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The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
ADVERTISING BY
A BASEBALL CLUB
Relations Between the Detroit Tigers
and San Antonio Go To Prove It's
Effective Publicity.

SAN ANTONIO. MarcA S-lt there
longer exists am doubt a. TO the efti-
cheney OF ball club a. All advertising
medium. such should be speedily 81 -
PEELED Oy The force OF the example
hIch the Detroit Tigers and San An.
tonic Tex. AFFORD
San Antonio's advantages as a win
ter resort began 10 be Systematically
doomed about five years ago but the
owns chaperones had trouble in COM
batting the popularity OF California
and Florida They made some prog
ross. 10 oe sure, but they needed q lot
OF help They went after z champion
ball team a. one OF their winter a.
fractions end landed the Tigers When
the team came here last year there
was bat one first-class hotel In the
city-the Nenger-though the Hot
" ellis outside the town enjoyed fair
tourist trade. Speculative persons
we've completing the 81 Anthony but
the Menger seemed 10 be handling the
traffic without great difficulty.
Now the Menger. the Hot Wells. he
ST Anthony and the Gunter-lhe last
the ,argest OF ail-are all packed with
tourists and a goodly share OF them.
the san Antonio people really believe,
are here because the Detroit baseball
clubs training trips have brought I'll
town 10 the fore as u winter resort
II is this feeling which has induced
the citizens OF the town TO take so
proprietary an interest in the team.
CONTRARY 10 the general rule at winter
resorts. rall players find themselves
genuinely welcome here, right at the
height ~ the season
TO a much less degree-although 20
more definite eXtent-the presence
NJ The Tigers has popularized San An
tcnio with Detroit and Michigan peo-
lie Thete must De easily 800 Michi-
ganders in town and familiar faces
abound BRCSKE.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
MANUFACTURERS LEAGUE
MAY BE DIVIDED FOR 1910
east and West Side Shop Teams To
Form Leaoues--Post-Sea
Series Later.

The Manufacturers Baseball league.
which was oreau!zea by Richard Jack.
son. Of \. c. Srading x Bros. local
store vii! hold q special meeting Tor
The purpose Of elcctlng officers FOR tie
season OF 1919 fms league Was the
most successful one ever organized ia
Detroit. ard the coming season shows
promise Of being more successful thGn
hast. Secretary Meeker mas signifed
his intention &C remain with the
league. and with HE valuable assist
auce this season should DE winner
There ara a number Of new teams that
Vish 10 enter and il may be possible
that there will ne two leagues this
wear. one for the east side and one 10"
the west In case OF there being tN0
leagues there viii be held at the close
~ the season a post-season series 20
Gecide the city championship me
south Michigan baseball league and
other Or jfessionai baseball leagues
nave signed mp a number OF last wear )
players. bat all the teams have plenty
al new material 10 work with when
viii give the big professional leagues
a chance o look over some good bail
rlayers COR the season or 1911 The
iaeeting is called for Thursday evening
a. 1:30 az Spald!ng's Sport Snop. no.
- Wood vard-aNe.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
JEFF. JOHNSON FIGHT
IN RACE TRACK ARENA
Erleryville Seems To Have the Oal'
Unless New Controversy
Develops.

SAN FRANCISCO, March S.-Tha
outside world is wondering today
whether the agreement maze between
Tex RicKerd ana Jack Gleason. JOINT
promoters or the Jenries-JOhnson ba
lie. &C. stage the big fight on July n
AZ arena within the race tIach en-
closure OF the California Jockey club
Pr Emeiyville. Alameda county vas
r,aGe For keeps OF whether some
new dispute will come up 10 reopen
the controversy which had been going
ON between the TWO promoters foF
weeks
While Gleason was not present az
tie conference at which this was de
cided. Richard stated that Gleason had
given lis approval OF the Emeryville
site. Richard has the signed agree
merits al Thomas H. Williams, pres!-
dent OF the jockey clue and Mayor
Christie. OF Emeryville. in which both
signify their Willingness 10 have the
fight Iut or In Alameda county, bit
has no secured a formal permit from
the town board OF trustees. II this IS
forthcoming the wrangling over a site
for the holding Of the night viii be
definitely settled.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
simmons Rises to Dissent.

George simmons IS one ~ the ~ ger
cite kindergarten who refuses % sIn-
SCH be- 10 tie general theory tuat Work o.
ing "A sore muscle through the same
form OF effort in whlrh the SORENESS
was sustained. l. going TO take the
agony ont.
"Th, only way 60 start playing bail
IN the spring" ~ alleges lis 20 get
good and sore. The ouly way 20 get
ia OF tie soreness j. 10 KEEP plugging
along a. best one cen. ny 20 the TIM.
tn. hardened muscles can take carr or
tie load without stralriHg tatustl yes.
1--WE heard OF PLAYERS VINO could 10
through "A training season aud M tHefH-
selves for hard games Of hal. without
ever getting sore. but don believe ~
any more ttan 1 do the claim of some
fellows Inat more work will take the
soreness out \ man can Timber up a
bit after working. hlt "a" soreness -
about as bad after Dc gets through AS
IL was fl the first place
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09

zBYSzKO BEAT
ERNEST FENBY
Michigan Man Put Up Game Bat
tie and Was Not Thrown for
More Than an Hour.

strength and endurance won m the
wrestling match between Stanislaus
ZbySzko, the Polish champion. aud
ErneS, Fenby. The Michigan neayN
weight in Light Guard armory. Wear
!ns his man down in 4 contest Ct
strength almost A. much as sk;ll.
ZUyszko was able Ia bear Fenby down
N lutte more than an hour The
second fail was much easier.
IL Was = great occasion for tnc
Polish population aud the demonstra-
uon thar followed Was a memorable
one. Some OF The more enthusiastic
of our Polish citizens are ceieogatiug
ne event YET,
While Feuby vas beaten, he gained
rather than lost in presIige in the eu-
counter IN quiclness and ability ne
slowed himself the equal OF the giant
pale and. Instead OF making a defen-
siye battle. tooh the aggressive all
through he bout Sheer preponder.
ance OF muscle was the factor that
won the match on the showing made,
Zbyszko noes not look like the man
who can aefeat Frank GotCh
one very commendable feature was
that the bout was clean and the con
testants. although trying all the time.
di0 nor use rouge tactics or maui each
other unnecessarily. Most or the NJ
state money wa-s bet on Fenbys stay
ing = half nour Nitn the Pole and the
visitors took AWAY quite few bets ON
mis- proposition
The wrestlers did not 20 10 the ms
for nearly IL minutes after the start
q the bout. sparHps Tor holds. When
they did 60 TO the floor, Fenby was
behind ana he worked hard 10 get d
hold that woull gain him the full
Zbyszko was perfect on defense, how
ever. and The Two aiternated on the Of
fensiye through the hour. several times
coming 10 their feet again
They had wrsstled about SIX m'n'
.utas OF the second hour when ZoyszE9
got a half nelson am crotch hold win
which he Non the lal,. FenDy was just
ns much ON the lggle sslve IN the sec
oud bout and az one time II looked as
il he would get the fall having the
Poles arm twisted up behind his bac x
lin hammegIock Zoyszko sippe /
out OF this. however. and won the
iall in II minutes win half-ne.son
Frank Costing threw Floyd CutcAe"
in the semi-dnai bout in ID minutes
sat lost the decision. The agreement
having been that lie throw CutchrT
twice. L.awrenct and Jorgenson dTe|
in the preliminary exhibition
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
SPEER is RELEASED,
BUSH STILL UNDECIDED
The Detroit Clubs HoId-out Squad Has
Materially Diminished
Stansqe Reports.

Pitcher iieorEa Sheer, who refused
to sign his Detroit contract and asked
Tor his release. has been disposed oi
20 the Bunalo club OF the Eastern
league He was lot quite good enoush
cor the dig shov ana MS holding out
decided the matter
Owen Bush j. expected in town F.,
day TO talk thinss over again with
President Navlu before leaving for tie
south Win the veteran squad.
Oscar Stanage mss reported az san
Antonio and is very heavy lie made
part OF the trip with Pitchers Walters
If New York Americans and Overall
O. the Chicago Cubs.
"Wednesday is the date OF the sec.
cnd gam uctwcei tne Tiger Juniors
and the san 4ntonla team
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
WORRYING over An Arm.

n the cupping process that seems 90
have uelp"a Bill pcpONan.S arm really
restores % 20 it, pr slime VigOr, a. u
came back ga 1907 after q similar per
ioa of doubt. VIE BIZ will %" indeed
a happy athlete It's disquieting feel
INK for anyone 10 think that TIE bread =
winning asset ou which he uas relied
FOR wears il "A doubtful matter but it :
doubly Pheasant 10 entertain opposite
sentiments when one has been through
the former exp 'r."nCe.
doubt II there has ever been an
arm over waich au equal amount OF
fuss has been made I'm similar amount
~ time As that which took place dul-
as the object OF soliCitude. The rah-
bInas and kneadlugs and dopiues came
TO 81 climax or the day preceding the
nnal game Of She series. ~ Wa an ot
daf. and Ril! was Instructed bE his
mates 90 DO nothing but baby that arm
and give ~ what ia needed.
An ostt opath worked on II al the
morning after which BIZ carried W
out 10 the park whore Trainer TuthilI
gave ~ massage until he was ready ga
collapse from "Nhau~tion Thtn blt
Edgar Wulett rubbed and pokcd away
a. IL until darkness fell After dinner
fhc arm was shot full % electricity
81 knew ID was ao use tlt" nluNt"
started To warm up on saturday. said
Bill recently, perhaps W" nad rrallN
o.,-er-doue tho proposition. Bat there
VAS nothing Left except 10 go throuEh
with IA and AZ ~ turned out, 10 wasn't
tLe failure OF our pitchers that lost as
tbe deciding. game ANYHOW. which is
sonle small consolation
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
BY PAUL HALE eRusKe.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March Sit
will be up TO the indianapolis club of
the American association 10 get itself
a brand new ontAt OF bats this spring
"a fact Of which Manager Charlie
Carr is doubtless aware by this time.
The only alternative is diligent
search of the baggage stOrehousc at
knights Key. which is some 500 miles
south of Jacksonville, Fla ia an un-
frequentcd locality Thereby hangs a
tale which harks back TO the old day
when MI Carr was an American
league first basemau
One afternoon. when Carr was a
member OF the Cleveland club. the
Maps @cre opposing Detroit and the
Tigers worked themselves into a DO.
sltion where hit looked as II II
would win. Mcintyre was az bat and
he nit the bail 90 Terry Turner. who
threw 90 Carr 10 time apparently. to
catch the runner Mattv was dead
cock In the pit. hut as he tore past he
madr quick little move with his
trusty left ard spun tho ball out ~
Cars capacious mitt. run scoring
from third base on play which
should have retired the side.
Mr.. Carr was peeved ana. as Matty
returned TO the base the big iuiielder
ewhng his mitt around full force bang.
ms McIntyro on the ear and Sendiug
him sprawlinc \ grand free-for-all
was narrowly averted. for the bleach.
ers didn't love Mr.. Carr particularly
and had taken huge enjoyment in his
discontinue Order was restored
however. tand the game proceeded
without further incident. Mcintyre
rubbing his stunr ear which rang for
several DAYS thereafter.
Carr passed from the league into
the minors aud last winter his club
Visited Cuba ON a barn stormlng trip,
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
Why the indianapolis Bats
Are MarOOned at Knights Key

Just preceding the Tigers II 50 hap
pened that. when departing there was
some misunderstanding regarding the
shipping OF the indianapolis family bat
bar and n was left behind Carr ask
ed DOME Bush 10 write Mclntyr"
who was manager OF The Tigers hen
in Cuba. and ask him 10 bring the
HoOsier bat, home
The very nerve or him calculated
Mcintyre who never forgets a grudGe
Bring his bats home, en- Well. I'll
put them on the boat but I'm goat
if IN pay SO freight on them from
Havana 10 indianapolis "
OF course. the denunment was not
LONG postponed The indianapolis
ats were surplus baggage and the
Tiger management refused 10 pay for
them when the reckoning was taken
some Mules out OF Havana on the re-
turn uip There was nothing left
but To put ihe sticks Of az the first
stop and threat 20 do this very thing
WAS called ly tho Tiger manager
Tut en- OF for all ! care. said he
And put em of they did al knight $
KEY. or whatever the name of the
place happens 10 be
No lntyra'c ear hasn't been ringing
for some wears since but his sausfac.
iion has been long while coming
Now he H. avenged
Incidentally Matty saws there are
TWO clubs with which he will never
play when the Inevitable time comes
that h. is forced 90 seek other pas.
lures than the left garden in Detroit
where he has starred for so long. One
of them for obvious reasons. IS in.
dianapohs-tor SO long a period as G..
carr Is the manager az any rate The
other is Toledo. for Matty will never
forgive Bill Armour for what he still
believes one OF the rankest pieces OF
Injustice Of which ball played vas
ever a viCum
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
.Rt eAnF Dor
- - - -
"a. Hall springs a New one

Little Memo. as Harry Ball. the
Adrian graduate has come TO bH known
around To. training camp. pulled new
one me other dan which came SEA near
depicting situation IS To earn en-
baImiug oL this page
The sterling band az sore muscird
athletes was on the .tal houug fur TIE
bali yard. Tile date was right AT the
most aEonlZiub stag" OF tie 'ArB day :
OF the training season. WacU everyone
was so lame that tAe least little ever
ton caused genuine pain TIC DAY :
work stln ahead loomed up ASoulL-
inglt. ln "a corner gathered " orhs
Drake casey and KIN. Amrst % AL
tav band OF clipples Not BolsterouslN
but with stiff-u~ckvd dignity. they
uumntd harbyr- Shop chords
Them Mr. ball regarded ont ot tie
tai ~ his eye ana griuuei.
They re dCiDg that ga keep tHCtr
nerve Up sald ne lint can't sing
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09

ciscos climate IS positiyely the worse
iu the country Tor "A bah PLAYER. COM
ms back INTO Frisco from any other
town U.s. lake stepping from summer into
hate fan tc SAYS.
\ peculiar coincidence is In the fact
That Browning and Vance were to
gether ia the Te&as league couple
o. seasons ago
Lister and simmons OF the Tigerrtte
hand huNe been mp in the big league be-
fore .l-trl Nith cleveland and sim
mons with a." Giants However the
former never got a spring trip out OF IL
brakr aud Ban. rival candidates foI
the outheld. are almost nrighbors "a
home. nan coming from BucNruS and
Drake from FiudiIN The former has
oftt seen the latter play
p.l Drake surely ns~ 10 in Tot
GtolEa Stallings. for whom a. once
worried az Newark y j ~ he sticks
iu fast company he viii start some
thing whra tGr New Works drop into
our town. BRUSH r
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
stage is HOPEFUL.
Thinks Football May Be Made Safe
and Virile Game

Coach \ a. Stagg OF the University
OF Chicago returned 70 the maroon
camn with new lease OF life and
popularity for football as the result
OF his four DAYS OF laboratory expert
ments with the University OF Arkan-
sas team That a simple. safe. inter
esting and virile new game Will be
evolved Tor next year was The coach's
summary OF his unique test.
The most definite and striking OF
Coacn Stages conclusions gained in
Arkansas strengthened his belief that
pushing and pulling can be done away
with. diving tackles eliminated and
the forward pass reconstructed on
faster and simpler lines without detri-
ment to the game lie will have a
long list Of fTsthand opinions 20 pre-
sent 10 the national football rules COM
mittee when il meets March - IN
New York To pass ON the 1910 rules.
The forward pass tests furnished
the coach with some ~ his best ma
terial The maroon leader il expected
10 recommend his plan unreservedly
20 the committee Coach Stagg pro
posed rule will provide that the ball
ms. be thrown over the line of scrim
mage anywhere that If Il Is touched
! in the air by a PLAYER OF either team
IT'D becomes their free property and
, II Al II the ball hits the ground before
/ h has been touched by player Of
either team " cannot be touched by a
layer OF the offending side until one
Of the defending team has touched IL
The Arkansas test brought on, the
( wisdom 81 limiting the PLAYERS who
may receive th" Uass 90 thc men or
( the ends OF the line Coach Stag 90
( lir,es the defense could not meet a
/ forward pass attaci, il uer baCl or
1.-The line were allowed 10 receive ~,
/ ball The eliminating OF the pena 8
IN case the ball hits the ground &C
cording 10 the coach viii make Tie
!ame faster bv doing away with TO
~ lnotouous delays
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
Savage Paid $4,000 for
George daR0. Great RAJ, horse

George Gauo 2.o34.. acknowl-
edged 20 bee q PAGER with Two
minute possibilities and one OF
inc grearesr race horses that
ever looked through a bride
has been added 10 the Savage
champions The great stallion
has been purchased by VI W
Savage. OF Minneapolis. for $50
O"0. he will be delivered on
the first day ~ September. at
which time ho will become the
stable mate. travelling compan-
ion and racing partner OF the
worlds TWO fastest and most IA
NOUS horse. Dan Patch. 80.
and, Minor heir. l:59 -
GeUrgn Gano's breeding and
his 1909 performance made him
very desirable purchase Tor
he Minneapolis millionaire
horsemdn whose hobby ia 10
run corner on two-minute
PAGERS As soon as Savages
stable has closed the season az
Los Angeles. Cal and been
shipped To- Minnesota. the own.
81 of Dan Patch and Minor Heir
began negotiations Tor The pur
chase ~ George Gano.
With thc acquiring Of George
Gano. Savage has not only add
I'd greatly TO the breeding pos
sibilities OF the northwest. bat
he has perfected a combination
that should prove attractive at
race meetings and fairs.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09

money is anNiously looked forward 10
by every member of the party. with
one possible exception.
The appreciation which the BOYS
have shown OF tho privilege that -
Being accorded them is mirrored Ia
the manner in which they have Dr.
ported themselves here. both on and
on the field Up TO date there has
been absolutely no occasion IN when
Hughie jennings has been forced 10
apply or even threaten discipline The
kids have been early TO bed and early
10 rise. And they have walked the
narrow path through their waking
hours
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
, sam Antonio Custom.

quaint custom that prevails 300 th'
d,ping-room OF the Menger hotel g.
siwavs one OF the interesting features
Of ~. day for the PLAYERS "t tn be
tr,it cIub. now quarteIed there. Twic"
esrr day before luncheon and dinner
rcttrs the walters of Ire hotel 10 the
,utoher OF 20 or moro. FORM Ia line az
ono end Of the dining room, eath
erned with napkin in each hand ana
70 mo tune ~ some good. old planta-
to- melody or camp-meetlhE hymn,
,,roresd 10 shoe the fies ont throtgb
ihc open doors ana windows ~ tn
nrposite end az the Rlg room. IL iF
hmm a block from OnN end OF tl" dih-
ing-roorn. around the corner INTO the
,yins and back again and tines u-uall'
make the trip twice before catH meal.
J'ie entire npc'atl'u is tu plain Tow
~ tho uccupa ute of the uItlW gardens
h., tGe Two courts vuicA the hotel en-
..iose, aud theSe. are always Oiled WITH
.,.,.fators vino ..atNcr tV So" the pc
,tfIar Performance and To- listen o. tho
music .rhieh is really inspiring Yhe
i.a1,iwaIter at trr Meuger is rN
,,oud OF his male chorus and 10 d.
Ptnr gossip iu town that uo walter can
a.t a lob here unless De- is posses sed
or ,o,pf- talents at the least above iHt
fg e.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
TAIP A TREAT TO
THE YOUNGSTERS
UNDER HUlGHlE
And they Are an Appreciative Lot.
Too, for They Recall Other Train
ing Trips That Were OF a
Different Order.
Kids Are Playing Ball at Their Top
Clip and Are Giving the Club the
Best They Have in Every Way.

SAN ANTGNlO, Tex, March Sit
is probably costing the Detroit base
ball club in the neighborno0d oi SfVv
for each or the members ol the in
dergarten class which has beeL per
forming down here under the ieAas
sun. In all probability the invest
mcnt will prove itself worth WhiIe,
yet. If il doesn't. Messrs \allh auG
Yawkey can perhaps find some saiis-
faction in the nndoubted fact that the
young players who have laken the
trip have experienced something
which they viii treasure IN their
memories for years.
Most of the boys appreciate the
treat which they are getting IN TINS
''farthest south trip OF the Die
leagues. The refnements in The
methods OF travel. the high-class nos
pitality of the hotel. the welcome OF
the PEOPLE OF San Antonio. the per
feet appointments OF the turkish
bath and Tire special street car ser
Vice-an are commented on with an
appreciation that has an element oil
wonder in IL.
Ii has been veritaDle ARABIAN
Nights entertainment for the kids, ana
!; would break the heart OF any OF
them. were he TO ne told there was
no chance of his being member oi
the cAmp next year.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
TEN HIGH SCORES.
INDINIDI Al EVENT.
TMo-ME\ I:NE\T.

baiker and Waterman. cleveland LIS
Erickson and JaerErs. oshkosh. " III
and Campbell :. Bend 30
SJudWahl and Wilson, chicago 49,. , -
Halt and Lane Washington. Pa /"
shaw aud ltiVist. chicago. .,.... lis
~irltrd aad suffer. Washington. 4 lis
Is noll and GRADER tleA eltud .... Il :
D. sif4Iypr and D. IIaiuS Omaha. ...... I y =
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
Ness Makes Big Leap.

Take the case OF his Jonn Ness,
for instance.
There is some difference between
training up in the Wisconsin state
league and here" he remarked the
other evening. In that league you
get into shape as best YOU can. IN the
cold. The warmest workout We GOT
up at Madison last spring. was In
hall owhere We played indoor baseball.
SAY. it's an awful jump from that sort
OF thing 10 this. ali in one year.
And. If a man wouldn't get into
shape for Jennings with All the
chance he's given down here. ne won
get into shape for anybody and ought
to be kicked out of baseball That
the way | feel about il. anyhow.
The sentiments were characteristic
of the way most OF the kids feel about
II, and several OF them echoed the
Quiet Germans resume of the case.
The party vas sitting. as 1t CHANGED,
out In front OF the Menger, enjoying
the cool of the evening. Across the
plaza Is a long row OF curiO stores ana
similar shops Above part OF the row
Is a sort OF third-class hotel. the din
ing-room of which is conducted on
the bar plan. the guests occupying
high stools down one side.
Frank Browning pointed over 10
the hostelrv.
when was playing with the Waco
club in this Texas league we used to
stop across the street and | can re
member looking over at this hotel aud
making up my mind that, sometime,
when | had made my pile. I'd come
down here and treat myself 10 week
or two at the Menger. never had
the least idea I'd ever be here as a
ball player. And none OF YOU who
haven't stopped at that joint across
the street can imagine what IL means
to me TO be here right now
Paying the CLUB Back.
Undoubtedly the kids are more APP
preciative than would have been the
case. had colts and veterans all come
south together. The blase air which
some OF the older players adopt re-
sarding accommodations and ar
engagements would probably take a
good share OF the glamor of the trip
There is nothing Of this sort In evi
dence now. however Life is one glad
sweet song and the date when the
team can take the road and earn some
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
SPORTING NOTES.
Illegal shoe co. team has applied ia,

Illegal shoe q 20. team has applied for
official rvcosBft ION or the score OF II6
pins totaled by them ln city league
bow ling series at ST Louis They
bt ~ Jed the three games ON certified all
Ievs Jules Scnmitt averaged rs 30
in the series
willie Hoppe now leads NornInEstar
ir their billiard match.
y. VI. 4. \. basketball Ave plays In
Toronto Thursday ana Friday.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
az Minor Mention,

Tre miuut, Btckendorf takes his
rItce behind tlc/hat things brighten
rp Hughle d. starting practice with
casey and calling oR Beck 10 ginger
things 100, when The lam" athletes Dr..
XII tu lag
M4ttv McTntvrr wishes HuGht- jon
Ufuns aud Frank NtNiu would sign
some bah player VINO can howl. IL
has had To- turn down challenge from
q local team because or lack OF mater
TAI
Frank Browning says that san Fran
The Detroit times., 1910-03-09
D. a. c. Basketball

Oiivet college basketball five play
the fast y. VI. /. team in d. 4 G.
gymnasium "Wednesday evening.