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The Washington times., 1920-01-07

no, we dld not ask fresloent Grif-
nth about this ripple. From expert
ence we know that magnates fire.
qucntly deny movements already un-
der way, but not yet completed. We
prefer to consider just such a move
at this time. While our. ideas may
prove a bit shocking here, and there
among Washington fans, we believe
that President Griffith might do
worse than swap Walter Johnson for
two infielders, two pitchers and big
check.
Walter Johnson stands today the
greatest pitcher in baseball. bar none.
The Cicottes, the Alexanders, the FL
lers are but followers in the path of
;he Kansas ShrapneI. And yet, with
all his greatness, Walter cannot as
sure Washington fans of possessing
"a winning ball club in 1920.
A Question of Team Work.
Winning a major league pennant Is
not a question of stars, but rather of
teamwork. II stars alone could win
pennants, certain pennant- winners in
the history of the game would have
finished last, or at least in the sec
ond division. They lacked stars, but
they had what was more important,
teamwork.
Babe Ruth was the admitted star
of the 1919 season in the American
league, yet the Boston Red Sox fin
ished sixth. Babe led all the regular
outfielders In the field, hit for .322
and established a new home-run rec
ord with total OF twenty-nine-but
tho Boston Red Sox finished in the
second division.
40 between Walter Johnson and
Bobby Roth, the latter seems the moro
valuable from a playing standpoint
for the coming campaign. Sam Wick
cannot replace Roth in the Washing
ton garden. He lacks the base-run-
ming ability, the hitting and the
throwing. The Yankees have no ex-
ira fielding talent and cannot spare
any real player to swap for Roth, un-
less It be from the pitching CORPS.
Long On Pitchers.
Miller Huggins is rather long on
pitchers. Indeed, he has too many to
Keep hanging around. If the little
New York manager could obtain Wal
ter johnson to go along with Herb
Thormahlen. Bob Shawkey, and Carl
Mays, he could well afford to let the
washington club have Ernie Shore
and George Mogridge, not to mention
an extra infielder or two and a fat
wad OF money.
Babe Ruth was quite as great a
horo to Boston fans as Walter John
son has been to Washington rooters,
vet Harry Frazee has parted with the
slugger right when Babe stands at
tho peak OF his popularity. And It's
dollars to holes in doughnuts that,
with the Red Sox going good next
summer. the Boston rooters will for
get all about Babe Ruth.
walter johnson has been in Wash
ington since 1907. only two or three
seasons has he been with winning
ball club. This wasn't his fault. He
worked as hard for weak team as
for a strong one, perhaps harder, for
Walter Is not a shirker nor a gutter
But the stubborn fact remains that.
for all his wonderful pitching skill.
he was not able to keep his team
The Washington times., 1920-01-07

writer's were unable to see the game,
because unable to get through the
police lines. One prominent New
York sporting editor never has for
given the police for refusing to let
him see this famous contest.
There was real rivalry between the
Cubs and Giants in those days. 1t
looked as though II might develop
into an all-around battle royal be-
fore the fray started when Frank
Chance, the Chicago manager, and Joe
McGinnity, the New York pitcher, got
into an argument at the plate just
before the Cubs took fielding prac-
tice. There was quito a bit OF show
ing each other around, but no casu-
alties.
McGraw had no doubt as to who
would be his pitcher that day. The
great Mathewson had been rested all
through that Boston series so that he
would be primed for the big battle
with Chicago. Chance was undecid-
ed until the last minutes whether to
pitch Jack Pfeister. his clever left
haf,der, or Mordecai Brown, the three
fingered marvel
Paester Great southpnw.
Pfiestcr was a splendid lefthander,
but not a pitcher to be ranked with
such star lefthanders as Ed Plank
or Nap Rucker. But he always was
remarkably effective againt New
York, and his nickname was Jack,
the Giant Killer"
Brown had pitched the previous
Sunday In the crucial game with
Pittsburgh. and perhaps Chance hg-
ured the odds were against a pitcher
putting two clubs out of the race in
successive games.
Though Brown was admittedly n
far superior pitcher to Phester. and
despite the criticism of somo of the
Cub players, Chance pinned his faith
on the lcfthander. But the proverbal
good luck OF the Cubs OF those days
did not desert Chance. Though
events proved that tho Peerless Lead
er. selected the wrong pitching az a
starter. the Cubs won out Just the
Same.
tcoeyrssht. ts,a, BY Al Monro riiss)
g.. toss<fDSe1 rsDevvev.-
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BERNIE EMMERT AHEAD
IN FREE-FOR-ALL RACE

Bernie Emmert displayed all his
speed at the Central Coliseum last
night in winning the free-for-all race
from four competitors In 3:29:4 over
a mile route. Emmert was pushed all
the way.
In a special match race at mile
Morrow got in ahead of Thfockmor-
ton in 1919. In another mile match
race Cannello defeated Allen in
3:29:4.
The match races provided plenty OF
excitement and give promise of de-
veloping a number of star skaters on
the little wheels.
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you q into pond the rippes off toward
after their has sunk to the bottom
Bab Ruth by Harry Frazee the New York Yankees
rpples by New York sports writers that
Rupert has offered President Griffith Ernie Shore the long
V the utheder for Bobby Roth Aso with
firing buttons Franklin Pa and talking
the American League the Yankees said to be after
him. All rippes in the baseball pond
biggest of them ALL appearing today
last night that
going Walter Johnson the American
greatest pitcher trade with Washington that will the
Senators two infers pitchers
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GEORGETOWN TRACK MEN
TO ATTEND MANY MEETS

Georgetown University will after track honors this
With John ORely in charge the track cand
track schedule attempted by the Hill
Buffalo and will be continued
indoor outdoor and including
the mi o
Athletic Association having full confidence OReis ability
all
winter
in the
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HILLTOPPERS RETURN.

Georgetown's basketers, without n
game until January IA, when st. Johns
OF Annapolis, is met, will
start work tomorrow. Fees, Flavin,
o'Connell, Zazelli, and Lonshak are
expected to get right down to brass
tacks with the resumption OF work at
the Hilltop.
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WHEATLEY OUT IN FRONT
FOR DISTRICT HONORS
Cue Artist Defeats Henshaw and
Assumes Lead In Race
For Championship.

George wheatley is out in front to-
day in the race for pocket billiard
title honors in the District champion
ship tournament now in progress at
the Grand Central Palace.
Wheatley defeated Marine" Hen
shaw last night by 100 to 81. chalk
ing up his second win of the series.
Wheatley's high run was 13, while
Henshaw gathered 10 as his high run.
Here's how the contenders stand.
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C0MMY GOES. SOUTH.

CHICAGO, Jan. Charles A.
Comiskcy, of the White Sox. has
pulled his freight for Florida. He de-
parted for the land OF alllgators and
and grape fruit last evening.
by Mrs. Comiskey. They
will remain in the South for several
weeks.
The Washington times., 1920-01-07
ROPER PICKS THREE.

Bill Roper, Princeton's football
coach, picks Ted Coy, OF Yale: Eddie
Mahan, of Harvard. and Ira Rougers,
o. West Virginia, as the best trio OF
gridiron backs in the history OF
eastern football.
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YANKEES WILL PLAY.

The Y. M. c. a. Yankee team will
play the Boiling Field Aviators in the
Y. VI. c. a. gymnasium tonight. The
Avviators were beaten, ~ to IL. By
the Aloysius Club, which will play the
Yankees for the benefit of the ARM
strong fund shortly.
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VAlGER TOO CLEVER.

BOSTON, Jat. benny valger. the
French lightweight OF New York.
easily defeated Dick (roune)
of Syracuse, in a one-sided
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LOSES TWO BATTLES.

Westerns two midget teams went
down to defeat yesterday. The Cook
School hung up a 10 to 16 victory
over the westerners in one game.
while tho "Y" Emerslds got in
ahead by 30 to 10.
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HERMAN ON TRAIL.

Pete Ilcrnan, world'B bantam
weight champion, announces that he is
shortly to enter the feathcrweight
class. and will Immediately challenge
Johnny Kilbsne. holder OF the Ameri-
can tttps,
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ROSEDALE WINS GAME.

Rosedale basketball players de-
feated the Epiphany team In the
Epiphany gymnasium yesterday by a
score OF 10 to IL. q
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AWARDED DECISION.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Jan. 7-.-Matt
Brock. Cleveland, was given the news
paper decision oyer Frankie Brown,
New York, in their ten-round battle
here last night. Brock was given tho
better OF six rounds.
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WAR TEAM BEATEN.

Tony Outbreaks foul shooting, in
which he landed fifteen for ingram,
defeated the War Department team
by 81 to 30. War got but Ave chances
from the floor shooting fouls. The
war players got fourteen baskets
from the floor to eight for the win
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THAT'S "IMMORAL" NOW.

Al Tearney, president OF the Three
I League, has gone TO Cuba on busi-
ness. He may establish a thirst.
uuencher there.
The Washington times., 1920-01-07
SECONDS LIST GAMES.

Tech and Western second teams
have listed a basketball game for the
Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium for Wodnes-
day, January IL.
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ST. AlBANS TO PLAY.

st. Adams School will get start
today in the Eastern High gymnasium
against the Capitol Hill lads.
The Washington times., 1920-01-07

To begin with the Hilltoppers start
OF on January IL at Buffalo. where
relays will be run and individuals
sent through the various events On
January 81, at the knights of Column
bus games in Newark, n j., the Hill
toppers will again perform. ON the
date OF January "a. at the Twenty
third Regiment Armory In New York.
the Georgetown runners will compete
in the American Legion games.
win Go to Brooklyn.
Another meet lin the Twenty-third
Regiment Armory, under the auspices
of Brooklyn College, will be attended
by some of the Hilltop runners. On
February the Georgetown trackmen
will visit the historic Boston Athletic
Association games in Boston. On Feb
ruary 10, Georgetown's runners will
compete against the cracks of the
country in the famous Miliross games
in New York at Madison Square Gar
den.
The National Junior championship
meet will be taken in by the Hilltop
pers on the date of February Fl at
Buffalo, while on the date of Pebru-
airy IS the annual Johns Hopkins IN
door meet will be visited by the
Georgetown lads. In Philadelphia,
on March G, the Meadowbrook games
will be attended by Georgetown track
men, who will also take n crack at
the Senior A. A. U. championships to
be held in New York on March 13.
VIII Run Outdoors.
The indoor season will wind up on
March 20 at the Third division meet
of the Masons in Brooklyn. Begin
ming on April 10 a dual meet will be
run out of doors with the Penn State
track men. On April "a the navy will
be run at Annapolis. Md, in a dual
meet, while on April 80 and May I
Georgetown will attend the Penn re.
lays. where lie Gendre will defend his
pentathlon honors.
On the date OF May 8 Johns Hop
kins University will be met in dual
meet on Homewood Field. The date
OF May Is will find the full strength
of the Georgetown track team COM
peting in the South Atlantic cham
pionship intercollegiate meet.
In the event that Georgetown an
nexes the South Atlantic intercol-
legiate titular meet and Lafayette
College gains the same honor i'm the
sectional Middle Atlantic intercol-
legiate meet, these track teams Will
meet at Easton. Pa, in dual meet
which VIII saNOr OF Teaily pis IN
tersectional meet.
Attends JntercoIIegiatcs.
The Hilltop track season will wind
up on the last Saturday in May with
the attendance at the intercollegiate
meet, the annual classic. Sanction
for the participation in these meets
has been given by the Athletic Asso-
citation at Georgetown.
o'Reilly has not been slow to see
the possibilities for Georgetown
glories and 10 already working his
head of with the Blue and Gray track
candidates.
with such prospects for campaign
ing, II Is. expected that Georgotown's
trackmen will achieve the laurels
gained in other years by Duffy, Mini
han. Reilly, Lynch, Holland, Seitz,
Edmonston, and Mulligan.
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EASTERN CRIPPLED.

McQuade, Myers and Briggs, of
Eastern, may be unable to play for
the Capitol Hill lads for somo time
on account of injuries.
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MARTlNSBURG ARRIVES.

arrive here on Saturday to play the
Tech High -lossers
The Washington times., 1920-01-07

Tonight at 8 o'clock Walter wal
lace and william Peace will play in
the tournament.
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Totals .......,. &c 4S27 IL o
NEW YORK NhTIONAIS

Two-base hits-Don1in, Schultz,
Chance and Evers. Three-base hits
Tinker. Hits-Off Pfiester, 1 In
two-thirds of an inning; off Brown.
in 1-3 innings; off Mathewson. Z
in innings: off Wiltse, ! in 2 in
nings. Sacrifice hits-Tenney and
Brown. Double plays-Kling and
Chance, and Mccormick and Bresna-
han. Left on bases-Chicago 3: New
York. 6; First on balIs-Off Pfiestcr,
2: off Brown. ]; off Mathewson, !.
First on errors--Chicago. l.. Hit bp
pitcher-By Pfeister. ]. Struck out
BY Mathewson, z; by Wiltsc, 2; by
Pfeister, 1; by Brown, /. Time OF
game hour and 40 minutes. Um-
pires-Messrs. Johnstone and Klein.
900.
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PREPS MEET All-STARS.

All-star duint tonight at the Eastern
High sym at 9 o'clock.
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PERKINS IN LINE.

ICY" Perkins, the AS nifty backstop,
has signed hts 1890 contract.
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MEOICOS TO PLAY.

Business Is staging game in the
Business gymnasium with the Army
Medical School five today.
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8 'sInoiher 7 Place to SIeep''

Right Down Town
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When Cubs Won Ban.
ner in Play-off
CHICAGO NATIONALS.

Played at New York City, October
9, 1908.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-05
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET

Chicago. Oct. An grain prices smashed down today to the lowest level since 1917, impairment of confidence on tht part of owners appeared to be large ly responsible. The finish in wheat wa s semi-demoralized at Il 1-2 to 12 1-2c fret decline With December H.95 to 1.s5 1-s and March 1.91 to 1.91 1-2. Corn lost 1-Sc to Dc, cats 1 1-S c to 1-4c to 3-Sc. and provisions 20c to s1.17.
 Heavy selling from holders found the wheat market with little support except from shorts whc were in position to grab profits. Towards the last, even th.s prop gave out, and values collaps- cd in good earnest notwithstanding that the pressure to sell had diminished as compared with the first part of the day.
 The unanimity of bearish sentiment was due in considerable degree to gossip that liquidation frem rural sources had increased. Resides. export demahd seem e1 to have vanished for the time being and domestic. E,ilielD gave no sign oi coming to the rescnc. On the contrary the of the biggest four mills in St Louis was reported as having closed down for lack of buyiRg orders Ca nadian wheat continued to. be offered freely, and it was confirmed that actual experts frcrl India had begun.
 Big receipts and ideal wtather accel
 erated the decline Of corn. Oats sym paIhized. Provisions. l.A9 grain, wer, WttAapt adequate support
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-05
HARD FOUGHT RACES FEATURED
 OPENING OF GRAND CIRCUIT

Lexington, Ky. Oct. 4-Hard fought races featured the opening of today's Grand Circuit meetings here Henry Oliver's Rose Scott landed an easy victory in the two year old division of the Kentucky futurity but the Wal nut Hall cup went four heats before Bonnie Del, owned and driven by Thomas Kinds, an amateur driver, was declared the winner.
 The stable of Thomas W. Murphy, won two races, for in addition to Rose Scott, Esther R., driven by Cox land ed the 2:O7 pace. This event also went four heats.
 Just David won the first division of the 2:15 trot in straight heats. Might ell, driven by Vic Fleming, won the only heat raced before sundown in the second division of the 2:15 trot. Peter Manning, favorite for the Walnut Hall cup, was scratched be- tause of slight lameness. Nelson Dillon was the pacemaker in the first heat of the two year old futurity Rose Scott took the lead at the head Gf the stretch and managed to stal off Bogalusa. The last half was trot- ! ted in ]: .3.4.~I In -thesAnal heat sRosf
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-05

fore the jury again at his convenience and President Johnson of the Ameri- can league also is expected to testify later.
 Eddie Collins, second baseman and captain of the White Sox, and Ray Schalk, catcher, will be called later, Mir. Replogle said. They will be asked whether they believe games were thrown this year and also to discuss technically plays which lost games in last years series.
 The October session of the Cook county grand jury which was sworn in today, was charged by Judge Char les Mcdonald to carefully investi- gate any information concerning baseball gambling which might come before it. This jury, however, is not expected to conduct a separate inquiry, but will turn over evidence it may | gather to the special session of the baseball jury.
 Jean Dubuc arrived here today and ! corroborated the testimony given the 1 jury by Rube Benton. He said he re- telling him to bet on Cincinnati and
 that he told Burns about it. Burns
 investigated in Cincinnati, Dubuc said
 and then telegraphed him that the tip was straight.
 1 MT. Replogle said he had had no in-
 dication that Sport" Sullivan, against i whom an indictment has been voted
 Abe Attell and Arnold Rothstein, men
 toned in the investigation, planned tc come here, as has been reported He said he hoped to have AtteH and Roth stein before the jury before the in Festigation is concluded, however.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-05
INDIANS, OUT FOR scALPs,
 START ON WAR PATH

Cleveland, Oct. A. The Cleveland Indians, winners of the American league pennant, left here at o'clock tonight in two private cars for Brook lyn where they will play the first game or the worlds championship series with the Dodgers tomorrow. A large crowd of cheering fans gathered at the station to bid the team good bye and good luck. The Stick to the Finish Club,' organized among Cleveland rooters to he4p the Indians to a pen nant, gave them a rousing send off. James c. Dunn, president of the CIeye- land club, and Tristan Speaker, man ager and center fielder, were in charge of the party.
 President Dunn, Manager Sneakers and the members of the team, express ed confidence that the Cleveland team would win the series
 If our pitchers hold out and think they will, we will win the se- ries, said Speaker. We have the edge on the Dodgers in hitting and feldine and l don't concede them anything in pitchers. Our first string hurlers have held their own in one of the closest | races in the history of baseball. The team has been going at full speed rlght up to last Saturday and we won't i falter now"
 Speaker would not say who would pitch tomorrow for Cleveland. Both Coveleskie and Bagby are ready and one of the pair probably will be select. ed.
 The Indians manager expects tc | give the team a short workout at Eb. | bets field tomorrow morning to ia mlllarlze the men, as far as possible with the settings of the Brooklyn | grounds.
 | The team had a workout and oor 1 ference at League park this morning The practice was behind closed gates
 the final tryout of the defensive plav
 to be used against the Dodgers.
 The outfielders tried out their arm!
 m throwing runners out at the plat and the catchers worked on throws f,
 cut runners down on ina aginary steals
 The batters were drilled in buntin,
 snd long sacrifice flies. Followin,
 this a conference was held, the entir defense
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-05
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MAKKEr WAS UNSETTLED

New York, Oct. 4.-Lacking of more definite or convincing reasons, the un cerGsm ttlre;ncies manifested by he stock market again today were genera v cscrited to local monetary conditions as revealed at the close of last weeks business.
 No material change was shown by the federal reserve bank. but the combined clearing house institutions reported the larrft actual reserve deficit of the ysar. lr9ns and d'scounts also expanding tC new high record for that period.
 These conditions. it was apprehendtd might cause some calling of loans Tho course Jf .hs mercy '. 2 ket. ll 7..... os- fe-.i no sun,s corlrsnded 8 I r c.;. whit time funds ruled at recent quo. tatioas.
 On he surface the stock market f1' . lowed its ser s1w movements of the last f,vl weeks. Rails scored additional gains and industrials were resistant or heavy Llt raili.I sui sttntial4y in the final ie'i inE.
 Leaders of the steel industry issued re- assuring statements. but the trend of steel. equipment, copper, sugar and sifpping issues once more indicated that recent commodity price reductions have only served to increase the cautious att tude of consumers.
 Conspicuous features of the trans portation division embraced the Pacifics notably Canadian Pacific which made Q ret gain of almost 1 points and such sec tndary rails as "Soo" and Kansas City aouthern. Sales amounted to 900,O0C ghaTes.
 Fore.rn evchengs rates were decided " mixed Int British remittance easing 'vi.h m. Gsrate strength in French an@ Scandinavian bills all on nominal of tn croi .van. .rts from London and Paris wer' announced.
 Railway bon6s. notably Atchison. st paut and St Louis and San Francisc issues again moved upward with relat rd stocks. also local fractions. Libert, loads were firm. but the foreign grou wae barely steady. Total sales (pa ,alue) aggregated s17. .250,O00. Old [ c. bonds were unchanged on call.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-05
PENNANT WINNERS FREE FROM
 CONNECTION WITH SCANDAL

Chicago, Oct. 1.-The Brooklyn and the Cleveland baseball clubs, tonight were cleared of any connection with the baseball scandal so far as evidence presented to the Cook county grand jury is concerned.
 States Attorney McLay Hoyne and his assistant, Hartley Replogle, who is in charge of the baseball inquiry which has already resulted in the in dictment of eight Chicago White Sox players on charges of throwing" games in last years series tonight is- sued statements declaring that no evil dence or testimony in any way impli- eating any member of this years pen nant winners has come before the grand jury.
 MT. Hoyne sent a telegram to the New York authorities denying reports l that he had gathered evidence during his recent eastern trip which indicated an attempt to bribe the world series contenders this year.
 There never has been anything te 1 duplicate anyone in an attempt tc plogle. Reports to that effect were | either deliberate attempts to injur' baseball for the inacuracy of reporter. who wished to make news. | Because of the false reports tha we had received evidence that the 192 | series would be crooked, we took Ill the matter. but we were unable t, find even the slightest foundation fo such reports"
 The grand jury will reconvene to morrow afternoon in special session with nothing on the docket but tn baseball investigation. A group o baseball officials and players hay been subpeenaed and it is planned t call more later, according to MT. Re plogle, who said he believed the in quiry would last several weeks longer
 Among those scheduled to appea tomorrow are Kid" Gleason, manage of the White Sox; Hughey Jennings manager of the Detroit Tigers Joh
 McGraw, manager of the New Tor
 Giants; "Trip" O'Neill, former Wester league president, and confident (
 Charles Comiskey, owner of the Whit
 Sox; Jean Dubuc, former Detro
 pitcher, now with Toledo; Benn
 Kauff, New York National outfielde
 and Fred Toney, New York Nations
 pitcher.
 fl President Haydler of the Nations lleague-haS been asked to appear be