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front in number Of touch downs He has
made eleven which speaks loudly for his
versatility in advancing the ball AS a
broken II Id traveller and at running wide
or punching straight through the line for
the final yard, yards or feet necessary TO
get over the goal line he has been the
most active OF all the quarterbacks.
Shuler and Barrett Of Cornell stand next
to Ghee in scoring. with ten touchdowns
each.
In their last game the Cornell players
showed that they had harmed a good deal
about thwarting the forward pass. There
was a noticeable improvement between the
time they met Brown and their game with
Franklin and Marshall. Improvement
which may come in handy in the Michigan
, battle.
The 1910 football squad at Exeter is
making its presence felt this year Brick
ley was a member Of il and everybody
knows about him. Seth Mitchell. the CEN
tire is captain of the Brown eleven. Pi
wayne was called ri at Exeter not
Pie-pitches and plays football at Yale.
Ben Neaie, the other guard, IL at Penn
and was reported to have signed with
the Brooklyn Feds to play first base.
Oran Kirkpatrick. the right tackle, Is
Harvard's strong man. Bert Tousley, the
left tackle, is a newspaper man in New
/
spect. Bull McCabc. end. is playing end
for Holy Cross Charles Dickerman is
one of Princcton's halfbacks and Tommy
Cornell is football track man at Vale,
Ted wilmington is playing guard at ilar-
ward,
Kill Langford was refereeng a game
The other day. Just as the ball was about
10 he snapped back came the signal that
the first half was over. Langford jumped
| for the leather where's the ball, whore
Is it," exclaimed the halfback who was
to have taken IT, "Here it Is" replied
the vigilant referee. lin my stomach"
Surprises happen so often in football
that the biggest surprise would be
game that wasn't a surprise.
Varsity teams stop formations of rivals
so easily and thoroughly in practice that
one wonders what becomes OF their great
ability in that regard when they get into
real games.
Ground gained by forward passing in
the Williams-Wesleyan contest recalls the
first race for the Americas cup Neither
time was there any second. Williams
gained l72 yards to Wesleyan's none,
An unregcnerate makes the following
comments on football as she is now
played:
"The present hodgepodge OF American
football, English rugby and basketball Is
a pretty sad AFFAIR TO me as a game OF
course when you're "A strong rootcr for
one side or the other almost any old game
goes. think | could get all het up II
We We're trying to lick the Ellis at volcy
ball, I'm a bit of crank. though, on
English rugby since I saw two California
Stanford games, the Harvard Yale games
OF the tOnSt. InereS game with all
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PHILAnELPH1A. Nov. 11.--Coach Brooke
continued TO d''ill the Penn backheld men
in breaking up forward pass formations
to-day and cndeavorcd TO perfect the new
plays that were so badly bungled against
Michigan The afternoon ended with
hard half hours scrlmmage in which the
scrubs used the Dartmouth plays taught
them by Coach CASTOR. At the close the
score stood 10 to o in favor of the rcgu-
lars
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Yo1 Changes Ills Mind Again.

ANN Amor. Mich, Nov 11.-Yost has
shown once more his liking for ninth
hour shifts. having decided not TO use
Larry Splawn as drop kicker in the
Cornell game. the two unsuccessful at
tempts by Splawn in the Penn contest
having convinced him that the placement
style is the one TO he used against the
lthacans Saturday. The other shift was
the sending OF Lyons to fulbaclS. Lyons
was the only reliable end Michigan had
last year, but he has not shown up well
at his old position this fall and the coach
has decided TO send him behind the line.
where he appeared against Syracuse and
Harvard Splawn Of course viii start at
full, but In case the sophomore ia in
jured Lyons will replace him Yost gave
his men only long signal drill tonight.
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Gus welsh Supplies Ginger.

CARLISLE, Pa. Nov 1.-THE Carlisle
Indians had a hot scrimmagc this after
noon, Quarterback Gus Welsh put plenty
OF steam into the aboriginal first and
second practice elevens, showing up in
first class style himself This is the only
scrimmage Welsh will have before the
Notre Dame game at Chicago on Satur-
day. He is in good shape for kicking
and probably will divide the punting with
Capt Calac.
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Amher,t's Lineup shifted.

AMHERST, Mass. Nov. 1.-THE greater
part of tho workout to-day was given
over to wide end runs and forward passes
from kick formations. For half an hour
the freshmen pounded hammer and tongs
at the varsity line, but were able to td-
vance the ball for only two first downs IN
all somewhat surprising shift was
made in the lineup. Brown. who has
played a star game AT right end all sea
son, was moved over to the left wing and
Swasey nut in his place The veteran Lind
was replaced al guard by Wldmayer and
Hobart Tow cemented his hold on the
quarterback position.
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\. Y. 4. Opposes Morris High Team.

Coach Reilly put the New York Uni
versity squad through long drill yes
terday. After the preliminary kicking
practice the men were taken over to the
tack.:ng dummy for short drill. In the
long scrimmage against the scrubs and
Morris High School the varsity worked
the new plays with marked success. No
scoring was allowed. but the New York
backs on several occasions got clear OF
all pursuers.
workout In preparation for the Stevens
game on Saturday. This will he the first
meeting OF the old rivals in seven years.
and although the Jerseymen have not as
good a record as the New Workers. they
have hopes Of coming back. The followers
Of the Violet team are confident of an
easy victory and are Offering odds on the
result.
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WILLAMsTowN, Mass. Nov 1l.-Fina
preparations for the Amherst game hav,
been completed and the Williams team il
in prime condition. Driscoll. Garfield anC
Tomkins had "A day off to-day. De Wind
started at quarter, but gave way to Jones
The regulars scrimmaged with the fresh
men for half an hour and had little din
Guilty in rolling up score OF "a points
against them
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ITHACA. Nov. 1l.-No heavy work for
the varsity in scrimmages but good
deal OF attention to perfecting a defence
against Michigans open style OF play was
the keynote OF the Cornell practice this
afternoon. The linemen showed up well
in the dummy scrimmage, including Allen
at right tackle. Allen seems to have won
that position,
The back field had a long drill in re-
ceiving forward passes and the ends and
tackles also were called into play In the
formations. There is considerable appre-
hension in the Cornell camp over the
Michigan forward pass game, but Collyer.
Shuier and Hill have done such good work
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Lehish Continues to Improve.

South BETHLEHEM, Pa, Nov. 1.-THE
Lehigh team continues to improve stead
lily. More than an hour OF hard scrim-
myge was given the team to-day. with
Good and Maguinness as battering ram
the varsity pushed the scrubs the entire
circuit Of the field frequently during the
afternoons work, The varsity scores were
by Magunness on line plunge. Tate on
a recovered tumble and Chenoweth on an
intercepted forward pass. Bolind. the
scrub halfhack, carried a forward pass
to the ten yard line and Hallowell pushed
the ball over. Grumbach, the big guard.
got into scrimmage for the first time
since his arm injury.
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BROWN ELEVEN MAY
MAKE HARVARD HOP
Further Development of Passes
Likely to Keep Defence
Jumping About.
CHEZ GOES TO THE FRONT

Having done a phoenix and risen from
the ashes of mediocrlty by giving hard
battle to Yale, the Brown players and
coaches are working industriously 10
make Harvard step lively on Saturday.
The plans are to turn on plays which
will keep the Harvard secondary defence
jumping about In much more puzzle
ment than anything Princeton had. Plans
often go awry, but that doesn't prevent
laying them, and the practice at Brown
takes In "A Wide assortment of forward
filings. There are shot ones over the
line and long ones which go as far rs a
punt.
Brown crossed both the Yale and the
Cornell goal lines 10y means of the for
ward pass. and by turning on that form
of attack early and keeping II going hopes
to make more of IT, In coping with this
form of attack Harvard wasn't very alert
in the W. and J. and Penn State games
hut against the Tigers did show readiness
In foiling g. As matter OF fact. one Of
the strongest late season points of Har-
ward last year was defence against the
pass. and the present team begins TO show
the same aptitude. However. strong
though the Harvard line IN against line
plays, the forwards are not expert enough
at high jumping to go UP in the afr and
block thrown ball, and persistent use
of the pass would be n nice test as to
which team is the more long winded
which could keep up longer the running
around defensively and Extensively per-
slstent use OF the forward pass entails.
Speaking OF Harvard, will II come to
this?
Weston
Hardwick
pEnnoCk
FranCke
MaHan
BrAdlee
TruMbull
Parson
BIgelow
Coolidge
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YALE BOWL CF1RISTENEDB BY
SCRIMMAGE; VARSITY WINS
Cheers of 500 Students Don't Drown Out Wilson
Signals Scrubs Start With Rush but
Then Regulars Score Three Times.

recently in blocking the open game OF OPP
posing teams that the Cornell coaches are
hopeful that even Hughtt can be stopped.
Coach Sharpe said this afternoon that
he would take about twenty-seven men
with him on the trip to Ann Arbor. They
Will leave tomorrow night.
Navy People Pleased with Team.
ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 1l.--Secret practice
continued at the Naval Academy this
afternoon except that the midshipmen and
others of the Navy contingent were pres
ent and encouraged the team. The steady
Improvement OF the Navy team since the
beginning of the season. together with
the fine showing OF Miles. Blodgett and
Craig in the back field. Is pleasing TO the
Navy people and they feel that the team
will he brought to its highest degree OF
efficiency on the day OF the Army game.
The distribution OF the Nays allot-
ment Of Army game tickets was CON
cluded to-day. Officers of the association
received either three or two tickets and
the allowance is inadequate in many
cases.
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WEST POINT, Nov lin forty min
ute scrimmage to-day the Army varsity
scored once O!iphant went to quarter,
where he played FOR good part of the
workout In Capt Prichard's place, the
latter resting. The former Purdue star
shonc brightly, selecting his plays nicely
and getting lot of speed out OF the var
sity backs. II was while he drove the
team that Mitchell. who was back at left
half again, was showed over for the touch
down.
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The Stevens football squad was put
through the hardest practice Of the sea-
son yesterday afternoon as a final prepa
ration for the n. V. u. game Saturday.
While the second team was up at West
Point playing CullOm Hall the remainder
Of the scrubs lined up against the varsity.
Webb, the star halfback. has been out Of
the game since Saturday. lie received a
double fracture Of the wrist In the r. =. |.
game last week and will be out Of the
game saturday.
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Ground gained by forward passing in
the Williams-Wesleyan contest recalls the
first race for the Americas cup. Neither
time was there any second Williams
gained l72 yards to Wesleyan's none.
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Varsity teams stop formations of rivals
so easily and thoroughly in practice that
one wonders what becomes OF their great
ability in that regard when they get into
real games.
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In their last game the Cornell players
showed that they had harmed a good deal
about thwartng the forward pass. There
was a noticeable Improvement between the
time they met Brown and their game with
Franklin and Marshall. Improvement
which may come in handy in the Michigan
battle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
lYNCHBURG
speclal III 80 Ti,nes.pi.nn,rh

Especial TO Tho Times Dispatch
LYSCHBUHG. VA September Miss
Marsare; Harvey. who visited the Misses
Mewsne at i, the nom. Of their parents. Mr;
:" her home IN Ralford.
Jason Hickey has returned from Norfolk
Mrs. y. j. Noaiin has aone to cutnber-
land, Md. 70 pay visit 70 her daughter.
Miss Edna Helhis is "a; her home here
after visit o: three weeks with friends
IN Norfolk and Two weeks in Bedford
Nj; and Mrs L. j. Atkinson ana li,,e
daush'er Louise wen, early This week
ark. y. j.. and at Atlantic city.
Misses Marsare, and Nellie Kirkpa,rick
Mr. and Mrs g 7, Spencer have returned
COUNTY Hia ''' WV" e'@''>s' :" ''u' +" ne nam
Mrs. NJ. 5. Lickli,cr is a, home again
L. II. Dickerson. who spent several weeks
In s,aunton: has returned to his home here
George W wrish, Of Marion spent a
& Davis b." ~ssf his se home on isr
Street.
and Rranaiord. and sister. Mrs. Bessie De
Witt Maccarthy. are at Virginia Beach for
Mr. ana Mrs c. W. Mcwane and daush-
tiers. Dorothy and Madeline. left Tuesday
for visit With relatives at Rural Retreat.
turned 70 her home in WASHINGTON ,Tuesday
home in Lynchburg. after visit with rela-
lives In Richmond.
Miss Lena Phillips. who has been visit,
Ing In I.ynchburg. and Madison Heights. has
returned 10 her home in Newpor, News
who visited relatives here Tor several
weeks. has returned to her home at Hinton
visiting her ' sister Mrs. Maurice Milier. At
her home Daniels nh
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SWEET SPRINGS

Especial to The Times Dispatch
SWEET SPRINGS. w. VA. September
"A bracing touch of autumn I'm the
air has given renewed impetus TO out
Of door sports ana activities after Il
week Of refreshing showers and uncer-
tain skies.
Motoring to and FROM tho various
!e3orts IN this valley has been a con-
guests Of the odd Sweet" brought their
cars with them for the season. Mr..
Travelled all the way up from Charles.
ton. $: e.. in their touring car Dir. and
Mrs. John ID. Lewis motoring up from
Norfolk. Mr.. and Mrs. Howell Johnston
from Charleston. w. Va. also did
Mr.: and Mrs. Scott and various others.
interest.
Mrs. John Hayes. Of Paris. who has
been marooned on this side of the ocean
on account of the European war. with
Louisville. Ky. gave one OF the most
pleasant card parties of the week. The
prizes falling to Mrs. Meade Robinson.
Louisviile; Mrs. Proudfit. Memphis: Mrs.
Noting. baltimore; Mrs. Wilcox and
lott. Washington. ID. C., and Mrs r. 4.
Carson. Norfolk. Mrs. Hayes was as
sisted by her daughters and a number
of their friends at the supper hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ID. Lewis. of Nor
lightful supper party after the ball on
Saturday evening in the grill.
Mrs. j. a. Norris. of Washington
gave morning bridge party to a num-
Der of her friends. which included a
large contingent from the army and
Mr.: and Mrs. Howell Johnston. OF
Charleston, W. Va, are entertaining a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
~ AND OUT OF TOWN.

Mrs Mcclure and her daughter. Miss
from : trip TO Cape May, y. j.
Miss Louise Michaux left Thursday
for her home in Powhatan COUNTY
after visit 20 relatives in Richmond
and Hanover County.
Miss Ellen Ball. who has been in
Massachusetts all summer. has re-
turned TO her home at Northampton
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fox are leav-
ing tomorrow for Cape May. y. j..
where Mr.. Fox will attend the annual
convention OF the Equitable Life Az
surance Society OF the United States
Or. and Mrs. l. Eaton have returned
from an extended vacation spent in
Vermont Massachusetts. New York and
Atlantic city, and are now occupying
their apartment In Monroe Terrace.
Miss Anna b. Clash. who has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs Crosby in Wilkes
Barre, Pa, for ne past tve weeks, and
mas also visited Atlantic City and Fred
ericksburg. has returned 10 the city.
Mrs. H. r, Watkins and Miss Ethel
Crenshaw Watkins have returned to
their home, Travellers Rest" in Ches-
terheld County. after spending some
!. c. : -" '>'''s''-'''
Miss Mable Lumsden, who was ope-
rated on recently for appendicitis at
Grace Hospital. has returned 10 her
nome much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. c. Pelouze and Henry
J.. PelouZe have returned 10 Richmond
after spending the month OF August
e. the Allegheny Inn at Goshen.
Miss Lucille Pelouze is visiting her
aunt. Mrs. John \. S. Brown, at Chelsea.
y. j.
Frederick Adkins is leaving this week
70 resume his studies at the Virginia
Military Institute In Lexington.
Mrs. A. C. Ricci and her niece. little
Miss Antoinette Brown. have returned
10 the city. after spending the month
OF August In Atlantic City
Miss Maggie Dickinson who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs o. ]. Blocker,
OF Highland Park. has returned to her
home in Atlanta. Gu.
Miss Emma Cooper of Ginter Park.
has returned TO the city. after spend
ing the heated term in the mountains
OF Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. 4. Fore. Miss Blanche
Fore and Winfree Fore have returned
10 their home West Franklin Street,
after spending the summer on the coast
of Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Redman, of Barton
Heights. are visiting friends in Phila-
6elpha and York, Pa.
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. VA
September 5.-Quite fitting as bril-
liant elimination OF the gay summer
season was the play on Friday even
ing, the entire week preceding hav-
Ing been given over to preparations
and rehearsals Mrs Otis skinner
who. with her noted husband, spent
part of last summer here, and at that
time gave a very successful play, was
the happy originator of the idea which
was SO beautifully carried out in verse
by Credo Harris. of Louisville,
Mrs. Skinner has been on the stage
herself. and with her artistic conceD-
ton and the assistance of Mr.. Skinner
AMI Mrs. Harris this piay-"The Mos
que OF Romance"-was charmingiy
rendered. 1t was to have been given
on the lawn under the maple trees,
bur continued rains prevented. and the
was arraigned as n woodland. with
and pine: and at one side was a rustic
spring. typifying the magic Warm
Springs"
dinner party on Friday evening in
Mr.. and Mrs. j; Woodward, Of
Louisville. entertained ut dinner In
compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Mcdonald, OF Louisville, on Friday
evening.
The same evening AIRS Edward
Avcry McIlhenny. of Avery Island, La,
gave a dinner party, after which she
and her guests repaired TO the BALL
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SOCIAL. EVENTS AND
PERSONAL MENTION

room to witness the play Those OF
Bright rnSii Of New Orleans; Mr.. and Mrs
deminS Ryan. Of New York: MIR. per
~. V!rginia: Charles Belmont Davis
New YORK: Miss Mcdonald. Louisville
ON Wednesday evening Or. j. Hen
ming helms gave Il delightful lecture
OF Isaac and Rebckah."
Miss Mary Thomas pickcns. OF
GREENSBORO. Ala, entertained on Thurs
Gay morning at a fruit party In hon
or or Mrs. George Hayward. OF ST
LOUIS VINO, since her arrival ut Warm
springs this summer. has celebrated
her eighty -seventh birthday
Miss Gertrude Widmcr of New York
gave party on Monday evening at the
CASINO Those present were Misses
Jessie Adams. Marie Mcdonald. Cor
nciia Mcdonald. Adele Blanc. Mr.. and
Mrs. Credo Harris. Mrs. Rodney Cohen
Angus hlcDcnald, George Duncan. t.
Z. Davidson. William Falligant, Lat
Il Law. and Miss Norris Witty.
Mr.. and Airs. Donald Mcdonald oil
Louisville. gave "a luncheon on Sunday
at the Oaks
Mr.. and Mrs. ots Skinner gave a
mint julip party at the Casino OF
Thursday evening.
Miss Louise Lewis. Of Richmond. en-
, tertatned on Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock tea In honor of Mrs. +. Hudson
Rich, Of Philadelphia.
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WHITE SULPHUR
Especial to The Tines-Dispatch.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
September 5.The Casino and the soli
club were the scenes of two 'thes
dansan,s this week. following the
ments.
The new eighteen hole course at the
Greenbrier Golf Club has been in CON
slant use by the early arrivals, who
have come in for the fall season. and
nearly all those who have recently
100 players who participated in the an
nual handicap medal play tournament
for the John r. Branch CUPS. won by
ner up In the spring for the southern
championship. and James Hume. OF
Eorfolk. Other winners Of prizes. Of
fered by Mr.. Branch. who mas been
spending his summers here in the cot
| tagc colony for over siNty years. in
e OF New M Yark Ge9 Mss z NeMgr55y J;
Charleston and V. c. Cunningham. OF
Greensboro.
the cups and prizes b. Mr. nranch.
there Was The danEant' on The broad
ptazzas and lawns Of the clubhouse.
Hiss E!he Branch aud Miss Eugene
toss. OF Boston. presided.
York; sarah hamilton. Of Pe;ersburg.
Mcssrs. John Freeland and George q.
McMurtry. Jr.. Of New York. won the
cups in The annual August tennis tour
na:nen; 2, the Casino. and Were the
guests Of honor at n the dansaut" on
VI onday afternoon at the Casino. fol-
| lowing formal presentation OF the
cups
william Gunley. tennis professional
At the Esscx Country club. Manchester.
Mass. during the summer seasons. who
has charge OF the Casino and arranl.eS
tho tournaments during the spring and
fall season for the G-cenbricr Tennis
Club, will arrive here next week 10
assume charge when formal announce
ment viii b. made Of the events
| scheduled at tho Casino for the fall
season now or.
Many are arriving during the com
ing fortnight from Bar Harbor. New
port. southampton and L.uoX
he fall season promises 70 eclipse
that OF last year. when every suite in
the Greenbrier was occupied until late
in November. y number who have al
ready arrived plan TO remain until
Thanksgiving, attn ourh the New York
Horse Show and the opera will call
/ back few 10 town before.
/ Mrs. John W. Gates. who spent the
| spring season, has returned in 4 private
/ car. and has at the New GreenhrieT
! with her Mrs. r r. Williams. Mrs \
r. Humes. j. g. Williams. and y l.
Hurncs. all OF whom are taking the
/ "kur"
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CREW

Special to The Times Dtspasch.I
CREWE. VA. September 5.-Mrs. ". g
Robertson ana Mira " T Vaughn and
daughter. Ine2 the Craig Healing
Springs for several weeks.
Mrs. John Sydnor. Of Thacker W va
has been guest OF Mr. and Mrs. T. T
Mrs. Tom Adams, OF Halifax County has
recently visited Mrs. ". 7. Firesheats
W. T.. Newly AMI family have returned
from trip to Bristol.
Miss Bessie ant Eveline White OF
AMELIA, are the guests OF their sister. Mrs
g L. Abcrnathy.
Mrs. YngIine and daughter. Virginia ana
Miss Ir-m" Hubbard have returned from
ocean View.
r. B. oliver and daughters. sallie and
Ruby. are spending some time Norfolk
and the seashore points.
Mrs. Charlie Harrison. who nos been
til. guest OF Mr.. and Mrs, Steel Wheary,
eft foi her nome in Baltimore on Thurs
Miss Timothy Lanes mother and sister
Mrs Burton and Miss Alice Burton. OF
Chincoteague. Will spend the winter here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest ~ Moore and chill
Grsn are spending some time At Holiins.
Misses Elsie Herring and Lois Sheffield
visiting friends In Amelia.