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Milford chronicle., 1921-09-16
HENLOPEN GRANGE

We realize that summer is past, au-
tumn is here, and winter on the way
but old BOreas has no terrOrs for the
farmer who has his crops housed,
stock in fine condition and goes to
the Grange each Friday evening.
We had very interesting session
September 8 with a good number of
enthusiastic patrons present. Plans
for entertaining the Sussex Pomona,
which will meet with us in October,
were discussed. Readings and enjoy
ing the treat of lovely home made
candy given by Mrs. b. w. Maull oc-
cupied the lecturers hour. Remember
Grange each Friday evening.
Mrs. H. H. Fisher and son, Hiram,
returned Saturday from a motor trip
to Wilmington and Philadelphia.
Capt. and Mrs. w. e. Tunnel have
returned from an, extended trip to the
Pacific Coast, returning over the
Northern Pacific route from Vancouv-
er B. c., through southern British
America, crossing the Rocky Noun
tains and traversing the wheat lands
OF Alberta and Saskatchewan as well
as the fertile valley of the Mississippi
River. They visited Mrs. Tunnels
aunt, Mrs. Joanna NAPLES Robbins in
Iowa who will be well remembered by
many Sussex cOuntians.
Mrs. William Falkner has returned
from visit to the Quaker City.
Mrs. Harry Livingstone and daugh-
ter of Philadelphia are guests of Mrs.
H. H. Fisher.
Miss Grace Lynch who has been
spending a few days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Lynch, has re-
turned to Wilmington.
Miss Marion Fisher had the misfOr-
tune to strain her wrist severely
while playing in a game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Steele enter
Lained Mr.. and Mrs. Laverty Steele of
Harrington and Mr.. and Mrs Harry
JOverdale of CoOlspring on Sunday.
Miss Margaret Thompson was the
guest of Miss Anna Joseph for a few
lays.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Thompson and
'lr. and Mrs. John Ellingsworth of
4ewes spent Wednesday at Broadkiln
Beach as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Da- ;
is Lingo.
Miss May Donovan is visiting at the !
Ounty seat
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kennery of |
who have been spending
ONE time with their sisters, Mrs. i
lichard Stevenson and Mrs. John +
Phillips have returned. {
w. Edward Thompson has moved his E
amily from Newark and are domicil- G
d at Rehoboth Beach. g
Mrs. Sallie Joseph and daughter, 4
Iiss Mallory, of Georgetown, have {
cen spending their vacation with S. {
!. Joseph and family. s
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Thompson, Mrs. :
. C. Donovan and George P. Tunnel
TENDED the funeral of Timothy I
ownsend at st. Georges Church in v
altimOre hundred. 6
Mrs. T. C. Wilson made business .
Zip to the State capital Tuesday. 7
John Kenney of Philadelphia is Wis /
ing relatives in this section.
Miss Eta Mustard is making an ex- +
ended visit to Millersburg, Pa, and +
njoying the wonderful mountain Fl
cenery. i,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. SandersOn Trump z
Philadelphia are at their cottage in F
ehOboth for the month of Septem- n
er. a
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-16
BRIDCEVILLE

Harry Wallace who has been visit
ing friends at Laurel for the past few
weeks returned home the first of the
week.
Mrs Chas. Brown and Mrs. Norman
Collision were in Philadelphia the first
of the week.
John Wiley spent the first of the
week with friends in Georgetown.
X. NJ Wiley and family spent Sun
day with relatives at Millsboro.
Francis Hardesty has returned
from New York where he has been
spending a few weeks with rela-
tiVes.
Miles Messick returned to Franklin
Marshall academy at Lancaster, Pa,
on Wednesday, where he will practice
for the football team of the academy.
Mrs. Mary Adams had a slight at
tack of acute indigestion on Sunday
evening last, but is slowly recovering.
Quite a number of our people at
tended the Walter L. Mains circus
at Georgetown on Wednesday.
Our farmers are detained from
their work due to the drought. A
number of crops that should be plant
ed have not been completed on ac-
count of the dryness of the ground
to plow.
We are very sorry to learn of the
death of Mrs. Claude Wiley on Satur-
day last at her home in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley were recent Wis
itors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Whitney and upon being i'll
returned home last week.
Temple HinsOn who for the past
thirteen years has been employed
here by the Bell Telephone Company
as trouble man, was transferred to
Dover, entering upon his new duties
on Monday. Mr.. HinsOn during his
stay here has made a great many
friends who will be very sorry TO
learn of his departure. We join with /
them in wishing him much success (
upon entering upon his new duties.
The Kent Construction Company is .
preparing to start another concrete !
mixer at COverdale Cross Roads run
ming to Green Pond. The present one
is working from Green Pond to ia
cOb's School.
Joseph Wiley who is working in
the railway mail service from Har-
ringtOn to Franklin City, Va, is home
with his parents for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Graef and daugh-
ters, and Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Powers
to Bridgeville from Balti-
more and were the visitors of Mrs.
Powers mother, Mrs. C. T. Gray.
Alvin Messick spent Sunday with
in Laurel.
Mrs. S. H. Messick was in Whining
ton this week as grand juror
B. w. Adams left for Laurel the
first of the week where he will en-
gage in the wholesale meat business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford Jones have
from an extended visit to
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Brown spent
Sunday in Wilmington.
Miss Ethel CrOffOrd of Wilmington
has returned home after spending a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Spence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Short spent
he weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Weaver at Clayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brown are
spending some time with parents at
Lincoln.
Mrs. Walter GoOdhand of Whining
on is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillip Stewart.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-16
DACSBORO

Our town is being much improved
by new cement sidewalks. Cement
steps and walks have been added to
the NJ. P. Church.
Mrs. j. B. Chandler is suffering
from having a nail stuck in her foot
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith are the
proud parents of a bouncing baby
boy who came to live with them Fri
day, September 2. They have named
him, Preston Edward.
The Ladies Aid of the NJ. e. Church
met at the home of Mrs. Larry Truitt
I last Saturday evening. After the trans
action of business a social hour was
observed. Refreshments were served
/ in abundance.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the NJ. p.
Church will hold its monthly business
meeting at the church Friday even
ing, September 18th. The committee
on the Rainy Day Club will see that
the little bags which they distributed
a few months ago are collected and
brought in at this meeting.
The funeral OF, the child of Larry
TOomey was held in the M. P. Church
Saturday afternoon. The services
were conducted by Rev. J. Z. Bailey.
Our enterprising merchants, Tim
mons and Bunting, have two pair of
the largest oxen waiting to be butch
cred, that have been seen here for
several years. 1t looks as if the Days
borO people will not go hungry for
beef for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison West of
Lewes have been the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William P. West.
Mrs. Ora Lingo, Miss Lima West,
Miss Bertha Cannon, Ephraim West
and Elisha Cannon attended the mil
itary funeral of Lieut.. Chas. B. Now
bray of fredericksburg, Md, on Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Palmer of Will
spent last week with Mr. and
Mrs. A. T. Atkins.
Mrs. Raymond Faucet and daughter
Irene are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. .
Cannon for few days.
Miss Rebecca Gray is spending the
week with relatives at Milton.
Miss Della Bunting delightfully."- en-
a few of her friends at her
nome Tuesday evening.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ.
9. Church gave their pastor, Rev. Ed
'idge a surprise party on his birth
lay which was Monday, September II.
Everybody had a good time and left
Wishing Rev. Eldridge many more
lappy birthdays.
Only through the heroic efforts of
Berry Figgs was little Lawrence Car
", son of the late Asher Carey, saved
rom drowning last Thursday. The
,hild was playing near the water at
lew Bridge, near E. A. TOwnsend's,
md fell in. Mr.. Figgs rushed to the
'escue and dived down three times
,efore being able to bring the child
o land. Other friends helped to bring
he child to consciousness.
Enoch Young of Wilmington gave
party to large number of his I
riands here on Saturday evening.
Miss Myrtle Ward of Baltimore is
pending some time with her uncle,
. F. West and family.
Call "Pettyjohn's" for Drugs of
luality." Mail or phone orders. Phone
3 Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-16
BOWERS BEACH

The weekend was attended by hun
dreds of nimrOds and especially from
Philadelphia and Chester and from
other towns in Pennsylvania and wei
represented by WilmingtOnians.
The fishing has improved greatly
during the last two or three weeks.
Many of the boats bringing in a
hundred or more of the speckled beau
ties and some of an exceptional large
size. One angler captured two large
ones, one of them weighing ten lbs.
and nine ounces, the other weighing
seven pounds and four ounces. While
the remainder of the catch averaged
from two to three pounds and Il half.
The steamer Frederica took away
on Monday of this week about all of
the sojourners in the cottages and at
the hotels.
While the season has been a rec
ord breaker in the point of number
of visitors yet as rule the season
has not been as profitable to the ca
terers here that prepare to cater to
the wants of the visitors as formerly
or either to the cottage owners who
supply cottages to many who hire
them for week or more from the
1act that evidently that money was
not near as plentiful as in former
years.
Many of the transportation fishing
boats that have been operating here
since last June have left for their
homes but at the present only about
one half of the number that is at
present operating here now, are home
boats, which will continue in opera
ton until late in the fall.
The oysters that are being caught
from the mouth of the river and on
the flats in the bay are Of a fine quail
ity and are much enjoyed by visitors
coming to the resort, and the men en-
gagged in catching them are realizing
good wages for their work.
The oyster shuckling company that (
will operate here this fall and win
ter are putting their packing house /
in order for operation when Will
start lust as soon as the weather Will I
justify the taking up OF the oysters /
from the water.
There will be two oyster shuckling
companies that will operate here this /
coming season.
Many of the visitors among the prl- /
vate families in town and the near
by community are returning home to /
their business as the vacation season /
is fast drawing to close.
Miss Mildred Palmer of Wilmington
is spending her vacation with friends
in town and other nearby places hav-
ing spent four days with Alex Min
ner and family at Willow Croft.
George W. Belts, Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Cross, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Grotts, all of Wilmington spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P.
Cross, also Charles T. Stevenson, OF
Wilmington, is spending an indefinite
time with the same family.
John Ingram and family OF Phila-
delphia, but formerly of this place,
where he was raised, have returned
home from cottage where they spent
two weeks and enjoyed the company
of many friends and relatives during
their stay.
Our school opened on Wednesday
of this week with Mrs. Butler OF near
in charge.
The seine fishermen are catcnlng
quite a few fish with their seines ana
of excellent quality and are selling at
four and a half and sometimes as
much as five dollars per bushel'
Call "Pettyjohn's" for Drugs of
Quality" Mail or phone orders. Phone
23 Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-16
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-House, 2I1 North Walnut
street. Write Mrs. f. L. Newcomb,
''Wyndhurst," Amber, Pa. s16-tf
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-16
WARNING TO CITIZENS

Complaint has been made to Town
Council that many citizens have been
sprinkling the streets of Milford
needlessly. Improved streets have
been materially damaged as a result
of this excessive sprinkling. This is
to notify all persons residing in Mil
ford that all persons sprinkling an
excessive amount of water on the
streets will be arrested and fined. An
ordinance providing for this has been
ratified by Town Council.
Signed
FRANK REEDY,
Attest: President of Council.
Harry Thaw,
Secretary of Council. s16-3t
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-16
WANTED

WANTED-To rent, a farm in the up
per part of the county. Stocked and
equipped by experienced farmer. Best
of reference. Address Box 1852, NIillsboro
Del. 1t
WANTED-1O,OOO fb of fat poultry
weekly. We pay the highest price for all
kinds of poultry. Get our price before
selling elsewhere. Jos. F. Forst, Milton
and Harbeson Del. s16-3t
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-16

Call "Pettyjohn's" for Drugs OF
Quality" Mail or phone orders. Phone
23 Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-16
ADVERTISING
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-1 young fresh Jersey cow.
Burton Masten. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-16

FOR SALE-Three well bred Guernsey
COWS all fine mixers o. A. Newton.
Bridgeville, Del. sl6-tt
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-16
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The New York herald., 1921-09-18
"Nervous," Says Epans,
Before Tourney Begins
Declares This Is Relief, for He Plays Best When in
Such Condition and Means That He Is Out
to Win and Retain Title.
By CHARLES "cHIck" EVANS. JR.


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The New York herald., 1921-09-18
Scores on Other Links.

APAwAMIS--Medal play handcap--J. r.
klneon, go--ls172 DUNCAN Edwards. SILL
competition-Duncan Edwards. s5--fi-74: j.
II. Livingston, a3-lI-IG. Special morning
Robie. e2-2o-T2. Afternoon sweepstakes-'r
Pomeroy. s2-10-72: II. u. waldron. 93-i5
BALTUsRoL-P. w. Cranberry. ss-7-7s:
IS: II. a. Earle. $3.50: q. +. Grady
iioa-il-s2; ?. Brown. s2-Ii-si 7. Finney
S.: S"'fs 3. IT. II. csandlep. M-sol7a; f'an'f II Has
srousk. av,t, e,sss p NJ wrd' soS1s' sni,s
a0--9-s1. The bali sweepstakes was won by
Cranberry. with Carey and Chandler tied
for second and Allsopp and Finncy tied for
ENGLEwOOD-ls hole match play. class
ar. NJ; Pullen, up: y. J. Schiller, up:
George G. Austin, even. Glass &c. A. Ellis.
DUNwOODE-fIarry Jones. sa-i4-Gs:
waitcr Purcell; 70-ai-72. In class hrthur
ESSEN FELLs G. C.-club championship
a. r.. sisson beat u. g; Sylvester; , Jr, !.
" up f. T. H. Srsaa Mfcora beat beat o IL ohsdistor.
/ up; II. j. Gee beat Il. L. Nye, 0 up ~
Il q. q. SQUIRE beat s. woodwar q by default.
ns..iT-Ti; ". VI. Cailinan. sa-fi-Ts: A. n.
Ilotz, ac-f7-7o Class B-M. g. Garrettson.
io"--ao-T2: u. 8. Bsnghart ae-io-1s
GLEN RIDGE &. C.-R. NJ. Hilles beat q.
w Mead, up: ". ". Louden beat y. w.
Congdon, Jr.. up (22 holcsl II. scheftey
heat e. r.. Martin, ! up (22 holcs) Fred
corrcii beat = T. I,cnergau. = up J; ".
r. Kelly beat w. B. Worcester. ZIP I H..
:, Flake hest w. vosel. up go holes) !:
Dr. nsvrond podd hcn, w. q. Thomas, .
- 81; II. r. Salmon beat G. p. Lincoln.
rLANrIErD-sweepstr W. r.. Ros-
crs, s-a a. a. ". Drake; s,-is
n: s. II, Patterson. ss-f0. ~: George y.
ricrson, eo--12. rs: W. Lester Gienney. s4--
mONTcLAIR-ciub championship Paul
Harrison beat y. a. Braine. 2 up: r.. ".
Gates beat r. A. Hardy, o up and ) TO play:
p. l.. Gallagher beat a. Powell, 4 up and
q 20 play; J. T. Simmons beat II. @. Horn
fcck. IN and 10 play. Beaten eight. first
round Frank Hurhcs beat w w. Hubbard,
UP and 10 play: II. A. Halligan beat
A. T.. Person. Jr. 2 up and TO play.
Sweepstakes; Frank Hughes Ta-if. O.: J.
4 Simmons. 73-T. GO. w. II. cioueii. $40.
Ar TOx ruIIs q. C.--rlrooklyr day com.
petition for Y. y. Warrington prizes: Clara
a, +. IN Dots. si-is. o.; Class y. q.
Mccormick. o5-2s o..
The New York herald., 1921-09-18
CUBS HOMER IN 9Th
BEATS THE DODGERS
Continued from First Poge.

paraded over the plate in front of him.
There was a cheer when. Schmandt flied
to Twom,bly for the first out Then Ward
doubled to centre and was caught going
TO third on Miller's grounder. Gordonier
famed for the third out.
With big lead Gordonier had a
chance to make successful debut in
fast company, but the newcomer lacked
control Flack. Holocher and Terry
were passed in succession, filling the
bases. Schupp then replaced Gordonier.
Deal hit into a double play. and while
II was being executed Flack scored.
Barber then made the first of his four
hts il was a double that chased Hol-
locher over the plate. Twombly drew
Grimes beat out n hit to Johnston.
O'Farrell grounded to Johnston, leaving
the trio of Cubs stranded.
In the second chapter the Cubs re-
duced the Dodgers lead when. with two
out, Hollocher hit high over the right
field barrier for home run. When
the Cubs came to bat in tho following
stanza Sherrod Smith was doing the
pitching for the Dodgers. The Cubs
found him for four hits and tied the
score by sending over two talllcs. Bar
ber led Off with his second two bagger
and Twombly beat out a hit to Ward.
Grimes singled 10 right. scoring Barber
and advancing Twonrbiy ia third. O'Far-
rell hit in front of the plate and was
easy for Smith. Kelleher batted Tor
Ponder, and the pinch hitter shot a
single TO centre that scored Twombly
with the tieing run. Flack grounded to
Olson and a double play resulted.
Jones succeeded Ponder on the slab.
and he went along smoothly until the
seventh round when the Dodgers broke
the deadlock They scored run on two
baggers by Olson and Johnston. In the
Same inning another Cub pinch hitter
delivered. and the Dodgers lost their
slim advantage Barber beat out a hit
TO Ward for his fourth bingle OF the
game and moved to second on an infield
out Grimes lifted TO right and Barber
reached third. Sullivan batted for Jones
and singled over second. scoring Barber.
In the eighth the Cubs threatened whom.
with one out, Terry hit safely. but the
next two were retired easily. York kept
the Dodgers I'm check In tho eighth and
ninth. and with the extra game looming.
Grimes, first up In the Cubs half OF the
ninth, cloutcd over the right field fence,
endlng the game The score:
The New York herald., 1921-09-18
Hooper Gets Presents;
Red Sox Win Game
White Hose Are Beaten in the
Hub by 6 to 3.

Boston. Sept. II (American> Con
sressman James A. Gallivan, acting for
Boston fans, to-day presented to Harry
Hooper. former Red Sox star and cap
tain, watch. chain and fob.
Boston defeated Chicago. to .. Tho
Rex Sox got four runs In the NTH by
punching hits with McClellan's poor
third base play after two wers out.
Jones. Bush, Scott and McInnes got
travelling bags from the surplus con-
tributed for Hooper's watch.
Eddie Collins went hitless on iis f1f-
teenth anniversary as big icagus
player but starred in the field. Nc
Innis played his Tooth consecutive error
less game at first The second sched-
uled game was called off because OF
rain which held up the first game for
thirty minutes. The score
The New York herald., 1921-09-18
Champions Keep Cricket Title

PATERSON, ". j.. Sept t7.--Automati-
cally, through tho defeat OF the Brook
lyn Cricket Club by the eleven of tho
Paterson Cricket Club In the fnai league
game here to-day, the Manhattan Crick-
ct Club OF Brooklyn became the cham
pion team OF the Metropolitan District
Cricket Lcague for the season OF 1921.
Paterson comrlled 152 runs for the loss
of seven wickets, nt which stage thev
made sporting declaration OF their
innings. figuring 10 dismiss tho Brook
lyns before the call OF time. Tho Brook
lyns. needing to score this match to tie
the Msnhattans for first place. made a
game fight OF II. and scored at the rate
Of 100 IN the first hour. but the entire
tcam was out for 131. Paterson. there
fore, won by margin Of twenty-onc
runs.
The New York herald., 1921-09-18
Plainfield Opens New Course.

PLAINrrELD, N. j., Sept. 1.-THE new
eighteen hole course OF the Plainfield
Country Club was formally opened to-
day with a foursome which was led by
W. @. Besler. president J. P. Stevens,
ex-president; J. E. Erickson. chairman
OF the green committee, and tho club
pro" Marty O'Loughlin. who were fol-
lowed by a large field. The course,
which was built by Donald Ross. is
6.277 yards in length. and the par is II.
OLoughlin made a score OF 73. while
the net scores of the others In the four
some were: J. r, Erickson, II; J. p.
Stevens. SO. and w. G. Besler. 90.
Marion T.. Hopkins won the match play
against par event. being down.
The New York herald., 1921-09-18

leading players below her and driving
Mrs. Jessop and Mrs. Mallory hard in
their meetings. Mrs. Cole is one Of
the most promising players in the
East
Little Miss Helen Wills, the fifteen
year-old Junior national champion, Is
placed seventh by virtue OF two close
matches with Mrs. Jessop and a hard
three set defeat by Miss Goss. Miss
Wills is most remarkable player
and bids fair TO win the national cham
pionship itself within five years, thus
following those other sterling Cali
fornians, Mrs. George Wightman, Mrs.
Bundy and Miss Browne.
Miss Helen Gilleaudeau had a fine
season, beating Miss Bancroft twice
and also Louise Raymond She has
played consistently well, winning one
set from Mary Browne and playing
Molla close.
Miss Bancroft Starred.
Miss Leslie Bancroft had her best
season to date. She defeated Miss
Edith Sigourney at Providence and
carried Mrs. Cole to terrific match
in the national championship. Her
record was consistently good through
out the year. Her Improvement over
last year is most remarkable.
Miss Martha Bayard, the former
Junior champion, takes tenth place by
dividing matches with Miss Louise
Raymond. Miss Florence Ballin and
Miss Edith Sigourney. She also car
ried Miss Eleanor Goss and Miss Nancy
Cole to close matches and showed great
Improvement.
Miss Edith Sigourney. Miss Louise
Raymond, Mrs. Helene Pollok Folk,
Miss Marie Wagner. Miss Clare Cas-
sci, Mrs. lie Roy, Miss Ballin, Mrs.
Rawson Wood. Miss Edith Handy and
Miss Phillis Walsh are among the
players who closely press the tail end
of the First Ten. Their records are
not quite good enough to supplant any
of the leaders.
Copyright, 1921. by Sol Metzger.9
The New York herald., 1921-09-18
Makes 3, ,179 Runs in
So Innings at Cricket

ONDON. Sept. 17.--c. p. Mead,
the Hampshire cricket profess
L. slonal. made remarkable
record In the season just closed. In
fifty-two innings he made the splen-
did aggregate of 3.179 runs. this be-
Ing an average Of 69.1 runs per in
ming. This total has In the past been
exceeded only by T. Hayward of
Surrey in 1906 and by Abel, also Of
Surrey, In 1901. A. c. Russell Of
Essex was the second leading bats
man Of the year. having an average
of 54.53 runs per inning.
T.. r. Wilson of Yorkshire was the
leading bowler OF the season. taking
81 wickets at cost of 11.19 runs
apiece.
The New York herald., 1921-09-18

Elks Arrange to Turn
Out on 'Matty' Day

A LTHOUGH Christy Mathewson
IN is not an Elk, the Elks of
= \ this city are making arrange
ments TO turn out in bcdy on Matty
Day at the Polo Grounds, on Septsm-
ber 30, whom the Giants play the
Braves. Charley Bergen. Past
Exalted Ruler OF the Bronx Lodge,
said yesterday that he hoped to have
500 members of that division at the
ball park.
"Matty was a great figure in base
ball-the greatest Giant ever" said
Bergen yesterday. "and the Ellxs
want to honor him in proper style.
The incentive to honor is greater
than ever. for Matty's financial
affairs are not in good shape. We
ought to pack the park for that
testimonial-for let's not cali II a
benefit"