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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
Americans Equal Old Connecticut League Record of Il Straight
HIGGINS CLAN
WIN OVERTIME
Wally Pipp's Three Base
Smash In Tenth Decides
Issue With Browns

st. Louis, June Another pitch
er faltered on Miller Higgins yester-
day afternoon, but he was chased be-
fore too much damage had been
done, and Walter Pipp more than
made up for the pitching defect by
his hard and timely hitting. Pipp
chased three runners over the plate
with a brace of triples and the Yanks
scored their second straight victory
over the Browns by score of to 2.
One more game here will give Hug
gins the series, which he is particu-
larly anxious to win in the West.
It was Slim Love, who failed a few
days ago at Chicago, who had to be
rescued yesterday. Slim was so eff
fective against the Browns during his
sojourn on the mound that Higgins
believed he would time them on this
dark day. The big fellow was not
equal to the task and before he could
go too far in helping the cause of
the home team Higgins pulled him
back and sent up George Mogridge to
do rescue duty. Mogridge's pitching
performance was about the best that
has been flashed by any Yankee
finger since the club began its inva-
sion of the West.
1t was an exceptionally well played
game, under the conditions which
prevailed, neither team making an
error. A good portion of the game
was played in a shower.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
Y. M. G. A. HIKERS TO
LIVE SIMPLELIFE

The Y. NJ. c. A. Hikers are look
ing forward to a real outing tomor-
row and Sunday. Every Saturday
afternoon for the past two months
hikes have been held to various
places in the vicinity of Bridgeport.
The boys have visited Stratfeld, Samp
Mortar Rock, Hemlock Reservoir,
Easton, Tashua Hill, Huntington,
Nichols Farms, Greenfield Hill and
Long Hill and TrumbuIl.
On Memorial Day the party went to
New York where they visited the
Aquarium, Grants Tomb, Metropoli-
tan Museum of Art.
Tomorrow they are going to DEVILS
Den in Weston for an all night trip.
They will leave the association build
ing at 2:30, take the trolley to West
port and from there walk to Devils
Den, hike of IL miles. The fell
lows will carry blankets and "eats''
and rough it" IN real fashion.
The party will return to Bridgeport
some time Sunday.
Any member of the Y. M. C. A. or
anyone who enjoys outdoor life who
wishes to join the party will see R. G.
Kennedy at the Y. NJ. C. A. for
further instructions and particulars.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
Fourteenth Straight Victory
Garnered By Gang From
Murderer's Row Yester-
day-Otto Townsend Re
lieves Lennon and Pitched
Good Ball - Braun and
Skif Feature With Stick.
Especial to The Times. }

Providence, June by knocking
Shriver out of the box in less than two
innings and finding Spaid just as easy,
the Bridgeport Americans registered
their fourteenth consecutive victory in
game with the Grays yesterday, the
score being Z to 4. Manager Krit-
chell was elected from the field for
disputing a decision on strikes in the
fourth inning.
He watched the remainder of the
game from the grandstand. Braun
led the attack of the league leaders
by pulling down three hits out of
four times at bat. Skiffs home run,
the longest hit made on the local
grounds this season, featured the
game.
Lennon was taken off the hill by
Mar ager Kritchell in the two innings
and relieved by Townsend, who pitch
ed good ball.
The score:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
ROBINS DISPOSE
OF PIRATE CREW

without any waste of time yester-
day the Robins disposed of Hugo Bez-
dek's Pirates in the opening game of
their series at Ebbets Field, 1 to 0.
The struggle lasted only 1 hour and
IA minutes, the fastest game recorded
this season, and while it lasted RUDE
Marquard, Brooklyn's tall southpaw,
and Roy Sanders, the Pittsburgh
twirler, had the prettiest pitching duel
seen on the FTatbush ball-yard this
season.
The contest was a sort of family
reunion, for it gave Brooklyn fans an
opportunity to greet two of their
efstwhiie favorites, George Cutshaw
and the ever nonchalant Casey Stem
gel They were in Pittsburgh uni
forms and both did their utmost to
accomplish a Robin downfall. The
LOCO or 50 fans, however, did not
consider this and gave both an ova-
ton when they came to bat for the
first time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
Americans Equal The Record
For Consecutive Triumphs

By defeating Providence yesterday Manager
krlchePs pace setting Americans eqeualed the Con
necticut and Eastern league record for consecutive
victories. In 1913 when the Connecticut league
in full bloom, Northampton won IL straight victories,
setting record for consecutive wins for any league in
which Bridgeport has been represented
Yesterday, however, the locals equalled the pre-
vlous mark set by the Northampton club Should the
are scheduled to meet Worcester at Ne1sfield park the
record will be broken.
According to the manner in which the locals have
been going and the stiff opposition they found both
the road and at home, they will make record
that will be almost impossible to equal in this league
for consecutive victories New Ravens ten last year
looked good to stand for several seasons but it is al
ready shattered
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
LAWRENCE A. c. NOTICE.

The Lawrence A. C. baseball team
will hold a meeting at the club rooms
this evening at O'Clock to elect a
captain and make final arrangements
for the opening game of the City
league, Sunday.
Inc following men are requested
to attend this meeting: Hevessy,
Fish. Yuhapus, Gaul, Doxtater.
Wargo, Kozma, Pastor, Allpaugh,
Dayton. Murphy, Lawrence and Cos
per!
The manager of this team would
like to get in touch with Hogan, who
formerly played with the Lennox
team, also Kelly, who gplayed with
the Lawrence team last Sunday. Drop
a line to H. Gosper, 3S Sixth street,
city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
BRONZE MEDALS
FOR AMERICANS
President Lane to Present
Players With Watch Fobs
If They Win Today

A bronze medal, arranged in a neat
watch fob. is the present which
Clarke P. Lane, Jr., president of the
Bridgeport Baseball club, will make
to each member of the local base
Fan team in the event that th..
Americans come through with one
more victory and break the league
record of IA straight. Mr.. Lane said
this morning that the watch fobs will
be donated by the American Chain
Co., owners of the local franchise, and
given to the boys after tonight's game
or if the game today is postponed,
the same stands for the first game of
tomorrow's double header. One
more victory is all the boys need to
receive the medals.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
GIANTS ROUTED
FROM IST PLACE
Fletcher Perform Heinie
Zim Eddie Collins Stunt
and McGrawmen Lose

The Giants stubbed their toes on the
St. Louis Cardinals at the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon and took
a hard tumble into second place in
the National League pennant scram-
BILE, after leading since the start OF
the season. By beating the PhillieS
the Chicago Cubs are now proudly
leading the flag parade The Cards
would probably have been perfectly
satisfied to give the Giants a mere
shove but while they were about it
they decided to make the occasion
one of assault and battery. The
score was IL to 6.
The Giants played a hurly-burly
game, decorating it with five errors,
and during the hectic holocaust Cap
tain Arthur Pitcher performed the
same world-renowned blunder that
Heinie Zimmerman did in the worlds
series last Fall. Fletcher tried to out
sprint Marty Kavanagh in a dash
down the third base line and couldn't
catch him. Kavanagh was almost
over the home plate before Fletcher
was seized with the realization that
he couldn't run fast enough, and then
he threw the ball away, for there was
no one in the vicinity of the platter
to take it.
After Fletcher's nightmare the
Cards laid it on good and thick, and
the whole Giant club went way up
into the clouds and stayed there for
the afternoon. McGraw rushed in
his reserves and super-reserves, and
for the first time this season called
on his star boxnlan, Ferdie Schupp,
to try to stem the tide of defeat, but
Schupp was treated just as roughly
as Anderson and Tesreau had been
treated, which was with no degree
of kindness.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
RUTH WILL STAY
IN THE OUTFIELD

The great hitting shown by Babe
Ruth in the games played by the
Boston Red Sox this spring is be-
heved to foreshadow the passing of
another great pitcher to the ranks of
outfselders. Such stick work is so
valuable to a club that a manager
must find a place for such a capable
batsman in the lineup every day. The
system of using a player in the out
field for three days and in the box
for his regular turn has been tried
and proved failure The pitching
skill usually has disappeared under
these conditions. Hence it appears
that Ruth, more valuable as a hitter
every day than as a pitcher who gets
into every fourth or fifth game, must
give up pitching and become a reg
ular outfelder.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
Rensselaer, Tech VS..
st. Johns College

Troy, New York, June THE
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute base
ball record for the season is as fol-
lows:
April 20-Rensselaer o, st. Law
renee 2, at Troy.
April 27-Rensselaer 5, Stevens 4
Fifteen innings) at Hoboken, N. ].
May 1-Rensselaer Z, Syracuse 5,
at Troy.
May 4-Union Z, Rensselaer, 6, (ten
innings) at Schenectady.
May 11-Rensselaer 6, Worcester
Tech. 8, at Troy
May 1S-Hamilton s, Rensselaer, T.,
(ten innings) at Clinton.
May 25-Rensselaer 8, Union 2, at
Troy.
June Rensselaer, s. Rochester 1,
at Troy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
BASEBALL COVER
THERE" POPULAR

Baseball in the American army in
France gradually is becoming organ
lied. Five leagues or sections have
been formed. The six teams of each
section will play a short season, with
the winners of these sections meeting
later in the year. Besides these
thirty recognized league teams our
soldiers have a few hundred of other
teams, more or less definitely organ
lied. 1t is estimated that, all told,
nearly 5000 American fighting men
are playing the national game behind
the battle lines.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
Totals
Springfield.

Two base hit, We're, Gonzales,
Green; stolen base, Low; sacrifice
hits, Gardella, Briger, Wheat; sacri-
fee flies, Poole, Gardella; double
plays, Low, Briger and We're, Low
Gardella and We're, Garde1la and
We're, Parent, Poole and McKeon;
left on bases, Hartford 8, Springfield
5; first base on error, Hartford 1;
base on balls, off Brown 8, off Cook
6, off Purvere 8; hits off Brown in
1 1-9 innings, off Cook 7 in Z 2-3 in
nings; hit by pitcher, by Brown
(Gonzales); struck out, by Cook 8,
by Purvere 1; wild pitches, Cook 2;
winning picher, Cook.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
Too Much Kicking
In National League

Recent disorder in National league
games has created the impression
that there is too much kicking 1t is
impossible to curb some of the bad
actors in baseball by slapping on
fines. Suspension is the only penalty
that produces the desired results
Baseball is on trial just now and the
players should be made to realize
it. Rowdyism is the hardest knock
that can be delivered to the national
pastime. If some of the players
haven't sense enough to behave them
selves in these troublesome times
they should be kept out of the sport
until they are willing to obey the
rules of discipline
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
WESLEYAN CAPTAIN

Middletown, June THE Wesley
an baseball team today elected Ed
ward S. Boote, a sophomore, from
East Orange, N. j., captain for next
season. Boote is a catcher. Last fall
he was the star varsity football full
back. He is a member of the Beta
Theta Pi fraternity.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
Senators Rally In
Ninth; Beat Ponies

Springfield, June THE fans who
were not at League Park yesterday
missed a red hot battle, a contest in
which Gus Gardelia was at the height
of his grabbing form, and one in
which more scrap-literally was
shown than in any other game seen
here this season. 1t was a game that
was won by a terrible ninth-inning
rally that netted six counters. The
final score vas 10 to in Hartford's
favor
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
Planters Trim
Hinchmans Again

Waterbury, June 7.---New London
made it three straight over Water
bury here yesterday by taking the
final game of this three-game series,
8 to 2. After Waterbury had gained
a two-run lead by opportune hitting
and Oaks's error in the fifth, New
London tied the score in the sixth and
won in the ninth when, with two out,
Fortune started a batting rally that
proved fatal to Waterbury. The New
London pitcher went to first in sin
gle, took second on Brady's line drive
and scored on Messengers single to
center. The score:
NoTr Tondon
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
Totals,
Bridgeport

Providence, :. I 2 0 Q II
Hits, off Lennon 1 in 1-3 innings;
off Shriver in 1 2-3 innings. Stolen
bases, Brausen, Cameron, Pepler. Two
base hit, Praun. Home run, Skiff.
Sacrifice hit, Sweat. Double plays,
Braun to Baker to Grimes; Braun to
Grimes; Lai (unassisted). Struck
out, by Lennon 2; by Shriver 2; by
Townsend 1; by Spaid 1. Bases on
balls, off Lennon 5; off Shriver 2; off
Townsend 1; off Spaid 1. Hit by
pitcher, by Shriver (Brackett); by
Townsend (Sweatt). First on err
rors, Providence 1; Bridgeport 2. Left
on bases, Providence IL; Bridgeport
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07

Waterbury 30 1 0 1 0 0 %
Two-base hits, Bates, Flynn, Minor;
stolen bases, Wendell: sacrifice hits
Bates, FLYNN, Oaks, Hinchman, Bur-
nett, White and Minor; left on bases,
Waterbury 5, New London 3; base on
balls, off Fortune 2, off Minor /; hits,
off Fortune 6, off Minor IL; struck
out, by Minor 2; winning pitcher, For
tune; losing pitcher, Minor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Baltimore II, Jersey City 0.
The Newark Binghamton game
postopend on account of trolley
strike.
Other games postponed, rain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
CADDOCK-IiEWIs BOUT

Des Moines, Ia, June sergeant
Earl Caddock. champion heavyweight
wrestler and Ed stranger Lewis of
Lexington, Ky, were matched yester-
day for a. bout here June FL
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
American League.

New York in st. Louis.
Boston in Cleveland.
Philadelphia in Chicago.
Washington in Detroit.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.

Faber and jackson were prominent
factors in the success of the White
Sox last season, and Rowland will
miss both players in the championship
race now under way.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
SPORTING CHATTER,

Max Carey of the Pirates classes
with the best centre fielders in base
hall,
Mo matter how many PLAYERS are
taken into Uncle Sans service, the
major league clubs will keep their
parks open, at least for the rest of
this season.
There is every reason to believe
that baseball will be thoroughly re-
organized before the season of 1918.
The Chicago White Sox were slow
starters this spring, but they are ap-
parently on their way now to make
some noise in the pennaant hunt.
st. Louis is a popular stopping place
for the Yankees now. Higgins,
Del Pratt, znn Beck and Pat O'Con-
nor, formerly resided in the Mound
City, and Muddy Ruel still makes his
home there.
Hugh Bedient has not been meet
ing with much success in his come
back campaign. That layoff last
season did his arm no good.
Dick Hoblitzell is travelling with
the Red Sox while waiting his call :,
the army, but is getting into the
3 games only as a pinch hitter.
If the other manager changes 4
left hand pitcher for right handler
or vice versa during a. ball game Man
ager Rowland promptly switches
John Collins and Memo Leibold. Col
Inns bats against southpaws. Leibold
against the right handlers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
American League.
GAMES TODAY.
National League,

St. Louis in New York.
Pittsburgh in Brooklyn.
Chicago in Philadelphia.
Cincinnati in Boston.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
Locals Lost Column Still.
Affected With zeroitis.
EASTERN LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Bridgeport Z, Providence 4.
Hartford 10, Springfield 6.
New London 8, Waterbury 2.
New Haven-Worcester, rain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
FASTANDINGSW
baseball
80 RESULTS -
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League,

st. Louis IL, New York 6.
Brooklyn /, Pittsburgh O.
Chicago 3, Philadelphia 0.
The Observation-Disclosures game was
postponed on account of rain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
American League,

New York 5, St. Louis 2 Go in
nings).
Boston 1, Cleveland 0 Go innings).
Washington 8, Detroit 2.
The Chicago game
was postponed on account of rain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07

TOMATO, LETTUCE AND
CABBAGE PLANTS.
JOHN RECK 8 SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07

The Chicago White Sox were slow
starters this spring, but they are ap-
parently on their way now to make
some noise in the pennaant hunt.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07

Dick Hoblitzell is travelling with
the Red Sox while waiting his call -
the army, but is getting into the
games only as a pinch hitter.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07

Hugh Bedient has not been meet
ing with much success in his come
back campaign. That layoff last
season did his arm no good.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07

There is every reason to believe
that baseball will be thoroughly re-
organized before the season of 1919.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07

Max Carey of the Pirates classes
with the best centre fielders in base
ball.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

At Columbus - Milwaukee, Column
ous game ostponed, wet grounds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
New London
Waterbury,

Totals ..35 sill IL /
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-22
GRANVILLE SMITH
NOW A LIEUTENANT

Enisting last November in the Ord
nance Department Of the U. S. Army,
advanced to ordnance corporal last
May, promoted to ordnance sergeant
in August, Granville Smith, SON OF
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Smith, OF
South Queen street, was last Satur--
day commissioned second lieutenant
received his overseas orders and to-
morrow will be in Hoboken, awaiting
final orders. Lieutenant Smith was
first given course Of special instruc-
ton at Pennsylvania University. Conn
pleting that he was selected as one
of fifteen young men to take charge
of the big ordnance depot at Gunner
Station, Md II is complimentary to
note that although all the rest Of the
young officers were college graduates,
his commanding officer selected him
for this special work because Of prac-
teal experience gained in his fathers
stores in MartinSburg.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-22
OPENING OF CHURCHES.
THEATRES AND SCHOOLS

il begins to look as IL the high
school will not be able to open next
Monday, although the ward schools
can do so. However. this is not Off.
cial information and the high school
scholars will resume their studies
Monday unless Supt. w c. Morton
issues statement to the contrary.
II is believed the schools can secure
a principal in place Of the late Prof
NJ. l., Wachtel but Miss Storm con.
tinues quite sick and IL will be
some weeks after her discharge from
the hospital before she could teach.
Miss Aldridge will also require sew.
eral weeks to recuperate
All present Il is the intention to
open the schools OF the city Mon.
day morning and unless something
interyenes in the meantime the
churches will resume Sunday serv-
ices. while the theatres will open
Saturday night The pool rooms op.
ened Monday morning,
II is believed that the danger of
infection has passed and the health
authorities have authorized the re-
opening Of the various institutions
uron the assumption that there is
no apparent danger in so doing nn.
less, as previously stated. conditions
should suddenly develop into a
more serious situation
II had been the hope OF many
pastors 10 conduct the customary
midweek prayer service Wednesday
night, but Health Commissioner A.
u. Eagle Is now recuperating at hia
farm and could not be reached on
tho telephone TO ascertain II this
rrat with his appreciation. However.
this will definitely be known tomor.
row. ~
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-22
ONLY ONE DEATH, BUT
DON'T RELAX CAUTION

SO far az can be ascerLained there
has been but one death in Martins
burg from noon yesterday to noon to-
day that can be traced to influenza
and that was an Italian child. This
approach to the normal death rate is
very reassuring and indicates that the
epidemic has spent its fury. How
ever All physicians and those laymen
with level heads, warn the public
not to be over-conhdent and neglect
ordinary precautions. There are
still quite a number Of sick people in
Martinsburg and unless these exer'
else prudence while convalescing,
should they happily recover from their
attack, they win run grave danger OF
relapse and accordingly render them
selves more fable to pneumonia and
perhaps a speedy death.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-22
MINISTERS ENDORSE
WAR WORK CAMPAIGN

AT meeting Of the Ministerial As
sociation held this afternoon at the
parsonage on West Burke street of
First Methodist Episcopal Church.
the matter of united drive for funds
for war work was presented by two
gentlemen who came here for that
purpose They were Mr.. Ralph X.
Hickok. religious Y. M. c. A. War
Work director for the district of Co
lumIbia, and Rev DIR. U. F. Smiley.
pastor of WRIST Presbyterian Church,
Wilmington. Rev William +. Par
IRISH, of Flintstone, campaign manager
for this district was also present.The
united drive is 10 secure funds for
the various war activities hitherto
enumerated. After considerable dis
cusfsion the association decided I'M
anlmously to further this great cause.
The campaign is to begin November
II and the county committee is to
meet "Wednesday evening with Mr..
Parrish to make additional arrange
ments.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-22
RUM0R PREVENTED
BURIAL FROM CHURCH

The burial of the late Mrs. Susan
Y. Hardy who died on October IT
at the Western State Hospital at
Stanton. Va. was made at Green
spring, Frederick county, Va, Sun.
day. Due TO runor t's't death was
due to influenza, it >, impossible
TO procure a church ofp X lister to
hold any services, hencas- ens,rial
was made without servieesss 4 '1y
kind. Mrs. Hardy was the Wy.
Mr.. J. H. Hardy, of White Hall,
and was SO years of age. She was,
formerly Miss White. Besides her
husband, she leaves one son by a
former marriage, Elmer KEGS, of
Shanghai. Berkeley county.