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 MEAL1-Standard W, G. ss fb. sacss sk. bu.; Cream Peerless s7tSc bu. s'S sCOFFEE-0reen, common to ordinarS m 91lc: prime 128i3c; fancy ia0I5c: n.a berry 12hc; old government Java 27@s5a. Arbuckle.s si4.sS. basis per 100 lbs: prime Mocha and Java blends s6 o 35c' WA'os CHEESE-Full cream daisies lsaDIAc. part cream 14@16c. sUGAR-Granlated. standard sNc; fancy FLoUR-Fancy. nominal: straights ss to. STARCH-Corn 7@i0c; standard eons. pearl Sc; gloss lump Akc; nickel gooda' RIcE-Extra fancy head sx @ao: Japan sALT-IAverpool $40: Virginia sse, ViNE0AR--Per gallon 20 0soc.
 CRACKERS-XxX Soda eMc; XXX Csfn. ger snaps 7c: XXX Cream Sc; XXX oyeeer 7c; Ben Hur Soda Biscuit 50 carton soc sARDINEs-American N-on ss. oo@ss: N Mustard 76; Imported < -ot key opsns MoLAssEs-aeorgi Cane bbi.. s7o xx, cases, 6 gallons per case S3. 50; prime cen. trtfugai corn syrup in case gallons @ per MAPLE sYRUP-.Log cabin' brand, ( N gallons sS. 50 per case.
 BACON MEATs-clear ribs sis.ss@ss; extra ribs s15.32.
 LARD-Compound 1oTc; fancy hog lard 15Ec; kettle rendered 1sxc; snowdrlst standard cotton oil lard 10Hc.
 DRY SALT MEATs-Dry salt ,ribs S14 .O5@32; dry salt cut ribs SIS s.s2. BREAKFAST BAcON--1sA-2iMc.
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NEW YORK BONDS.

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CISCINNATT PRODUcE

Cincinnati. Dee. 1l.-Flour firm; wheat firm sl 25d2S.
 Corn steady AZ 045c. Rye quiet 7Sdi19c. Provisions steady.
 Whiskey steady sl. 35.
 Butter steady. Eggs steady IS e zoe. Poultry steady.
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increase

The percentage of actual reserve of the clearing house banks today was 25 ST.
 The statement of hanks and trust compa- nies of Greater New York not reporting to the clearing house Rhows that these institu- lions have aggregate deposits of sf,222.5so.- 500, total cash on hand $140.04s2 200 and loans amounting to 1i.tss. 460. 500.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-12

Grain Statistics. Total elearances of wheat and flour were equal to 565, ,000 bu. Primary, receipts were 30A0o0 bu., com pared with 669,000 bu., the cOrresponding day a year ago.
 Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat 15 cars; corn s7S cars; oats S4 cars; hogs 36,000 head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-12

The local market closed the week with a quiet day.
 No trades were transacted at any of tlte warehouses
 ~sct.'fss hn,f some good lots I.fsssfs x ana duetations were steady a>e!1ts Z
 s.a .3esl .fsz A-4---- .s :s.at r45-t -ts
 Although the shippers made some ipauiry. they were not In the mar 1xet.
 After opening several points up. the market eased off to eight to twelve points below Fridays closing figures Jsafrs -
 The decline was due to liquidation owing to the advance after the Gov ernment figures.
 Many speeulators took advantage of the hign prices 10 take profits and ret out.
 :. Liverpool spots were s2 points high CT. Saturday. H
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The bales were afterwards sampled at the warehouses, the staple graded and the price paid accordingly.
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NrNr nRI.EANa RICE.

New Orleans, Dec, ii.Rice quieti offer ings light
 Rough Itoei Honduras @ 4ts 50 per bar- rel; Japan sl B0df t2. CO., Lf
 Clean rice: Honduras SAk @s&c DOT ponnd {; Japan s42Ac.
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eipts 1000 bales. no American
 lres opened and closed firm:
COFFEE MARKET.

New York, Dec. 11.-Coffee futures open- ed steady at unchanged prices to an ad- vance of five poltns in response to the gain of Y franc at Havre and smaller Brazilian receipts. Trading was rather more active with moderate, scattering demand based upon the expected falling off in the BrazIl- ian movement and with offerings light, prices improved slightly during the morning. the close being steady. net unchanged to 10 points higher. Sales were reported of 27. 800 bags. including:
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TREAsURY sTATFgqrNT
General FundBs
DRY GOODs MARKET

New York, Dec. 1i.-The cotton 2Boods market is stronger and buying on the part of conevrters and printers Is more active. Retail holiday trade is active The tobbers
 ments. Linens are very strong, Burlaps can- tinue iw in price and weak tn the local mar ket. Fine and fancy cottons gre seasonAbly quiet. "f-' -ttA lst.s-i
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The tickets of the street buyers to the wagon men called for 15 cents II the cotton was middling or better.
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NEW ORLEANS EXPORTS

New Orleans. Dec. 1i.-Week's exports for urope' Wheat 26.oOo bushels; corn t4s.1i4 uslteis. %t fH tt- Weeks arrivals of coffee 5slOS sacks Bra Han.
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NAVAL STORES.

Charleston. Dec" 1i.-Turpentine firm
 Rosin firm. Quote: ABc $3. so; D S3.s2h. E s3s5; $3. S7M @90; G S.90, H S4 10; s4.6o; s5 60: M $5. S5; $40; WG $6.25; wv $6.75.
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Brownwood, Texas, wired: spot, hard to buy. Fine demand at ful prices. Stocks fast being depleted Nothing coming from farms.'
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NEW YORK COTTON.

Futures on the New York Cotton Exchange today ranged ns follows:
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The receipts Into the local marke amounted to about es5 bales.
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CH1cAnn LIYE STOOL.
cI.EAHING HOraE RTATEMENT.

New York, Dec. fi.-The statement of clearing house banks for the week shows that the banks held se.s6Ssoo more than rule This is an increase Of $z.247.5b0 in the proportionate cash reserve as compared with last week.
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ornIn and Feedstuffn.

CORN CHoPS-Per bu. 76c.
 CoRN-White from store s2@s5e; mixed 1 20 less.
 'Hay-Timothy choice per ton ez1: s1go. 1 per ton s1s: Alfalfa per ton t2s; Johnson grass per ton S120Sl3.
 OATS-White 56 a 5Sc; Texas seed 77m o soc: Burt seed 75 @77hc.
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nnilv AInveInenf nf Prndnre.
Car Lot Receipts.

Wheat 8 cars with l of contract grade. Corn 242 cars With [ of contract grade, Oats 66 cars. .wStis n .s saS 9ifoi Isel Total receipts sof wheat at Chicago, Min neapolis and Duiuths today were 154, cars, compared with 124 cars las week and 36A cars the corresponding day year ago.
 Produce Market.
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New York wired: '1t looks as 1 cotton would go materially higher. { great many splnners here"
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savannah. Dec 11.-Turpentine steady 55hc. receipts 439; shipments 7S.
 Resin firm: sales 2,1S3; receipts 2.614; shipments s23; stocks 1Ss.sS7 Quote: B sS.s2h; .s5qS7h: sa.s7h; s3. 9Oq92h; G 8 92h @S5; H $4. 10: S6 .25; wv SC 7b.
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New Orleans reported more spot de mand Saturday with 500 bales sold.
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Approximately 200 bales Of this was brought to the Square by wagon.
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sT. LOUIs PRODUCE.

St, Louis, Dec. lI.-Fiour steady; red win ter patents ss. 60@90; extra fancy and straight s5 06o; hard winter clears S5.soQ Hay Hay steady; timothy s14@s17.bO; prai- rie $i1 q S12.5
 whiskey $i .39.
 twIne 7c.
 Pork steady: jobblng $22.75.
 Lard higher; prime steam SIS, ZV@tV. I3hc; clear ribs 1shc; short clears l3Ae.
 Bacon higher: boxed extra shorts 4%c; Receipts. Shipm'ts. t-,o,,r e200 5.I00 xvhaa, .l9.A00 43, 900
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strong and advancing. Offerings be coming lighter daily. Less left on farms and less in mills and ware houses than we have ever known at this season of the year."
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New York wired: We are buliish and look for a general upward ten dency until the new crop becomes factor. but. of course. the market will have temporary set-backs from time to time due to liquidation. We favor buying 1t on any easy spots"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-12

There has been a great deficiency in the grade of the staple lately.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE,

New Orleans. Dec. 11.-Receipts 57 bar res roSin: no turpentine
 Exports for Glasgow $50 barrels rosin.
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Following is the weekly interior movement:
 Receipts. yI74.ss2: last year. S01.- 063: year before. 23S.257. 214.s06. Stock 71s.ss4 vs. sO7,s55 vs. 477.-
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MONTGOMERY MARKEra.
6lrocerfea.

( Srhsss asotat,ona ,o are corrected daily fo.
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Futures on the New Orleans Cotton lcx- chanss today ranged as follows,
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Following is the weekly statement from Liverpool:
 Weeks sales. 5s.Ooo vs. 47.ooo. American. 48.000 vs. 42.000. For export, $500 vs. 2,000. For speculation, 5.70e vs. 3,20o. Forwarded, 6i. .O00 vs. 77.o00. Total stock, 100000.
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Much Of it is stained and frost bit-
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Waco, Texas, wired: Stock fight Firmly held. NJ rressure to sell"
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New York. Dec 11.-Butter firm: receipts 2139: creamery specials 35e; extras 34c: thirds to firsts s1QSSe: western factory 221s Q37c. -l t.---- Cheese firm unchanged; receipts ll39: weekly exports 445 boxes.
 Eggs steady. unchanged: receipts 2107.
 Sugar raw quiet; muscavado test 3 IF centrifugal 96-test 4.31ls: moiasses sugar Sa-tost 3.56is; refined quiet: crushed 5.S5 powd red .. .25.
 Petroleum steady: refined all grades Ss.
 Coffee spot steady; No. Rio shc nomi- nal. No santos sac.
 Molasses firm: New Orleans open kettle 2S642c.
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Wiimingto... -. C.. mill wired: cotton received this year runs 53+ pounds per bale as compared with 493 pounds last year.
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sT TIOUTG GRAIN,

St, Louis Dec. ll.--CIose; Wheat higher track No. , red cash sl 2Ta2s; No. har( SI II lcl8; December srsif; May $l l.0sE Corn higher: track No. cash 62c; De e2l lac
 Oats firm. futures higher: track No. cash 43c; December 42Ac; May 44lAci No white 45 tsc.
 Lead sl40a 50: spelter SC IS.
 Chickens ilc springs 1so; turkeys lSc ducks 14c: geese s99c.
 Butter firm; creamery 2sWs4e.
 EEgs firm 29e.
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SELMA COTTON MARKEr

Selma. Dec. 1i.--( Special, )-The price of spot cotton was quoted in the local market
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LIVERPOOL COTTON.

Liverpool Dec. 1I-i2:So pm Closing: Cotton. spot quiet; prices 12 points higher: American middling fair .... .... .,.s.62 sova hhiuuHHB ...' ......s... $. 3S Aiuuiihs ..s.S. 26 A"M hiuuhhB ''.. .ss' .s.....S 16 Soou oroinary .''' .'.. .... ....... Y 30
 The sales of the day were 15,000 bales of which 800 were for speculation and export and included l3,5o0 American
 Receipts 2.0o0 bales, no American
 Futurea oDAned and cloaed firm
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Liverpool spots were s2 points high err Saturday.
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IopenIHighl Low.Iclos Bid
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON OIL.
 New Orleans. Dec. 11.-Cotton seed oil prime refined in barrels, per pound [ f0c
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COTTON GOSSIP.

The local market closed the week with a quiet day.
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Houston--Steady .... .... .... .... ...... Augusta--Ftrm .... ...a Meinphb-Stfady S.... .... .s.
 Sihcihilati .... .... ....G... . Little Rock-Quiet
 Louisyiile--Firm ..., .... .... .... .....
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No trades were transacted at any 0 tlte warehouses
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~sct.'fa' hntf some good lots iaSSsfs. ana duetations were steady 7%e.lts',
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-15

cruise was announced, criticisms
from high technical quarters were
heard. 1t was suggested that the un-
dertaking was too monumental; that
battleship is too vast and compli-
Gated a piece of mechanism to. send
around the globe on any ordinary oc-
casion: that dangers more than null
'tiplied with numbers in such case;
that disaster lurked in every sub
merged ledge and was borne on every
unknown tidal current; that the skel-
eton of some of the ships would
doubtless be left in the Straits Of
Magellan; that, if the fleet should
succeed in rounding South America
it was reasonably certain that the in
dividual ships would, one by one,
arrive with machineries loose and
almost unserviceable, with crews re-
flecting the demoralized condition of
the material, and that a woeful spec
tacle of failure would thus be pre-
scented.
CAS- to the material, the cold facts
are that the ships have practically
taken care of their own repairs on
this cruise. The repair lists turned
in at the Cavite Naval station were
negligible"
That the experience gained on the
cruise will be of unending benefit
to the navy is indicated from the
fact that probably one-half of the
entire personnel of the naval estab-
lishment participated in the epoch
making trip. Three of the sixteen
captains who sailed in command of
vessels are returning home as rear
admirals. Eight other captains are
returning in command of the same
ship on which they began the journey
of the world From rear-admiral
down to midshipman, the training
has been such as no other naval
cruise ever afforded. Among the en-
listed men the training has been even
more valuable. Landsmen shipped
just before the start and utterly
green in the ways of the deep, are
coming home an integral part of a
wonderful fleet efficiency and loyal
believers in all that the American
navy stands for Desertions on the
trip have been few. The men have
taken a pride in the cruise, and it
will be a constant boast with them
that they started to the west from
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-15

Hampton Roads and came home with
prows still turned in that direction.
They know the world is round, and
they know what it is to work and
play over $4,000 miles of the water
ed surface of the globe.
To Rear-Admiral Charles s. Sper-
~, strict disciplinarian, a man of
few words, but a recognized scholar
and constant student of the higher
arts of naval science, fell the task
of directing the fleet on all but the
first 1000 miles of it's journey.
Rear-Admiral Robley D. Evans, now
retired, took the fleet out of Hamp-
ton Roads on December 6, 907, and
although illness soon after the start
confined him to his cabin for a great
er part of the way, he retained COM
mand until San Francisco was reach
ed and the first stage of the long
trip had been accomplished. Rear
Admiral Evans found it necessary
while the ships were at the targets
in Magdalena Bay, to leave the fleet
and seek treatment at Paso Robes,
Hot Springs, California. His flag
lieutenant went with him, and he re-
tanned his rank of commander-in-
chief. When the ships reached Mon
terey Bay, the last stopping place on
the Pacific coast prior to the entry
into San Francisco harbor, Admiral
Evans was helped aboard his old flag
ship, and was on the after bridge
when the Connecticut entered the
Golden Gate at the head of the most
formidable array of fighting vessels
ever gathered under one flag. The
Atlantic and Pacific fleets Joined in
the bay and there were more than
forty ships in the four long columns
that came to anchor under Evans
blue ensign. Three days later Admi.
raj Evans hauled down his flag fol-
all time. He was succeeded as COM
mander-in-chief by Rear-Admiral c.
N. Thomas, who sailed from Hamp-
ton Roads in command of the second
squadron. Because of Admiral Evans
illness, the burden of the diploma
tic calls, the speeches and the enter
tanning of the trip around South
America and up the California coast,
fell upon Admiral Thomas. Coupled
with his duties as second in COM
mand, with the commander-in-chief
ill, the social burden was not a light
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STORY Of THE
AMERICAN FLEET
CONTINUED from First Page.)

when violent storms made full speed
to dangerous and uncomfortable. To
offset these lapses from punctuality
the fleet has made some of its long
est runs two whole days ahead of
time. None of the undertakings i'm
posed upon the ships or the men has
been too difficult The cruise. how
ever, was not inaugurated without
serious misgivings at home and
abroad. Walter M. Metcalf, of Cali
fornia, was secretary of the navy
when the cruise began. After the
ships had set said from Manila with
homeward bound pennants flying,
Mr.. Metcalf said:
when the purpose of giving this
assemblage of battleships the privil-
eyes ana advantages of a practical
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-15

Several thousand dollars to loan
on approved city and farm security.
]. A. Gellatly go
The place to get your skates
sharpened Is at ]. J. Eyer's. - Ms
sion streek. sss
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-27
HOMER IS GOOD FOR A CAME
Pennell for Wichita Breaks Up the
Contest in the Eleventh.
KING HAS BUSY DAY IN FIELD
Omaha Does Biz End of the Hitting,
but they Are Not OF the Kind
which Counted So Much
as wichita's.
KING HAS BUSY DAY IN FIELD

WICHITA, Kan, Aug. 2.-Pennell broke
up today's game with a home run hit in
the eleventh inning, giving Wichita the
contest 4 to 9. II was a pitchers battle
between two ex-Kansas State leaguers, in
which Hassier and the better Of II all the
way through despite the fact that more
hits were made off his delivery than off
Patterns. I Most Of them we're of the
scratchy order and in but one inning, the
eighth were the visitors able to bunch
them on him. Even then they might not
have scored but for q passed ball.
wichita scored first in the second. Pen
nell walked and White sacrificed, hut
Pendry threw the ber over first, allowing
Pennell to score and White to reach third.
Viewers hit scored him. The locals
scored again in the fifth on Jokerst's two
base hit, an out and Middleton's single,
Patten then held them runless until the
eleventh., when Penneli hit the ball over
the fence with two down..
Omaha scored In the fifth on Potts two-
base hit, an out at first and Patterns sac
rifice fly. Hits by Pendry and Potts and
Patterns out scored one in the seventh and
three hits and q passed ball tied 1t up in
the eighth. Two fast double plays shut
off promising rallies for the visitors.
Kings fielding was a feature. The score:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-27
CLOTHTER WINS IN FINALS
Veteran Defeats Mclaughlin in
Fourth Set.
Roy PLAYS BRILLIANT GAME
PhIIadeIphian wiz Play Larned
Today for National Title
Great Interest in the
Match.
oY PLAYS BRILLIANT GAME

NEWPORT. r. l., Aug. &.-By taking
three out Of four hard-fought sets from
Maurice f. Mclaughlin, the Pacific coast
champion, in the final round OF the twenty
ninth annual tournament OF the United
States National Lawn Tennis association
on the Casino courts here today, william
J. Clothier OF Philadelphia won the right
to play William A. Larned for the national
championship. Larned and Clothier, who
have met many times during the last few
years. will play this most important match
Of the year tomorrow.
Mclaughlin, who has startled the follow
ers Of the game by his speedy and brilliant
playing throughout the tournament, made
a game fight today and was loudly APP
plauded by the large gallery for his work
in the third set. Clothier had taken the
first set by a narrow margsa, IS, and when
he had captured the second. Ga. the match
seemed easily within his grasp. But Nc,
Loughlin showed no signs OF discourage
ment. Playing at his top game and again
and again passing the former champion
on the side lines and scoring aces on his
terrific serves, he forced the game to deuce
repeatedly and finally succeeded in getting
two games in succession and taking the
set, 11-9. His strenuous work in this set,
however, tired him greatly and, although
he made a good start in the first part Of
the fourth set, he was unable to maintain
his accuracy and he drove the ball out
and into the net so often that Clothier
had no difficulty in winning the set, SO, and
the match.
seldom has there been more intense in
terest in a challenge match than in that
to be played tomorrow. Only the first
American champion, r.. d. Sears, who
maintained that position for seven years,
has exceeded Larned's record in national
titleholding, and only one other, r. d.
Wrenn, has equalled it. If Larned wins
tomorrow he will enter on his fifth year
as champion, having won the title in 1901
from NJ. ID. Whitman; successfully de-
Tended it in 1902 against the Englishman,
r. +. Doherty, won it again in 1907 through
the default of Clothier ana maintained it
last year against Beals c. Wright. Larned
had to play through the tournament last
third winning Of the championship in 1907.
A victory tomorrow would give him two
legs on the new cup. Clothier in 1906 won
the finals and then the championship by
defeating Beals C. Wright.
Larned sustained an injury early this year
which kept him out of the game for some
time. Before he had fairly recovered he
met and defeated Clothier at Longwood In
five hard sets. Clothier later sprained ar
ankle. Apparently, however both men
have now recovered entirely, and as both
are in their top form one OF the best
matches ever seen on the Casino courts is
anticipated.