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and Walter Hers. The ghosts
which the star has to break are a
lot Of Span sh miscreants who are
haunting an old castle in order to
frighten away a young Marchesa.
They appear from all corners, step
down off their pedestals and wage
a battle against the young
American and bis faithful servi.
tor, Walter Hers, playing a black
face role.
A GREAT gathering Of stage
and screen turned out to wit
ness Marion Davies histrion c
triumph in When Knighthood
Was in Flower" when that produc-
ton now current at Loew's
Columbia. began its New York en-.
gagement. d. w. Griffith, the
Gish sisters. william Fox. Seena
owen, Lionel Barrymore, VIII am
A. Brady. A. II. Woods and many
others were on hand while the
audience included Mayor Hylan,
OF New York: Mr.. and Mrs. Elbert
II. Gary, Mr.. and Mrs. August
Belmont, Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent
Astor, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney, Mr.. and Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish, Jr., and Mrs. John d. Rookie.
feller, jr.
The Washington times., 1922-10-29

BELAsCO-Gertrude Hoffman.
recognized as among the. great In
terpretative dancers. heads the
Shubert vaudeville unit at the
Belasco. beginning with the
matinee today.
Miss Hoffman's program will in
clude a miniature "Chauve Souris"
Russian number, the ever popular
rhythmic version Of Chopin's
"spring Song" a classical adapta'
ton OF Sousa's STARS and Stripes"
march, the dance Apache" and an
original speciality touching upon
the movie stars.
While dancing Is the dominant
thing In the Hoffman show, the
comedy portion is well cared for
by Harry and Willie Lander. in.
imitabie comedians. who work
throughout the revue. In the
vaudeville program will be seen
Carey, Bannon and Mari. yer.
satile humoritss; Tom and Betty
Waters in tight wire exploits;
Leon Barte and Carlos Conte,
European dancers, and Billy
Rhodes. musical comedy juvenile.
In addition there is a chorus
The Washington times., 1922-10-29
20 Years Ago In
Theaters Here

NATIONAI-Klaw & Err
lan~er Opera CO., present
ing the Spectacular novelty
1.-THE Billionaire."
COLUMBIA-The Four Co.
hans and their company in
the cyclonic outburst, "The
Governors Son."
CHASE S-Vaudeville.
LAFAYE T T E-Kiralfy's
newest "Around The
World"
ACADFMY-"Tn old Ken
lucky" with thoroughbred
race horses.
KERNAN'S-Bowery Burles-
quers.
EMPTRE-Metrcpolitan bur-
lesouers. Extra attraction
Joseph Carroll, the Irish
wrestler forfoitin~ S25 to
any man h" fails to throw
in Is minutes.
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Il 'kNldHTH00Dl 4
I SELt-0UT AT I
=. COLUMBIA

Marion Davies Greatest Th~
umph on Screen Drawing
Immense Houses Four Times
Daily at Loew's Big ThsatsE
MARION DAVIES is drawing
packed houses at the Columbia
Theater every day where she Ia ap.
pearing as the spirited Princess
Mary in the elaborate Cosmopolitan
production when Knighthood
Was In Flower" directed by Rob
ert G.. Vignola.
Seldom, Il ever. has a motion
picture attracted 30 much attention.
in Washington or been the subjec5
Of such universal praise by the
press and public. Miss Davies,
splendid acting, which carries her
audience with her from start to
finish, augmented by the generaf'
excellence Of the entire. cast, is'
eHOuBH W Hidhe thS piCtohS hSsas@
all that has been said of 1t event
were 1t not for the superb urbant
settings. n
Commenting ON Miss Davies
portrayal of Princess Mary, the
role made famous on the stage by
Julia Marlowe, the New York Sun
says: Miss Davies plays WITH
feeling and assurance. She IL quite
the easiest thing to look at thiss
side of Paradise" 81
when Knighthood Was IN
Flower" Is a story which naturally,
makes profound appeal to womenI
owing to the poignant love interesta a
Lobbies at the Columbia are crowd,d
ed daily with an eager throng Of
women waiting for friends who arsji
to enjoy the coiorful spectacle withif
them. They applaud madly during!
the fencing scenes where the dainRr
less princess tries her steel with "a
gang Of ruffians at the old innN
iney sOD QuiStiy WIN hei "hSh
she frantically pleads with KingIi
Henry 10 spare the life Of her bsrt
loved, Charles Brandon. Jos
The brilliant orchestral musiag
composed by william Fred Peters
and rendered by the Columbia symu
phony Orchestra which seems tar
accent every scene with addi 'ionalI I
feeling, adds much to the emotionaao o
appeal Of this much-talked-of photo,n
play. =.
Critics have been enthusiastic ina
their comments that at last thee
screen has realized for itself In
this photoplay the high placer
which 1t is possible for motion pic, }
lures to attain.
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Reid III in Mountains.
WALLACE REID. suffering from

WALLACE REID. suffering from
a serious nervous break.
down, has been removed to the
San Bernard!no Mountains under
the care OF physicians and nurses
and with Teddy Hayes as trainer.
tie Is not expected back at the
Lashy studio for q month. Mean
while Jack Holt has taken the
starring role In "Nobody's
Money" -
The Washington times., 1922-10-29

METRoPoLITAN-G Bates
Post. the distinguished stage &C.
tor, will make his Washington
screen debut at this house this after.
noon in The Masquerader." In
this camera version Of the famous
play. Mr.. Post. as he did on the
stage. appears In the dual roles Of
John Chilcnte. NJ p. and John
Loder, newspaper man. Through
the expert util zation Of double
exposure photography, developed
to a high state of perfection. the
film play Of THE Masquerader"
far surpasses the articulate ver-
sion in rap.dity Of acton, dra-
matte forcefulness and conviction.
A cast that includes Edward NJ.
Kimball. Ruth 8 nclair, Barbara
Tennant, Lawson Butt, Herbert
Standing and others are in sup
port.
The program will be augmented
by a varied list Of abbreviated sub
jects.
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Three Winners.

THREE of the ten plays chosen
by Burns Mantle In his an:
nual yearbook as the best dfas
matte works Of 1922 have already
been purchased for screen produce
ton. "A BIZ Of Divorcement'' ~
being filmed by Ideal Films. Lt6?
while Fox will make the picturisai
ton of "Six Cylinder Love" On
bert Emory's play. ''The Hero" .
most subtle character study. viii
be released by l.. p. schuibers. OF
Preferred Pictures with a cast
headed by CASTOR Glass and Bar:
bara LaMarr. directed by Louis
Cashier. -
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has brains, and
many Thoughts
about the pro.
fession Of ac-
ting. For in.
stance, Miss
Wilson says:
"U n | e 8 s a
girl has An in
nuential man
in back Of her,
and plenty Of
means. I don
think she ha
even q teen!
c h q n c Q to
reach stardom.
I never expect
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KEITH'S-A mammoth bill Is in.
dicated this week for B. +. Keith's
beginning tomorrow when the heal.
liners will be the Spanish wonder
dancers, the Cansinos. comprising
Elisa Eduard, Angel and Jose.
These are acknowledged the great.
est folk-dancers ever imported
from the land of the Dons and they
have proven a sensational fea.
tureS throughout the American
amusement world. There are ten
numbers IN their program. The
extra added attraction will be the
equestrienne queen, May Wir,h,
with Phil. the great riding com.
edian, and the Wirth family,
In their exhibition of horse
manship and funny clowning. An.
other popular addition will be
Wells, Virginia and West, Two
Jolly Tars and a Girl" Gordon and
Ford will submit "A Recital Clas.
s,uue;" Richard w. Keene and
Bernice Speer with Viola Palmer
viii introduce hit in their new
idea "Tea and Talk; William
Ebs In Always Something New"
shotld be among the laugh.win-
ners. Rhodes and Watson are
expecting prominence in their new
musical skit, Just Graduates"
The Washington times., 1922-10-29
Play for Eugene.
As was stated some weeks ago.
Eupene ORrien will forsake

As was stated some weeks ago,
Eugene oBrien will forsake
the motion pictures this season to
return to his first love, the leglti.
mate stage.
He will be seen in the leading
role Of a new play, Steve" from
the pen of Robert L. Dempster,
under the management Of George
M. Cats, II was disclosed yester.
day. Rehearsals are set TO start
this week and the try-out Of the
production will take place the mid
die OF next month.
o'Brien has devoted himself ex.
clusively TO film work for the last
four years.
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to get any further, in the electric
light road. than am today. But I
don't mind" and she turned to
her mirror and the final pattinss
of her Ming Toy makeup.
Miss w lson has already enjoyed
a pretty success. She Is a Broad.
way leah'ng.woman. although the
appellation of woman" to this
mite Of a black-ha red, grey-eycd
girl seems much like. p nning a
trailing skirt Oh a youngster at
play 1t would seem that she were
on tip-toes and almost within
reach Of that lucky opportunity
that should set her firmly among
the stellar lights. She says:
Just yesterday, after the matt.
nee, q woman whom I had known
when I played in Washington be.
fore. came to see me. She has
been studying with an instructor
here, and feels now that she is
ready for the stage. She is not
young as the stage and screen
measure youth. She asked my ad.
ce-my help-in getting her al
opportunity. I told her Of the
thousands Of experienced actresses
in New York who were looking
for work-eternally there is a
great drove of them looking ror
an engagement. Then suddenly
I stopped talking, and realized the
futil ty of words. The stage goes
right on attracting like a magnet.
It attracted me from school, from
home--and I'm still at it. But Just
the same, I say. unless you have
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er." at the
Palace today,
that those who
wore like suits
in the days of
chivalry, eth.
er were hard
ened men or
fond of ply
sic al discom
fort.
The picture
direc ted by
Alfred Green
stars Wallace
Reid support.
ed by Lila Lee
The Washington times., 1922-10-29
Opportunities.
s0THE MIRACLE MAN" placed

more film players among
the ranks of the famous than any
other picture ever made. In ad~
dition to distinguishing Tom
Meighan, Betty Compson and
Lon CLANCY, 1t gave frankie Leo
the child &C or, his first taste Of
renown for his work as the little.
cripple. Director Cashier was
immensely impressed with the.
youngsters performance at that
time and when casting was be-
gun on Gilbert Emery's play"
The Hero" which Cashier isi
making for Preferred Pictures.'
he decided that frankie would
ideally fill the role Of Andy Land .
The Washington times., 1922-10-29

dAYETY-Emma and Bobby
wilson promise to step out with
''The Radio Girls" at the Gayety
Theater today with a fin Inc Of
dancing. Speed is their hobby,
"jazz" also asd grace doubles
the value. Of their every zap"
Each are number lead'rs for
the large chorus OF singing and
dancing girls that Sim Williams
has picked out for his show
this season. In another number.
led by Arlone Johnson. the chorus
kris execute dance drIn Of
intricate mazes and steps.
Heading the organization are
The Washington times., 1922-10-29
Tilt. WEEKS OFFERINGS
RICH IN PROMISE FOR
capital THEATERG0ERS

iGARRICK-The attraction at
the Shubert Garrick Theater this
week beginning tonight win
pc Frank Smithson's production
OF Emil Nyitray's comedy-drans.
"The Man on the Balcony" with
Cyr Scott, last seen in h.
Mcssrs 3hubsrt's production Of
I'm tho Night Watch" at the
Cen. u~yI Theater. NV York.
Scott was the leading man and
featured player in 2 long list of
plays. this since his first appear.
ance as young man in THE
Diamond Mystery" at the DAILY
Theater. Ottola Nesmith. who
has the leading feminine part In
This piece. Is a Washington girl.
the daughter Of Capt. Otto 4.
Nesmith. Her mother was the
well.known actress Blanche
Vaughn. the star Of "The Still
Alarm" and other plays. "The
Man on the Balcony" is divided
into. a prologue and three acts.
The prologue occurs in London
In 1720 and the remainder of -he
play in New York at the present
time.
The Washington times., 1922-10-29
From, Indid's Cline.
DRoFULLA KUMAR GHosAL

pRoFULLA KUMAR GHoSAL,
known in stage repertoire
and for five years stock actor
with the National Theater. Cal.
cutta, India. aided in the tech.
nical direction Of the Young
Rajah," a Paramount picture
starring Rodolph Valentino, which
has an oriental setting and
n directed by Philip Il. Rosen.
The Washington times., 1922-10-29
Chats ON the Players
| ENUIN0 pleasure Is G

~ ENUIND pleasure is excited
4 by the coming to the shu.
~ bert -0arrick next week of
Otis Skinner In that iovable char
acter portrayal. mister Antonio"
Booth Harrington has written a
comedy Of contrasts around Mr..
Skinner whose deft characteriza.
ton o. the organ grinder, is one
The Washington times., 1922-10-29
Hearken, Budding Stars,
To Eileen'S Sage Advice

HILEEN WILSON. featured
II iastteek in East Is West"
at the President Theater. is
Irish and an eye.full. Also. she
The Washington times., 1922-10-29

Metro release, "The Hands Of
Nara"
LOEw'S PALACE--Wallace Reid
comes today as the star Of The
Ghost Breaker" his latest photo
play production, which will run for
the full week. Reid Is supported by
the beau iful Lila Lee and a cast
that includes Walter HERS, Arthur
Carews. ]. F. Macdonald, Frances
Raymond. and snitz Edwards.
"The Ghost Bieaker," is a ro.
mantle drama that teens with
spooks, demons. and genuine
thrills.
The Palace management has ar.
ranged to supplement showing OF
"The Ghost Breaker. with q strong
list Of added screen and musical
features.
The Washington times., 1922-10-29

n TISS MARGARET GORMAN Washington girl
w whose striking beauty hds acon several prizes
in contests for pulchtude, has signed to appear m
several otionpictre stories to be produced IN VASE
igton Work is to begin at once and bet'0een studio
hours Miss German sciu continue Der studies, Which
haze managed thus far to keep her fairly busy.
The Washington times., 1922-10-29
We NEARLY 90
TO- SEE THE Z
e. PLAY d
4 Tale Of the Great Depths to
Which Dramatic Editors
Have Fallen In the Estima-
ton Of Managers and Box.
office Men. ~
Continued from Pase q

u "oHtihuSo Johh fesS
a ticket was resurrected, prob
ably the last Of the pasteboard
Mohicans from the burlesque
regime. A deposition that the
ticket seller went out Of his way
to locate this seat could hardly
be supported since, while he was
searching for IL we were nod
ding frantic greetings at the
house manager and the company
manager; neither of whom paid
the slightest attention.
The New President Theater Is
a perfect wilderness Of seats.
The story goes that the year this
house was built the seat inarfu-
facturers paid biggest dividends
in history. In the midst Of this
great chair forest was our post
of duty, situate SO far back that
IL the chorus romped out and
pelted the audience with cloth
roses, or garters, or toy bal
looms, as Is the custom in some
shows, our skull would not have
risked fracture.
Everyone was seated but us,
and sea Of resentful coun-
tenances seemed to say, "Just
try to get in We started,
bravely. One-thiyd In, our hat
dropped on q lady's hap. She
swept it to, the floor. Now this
hat is one OF the fewest things,
in q life Of delusions, we cherish.
The lady made no hit with us,
since, in retrieving the headgear,
we disconnected another lady
whose capacious lap supported q
three-pound box Of chocolates, q
hat, a fur piece, a handkerchief,
programs, field glasses, and
other staple sundries Of the we'll
equipped theatergoer. On the
rounded shoulders Of her escort
this lady very audibly placed the
burden of answering why late
comers had the biggest feet and
the grace Of an elephant,
! DEPRESSION here. Play
"A reviewers are given the
ater seats so. they can see and
hear show and report ac-
curately on It's merits. Friendli
ness is no part Of the contract,
but usually these seats are on
the aisle and close enough to the
orchestra pit to determine, il one
cared to, whether the director
wore a beard or a Windsor tie
We couldn't even see the direc-
tor. y
Finally, after untold delays,
the seat was reached but we
knew definitely we could not
depend on the people we had
wedeed past to be friends
A polaric atmosphere melted the
last vestige Of good humor.
Let's sum up. Twice within
the hour our pride and dignity
had been affronted and then q
climaxing affront to our in
telligence was added when on
the stage Ming Toy, called upon
to strum a lutte, picked up a
ukelele and, while pretending
to play II, from the wings came
the resonant strains Of q man.
dolin. II was much like Chic
Sales announcement that "here-
after the regular Tuesday meet
inr would be held on Wednes-
day instead Of Thursday"
At $3.50 p. m. Sunday nioht
this reviewer was home and
abed. but sleepless, for devising
some means to have tho city
commissioners appoint commit
tees to got PASSING fair courtesy
from the theaters for play re-
viewers
Something should be done!
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little JOY into life. AS Mary
Miles Minter discovered when she
went to the studio one chilly morn.
ing to work in THE Heart Spe-
cialist." the picture attraction of
the vaudeville and picture pro-
gram at the Strand Theater all
week, beginning today. They had
told her only that she was to be
submerged in a deep well dug on
the studio lot" and correspond
ing to the super.structure Of a
well at a suburban estate. So she
was all prepared-shiver, shiver!
to free-e-e-e-e-ze! But she was
pleasantly surprised to find that
the ever-efficient electrical depart
ment had heated the water to
body temperature, so that the only
time Mary shivered was when. for
one reason or another, she had to
get out on land!
TT is the firm conviction of the
men who wear the heavy
armor used in the ghosts scenes
Of Wallace Reid's latest Para.
mount picture, "Thc GNost Break
The Washington times., 1922-10-29


you positively must have:
Eyes. blue or brown: Nose.
straight and shapely: Teeth. white
and straight; Feet and ankles
must be well turned; Carriage.
buoyant and rational; Poise.
II you have these and you can
dance and are willing to spend
long hours at hard work, maybe
Miss Hoffman will consider put
ting you on the waiting list.
SPANISH dancing-we mean
real" Spanish dancog-is
seldom seen In the American
heater. Many Americans have
'ried to do II. hut 1t is one OF
those things that require sensl.
tiveness and feeling to do and do
we'll. The Cansinos at Keiths this
week are of dancing blood. The
Moorish love Of syncopation is in
their veins and they are admira-
bly, fitted to perform the care.
free dances that characterize the
Spanish race. There are three
brothers and sister in the party.
and when the act recently opened
cold at the Palace in New York
critics uttered a paean Of praise.
declaring that: Nothing like 1t
had been done before!'
CINCE his boyhood, Guy Bates
~ Post has had only one ambi-
ton: to become the leading actor
Of the nation. His portrayals in
The Masquerader," now at the
Metropolitan in film form. have
come to be regarded as class cs
Of the theater. Hard work, con-
tinuous study. wide reading, close
attention to the revelations OF hu.
man nature. memoriz'ng and
maintaining that phys cal well.
being which Is essential to the
actors progress-these are only
some Of the practices he has had
to pursue constantly during his
climb to the top. His one relaxa-
ton is music. Post is an accom-
plished pianist. His wife is Adele
r tchie, "the Dresden China Com.
edlenne" Of musical comedy and
vaudeville fame.
IF you have ever been to At.
lantic City or own a phono-
graph you will hardly need an in.
PRODUCTION to the guest-conductor
of the Rialto Orchestra for the
week beginning Sunday next. the
gentlemen In question being no
less than signor oreste Vessella.
director OF the Concert Band bear.
Ing his name, which every sum.
mer Tor the past sixteen years
has delighted thousands on the
Steel Pier at "Amsrica's Play
ground" and which during the
winter has enthussd Thousands
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THE PRESIDENT-The Presi.
dent. y Players. beginning to-
night. will present for a weeks
engagement "Thrn to the Right"
the, famous stage success by Win
shell, Smith and John Il. Hazard.
Eileen Wilson and Henry Duffy
will have the roles Of chief i'm.
pcrtance In the production given
Turn to the Right" by the Presi-
dent Players. while prominent parts
viii be enacted by Robert Lowe.
Graham velsey. Guy D'Ennery,
and others. The production will be
given q Broadway mounting under
the direction Of Cecil owen.
The story Of Turn to the Right"
revolves about the regeneration of
IN erring boy through the influence
Ct his old.fashioned mother. An
honest-hearted. exuberant youth.
he, leaves for the city. only to re-
turn with a prison record and to
find the little home threatened with
seizure by a skinflint. The story
reveals how the younsster and two
Of his prison pals not only save
the. homestead but make possible a
most tender love story.
Tuesday afternoon Irene Castle
and company will give one matinee
performance Of Fashions and Dance
Creations.
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II the delicious
tits TO stir
aefnories Of
Jast perform.
tnces, Ca D.
an, the sad
yed donkey. is
ilso in the
.ast.
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~oA"f"A' ssAhsN NSu"os A'hS
johnson. ingenue and Emma
Wilson. dancing soubrette.
COLUMBIA - Cosmopolitan's
marvellous photoplay production
Of the world tamous story Of
romance and ch'valry In the days
OF the Tudors, When Knight.
hood Was in Flower" with Mar.
ion Davies In the stellar role.
will begin q second great week
rs the de luxe attraction at
Loew's Columbia Theatre, begin.
ming this afternoon. This
production has played to solid
capacity at absolutely every per.
formanoe since last Sunday
afternoon and II is certain to
establish new popularity records
for the Washington theater.
Robert @. visnola directed the
production from the scenario by
Luther Reed. while Joseph Urban.
noted creator Of theater settings,
designed the gorgeous costumes
and backgrounds of this super
production. Miss Davies in the
chief role is surrounded by one
Of the greatest casts In all screen
history, including Forrest STAN
ley, Lyn Harding, Theresa Max.
we'll Conover. Pedro de Cordoba.
Ruth shepley. Ernest Glendin.
ming. Johnny Dooley. William
Kent and many others.
when Knighthood Was in
Flower" Is a royal picture Of .
royal romance.
sTRAND-Besinnins this after.
noon, a bill scaling the high
water mark in vaudeville excel.
lence and picture superiority is an.
nouncd for the Strand Theater. The
vaudeville offering is headed by a
presentation entitled. Dance Evo-
lutions," featuring vlasta Maslova
and q picked company. Others ap.
pearing will include the inoompar
able gymnast and the human top.
La Fleur and Portia; Armstrong
and Tyson in Bright Days" Fred
Weber and company, offering his
amusing ventriloquial idea, AT the
Stage Door," and Tudor Cameron
and Johnny O'Connor, the "Apos-
tlessof Humor."
The film offering features Mary
Miles Minter in "The Heart Spe.
cialist."
The Washington times., 1922-10-29

I,Fl'... any of
you girls
ant to be.
come men,
ars Of Ger
rude II OF I.
mans dance
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more by concerts in leading cities,
TO say nothing Of the thousands Of
photograph records the aggrega-
tion has made.
This is the first engagement
Signor Vessella has accepted to
conduct in a theater devoted
strictly to the presentation Of
motion pictures.
The Washington times., 1922-10-29

Billy Gilbert. comedian. Alice
Carmen. prima donna. Arione
Johnson. ingenue and Emma
Wilson. dancing soubrette.
The Washington times., 1922-10-29

Metro release, "The Hands Of
Nara"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-13

elated over his wonderful heady
playing. His method OF calling
signals is altogether different from
his predecessors. snappy playing
on his part also contributed some
lengthy gains. In the second period
he ran the ball for a distance OF
forty-hve yards with some splendid
interference.
Norman White was q spectator.
When he was asked concerning his
condition ne answered that his col
lar bone was not broken but that
some small bones IN his shoulder
had been injured badly. His ankle
was bandaged a nd he was on
crutches.
Captain Stout was given a day so
that his foot which he hurt in the
last game would be given a rest.
Coach Ashton had planned 70 use
the stalwart lineman at g backheld
post but reconsidered.