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Anti-Rncinw mn Halted.

ANNAPOLIS, March 3l.-No anti-racing
laws can be put through at this session
of the Maryland Legislature. Tho senate
recommitted the Williams anti-bctting bin
with amendments, proposing IA State rae
ing commission to the Finance Commit
tee tonight by 10 to II vote. The com.
mittee will hold the bin until adjournment.
five days hence.
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CLEVELAND, March 31.--Nemo I.eibold
Nap outhe!der' Is on his way here from
the training camp with an injured knee
according 10 word Tonight from MAN
hg'r Birmingham, who ordered him home
WIN Shortstop Charman's leg broken
ana the pitching staff cut into nv the
lumning OF FalkenhcrI. the GRIPPING of
Leibo'd means that the Maps will start
the season in 4 bad way.
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TIP Tops Incorporate Club.

ALBANV, March 3l.---The Federal
League Baseball Club Of Brooklyn was in
corporatei with the Secretary OF state to-
day with 4 capital OF $500. 900. divided into
100000 common and the same amount Of
preferred stock. The incorporators aie
Walter :, Ward. New York and William
c. Evans and Charles Adams of New
Rochelle. The preferred stock Is per
cent. cumulative.
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MACoN, Ca, March 31-The Boston
Braves managed 10 squeeze in a run in
the eighth inning and tie the score with
the atlanta team here to-day. 6 to {. At
lanta led from the first Inning. when Hub
Pcrduc was battcd all over the lot for
three runs He was replaced by Strand
In the third and the latter was wild at
times, 1t VAS II poor game. with Boston
showing most of the weak baseball
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Crack Amherst Relay Coming.

The Andover team. which recently came
within a ffth of second OF the worlds
swimming record for 200 yards, IL en-
tered for the relay race at that distance
at the interscholastic championships to
be held In the New York A. c, tank next
Saturday night. The events are open
to all high and preparatory schools Other
competitions sch, duled are so yard 100
yard. go yard swims, and fancy dive
from Ave foot board.
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PHnApELrHA, March 3l.-Arrange-
ments have been completed by Capt, {.
t. Webster. Jr, of the University OF
pennsylvania golf team for match with
Yale here on June 6. tho first time the
VIII have met. Golf prac-
Ilce continued to-day Al the Bala club.
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CHAPEL HILL. n. c.. March SIN n
dri2zlng rain throughout the twelve In
nlngs the University of North Carolina
and Amherst College baseball teams
played a double header here this after
noon. The first contest OF seven inn ngs
resulted In a tie after an hour aud =
half battle. score 4 to 4. The concluding
game Of five rounds was won by the Tar
Heels by "A to victory.
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LONDON, March 3l.-Jerome Travers
and Fred Herreshoff the American golf
ers. are practising daily at Hoyiake for
the British amateur championship. To-
day they defeated Capt. Nichols. the
Devonshire expert, and another skilled
British golfer named Charles In a four
call match
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Want to Play Golf All Day sunday.

Plainfield Country Club have called a spe-
cial meeting for Saturday night for the
purpose of trying to amend the bylaws TO
allow golf playing all day sunday on the
club course. At present play is permitted
only after l O'Clock, Strong opposition
has arisen, but those who favor the plan
believe they have sufficient number Of
votes to amend the bylaws.
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Coope aud Mouuuim Chosen.

Tho Columbia swimming team honored
q. +. Coope. "a junior in science, with the
c.ptaincy OF next seasons aquatic team
II meeting yesterday. l.. H. f. Mou-
cuin, varsity fencer and water polo
player. was chosen to lead the sextet in
tne last named sport.
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SACRAMENTO. Cal, March 3i.--,iuy
Hiram Johnson's arm was TOO strong TO-
day, when his pitch officially opening Ia,
season of the Pacific Coast League struck
two feet In front Of the plate. The gam,
was won by Portland, s to |, Oakland
won at Los Angeles. ~ to ..
Venice won at San Francisco, 8 to 1,
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Eight divisions qualified for the ma tch
play round, which continues through Sat.
urday with a thlrty-six hole final in the
first division only. The scores. including
those of yesterday and to-day on No.
course:
Garden ely. y. SITES. r & worthing.
ton. Shawnee. Is s.--l6O; Chisholm Bach,
o oSS ns - ssies fau Becker WoSd
land. 81. .s2-leS, Robert Hunter. weepurn
So ss-iss' haTC.a wessr: rolsaG g.
s., IsIl.s; c. r, Durham, Meeklenbgrs
4. NJ. Barnes Enslewood, ~ ,s-l6s; "
Harvey. pnlladeiphis country, 81. 7s-lss
NJ. +. O'Cornell Alpn". S6, s3-l6?.
Governor rrophie.--S. D. Wyatt. Fond
s.. s2-l7o: J. +. Gardner. Midlothian, -.
SIT; F II Gates LSke Georg" ~
Try Try a. sc@i9s: " Il rags, naa"io coS%.
KY sS6 7ilis; ArmsiT2nr rark
s6-i76: G. Y. Mcscroie - Eag i',d S..
s2-i!:. J. p. ,standish. n. Detroit, So.
sis: " N. "SI Rrien, MSsaws 3. i
$50: r T. Robinson. St GATHERINGS. 90
sG-iso; ponald parsSns Youngstown. &C.
elnia. So. s2-lSi; c. " peibel. Youngstown.
IS. Sis; $. b Virgin. JT" Arsni"acf'
renn, ~. ,,--is2 4 va ia'ts Wy 4. <
valley, Sc, else: John NJ Scott, Meek
Fork. SO. s3-iS2. f NJ Taft. Woodland. 81,
2o-,is2; j. j. / waksT Ha9scr HiIi; Ems
G. $ Mcdonald. Lambton, 81 s6-lsS; J.
a heydIer. New York 81, sS-lsi, +. a.
G MIsbs MoS sssSnry % g. sa 5tt VI,
Week. Montclair. 96. y0--IAt.
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Eddie Wallace outpointed Phil Bloom
in the main bout OF ten rounds at the
Broadway Sporting Club Brooklyn. last
night, Wallace forced the milling through
out. landing solid smashcs with both
hands and several times forcing Bloom to
cover up Boon weighed in at 1873 - and
Wallace at 1875 pounds.
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ATHLETICS FEAST ON PENNsY.
CO11egians Lose by II to = Score 70
Worlds Champions.

PHILADELPHIA, March 3l.-The Ath-
ietcs regulars got lot OF biting prac-
,ice here this afternoon, when they de-
feated the University OF Pennsylvania by
a score of II to 1. Bush held the var
sity 10 one hit In three innings and the
collegians made five safetes off burning,
the Kentucky southpaw. in six innings.
The score:
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Red soX Bexin uomcwnrd Tramp.

Hor SPRINGS, Ark, March 3l.--Thc
Boston Red Sox left for Nashville this
afternoon. where they commence their
march up the line Wood left with the
team, bat Wagner win tarry until sun
day President Lannin will make the
entire tour with the team.
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Gardner Downs brown - Before.

MoNrcLAIa. March 3i.-Nationai ANA.
teur billiard champion Edward W Gard
ner and Morris d, Brown fought theD
recent 1872 balk line III match all over
again at the Montclair Club tonight A
before Gardner got the verdict but this
time without effort. The final score was
800 TO s6. Gardner averaged is,
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PHILLIEs SHUT OUT BALTIMORE.
Jacobs and Alexander Limit Birds 10
Three Hita.

BALTIMORE. March 3l.--Heavy hitting
and perfect FIELDING Oh the part of the
ihillies resulted in their victory over
the Baltimore Orioles this afternoon in
III" last game of the homeward trip. The
score was 3 to o.
The team showed great Improvement in
every department Of the game. Jacobs
the recruit pitcher. held the Birds TO one
wallop In his four innings on the mound
and Alexander allowed but two hits in
the succeeding five innings. The score
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TERRE HAuTE. Ind. March 3l-Terre
Hautt vas easy for the Cubs who brcezed
through nine innings to "A IL to scor,
to-day. John r Conrery. prospective
owner of tile Cubs, was In the sand, and
the players aware OF this. accumulated
fourteen hits and not an error
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He'd Fable inns Ten Men.

OGDEN, Utah, March 31--Red Fabcr.
world tourist, work d In his FIRST game
for the White Sox seconds here this after.
noon against the Ogden Union Association
team, winnlna handily, II TO g. Ten bat
ters We're retired on strikes.
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HOFFMAN STIRS UP THINGS.
Bats ns Pinch Hitter and Makes Cir
cult One Base at q Time.

CoLuMB!A, 5. c, March 3l.--Two teams
of the Brooklyn Federal League squad.
officially called the Vets and the Colts,
played Il game OF baseball on University
Field this afternoon and the Vets mad an
easy time winning II 10 0. Artio Hof-
man. IN whose charge the squad was left
during Bradlcy's absence from thu. { ",
went in as a pinch hitter in the titth ana
singled. He stole second, went TO third on
4" lit and scored on an infield OUT. The
score.
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wrestIes for n. y. A. G

The New York Athletic Club has en-
tered n. q. Pendelton. the Columbia Crap
pier who won the us pound title In the
intercollegiates last Saturday. and f.
Johnson. the national i45 pound cham
Dion. In the national championships which
will DO held tomorrow In Chicago. Pen
delton will wrestle in the heavyweight
division.
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Virginia s,va mps Vermont.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. March 81
University of Virginia defeated Vermont
to-day. 8 to \. The score:
RHE
Vermont. 0 o 0 0 Oil 3
Batteres--James ana Green Spear GIL.
Bert and Mayforth. Game called end Of
eighth inning 10 allow Vermont to catch
rain,
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Hot SrRlHGs, Ark, Alarch 3I.-Tho
flt,sburg seconds defeated the regulars
In to-days practice game. The en-.
tire receipts were turned over to tn,
local order of Elks. who retalia,el hy
dining Fred Clarke aud his players al
their sumptuous quarters tonight
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Detroi, BIanL. Chnttanoose

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. March 31-The
Detroit TIGERS won a | to o victory over
Chattanooga to-day. Hits on both sides
were scarce Detroit getting four asd the
lookouts three.
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DomIin Takes Colts TO Borh,m

DENIsoN, Tex, March 3i.-Rain pre-
vented the Giant Colts and penison from
playing here TODAY When II WAS de.
c'dei definitely tat there would be no
game the youngsters. in charge OF Mike
poniin' iert FOR bonham, an adjacent
town,
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PHIAA, y. l. BALTIMORE a. l.,
Totals 80 3 s27l4 c.tRuth ...'
,RMtet for Daniels IN the ninth innins. -' -

Phllad"lHlla. ,........, o 3 o o 0 o O. 2
baltimore. ............. o o o o O o. q
4, Two oase hits, Becker. .; Crava'h Mage.
Jtc obs, !; by Cottrel. s; by Morriset,e. 4
First base on hails-On Morrise'te 6 III by
nite hrd oail-banlci. Passed bal-Esan I'M
purchased. ~
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ng executive committee

Col, Robert NJ. Thompson, Washington.
chairman; Allison V. Armour, Chicago; Ed.
ward T. BRbb. Boston, Everett { Brown.
Chicago; Julian W. Curtiss. New York; Or
Luther Halsey Gulick New York: Matthew
=. Halpln. New York. Or, Graeme NJ Ham
mond. New York; Gustavus T. Kirby. New
York. Alfred J LII Jr., Boston; Joseph -
Maccabe Boston; Or q, X Manning. VIII.
lam II Page, New York; Frederick Il Pratt.
BROOKLYN, Prof. William 81 SIunue. New
York; James e sullivan. New York: Justice
Barlow Weeks. New York. Everi Jansen
Wendell. New York
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BIG MEN 70 HELP TEAM.
AstOr. Belmont, Carnegie, Gould and
Mnckny Olympic Vice-Prrsidents.

James r. Sullivan. secretary of the
American Olympic committee, announced
yesterday the names of the committeeman
who will work for the next Olympic team
There are about 100 men on the commit
tee, representing prominent figures In an
sports in every part of the United States
There are sixty vice-presidents. all of
whom are known in business and social
circles. few of the most noted are Vim
cent Aston. August Belmont Andrew Car
negie. George j. Gould, Clarence II
Mackay. J. =. Morgan. Theodore Roose-
Welt Thomas r. Ryan. William II. Taft
Alfred G.. Vanderbilt. John ID. Rockefeller
Rodman Wanamaker and Col. Leonard
Wood.
James T.. sullivan is chairman of the
team selection committee, which also con.
sists of the men identified with sports
throughout the country TO the number Of
nifty. There win be little active work for
this committee. the work of preparation
deyolving In the meantime on the follow
-. L.
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DODGERS BACK, PLAN TO
TRY OUT FIELD TO-DAY
New YOrks Due TO-night-FOr-
mer Cubs, Cole and Reulbach,
May Start Opener.

Wllbert Robinson stole a march on
Frank Chance yesterday when he brought
his Dodgers home in time to begin the
process OF getting acclmated twenty-four
hours before the scheduled return of the
New Works. who will be opponents of his
charges at Ebbets Field tomorrow In the
first big league game hereabout this year.
The Brooklyn legions. with President c.
II. Ebbets In the party. arrived late last
night from Washington. having left there
Immediately after beating the Senators.
Chances regulars will not be here unit!
close 10 midnight tonight unless II rains
In Baltimore to-day. In which case they
will return, In time for supper. Several
Of his recruits. however. are due this
morning in care of Arthur Irwin. who Will
quarter them at a downtown hotel.
Robinson has expectations of giving his
men a tuning up practice on the home
sward this afternoon. but unless a warm
sun should dry the ground considerably
this morning Groun ikeeper Parker prob
ably will advise against his doing so. The
earth was still! soft yesterday and cleat
marks would be litely to put II in bad
shape for to-morrow's game. II is prob
able, though that several batteries will
warm up in the far corners OF the field.
The latest pitching programme framed
up for the opener IL King Cole versus Ed
Reulbach. two former Cubs who saw their
halcyon days during the Chicago regime
Of Frank Chance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01

National League headauarte sent out
a bulletin yesterday announcing the re-
lease by Brooklyn to the Newark Inter-
nationals OF Pitcher JEFF Holmquist and
Shortstop Ray Move. The contract of
Dick Cottcr with the Giants also was
promulgated. indicating that McGraw ex-
poets to keep the young catcher around
as his third string man.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26
MUST. COME IN OR
TAKE consequences
Amateur Baseball Association
Plans War on Outsiders, If
They Don't Join.

Get out or come under" is the way
they are going to treat the outlaw Po-
tomac League in amateur baseball cir
cIes this season. according to President
Robert H. Young, OF the Amateur AS
ISOLATION
We will invite the Potomac League
10 become a member of the Amateur
Association" declares President Young,
and il the league officials refuse to
accept the invitation. We may be forced
to bar the players"
Some trouble and difficulty was en-
countered when the Potomac League
started last season. Members OF teams
under the Amateur Association found
berths with the outlaw circuit. and de-
serted their teams when they had lit
tie chance to win pennant. This year
il will be different. declare the mem-
bers of the board of governors who met
last night.
The two-team rule allowing a player
different circuits will be allowed but n
PLAYER cannot get release from one
club to resign without getting a release
from the other. In other words il will
save Secretary Harry Shurtleff deal of
work this season. and will put n stop to
jumping a team when the season is far
enough along to see just where the club
is Scing to stand in the race.
Next week the amateur solonS VIII
get together to finish their work for the
new rules 1t is expected that the as
sociation will adopt the new rules as
they stand
The Washington times., 1914-02-26
TOMBSTONE SLAMS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Says 1t Is Laughing Stock Of
Whole Country and BawIs
Out Murphy Deal.

NEWARK. y. J.. Feb. -6.-Jim John-
stone. the former Natlona' League UNI
pire and now on the staff of arbiters
in the American Association. apparently
does not think much of the National
League magnates.
He revealed his feelings in the mat
ter today when he said that the Ma
tional League is the laughing stock OF
the country He made other pointed
statements besides. saying that the
sale of the Cubs by Murphy tn Tait
was a 'put-up job" and that he be
lieves charles l.. Taft owned Muir
phys block Of stock long before the
saj,. was announced publicly.
Johnstonc lives in Newark. and spoke
freely on the baseball situation. me
uupire attacked those ball PLAYERS VINO
are fopping around after signing con-
tracts with the FederalS or tneir EN-
playprs in the National or American
leagues. -, noel
In referring to PLAYERS in the posi-
ton OF King cole. EnoS Fi'zpatIi'th. ~ n.
and KiIlfcr. h" said: They ouS'I' 10
usr tn, hone of their heads as dice- 50
thev could put them in a box. shuIiie
rhcm. and then flop one way or tue
,l,&er. Any p syer v'No dos not kno"
for what ur why he is signing ms con-
tract should simply purchase news
paper and read II.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26

out on the field by next Decem-
Ter at the latest.
Eddie Ainsmith is a clever
whist player, or thought he was,
until he hit some of the news
paper men Playing for
matchsticks, Eddie lost enough
to start a lumber yard. Dorf
blames the slippery ground for
his poor playing. and will wear
spiked shoes the next time out.
During a tanning bee, Jack
Ryan said that last year this
time it was raining in torrents.
One of the youngsters remarked
that he didn't care if it rained
in torrents SO long as it didn't
rain in Charlottesville. Even
extreme youth IS no excuse for
that. Take him away.
Every train galloping through
here at night whistles for the
town. but some Of the corre-
spondents living near the rail-
road claim they whistle,
not for. but at 1t.
This is bustling village,
the principal exports being post
cards and college boys. One OF
the rockies complains that he
cannot find any appropriate
postcards, all the views being
beautiful green landscapes, and
he is going around asking for
a postcard with three feet OF
snow on it.
Every one Of the rockies
claims that he is a four hundred
hitter, but this is undoubtedly
due to the fact that the bats
have not arrived yet. Harper,
who got hit last year. when a
ball hit his bat and bounced
ever the infield, is going around
with his cap on the side of his
bean. Most of these big batting
averages will fall off about
$50 per cent when the bats get
here. Joe Engel discovered that
there was no swimming pool in
the gymnasium. and now struts
around claiming to be the cham
n;on swimmer of tn. training
camp.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26

The training Of the Nationals has
cached the place where Mike Martin
has obtained sufficient line on the diff
fersnt players to outline a special
course of sprouts for some Of the men.
Today Jim Shaw. John Mumford, and
Doc Ayers got orders from the trainer
,hs. thev must work longer and harder
than the other athletes. Shaw now
Weighs in at about lSo pounds out IN
order to be primed for the struggle for
a regular berth on the pitching coliec-
ton, he must shed ten pounds. Marun
opInes that at 10 Shaw will be In con-
dition to do his best work in the box,
80 he will be kept plugging away after
Ihe others have gone to showers ma
towels. The same goes for Mumford,
IS pounds, and Ayers about So
Jack Bentley, 100, has some surplus
weight, but he will not be driven t'ntil
later. when he has gotten rid OF all the
soreness that comes to every players
arm when he takes up work In the
spring
Mike Kahoe stopped of at camp for
few hours late yesterday. He has or
ders TO perform a mission for his chief
IN the scouting line, and will take a
Ioox at a couple of men in the vicinity
Of Atlanta
SATURDAY. will be moving Gay for the
squad The contract with the frater-
rlity calls for the collegians quitting the
nouse the first of the month and Martin
will lose no time in moving over ana
Getting everything IN ship shape for the
main contingent that arrives one week
rom today.
ed Ainsmith has started looking Tor
indicates for his annual quartet and
nas found a strong addition In the per-
son of Jack Bentley. Bentley mas a
-Ich baritone voice and will help greatly
n bolstcring Up Ainsmith's vocal gang
This town is still telling story about
'hick Gandn when he was in training
mere with the Montreal club betore ne
was grabbed off for the Nationals.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26

The first authentic record OF Wagner
as bali player starts with Steuben-
Vile In 1885,. No records were kept m
that club. so there are no figures to be
passed on into history.
But year later. in 1896. Ae started
with Paterson in the Atlantic League.
and he started by httting .3is his first
Year out. In 1897 he worked seventy
four games for Paterson and batted
,31a He was shifted to Louisville TO
finish the season. where in sixty one
games he batted .34i. and since that
date seventeen seasons ago. he aas
Dludgconcd his way throufh National
League competition without falling be-
low the classic mark. Two years cGo
lIonus caught UP with Pop Anson. Who
had battcd .3G or better for nftccn
consecutive seasons. and now the
Dutchman H. two years on beyond any
consecutive .3co mark ever set N the
history of the game.
The Washington times., 1914-02-26

Billy Lush. the former player and
coach for Yale. was managing the Can
adams and on the theory that players
work could be improved by having him
read on the game instead aa OF ha'ihs hs
got books that told how each player
should play his respective position.
Gandil was on first base work: LUSH
was hitting to the infield and he sue
through the present washington player:
Gandil slammed down his glove ana
pulled out Of his pocket his little book
and read the chapter on stopping bound
ers. The crowd saw the point ano from
then on Mr.. Lush was not particular
about the literary coaching proposition-
John Henry is expected to reach camp
within the next forty-eight hours.
This Cotton person did not last long.
After his frst workout Mike Martin
told him that there would be no room
for him to work out
Thus was shattered an early ambition,
of the Iowan to become a professional
player.
The players are getting used to the
early rising hour and now the group is
always on hand when the doors fly
open for breakfast.
A story that was sent out TO the
morning papers yesterday got long
distance Sc out Of Griffith. The report
said that Dick Williams and Joe Engel
we're TO box ten rounds. AS soon as the
manager saw 1t he got Martin on the
phone and told him there should be
nothing doing along these lines As
there was no foundation for the original
yarn, the matter was soon smoothed.
Nick Altrock has already dubbed
Schwartz six O'Clock because he is
straight up and down.
II the Nationals wanted to put a
5aske tbalI team in the field they could
present some real strength. Ainsmith,
Shaw, Engel, Shanks and Harper are
among the stars Of the first order at
the court game.