadian title
Others OF the eight contestants in the
tournament are Frank Sherman of Wash
ington, d. c.: Alfredo de Orc, the Cuban
expert, and Benny Allen of Kansas City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06

hasa Earh hS 81, vincent
Left on bases-Company H.. Z: st. Vincent. I.
First base on balls ON Mester. =: Off Riston, 2
Struck out by Meister, Z: by Riston. T. Two
base hit-Woodrur. Hit by pitcher BY Meister
.. Wild pitch-Riston Passed ball.Monatt
Umpire H. O'Shea Scorer-H. ". Bell. Time
of game hour and 20 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06
Youngster TWirIed Nationals
to Victory Over Kansas City.
ALLOWED BUT FOUR HITS
Cantillon's Lads Hit the Ball Hard
and Timely.
"PICK" LED WITH 3 SINGLES
Benning Racing Card for Week.
"Hack" Poor Lo@r-Big Tennis
Tourney Starts Today.
ALLOWED BUT FOUR HIT
"PICK" LED WITH 3 SINGLES
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. April 6.-Burns.
the Pacific coast recruit of the Nationals.
proved too much for the Kansas CitS
team here yesterday in the final game OF
the series. and the American Leaguers
won by a score Of to I.
The feature of the game, aside from the
work of Burns, was the batting or the
Nationals The game was long-draWn-
out contest and ended barely in time for
the Washingtons to catch their train for
Springfield Ill. The grounds were In fair
shape after a heavy rain Saturday night
and the warm sun brought out large
number of fans.
Manager Cantillion selected Burns for
the twirling. and he went the full route.
Brandon and Wood served them up for
the locals The former was touched up
freely i'm the four innings he performed
Young Wood. who took his place on the
rubber, showed more favorably. however
and stopped the scoring. except IN .ne
some poor headwork. gave washington
three more runs.
Started Scoring in Third.
Washington started the scoring in the
third. when Pickering led off with a
single 1HUloy tTleu " Duilts Jul LILO
sphere got tangled in Bobs pedal ex-
tremities and he was out.
After this catastrophe Ollie pilfered
second and third. and Tailed on Dele
hanty's single to right Clymer promptly
bingled. and on Leahy's wild peg to catch
him off first Del came in, Clymer going
to third. Cross dropped Freeman's pop
and Street flied out to Murphy, who
doubled Jerry off second.
In the fourth Mcbride was hit by
pitcher. advanced on Shipkes sacrifice
and scored on Picks single.
This ended things in the scoring line
until the seventh. when Wood walked
Burns. Pick famed and Cross error on
Ganleys grounder put Bob on first. Burns
taking second. Delehanty obligingly
tripled to deep right and Burns and Gam
ley counted. Del scored on Clymer's sim
gle. The latter died stealing. and Free
man famed for the second time.
This was the last scoring done by Can
tillon's athletes. Kansas City was saved
nine consecutive goose eggs when Cross
scored in the eighth.
The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06
Kensington Won Handily.

KENS1NGTON. Md, April 6. 1908
Cleveland Park crossed bats with the
Junior Athletic Club of kensington Sat
urday in the first game of the season
here. Kensington won handily through
superior fielding and pitching. Score,
IS to 0. Merrill caught fine game for
kensington. His throwing and batting
and the pitching of Adams were features
of the game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06

First base by errors-DeIebanty, GanIey, Fl rec
man. Cross. First base on balls-Or Burns. S:
Brandon. in innings; of Wood. 3 in innings
Struck out-By Burns, o; by Brandon, B: by
Wood. g. Three base hit-Delehanty. Two-base
hit-Croes. Double play-Murphy to Cross. Hit
by pitcher-By Brandon. l. Balk-Burns. I'm
pire--Mr. Owens. Time Of game-1 hour and 40
minutes. Attendance. 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06

his team is winner this year. Doc"
kleinschmidt the veteran of many sea-
sons. is playing a great game, and 1t
looks as If he will again lead the left
fielderS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06
WASHINGTON.

'Gauley ont; hit by batted ball
Washington o O-6
ksnsas City. o o o o o.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29

Jeffries and Tommy Walsh will go
out to the two camps this afternoon
and give the fighters their instruc-
tions This will not take long, as the
men are well versed in the Marquis of
Queensberry rules and do not need to
be told what to do in the matter of
right etiquette.
The advance sale of seats indicates
big house for Saturday afternoon.
Nearly a thousand dollars in reserva-
tons has already been recorded and,
strange as it may seem, most of this
calls for the best cushions in the pavil-
ion. There has been but small demand
for cheap seats, and the boxes and
ringside spots have already been
spoken for
Judging from the demand for seats
from the feminine fans, many women
will take advantage of the opportunity
and witness a real prize fight Lots of
old time fans who have trouble with
"wifey" every time they go to a bat
tie will take their better halves along
to Vernon and give them a chance to
witness the fascinating sport.
Betting is still light, mainly because
the Brock men want even money for
their coin, and the Welsh supporters
ask ten to eight A few bets have been
placed at the latter figure, but ten to
nine is the prevailing price in the mon
ey market.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
OWEN MORAN GETS CRAZE
FOR BIG PURSES
English Featherweight Is Latest Con-
vert to the Fighters Demand
for Top Figures for Their
Services

NEW YORK, May 28.-Owen Moran
is the latest scrapper to put up mon
ey bar against tough nuts in his pro-
fession. Across the pond they want
Owen to mingle with Jem Driscoll, but
he stalls around, saying he Will not
fight unless an immense sum Is given,
win, lose or draw. One London expert,
in writing on the subject. says:
"Owen Moran has been piling up
dollars in America, and fear ne mas
also acquired some of the objection
able characteristics of the Yankee
buffers When he gave 1t out that
he would not fight in this country until
he had decided his recent match with
Attell, we could all understand his
attitude, especially as he can take up
lucrative music hall engagements on
the other side IL he should defeat the
American. However, there exists
very keen desire to see Moran In the
ring with Jem Driscoll, and the Cardiff
youth is prepared with backing up to
R2OO. Il dare say more could be raised
without difficulty.
s'In two quarters purse of $4,000
was forthcoming, and great hopes were
maintained that the National Sporting
club would secure the match for derby
week. Moran, however, has initiated
Tommy Burns, and requires 9600, win,
lose or draw. Driscoll will. sensibly,
have nothing to do with such prepos-
II would warn Moran and others
that they are going the right way to
disgust the public with the game and
thereby render 1t impossible for pro-
moters to offer decent purses"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
KID lAWGNE IS
GLOBE TROTTER
LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHTER HAS
THE TRAVEL MANIA
Has Fought Battles In London, Manila,
Mexico and Sydney-Considers
Joe Roberts Toughest
Opponent

Kid Lavigne is shown as something
of globe trotter by a compilation of
his battles in the ring, which has been
made by Harrington Jones. Manila,
London Liverpool, Sydney. New South
Wales, Acapulco, New York and Mex
leo City are points where he has
fought, and for fear that some fan
will dig up that battle with Battling
Nelson which Lavigne won on foul,
Ell Orc will have to be put in the list
Tho compilation Is made from data
furnished by Lavigne, and the fact is
given that the clever little boxer was
born at sea under the French flag in
1880. This makes him 2S years old
A total of thirty-nine battles is fur
nished in the list. In this long list
Lavigne is shown to have received the
Sleep bringing punch but three times
Ike Bradley put him away in Liverpool
in one round. He fought Joe Roberts
of Acapulco one of the hardest fought
battles of his career. but was knocked
out after twenty eight rounds of mill
ing. Then on his recent trip to New
York Jack Dorman put him out in
two rounds.
Lavigne says that this knockout
came from being too much of the good
fellow. 1t happened in Billy Elmer's
that Dorman's scheduled opponent did
not show up and Elmer asked him If
he would go on. Lavigne was willing
to be obliging and said that he would
substitute. Up to this stage he had
never seen Dorman. When he entered
the ring he was surprised to see that
he was pitted against man weighing
fully $50 pounds and who was tough
nut for O man of his own weight.
Lavigne says that he got through the
first round and that when Dorman
landed in the second he saw stars and
the referee stopped the fight.
In the Philippines Lavigne fought
two long battles and both of them went
to a draw The first was with Harry
Larry and went twenty-four rounds.
while the second was a twenty-round
draw decision with VIII Lesley.
Lavigne considers Joe Roberts. whom
he met three different times at Aca-
pulco, one of the toughest men he ever
faced He declares that In his first
engagement when he was put out In
twenty eight rounds, he took more
punishment than he ever did before
or since He knocked out Roberts In
three rounds and bested him in fifteen
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
CENTERFlELDER OF ANGELS Is
HITTING WONDER
SoUTHERNERS SCORE A LUCKY
VICTORY IN NINTH
Teams Play Fast Game of ErrorIess
BaIl-WheeIer Scores Winning
Run with Perrine's Back
Turned
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Special to The Herald.


SAN FRANCISCO, May 2s.-Los
Angeles made a lucky win from Oak
land today in their half of the ninth
inning, after the two teams had played
each other 10 a standstill in one of
the best games played here In weeks.
The Angels drew one tally in the Sec
ond, tying the score made by Oakland
in the first, and the game continued
on this basis for five periods. Neither
team could land on the two twirlers
hard enough to slam out a victory,
and it looked like a long winded af-
fair in the beginning of the ninth.
when the fans settled back for the
final stretch run.
Wheeler trotted to second and Dillon
went to first, and then the real thing
happened. Kitty Brashear, the hit-in-
the-pinch kid, came through with a
fierce line drive to short. The ball hit
Wheeler, and by the rules Of the game
the runner was out, but Umpire Per-
rine wasn't looking and Wheeler
crossed the plate for the winning score.
1t was a snappy game and neither
team could claim the honors. Dolly
Gray was in the box for the southern
league leaders and the Oaks failed to
land on him except in spots, falling to
get more than one hit in any inning
Gray struck out six men. Mcfarland,
another of Danny Longs pets. took his
defeat after a hard struggle in which
the Angel pitcher had nothing on him.
Center Fielder Cakes slammed out the
two doubles, making the batting SEN
sation of the week. Score In detail is
as follows:
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
kUTCHOS AND OYAMA
SIGN FOR LONG FIGHT
Two Little Men Will Go Twenty
Rounds July 8 Before Tom
O'Brien's Empire Ath-
letic Club
Special to The Herald.

special 10 Inc t1eIdlu'
BAKERSFIELD, May %. - Tom
Empire Athletic club will be
reopened here the evening of July 3,
when the local promoter will stage a
2O-round go between Mike Kutchos, the
fighting Greek, and Young Oyama, the
Los Angeles Jap, who has proved a
whirlwind of gameness and speed. The
lads made a decided hit when they APP
peared in a six-round go in the Angel
city two weeks ago before the Pacific
Athletic club, and the Jap surprised
them all by his good ring work. The
July fight will be the fourth profess
sional battle the brown boy has had,
and although he has been unlucky
enough to lose all of them he has i'm
proved so as to be dangerous at his
weight, which is Gbout 115 pounds.
The battle will be staged as the main
event of strong card, and as it is the
first fight held in Bakersfield in several
months there will be much interest
manifested, especially among the oil
men.
Both Oyama and Kutchos are now in
Los Angeles but will arrive in week
or so and go into hard training for the
battle Eddie Robinson, Los Angeles
boxing instructor, who is looking after
the interests of the Jap boy, left here
last night for his home, after complet-
ing arrangements for the match. Two
preliminaries between local men will
complete O'Brien's card.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
CRITIC 0UTGAMES JOHNNY
LYON IN HILLSDALE
Rettiq Puts Over Good One In Feature
Event Yesterday at Emeryville
Track-GemmiIl Runs
Third

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S.-The
weather was clear and the track at
Emeryville fast today. In the Hillsdale
handicap Critic outgamed Johnny Ly-
ons in the final stretch. Results:
First race, Futurity course sellng-Bro-
nina 1O4 (Scoyille) won; Aftermath, 104
(Ross), second; Prolific. los Rettg), third
time 1:1O 3-5. Matte Bumppo. Weber. Red
wood l.. Silver Sue, Water Thrush. Mischief
Sir Russell. Paddy Lynch and Pocahonto fin
ished named.
Second race, 5 furlongs. selling-Bubblng
Water. 100 (McIntyre). won; Decorate. los
(Rettig) second; Miss Worth. los (McBride)
Daisy Thorpe, Miss Danvllle, My Nurse
Mabel Fountain, Tamma and Trocha finished
as named
Third race, furlongs, selling-Luretta. 100
(Williams), won; Fair Fagot, ITO (Rettig),
second; Earl Rogers. los (Harris), third; time
1:26 20. Martinmas. May Amelia, Timothy
Wen, Entrada and Janeta finished as named
Fourth race. furlongs Hilsdale handicap
Critic i05 (Rettig), won; Johnny Lyons. 103
(Hayes), second; Massa, 102 (McIntyre), third;
time 1:25 20. Bye Bye H.. Gemmell, Boggs,
Kokomo. Collector Jessup and Neva Lee fin
ished as named.
Fifth race, / mile selling-High Gun. LOG
ond Be Thankful, 105 (McIntyre), third;
time $40 1-5. Arthur Hyman, Friar of Ell
gn Bernardo Patriotic and Alcibiades fin
ished named.
Sixth race, Futurity course, selling-Colum-
bia 105 (Van Dusen), won; Sibari, 107 (Mc-
Bride. second; Sir Brillar, lis (Kirschbauml,
third; time 40 1-5. Mabel Holander. j. w.
O'Neill Nellie Racine, Mechlin, Bologna,
Elizabeth F.. Gov. Orman, Louise Fitzgibbon
and Sam Barber finished as named.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
POLY AND [. A. HIGH
TO BATTLE TODAY
Each Team Has Won Eight Times
This Season, While One Loss
Is Registered Against
Each

Today one of the greatest baseball strug-
giles in the history of amateur athletics In
Southern California will commence with the
first game in a series of three to be played
between the Polytechnic and Los Angeles
high schools for the championship OF this
mart of the state. OF the nine games played
this season by both schools each has won
eight and lost one. Until the game between
Harvard and Poly these three schools were
ali tied for the championship, but Poly de-
feated Harvard by score of to 2, leaving
the struggle remaining between herself and
Los Angeles.
The fact that goes to make this contest
so interesting is that Poly has already
beaten Los Angeles in a league game this
season by a score of to q but Poly was
defeated by Whittier high school, which
Los Angeles chastised which evened matters
up again and gave Los Angeles this last
chance at Poly
In order to give both teams q fair chance
TO win by their individual skill three games
were decided upon in place of single de-
cisive game where luck might play too large
a part The school winning two of these
games will capture the championship.
Todays game will be played this after
noon at Chutes park The second game will
take place Wednesday and the final game
Friday a week from today
The student body of both schools have
gone wild over the event, and undoubtedly
thew will tax the bleachers to their utmost.
The teams viii line up as follows for the
contest:
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
LOS ANGELES.
BARON CHINDA MAY BE
AMBASSADOR TO BERLIN

TOXIC, May 2S.-The official an
nouncement of recent diplomatic ap-
pointments is expected tomorrow. Ba-
ron Chinda, vice minister of the foreign
office, will be ambassador to Berlin;
Viscount Hayashi, minister of foreign
affairs. ambassador to Rome, and Ba-
ron Ijuin, formerly vice admiral, am
bassador to Pekin.
Baron Ishu, now chief of the bureau
of commerce of the foreign office, will
be appointed vice minister of the for
eign office as successor to Baron
Chinda.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
GUN CLUB MEMBERS TO
MEET DECORATION DAY

Decoration day will be spent on the
firing line by the Glendale Gun club.
There will be shooting for three prizes
on all ranges of 200. 300 and 800 yards.
A special prize is offered for women.
An invitation is extended to all who
wish to participate in the shoot.
Bartlett, the famous sure shot, is eX-
pected to be present.
The rangers will come in BODY.
A cordial Invitation is extended espe-
cially to the Venice. Ocean Park and
Redondo Rifle clubs and to the Har-
ward military school.
Lunch will be served by the women
all day.
Arrangements have been made for
the days outing and a most generous
welcome is awaiting all who come.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
NEW FIGHT CLUB is
FORMED AT GOLDFIELD

Word has been received in Los Angeles
that Wednesday a new fight club was or
ganized in Goldheld, New. Men with un-
limited backing are behind the new organ
ization and will at once go after first class
cards for the mining town.
The club will be on a solid basis as
financial venture. and as 1t Will be per-
manent thing 1t must be reckoned with In
the matches that come to the coast here
after.
No news has been received of the men
who are directly concerned in the move
ment to put through the club but 1t Is ex-
pected that in a few days the plans of the
organization will be published. charter
already has been granted the club.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
RESULTS AT BELMONT PARK

BELMONT PARK, May 2s.-Results-
First race, furlongs-Big Chief won, Bedou-
in second, Monopolist third; time 1:2S As
Second race, 4h furlongs-Arionette won,
Tom Reid second, Intervene third; time 49,
Third race, 41a furlongs-Trance won. Melis-
sa second. Field Mouse third; time Isl 3-5.
Fourth race, furlongs-Clet won. Jack At
kin second, Dorante third; time 80.
Fifth race, lie mles-Juggler won, Master
Robber second. Berkeley third; time 1:46.
Sith race. furlongs-Frizette won, Tom
McGrath second, Bonnie third; time ITO 80.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
LOUISVILLE RESULTS

LOUISVILLE May 2s.-Results-
First race. AZ furlongs-Semperon l. won,
Michael Angelo second, Rock Castle third;
time "a rs.
Second race, 6 furlongs-John Louis won.
Ben Sand second, Denote third; time 1913 3-5.
Third race, furlongs-Palamon won, Estelle
c. second, Apache third; time :T 20.
Fourth race, furlongs-Topsy Robinson
won, Marmorean second, Hollow third; time
lis AS.
Fifth race, Misunderstanding II. won,
Fair Messenger second. Silver C. third; time
]: 90 1-5.
Sixth race, furlongs-Camille won, ST. Val
entine second, Tivolni third; time 1:6 10.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
BEAVERS SCORE EASY
VICTORY OVER SEALS
Consistent Batting and Fielding Brings
Game to Portland In Runaway
Style-Northerner Score
Six Runs
Special 20 the Herald.

PORTLAND, May 2S.-San Francisco
went up in the air against the Beavers
today, and before the end came Port
land made it a very one-sided game.
The Bay City aggregation secured only
three hits off Garrett, while the home
team pounded Sutor hard enough to get
seven swats and win in a romp. 1t was
a combination of good and steady field
ing and strong batting against poor
and erratic work in both departments
of the game, and not once did San
Francisco have a look in. Casey was
the only man to get more than one hit
in the game. Following is the COM
plete score:
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

ST. LOUIS, May 2S.-Hard hitting
enabled the Chicagos to win todays
game from St. Louis Score:
St. Louis 2, hits 7, errors A.
Chicago 8, hits II, errors l.
Batteries-Sallee, Raymond, Hostel
Ter and Ludwig; Fraser and King.
PITTSBURG, May 2S.-Boston won
the last game of the series with the
Pittsburgs today. Score:
Pittsburg l. hits 6, errors l.
Boston g. hits 5, errors 0.
Batteries - Leifield, Maddox and
Phelps Lindaman and Bowerman.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
UNDEFEATED CHAMPION
RUNS HIS LAST RACE
Colin, Famous Winner of the Withers
Stakes, Breaks Down In Both
ForeIegs-Greatest In
Country

BELMONT PARK, May 2s.-Colin. James
r. Keene's undefeated champion 2-year-old
of last year and winner of the Withers
stakes. his only start this year. has broken
down.
He worked a wonderful mile and quar-
ter this morning In 2:o5, said to be the
fastest time ever worked by horse. He
stepped the mile in 1888 1-5 and the mile
and a furlong in 1852.
Colin has broken down in both forelegs
and 1t is doubtful II he will race again this
year.
He was according to horsemen, the great
est race horse seen in this country.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
BURNS POSTS DEPOSIT
TO BATTLE WITH LANG

SYDNEY, Nsw., May 2s.-The syndicate
which is arranging for the visit to Aus
traIia of Tommy Burns the heavyweight
pugilst has deposited $4,000 to bind the
match between Burns and Lang. the Aus
tralian boxer.
The fight is to take place at sydney In
August The syndicate also has the option
Of arranging two additional fights at $1,000
each. -
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29

Struck out-By Garrett 8. by suter 7.
Bases on balls-On Garrett l. off Suter 8.
Two-base hit-Suter. Three-base hits
johnson, Raftery. Double plays-Suter to
Curtis. Sacrifice hits-Ryan, Mohler, Bas-
sey Johnson First base errOrs-Port-
land g. San Francisco l. Left on bases
Portland 6, San Francisco 3. Time Of game
-1:4O. Umpire-O Council.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
SUMMARY

Two-base hlts-Oakes 2, Eagan Slattery
Q Wheeler. Sacrifice hit-Heitmuller q.
Bases on balls-Of Gray 2. Struck out-By
Gray g. Mcfarland 4. Hit by pitcher-Cook'
Wheeler. Time OF game-1:45. Umpire
Perrine
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING

PHILADELPHIA, May 2S.-Detroit
knocked Dygert off the rubber today
by scoring six runs on four hits and
three passes and had no difficulty in
winning the game. Score:
Detroit 10. hits Is, errors q
Philadelphia 2, hits Z, errors 2.
Embellishments and Schmidt;
Dygert Carter and Schreck.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
Referees Instruct Fighters

made no effort to try his luck with the
gymnasium apparatus.