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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-11
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DUNDEE ELIMINATES
BANTAM ASPIRANT

NEW YORK, April 1O.-In another In
stallment of featherweight elimination
bouts designed eventually TO pick a fit
champion. Johnny Dundee OF New York
defeated Tommy Houck OF Philadelphia
tonight. The fight went ten rounds, at
the end Of which Houck was beaten
badly.
The second bout between Joe Coster
OF Brooklyn and Jimmy Walsh Of Boston
proved so slow that the referee in the
eighth round stopped II and declared It
mo contest"
There were three bouts In the bantam
weight class, each OF SIX rounds. Bat
tl!1g Henry OF this city defeated Ed
ward McCloskey Of Philadelphia; Fred
die Diggins of Philadelphia defeat ed
Young Rosner OF this city.
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jamestown Entries.

BY international News Service.
JAMESTOWN, Va. April lo,-Thurs-
days entries:
First Race-seling, four and one
haf furlongs: Our Duchess. 100:
Sweet Times. 11o: Lottie X.
Pretty Molly. Marie T., Ringing.
Second Race-Mne and six furlonss.
hurdle: Aunt June l15; Wake, l04: Day
Belle. 1O2; Sam Weller. 1872, Firestone.
Third Raee-SelIing. hye and
los: Tom Melton. l0S: Aviator
l0i: Blanche Francis. IO5 Frank
Ruhstaller. l03.
Fourth Racc--Six fmlongs: The Rump.
I06; Rod and Gun. iol; Little Erne. IO2
Henotic, Deduction. 1903; Hampstead, los
Tick Tack. l13.
FIFTH Race-Flye and a half furiongs:
Hidden Hand. III: Royal Onyx. IOs;
Mon Ami, III: Harcourt los: Narnoc
Winning Smile. los; Fanchette. 10s.
Sixth Race-SiX furlongs O. L. Bus
ter kerrna. 1o7: Perthshre. Napa Nick,
10; Richard Reed. lo5; Lone Ben. 1o7
Eye straw, Senca IL. King Ayondale
l01: Red Bob 100
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presence OF zeder on FIRST, Rath at Sec
ond and Weaver at short along with
the addition Of Mattick to the outfield
contribute to make the Chicago lads the
most promising club in the organization.
Manager. Callahan also believes that
his pitching star VIII display much
Improvement. Walsh and Sullivan will
be the battery tomorrow.
The big question about the Tigers will
be the pitching staff. with Cobb and
Crawford hitting at thoir usual stride
the Tigers are always dangerous. and
II the Tigers get q bit OF pitching this
summer Jennings Will again head an out
NJ that must be given a great chance
at the flag.
The Cleveland fans believe that this
Is their year. They figure that they
Will have a great pitching staff and that
with Lajoie and Jackson hitting as they
did last yeer that the Maps look like
winners
The Highlanlders and the st. Louis
Browns do not look bright The Browns
we're, badly trounced by the St Louis
Cardinals.
The trouble between Ed Sweeney and
President Farrell certainly has done the
Yankees no good.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-11
SALT LAKES "WHITE
HOPE" PROSPEROUS

Jack Leon, the Russian giant. who
switched managers yesterday, Is one OF
the most thrifty boxers In the business
today He is only % years of age, but
he has saved money Manager Hagan
Is anxious 10 match him against any
heavyweight wrestler or boxer. barring
nobody. but Leon himself will not con-
sent 10 take on man very much
smaller than himself because he does not
want 10 injure anyone, Mark Shaugh-
messy, the manager, who leaves for Butte
today says that Leon is the most prom-
ising white hope" in America today. He
believes that he can beat Al Palzer or
any of the others who have been so much
better advertised than Leon. II physique
would win Leon surely could gain the
victory. He weighs 2i4 pounds. hns a
reach Of 81 inches. longer than any other
boxer In the world.
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JOCKEY TURNER WINS
TWO Of SIX RACES
Boy Who Rode Every Winner
but One Tuesday IS First
Only Twice.
" International News Service,

By International News Service
CHARLESTON, s c., April 10
Jockey Turner who won six out OF
seven races yesterday, won only two to-
day. The attendance was light because
OF the rain. Results:
First Race-Four and one-hslf
furlongs, selling: Rosturtium los
6FaR; 8 q. ,u;, to L.; zwoniio Christ Christ.
Ralph Lloyd 1o7 (Peak). s to l, third,
Time, % 3-5. Clinton. Early Light,
Maury Boy, Cedar Brook and Miss
Edith also ran.
Second Race-Five furlongs: Country
Boy. 11S Wilsom. to 2. won. Felix,
G1ounsberry): Is 10 /. third. Time, 1;oS
2-s Dora NJ, Lutz, Hughie Quinn, Cliff
Top, elsie Herndon, Jay p King Dixon,
Letourno and Jim Milton also ran.
Third Race-Six furlongs; Granite,
l1a 5Koeerner}. to 5. Won Won ponau, i i
Wanover). TO 1. third, Time 1:l5.
Pharaoh. Endymion II. and suffragist also
ran.
Pierre Dumas. 1o2 (Turner). II to 5,
second; Stairs, 1o1 tchappelD,- 60 to 1.
third. Time. l:02 Is Grace Nc, Lady
McGee and PLANT also ran.
Nounsberry). 0 to /. won; Medrick. ia
ner]. is to /, third Time. 1:2s s-5.
Gu Bon. Parkview, sureget and Efrendi
Sixth Race-one mile: Jacobite, 1o7
turner, to i; won; Joe. Rose. lis
dy.. 1o7 tMoore). 4 to |. third. Time.
l:44 So. Stare, Indian Maid Rash,
Charles Strauss and Otllo also ran.
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CURLEY IS ASKED To
WAIT FEW DAYS YET
Salt Lake Business Man Wires
Johnson-Flynn Promoter
$500 May Be Raised.

The local business man who has re-
vived the project of bringing the John
Flynn boxing bout to Salt Lake yes
terday wired Jack Curely In response to
his statement that he would stage II
adjacent to Salt Lake II $500 were raised
here. Curley was told that one OF the
principal subscribers was out OF town,
but II he would wait until this sub
scribers return 1t was likely the money
would be Forthcoming. II the bout Is
pulled of anywhere. 1t looks as II Salt
Lake could get It now II persons inter
ested would take hold OF the project in
earnest The one business man who has
been In telegraphc correspondence with
Curley has not enough time 10 look
after the matter himself
CHICAGO. April l0.-Dennis Stroud
and Smith Robertson Of FL Paso con-
ferred with Jack Curley here today re-
garding the staging OF the Johnson Flynn
fight at Juarez- They said they had OBJ
tained the consent OF the Mexican gov
ernment TO hold the contest and that they
were ready to deposit $4,000 as a guar
antee of good faith. Las Vegas, y. M.
and Elko, New. are said to be bidding
for the battle. Curley said he would an
nounce the site next Saturday,
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FIVE-lNNING GAME
WON BY IRBY'S TEAM
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
PROVO, April i0.--After five innings
had been played between Helena and the
Retail Clerks OF Salt Lake. and the
score stood TO in favor OF Helena. n
terrific windstorm started. compelling
the ending OF the game. Walter Heir OF
Provo umpired to the satisfaction OF
both sides. Elliott, the Provo recruit.
made home run and was cheered by
his townsmen. Irby says Elliott looks
better every time he plays. Batteries
Helena: Hatch and BroEan. Retail
Clerks: Jensen and Hogan.
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play Ball" Is Cry in
Both Big Leagues Today
Presidents Of Major Organizations Predict
Hottest Competition Pubic Has
Ever Seen.
AMERICAN.
ST. Louis at Chicago.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Boston at New York.
NATIONAL.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Pittsburg at st, Louis,
New York at Brooklyn.
Philadelphia at Boston.
BY international News Service


IIIICAGO April 10Thee three national the
United this Two Of them start tomorrow ets
~ forget the political for a while
they talking about presidential candidates New York to-
all Russell Ford the sole of conversation
they discussing the chances of candidates Oho9 Nix
Harry Hank ODays chances much interesting
subjects the of Champ Clark Missouri tongue?
indeed busy with the Of Roger
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HIGH TO
PLAY WITH JORDAN

Coach Christensen selected the Granite
nlsh school baseball team Yesterday
afternoon and utll play against the Jor-
Dan team this afternoon. TIE game will
be pleyHd on the Jordan diamond and
Granite lineup: Bailey. Rich G Nc
ConnelI lCaptJ. Fox. p; Thorun, 10
staten, 3D.; Aushcrman (Mgr), 5b,
hlasssrd. Sc; Trevers. II. Fox. CT: Cor
den. Tame, RI,
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HaYns in Training,

NEW YORK. April 1o.--Johnny Hayes,
former Marathon champion, has com
menced training in Berlin for the inter :
national professional Marathon scheduled
to be run In May,
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BY International News Service.
TOLEDO. April l0.--rhe Mudhans wod
the opening game OF the season mere with
the Milwaukee club In close and eN
citing contest, by score OF 10 ,. Both
clubs used tWo pitchers, Toledo talken-
berg and James, and Milwaukee Hovlick
and Nicholson, Toledo won the game IN
the ninth when Flick singled, advancnd
TO third on Joness error and scored m
Griggs's single 10 left Fourteen thou
sand Witnessed the onening
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Fletcher Is Improving .

Coach Richardson OF the high school
gave the trnck boys some fine points
YESTERDAY Fletcher has been showing
I'D fine In the pole vault. fJe has been
going over nine feet easily. Coach Rich
ardson thinks that ne con make a place
in the state track meet.
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STAR CATCHER AT
HIGH SCHOOL AGAIN

The high school baseball BOYS were
given rest yesterday afternoon. OLE
son, GALLAGHER and Fitzpatrick went 10
Provo to play the Retail Clerks and
Wsrd and Cehoou did not show up for
practice Clarence Johnson. last years
catcher. returned TO school Yesterday.
lie Will strengthen the team greatly The
game with the university second team
has been postponed from Friday after
noon 20 Saturday morning al 10 o'clock.
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Sumner Seconds Win,

On the grounds at Seventh South and
Third East streets the Summer sscondu
baseball nine yesterday defeated the
Little Stars, Fl to l3 Two-ba hite
were made by Elmer Wylc and Joseph
Reese
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-11

NEW YORK. April 1o.-AnnounceIne.na
was made BY the United states stes
g.. books March 81 totals 5.303.s4l tons
against 6.i54,200 tons February ~.
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Blueiay Ball Team Wins.

The Bluejay baseball team yesterday
defeated the Lucky Nine by the score o
to /. The contest was on the diamong
streets
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Oouirrh Team Wins.

Oquirrh baseball team at Utah field in
a fast game yesterday. Score. l3 TO Z.
Features Of the game we're a three base
hit by Wood and fancy fielding by
Gouker.
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Baseball Scores

At New Nationals Irregular, :
ale, Nationals tsecond). H. Yale. =
At Princctnp-Prlnceton -: Lehigh o.
AZ 50. Joseph. Mo.-Pittsburg. II: st
Joseph. 10
cans. second team FL
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Mistakes arc easily made, but you
make DO mistake when YOU plant
Nogeler s seeds; but be sure they are
Vogeler's IS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-11

There are big League club owners
greedy enough 10 hope that the races
this year win be as close they were
In 1908. But you won't hear any mana
gers expire ssipg such a hope The year
1905 was an awful one for politics. The
first pages were so full OF Brown, Everss
Mathewson Cobb. Jones. Walsh. Clarke
and Joss that there was no room left
for such unimportant personages as mere
candidates.
ChIcago's idoI the Cubs. are at food.
bound Cincinnati for the meritorious
purpose OF humping the redlegs.
Over in Cleveland the Detroit Tigers
will try 10 get off in front. using the
valued Maps as the staircase. The
world champion Athletics with about
the same lineup that brought havoc upon
the naughty, cffete Giants. will take
the Iowly Senators In as guests.
The Boston Pilgrims. now owned by
Jake Stahl, have battle on their hands
ut New York.
Pittsburg will be at st. Louis. His
honor. the mayor OF New York, will
cross the bridge leading into Brooklyn
and toss the ball which VIII be used
by the Giants and Trolley Dodgers.
Finally there are the Phillies, who
pDen up at BOSTON
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Grant School Wins.

At Eighth South and Main streets yes.
terday the Grant school baseball teaf21
defeated the whittier team. TO =.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-11
Trolley League Meeting,

A meeting OF the Trolley league VIII .
held at the Western Arms this evening
All managers are expected to attend
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-11

BY InternAtlOnaI News Service.
City opened the American association
season here today with the Columbus
team and was defeated. 30 TO 8. In we'll
contested game. The day was cool, but
ence. Neither team presented the line
lip that II expects 10 use through the
season.
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Coast Games Postponed.

Telegraphic advices from Pacific Coas;
league cities announce that rain again
postponed all the games yesterday.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-11
IYnfi,,sd Steel Tonnage,

Y,M. NJ. /. A. ball, Wandamere' fh'
day, April 1o.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-11
HUGE CROWDS ATTEND
ASSOCIATION GAMES
Opening of League Season
Draws Out Audiences Aver
aging More Than 10000.
BY International News Service.

By International News Service.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. April i0.-Be(ors :
crowd OF 10000 the Minneapolis team d
the American association defeated the TO-
cal club by the score or TO 4 In ths
opening game OF the season this after.
noon. home run by Rossmsn in tn.
second inning was feature Mayol
Head pitched the hrst ball.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-11

Y. NJ. N. I. A. ball, Wandamere, Fri
day. April IL,
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News Service.

by international News Service.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind. April l0.-St.
Paul, In garrison finish, nosed out the
Indians In the opening game Of the
American association season this after
noon, winning I to The game went
ten innings. Real baseball weather
greeted the players and the fans turned
out 10000 strong. Walsh. the ST, Paul
initial sacker, slammed the ball out near
the 3egpolc for home run,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-11
Charleston Entries.

By International News Service,
CHARLESTON, S. c., April 10-Only
six races Thursday. The entries.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-11
Lynch Is Happy.

President Lynch of the National
league. as already related in The Trib-
une. believes that the fight just start
Ing in this league will be one OF the
most exciting In the history OF the or
ganIzation. And the four which are
given a chance for the championship are
on foreign soil in the first game Of the
The Giants, the Cubs Phillies and
Pirates are considered the contenders
IN the National league and wise base
chance. or course. II will be the Giants
against the field for the pennant win
ners Of the wear. Manager McGraw be-
lieves he will have strong aggreGa-
For the Cubs the big bear expects to
he on first and the fact that Evers has
ressined his health Is most reassurlng.
A stronger pitching staff is also a hope
OF the Cub leader.
McGraw Is OF the opinion that he will
oe able to repeat his success of last
year. Mathewson and Marausrd are
again his hopes on the slab. The re-
mainder OF the team Will probably line
up as did the aggregation which faced he
worlds champions.
horses In the National league race. Man
ager pooin Is certain that his men will
DC risht p1rUd,i Ep With Il the leaders,
the chances OF the Pittsburg team II ne
pitches good ball Clsrhe's Pirates will be
be In the race. II he fails II is difficult
Inc other four teams in the National
league may have been strengthened dur
Ing the winter but they are not con-
sidered strong enough 10 give the other
teams n scare.
Manager ODay will be watched with
interest In Cincinnati
The Boston Doves also will attract
much attention Here is a crew which
should punish almost any twirler. hut a
bad pitching staff Is likely 10 more
than offset the batting strength OF the
tailenders OF last year.
American League,
President Pan johnson Of the Ano-i
can league promises the greatest yesr in
the history OF baseball.
Never Old season seem moro prom
tsinF. he says. He believes the race viii
be hotter than ever before
The teams are going IN 10 win. The
Detroit Tigers promise 10 be lust as
strong as they vere last year.
The Boston Red Sox seem 10 have
added considerable strength 20 their clul
while The Cleveland Maps and the chi.
csgo White SoX are formidable a.
Since Connie Mack is going into N.
season with practically the samc lneuI
With which he made his fight last year
i lis difficult 10 sec where hls team car
be any stronger.
The addition OF Jake stahl 20 th.
Boston team has made that club on.
OF the fnvorites The Red Sox wcr.
weak Ali season at first base and N.
presence Of the big fellow from the Uni
verslty or Illinois Is expected TO Ill tn
The Chicago White Sox look 10 s-ve,
good men for general improvement. Th
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announced Tor Friday -
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
The Column of Constantine

r HIS famous column was raised by
Constantine the Great on the spot
where his tent had stood during the
siege Of Byzantium, which made him
master OF the Roman world. II con e.
sisted Of eight drums of porphyry with
/ the joints concealed by bronze laurel
wreaths on a base of white marble and
topped by statue of Constantine. real
ly an Apollo with new head, crowned
with rays and bearing spear and the
globe of empire. 1t was popularity be
lieved that the Palladium of Rome and
part of the true cross were built up IN
he base
The column has suffered many vlcis-
STUDIES and now presents terribly
wrecked appearance. The Constantine
politans cali it the hoped column. %
or "the burnt column in allusion to
its appearance and disasters Legends.
OF course, clustered about II. and many
superstitious beliefs, the most pathetic
being that Of the fifteenth century that
the Turkish tide would be stayed.
Ii Is almost the only surviving frag-
ment OF Constantine's own city, on it's
base the emperor placed an iuscrp-
ion 20 Christ Ruler and Lord NJ the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
St. John of Rila.

THE monastery of Rila, the most ia
nous in Bulgaria and also prob
ably the earliest lies in beautiful val
ley among the Rilska Planina noun
tains. spur Of the Balkans. about 80
miles from Sofia.
1t was always considered the chief
religious center of the czardom, and It's
abbot acknowledged no superior bur
the Exarch, the official head of the Bui-
9arian church.
St. John of Rila, the most famous of
its early abbots and a great figure in
the days of Bulgaria's glory, died in
946. Miracles were performed at his
tomb, and 50 widespread became his
sanctity that in 1888 Bella Of Hungary,
in war with the Eastern empire. car
ried his corpse away to Gran in the
hope of securing for himself the bless
ings which its possession conferred.
The remains were recovered by the
Emperor Isaac II, in 1881 and restored
10 Bulgaria
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fiercely resisted his efforts to Chris
| tianize them wholesale. They besieged
him in his palace. Boris had-so runs
the legend-only As followers, but he
called upon Christ to aid and rode
forth at their head AS he did SO.
flames enveloped the palace and seven
figures of glory appeared to lead the
fOrlorn hope. The pagaus cast away
their arms, flung themselves PROSTATE,
and submitted. SO far the legend. We
are on surer ground when we hear that
the Christian" king executed 50 rebel
| 'bolyars" with their families.
Boris after coquetting for time with
the Roman pope, settled down as "A
Greek Catholic, and the great patri-
arch. Photius. called him the fair fruit
of my labors." His people have since
always been faithful to the Greek COM
munion, though once or twice the kings
like Boris drifted Romeward; such oc-
currences were political in origin. Boris
abdicated in 1874 and died monk in
/ 907.
] We must not imagine that his prob
ably Tartar lineaments had anything IN
common with the beautiful Christ ike
features of the eikons. Savage as he
| was he had great vigor, and when he
! found that his eldest son and successor,
! Vladimir, was worthless the old king
came forth from his cell to depose him
and raised to the throne his seconj
/ child, Simeon. the greatest Of all the
! cars of Bulgaria
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Up to-Date Jokes

Recently a clergyman told his con-
aregation taat he owed them a deer
graf Of debtttude," ANA now comes the
,,,,,,., non - 80 No.
.,ar,' -, me. .,,,' ,.,.i.,
Father Go his old friends pretty
daughtet) Goodbye. myldear. Won't
Kiss you. ] have such IL colu.
,.p,-ti,ino f.. ,.l,, fa',,or% "
A certain young man VINO prided him
elf on a hrusqueness that ne mistooh
Tor wit met an eminent but sarcastic
so you're the chap" he said on he.
ing introduced. chat makes mud-
heads!"
Not all of ,rem,r Tin. scuInror re
piled quietly
Returned tighter-And as 1 was be
ing carried away in the ammunition
wagon l.
Don't YOU mean the ambu-
| lance wagon?
full of bullets they put me in the am
munition wagon.
.
blIhlhs mas Just returned.
-'ioi''e ,.''''0' 10 WI, enough 10
p"s nis " eu'i''ts "a p o,.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21

II ORIS, OF Bogoris the first Chris
n tian king Of Bulgaria ranks as a
saint for the same reason chat
Olaf of Norway, and Vladimir, of Rus
STA, do. Actually, in early life at least,
there was little of the saint about him.
Boris succeeded Khan Malomir in
S52 A. D., at a very critical time. Bul-
garia had been beaten in battle by the
Serbs and Croats, and Boris him. Is
was badly defeated by them. He event
ually, TO strengthen himself, formed an
ALLIANCE with Ludwig, the German, first
king of Germany, brother of Lothar,
the' Frankish emperor of the West.
This angered the great regent. Bardas,
who then governed at Constantinople
for his dissolute nephew, Michael Ill
In S63 while Boris was absent help
ing Ludwig against his lebelious son
Hartmann. the whole army of the East
ern empire invaded Bulgaria and con-
quered ii without a blow, and Boris. 10
regain it without fighting, consented ia
be baptized,
Naturally enough, the pagan element