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The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Fighters Meet
In Biggest A rena
Huge Structure Largest
EUer Built for Such
A Purpose.

NEW YORK, June z5.-Jack
Dempsey and Georges Carpenter
will battle in the biggest arena ever
constructed for a boxing bout The
structure on Doyle's Thirty Acres
in Jersey city will accommodate
sl.6l3 people. Its construction rep
resents an outlay Of $3.50 900. dou-
bic the original estimate.
The arena covers SOC. 900 square
feet. The measurements OF the tim
ber structure, across It's square
sides reach a distance OF 500 feet.
On a diagonal line the measure
ments across are $50 feet. A dis
tance Of Sl2 feet intervenes between
the center OF the ring and that last
row Of the $3.50 seats, or general
admission section.
In its essential details the arena
is patterned after the one built AZ
Toledo two years ago. for the bat
tie between Dempsey and willard.
A solid two months stretch has
sufiiced for its completion. Work
was started on the giant structure
April 2s, when the first steam shovel
began operating in the removal OF
so 600 cubic yards Of earth. II will
be completed Tuesday.
All structural lumber on the oc-
tagon is yellow pine. In the bare
plank. numbered seats. spruce has
been used. Altogether assoc. 900 feet
OF lumber were necessary. II is
estimated that this equals 1875 car
loads. on the basis of the average
4o-foot freight car, with an average
carrying capacity Of 90 GOO feet
This represents an uninterrupted
mile OF freight trains
In the work Of erecting the arena
~" services ~ 500 carpenters and
400 labOrers kept steaaily al the
grind, were neCessaI, Several
steam shovels were utilized in the
early work. When the structural
work was started three power
driven saw mills were installed
feature OF the arena is the elab-
crate precautions for protection in
case OF FIRE. A l:-inch main circles
the arena on the exterior. while
inside is an S-inch main. Seventeet
plugs. in all. each with a pressure
OF IS pounds, feed from these two
mains
Eighteen entrances have been pro-
vided with ramps. or slopes, at an
average incline Of Is per cent. The
concluding work will be the install
lation OF the wireless telephone an
paratus and the ring itself. The
ring itself is an innovation in its
line, being equipped with swinging
legless chairs in the boxers corners
and folding chairs
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
LATONIA RESULTS.

First Race DR.. Carmen. ia
PooD. $40, $40. 2.7o; Sweet Lib
erty. 1o4 (wilson), 1880. $40; Port
light, 100 (Garner), $50. Time: l:tS
1-5. Ruby, Belle Of Elizabethtown,
Hondo and You Need also ran.
Second Rac-Riga. 112 Gyke).
4.6O, $50. 2.70: Blue Deep, 112
PooD. $50, 37o; The Coloners
McGee's Pink. Contention. Last
Brush, Nancy Lane, Reliability.
Modona and Ethel Vale also ran
Third Raee-Rapid Stride, 1o3
Gosiah). $50. 400, 40: King
fisher. 10 CHarrington). 40. 2.lO:
Corson, i13 Gyke), 2.40. Time:
1853 As. Nordeck Kallipoiis AMI
Tanlac also ran
Fourth Raee-Birdie G., 50 (Jo-
siah). $3.50. lilo. 4.s0: Red Leaf
112 Lyke), $50, $50; wayward
Lady. 112 (Garner), $50. Time: l;0z
As. VIM. oldt. Coincide D'Amour,
Deep Sinker. Tamper and Colonel
Boy also ran.
Fifth Raee-Firebrand, l03 (Jo-
siah). 21.s0, 7.4O, 500: Our Flag,
l15 (Collins), 4.S0, $40: Advocate
(Francis), 4.30. Time: 2:0S 2-5.
Uncle Velo and Petrarch also ran.
Sixth Race-Merchant, 1l0 U.uns-
ford). 1910. $40. 400: Wave, 1l0 (G.
Fields). 40, $50; Gourmand, IFS
CIV. Lilley), 7.4o. Time: 1853 LIS.
Jae Field. wadsworth's Last,
Lothair and Adeiia w. also ran.
Seventh Race-Accelerate, los
PooD, $40. 800. 2.50; General Haig,
Ill (Garner). 500, $50: Mint Cat
ia (ButwelD. 2.7o. Time: l:Is e-5.
Marse John. Sea Prince and Kewpie
O'Neil also ran.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
All Wrong, Says Jim Jeffries

- RITICS the country over
are predicting that Demp-
~ sey will wipe the floor
with the French challenger in
round or two. Big Jim Jeffries,
the boilermaker who won the
heavyweight title in 1899 and sue
cessfully defended it for six years,
says the critics are wrong-and
tells why.
Jeffries fought Fitzsimmons,
Corbett, Sharkey, Munro and the
best heavies of his day. He
knows fighters.
Jeff outlines his views of the
coming fight in several stories
written for The Washington Her
aid. The first will appear in The
Herald sports section tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Picks Jack to
Win in Third
McAuife, Er-Chan,pion,
Says Body Bl0IDs
VIII End 1t.
BY JACK MeAULIFFE.

Undefeated Lightweight Champion
Written for the United Press.
NEW YORK, June IS. - Jack
Dempsey will beat Carpenter and
retain his title as the world cham
pion.
I'll be greatly surprised II the
Frenchman comes up for the third
round. The length of the bout de-
pends entirely on the Americans
wind.
Even II Dempsey is of form he'll
outgame the Frenchman and win.
As far as appearances are con-
eerned. Dempsey will look like the
defeated man at the end OF the
battle. He'll be cut and bleeding.
but not in the heart. Dempsey has
puffy eyes that light jabs Of the
Frenchman, which are bound to get
through on him, may close.
Carpenter will be carried out of
the ring with hardly a mark on
him He may have one of those
eggs" over the heart that willard
got from one of Dempsey's punches.
The Frenchman will be beaten down
by Dempsey's left hand.
Carpenter will get over his best
punches in the first round, but he'll
lose heart when Dempsey refuses
to do a Beckett" Dempsey will
batter his energy out with terrific
left body punches.
The Frenchman will be weakened
in the second round, but will be
calling on all his speed and science
to keep away from the American.
Dempsey. however. will keep right
on top OF him, and toward the last
of the second round he will get his
double left hook over on Carpenter,
followed by a right to the jaw, and
the night will be over.
We have to figure that the French
man may decide to run away In the
early rounds. but I think he has
too much pride. and that pride will
come before his fall. He will try
to mix 1t with the champion. and II
will be his end.
Also, it must be considered that
Deschamps Is not the usual man
ager. He will not allow his man
to take a bad beating. ! would not
be surprised to see him take a
Jump over the ropes in the second
round. or throw q towel in the ring
IL for any particular reason he
should be prevented from getting 10
the ring.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Georges Has Big Advantage
In htelligence---That S All
Mentally the Challenger Outclasses Dempsey
But in Every Other Respect He's Distant
Second Still Georges is Confident.
BY RAY PEARSON.

NEW YORK. June zsNext Saturday afternoon know
the that burning At that time
shall know whether from possessing
than intellect for pugsm young
who for three secured the skies of old
champion
Having thus described fashion Georges Carpenter
something about another young
Dempsey We forced admit couldn't
intellectually with Carpenter If should
would have that Dempsey the who
at home" positively lacking that grant
in
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26

We have pursued this avenue of
comparison simply because It gives
one q sort Of street clothes" i'm
preston Of the two men, who next
Saturday afternoon, must climb
through the ropes and ON to the
sun baked canvas of a ring at Jer-
sey City to engage in man-to- man
combat with the title of champion
at stake.
Georges Is sDinerent.,
this battle of the century we
see in Georges Carpenter a man.
who, IL he could be champion. would
be looked up to. for he 10 not the
type to merit the criticism that has
been heaped on some heavyweight
champions. We might term him the
gentleman of the fistic profession.
and q man who really Is a credit
to the sport of glove welding. We,
who know Dempsey, might also cali
him a gentleman, but somehow II
seems to fit better on the polite.
suave good-looking Georges. who
dotes on the home life OF Paris and
wifey and baby Jacqueiine.
But we might as well halt right
here. jump off this "gentlemanly"
track and on to another where the
factors are strength, boxing skill,
hitting power and ability to stand
punishment without finching. And
don't forget viciousness. for In any
fight in which Dempsey is a. con-
testant there is going to be vicious
ness. Dempsey will see to that.
The task that Carpenter faces Is
the greatest that any man ever
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26

of the round had saved Smith, and
dragged him to his corner. An
Englishmen is very cool, but when
he is once confused he is very much
confused. Smith was dragged to
his corner aid rested until the next
round, when he started again. II is
very disconcerting to know a light
is won, and then have to 20 on and
fight again. 1 can sympathize with
Dempsey at Toledo. when the referee
sent him from the ring at :he end
of the frst round ana called him
back to fight again. AS We fought
On l missed a swing at Smith and
slipped to my knees. He rushed
over me. ] lOked up and saw him
draw back his right hand and l"ok
down on me and hesitate and then
strike. i ducked my head. He hit
me on the back OF the neck so
hard that my face was driven
against the floor. AZ Twas on my
hands and knees it was a plain foul.
but did not wish to win that
way.
U. =. Idea on Fouls Wrong.
1t IS not true that try 20 claim
fouls for Georges put in Desca nps.
but that was a very pad foul
Didn't you jump into the ring
In the Klaus fght?"
Yes" said Descamps, "tha. was
my mistake. Georges was fighting
him very hard and was unhurt. One
of Franks blows had cut his lips
vent showing it. Klaus hit him in
h. a
from his mouth. Not knowing his
lips were cut l thought the slow IN
the stomach had broken something
ard l jumped in to save hIm from
serious Injury. That was my fnult
entirely. would never make that
mistake again"
Carpenter ate > large dinn.- ard
enjoyed 1t. He has the appetite
Of football player. All through
dinner the training crew joked and
laughed. TIL say George has 4 fine
stFT Of entertainers.
Il see you said in the paper
lose weight because of the heat"
he said as we left the table. "A
pound OF two, perhaps, but IL goes
right on again. Today ! am exactly
l73is pounds. That will be my
weight for Dempsey"
As I left for the train Carpenter
and his merry men came to the
gate. Ledoux had climbed a tree
and WAS swinging from b-ancn to
branch. nimble as a monkey As
the jitney sailed down the road Il
could hear Carpenter laughing At
him.
Copyright, 1871, By the Bsn syndicats, Ine,)
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
SUNBURN AT BEACH
MAY PROVE FATAL

PHILADELPHIA, June 25.-A Sc
we're case OF sunburn contracted a
Atlantic City may result in the
testh of Mrs. Anna Doyle. 26 years
old. of 1882 Mount Vernon street.
this city. She Is in the Hahne-
mann Hospital. receiving precisely
the same treatment given persons
burned by fire.
Mrs, Doyle spent the last tw.
days In Atlantic City. She dresseS
IN her bathing suit and went into
the ocean at Intervals throughout
both days. lying most of the time
upon the sand and cultivating a
coat OF tan to bring home with
her,
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
CHALLENGER sure.
HE WILL WIN FROM
JACK, SAYS EDCREN
Georges Grins as Follow.
ers Tell Him of Demp-
sey's Famous Punch.

NEW YORK, June 2s.-reI
Riekard to-day turned over to
Rehsrt Edsren, omeial stake
holder. . certified cheek for
$500 100. This is the hghters'
guarantee I'm full. The ehesss
was drawn On the Guarantee
Trust Company of New York.
OF thi. $500 900 Is to 20 TO Demp-
.ey, while 100000 goes TO Car
pentier, and out of this coin must
come the bevernment tax This
action By Rickard makes IL now
deanitely understood that the
fighters are to work for . hat
guarantee instead Of for . per-
centase as had been supposed.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
MRS. SHELTON WINS
IN PUTTING FINALS

We :. d. shelton defeated Mrs.
J. c. Mclaughlin. and 6 in the
finals. OF the women's putting tour
ney at the Columbia Country Club
yesterday. This is the frst time
that Mrs. Shelton has had her nam.
engraved on the Columbia bowl as
result Of winning one OF the
weekly miniature Journeys. In the
hnais OF the consolation event YES
terday Mrs. r. NJ. Sheppard de-
feated Mrs. @. B. Doyle. S and 4
Evening journal., 1921-02-25
JAILENDS THIS
HONEYMOON
.Crisheld Bridegroom is Ar
rested on Charge of
Perjury
WIFE SAID TO BE
BE ONLY CHILD

CRISFIEL4D. Nd. Feb. 25.-Dor-
sey Tull was arrested here yesterday
afternoon by Sheriff Lawson on a
charge Of perjury in connection with
a marriage license obtained in Wor-
cester county.
On Wednesday Tull and Miss Ada
Stewart, said TO be Is years old.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. william
A. Stewart, Jr. eloped TO Snow Hill.
il is understood where the couple
obtained a license and were married.
returning TO Crisfield. and going to
the home Of the groom's parents.
When his daughter did not return
TO her home that night Mr.. Stewart
started an investigation and found
that she was a bride. He went TO
Snow Hill yesterday and started pro-
ceedings which resulted in the ar
rest OF his son-in-law. II is said
that the father had warned Tull to
keep away from his daughter and Il
is believed this warning caused the
elopement. Tull was turned over TO
the Worcester authorities. while his
bride is still at the home OF his par
ents, it is understood.
Il is alleged the age OF the girl
was wrongly stated.
Evening journal., 1921-02-25
WIC0NIICO'S OLD MEN
AT BIRTHDAY PARTY

SALISBURY, Nd, Feb. 25.-Clerk
Of the Court and Mrs. j. Clayton
Kelly gave a unique dinner to a
number OF the oldest men Of the
county in honor Of Mr.. Kelly's birth
day, all the guests being long time
friends Of the Clerk. Although more
than 20 We're asked, only 13 attend
ed, several being absent because of
physical infirmitieS
Those attending and their ages
were: William Levi Laws, 92 years
old; Levin j. Dashiell, Sc; Robert G.
Robertson. Sc; Sidney /. Trader, So;
William II. Rounds, SO; f. Stanley
Toadvine, 73; Isaac Thomas Phillips,
Il; a. Il Lohner. 76; Thomas NJ.
Slemons, 50; Theodore Purnell
Johnson, 50; Charles E. williams,
~; James Z. Ellegood. 20; William
A. Roberts. 75.
Others invited. but unable 20 at
tend, were: Capt. T. w. II. White.
90 years old; George William Par
sons, 80; Clayton c. Parker. ~;
Thomas w. Waller, 80; William b.
Brattan (the oldest resident OF the
county,, %.
Mr. Kelly comes from a long-lived
family. His grandmother lived to be
"a; one uncle lived to be "a; two
aunts passed the s4 and So marks,
respectively, and his father lived
to be 80.
Evening journal., 1921-02-25
FOUR MOREDIE
BY ACCIDENT
Al Other State Persons In
jured First Two Weeks
of February
CITY HAS MOST
VICTIMS, 27

The Delaware Safety Council re-
ports 45 accidents in the State dur
ing the period of February lis.
Four OF the accidents proved fatal.
A boy at Georgetown was killed
when struck by an auto truck,
man at Seaford died as result of
being struck by falling tree and
another man in Seaford was thrown
from his wagon when his horse took
fright, and later died of his injuries.
Another Seaford man, while driving
an auto, was struck by an express
train and later died. The accident
list follows:
Automobile-Wilm a; out
side of Wilmington, 2. Total, G.
Burns-Wilmingto 1; outside of
Wilmington, l. Total, 2.
Falls-Wilmington. g.; outside Of
Wilmington, 4. Total, 10.
Industrial Wilmington, 2; out
side of Wilmington, !. Total. 3.
Miscellaneous - Wilmington, o.;
outside Of Wilmington. Z. Total, 16.
Motorcycle -Wilmington 2.
Total 2.
ailroad-Outside Of Whining
ton, /. Total, /.
Trolley-Wilmington, 2. Total, 3.
Wagon-Wilmington, 1; outside of
Wilmington, 2. Total, 3.
Total for Wilmington. 27; outside
Of Wilmington, is. Total, State. As,
Evening journal., 1921-02-25
FINE concert
BY GLEECLUB
Temple Organization From
!. Phila. Stirs Audience in
St. PaupS
MUCH APPLAUSE,
ALSO MANY ENCORES

Concert by the Temple Glee Club,
OF Philadelphia, given in st. Paul's
NJ. e. Church. Tenth and jackson
streets. last night. proved delight
to an audience of some 700 which
assembled to hear il. II was the
clubs nth annual appearance in
Wilmington, and il added many
more TO its already growing group
of admirers.
DIR. J. Marvin Hanna is director
OF the club. Mae Ebrey Hotz, J. 70.
Hutchinson and James II. Groetz-
niger were vocal soloists; James A.
Manning gave readings. and Freder-
lex W. Starke was at the piano
The Temple Treble Clef Club, COM
posed OF 16 young women. assisted.
The party, composed Of Go music
ians, came TO this city in a special
car on the b. q o., being escorted
TO the church in automobiles. Fol-
lowing the concert, they were taken
10 the Pennsylvania station by auto
mobile.
Among the numbers. nearly all OF
which caused a demand for encore
after encore, were the soprano solos
Of Mae Ebrey Hotz. Miss Hotz is
called a noted soprano, her singing
attracting considerable attention
whenever she appears Her offerings
We're Whispering" "Sylvelin" and
Forest Song" following which sew
eral encores were given.
James II. GrOetzinger also received
much applause for his work in the
solo part of Gould /" and "The
Toreador's Song" from Carmen. AM
other musician receiving much ap-
plause. was Mr.. Starl1e. who played
several selections on a $500 Baby
Grand piano loaned for the occasion
by the Charles NJ. Stien Piano Com
pany.
A special platform was erected for
the concert, the huge church as
sembly room being decorated with
beautiful potted plants.
The program follows:
Part one
(a) Swing Along. "...............Co Cool
lb) "rhe Merry Frogs" (req'st) .spelsei
Crhe Temple Glee Club
(a) "Molodie'
ID Perpetual Motion"
(Frederick 10. Starke)
fa) Whispering ...........M Mana Iucci
+ tbl SylNehn- ....: .:............. Sindini
ktl foftai oouk -sssssssssf WNtllicl
(Mae Ebrey Hotz)
sympathy .-..................F Frim
(The Temple Treble CleO
James A. Manning)
I Prison Scene from II rrOvatore" Nerd
(Alrs. Hotz, Mr Hutchinson and
the club
Part Two
"a Fleeung Fancy '..............S Stark,
: (grederick T.. Starke)
I lal could L l...-................ .Iost
! (b) "Toreador's song" (Carmen). Bize
(The Temple Glee Club
(James II. Groetzingeri soloisO
z thl 'llcifotf s..sss..s.s....... Kupne
/ 90 1.-THE Winds i'm the South" zee. Scot
(Mae Ebrey Hotz)
Les Sylphes" ......... .Bachman- Wolf
tThe Temple Treble CleO
. htAulNh ttsssssssttss sttt|sssssss etitANti
tJamcs A. Manning)
italian street Song" (req'sD. Herbor
(Thc Temple Glee Club Temple
Treble Clef and Mrs. Hotz)
Evening journal., 1921-02-25
Athletic Sand NetU
Army Foundation

The army Of the future is to be
built on sand"
This sand will be the product Of
athletics
Live examples OF army sand are
Captain Mabbutt of Camp Holabird'
Nd, and Spike Webb Of the Naval
Academy.
Both are manufacturing more ath-
letic sand.
Captain Mabbutt is in charge Of
all athletics at his post. Webp Is
boxing instructor for cadets.
They see a great future for the
men who go through Uncle Sans
training schools.
ITS the aim of army and navy
posts to build up athletic teams
rivaling those of the big colleges, "
says Captain Mabbutt.
I'm a few years the teams OF
Tncle Sam will trim the big-time
football elevens, babseball mines,
track squads and boxers.
when young fellows see the ad-
vantages in army athletics they'll be
glad to enlist"
Mabbutt weighs 285. He is 6
foot inches tall. Overseas he was
active in promoting boxing. He
himself starred on a football team.
He's boxed both Willard and Demp-
sey.
Webb. also, taught the Yanks
how to box overseas.
Both Webb and Mabbutt praise
West Points new system of hand
picking star athletes from other
colleges as prospective army officers.
The cadet school is robbing big
colleges of stars but it is building
army sand at the same time.
Next fall Bo McMillin of Centre,
Garbish of Washington and Jeffer-
son. Benny Boynton of Williams and
Bill Wood of Johns Hopkins ara
slated for West Point.
These and other brilliants will put
athletic sand in the army of tomor.
row.
Evening journal., 1921-02-25
NST'1he
Nrl[qG1ig
AT THE MAJESTIC.

A pretty, tender Irish legend gives
the title and story to Mary Miles
Minter's picture IAN Souls Eve"
which is beiss presented at the Ma
jestic Theatre.
A dual characterization-O OF
the young American wife and moth
er and the other Of the plain little
Irish nurse-maid, taxes Miss Min
ter's dramatic ability and does not
find her lacking in the proper sin
cerity and depth. Taken as a whole
."An Souls Eve" appears in the man
ner of the best Nrinter picture to
date IL is something especially
worth commencing because its story
is filled with tenderness, youth and
service.
Due to the unusualness of the at
traction, its marvellous beauty, its
all-star cast, the Majestic manage
ment has thought it expedient to
announce in advance that 'srhe Fur
mace" is coming to the theatre be-
ginning Monday of next week.
The title of the picture Is sup
posedly descriptive OF modern mar
rlage.
Evening journal., 1921-02-25
"RoRIN HoODn


Reginald dekoven's greatest con-
tribution to the history OF the opera
in America is robin Hood" which
is being reproduced after some years.
1t is scheduled for a Wilmington en-
gagement at the Playhouse the
three nights a..d a wednesday matt
nee commencing Monday February
2S.
If ones memory needs a bit of re-
freshing anent robin Hood" here
Is the antidote. The scene OF the
opera is laid in merrie old England
Of 500 years ago. Robin Hood was
a happy rascal, earning his living
by poaching on the Kings preserves.
He incurred the enmity of the game
keepers who tried hard to capture
him.
Gradually he became an outlaw
Gathering about a hundred fearless
men about him, he commenced to
pillage and rob. His worthless were
known as Robins Merry Men" In
all his rascality, robin Hood" de-
Tended the poor and oppressed. He
robbed only the rich who had ac-
quired their wealth through dis
Evening journal., 1921-02-25
Ar THE QUEEN

Enid Bennetts fragile beauty was
given an appropriate setting in the
comedy Her husbands Friend" at
the present time serving a three-day
pleasure as the Queen Theatres at
traction.
Situations in the story that appear
on first sight to be OF a serious ma
ture rapidly change to comedy OF
the most cheerful sort. Enid BEN
nett as the gay young wife OF an in
dulgent and rather reckless young
husband, gives up this role to be-
come his widow and later the wife
OF his best friend.
Next week Tom Mix is to be the
first star appearing at the Queen
Theatre for the first time I'm many,
many months. His picture is THE
Road Demon" Offering a story of
real Mix speed and velocity.
Evening journal., 1921-02-25
MATCH SHOOT IS
A.FEATURE
Terrill Also Will Compete
With Turner For State
Trophy
MERCHANDISE
PRIZES FOR SOME

officials OF the Wilmington Trap
shooting Association have an
nounced thas arrangements for the
merchandise shoot at Bellevue to-
morrow are nearly completed and
that everything points to the largest
turnout Of the year Twenty very
attractive prizes have already been
secured for the shoot. and more arc
on the way. so those who shoot in
form will be sure to take something
home.
The race will be at so birds, yard
age handicap. Entries will close
promptly at $50 o'clock, so that the
prizes can be distributed and spe-
cial events held. During the regular
shoot there will be an extra trap FOR
individuals to settle disputes and
also shoot double targets
Some OF the prizes already re-
ceived were given by the following
and the list no doubt viii be aug
mented when the shoot starts: Tur-
ner Bros, papperman < farrell, w.
O.. "Bill" Robelen, Captain W. A.
simonton, Wilmington Trapshooting
Association. Darlington & Toadvine,
Nleitz Bros, Wilson & CO., Butler
& Co. Inc, Koshland Clothing Co.,
snellenburg & Co.. Miller Drug Co.,
w II. Hartiove q Sons, Bee Hive
Co. Janvier and Hanco, Wilson
Hardware Co. and Delaware Hard
ware Co.
Another important feature will be
a match between IKE" Turner
holder Of the Delaware State open
Championship cup. and w. w. Ter
rlll. for the cup.