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The evening world., 1908-11-30
What's Glory Compared
to the Varsity Letter?

manly breast with the same ease that
ne could put the inevitable pipe into his
mouth The pipe, yes. bur the letter
Well not TO that extent that the upper
classmen could see it, Letters stand
Tor something at the varslties and this
is the season when the football men are
getting theirs.
There are different WAYS of earning the
!Slter-NaTying at the colleges Where
uere If rowing II is given 10 the eight
Hlrh ana goNsWaint this sport being IN
eu.ed IN football, baseball and track
italns, the four major sports Base
ban players get it who play In so per
'eHi " the scnedul,d games. Al Yale
d football player who has not mad a
cAhn,y 10 get into regular game is
sonnet ines rewarded for hard practice
NY nelHs allowed 20 play even d minute
a a, Harvard or Princeton 70 earn
a point even for fourth place. in the
iHHleinHli~Eaie athletic meet earns the
ltltef' and some dual meets give The let
Ter az Al HnrrarJ ana Yale There re
AIS" dlii"Irnl lFIas Of letter. hut how
EYER earuea. IL the great prize Of attn
'e'les' The FIJI Beta kappa key Of sports.
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Germany Will Claim the Ser
vices of Clever Jockey
Next Season.
By VINCENT TREANOR.

TOE NOTTER. the little Brooklyn
boy who headed the list OF winning
J jockeys during the troublous sea-
son recently ended and thus attained
the height of his ambition in the rae
ing world, is now probably lost to the
American turf. Next season will md
Notter riding on the tracks in Ger
many for the stable Of NJ. Weinberg &
Co. Meagre reports of German racing
reach this side Of the water. SO within
a comparatively snort time Jockey
Joe" Will have dropped out of public
memory TO be heard of only on the
occasions of his annual trips home.
Notter has been signed by the
American trainer George Walker. who
returned from abroad recently. He
takes the place of Winnie" O'Connor.
a famous rider Of years ago on the
metropolitan tracks. O'Connor rode
the Weinberg horses until set down
for unsatisfactory work. He then left
the Weinberg employment and went to
France
If racing Is continued here next sea-
son, and there is no good reason why
1t shouldn't be, Notter viii! be missed.
as will Eddie Dugan. who. according to
report, will ride the Harry Payne Whit
ney horses in England. This leaves
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Pathetic Story of the Passing
of a Great American Hero
Whose Contempt for Do
rando Cost LaurelS.

a FEW short months ago the Queen
n OF England summoned John ].
1 \ Hayes before her in the presence
OF $1,000 of her countrymen and pre-
sented the American youth with
laurel that sung his fame throughout
the world. He had wo nthe Olympic
Marathon. All America awaited his
homecoming with outstretched arms,
Brass bands met him down the bay on
chartered tugs. and at the pier he was
cheered by thousands and carried off
ship on the shoulders OF enthusiastic
devotees of athletic sport. He was
banoueted. lauded. crowned with all the
slories of a modern hero. Wherever he
went people said: Look! There goes
Johnny Hayes, who won the Mara
thon!"
Johnny Hayes walked through Forty
second street yesterday. He was the
same Johnny Hayes OF month ago.
although perhaps his chest was not so
prominent As he passed the Grand
Central station n policeman saw him,
and turning to a bystander. said: Look!
There goes johnny Hayes, who lost the
Marathon
Hayes Dodged Away.
HAYES must have heard. He quick
ened his step, lodged through the crowd
and into the Vanderbilt Hotel
So the mighty fall.
Whatever good or evil came out OF the
re-running of the Marathon at Madison
Souare Garden last week. there STANDS
out the pathetic story of the passing OF
a world-famed hero.
In his bare little room in the Wander
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Notter; Who Won $751; 900
For Keene, Coma abroad.

the American turf dependent only on
budding talent. Notter and Dugan
were the best of the riding material
around New York during the past sea-
son. and their places will be hard to
fill. McCahey, Mccarthy, Butler
sweet, Urai and boys of less expert
ence will i'll up the ranks of American
riders.
Meter rode the Keene horses last sea-
son to something like s2Sl, 1865 winnings
He got his first real start when the Vice
President OF the Jockey Club signed
him and he more than made good.
Lucky Jack" McGinnis made Notter
nrst-class jockey. When he was SO
tiny that 1t seemed a shame to put him
on the back of a spirited thoroughbred
ne was taken into McGinnis's employ.
II took some years to develop the
youngster, but McGinnis knew he was
made OF the right stuff and gave him
all kinds OF chances. Last year he be-
gan to show real ability. He was still
small, however. and while McG.nnis ad
United that he couldn't ride Frank Gill
at the time, he won many races on
other horses for the Brooklyn turfman.
Jimmie Rowe, trainer OF the Keene
horses, was at that time looking over
me material for stable jockey for 1905
Miller, who was then riding for Mr.
keene. gave evidence To the practised
eye or Rowe that he was going back,
Rowe picked Notter and began arrange
ments with McGinnis tor the boys ser
wees. Lucky Jack" VINO had been
almost father to the boy for years re-
GREETED to part with him, but as he ex-
plalnet he would get the chance of a
lifetime in the keene stable, he didn't
stand in his way.
Notter was born within a stones
throw OF the race track row, near Kings
Highway, In 1891, and is about seven
teen years old now. He has made prob
ably s1oO,o0 as a Jockey and still has
years of usefulness before him He is
Irish American by birth, his father be-
Ing Irish and nj: mother German.
Danny Maher finished the season in Eng.
land Saturday as the leading winning Jockey
He rode l39 winners ten more than Wooten
his nearest rival,
The attempt to hold a race meeting nm the
half-mile track at New Orleans has proved a
failure. Manager LoyOcanu. who Conducted
the meeting, said il cost MIN SIC, 900 in three
days to find out that IL was Impossible to
rolc meeting without bookmaking and In
accordance with the Locke .Anti-Bstting law.
One hundred and forty-one have been de-
clarei for the Lawrence Realization 70 be
nun at sheepshead Bay next season,
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Hot Shot |

@ Pr TING out from a fast bunch
and carrying his speed fun half
~ mi e, II, Jansen. OF the Pastime a.
C., won the six mile cross country race
Of the Mott Haven A. c., yesterday ny
ninety yards. His time was 30 minutes
80 seconds IL, White. Holy Cross
Lyceum. In 81 minutes seconds. was
second, and T. Hogan. also OF Holy
cross, was third,
ban Pullen the big right tackle OF the
captain Tor 1903 lie Is The first cadet sp-
pointed from Alaska,
hao4 hg9's The e esf y. 'T "s nn,s a.
Be- se IF Ais 1s he al geo 10 give l' running
a C. Smith, or the Mohegan A. c., won
t' ..aJ.5 fhlrs uul q quarter mile haHulcap
a". 5a9e , sunday sSYEs r,sa t ai,s a's a
s.' h,gl.aap fll-sAed sixth in II minutes
a. D. smith won ne SUNDAY cross country
&. "a ....a4a * @4 !" s' e Z. ."D' " '''''
D. Walsh. 'rn srl u the Knlckerbocker
g.. . = .e M.a.at 4. g, a. ihe Tro,
H..ta.. .aa b score Of 10 10 o.
- 9rl'-o o.l strip twenty-ays q
... .uaHt NI.I Fet W "a
..u.rl. WIN ogden w.n go
-. faf-ttr which are 10 be
g..a u.rauat tbe young bnnsrdlss.
. ~ Fs-ssay rs-ssnsa lie HlsiaAAi sAAaslss'
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MIDGET WILLS TO
RACE WALTHOUR

Arthur Edward Wills. the midget
motor pace follower. OF England. was
the big attraction at Vallsburg yester-
day, where the foreign delegation Of
riders who are entered In the six-day
grind at Madison Square Garden next
week are training for the race
Wills is the real midget Of the athletic
world. lie is under FIVE feet and weighs
only 100 pounds. lie is worthy sue
cessor OF the late Jimmy Michael. the
Welsh Midget" who created a sensa-
tion with ms riding behind motor pace,
wills IS the holder Of the worlds record
Of siXty-twO miles in one hour, In an
exhibition behind pace last August n
Germany tie has defeated paragon
Parent Guinard and Bobby Waltho 70
the worlds best pace followers, ana was
the sensa lion Of the Continent this year,
wills Is 10 race Walthour In the BIG
Garden neat saturday night IN a SPECIAL
race and as confident that he viii repeat
his former victories over the American
cg.AILpioA
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DONOVAN MAY TAKE
| AOLDO OF BOSTON CLUB

F; Patsey Donovan, who has been l.t 60
as manager OF the Broo.Jyu N-u.un'
League team, viii IN all pfopabIN-, a,
appointed manager Of the Boston r'.I
next year, 10 succeed Joe hr .r.
who has been asked 10 resign uy ir..-
dent Dewey, OF the tluJ. I1uter ....
for Donovan a lev days ago. aLI tle
pair had a long TAX al Che clubs .e4a-
quarters ON Friday When L.arl &c.,.
MAS asked. AFTER he LETT me office. f d..
had been offered tie Job as manager ..
the Beaneatois he SAID
mo. my call on President Dewey u..
only a friendly one
AS Donovan D. one of those men u-n
never are IN the hap.t vi paying WISH
10 any club heedqua rters, It les mon.
than ukely that pugcY mad l.U som,
kAa of en- oner 10 handle Tie club ~,
sonalla season
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Chicago Coach Is Delighted
with Results of the For
ward Pass.

~OACH stage, of the University OF
Chicago football team. whom the
~ football writers of the little old
town by the great unsalted sea have
got into the habit Of calling the best
coach in America" Is in our midst. He
saw the Pennsylvania Cornell game
Thursday and was an interested specta-
tor at the Army and Navy conflict Sat-
urday. He is also taking a squint at
the big college gymnasiums in the East.
particularly at Columbia. Yale. his alma
mater, and Harvard.
The new football has warm advo-
cate in the MaroOns' coach. who said:
The development of the forward pass
in the West has made the game the
best since Rugby was first played in
America. There is more science among
the players and teams; 1t adds to the
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sheridan good second and little ELI
OK 'hird' Horn may get place.
Pole Vault for Distance.
This belongs to Sheridan. W A
Mcleod should beat Haypenny for the
Running High Jump.
Porter is a sure thing here. Con
Leahy mas cinch oil second place
Whiie L. Il. Sisson should be third.
Mile Walk.
Sam Liebgold has the experience and
should win. R. Mitchell and Benny
Mann. who have been coming fast,
should press him close, with Mitchell
the real contender. Jim Crowley may
get place here.
Standing Broad Jump.
j. A. Biller should beat Martin Sheri-
dan In this event. with Platt Adams
third. Elliott and Porter will be the
contenders.
The evening world., 1908-11-30
Jem Driscoll and Charley
Griffin to Meet at Bos-
ton Dec. s.
BY John POLLOCK.
N important bout between little
.uaz,. uras arranged last night.

A n important bout between little
q fellows was arranged last night
4 \ The fighters who will figure In 1t
are Jem Driscoll. the legitimate teather-
weight champion of Eng and ana
Charley Griffin. the Australian featheF-
weight champion.
They will come together in a twelve
round battle at show to be held by
the Armory A. A. OF Boston, on pee C.
Griffin will leave for Boston to-day 10
get into shape for the contest ST.. ,,.v
have fought. In their previous contest,
When Was fought at the National
snorting Club Of London seVerai
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WORLDS GREATEST
ATHLETES COMPETE
: FOR NEW HONORS.
Indoor Championship Contests at the
Garden Tonight Bring Together
a Great Aggregation of Stars.

E greatest battle for athletic supremacy the history track
and field sports will be held tonight Madison Square Garden
The indoor championships OF the A. A. u of the United
States be decided and the the prominent athletic
organizations the country well the best athletes the Amateur
Athletic Federation OF Canada, will compete
The fact that each and every championship affair and
that the winners will be known national champions has brought ont
record list of entries Men who carried the Stars and Stripes TO victory
in Olympic meets foreign shores will be hand to defend their
titles
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In former years the finals of the diff
ferent events were not held the same
night. This will not be the case to-
night. for in every event the finals will
be contested.
Duel of Big Clubs.
The New York Athletic Club and
to look sharp to their laurels, owing to
the calibre OF entries made by the other
great organizations of the country.
While 1t is most probable that these
two organizations will score the great
est number Of points. it is an assured
. fact that they will not sweep the
boards.
These games will come closer to being
q revival Of the Olympic contests in
London than any other meet since held,
and II new marks are not created in
{ several events. II will be a surprise to
G the many devotees OF the amateur sport.
The Evening Worlds expert has made
q selection of swinners. Past perform
eances and present condition are taken
eanto consideration. Following are the
> Evening Worlds selections:
. THREE BEST BETS.
Mel Sheppard, 1,ooo-Yard Run.
Mat MeGrath, 56-Pound Weight.
Harry Porter, Running High Jump.
75-Yard Run.
O'Connell, on past performances,
should win this event. Heating, on his
fall form, looks best for second, with
Gus Ekman third and Dorland the con-
lander. .,,x
Dorland won this event and should re-
Peat, for he is In grand form right now.
''Smye" Northridge Is rounding to his
old form and should get second place:
Jim McEntee looks Like the third man.
with Wagner, Rosenberger and Edwards
the contenders.
es 1,ooo-Yard Run.
3 Sheppard has this cincheG, with Harry
5Gissng a good second. Haywood, Egan
and Pilgrim will fight II out for third
with Haywood having the better chance
OF finishing.
Two.Mile Run.
On Driscoll's last performance he is
picked to win here. with Bonhag and
Bellars close up. Bonhag will probably
beat Bellars. Eisele and Jimmy Lee
will push the leaders all the way.
22o-Yard Hurdle.
Eller and Bacon will fight 1t out for
drst honors, with Eller the choice.
Donohue should be third.
Hop, Step and Jump.
Platt Adams should breeze F.
OConneu looks good for second and
Sheridan third. OF the others Frank
Mount Pleasant and Dan Ahearn MAY
upset these calculations.
56-Pound Weight.
Matt McGrath should capture this.
and new record may be the result
Sheridan should beat out Wesley Coe
Tor the place. Jim Mitchell and Pal
Mcdonald should perform well here
-. Eight.Pound Shot.
Wesley Coe looks best here. with
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Football Heroes of the Year
Are Now Getting Their
" Reward.
/ou who have watched player get

'''1'''lS'fh Wa NltN Ab'NIdll
field which sent him TO a hospital
and yourself to speculatlng upon what
would be a reasonable compensation for
like injuries-well, what do you suppose
a varsity chap gets for an thar Don't
run away with the idea that IL glory.
sobt no. It's for the honor and pleasure
of being able to wear the college initial
ION sweater.
Possibly you may have Thought that
every fellow who goes to Yale, Harvard
or Princeton could stick a letter on h.s
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foul in the hfteehth round.
Two big heavyweights will exchange wal
lops in a slx-rounL bout at the West End a.
C, of West Philadelphia, tonight, and the
sSTaP SHE'LL be uR Rus.E as the IH" M e
heal yweig ht. and Jim stewart. the local pu.
giIlst, wi! be the principals, and as hub!ah
Quaker city f5r some time stewart VIII have
10 travel faster than ne ever did before II &c
expects to beat him.
Fred Bradley. the game hsayywesh. fiss n.
er OF Boston who hs hse Two r harFS swrns
battles, has retired from the ring forever N
Philadelphia on SATURDAY night braa.ey , ne,
game and would return y Boston IN .s%
days where ne WI 60 Into business - w rafi
cree the sa-round bout between KuD!ak and
Stewart tonight,
Abe Attell, the featherwelght champion, a ,s
not going to fight any more men oyer 'T i.a
F fSsiHaP %esS. and he Claims tas hs o.s ne
battle by agreeing to fight Welsh at 70
t fs after IN rsce iSsf as 10 Rss .sd
can do lae pounds and under have been
Battling ssiron has passed up Paoksy Nc.
con lea to take on Freddie Welsh, the Eng
lish pugiIlst, in bhttle of twenty-five rounds
D"TOre tie cluD tndt OtISrA the ldIs-bt pti ~
Nelson says that Welsh Is entitled 10 q
fight with him, and on that account ne VIII
reet hin, The bout Will take place TIE LAY,
ter part Of January. Welsh ID wiHins 10
bet 5000 on his ehanees'
Frank Erne the retired . s1-,, sdt1
lana b few aays' According to some q
the French bicycle riders VINO got here on
Saturday for the sxday race, Erne will
bring over good French pugillst with MIN
There is a FrenohmaD who has been tight
ing well in Paris, named Marcel Moreau,
who is the champion middle-weight OF th4t
country. He ID probably the man Eine 10
bringing over.
Joe Jeanette the qolored light heavy;
weight is ready 70 fight again, and wou!d
Wife, d Chicago, or Al Kaeiak: ne Miehi:
Seannette. is ready 10 clinch the match i'm,
mciiateiy Jeannette ought, to make a
great fight eKainst either, Willie or Rubiak.
as he is clever, fast and good punchsr
lie is working hard 10 got into condition
for bouts.
Marvin Hart, the IIouisvills heYyy-weiEht
and Tony Ross the Italian pugillst OF Sew
Castle, Pa, have been matched by Jimmy
Dime, matchmaker OF the National A. G.,
n Pittsburg. TO try conclusions IN six
round bout az a snow TO be brought of by
Inc club on M9nday. evening. DEC; T. Harts
and john Wils showed him TO still 10
able 10 PUT M a hard battle, and ne ought
h give Ross a much better scrap.
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: s; s; ! Circuit

play at Days.
"Pon" Arson is planning to take team
Of Young players East next spring to plhy IN
exhibitions before the Championship Season
Arson will cover first base for the team
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Champion Fighters Are
Matched for II Rounds

months ago. Griffin was disqualified on
a foul in the fifteenth round.
The evening world., 1908-11-30

ACADEMY OF MUSIC. 18th st, q Irving pl
Montgomery and Stone in RED I'M Mia.
Prices CSC TO 81. so. Mats. Wed, Sat 2 hvSiS
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field which sent him to a hosprr,
The Detroit times., 1908-07-14
Be Yourselves By Wintt,ed Black

Isn't II "A crime to disfgure a beau
tiful face like that?
| wish the President would appoint
Beauty Seer" in every city in this
country. som zone who knows beauty
when he sees IL. and can tell each
woman what her own particular
style is and advise her how 10 dress
up 10 It,
How 10 act up TO IL, too. IL neces-
sary know woman--no longer
young and not particularly beautiful
who never leayes room withouS
leaving behind"fer someone who eY-'
claims. What a charming woman
And do you know how she does IL I,
She lives up TO her own type. She's
slender. and soft-voiced, and smooth
haired. and her brown eyes are like
lakes in the quiet forest.
She bears with her an eternal calm
that is as soothing as the whisper OF
the wind in the pines on a lonely
hillside
Now. IL that woman tortured her
brown hair into a great towering pom
padour, pinched in her little waist
and founced out her frocks. all the
ineffable charm OF her would be lost.
Think OF May Irwin, trying TO look
like Ethel Barrymore. Probably
she'd like to look like her II she
could, but she knows she can't-so
she looks like May Irwin. and every
body loves to see her coming Be
yourselves. girls; be yourselves. no
matter what someone else IL. and
you will be liked and admired and APP
preciated for what you really are.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-14
White Plague in Far North.

DR.. Wilfred T. Grenfell. the we'll
known missionary. writing TO the Bos
ton Transcript from st. Ahthony's. n,
e.. says The best news received
here recently has been that OF the
formation or an anti.tuberculosis so
ciety for the colony-not a day before
II was needed. That this insidious
enemy has been allowed SO long "a
prey. unheeded almost, upon our peo
pie. and carry off daily victims In an
atmosphere second TO none in the
world. has not been 10 our credit
The best part OF the report Is In what
they intend to do. Systematic sant
tary inspection OF schools is obvious
ly needed, when one may find =
school with no sanitary arrangements
whatever. not a single window that
will open and not a ventilator OF any
kind. Add to this tubercular chill
dren, and you have an environment
In which our foe fairly revels."
The Detroit times., 1908-07-14
Take 1t To Denver
?, s g.. s,.. r., H.n. What Denver Took

forced TO choose between IL ana the
uncompromising plank demanded by
Mr. Gompers when the latter was pre-
scented in the minority report, offer
ed by Wisconsins delegation.
Labor Goes to Denver.
Reserved as the American Fedora
ton OF Labor officials were In express
ing their opinion regarding these
planks In the Republican platform
evidently they followed the advice
given their allies on the floor and took
their demands TO Denver. The Demo
Gratis at Denver seem 10 have taken
everything which the Wisconsin dele
gates offered al Chicago, and. when
rejected. was brought by the labor
officials TO Denver.
Besides adopting the Wisconsin de-
mands for the physical valuation oil
railroads by the interstate-co-nmerct
commission. the election OF United
States senators by direct vote OF the
people and the publicity Of campaign
contributions, the Democratic plat
form definitely comedies these claims
OF labor which were also denied al
Chicago. For an extension OF the
eight-hour law 10 all In government
work whether employed by contract
ors o. by the government itself; the
exemption OF wage earners' organ.
izations from legal proceedings against
them as combinations In restraint OF
trade general employers liability
act covering injury TO body or loss
Of life by employees: a department OF
labor represented separately in the
presidents cabinet. aud to include
mines and mining.
To show 10 what extent the labor
influence was felt and responded 10
at Denver we must remember the exact
phrasing OF the anti-in1unction plank
urged In vain by Mr.. Gompers upon
the Republican resolutions committee
II was to prohibit the issuance of IN
functions in cases arising out OF labor
disputes when such injunctions would
not apply II no labor disputes existed
and that in no case shall an injunction
be issued when there exists q remedy
by the ordinary process OF law: and
that in a procedure for punishment
the party shall. when such contempt
was not committed in the actual pres
ence OF the court. be entitled to a trial
by jury" The Democratic platform
declares that 'injunctions should not
be issued In any case in which In
junction would not issue II no indus
trial dispute were involved" for trial
by jury In cases Of indirect contempt"
and that labor organizations and
their members should not be regarded
as illegal combinations in restraint OF
trade
VIII the Labor Vote" Materisiize?
Whatever may be thought OF the
merits OF these issues the party lineup
on them il more clear-cut than ever
before Mr.. 0ompers and the execu-
tive board OF the American Fedora.
ton OF Labor put up a square fight
both at Chicago and Denver There
was no doubt as 10 what they asked
OF each convention. They lost al Chi.
cago. They won at Denver. This Is
the simple fact OF the situation.
Now the issue Is squarely before the
American people. Labor certainly is
The Detroit times., 1908-07-14

Idle Concern.
American (abroad)-But IL pur.
chase these carpets will you furnish
the tacks?
Dealer-Not necessary. You Will
find zat re custom-house In America
he viii furnish re tax.
And II was so.-Toledo Blade.
He Spoke.
First Autoist--I met your friend
Jimpson when I was uptown this AFT
ernoon.
Second Autoist-Did he say any
thing to you?
First Autoist-I should say he did.
came near running over him.-Brook-
Ign Eagle.
A Multitude.
The sound of many voices rent
the air
Through the streets resounded the
tramp OF countless feet.
Military parade?
Oh no. The original Taft man
was passing by.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Staggering Blow.
"The learned counsel for the de-
fense," said the plaintiffs attorney
appears to be afraid OF losing his
case. Otherwise. why Isn't he ready
10 go on
i've got a good excuse" replied
counsel for the defense.