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The Detroit times., 1909-01-08
Markets ond Finance

bu, week ago i,iso goo bu. year ago.
l.s12,0O0 bG
Argentine wheat exports this week.
Northwestern wheat receipts Friday,
Ia cars. year ago, sos.
Wheat receipts at -. Louis 20 900
bu. year ago. $4,000 bu
Winnipeg received - ears OF wheat,
year ago l22 cars.
Receipts IN the Detroit market on
Friday. included 900 hbls " hour. and
l car of corn. Withdrawals were 400
bbls stocks are 5ie.i60 bu OF wheat.
3lOl9S bu OF corn, i6b,+21 bu % oats.
and SI.p75 bu OF rye. %
Wheat In Liverpool closed I'D high
er and corn unchanged IA sd lower
Wheat receipts at primary points
Friday e45, 900 bu. year ago. as. 000 hu.
Exports OF wheat ana Hour FOR the
day, $4,000 bu: for the week 3.'5o0OO
bu.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
CHICAGO. Jan. S.--Onerlngs In
wheat were liberal and quite general
at the opening, che market declining
sight Minneapolis stocks increased
100000. and Duluth Increased is5.ooO
opening wheat-May. sL07ya
l.o7 !. Corn-May. 6l+ ass to-ei sc
oats-May, 81 n. Pork-May SIS 6fg
3s77 to ss77ds.So,
The talent in wheat suffered losses
in the pit today by putting out short
lines at the start. by covering later
and selling short again. while May was
a fraction lower July was mp sc. and
better. Oats were &C higher and hog
products Were fraetionally better.
losing prices Wheat,May. 81 o1is
May. SIC asked PorkwMay. .Is.s7.
Lard-May; so72 asked. Rihs-May.
h.
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>r,> .ORI< METAL.

NIsu Work Ian N-rhere was
lfttl, or no business transacted AZ the
Metal exchange today. although TN
continued u drop in sympathy WIN
the break in foreign markrt puo,,tn
l4is Mliasc. castings, i4mlfhf' spsi-
ter. stshab.l5iac; lead, tl7 y ~ hs['s :
a oUFDnN 90
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CHARGES False Pretenses

Mrs. Clara NJ. Brown secured war
rant In police court. Friday. charging
one J. G. Bowers with obtaining $500
from her on the alleged false repre-
sentation that he was the authorized
agent Of Mrs. Clara Colquitt. who owns
a house at No. 1922 Lawton-ave. The
complainant says she agreed to buy
the house for $1,000 and paid $500
down. only to learn, she says. that
Bowers had no authority TO sell.
Job Printing done right. Times r'rsnt.
tag CO., ID John R.-st Phone 1883
The Detroit times., 1909-01-08

Teacher-Johnny. If your mother
had twelve apples and used six of
them in making a pie, what would she
have left?"
Little Johnny-Please. ma'am, the
skins and the cores.-Judge.
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NEW YORK. Jan, s-pusin.ss ~ the
outset 81 tho cotton market this morn
ms WAS active on higher cables from
Liverpool Brokers representing COM
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Lansing Mechanic a Bankrupt.

Charles n. Haskins, OF Lansing, a
mechanic. has filed bankruptcy papers.
He owes s1.082.07 on unsecured ac-
counts and $G40 in notes. Most of the
liabilities are for cigars and candy
purchased from wholesalers.
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FUND FOR RELIEF OF
ITALIANS CROSSES
$4,000 MARK
CASH COMES QUICKLY IN RE-
Spouse TO APPEAL-LocAL
CHEMISTS RUSH CONSIGNMENT
or ANTIsePTlc. y

The Michigan Branch OF the Nation
N Red Cross have forwarded. Friday,
( 10 headquarters In Washington, for
the Italian sufferers, box containing
nifty ounces OF iodosyl busting pow
der. one OF the recent discoveries OF
Nelson, Baker A. Co, manufacturing
chemists. and a very valuable antlsep-
&c In all cases or wounds. The direc-
lions accompanying these separate
Z packages were printed in Italian and
the package will be delivered 10 the
Italian sufferers through the United
states war department.
To make IL easier for those who
wish to give TO the relief fund for the
italian sufferers the Michigan Red
CToss has Arranged that subscriptions
, will be received at the following banks
and their branches:
Dime Savings Bank-Principal office
Ct the Hammond building; branches.
No. 149l. Woodward-aye. and No. 1l14
jsfferson-ave.
Detroit Savings Bank--Princtpal Of
+ noe In the Penobscot building; branch
es No. .lss 0ratiot-aye. and 62S Dix
ave.
Home Savings Bank-Principal Of
moe at Nos. 1882 Griswold-st.;
branches, No. sos Michigan-ave.. and
Nos. 466-46s Gratiot,ave.
Peoples State Bank-Principal OF
Noe at Fort and Shelby; Delray
branch, No. 1900 West Jefferson-ave.;
RArcade branch. No. 102 Washington
ave: Russell-st. branch, Russell and
Michigan-ave. branch,
Michigan and Junction-aves,: Gratiot-
ave. branch, No. 46S Gratiot-ave.
Peninsular Savings Bank-Princi'
pal once at no. 40 Fort-st. west;
Branches. No. 733 Gratiot-ave., No. 1874
E1Gichigan-ave-. and No. 2223 West JEFF
kerson-ave.
Central Savings bank-Principal Of
nee in the Majestic building; branch
'es, Canfield and St. Aubin-aves. and
Grand River and Fourteenth-aves
a Michigan Savings Bank-Principal
of1ce at No. 123-125 Griswold-st.;
branches. Nos. 1572-1574 Michigan-ave.
and Gratiot and Sheridan-aves.
" United States Savings Bank-Prin-
cipal ONCE at Nos. 143-145 Griswold-
1T: branch, No. 1908 Russellst.
The following are the latest cash
contributions received through the To-
4--r x1ca C~~oo on~ioty-
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PRODUCE.

The cold snap has changed the aspect
of IN, market somewhat so far as eggs
are concerned The easier feeling was
solely on the prospect OF better re
ceipts OF fresh stock, and the weather
rhrcks that Butter continues To ac
eumulate. and the only thing that
holds this market up Is the steadiness
at Elgin and other OUTSIDE points
Poultry Is I'm better supply than de-
mand. and AZ that receipts cannot he
called heavy. Rabbits, dressed hogs
and dressed calves are steady TO nrm
and the vegetable list IL fairly active.
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mission houses and Sertain spot inter-
ests We're liberal buyers On the Gail
After the call. The list WAS steady.
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u. S. GOV. BONDS.

Pond quotations. furnished bv Hay
Gen stone & Co, li6-11s Griswold-
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

-EX dividend. soc.
tEX-dividcnd. IA per cent.
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Cotton prices. furnished by Hayden.
SInn. A - llnnninE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-09
Bids Are Ahaifed Upon
 ]etJ1ies-John Will

New York August s.-Bids for the Jef- fries-Johnson fight for the heavyweight championship are expected in numbers within the coming 10 days. and the pots of pugilism will again boil over with dis cussion of the coming mill between the erstwhile boilermaker and the negrot While many offers for the fight will doubtless be made by clubs in various parts of the country, it is well under stood by Sam Berger, manager for Jeff fries. who Is now in the city. and by the manager of Jack Johnson. that only two states will permit a heavyweight cham pionship mill within their borders-Ne- vada and California.
 While Berger is anxious to select the best battle-ground possible from a finan- cial viewpoint Jeffries. before his depart ure abroad last Thursday, made 1t plain ly understood that he would greatly pre- fer to fight in the United States.
 This country is the place in which to fight for the championship" Jeffries told Berger, and don't forget that when you consider the bids.'
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mained in the east, and there has been western men were handicapped by the long journey.
 The Seattle Athletic club has squad of 30 men who are training every day. They have run on the exposition track and they are thoroughly familiar with it. This will give them a decided advan- tage.
 The Multnomah men have a five-hour ride and then they will be on the ground. There is practically no change in climate or in water in going from Portland to Seattle. and they will be in much the same position as if they were competing on their own home field.
 If the Olympic club of San Francisco gets near the top of the list it will be through two men, Ralph Rose, the over grown but sensational shot-putter, and Andrew Glarner, the French middle-dis- tance runner. Pete Gerhardt, the old time sprinter, may come through and sur prise the field in the dashes, as he did at the Jamestown exposition.
 The first and second men in the broad jump at London last year will meet again at Seattle. Dan Kelley, who did phenomenal things in sprinting a few years ago, and then fizzled out, Is still conceded to be one of the best men of the country in the broad jump. He will meet Harry Irons, who won at London last year and who is with the Chicago team this year.
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EDITED BY HUGH w. ROBERTS
Work .1 We Utility Wan
 .Of VaIne T0 BaH Team
BY GEORGE HOWARD, utiIlty, Chicago Nationals.

some little offense, when you know deep down in your heart that you have the makings of a good firSt-class ball toSser.
 You have to be able to play both in the diamond and the garden and this requires rather varlgated set of brains. Many player may have the necessary mechanical ability to play both infield and outfield, but when given a chance out of their regular position, fail because they have not the needed adaptability of mind. If was a hard thing, indeed to be able to put into effect the different plays from the different positions without an instant's hesitation
 For instance. take man who is play ing the outfield and put him in the in- field. Is 1t easy for him to scoop up a hot grounder and drive the ball to first. or second. whatever the case may be. without stopping to think or take look around?
 who has been used to playing one of the infeld positions. He is accustomed to having balls come al him with terrific speed He knows how to stop them and what to do with them when he gets them. His throws are short and quick, but now he has to walt while the ball Is coming out to him. He has to figure what effect the wind may have on 1t. and his throw must be long and accurate.
 "A little while ago the utility man was looked on as a substitute. person of no great value to team. Nowadays, how ever. things have changed Now he is a necessary requirement to team. Man agers today are on the lookout for good utility men. as we'll as for star players.
 ''The baseball public. too is beginning to know the value of the utility man. He is now coming to be sort of popu- lar hero, as is the pitcher the reliable pinch-hitter. His work is cheered. Friendly yels greet his appearance on the field and his failures are allowed for.
 Many players. whose names are now on the headlines have advanced from the utility ranks. and should all the one-time utility men be suddenly wiped from the slate there would be left ragged row of names. indeed.
 "In my day I have filled in almost every position and have had a fair meas ure of success in each one of them. But Jumping from one position to another is very wearing, and likely to shorte,. con siderahlv your baseball life. am proud enough to be able to fill In for the Cham pion Cubs. but I will be q whole lot happier when I can finally land steady job playing one position
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Hugh Mcintosh, who pulled off the Johnson Burns fight In Australia, is awaiting Jeffries arrival in Europe, and will doubtless make an alluring proposi- ton to the retired champion to battle with Johnson in the Antipodes. Offers for the mill are not unlikely to be received from the National Sporting club of Lon don and the Cirque de Paris.
 With the selection of the battlegrounds and the placing of the forfeit in the hands of the stakeholder. Jeffries and Johnson will go at once into active training. The retired champion indicated before he sailed for Europe that he did not con- sider Ketchel strong enough to overcome Johnson, who, he thought, would be able to defend himself from Ketchel's on- slaught and batter down the Michigan terror as he bored in with open guard
 Berger said today that there would be no difficulty about arranging the final conditions with Johnson as to the division of the purse, the wearing of bandages the length of the battle and the referee.
 "No unusual demands will be made on Jeffries' part" said Berger. 'Jeffries wants to fight and under conditions that Johnson and the public will think are fair"
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AMATEURS.

Odenville, August S.-(Special) )-Oden- vile played Ragland yesterday, the score resulting 7 to 4 in favor of Odenville. Batteries, Taylor and Taylor; Davis, Hoyle and Box.
 Odenvile played Ashville Friday the score ending to 1 In favor of Ash vile. Batteries, Lambert and Taylor; Nelson and Forman.
 Sayretoh shut out Dolomite Saturday by the score of to O. The features of the game were the pitching of Brannon for Sayreton and Reed for Dolomite, and the errorless playing. Score: R H F.. Sayreton ......... .000 0m 000--1 Q DoIomite ........nO .nO0 600 000-0 o
 Batteries: Brannon and McC1eskey; Reed and Sims.
 Avondale mills defeated the Wauhoma Sluggers Saturday in a fast game. Score, Avondale Millr 5, Wauhoma 3. Batteries. Sheppard and Cricket; Fowles and schook.
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Husky Volunteers Play Here Today

Since Arthur Hoffman, one time being the utility man of the country. has come into the position of a regular on the Chi cago National team George Howard, or Del" as he is known to his friends, has succeeded him in the office of fller-in and has proved a most acceptable sub stitute.
 Speaking of the work of the utility man, Howard says "It is very much harder to sit on the bench ready at all times to jump in to take the place of some other player than it is to be in the game every day. Sitting and wait ing, probably for a week at a time without a chance to get out and show what you can do, is, to say the least very irksome. You see your fellow players out on the field running around enjoying themselves and winning the plaudits of the spectators, and you have to stay there and cool your heels and smother your impatience as best you may
 ''All of a sudden. some day when you least expect it, the manager calls on you to go in and play. Your fellow players are rather chary of you, and the people in the stand look upon you with eye askance. It is up to you to get out and fill the other fellows shoes; yes. even do better, otherwise the wrath of the 'enraged multitude will descend on your undeserving head Get into the game without any chance of warming Up and, nine out of ten, at a critical moment when to make good means to win and to slip up means to lose. Small wonder that you are nervous.
 The slightest error draws down on you a pile of criticism. Should the reg ular player have made the same mistake 1t would not have been noticed. but with the utility man 1t is set down in big black letters on the page of the managers blacklist.
 "A very short time. even five minutes, may settle the life of man as a ball player. In the highly nervous state of mind and body that you are in when you get your try out. you cannot do yourself justice. There is nothing more galling than to be taken out of the game for
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doing his own scouting these days. Charlie has an original way of sizing up a ball player He never goes near the ball grounds, but just drops into the nearest barber shop and says he has no trouble in getting line on the players. If the Cubs don't get a little closer to the flying Pirates MT. Murphys circle of acquaintances in the tonsorial line is like ly to be quite extensive.
 It is presumed that if Willie Keeler manages the Brooklyn team next year he will have none but married men in the Trolley Town aggregation. Willie owns quite a row of flats in the city of churches and is always on the lookout for desirable tenants. Moreover, Willie might abstract the months rent from the pay envelopes.
 The present eastern trip of the Tigers will have an important bearing on the chances of winning the American league pennant this year. Jennings bunch is not so formidable as it was last year, and unless Hughey can win at least two- thirds of his games on this trip he will hardly count on having an even break in the rush for the wire.
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HICKMAN WINS IN
 SPLENDID GAME

New Orleans, August s.-Hickman triumphed in pitchers battle here to- day and Mobile stopped New Orleans winning streak by scoring a shutout. Wheat's home run was a drive which topped the right field fence and won the game in the seventh inning. Time and again the locals got men on third, but Hickman was steady and kept the few hits he allowed well scattered. Neighbors was expelled from the grounds for kicking on a decision by Pfenninger in the first inning. Score:
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TRAVELLERS WIN
 ON MUDDY FIELD

Memphis, August S.-Todays game was delayed to await the cessation of heavy rainstorm, and was played on muddy grounds that made base running an impossbilfty. Little Rock was suc- cessful in punching hits in the fourth inning and gained a lead which Mem phis was unable to overcome. The game was enlivened by a couple of double plays in which Babb and Daubert dis tinguished themselves. The pitchers were unable to control the ball, and as a result the hitting was heavy on both sides. Score:
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SEABOARD ANNOUNCES
 ANNUAL EXCURSION.

$500 to Washington and re- turn August 14th, good until August 31st. Two trains daily with through sleepers and din ing cars. Make your reserva- tions now. Phone 23S2, office 1927 1st avenue.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At St. Paul: First game, St. Paul 2. To-s ledo 8; second game, Toledo o. St. Paul 1. At Kansas City: First game, Kansas City D. Indianapolis 4; second game, Kan sas City ?, Indianapolis 3.
 At Milwaukee: Milwaukee 5, Louisville ?. At Minneapolis: Columbus ', Minneap- oils 5.
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TEXAS LEAGUE.

las 2.
 At Galveston: Fort Worth 8. Calves ton ?.
 At Oklahoma City: First game. Oklaho- ma City l, Waco A. second game, Ol1la- homa City 1, Waco ?.
 privilege of 70 per cent of the gross receipts Aprea says that when the auto races are combined with the big fight in March the pugilistic attraction would draw at least $100000. Aprea says he has a ball park under contract which will seat at least 10000 people. The promoter is banking on over 3OO00 colored, who will begin now to save money for their ad- mission if the match is clinched. During the last auto races more than 5000 peo- pie came to Savannah to witness them and the boxing game was fourishing in the south at that time.
 It is the intention of MT. Aprea to put on a carnival of attractions for the auto week, and Mir Aprea has Battling Nelson s assurance that he will box Bert Reyes at the time providing the Jeffries-Johnson match is made and secured for the south- ern club
 There is little likelihood that MT. Aprea will get the match, as the limit Of rounds in Georgia is 25, and although Jeff has no doubt he can put Johnson away Tn less than that, would hardly consent to fight on those conditions. Moreover, there will be a good deal more money ir slght on the coast than at MT. Apreas club. A battle between the big boilermaker and the negro would attract the largest crowd that ever gathered at Colma. which Is practically the only place such an event could be pulled off. coffroth stands ready to offer the largest purse ever put up Tor battle and as the coast is Jim g favor ite stamping ground, he will likely look askance at any proposition that would take the fight to any other secuon or the country.
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vanderbiIt's Horse Wins.

Paris, August 8.-Willam K. Wander bilts Sea Sick II won the Prix de Long champs, two miles and one furlong, at Deauville today. MT. Vanderbilt started Bates Delight in the Prix d'Houlgate, six furlongs, for two-year-olds, but the horse was llnplaced.
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 Summary: Two base hits, Senta, Casey, Collins. Sacrifice hits, Cranston, Stolen base, Perry Double play, Dau- bert to Babb to Daubert; Dick to Babb to Daubert. Passed ball, O'Leary. Wild pitch, Dick. Struck out, Buchanan l, Dick 5. Bases on balls Dick 2. Time, 1885. Umpire, Fitzsimmdns.
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.

RESULTS YESTERDAY. Mobile 1, New Orleans o. Little Rock 6. Memphis 1.
 GAMES TODAY. Nashville in Birmingham. Montgomery in Atlanta. Mobile in New Orleans Little Rock in Memphis.
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GAMES ToDA'
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cardinals Shut Out.

St. Louis, August S.--New York with Wiltse pitching, defeated St. Louis in the second game of the series here today, to O. Raleigh, young left-hander from California. worked for St. Louis, and in eight innings held the visitors to three hits. In the ninth, OHara got a base on balls. He stole second and third, and he and Brdwell worked the double steal for the third run. Score: R. H. E. St. Louis .................0o0 900 000-0 o New York .........,.... 900 001 011-3 o
 Batteries: Raleigh, Lush and Phelps; Wiltse and Myers. Time, 1:42 Empires, O'Day and Emsle.
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Summary: Home run, Wheat. Two base hit, Rohe. Sacrifice hits, Weimer, Rohe Struck out. Pruitt 8, Hickman g. Bases on balls. Pruitt 8, Hickman 1. Time, 80. Empires, Moran and Pfen- ninger.
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Other Sports On Page 7

Splendid opportunity to vis- it the east. $18.00 to Washing ton and return, $15.00 to Rich mond and Norfork and return
 via SEABOARD on August IA. Phone 2382. of flee 1927 First Avenue
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Cincy Plays Poorly.

Cincinnati, August S.-Both teams field ed poorly in this afternoon game. Cor ridon, who started poorly in the box for the Philadelphias, finished strong, while his opponent. Spade. was compelled to retire after the third inning. Dubuc pitched well at the finish, but received bad support. Score: R.H. E. Cincinnati .............. 200 900 000-2 6 8 Philadelphia .......... POI 100 0O2-6 10 3
 Batteries: Spade, Dubuc and Mclean; Corridor and Dooin. Time, 1 5O Umpire, Rigler.
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Cubs cIimbina East.

Chicago, August S.-Chicago won Its tenth straight game today, beating Brooklyn to 0. Brown allowed the vis- itors but three hits. Brooklyn's patched up team played poor ball. three of them being caught off the bags. Score:
 R.H .E. Chicago ................. 120 900 22*-7 1 Brooklyn ............ GOO 600 OO0-0 3 4 Batteries: Brown and Archer; Mcintyre and Bergen. Time, 1924 Umpire John- stone.
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Jesse Tannehil. formerly on the Pitts burg and Washington staffs, now living at Dayton, Ky, while enjoying the day at an outing in that city, fell out of tree and disocated his shoulder. Jesse may Ike to enjoy himself that way, but we don't.
 Charlie Murphy, owner of the Cubs, is
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Fans assuredly are hard to please that are not satisfied with baseball that is now being played in both large and small leagues. Games that exceed the regular nine innings are not at all out of the ordinary. Except in most unusual cases this is the result of bril- liant brain work on the part of the effort.
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The first offer for the Jeffries-Johnson fight came from Nick Aprea, president or the Southern Athletic club of Savannah. MT. Aprea offers $So00o for the match with
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It is the general belief that John A. Heydler, now acting president, will re- ceive the nomination. but he will have strong opposition from the New York and Pittsburg clubs During MT. Pulliam's s recent illness MT Heydler filled the of flee in a most acceptable manner. He is a man of wide experience, level-headed and conservative and enjoys the respect of club owners.