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The evening world., 1917-10-24
Tppity WHchet
Wins His Eighth
Successive Race

LAUREL RACE TRACK, Nd. oct.
- Tho brighton Stablc's Tipp!ty
Witchet has turned out TO bc ono Of
the real bargains Of the racing year.
This cast-oft from tho Harry Payne
Whitney stable was rather slow In
coming to hand, but he won his eighth
race ia succession when no beat
August Belmont's Drastic and others
N tho Longfcllow Liberty Bond
Purse and ran the mile in liO eosod
up by Two lengths.
He began his winning string at Bel
mont Park in september, where he
won ivy races, ana Is now unbeaten
in SIX Since George Odom brought
him down 10 Maryland.
There is no tplilUs how good TippIty
W,tChct Il. hut Il bcgins 10 look ~ h IA,
uas nuAuupTddInh IN selling races ana
hua now found his uu" place among IN,
Eukc horses. II rs sale 10 say that ht
has been graduated from stIllhE races
'oChtclet, which beat Roamcr and Capre
Oh the closing day at Nqurduct proved
! n disappointment this afternoon wh,r
/ he ran third TO lIauberh and I'd Euyh,
/ Suulty. one of the fastest sprlnt,r, IA
training. even though BIT ialIt-hvHrt.
cd, viii race no more.
" While bong rKcrrIHya ON The ros,
nwt,y from hls boy, 'rashcd INTO a v.t..
on. hrapkiug a -, and 90 hullH IA
r,r,.,sary to put him out ui bis mI-,r.
cup, Press claimed lour Esltrra,
ior bI-on alLor ~" nhd N"t .l. H,
81 500 over his entered selling ul... W
81 Ouu but backed away when F., u
Talbot lacked on al extra 81,
The evening world., 1917-10-24
Donaldson One
NStW Players
At Forest Hills

Lawn tennis battles for the semi
Anal brackets OF the boys and jun
iors' metropolitan championship titles
in tho singles brought the top
class youngsters forward as sur
vivors on tho courts Of the West
Side Tennis Club at Forest Hills.
Cecil Donaldson. the hard driving and
smashing brooklyn youth. swept
through T.. $. McIIugh to tho score
OF 80, G--l.
Donaldson fairly peltcd tho opposite
court with his faster shots. He had
Ais opponent bewildercd with tho dash
Gnd spirit OF his attacks. with tho re-
suit that MclluEh scored only one
game. Donaldson was compelled to
default in tho beginning OF the dou-
! bles as his dependable partner, Frank
Anderson, is III with pneumonia.
! IL. MattOcks, X. NJ. Walsh anl VIM
cent richards all won places along
with Donaldson. Richards, the ma
| tiunal boy champion, brought off his
| shots as clcan!y rs veteran against
| VI. Shapiro. Moving into mid court,
Richards hit OFT To- the sides for his
points, a!ways holding the match
GO, without OvereIerting himself
Tho youngstCrs-Lo Louis Davidson,
Gerald IL. Emmeraon jr. and Harold
Taylor who gained places in the
semi-ilnals OF the junior singles-aH
won with the least amount of cncit.
Relatively they outclassed their op.
pOnents,
Davidson, the Rockville Centre
/ youth. sent the bail slzzlinG through
/ tie court defended by Graham II.
/ Cooke for a victory at Go, 6--2
I pavidson's splendid strategy and his
| quickncss at shooting through open
| lngs caused him to be regarded as the
[ formidable contender for the title.
, Harold Taylor, the crack brooklyn
! schoolboy, played with smoothness
/ and pace against II. Henson. The
| rallies were prettily fought Taylor's
experience always coming TO the fore
as he won at 6--3. G--3.
The evening world., 1917-10-24
De Orc Captures
The First Block
From Daily, 5O-43
By VIC

III the first block OF their i50-po'nt
match for the three cushion billiard
championship, Alfredo De Oro, the
title holder. easily defeated John
DAILY, tho challenger. so to 43.
While DAILY wrought marvellous
bank shots upon the table In Leonard
howison's Academy that held the
crowd spellbound, the champion on
three occasions broke through q tie
tC finish In front.
From beginning to end Dc ORC made
consistent use Of the cue His shorter
tnsle shots and his gentle and artful use
of english kept him counting so we'll as
% more than Offset the cracking cushions
by which DAILY sent the cue ball on gal
Oping excursions around the table.
In one respect the men were alike
there was no conservation, for each score
vas literally filed with goose eggs.
Throughout all this however. De Oro's
tamOuflage proved 40 battling 10 DAILY as
20 cause him to overlook chances several
/ times.
Throughout the IS innings Of the
nntch the style OF the two men al
ways furnishing striking contrast.
| Ilobes cavorting. On his sixth turn
| Mt the table he led off with a once
around the cushions bank. II was a
caring piece Of execution and It
. HNhlN'h d'hH htbfhW hnOutlnE the
manager OF the Giants has not done
since the. Worlds Series. That daz-
ziing bank shot was the beginning OF
a run OF six.
| Days efforts that counted were all
Of the snowy order, At times he had
! the balls scrambling all over the green
! top like fighting wildcats. De ORC ne
gotiated many Of his best caroms by
such delicacy "f stroke AZ to cause the
| globes safely 10 glide together.
The best shot DAILY made was In his
| forty-hfth inning by a twice around
| the table drive at n dlhlcult angle
! The cue ball raced n distance OF fifty
feet. De Oro's was a gentle reverse
english, shot. with tho cue ball doubling
| the rails.
One lone young woman witnessed the
match along with all Of the famous
billiard fans OF Broadway. She had an
unhappy time. Through eyes fearful
because OF the singing tobacco smoke
she tried to follow the caroms through
| the haze.
Others suffered because OF the smoke
fog. which at times badly blurred the
vision OF things no further away than
across the room = The second block OF
points will be played tonight.
The evening world., 1917-10-24
sRENVAN WINS DECISION
OVER BATTLING LEVINSKY,

BOSTON DOT 24-Bn Brennan. n
County of Mayo heavyweight. defeated
Battling L'yinsky in their fast twelve
round bout at the Armory A. A. la.t
night Some Of the fans figured that
Lsyinsky was entitled to draw. but
most OF Tho crowd agreed with the decI.
sion OF The referee.
Brcunau ,urpgtud the fans viii. Tn.
way hc used his left lie practically
won The battle wish that hand liz
irtea hard - get over u knockout panel
with h.s great right but the I3attlcl
watched mat too closely
DcvinskN landed some good blows hut
tired In he .aticr part Of the hattlc. and
had 10 o. som, fine head work to ri
away from Broruau.s rushrs and
punchrs The latter was cautioned sew
eral times because Of hi tactics Ia the
ofncheA
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ROsen and Candperry
Leading Candidates
To Fill MiIler's Shoes

OF Colgate. will play on the Camp Din
team. rs well as several other former
college stars Of note. including Howe and
Warren OF Yale. Anderson OF Cornell.
Small of California. Melendy OF Wesleyan
and Aubey Of 81. Mary's.
Princeton also ~ In a position 10 pre-
sent a strong front. Wilson. who would
have captalncd the varsity eleven this
all but Who IN now a Captain at Fort
Dix. probably will play part of the game.
and his brother. Tom. who was a member
OF the championship team OF Eddie Hart
and IIeff Herring. another former rigci
star, have agreed to play five minutes
each. ilalscy Bryan, winu and several
other members OF last years squad also
Will play
The evening world., 1917-10-24
Grltten and Lester Eliminated
for important Quarterback
Job at Columbia.
METcALF Is trying hard

\ "phtt IL ME- II Alsf ~ trying nRTn
. to solvo the quarterback prob
lem at Columbia. Since the
loss OF Howard Miller was announced
on Monday. Mctcalf has been work
ing 10 find Just the right man TO
servo az field general. The football
authorities orc at skies and sevens
over the dilemma.
A sharp scrimmago between the
varsity and scrub marked the days
workout and two men were tried out
at Quarterback. Griffen and Lester
seem to have been eliminated Hs pos
slhle candidates and the choice now
seems TO lie between Roscn and
Canaperry.
Both men tried their hand az rum
ming the varsity with fair success.
| The scrub was on the offensive
throughout. but was unable to score
despite the use OF the Williams for
nations. The coaches declared that
the team WAS rapidly rounding into
form for the game on Saturday.
Rosen. a veteran OF two yenrs, who
seems 10 have the call for quart er, has
I played both In the hackleld ana In the
line. II he Is shlftcd from right guard
! TO quarter, Ed Hcaly brother or
former Capt. Jeff Hcaly. will be subs'i.
! tuted AT guurd. III Canaperry Is moved
from right haltback, Capt Cochran. who
can play either ut end or IN the back
! field, will ba shifted from right end to
halfbnck.
! In that case, WcinFtcin will get try
! out at end. Both these combinations
were tried yesterday,
Capt. Cochran practiscd drop kicking
! RTHay with fnlr g1!tgtHS. hut AllllpT
again will be- sadly missed In this de-
partment OF play,
Erasums Hall will practice with tho
Blue and White thi5 afternoon.
The evening world., 1917-10-24
HARVARD.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. oct, e --pcrcv
Haughton made his first visit TO soldiers
Field and followed the play OF the Hai-
ward varsity informals against the fresh
men. II Harvard and Yale agree to send
their Informal teams against each oth,i
next month, ilaughton Will do consider
Rblc CoaChiuL.
fan, but the substitutes scored five times,
Hoffman. at quarterback, playing bril-
liantly,
ON Saturday the team Will go TO Camp
Dcvcns To play the team there. as the
soldier boys viii not be allowed to come
to Cambridge. as expected.
The freshmen elected their Captain.
choosing H. II. FaNon OF quincy. a
tackle. who played three years with MI
| ton Academy.
The evening world., 1917-10-24
Second String Men Encouraged
to Try for First Team Because
SO Many Stars Have Gone to
War.

VEN with Yale, Harvard and
r. Princeton out, thore is more
football being played this year
than ever before. war conditions,
instead OF forcing almost an absolute
suspension of the strenuous autumn
sport, az was first feared. have on
couraged hundreds OF young fellows
to come out for gridiron practice, the
very Same ones who in Iast years
kept away from football because few
recognized stars were practically GER
tain OF making the varsity.
Now II is different. Many OF the
The evening world., 1917-10-24
More Football Being Played
This Year Than EUer Before

best known players enlisted In the
army and navy. Their absence from
football has encouraged all the sec
ond-string men to get busy and try
for positions on the first team. SO
great has been the rush of new grid
iron candidates that even now II is
impossible to secure enough equip
ment for them.
While no regular schedules will be
attenIted. both Harvard and Yale
are getting together makeshift elev-
ems, who will play with teams from
both army and navy stations. Prince
ton will only have its freshmen
elcvcns.
The playing Of football is being en-
coura ged by the military authorities.
Vt every encampment there arc
several elevcns being formed. At
Camp Upton. Frank Click, Princeton
captain in 1915 and now athletic aide
tu Major Gen. Bell, has organized n
team of former college stars who are
now at Yaphank. This eleven will
play a game in this city, probably
with n team from Wrightstown as
opponents.
Up in the Naval Reserve at New
port, Cupid Black. last years Yale
leader, has n team that could make
any college aggregation In the coun-
try go the limit TO win. Black has
arranged n schedule for every Satur-
( day during the season.
To provide entertainment for men
/ N camps the Comm ission on Training
! Camps Activities contemplates form
Ing o football committee, headed by
| Walter Camp, which would stage 4
series Of contests at all the big can
| tonmentS. This. the commission be
| lievos, would be both means OF
amusement for the soldiers and Of
enlisting more funds for athletic pur-
! poses.
The evening world., 1917-10-24
PENN.


PHILADELPHIA. oct ci.--Fiyo FOR.
ncr Red and Blue stars turned out to-
Gay 10 help Bob Folwell get the Penn
sylvania varsity football eleven IN fiEh,.
ing trim for the battle with piltsOurgh
on Saturday,
They were: Hunter Scarlet, "Izzy'
''Dut"h" Sop,ncT The nrst thr"" b.inp
members of tho famous 90 eleven.
Or. Wharton also was expected to
coach the lincmen. but sent word that ne
would not be Hblo to get here until to-
day. Wharton Is badly needed,
Penn held it, second secret practice.
Folwcll gave the team some new play =
and worked over them until darkness.
Fulwell stated that he Will drive his team
hard. AS he Is anxious to make the best
showing possible against Pitt Every
night this week the players viii have
skull practice" ana FOiweil Is authority
for the statement that his men need i.
The evening world., 1917-10-24
FITZ COULD HAVE WHIPPED JOHN L.
AT LATTER'S BEST, SAYS O'ROURKE
BY TOM O'ROURKE.

FitzsmInons didn't weight
and
fought did
Could l.. Ict
YOU old Sullivan
run as
frightened to hit him good punch The old fellow
really close for solid blow hit the old fellow
mes finally fell exhausted tho dirt
l.. have
mighty short
BEEN
him in Zig ime. O
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CORNELL

ITHACA. \. =. oct. @+.--M sharpe
hurled bomb into the Cornell
varsity football camp to-day and
when tho smoke cleared away only
six members OF the team that repre-
scented Cornell on the field 20 far this
year remained.
Huntington and swanson. guards
ReuthCr. centre, ana pcndlctuu, full-
hack. were displuccd, Harris was
switched from right end to lett guard
and NethcTCutte played quarterback
The laHt named " lnlcly to hold the
place because Carry has q bad char
ley horse"
Strauss. rullback on tho second
team. was placed at right guard and
= TrobTldge at centre,
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FoRDAAM.

The Fordhum eleven prac ctised be-
nini closed gates In preparation for In,
big game on saturday with RUTGERS,
The usual Tuesday scrimmage was
not held. but McCAffery, the coach.
ordered an unusually long sigma,
drll IN which the offensive tactcs
to be used IN Saturdays game were
repeatedly TehrHIscd. The plays
worked smoothly nud there Was "a
pleasing absence of fumhlnG
lnrdGaIu had received no official
UutICc last night that the Carlisle
Indians had arranged d TauuhSGIVluB
Lay game with Iuatou college.
Fordham also was conducting me-
gutiauous WITH the Indians tor the
holiday date.
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LEONARD DOES EVERYTHING
EXCEPT STOP YOUNG ERNE
LsnecInl 20 III. HvsnlnR Morll J

BUFFALO, n. y, oct "a Benny
Leonard failed 10 stop Young Erae, a
local hoy, IN ten rounds here lag, night.
nut Il was bccpuso Erne ran away. GOV
cred and refused TO exchange blows with
Leonard. The latter peppered him
through wnat holes ne could find. hut
~. unable TO get a vulnerable spoI.
,crne landed only half dozen punches
ana was badly distAnoed.
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AN INFORMAL FOOTBALL GAME
AT HARVARD.
First Period.

Fu,batk Coop took his boots OF
and kicked the football In his barc
feet. II was delightfully."- informal.
Right tackle GubOlix. who was at
tired In negiigcr, grabbed the kick
and six husky strangers took ad-
vantage oc t." infurmality and
climbed on his face without an in
PRODUCTION. GubbiX protested 10 the
umpire. but withdrew his squawk
when that official assured him that
our best people were doing that this
season.
Second Period.
Harvard got III" ball by kicking
the opposing quarter back In tha
chin without first sending In their
cards The Harvard backfield were
Informally costumcd in decolleto
Tackle Sapp got his nose between
Centre Jazbo's teeth ana refused to
let go. 1t was q most Informal hold
and delightfully."- chic.
Third Period.
Yale Informally opened this period
by tackling the runner with bale
hooks and pitchforks. The Harvard
rctaliated informally by grabbing the
Yale backs by the ears. The humor
was spontaneous and informal. A
delightful and loose time was bad by
all.
Fourth Period.
After calling each other a few In
formal names. the two teams held ar
impromptu skull busting tournament
IN midfleld. A few legs were frac-
tured Informally and three or four
dozen arms were torn off without the
tol7nality OF steel engraved invitation
cards being sent out. While leaving
the reception, the visiting eleven
bounced dozen fists off the hosts
dome in appreciation of his hospital
ity. There will be another Informal
game as soon as the teams escape
from the hospital.
Alex Sullivan says tho biaaess
bone Of the Worlds Series was
the baseball buas paying three
dollars to see twenty-five cent
The evening world., 1917-10-24

Doyle Outpoints, SimIer Mt Pioneer.
Paul Doyle outpoInted Chick Sinner
in the main bout at the Pioneer Sporting
Club last night. The victor made good
use OF a hand jab. while Simler did
some good fighting.
The evening world., 1917-10-24

COLUMN
g
Barring Mccabe From Football
at Columbia This Season Be-
cause Of Irregular Heart Ac.
ton Discouraging to Ambitious
Youngster.
Copyrivht 1917 Wv Tho I'r~u pn'His,'ins 20.
~. y. N..rl Lnn..Lna MnrIL

Corrrvb, 1917 Wv 1rhe f'r-,s pndisA,ins 20.
tThe New York Evcnins N'rdD
EARRING Angus McCahe from
ID playing football at Columbia
because OF n slight irregul"rtf
IN his heart action, has greatly DIS
couragod the youngster. He has been
in training all year with one ambition
in his mind, that OF making n name
for himself as quarterback. And just
when the chances looked rosiest foI
his making the position on the team
through Howard Mlller's call to tho
navy, three different physicians pro-
nounce him physically unfit to take
part IN the rough work OF scriin-
images. IL there was anything inc
matter with young McCabe's heart
previous to the physicians examina-
tion, he never knew II. 1's has gone
through many strenuous practice
periods without experiencing any
physical weakness. Instead, he has
always felt he could hold his own
with any one OF his weight and inches
In any kind OF a strength test. He
weighs lG5 pounds. all bone and mus
Gle. He doesn't carry an ounce or
superfluous flesh.
The evening world., 1917-10-24

ALBANY. N. Y. Oct. 24.-Pal Moore
OF Memphis last night beat Jabes White
every round in sensational fight here.
Moore tried hard for O knockout. but
White was too rugged. Immediately az
ter the bout Moore left for New York,
where he boxes Joe Lynch on Saturday
might
The evening world., 1917-10-24
T-HE boys father. Frank McCal

THE boys father. Frank McCahe,
is much upset, too, over the
disappointment Of his son.
'rWhy. there's nothing the matter
with that youngster," he said to-day.
"They ought TO let him play. I am
willing that he should. wouldn't
want anything to happen 20 him for
the world. but I'll take the risk that
nothing will while he's engaged in
the man making gridiron sport"
The Columbia football authorities
are evidently not willing to tako any
chances. They declare that McCabe
will not be permitted 10 play in any
Varsity games, but have put him In
charge OF the freshman squad, 10 as
not to entirely rob him u his football
enthusiasm.
The evening world., 1917-10-24

A III. MEN wearing the United
"A states uniform will be admitted
free TO IN, military and athletic
canniNal al the 18th Regiment Arrnory
tonight The proceeds Of this meet
are to De used 20 purchase smokes
TOT the soldiers. A very interesting
proEi1nmc or contests and exhihi-
IONS WIZ he presented, the features
OF which promise TO be the three
bicycle race 6Go- yard run. scratch
hand grenade contest and the eNhlhi.
zion shirmish and bayonet drill by
two companies from Fort Hamilton.
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RACING SELECTIONS.
LAuR Ell.

First Race--Jim Ioey. Lindsey.
Seafarer.
Second Race--Parr entry Welsh
King. Ben Wyvis.
Third RaCe-King Baggot, Brook
field, Blvdman
Fourth Race .-- Macomber entry,
Ticket, Westy Hogan.
Fifth Race-Capra, Royal Ensign.
koh- l. Moor
Seventh Race - Gillies. Airman.
Ross entry.
LATONlA.
First Race ---, Prosecutor, Jetfery,
Tours
SECOND Race--Billy Joe. Ed Gar
i!sOU. Dimitr.
Third tiace--Auanta, Herald, Clair-
NuYRnt -
Miss, Harry Kelly.
Fiftn Race -- Faux, Col Warsaw.
sixth Racc-Yermak. Erin, Gras-
mere.
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YEA 30.

Informal football nt Harvard prob
ably means the tackiers will take I'M
prumptu holds, either fun dress or
Tuxedo suits may he worn In the
hackficld and ends may kick the run
ncr's head Off without tic formality
OF an introduction.
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Pal Moore Beats Jabes White.

HE SAID AN EARFUL.
The evening world., 1917-10-24

That informal stuff is the bunk.
The Russians seem to have an IN
formal army In the field.
The evening world., 1917-10-24

A N OPPONENT has been selected
"A for Freddy Welsh for his come
back at the Manhattan A. G. on
Oct. 81. He Is Jimmy Paul. the Bronx
lightweight. At first glance II seems
as II the ex-lightweight champion will
have little trouble Coming back sue
cessfully with Paul. but when IL Is re-
membered that only recently Paul
creditably stood off Benny Leonard
Freddys job may not prove so easy
Paul also has been credited with de-
feats OF such hard nuts as Tommy
Touhey and Pete Hartley. This bout
~ the second arranged for the carni-
val the Manhattan A. G. Is putting OF
as n fittingly big thing before legal,
lied boxing goes out on Nov. 10. The
other bout brings together Irish Pats,
Cline and Eddie Wallace OF Brooklyn
The programme has not been com,
pleted because suitable opponent,
have yet To be found for Rcnn,
Leonard, frankie Callahan, Soldie
Bartfleld and Jim Coffcy. the heavy,
weight. The law doesn't permit o
TX ten-round bouts at any one show
80 these contests will all be limited [,
six rounds. They are likely 10 be Al
lhe faster on that account.
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They bar tho strangle hold in
wrestling, but they don't say any.
thino about arson, mayhem and
homicide.
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BE pretty soft for the Kaiser n
Germany didn't have go fight any
more TO retain tho championship
than Jess willard does.
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Alex Sullivan says tho biaaess
bone Of the Worlds Series was
the baseball buas paying three
dollars to see twenty-five cent
baseball.
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SPORTING.

BASKETBALI,-TO-NI
Hunts Point Palace. 1884 81. & southern Bouisyd
Mar'mlNues -. -, Peter ~ PAU sr. Adm. esc.
The evening world., 1917-10-24

C>oMETHING like the real thing in
- tho way of first-class wrest-
ling match is scheduled for to-
morrow night in George Bothner'B
gymnasium at No. $50 West A2d
street. The principals will be VIII
Bingham. the welterweight champion,
and Jack Niflot. instructor OF the mat
game at the city "A. e. With the
possible exception OF Bothner him
self there are no two oleverer wrest- =
lers TO be found anywhere. Their
hout will be TO n finish. two falls In
three. catch as cntch-can style. with
the strangle hold barred. Harry Elias
n prominent Wall Street man. and q
wrestling enthusiast. will be the ref
cree. Bothner says the match SHOULD
be treat TO anybody interested IL
wrestling. He also intimates 1t vii
be something of society event, HnC
rather exclusive. because tickets fol
II are limited and placed at pric,
which will keep away the Tabblc,
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PUTTING 'EM OVER
WITH BUGS" BAER
"Be Pretty Soft for the
Kaiser if Germany Didn't
Have to Fight Any More
to Retain the Champion
ship Than Jess Willard
Does
Bu Arthur ("Bugs") Bder.

The New Iora Evening Wcrd)
Tom Cowlcr says he IS as fresh "a
a daisy. A daisy IN October aint 80
frCSh
The evening world., 1917-10-24

II neither Zimmerman nor Raaden
il 10 blame for Eddie Collins scoring
that run. why not give the right
fielder an error on the play? lie was
looking on and that makes him an
pccomplice before the fact
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Imagine Jess willard s'1bimiB0
an opponent an intOrWd! punch
on the bcczer.