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The Washington times., 1916-12-24
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TENNIS HAS BOOM
Williams, tombstone, Griffin, and
BJurstedt Top All Raequeters.


During the year just closing tho
swish OF the racquet and the thud OF
bounding pellets on tennis courts In
all sections OF tho country was heard
with greater regularity than ever be-
fore. The season OF 1919 In tennis
both the indoor and outdoor games
was without doubt the best In history,
N popularity can be measured.
The ratings aA announced by the
limited States Lawn Tennis Associa.
tion at the recent meeting OF the cx'
ecutIye board In New York, show the
ranking OF players. They are as fol-
lows:
No. I, Il. Norris Williams; No. 2,
William NJ. Johnston; No. J, George
NJ. Church; No. 4, r. Lindley Murray:
No. 8, Ichiya Kumagae; No. O. CAR
ence J. Grifnn; No. Z. Watson NJ.
washburn: No. =, willis u. Davis;
No. o. Joseph J. Armstrong; No. TO-
Dean Mathey.
Here are how the double teams are
ranked:
I, william NJ. Johnston and Clarence J.
Griffin, national champions: ., Maui
rice E.-McLoughlin and Ward Daw'
son; J, George NJ. Church and Wills
Il. Davis: 4, George NJ. Church and
Dean Mathey; 8. Wallace +. Johnson
and, Joseph J. Armstrong; q, Fred II.
Alexander and Karl ii. Behr; 7. Dean
Mathey and Harold 4. Throckmorton;
s, w. r. Hayes and II. IL. Burbick; 0,
AIrich IL. Mann, Jr., and c. NJ. Bull. jr.:
10. willis Il. Davis and II. " ID. Johns.
The woman singles players rank
ing for the first ten Is as follows;
1, Miss Moiia Bjurstedt, national
a N d. IL
q, Miss Evelyn Sears; 4. Miss Anita
Meyers; o, Miss Sara Livingston; q,
Miss Marie Wagner; Z, Mrs. Homer s.
Green; 4. Miss Martha Guthrie; o,
Miss Eleanor A, Sears; 10, Mrs. Barger
Wallace.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
THREE BREAK RECORDS.

Herbert solimer, Ludy LANCER, and
Teddy Cam probably broke more rec
ords in swimming events last year
than any three swimmers who star
red in any one previous year. while
among the best women swimmers
were Miss Claire Galligan, of New
York, ana Miss Olga Dorfner, OF
Philadelphia, In team swimming
events, the Illinois A. G. swimmers.
OF Chicago, were generally consider
cd as having the best ali-eyent combi'
nation.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
EGG AND DUPUY WIN
Get Jump on sIx.oay Riders and
Carry on Honors.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW
YORK, Dec. 2t-oscar Egg, OF
Sweden, and Marcel Dupuy, OF France
the 'hard-boiled egg" team, won the
annual six-day bike race here last
night.
They covered a distance of a,625
miles, no laps, In the l43 hours OF
plugging. and carried away the first
prize OF $1,000.
Eddie Root and frankie Madden,
favorites, with the experts and the
crowd. won second money, $4,000. Il
was the veteran Root who nearly
stood on defeat, when at 500 Egg
Tapped the feld.
Mcnamara and Spears won third
prize, $4,000: Kaiser and Cameron,
fourth, $1,000. and Hill and Drobach,
fifth. $1,000. De Baets and walthour,
the only other team TO finish, did not
share In the prize money.
The break In the long grind came
with unexpected audiences at $40
last night. The riders were slowing
down from a hard sprint, In which
Mcnamara had won a $50 prize, when
Oscar Egg suddenly shot out from
the pack.
Nearly exhausted, most OF the riders
were In no condition to meet his chal.
lenge and with Root alone in pursuit,
the little Swede hit up a terrific. pace.
In three minutes he had Tapped the
field, and the "Hsrd Boiled Eggs"
were never headed again.
The huge crowd which packed the
Garden on the closing night, roared
Its applause at every sprint, and was
as generally noisy and excited as a
bike race crowd can be on closing
night.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
VARIOUS TITLES WON.

Miscellaneous titleholders in sports
during 1915 follow;
Willie Hoppe again proved invinc.
ible at billiards,
Miss Minneapolis won the gold cup
for the powerboat title at Detroit.
Ed W. Gardner. captured the ma
tional amateur 1872 balk.iine billiard
title from Marris Brown at New York,
400 TO 35i.
Tom Rooney took the senior sculls
title at Duluth August IL.
Dario Resta captured the worlds
automobile racing title and the A. A.
A. purse and trophies for winning the
greatest number OF events. John Ait
ken, OF Indianapolis, was second.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
TITLES RETAINED
BY RING HOLDERS
Matmen Forced to Keel Over
Before Nebraska Joe
Stecher.

| In the realm OF right and left Jabs
and uppercuts no championships
changed hands, although the title OF
bantamwcight champion was clouded
when Johnnie Ertle, OF Sc. Paul. wa
awarded a decision over Champion
KID Williams, of Baltimore. on a foul.
Williams. the least OF all the cham.
pions in size. generally is credited as
the champion stiil.
In the featherweight division John
ny Kilbane, OF Cleveland. stands out
supreme. His only battle OF cham
pionship caliber, against George Cha.
ney. at Cedar Point. Ohio. on septcm.
Der 4, resulted in an easy victory by
the Knockout route I'm tho third round.
Freddy welsh busy.
Freddie Welsh was the busiest
champion OF them all, for he took part
In numerous ten.round no.dccision af.
fairs.
As has been the case for several
years. neither the welter nor middle.
weight championship rests solidiy
upon any ono brow. Jack Dillon and
claim to the lightheavyweight cham.
pfonship.
Standing alone among the heavy.
weights. Jess willard spent n year OF
virtual inactivity. His bout with
Frank Moran, which he won In n dc.
cisivc manner In a New York ring
March 20. left' his tile untarnishcd.
Spending tho summer as "A circus at
TRACTION, willard made his title a
profitable one.
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The wrestling fraternity. which had
hoped for the return OF Frank Gotch,
the Humboldt. Iowa, terror. from re-
tIrement. was disappointed. Gotch has
declared himself through with the
mat for all time. and Joe stechor. tho
Nebraska farmer boy. stands out as
tho logical successor to the greatest
catch-as-catch-can master the world
has known. Many wrortlcrs OF ar
ferent weights held forth throughout
the country and the heavyweight mat
men are again coming to the fore.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
NOT FOR WELSH.

MILWAUKEE, WIS, Dec. "a
Freddy Welsh, lightweight champion
of the world, today declined to meet
Richie Mitchell in a twenty-round bat
tie at New Orleans. Mitchell yester-
day wired Welsh offering him bonus
of s., 900 the day he signs articles, and
said Promoter Rich, of New Orleans,
would guarantee him close to ST., 900
for the match. Welsh declined, soy
ing he wanted to rest a few weeks.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
OSCEOLA TEAM Is
TOPPING OTHERS
Red Mems League Honors
Taken by Circuit Leaders in
Twenty-seven Games.

osceola has taken all the honoss
in the Red Mems Duckpin League to
date, leading the six.team circuit
with twenty.thrco wins and four
losses and topping all the others for
total pin fall
High game honors have been an.
nexed by the osceois rollers ms well
~ high set. osceola has a number OF
bowlers who have represented the
team. All seem able TO hold up the
high average.
Here are the figures.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
FOOTBALL SEASON
FULLOF SURPRISES
Big Teams Swept Back by the
Little Fellows During
Past Year.

The football season OF 1915 was
fraught with surprise after surprise.
The new style game-.in which open
field playing and the aerial attack
have become outstanding features
has paved the way for u revolution
In the gridiron world. For the last
two seasons small college teams have
come to the front by defeating elev-
ems which In former years would have
annihilated any hopes they might
have had for victories
The last season was very success
full one from a financial standpoint,
and the record for crowds was shat
tered when Yale met Harvard In the
Yale bowl November rs. with nearly
40. 900 wild-cyed football fans look
Ing on In 80 far aH the records OF
teams. both large aud small, arr con-
cerned. u only can be said that all
classes OF schools met with varied
degrees OF success.
Dope L. p.et.
In tho East. where Yale. Harvard.
Princeton. Pennsylvania. and Cornell
generally have held sway. the football
dope entirely was upset this year.
Colgate. through her sensational
and decisive victory over brown on
Thanksgiving Day. paved tisp way for
Pittsburgh University TO claim the
Eastern championship. Yet the Army
eleven, undcfeated., demanded n place
In the spotlight and the actual
awarding OF the title remained an
issue as the season closed, and In HtlIi
In that light
ohio state ssross.
In the Western Conference. Ohio
states team. aided by the wonderful
Harley. swept Its way msjestically
through tho Big Nine 20 a CHAMPION
ship. But there were other great
teams In the West. for Minnesota, a
team which could be compared favor
ably with any other team Ia the coun-
try, and Michigan and Notre Dame ali
recognition for positions
high In the rating.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
SYRACUSE IN FRONT.

In the annual intercollegiate crew
races Syracuse came TO the fore by
winning the historic Poughkeepsie
event June II, with CornelIs team
second. Harvard defeated Yale I'm
their annual event; Pennsylvania won
from Yale, Harvard from Cornell. and
Princeton from the best In the East
ern collegiate field when the Ameri.
can Henley was held in Philadelphia
70 rthe Childs Cup.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
FORD is LEADER.

Il. w. Ford led the members of tho
Analostan Gun Club in their weekly
tourney yesterday afternoon. He
broke ninety-four targets out OF 100,
NJ ID. Hogan was second high man
with a score of eighty-siN down out
OF 100, while ], C. Wynkkoop got
eighty.five out OF the same number.
j. NJ, Green broke ninety-four out
OF $50.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
kYRoNEN WINS RACE.

NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-Yiilar KY
ronen, OF New York. won the Yonkers
marathon yesterday afternoon, de-
feating sydney Hatch, of Chicago, In
a desperate inish.
The winners fime was two hours
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
OFFER ICE CREAM
TO STAR BOWLERS
Gallons to Be Given for High
Scores Tomorrow at
y Various Alleys.

Eating Ice cream must be a popular
pastime for some OF these bowlers
who roll on the Grand Central, Pal.
ace, National Capital and Southeast al.
ieys. Every holiday these establish.
ments offer prizes for high scores
rolled during the day. and invariably
those prizes have consisted OF a gal.
Ion OF Ice cream each.
Tomorrow, at the Grand Central
Palace and National Capital n gallon
OF cream will be given away every
hour from 10 a. m. to 10 p. M. while
at Southeast. n gallon will be award.
ed every four hours. from D a. m. to I
a. m.
Such prizes as cigars, boxes OF
candy. etc. are up for competition at
most or the other alleys.
Tournsmest BewIers busy,
Bowling has been on In full force
during the last fey days In the various
holiday tournaments. Finals In the
Columbia and Southeast alleys events
were rolled Friday and saturday.
while competition got under way In
tho Royal and Palace tournaments,
the latter being two OF the biggest OF
the season.
Tournament bowling will rule until
after New Year Day. when the leagues
resume their schedules. A few indie
pendent matches arc cardcd. In which
general interest II centcrcd. Tuesday
night the Continentalr, OF tho District
League, and Tom keane'r National
Capital League Grand Centrais get TO.
gether at the Royal In the second
ave games OF their tcn.game match
for banquet. The losing team will
fAE h..
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
"Yn BOYS TO PLAY.

Coach Earl Fuller will send his
Boys Y. NJ. c. \. team against Central
High school on Friday night at the
boN' gym. Central has not been
beaten this season on the foor.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24

aNeA ~ g'u NV
In Germany many Writers are la.
menting the poor foaiing this year.
and the war IL blamed. II IL charged
that the blockade H. keeping the ma.
irons from receiving proper food. But
twenty foAlH have survived from
nfty'three thoroughbred matrons In
several prominent studs. lust how
the hostilities have affected thor.
oughbred studs In Great Britain IL
not known for certainty. One
writer prcdtcts that little change will
be noted from the record OF 1914
And yet We hear the blockade called
a failure
two-bits, but sons we've seen wasn't.
The mere announcement that Les
Darcy, champion middleweight and
heavyweight boxer OF Australia. has
arrived IL worthy OF attention, but
hardly OF trepidation. Ring history
shows that OF the many Australian
one really made good, ciinging 20 the
worlds championship In the heavy.
weight title. Old Bob Fitzsimmons
delivered the goods. but most OF his
countrymen fell down badly. 4, II II 10
be hoped that Darcy fulnlls all the
press agents promises. for We need
some real ring performers and fewer
dancing masters. But We should not
become so excited as to fall over our
own feet. Darcy hasn't met anybody
here yet.
Massachusetts, has voted solidly for
ouimet. Tewksbury and Sullivan.
GEORGETOWN has succeeded In booking
games with Lehigh and Navy for 1917.
but even these may be dropped after
another victorious campaign OF the Blue
and Gray athletes. Managers and
coaches OF football elevens have now
reached the stage where their teams
simply must win down TO the nnal. or
so-called. big game. When tough little
fellows like Georgetown come along
and administer unexpected defeats. they
are promptly ostracised. They inter-.
fere with the smoothness OF things. They
must be dropped like hot potatoes.
Which explains why Georgetown cannot
meet Princeton. Dartmouth. Yale. Har-
ward, Pittsburgh. Brown. Rutgers. SYRIA
cuse. Colgate. Penn and Company.
Georges Carpenter seems to have
passed from the glare of the limelight
with the arrival of Les Darcy.
Les Darcy is the heavyweight cham
pion NSf Australia. He stands five feet
six inches in height and weighs l6o
pounds when in condition. Jess Willard.
worlds champion. stands. six feet six
inches and weighs In shape 2i5 pounds.
The relative values OF these two cham
pionships is shown by the fact that
Willard is a foot taller than Darcy and
weights l26 pounds more. Carpenter.
the European heavyweight champion,
stands ave feet eleven inches in height
and weighs 100 pounds. Darcy would
have a hard time disposing of the
without mentioning his
difficulties II placed in the same ring
with Willard, the weli-known COW
prodder Of Kansas.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
STAGES COMEBACK"
Year In Baseball Productive Of Good
for Americas BIa Sport.


When the pact between organized
baseball and the Federal LeaguS was
aligned the national pastimo emerged
from the most serious ENHANCEMENT
Into which IL ever has been thrown.
But the stability OF the game and the
place IL holds In sports have been
amply proven by the Comeback" u
has made during tho present year. u
IL true that baseball politics stilI
needs reforming, and reforms may be
expected, but from tho standing OF
the followers OF the .game-tho one
who pays the freight--basebail has
proven Its mettie.
From the opening of the 1915 sea.
son until the Red Sox defeated tho
brooklyn Dodgers In four out OF nve
games, starting at Boston ON tbs
ninth day OF last October, baseball
furnished thrill after thrill.
Cubs Purchased.
Early In tho year-on January O.
Charles weoghman and his associates
purchased the Chicago Cubs. and
few days later the Boston Braves
we're sold TO Percy HauEhton and a
syndicate OF business men. In the
same month the New York Giants
purchased Benny Kauff, Anderson, and
harden from the Federals.
In February Judge X. NJ. Lands
gave the baseball world n thrill by
Diminishing the famous trust-busting
suit instituted by the outlaw leaguers.
thu exact date OF his announcement
being February 7, Two days later
I'd konetchy was purchased by tho
braves for a sum said To have been
In hA
Yankees bought Frank Baker from
Connie Mack.
iris speaker Bought.
Following along In April. after
James Z, Dunn had purchased the
Cleveland club. the sale OF Tristrsm
Speaker TO the Indians startled the
fans all over the country. The sum
OF $4,000 paid for Speaker was said
TO be the largest amount aver laid
down for a ball player.
The seasons close found the Boston
SoN worlds champions. after com
paTRtiyely easy series against Brook
IVA. II found conditions In. baseball
Indicative or a brighter future than
the game ever has known before and
the process OF building up the props
that had been torn down In the war
with the Feds much faster than had
been expected.
Races Were Thrilling.
The various races In the minor
leagues were thrilling. and although
minor leagues had the usual amount
of trouble In some quarters. several
leagues going to the wall, the minors,
through their actions al the annual
meeting which was held at New or
leans in November and through their
requests TO the majors. show. that the
spirit OF progress Is uppermost. and
that they are striving to create better
conditions.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
HOPKINS PLAYS BROWN.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 2i.-The. Johns
Hopkins football team will open its
season next year on October Q by
meeting Brown. 81 Providence.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
Center IL weak.

George wsshington's problem IL
center. Ellison. wiiaon. and Patter.
son have been tried out. but none APP
proach Matthews In ability. Coach
Coiiinower will have a deal OF work
for the center men.
Just how well George Washington
IL substituted IL not known. BlSier.
who went In after Grosebeck was In.
vitcd To the ridelines for loose play,
went into forward. the versatile
1iacomo being sent to guard.
George Washington got tho jump
On Galiaudet at the very start or the
conflict last niEht. Tho nrst half
ended with the score II 10 In favor
OF q. W. ", Galiaudet seemed unable
20 gauge the passing distances ON
the long floor.
In the second half Gaiiaudet did
better and showed greater strength
ms tho game progressed. The Ken.
dali Greeners lost two men via the
personal foul route. u. wenger and
A. wenger. as well as whitman, played
consistently well for Galiaudet. while
Almon, Giacomo. and Hilies carried
on the honors for George Washing.
ton.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
new YORK ENFOLDS
.SCRAPPER DARCY
Australian Mystery Proves
Fearless, Genial Fellow Who
|, Wants Battles.

NEW YORK, Dec. A--James LSs.
darcy. alias Les Darcy. the Australian
mystery. who has arrived in New York
aboard the Standard OIL tank steamer.
Gushing. began preparations at once to
get into condition for what he con-
siders the most important bouts OF his
| career as a pugillst
Unlike many Australian and other
foreign boxers he is not imbued with
the idea that America sends its best
boxers abroad 10 meet those OF other
lands. He realizes. even II Il is with
| something OF smile. that there are
billions, Miskes. and Gibbonses In this
broad nation and that they can fight.
But he Isn't a bloomer.
darcy Just smiled.
Coming up the bay in a,tug with Tex
Richard. sonic one asked darcy ~ he
would fight Jess willard. lie just
smiled. He never ceases 10 smile. any.
way. and replied:
why, certainly"
But you've never seen Willard. You
don't know how tremendously big he
h"
with the smile sull cleaning. darcy
advanced the opinion that he didn't care
Jess was as big as house.
hcy wont make Dad matches Tor
me, ne SAID. I'm matched WIN
"ihhre III nght MN
~ tne MOTEL q hrcy oohseo hcwspa'
p., men ,noNns part y, ns
cotnins anu showns tho Monoor,u'
pnysicai oeVeiopmsht nc possesseS. nc
nas massive hanos-ihs mans they
ahse NJ nIs sioes, hs IvIcam
mick anu nesNy. s snos -
ineassu IN NeNey; sol,y ,os nv" ~
evs I'M ny ,' a. ,ni.,' ~
short. his legs thick. but hard as iron
and capable OF moving quickly. He
stands about rive Iect ana seven
,nenes .a ss anu sn III sai, he rss.
slightiy over weight.
,..
"""'a "ee'
darcy In possessed with an ambi'
ton 20 box Mike Gibbons and brush
-, a..,.,,ta, a., ,h,. ,,o,id.a mid
away At, opposi.'on 20 .h' WORN NM
diewcisht champ'onsh'p, no "
the fcl alleged middieweIghts wh" cnn
scale the required pouhasso ana ~"
bons In another.
IL IN foolishness 10 taIh OF
or Dillon entering Iink 10 nsn.
los or 100 pounds, No'h'r, OF ,n D'
IL capable OF DOING ~: howovI,
matches probably WIN DC arIAhkc"
for dArcS Win e@h OF ,hss. oos
Tex Rickard already mas lald .no
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
TAKES OPENER.

Delta Sigma girl bssketets Won
their opening game at the Epiphany
gymnasium against the Gallinger
quint, 20 10 Z.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip

Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year 90 you all. everywhere.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24
COLLIFLOWER GAINS
FAVOR WITH G. W. U.
Coach Makes Fine Showing
With Hatchetite Basketball
Team This Year.

George Golliflower. coach Of the
George Washington basketball team.
has just about made himself solid
with q. w. u. followers OF the team.
which last night hung up a 30-to-2i
victory over Gaiiaudet.
Those who saw the win over the
University of Maryland last week
were somewhat skepticai over the
strength OF the Ave In view OF tho
weakness displayed by the visitors.
Last night, GEORGE washington's
showing was so impressive that the
diatchetites believe they have arrived.
Ana George Collifiower In looked
upon as the savior Of the situation
and the man who brought order out
OF chaos. Colliflower took the team
In midseason last year and was sent
In again this year.
Five Makes Good.
That Collifiower has made good
was demonstrated last night when the
strong Gaiiaudet team went down to
a decisive. defeat q. w. u. demon
strated superiority in all departments
or the game. The Hatchetites had a
slight edge on their rivals. and thss
was enough TO win.
Giacomo seems 20 be a real ind.
The Hstchetites used Giacomo to ad.
vantage In football, and Il was not
until basketball started that the real
Versatility OF the player was known.
Giacomo covers tho floor we'll and
can shoot. as Ave goals from the
floor last night testify.
As q running mate for shorty"
Almon. Giacomo IL the goods. Hiiles
appears Go have the making OF a nne
guard. while Groesbeck. ~ he can
stop his loose play long enough to
escape the watchfui eye OF the Off.
cials, will NJ well into the combina.
ton.
The Washington times., 1916-12-24

Baseball may be worth more than
two-bits. but soms we've seen wasn't.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-01
OtH GROUND BOG.

ono" when my brother was in tho
country nc ami IN" cousin captured a
ground hog out In the mountains. II
II was PAT ia between the pillows on
bed and tcklcd !; would bite as
pIaNfuiiy ~ small kitten.
After We had seen IL y little. he told
my sister Z" go 10 the garden and get
few leaves "i lettuce When she
cam" back ana gave one Ia tho ground
hoH. ~ once ii sat down on it's hind
legs, hcld Tho lettuce in its fore paws
ana began to eat. looking like /, was
reading Il newspaper
Nhcn fail came !; made a nest under
the back porch .Ns Nc were eating
"FcakfIst one morning tho ground hog
cam" In aud began 10 nil it's mouth
win some paper on the floor. which
II TOOK 10 rs nest. II repeated this
several times. .tft.r a while i, 20, To
getting In tn" ncishbors' gardens. So
We chained ii.
ono day il was Very hot: tho sun
Snon" fuii on !, Til il died from heat.
We poured water or it, but il did no
good w" We're Very sorry. for We
never nave had such :, nice pc,.
tpriEinaiJ
tl.RT\ plI'ptl'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-01
THE nEsr KIND OF CH,,,srn.s.

'"ce 'hcre was crow SITTING on a
ilmb looking in window Christmas
nc sd" little boy crying be.
cause II" thought that santa Claus
Won!" not come down his chimney
soon lie got in bed aud went to slecn
SANTA 'iauS WAS going To bad boys
mousse, ana the old crow went am; told
santa Claus not 20 go to the bad Kov's
mouse. put TO go To the good BOYS
house. Then Santa Claus had Ia ,ur,
around and 60 to tho good BOYS house
Ihere were some rabbits going 10 IN.
nad boys house. ana tho crow told
'hcn To 20 10 the good boys house md
NOT 10 go To the bad boys h.aSc
There were some squirrels Soina and
the crow told them to take their has
ket OF nuts TO the good boys house.
\ bear came tripping up the road and
the crow told him the same thing. So
the good little boy had 81 happy Christ
mas ANYHOW. and the had boy didn't
get anything bur ashes and switches.
VIRGINIA T.. FORD.