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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
The third base Is the hardest position on the diamond to play.

The third base is the hardest position on the diamond to play.
 Why?
 Well, not "becanse 1t is' or because "somebody said so.n It is because more errors are made at that position than at any other on the diamond in proportion to the number of chances. r.
 A fine-tooth campaign through the 1907 records of the National. American, Southern. American association, West ern,' Eastern and Pacific Coast leagues made last year discloses that out of every 100 opportunities to handle the ball perfectly the third baseman misses 8, the shortstop misses ', the second baseman misses 5, the catcher misses slightly more than 3 and the first base man misses only 2. The pitcher was left out of the reckoning because he does not really figure as a fielder and the outfielders because, of course their positions are cinehes compared with those of the infielders and the catcher
 Now 1t seems to stand to reason that the position where the most errors are made In proportion to the chances Is the hardest one to play. That's so isn't it?
 II IS 1alr to suppose lnat lne dNoidS third baseman in the major and Class A leagues is as good as the average second baseman. And yet in the leagues named, which include all those above the B class the third basemen made 2O32 errors last year out of 26,O66 chances; while the second basemen made only 1901 out of 40,131 chances. Here are the grand fielding averages by positions in the major and Class A leagues:
 5s 20. A E. Pct. 1 First fbasemen 10, STA 4.5so 1,42s sS1 Catchers .768 f10, 0,1o5 n AT 9BS Secnd basemen.17 .3s4 2o,sss 1901 1852 Sh ortstop ..15, PIP 22,059 2,975 .926 Third basemen. 9,0S7 14,947 2,032 .922 It seems as though the much mooted question about the hardest position ought to be settled by the figures You can't dodge the fact that the hard est position is the one where the most errors are made.
 These figures run very regular through all the leagues. Here are the leading averages by leagues and by positions:
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Wilhelm Wins a Game.

Brooklyn, N. Y, August S-Cincinnati and Brooklyn split today on a double header the visitors winning the first game 8 to 6 and the locals the second, B to 2.
 First game R.H.E. Cincinnati .. .. ....... 400 900 202-S g Brooklyn .. .. ......... 100 03o 011-6 10 8
 Batteries: Campell and Mclean; McIn- tyre. and Ritter. Time, 2:03.
 Second. game R.HE. Cincinnati . :. .. e. 100 100 000-2 1 Brooklyn :. .. ....... .o01 200 00"-S 6 8
 Batteries: Spade and Schlei Wilhelm and Ritter ,1 Time, Al. Umpires Rud- derham and sJohnstone.
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Summary Hit by pitcher. Hunter l. Bases on balls, Hunter 2, Viebahn 3. Struck out, by Hunter ?, viebahn 1. Two base hits, Hardy, Moran. Sacrifice hit, Seigle. Stolen bases Wiseman, Fox. Passed ball, Smith, Left on bases. Nash vile B. Atlanta 6. Time of game, 1:25. Empires, Brown and Pfenninger.
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territory than the Cotton States to turn into farm lands.
 A plySein which to hide player might come in handy next season, for 1t is un- derstood that Manager Molesworth will have many new faces in Birmingham next spring. All cannot be retained, as mat ter of course, and these new places in which to hide away a number will prove handy.
 All of which reminds that the end of the season is coming fast and bringing tons of pleasure in each onward step.
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Cleveland Beats Athletics.

Cleveland, August S.-Cleveland defeated Philadelphia to 1 today. Rhoades had the visitors at his mercy. Vickers at tempted to pass Lajoie in the first inning when the latter reached out and hit for two bags. scoring two runs. Score;
 t R. H. E. Cleveland .......... 300 Oil 0Os-5 5 Philadelphia ......... GOO 900 O01-1 5 1 Batteries: Rhoades and N. Clarke; fsXickers, Dygert. Coombs and Blue. Time, 1:4S. Umpire, O'Loughlin. ff kH
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"-Clark hit by batted ball.
 Score by innings
 New Orleans .z00O 900 000-0 Memphis ............. .010 100 02*-f
 Summaries: Two base hits, Donahue Cranston. Sacrifice hits, Manning. Owens, Carey. Stolen bases, O'Leary. Struck out, by Clark 3; Savidge 4. Bases on balls, off Clark 4, off Savidge B. Hit by pitcher, Babb, Donahue. Time of game, 1:40. Empires, Fitzsimmons and Wheeler.
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Score by innings:
 Little Rock . . . .. . 100 900 001--2 Mopll0 .....VoV loV Wi
 Summary: Sacrifice hits, Becker, Grif- fin, Benson. Stolen base, Collins. Base on balls, Killian ?. Struck out, Killian 1, Eyler 8. Hit by pitcher, Speaker, Wells. Double play, James to Sentell. Time. 1:27. Umpire, Moran.
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Her Fate.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 TessAYoull be all right if you can only cook. You know. they say the best way to reach mans heart Is through his stomach. M ..
 Jess (pessimistically)-Yes; it will just be my luck to reach it with heartburn or some other phase of dyspepsia.
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"erandpa cye Did It.
White Sox Play Badly.

Chicago, August S.-The Chicago team put up the poorest exhibition of it's home season today, and New York won easily to 1. Score: R..H. E. Chicago .................. 001 900 000-1 8 NeW ' Ork NUo VUl lUV-4 0 l
 Batteries: Owen, Maule and Weaver Shaw; Lake and Blair. Time, 1:55. Um- pires, Sheridan and Egan. s
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l. August S.-(special. l-pog.

Dogwood, August S.-(Special. )-Dog- wood took three games from Highland this week. First game: Dogwood 13, Highland 8. Batteries: Lawley and Vest; Deshazo and Lee Second game: Dog wood 5, Highland 2. Batteries: Tinney and Vest Hall, Allen and Dennis, Third game: Dogwood 15, Highland o. Bat teries: Tilberry and Vest; Deshazo, Bro- zur and Lee.
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Cobb Is Hardly Needed.

more or less of travesty. The score:
 fa R. H. E. Detroit ........... 305 163 00+-1S 19 Washington ............ O1O GOO 000-- ',
 Batteries: Willett, Winter and Thomas; Keeler and Street. Time, 1:40. Umpire, Connolly. a
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.

Results Yesterday. Little Rock 2, Mobile 1. Nashville 2, Atlanta 0. Memphis {, New Orleans 0.
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Games Today.
BY BILL AK.

None scheduled.
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THE AMATEURS.

Woodward, August S.-(Special )-Ths Woodward Iron company defeated Avon dale in a one-sided game by score of Il to 8. Batteries: Adkins and Forrer;
 Reid, Swartz and Henderson. s
 North Birmingham, August S.-(SpecialO The Pratt Consolidated Coal company s strong team easily defeated the homo boys today by score of 25 to 2. The two scores were made by loose fielding. Farmer Logan's hitting was a. feature. Batteries: Mccormack and Neill; Smith and Owens.
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It is rather strange that while the western clubs. as a whole, are superior to the clubs of the east, there is generally one club on the Sunny side of. the circuit just that much Stronger than all the others to win the pennant, H
 In 1906 Birmingham won. In 1907 Att lanta won, and in 1908, if present indica- tions count for anything. Nashville will win,
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That each position Is about propor- tionately hard to play and that it Is played about as well In proportion by one league as by another Is shown oy the averagese given here
 Take the first basemen. The fielding average for all in the american league was 9S2. It was identcally the same. in the Southern and likewise in the American association.
 At second base identically the same averages were made bys the second basemen of the Southern American As sociation and National leagues and the best and the worst were Separated by only .00S.
 The regularity that these figures dis- play and the fact that they all tend to prove that third base is the hardest
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Of all men who have bltndered, none has bundered more sadly than Mike Me Cormack, sometime captain and shortstop of the Nashville team.
 This young man jumped for some in- jury imagined. F
 And instead of showing the effect of an absent infielder, the Volunteers have been playing more splendidly since his de- parture
 It is some honor to that ball player who captains a pennant winner, and McCor- mack threw the honor away.
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CRESSINA WINS
DAILY HANDICAP
E. J. Ramsey Annexes Two Purses
Including Feature EVent-sulIlVan
and Walsh Divide Riding
Honors

OAKLAND. Nov. 2S.-Don Enrique,
the heavily played favorite, refused to
break in the Daily handicap at Emery
vile today and was left at the post.
II required much urging on the part
of Butler to get him going, even after
the field was we'll on the way around
the track, Cressina a to l chance,
went to the front and led all the way,
winning easily from w. I. OVerton
and Tony Faust.
]. c. Core, another favorite from the
Ellison stables, also was away rather
noorlv and Ellerd played from 10
down TO 7 to 1, beat him. Deutschland
was most fancied in the third, but
RilIv Pullman, the second choice,
nassed him in the last quarter and
proved the winner.
o. ]. Ramsey, owner of Cressina.
won another purse when Mable Hol-
lander led the field home in the fifth.
There was a large attendance and the
tUentv-four books in line handled a
big volume of money. Results;
First race. furlongs-Boas. 1o5 CWash), I
10 s. won; Billy Bowlegs, l0b. (Butler) to S,
second; st. Joe. 100. (GilberD, % to 1. third;
time 1:l5 10 Mechlin, Hulford, Billy Watkins
and George p. McNear also ran.
Second race. furlongs, selling-Ellerd los,
CKeogh), is to 2, won; ]. c. Core, ia (Butler),
IL TO TO- second; Silver Stocking. 105 (Taplinl,
10 to 5, third; time 1:15. Wap, Nebulosis and
Bill Curtis also ran.
Third race / mile and 10 yards. selling
Billy Pullman, 104 Mccarthy, 16 TO 8, won;
Fred Bent. 40 (Miller), to IL, third time
1:46 As. Raleigh and Gargantua also ran.
Fourth race, 1 Lie miles, DAILY handicap
Cressina, 1o1 (E. sullivan), to !, won; W. T.
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La Gloria equaled the California rec
crd for f1ve-eighths at Santa Anita yes
terday and came within two-fifths of a
second of the world record for the dis
lance when she won the last race of
the day from Lord Nelson, the good
thing of the race, stepping the dis
tance in LOS 2-5. She was a great sur
prise to racegoers, as despite her in
clinatiOn to beat the barrier and set a
heartbreaking pace for half mile or
five furlangs, she always has shown a
disposition to resent being forced to her
best efforts by quitting. She had all
her best speed yesterday and never al
lowed anything to worry her in the
least, winning hard held by three
lengths. Lord Nelson chased her all
the way and beat Fleming nearly two
lengths for the place. La Gloria was
faVorite, with Lord Nelson second
choice.
The feature of the card yesterday
was the Mt Wilson handicap at one
One-eighth miles, which was won by
Stanley Fay in what looked like hard
race for the winner, but was anything
else. The Walker candidate was so
much the best of his field that Harris
held him under wraps to the paddock.
where he loosened up a bit on the reins
and Stanley, which had been running
second to VoX Populi all the way,
flashed up on even terms with the pace
maker, For few yards they raced
heads on, but when within fifty yards
of the wire Harris let out wrap and
Stanley quickly took a sufficient lead to
win beyond question.
StanleyAdid not run like to 8 IA
vorite, although he proved at the fin
ish that he could have done so had he
been permitted. The closely drawn fin
ish did not cause his supporters to en-
thuse one bit, at 1t seemed that Vox
Populi might beat him in the final
Jumps Miss Ida showed absolutely
no speed, and Lotus Eater easily took
the show end of the purse.
Alma Boy Is Improved
The third race occasioned mild sur
prise among followers of form, when
Alma Boy tincanned all the way from
barrier to wire in front of Husky, St.
Ilario, Col. White and other good ones
in the best mile of the meeting, his
time for the distance being 1:39 20.
Alma Boy never was in such great
form as yesterday, and when he got
out in front at the start he never left
the result in doubt gradually increas-
ing his lead to nearly five lengths at
the stretch. However, Hurky, a slow
beginner made a strong finish and got
within a nose of the front at the wire.
st. Ilario showed keen speed all the
Wav to the final sixteenth, where he
quit to third. Col. White, from Doc
RowelPs barn, which was we'll played
by the intelligent spectators. finished
fourth, which was the best position he
had during the race.
Bavaria won the opening race at to
1, just as she figured to do, and while
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LA. A. c. GOSSIP

The managing committee in charge
of the minstrel show which is to be
presented by the club in February yes
terday announced that the performance
would outclass anything of its kind
ever produced in Los Angeles. The
committee consists of DIR. Treen, Capt.
Jorgstoff and McCabe and they will
hold a regular business meeting at the
club Monday between IL and l o'clock,
at which time they will be glad to re-
ceive any suggestions from the mem
bers regarding the show.
Baron Long, secretary of the Jeffries
Athletic club, would like to stage an
amateur bout as a preliminary to one
of his big fights at the Vernon arena.
Cliff Reuman was suggested to the big
secretary as being one Of the best
drawing cards in the south, and Long
would like to confer with Cliff regard
ing an amateur bout, for which he
states he will offer q gold medal or
any other suitable trophy that would
be sanctioned by the Amateur Athletic
association.
Manager Welton of the baseball team
will accompany his star baseball ag-
gregation to the Athletic park this
afternoon and attempt to show the Ath-
letic baseball team how the national
game should be played. He has posted
a notice on the bulletin board stating
that there would be room for fifty or
more members who would like to ac-
company the team and root for them
or protect them, as the occasion de-
mands.
Louis Grant, formerly stroke oar of
the University of Pennsylvania freshS
man eight-oar crew. was d guest yes
terday Of C. M;Cabe. Grant expects
to locate in Los Angeles, and should
he do so, undoubtedly will join the
club, and it is needless to add that he
will be of great assistance to Coach AL
Treloar in assisting with the rowing.
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there was no plunging on her chances.
the piking public nibbled at the offer
ing and cleaned up on the bookies. she
trailed outside the money to the
stretch, where she woke up and pc
gan to run. 1t was no trouble for her
to win by nearly a length. Translu-
cent held at so to 1, COPIED off second
money after a stiff race, while Presi-
dent Tom Williams Sonalto, a good
mudder. grabbed the short change. All
Alone showed in front at the stretch
turn but could not stick for the pace,
and retired to fourth place. Orelio.
from the Baldwin stables, ran smash
ing good race and may beat these be-
fore the meeting is much older. Tim
O'TooIe led the field for half a mile and
then quit as If short, finishing tenth,
next to last.
Homecrest Is Good One
Walter House proved that all that
has been said about his brown son of
Watercress, Homecrest, is fully justi-
fed when the colt towroped his field
in the second event and won eased
down to a gallop with a margin of
about five lengths. Homecrest was
plunged on to beat Fair Annie, which
opened as favorite, but went up in the
market when the plunge came on
Homecrest, which backed the latter into
fave ~itism. Tom Reid. owned by Phil
Chinn, was played for good thing and
backed from tens to sevens, but only
could hold down second place all the
way. Enfield found the pace too sharp
and was content to stick along in third
place, where he finished. although neg
lected in the betting. Osorine did not
run her race and should have been
closer up.
Bellsnicker won the fifth by a head
from Janeta, but was lucky to do so,
as the latter was away poorly and had
to work her way up slowly through the
field. She came with rush at the end
and was running a winning race in the
finals Ampedo showed a brief flash of
his old time form by running second for
five furlongs, but quit in the run home
and allowed Matte Bumppo to get the
show money.
The track was drying out fast and
good time marked all events. One mile
was done In 139 rs. while three-quar-
tiers was stepped by Homecrest in lib
in an ordi larry gallop. La Gloria also
did fast stunt in equaling the Califor-
MIA record for eleven siXteenths. A
large crowd was in attendance, and
with the long shots noticeably absent
from the 1-2-3 lists the public had some
advantage of the bookies in the big
guessing contests,
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FOUR-INCH MOTOR
PROVES A SURPRISE
SineIe-Cyllnder Motor Car Makes Bet
ter Than a Mile Minute on
BrookIands Track in
England

On the Brooklands (England) track
recently M. Naudin surprised many
European motorists with his perform
ance on a Sizalre-Naudin car, fitted
with motor having 1894 inch bore.
The day was wet and windy, but, in
spite of these disadvantages, M. Naudin
who was accompanied by M. Sizaire
accomplished the half-mile speed test
at a rate of 66,4S miles per hour, the
fifty miles he covered in 40 minutes
52.247 seconds, sixty-five miles 755 yards
were accomplished in the hour and
the 100 miles took exactly 1 hour 81
minutes 53.452 seconds. This consti-
tutes a worlds record for a car of the
voiturette type. and as such the per-
formance was really remarkable. The
conditions under which the car ran
were those arranged for the Grand
Prix des Voiturettes, and the time of
M Naudin for each lap taken inde-
pendently gives an idea of the extra
ordinary regular running of the car.
The fastest lap wass the seventeenth,
which was covered in 2 minutes 80 sec
onds.
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overton. 100 welsh. to 1, second; Tony
Faust 1903 MCCARTHY, S to l, third; time
i:47 20 Frank F1ittner, Milford and Don En-
rique also ran.
Fifth race. mile, selling-Mabel Hollander,
14 &c. SULLIVAN, Is to 10, won; Elevation. Ill
Lynch), to l, second; Bellmence. 1O9 CBux-
toni, 16 to 5, third time 1:44 Silver Sue, Mid
mont. Told You, Melar and Wooten also ran
Sixth race, 5l5 furlopgs, purse-Anna L. Da-
ley. SO (Walsh), IL to 5, won; Toll Box 107
(MeCarthy), to l, second; Sainvoke, "a Dave
rich), 2j to l, third; time los Rosevale, Han
nah Louise. Erbet, r. NJ. Brown and Strike
Out finished as named.
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BY lay DAVIDSON

GEORGE ROSE authority for the that the public
less than $4,000 of the Santa Anita ring yeste
" day afternoon He said I'VE all quit loser the day and
fully $4,000 taken
OF the ring by the public during the afternoon In fact am
exceeded that sum- Rose $500 behind for the day. Paul
Hoffman $1,000 bad the Paris club while Hughey
Jones dropped $500 during the afternoon Other boomakers
greater and This hard of luck for the
boomakrs they lost heavily opening day and of them
enough Friday pay their charges although long shots
that unbaced had field day of it. The long
shots tap yesterday and the public fayed the odds
layers o are-thee-We1.
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Women Own Nearly Half

NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-Women own
AZ per cent of the stock of the Penn
sylvania railroad. with a value of more
than 14S,000,000. Thus nearly half of
the semi-annual dividend of the road,
$9,437, S39, which is being distributed
today, goes to women.
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the line until he breaks every book on
the job His relays" may be success
full, but he must prove it.
Dutiful, the aged son of Faraday, that
always has been so popular at local
race meetings, is rounding to good
form now and has been completely
cured of all ailments of the feet and
legs that have kept him out of the game
for a long time. He is as sound now,
according to veterinaries who have ex-
amined him, as he ever was, and his
owners, the Manhattan stable, predict
that the old gray darling yet will get
to the post and beat his field to the
wire. Dutiful ranks very much as a
pet among the women folk, as do all
gray horses, but Dutiful probably en-
joys distinction and popularity that no
other gray racer ever knew.
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4 1 m
dby
at ran st here
good ad erspeda the
tn surprise
beat La pionaly
ra
Scrache San
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PUBLIC WINS FULLY $4,000
FROM SANTA ANITA BOOkIES
ODDS LAYERS FLAYED BY FORM PLAYERS WHEN FAv0RTES
AND SECOND CHOICES R0MP

Things Fail Maeaze but the Regulars Cash Tickets
After Every the Ponies Observed Dope
in Their Performances-Stanley Fay Annexes Mount Will
son Handicap from Vox Populi by Narrow Margin-La
Gloria Equals State Record for Eleven Sixteenths
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Jack Ripper proved yesterday that he
is an amateur at the racing game. He
said that some day he intends going
to Santa Anita and bet 81 on the first
race and "relay" it all the way down
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HERALD'S SANTA ANITA FORM CHART

SANTA ANITA Nov. 20, 10Os.--THIRD DAY. Weathe
Hamilton, presiding Judge; j. Hoffman, starter
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Jimmy Reid, the kiddo who rode
Knight of Ivanhoe home first in the
rig into the second hole, is regarded
by horsemen as the best find of the
season. Reid is under contract to the
Pasadena stable and is developing fast.
He has a cool head, keen judgment as
to pace, and puts up a finish that looks
like the real thing. He gives promise
of becoming one of the stars of the
saddle before the end of the season.
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If not money, send toys to Heraid's fund.
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Times 40 IS, % AS, Al 40. 81, 1905
owner Went to post at 1:55; at. post 6h
driving; second easily; third handily. Ra
show; Solano . show. Ravaria ran &C
ride she followed the pace and came on wi
expectedly good race and seems to be RICH
pany, as race probably was beneficial. Sc
ready and came strong at end under sterl
longs, despite that he fell away badly las
should be tabled for future references.
Scratched-Brennus, Buto. Overweight
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Ed O'Malley made himself quite pop
ular with the element that uses his
form chart when he enlarged and 9TH
erwise improved it. 1t looks like real
form chart now, and is gotten up in a
style that both is pleasing and valu-
able as a source of information.
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n SECOND RACES turlonss: gyear-ods: purse $500.

Time-12 2-5, % S-5. 80, AZ 1-5. 100, 113.
by owner. Went to post at 2:23 at post u M
in canter; second handily; third easily. Hon
show; Enfield 3-5 show. Homecrest outclasst
nothing more than romp, as he was fit ar
dictated Powers took good care of him and
provement and is ready to beat the others ar
Osorlne can do many pounds better than RAJ