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Evening star., 1913-12-04

The Y. NJ. C. A. team of the National
Capital League made the highest score
registered in single game in the bowling
leagues last night Its mark was 54S
Every member of the team, with one ex-
ception, got over 100 in securing the
record. In the first game Earl Eiker
rolled the best score chalked up by any
of the association quints, 1874. Meany
who followed him, fell little below his
standard. getting only SO. Farrow came
next with III: Joliffe got ZOE. while John
Eiker ended the list with 1Ol. The Y.
NJ. c. A. five won two out of three from
the Capitol Hills. Farrow had the best
mark of any of the association five. His
scores were 100. Ill and 1OS In the
other match in the National Capital
League the Climbers won three straight
from the Casinos. The scores made by
the Climbers were 500. SIT and 53f
Pierce and Griffin led the Climbers. the
former having set of 311 and the latter
one of 339. The scores of Pierce were
1O3, 1O1 and 1O7; those of Griffin were
115, 1O7 and III.
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ATHLETICS BUY $1,l00 POLE.
Steel Trust Makes Staff 100 Feet
High to Hold Pennants.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec ember AT a
cost of $1,1OO, the Athletic base ball club
will erect 1OO-foot steel fiagpole at
Shibe Park, according to an announce
ment made yesterday.
1t is not hard to guess what inspired
Connie Mack to order the most expensive
pennant pole in America. The old pole
was good one. 1t was a hardy spar
taken from the forests of Maine and it
combated every tempest that blew
through Lehigh avenue. Strong as it
was. it groaned under the weight put on
it. Be it known that on special days
when Mr.. Johnson's umpires appear in
hannels all the trophies won by an Ath-
letic team are loaded on the pole. The
trophies are as follows:
1902 american League pennant, 1905
American League pennant. 1910 Ameri-
can League pennant, 1910 worlds cham
pionship. l3l1 American League pennant
1911 worlds championship, 1913 Ameri-
can League pennant, 1913 worlds cham
pionship.
1t is easy to see that it takes some
pole to bear such a tremendous burden
without collapsing. Again, as the win
ming of pennants at Shibe Park is q
yearly routine. 1t was really economy to
install permanent pole. Therefore,
President Benjamin Shibe and Directors
Connie Mack, Thomas Shibe and John
Shibe invited bids from all the big steel
plants in the country.
They demanded the first quality OF bat
tleship steel. The United States Steel
Corporation put all Of Its experts at work
and they turned out a spar OF a strength
that would make Vermont granite block
look as soft mush. The guarantee of
the trust is that the pole will be capable
of holding all the pennants and world S
championships possible for club to win
up to the year 1880. when a new pole will
be necessary.
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fielders which are needed by the Reds.
When Tinker is traded il will be with a
view of obtaining not only leader, put
also plugging up the hole in the infeld
which Tinker's going will create. Brown
may make a splendid man TO handle the
team, out he is not capable Of filling any
of the intield positions and that is where
the Reds are lacking. Hence a club which
can offer an infielder who stands a chance
to be manager is sure to be given the
preference when it comes TO trading
Tinker
Notwithstanding the fact that Manager
Griffith will attend the meeting Of the
National League in New York next Tues
day for the purpose of trying to obtain a
seasoned outfelder, il is decidedly doubt
full If such a deal can be swung. IL ls
no easy matter to get waivers on player
who has ability. While the club having
such player may be willing to part with
him. the other clubs in the circuit have
to give their consent before this can be
done, and with players as scarce as they
are this is no easy matter.
But Griffith Is to be commended for
trying. Nothing is ever gained in base
ball by taking things for granted.
Whatever may be the shortcomings of
Branch hickey as a major league man
ager, he has awakened to the fact that
the only way TO elevate the Browns is by
teaching them what to do. Hence he has
an innovation of thee batting
cages and several sliding pits and some
stuff for the early use In
the sunny south next spring.
Since the departure of James McAieer
one first-cIass ball player has been de-
veloped by the Browns-Bert Shotten. he
was shunted around, sent back 70 the
minors, brought back and what-not be-
fore, he blossomed forth.
George Stovall was responsible to a Ger
tain extent for the Improvement Shotten
displayed in his batting. When Stoyall
took charge in 1912 Shotten was chopping
at the bail his chief object being to keep
from striking out Stovail made him
swing at the ball. and he developed into
a cracking good hitter. and is now
straight-line swatter,
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@@T ~ LEARN BY WATCHING
The EXPERT PEI r1' PLAYERS AZ Rs

hard, grueling matches to keep them at
the top of their games
The duffer or average player who has
the opportunity Of seeing the pros in
action against one another, and is am
bilious to acquire higher degree of skill,
gets inspiration from the exhibitions and
seeks the friendly advice and lessons
from the pro as to how some particular
shot or shots were played.
Entirely aside from a small appropri-
alton from the general funds of the club
a subscription sheet hung up on the bull
letin board would produce handsome SUBJ
scriptions toward the fund from members
who would appreciate such exhibitions.
Every club represents many members
who, aware of their own deficiencies and
hesitating to be a drag son private
matches. would gladly chip In for the
privilege of watching notable performers.
Professional exhibition matches would
attract the attendance of outsiders IL de-
sired. from which the ranks of the club
could be increased Many of those who
do not play golf and laugh at it as mere
child's play would acquire a desire to try
their hand at it if given chance to see
what a wonderfully skillful game IL is
when played by experts
/. Why not get greater efficiency out of
the club pro than by keeping him as a
mere hired man who ekes out an exist
ence by giving lessons, selling balls and
making or selling golf clubs? He can he
used as magnet around which MANY
Very popular seasonable functions can
be built to attract the attendance OF
members and visitors for the greater
success Of the club.
STRAIGHT DRIVE
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a League Makes Offers to Several Payers Report Says
NAMES OF FOUR NATIONALS
ON FEDERAL LEAGUE LIST
Engel, Foster, Gedeon and Alva Williams Said to Be
Flirting With Outlaws Players
Make Denial However,

notoriety as the recipient of George Sto-
wallis attack.
On that occasion Ferguson was the
principally aggrieved party, even though
Clark Griffith did later write Ban john
son an appeal for Stovalrs reinstatement,
in which he declared that. after seeing
Ferguson work as umpire, his sympathtes
were entirely. with Stovall. Griff's opinion
of Ferguson was later made unanimous
by the American League managers.
Johnson. however, stuck 1t out with
Ferguson during the remainder Of the
reorganization of the umpire staff is in
progress and the strong tip is that Fer
guson is to be let out
While the clubs had their scouts out
for players Ban Johnson had his scouts
just as busy in search of competent UNI
pires. 1t is understood that Umpire Held
Of the Pacific Coast League and Umpire
Chill of the American Association are to
be regulars next season. Held Is known
by the sobriquet Of Butler because he
wears the blooming. British cut of side
burns on his phiz."
Reports from st. Louis are that Ed Ko-
netchy has signed a three-year contract
with the Federal League to manage the
club of that organization which is to be
placed in ST. Louis. In addition to ko-
netchy, the new league is said to have
OUldlhCO eiISo IilC VI
gardner, the big pitcher Of the Browns,
while several other members of that team
are flirting with the outlaws. George
Stovall is charged with doing the ennis
sary work for the Federal League, and
he js boasting that he will have most of
Hedges players in the new league when
next spring rolls around. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that Manager Branch Hickey
refuses to believe that his players will
desert him, Owner Hedges admits that he
is worried by the rumors of his players
jumping which are going the rounds.
Notwithstanding the fact that Manager
Fred Clarke intends to make an effort
to obtain a shortstop during the coming
meeting of the National League in New
York 1t is safe to say that he does not
intend to get rid of Hans Wagner.
What Clarke wants Is a substitute on
the bench to take Wagners place, for
there are sure to be days in the big fell
lows career when he will need a lay-off
But any day that Wagner feels like play
ing he is sure to be in the lineup, for
it is not believed that Hans is through
as a player by any means.
A house which will give shelter to the
younger members of Griffith's training
party at Charlottesville has been located
by one of Griffith's agents and final ar
rangements for the training trip have
been completed. Griffith will easily be
able to fill two large dwellings with his
players.
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SIX-DAY CYCLE RACE.
Teams to Start New York
~ Grind Sunday Night.

! NEW YORK. December 4-The make
up of the seventeen teams which will
compete in the twenty-first annual inter-
national six-day bicycle race beginning
next Sunday at midnight Is announced
as follows:
Jack Clark and Patrick O'Sullivan He
hir. Australia.
Gordon Walker and Ernie Pye, Aus
tralia-
Alfred Grenda, Australia, and Jimmie
Moran. Ireland.
Root, America
Francisco Ferri and Maurice Brocco
Italy.
Andre Perchicot and Petit Breton.
France.
PEGGY Lawrence and Jake Magin,
Alfred Halstead and Peter Drobach.
America
Joe Fogler. America and Alfred Goul-
let. Australia.
Fred Hill and Martin Ryan. America.
Norman Hansen and Norman Anderson.
Denmark.
Clarence Carman and George Cameron,
America
Bobby walthour and Elmer Collins,
America
Frank Gerry, Australia, and John Be-
dell, America.
W. L. Mitten and Lloyd Thomas,
America
Fred }. O'Keefe, Ireland, and Joseph
kopsky, Hungary.
Willy Applehans and Herman Packe-
busch, Germany.
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BY J. ED GRILLO.

Ban Johnson suspects that the news
paper articles appearing under John
McGraw's name are fakes When Nc
Graw appeared before the national COM
mission after the worlds series he
gave 1t as his opinion that it was
proper for the commission to put an
end to ball players allowing their names
to be used over articles which they
do not write AS for himself, McGraw
said that he would never associate
with that sort Of scheme again. Yet
ever since the tourists have been travel
ing McGraw's name has appeared over
articles purporting to have been writ
ten by him.
President Johnson proposes TO have
the matter Investigated, and if it is
found that McGraw has allowed the use
of his. name to these articles he is to
be brought up before the commission
upon his return to this country.
The issuing of list of players said to
have been made offers by the Federal
League really amounts to nothing. The
fact that one OF the outlaw league clubs
sends q proposition to a player does not
in any way involve the player In the
transaction. Many of the plans which
the new league is unfolding have Tor an
object the creation of sentiment in its
favor. 1t stands to reason that ball
p,ayers are not going to tie themselves
up with league which has failed 10
show anything more than q lot of vapor-
ings.
Though Mordecai Brown. once the
greatest pitcher of the Cubs. has been
freouently mentioned in connection with
the management Of the Cincinnati team.
It is automatically given out in Cincinnati
that no one has been decided on to I'LL
the place Of Joe Tinker.
r. stands to reason that the Cincinnati
club must get some good ball players in
Exchange for Tinker, In addition to get
ting a capable manager. and 1t Is in
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TINKER MAY BE PIRATE.
Deposed Cincinnati Manager Likely
to Join Pittsburgh Club.

CHICAGO. December 4-Fred Clarke.
manager of the Pittsburgh Nationals
will confer here Sunday with Joe Tinker.
the deposed manager of the Cincinnati
club. with view to have Tinker join the
Pirates, according to a story published
here yesterday. Clarke already has ar
ranged with the Cincinnati club for
Tinker's release, ii is said.
President Gilmore of the Federal
League denied reports that Tinker Is ex-
pected to confer here regarding a con-
tract with a Federal club.
Upon his arrival here from Kansas
City yesterday afternoon Tinker admit
ted he had arranged to meet Clarke next
Sunday, but said an informal discussion
of his joining the Pittsburgh team was
all he expected would take place.
According to Tinker he would play
shortstop and Wagner would go to first
base his addition giving the Pirates an
infield OF four 800 hitters.
Tinker said he had not discussed or
contemplated joining Federal League
club.
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BY J. ED GRILLo.

The Federal League is making the
boast Of having a list of fifty major
league players who have been approach
ed with offers of increased salary and
have not fatty refused to join the new
movement
On this list appear the names or four
of Griffith players-namely. Engel. Fos-
ter. Gedeon and Alva Williams. At the
meeting of the Federal League in Pitts
! burgh last Saturday Secretary Rickart
produced this list, but admitted that
none Of the players named therein had
agreed to sign. Rickart says that the
players are holding off to learn how the
Players Fraternity will be treated by
the major leagues with reference to their
demands for changes in contracts.
Joe Engel and Eddie Foster. two of the
players mentioned in the federal list,
who are both wintering in Washington,
deny that they have received any sort of
proposition from the Federal League
people.
The following is the list of players with
whom the Federal League claims to be
negotiating:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
st. Louis-Stovall. Agnew. Baumgard-
ner, G. Williams and Weflman.
Detroait-Stanage, o. Bush. Moriarty
and Dubuc.
Athletics-E. Collins. L. Bush, Pennock
and Oldring.
New York-Ford, Sweeney and Cree.
Red Sox-Wood. Cady, Henriksen, Engle
and r. Collins.
Observation-Disclosures, Gedeon, Engel and
A. Williams.
Cleveland-Lajoie, Johnston. Mitchell
and ONeill.
White sox-Chase, Sullivan. Rath and
Russell.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cincinnati-Mordecai Brown. Bates.
Sheckard. Hoblitzell and Benton.
Chicago-Zimmerman, Schultz. Leach,
Bridwell. Richie and Lavender.
Pittsburgh-John Miller, Wilson, Nc
Carthy, DOlan and Mitchell.
st. Louis-Konetchy, Sallee, Oakes and
Ellis.
New York-Herzog Murray, Wilson,
Marquard and Crandall.
Philadelphia-Becker, Devore, Camnitz,
Chalmers and Byrne.
Boston-Hap Myers, Perdue and Mann.
It is reported from Chicago that Ban
Johnson is preparing to correct his big
gest mistake of the past year on the
American League staff OF umpires-Char-
ley Ferguson, who achieved unenviable
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SUPPORT URGED FOR
BRITISH ATHLETES

LONDON, December 4.-The
blues committee, which In COM
posed Of the principal athletic
authorities Of Oxford Universfty.
yesterday discussed the British
Olympic councils public appeal
for &S0O,OOO to make nm adequate
British representation mt Berlin
In 1916, and issued the following
statemcntI "WhiIe entirely disap-
proving the Olympic games as
now conducted. the committee
recognises that Great Britain al
ready has committed itself to the
olympic games In 1915, and
therefore hopes that all possible
support will he given to the
games Of that year with the dis
tinct Understanding that NO oh
legation In hereby implied or In
Cured of Its support and inter.
est after l916.-
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Rambler Mitchell
Maxwell
n. G.. LEARY. Jr. Agent
TEL. y. 4434 1921 18th ST NV
Will Quit New Orleans Club.

NEW ORLEANS, December 4.-Charles
ATank, president-m of the New
Orleans club of the Southern League.
VIII sever connection with the local club
eanuary and Will become southern rep
resentatiVe Of the Cleveland club of the
American League. The position Frank
viii assume was created recently and
was said to be compromise of alleged
differences between Frank and c.. W.
Sommers, vice president OF the American
League and owner OF several base ball
clubs.
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Y. NJ. c. A. GETS SAB
Has High Game Score in Bowl
ing Leagues.
THREE WON BY CLIMBERS
Make Sweep in Match With Casinos
in the National Capital
League.
SCHEDULES IN BOWLING
LEAGUES FOR TONIGHT

National Capital League-Poto-
macs vs.. Brunswicks, ut POtO-
mac alleys.
Commercial League-Star vs..
Woodward & L0throp, at Palace
alleys.
Arcade l. e q Argyles VI.
GOOdfellows, ut Arcade alleys.
Post ONCE Department-POsta
Savings vs.. Inspection, at Ar
cade alleys.
Southern Railway-Freight vs.
Mechanical, Auditors vs.. Man.
ayers, Mt Commercial alleys.
Southwestern League-Grands vs..
AltamOnts, p. Ii. Co. vs.. Lin
coins, at Southwest alleys.
Terminal II. II. Y. NJ. G. A. League
Car Department VS.. Auditors,
at Union station alleys.
Mercantile League-Title Guar
anty and Insurance Co. vs. Unit
ed States Trust CO., at Arcade
alleys.
Colonial League-COntinen vs.
IrOquOis, at Palace alleys.
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Murphy Has 100 Scores.

Murphy and Holtzman did good work in
the Spalding Council League. The for
mer had games OF LOG. 100 and los, while
the latter got 123 95 and 1O2. Mellon OF
the Distribution team OF the Washington
Gas Light League got scores Of 113,
III and 1O5 for set of 335 The Arcade
League was led by Papham, who had two
games of 100 each and one of 1O3.
The scores
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1t has been printed all over the coun-
try that Sherwood Magee. the Phillies'
leftffelder, Is with the globetrotters, but
the assertion is an error. The Magee
with McGraw's party is Lee Magee of
the Cardinals, and not the Phips ia
nous slugger. Hans Lobert and Mike
Doolan are the only Philadelphia play
ers with the worlds tourists
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POCKET BILLIARDS TITLE.
Allen Defeats Weston, 200 to 1853, in
First Block Of Three.

KANSAS CITY, December 4-Benjamin
Allen of Kansas City defeated Charles
Weston Of Pittsburgh. Pa. here last night
in the first of three blocks to decide the
national pocket billiard championship.
Allen is present holder of the champion
ship. The score was 200 to 16S. High
runs: Allen, 30 and %; Weston. 10.
Evening star., 1913-12-04
BOSTON F|ELDERS LEAD
IN MAKING ASSISTS
Washington Ranks Third,
While Pennant Winners
Make Poorest Showing.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. December 4.-The
Boston outfielders once more carried off
the honors in the American League by
having the most assists during the 1913
season. AS usual iris Speaker, with his
marvellous whip backed up by his ability
to make catches that opposing base run
ners thought impossible, led.
iris assisted in the retirement of thirty
runners. while Duffy Lewis was right at
his heels with twenty-nine, Harry Hooper
having twenty-five. Rehg, who played a
few games at the tail end of the season
had three. which was just enough to give
Boston the edge over st. Louis, which
came to the front with the surprising
number of eighty-five assists
Somehow or other, the Brown outfield-
ers never impressed the public as being
particularly strong armed. yet Bert Shot
ten had twenty-nine assists, while Gus
Williams had twenty-six and Jack john
stOn twenty-three.
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even and 1 TO .. won; Camel, l32 tskiryinl. 10
to l. 3 to / and even, second Charles Cannell,
as twardl, - to L. to and Go .. third.
Time. -. No Manager. Ben Prior, Lady In
nocence and Yankee Pooh also ran.
Sixth race, three year-olds and upward; sell,
fTurnerl even TO ; and / to 4. won Lin
brook 1U2 tWard,. - to >, To 10 and 10 ).
second Sir Denrah. los %. McTaggart, 20
10 l. II to ] and 5 to 4. third Time. AZ.
Napier Master Jim, Frog. schuri and C!in
Top also
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umplr1ng STAN OF the New York State
League.
Garnet Bush. who has umpired in many
leagues. including the National will be
back in the Texas League next year. ac-
cording to report.
George Walla, who formerly starred
with the All-Nation team as third base
man, has signed with the Virginia club
OF the Northern League.
Kalamazoo club Of the Southern Michigan
League. and considered for the position of
manager Of the Cadillac club of the
Michigan State League for 1914. has de-
cided to quit base ball. He will become
part owner Of q large general store at
Jim Delehanty says the majors over
looked one of the best pitchers in the
minors when they failed to grab Otto
Merz from indianapolis. Delehanty says
Indianapolis pitched him too often in the
cold weather last spring and famed his
arm, but that in the closing days OF the
season he was about the best pitcher in
the association.
There is an opening for some good, live
man in Toledo, the Mud Hens being with
out a leader at the present time. Topsy
Hartsel, the former outfielder of the Ath-
letics, held the place the greater part OF
last season, but was let out, and Third
Baseman Bronkie filled the place during
the remainder Of the season. There is
report that Bill Bradley OF third base
fame will be given the position. while the
name of Johnny Dobbs Is frequently men,
toned as the successor to HartSel.
Just about the time Leslie Bush was
his twentieth birthday the
young twirler of the Athletics. who re-
sides in Brainerd. Minn.. ran down and
killed Louis I. Miller. seventy-five years
old. with an automobile presented to him
by Philadelphia fans after his work In
the worlds series.
Evening star., 1913-12-04

The Detroit club of the American
League has disposed Of Outfielder Joseph
Burns of the Providence club Of the In
League. Burns will really be
a "farmed OUT player, as the Detroit
club owns Providence. Burns was sold
last summer by the Portland club to De-
troit. He started the season with Lowell,
being with that team for two league
games, Lowell sold him to Duffy for $780,
Burns had a very good season In the New
Eng and League.
Evening star., 1913-12-04

The greatest number OF earned tallies
allowed by any pitcher came of Carl
Weilman. The six-foot six-inch south :
paw OF the 6Io~hs ICY the opposition
the pay-on station, an average Of 341
per contest
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Washington Ranks Third.

The Washington outfielders ranked
third with sixty-eight assists, Moeller
leading with twenty The White
Sox we're next with sixty-two. Seven
New York gardeners contributed sixty
assists and then came the Maps with
ffty-fve, Joe Jackson being fourth in
the league with twenty-eight Jack
Graney had but sixteen, while Joe Bir-
mingham, who used to lead the league in
throwing out runners, had but two in
thirty-fve games. When the condition of
the Nap managers arm was considered
1t was wonder that he threw out even
two.
The Detroit outfelders assisted at the
demise of only fifty runners. while the
Athletics won the pennant with the poor
est throwing outfield in the league, it be-
ing credited with only forty-six assists.
Evening star., 1913-12-04

Fred Clarke admits he was outgen-
eraled by Charles Doom In the trade OF
Byrne for Albert Dolan. He now de-
clares that he will trade Dofan at the
coming National League meeting. :
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BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Arlie Latham has lost his place on the
umpiring staff Of the New York State
League.
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Totals. 400 4sS 400 Totals. 47e i52 Al
PATENT EXAMINERS LEAGUE.
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TotalfA 80 ~ 40 Totals.. go rs "a
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It is reported from Chicago that Ban
Johnson is preparing to correct his big
gest mistake of the past year on the
American League staff OF umpires-Char-
ley Ferguson, who achieved unenviable
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Jack Hurley, who played a guard posi-
ton for the Aloysius club in the city
league last season. will hold down q like
place on the George Washington uuint
He has been practicing in that position
for the last two weeks and has been
showing fine form. He should be among
the best collegiate guards In the south.
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srAuLplSG COUNCIL pUcKprS LEAGUE
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ARCADE DCCKpIN LEAGUE.