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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-08
STATEN ISLAND POLICE
AT FIELD DAY GAMES

TOTTENVILLE, Sept. S.-Sta;en
Island police expect to have a good
representation of the four precincts
at the annual field days to be held
at the Jamaica race track, Jamaica,
IL l., tomorrow and next Saturday.
yA.n elaborate program of events mas
been arranged for the two days that
will include running races, Jumping,
throwing the hammer, putting the
shot, motorcycle races II various
stunts by the policemen of the five
boroughs of the city of New York.
Some of the events are open to po-
lice within the Metropolitan distinct.
Frank Benedict, of Tottenville. who
il now in the police training school
has been entered in the hundred
yard dash.
June Keith, motion picture ac-
tress who last year gave a thrill to
thousands at the police carnival by
permitting herself to be snatched
from the back of a runaway horse,
has again volunteered this year to
take part in the same stunt. IN
terest in the sale of tickets during
the past week took a leap when 1t
was announced that prizes of five
$40 gold pieces would be given to
the policemen selling the most
tickets for the games. Several Tot
tenville policemen are qualifying for
the prizes. The games will start at
/ o'clock,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-08
BOYS PART OWNERS OF
PIGEONS ARE LET OFF

TCTTENVILLE, Sept. S.-Because
they were part owner of the pig
cons Carmello Bozek, seventeen
years old. of 230 East 95th street
and Carmello Gondorf, sixteen years
old, of 400 East 104th street, Man
haitian. said to have been stolen
from the Mission of the Immaculate
Virgin, Mt. Loretto, Sunday morning,
they were discharged by Magistrate
Fetherston in the first district court
Yesterday.
Bozek was arrested about 3 o'clock
in the morning with thirty-five pig
cons in a bag, while he was making
his way up the railroad track. Con-
dorf was arrested three hours later
when he boarded a train at Prince
Bay. The boys told the cour that
they had been partners with An
drew De Philips, the complainant,
when they were inmates of the in
st.tUtion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-08
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Shea are home
after a weeks vacation at ocean
Grove and Asbury Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Fisher are
stopping with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Poth, of Rossville, be-
fore taking up their residence in
Brooklyn.
Miss Emma Thursby, noted opera
singer and proetge of Nine. Geral-
dine Farrar, has been visiting Miss
Lillian Marie Anderson of Hugue-
not avenue.
Mrs. Philip Mitterway and chill
dren are home after two weeks IN
the Catskills.
George Warren of Manhattan,
was a visitor in town yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas and
children have returned to Darien,
Conn.,, after visiting relatives al
Prince Bay. -,
A clam chowder and food sale will
be held by the Ladies' Aid Society
Of st. Marks church tomorrow
afternoon on the church lawn in
AmbOy road.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-08
BETHEL SUNDAY SCHOOL
PICNIC Is TOMORROW

TOTTENVILLE, Sept. S. The
annual picnic of the Bethel Sunday
school will be held tomorrow after
neon at Wood grove in Sprague ave
une from 2 to 6 o'clock. The mem
bers of the school will meet at the
parsonage at 1880 o'clock and from
there will march to the grove in a
body. There will be games and run
ming ice of various kinds and re-
freshments will be served the chill
dren. Superintendent John Stauf
and the various officers and teach
ers of the school will be on hand
10 assist at the affair.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-08
ASPHALT TANK ATTIRE
CALLS OUT FIREMEN

TOTTENvILLE. Sept. S:-A fire
on the fve-ton asphalt tank belong
ing to Joseph Donovan of Port Rich
mond about $3.50 o'clock yesterday
morning at jefferson boulevard and
Amboy road, Annadale, called out
the firemen of the volunteer depart
ment of Huguenot Park and the
paid department of Dongan Hills,
The blaze was extinguished with
chemicals and sand. There was no
damage to the apparatus. The tank
is used in making repairs to Amboy
road and other asphalt pavements
on this end of the island during the
past week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-08

from his vacation.
Miss Josephine Pearce. of Port
Richmond, visited her sister here
this week.
Mrs. William Cox and children
are home after a few days at Bay
onne.
Mrs. George Hoehn and son Fred
returned last night after a few days
at Sheepshead Bay.
Mrs. Louis Rauschkolb entertain
ed the Afternoon Euchre Club yes
terday afternoon. Mrs. Abram NJ.
Sprague, Mrs. Rauschkolb, Mrs.
Wilmot Chapman and Mrs. Harry
Drayton were awarded the prizes.
Patrolman James NJ. Mannix, of
the Twelfth Inspection district. Man
haitian, was last night transferred
to the Sixtieth precinct station and
suspended from duty.
William Jahns. a taxi driver.
pleaded guilty in special sessions
this week to driving a taxi without
having his a insured under the
state law. His case was adjourned
Until September 81 pending a deci-
sion of a test OF the law in Manhat-
tan.
The police were asked last night
to notify the parents of Franz,
Karch, six years old, Of &c Barry
s rect. Rossville, who had died at
the staten Island Hospital.
Joseph Regain of Newark and
John ~Jorgensen, of Perth Amboy,
were given a suspended sentence in
the first district court yesterday on
a summons for improper license
plates.
The sum of s1,601 was collected
J in the first district court for fines
from violators OF the motor vehicl,
law over the Weekend and holiday
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-08
MAN HELD ON SHOOTING
CHARGE WITHOUT BAIL

TOTTENVILLE, Sept. S.-Cnar!es
Maxi, thirty-two years old, of Purdy
avenue, New Dorp, a contractor n
builder. is locked up in the county
Jail at Richmond without bail en-
a charge Of having killed Hjainiar
Ratio, OF 121 Westwood avenue,
Pert Richmond. Maxi, according to
tho police, admitted that he shot
Ratio in self defense after he had
been attacked by him. A technical
.harge of violation of the Sullivan
Paw has also been placed against
Maxi.
Detective Detroit, who has charge
of the case, is working on an i'm
portant clue in Maki's motive for
carrying a revolver on Saturday.
This, it is thought, would be enough
for a conviction on the first degree
murdef charge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-08
YOUNG MAN IS
FOUND GUILTY
Emilio Manachio Remanded
to Jail for Sentence Next
Week

TOTTENVILLE, Sept. S:-Emilio
Manachio, nineteen years old, of
Rose avenue, New Dorp, was found
guilty in the court of special sessions
wednesday on a charge OF attempt
Ing to assault Miss Irma t'ennel,
eighteen years old, of SPAS Amboy
road, Huguenot Park, shortly after
midnight August 81. Manachio was
remanded to the county Jail at
Richmond by Justice O'keete pre-
siding for one week pending inves-
tlgatlon and sentence.
Manachio, who vas an engine
wiper in the yard of the Staten Is
Hand Rapid Transit at T~ottenville,
said he was on his way to work ON
the night of the assault and had
only been in this country seven
months. When Miss Fennel got OIL
at the Huguenot Park station he.
followed her home. AS she was
nearing her home he caught her by
the wrist and attacked her.
Miss Fennel broke away from her
assailant and ran into the house.
Her father, Otto Fennel, was
aroused by the girls screams and
came out of the house but The man
had disappeared IN the bushes on
the side of the road. The police
were notified and after an hours
search of the neighborhood Mana
chio was found by. Sergeant Winant
and Patrolmen Moran and Levine
hiding in the bushes. He was
dragged out and taken before the
girl who identified him as the one
who had attacked her.
Manachio was taken to the Tot
tenville police station and later lock
ed up in the West New Brighton
precinct until morning when he was
arraigned in court. Magistrate Croak
held him in $1,000 bail for the ses-
sions court. Miss Fennel is a teIe-
phone operator at the Dongan Hills
exchange at New Dorp n was on
her way home from work at the
time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-08
TOTTENVIlLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Corson and
children are home after a vacation
in Connecticut.
Miss Sadie Matheson, a nurse at
the Staten Island Hospital, has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Math-
eson.
Mrs. w. C. Schneider is home
after a vacation at Asbury Park.
Miss Charlotte B. Page, a teacher
at No. / school, returned last night
.fter a vacation up the state.
Detective Sergeant Schley is back
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Port i'm New Paaifiora

Edmund ]. Port. recently with Worth
ington Whitehouse, Inc, is now associ-
afed with Roberta F. Castieman, Inc,
specializing in the leasing and selling
OF apartments
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12

ounce copper throughout for sheet
metal work.
Painting Three-coat work through
out for exterior trim, except enamel
around al front door work. All inside
standing trim four-coat work. Floors
illed, stained and waxed.
Piumbing--Quality throughout for
complete installation of sanitary serv-
zee system. Gas heated boiler, enam-
eied trim fixtures for lavatory, bath
tub and sink. Soapstone laundry trays,
gled floor bathroom.
Hardware-All finished hardware to
be OF cast bronze to be selected by
owner.
Electrical work--All wiring to be
installed in BX cable in accordance
with detailed working drawings and
specifications, and conforming to re-
quirements Of the National Board of
fife Underwriters. Switca contro
for each room. Three-way switch be
tween different levels. Fixtures to
selected by owner.
Heating Approved one-pipe steam
system, boiler to be selected by owner,
but should guarantee to heat the build
ing to temperature of 10 degrees in
the coldest weather.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
S5,3553,0OO Loaned
For Construction
And ON Farms
Money Advanced by Metro
politan Life Will Provide
Homes for 743 Families
i'm a Number of Cities

Loans on bond and mortgage amount
ing to $5,353 600 have been authorized
by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany. A little more than s2,5oo,0o0 Of
these were housing loans. These in
cluded 432 dwellings to house 4ss fam
lilies and ten apartments to house 14o
families, q total of 629 families for
$1,9s9,65o in cities outside of New
York.
In New York City loans were author
lied for thirty-ive dwellings, to house
sixty-sfx families and one apartment
for forty-eight families for s55s, 900,
all told providing for 74S families.
Loans were also authorized on sixteen
business buildings for 8 total of
S1,59S,O00. These building loans are
in West Virginia, North Carolina,
Georgia. Alabama, Tennessee, Michi-
gan, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa,
Utah, Oregon, California, Wisconsin.
New Jersey, Virginia, Florida and
Montana. The total loans included
st,200,o00 in farm loans in states prin-
cipally in the South and Middle West.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Tax Exemption
Has Brought About
Demand for Lots
Close Analysis of Situa.
ton Reveals Measure
Has Benefited Those I'm
tended, Says Auctioneer
By Joseph P. Dav

One of the outstanding features of
the lot auction market of the current
year has been the lasting strength of
the great buying movement that ma.
terlaiized with the adoption by the
City OF New York, of the tax exemption
law, in 1921, and which had developed
into remarkable building movement
even ne1ore the extension of the law,
early in 1922, until April /, 1929
Great areas OF the Bronx and Queens.
unImproved and vacant until the Last
two years, have been released from
the grip OF old estate ownerships and
nave been absorbed by the home-seek-
Ing, home-loving public.
close analysis Of the situation re-
veals the fact that those who have been
doing the major part of the lot buyine.
are the people the tax exemption law
was expected to benefit the most. but
Ior whom comparatively few low-price
dwellings, and apartments actually have
oeen planned or erected by outside in
Ierests' with the exception of the new
apartment houses planned bv the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Comnanv
ana now in course of construction.
l refer, of course, to the man who
mas put one way to join the ranks of
the nations home-owners, which is to
nay building site and then to build a
nome with his own hands and the aid
of his friends. This is the fine. friend.
~ sort OF camaraderie that has been
most IN evidence in the Bronx, Queens
ana Srooklyn, where, on the lots
nave been enabled to sell at auction
thousands Of homemade" homes have
peen built on Saturdays, Sundays and
Mondays, before going to work in the
mornings and after getting home from
work in the evenings.
want to say that home built in
ihat way is one that will be forever
appreclated--one that man will f ybt
Tor ito the last ditch
Fast Building Up Sections
The Throg's Neck, Long aid Sound,
Goncourse, Columbia Oval, Hunts
Point and other sections af the Rrnrx
as also the Queens oBulevard. Astoria
Eimhurst, Corona, Forest Hills, ia
Tmaica, Flushing, Bayside, jackson
helghts, Woodside and other sections
~ 'ueens: the fast-buiiding OUTLYING
sections Of Brooklyn and the wonders
g cd re 2hborhood of Long
beach and its neighbor on the Nassau
county mainland are, each and one,
dong their part in teaching the peop
oi New 10 how to live "in The open
more economically, more healthfuiIv
ana ana more satisfactorily than ever be,
Every new house built is a sword
tnfnst q In the carcass of discomfort: SO
!has the thousands of houses erected
IN she last two years ON lots / have
sotd ct auction are, each and everv
re, to me fresh jewels in the diadenn,
of liberty ''' o'"oehi
From the home building standpoint
= from no other, the land huneer
Ehe people of New York is healthx
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
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movement that reflects the funda-
mental soundness of the nation: and
the appetite of the "man in the street"
for few lots on which to build 81
home, sharpened as it has been by tax
exemption, appears now to be as keen
as ever; that Is, if the !ateness of the
lot auction selling season this year
can be accepted as an indication of the
public desire, and of what is in store
for US next spring when, unless all
signs fail, there Will be an immense
amount of buying and building during
the few months prior to the expiration
Of tax exemption on April l..
The advantage Of tax exemption
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Old Williams Homestead
I'm Flushing Sold

The old Williams homestead, at the
southwest corner of Sanford and ia
naica avenues, Flushing. consisting Of
twenty lots and house containing
twenty-five rooms and four baths, has
peen sold to Wahl & Harris, builders.
OF Flushing, who will erect either an
apartment or an English home colony
on the site. The purchasers are the
builders OF Hollywood and Pinewood
The plot has a frontage of CTS feet
on Jamaica Avenue, $50 feet on San
ford Avenue and about 200 feet front
age. on Willow Lane. The sale was
made by J. Albert Johntra for the ea-
tate of Clara Williams Tillman.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Part of Realty Urged as Golf
Club To Be DeyeI nod

;, Robert e. Farley, president of the
eeafsaaie Estates, announced yester-
gay that the company has laid ONT a
new oeVeiopment, called Greenridpe
adjoining the Scarsdale Golf clnh
course at Hartsdale. opposite Green.
acres A portion of the develonnen
ls i, under lease to the Scarsdale t:sl Cnif
Ciub until June, 1923. AS soon as no 10
Club lease expires the work of instsll-
hg improvements including water
sewer, gas, ETC., will be done.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Clark Estate TO Sell Lots
Owned Nearly Century
Heirs to Dispose of Old Hold.
ings ON Jerome and Ander.
aNm Axanuea

After nearcly century Of owner
ship, the family Of the late w. NJ,
Clark will sell at auction on November
29 by Byron l.. Kennedy, Inc, forty
five lots on Jerome and Anderson ave-
nues, between 166th and l67th streets,
These lots are only block from the
167th Street station serving both the
Lexington Avenue subway and the
Sixth and Ninth avenues elevated in
q section of fve and six story apart
ment houses. The sale will be in the
Vesey Street Salesroom.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12

Ez@R.
XAR

during these eleventh hours is that an
owner of lots has only to do his exca-
waiting and build te foundation of his
house before next April, after which
he can make his application for tax ex-
empticn, under the law, until April,
1882.
The consequent saving in taxes, on
moderate price, one and two-family
dwellings, and apartment housese. is 80
substantial that have little doubt
there are yet thousands of investors.
home-seekers and builders whi will
take advantage Of every lot offering 20
buy to the full extent Of their means
and resources.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Long Island Builders to Erect
Row of Stores in Summit

A plot fronting on Springfield Ave
nue. at the northwest corner of Wood
lawn Avenue. Summit, N. j., has been
sold for Edward P. Larned to an un-
named building company from Long
Island. Plans have been prepared for
row OF modern stores to cover the
entire plot, which is 1874 feet on Spring
field Avenue and 100 feet deep. The
land was held at $4,000. Eugene Jobs
Il. +. Beck Company negotiated the
deal
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Hoffman Court With Forty.six
Suites i'm East Orange Sold

The apartment at 45s Park Avenue,
East Orange. N. j., known as Hoffman
Court, has been sold for the Hoffman
Court Corporation, J. M. Hoffman presi-
son, N. j. 1t is on plot 125x275 and
contains forty-six apartments. It was
held at 100000. The Kraemer Agency
was the broker and the legal interests
were attended to by Benjamin New
man, who represented the Hoffman Cor
poration.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-24
Havana Results

First rsce (Gor two.year-olds. claiminGi
purse $500 ave and a haif fsrlo9s.)..
vslmena: ilo V Tsyls,l: $3.50 ,s, v,yII,"r
1910 and 33o. second Wild Cat ~
Bssunm. Al steblrr and SEA rag alec ,an.
second race Clor three.ysar-olcs snd
upward; cisimlnss purse tseo ~ fsf,
ICsg'1Ssay .g y yoI Err M. ss' Pss IS" .s,s,t ~
s9 so ana tfTo. saeond; Edith X, iet
tprothers). sisi0. thifd Time. J ~ ~,
swif, Cricket, Rsfraip. Little Niece. Hsfeld
X Doctor D., WhipIpor~hi aud s'%fkao~
also ran.
Th,rd race tfor thrse -year.oids and %.
wsrd. claimlnsi purse 800 "a tuIlonssl
-Mad Nell % CBrothrTsl. tls, lsIo and
$3.50. won Discussion. 20 Miiiia",,, ,,;
ia.so ahd nse sseonA Hs,los'1,ss, leu, "a "a
ss@smsreei. s@nyr9,i carrie baks, Melvin. siJngls
shack. Golden RED and brookaeif al'o
ran.
Fourth raee 0or three .yrar old. md yp-
ward eiamlng pure ~ "a !.s.ss ls,'gsnesit gsesit
ana ts'eo won: Ras io3 (arothefs,. st,i,
and 81 90 second )snku, ~ tbeln, g.sT
third. Tims. 1913 SO. Dads spods. heA-
mon and Lustss also ra--
Fith race tfor thres. .yssr-slds snd ~,
s,,S Tsa yssas1"cossopron. a ioi Nyeodsioek).
d''winisms1 iiit ssd iiso; sseeed.
Husn. ios tBaill, tate, thlfo. iwe ~
NiE sun Turret Pr0spec'or ana "@A'n''a
also ran.
ward. claiming purse fteo one Jniis ano
= slstesnshl- Sir Jack. .o3 (l3snkfl, 81. -.
ts'is and l1so, ven Bairaes ~. u,en-
~ ,es,rI.y, siI -" IS 10. third. Time. fsss 80
usv Rose. wiseman. Berlin and camso
aiao ran.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-24
W. Virginia Coach
Apprehensive on
Eve of Big Game

BARsTOW, CALI, Dee. 23'-At Los
Angeles the wonder Of California un-
folded TO the West Virginia University
football squad to-day. but this did not
prevent a full huylr OF work az Boyard
Field. University Of Southern Cali
fornia. Arriving here az o'clock the
men were rushed tN the heid IN taxi.
cabs. and after four solid days eooped
in a sleeper the merf showed most re-
markable pep for neaAly hall an nour.
There was practice &C keking, passes
with Martin, Bsrnum, Mcnthaa ahe
ExborQ getting OF many long beots,
and Simon Nadacci Martin and Exborg
doing the passing 20 thV end. Ths
workout was entirely sacTets Coach
Spears desiring to take no chances on
some attache Of GonLaga watching MS
formations.
Gonzaga used the same held FOR
practice on Thursday en- routa 70 san
Diego. The signal drill also Consumed
the better part OF a half houh Ihe
four days lay-of which the men have
suffered showed its effects In many
plays that were gummed up, but fSn-
centration on correcting these defects
Na0 DtNtNflhA tNtAAf eHh WIZ v"
drill ended the entire squad Uent
through the plays with precision asd
dispat,h. Early tonight the team let
FOR San Diego and will be quartered
az the Delcoronado Hotel tomorrow.
An excursion is planned into Old
Mexico that will take the squad away
from the football fans. In spite Of the
spirited workout to-day. Coach
Spears feels that his team will not
play a good game on Monday. The Con
zaga team has been too much belittleo
and the Mountaineers too much praiseo
for any hopes OF a high class per
formance on the part Of his team, TO
say nothing Of the four long days
without practice in travelling, which
has taken OF the edge OF the team.
OF course, too, the team lost two weeks
of practice following Thanksgiving pc
fore Il was known that Monday ;
game would be played and this has had
lis effect
New-York tribune., 1922-12-24
Havana Entries

n.s race Cpurse. $500: claiming; three
<,.,ise and upward six furlongD-
'rsy puff % Fair Virginia. lO4 -Pitts-
"a lti. 'Timothy J. Hogan. 1917 10
lyslns X, 20. Berretta, l9s; hul,o, iys. iyS
u Wm J Murray 1l2; Feilh NJ ia
iufelon. li3. Ike Mills. ii2'
s,rs,a race (purse. t5e0: claiming
t,,,,.,sir-olds and upward; six furlongs)
-BstSsd Hair. 1O4; First Puiiet. lO4i
r1li sA.. lO7 Our Maid, l0si Machine
Gunrsr III eek Healy. 1il. Old Pop,
~; Sm. ia, Big Son, III; Pafol. llI'
lHt1y Seven IL.
Thf4 race (purse. $500. canning three
af-ril and upward; six furiongs)-
'xoriptui. itT, 'roe The Mark, iioi scol
Nvfpay. 10, Hsliocross III Win or quit
ll bfses Dudley, III: Biermhn. lll'
A1sisniN ~
fesrh uss (purse. 1900. claiming;
ti.sfsH-elds and upward; five and a
r.i ieilotgsl-s0nny. %; Koran, 100;
,li Ntaihc. iti. Aglow. i09. Perhaps,
y. sscmen ~. Carrie Moore. Ill; APP
lSseA H., III, NaiiowmOt. III.
Fhih ue Ohe Holiday Handicap 7;
.tl lItM ali ages five and a half
tsl-Leftna Marcella, %; Guelph.
n. n,sler n.sler Hand, So; Chief sponsor, ZOE !,
0stnaa iloi The Boy, III. Belle OF
'-nesihioHn III.
~ rass tpvrse. 1900; claiming; three
s-,,As,s and upward. mile and an elghth)
rssf Queen co. Randel. 90 'BHttle
- ~tdt ~ ls1, 'Montlllo. i02. 'Brynli-
~ ~ ~ walter Turnbow, io7, Wake
,r',llh race (purse. $500. claiming
r,asL-oios and upward; one miiol-
- \, l01. sNeile Yorke. i0i
= Mcmahon. lO4; melvin. io4;
80 los; 'Horeb. l07 Dairyman.
la soomlnglon, 100; Chimera, los;
-. lN; Bond. 10; Marry M.
'"'ailes allowance claimed.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-24

enlargement AZ any time. Present
plans call for a seating capacity OF
is,OOO, and this may be raised to $1,000
II advisable. 9,
The annual national ranking lists
will be made public on January 8. and
this represents about the last piece Of
work that Paul Williams will do as
field secretary for the association, Al
though he will continue In that office
until New Years Day.
Two matches that had been post
poned for nine months were finally fn-
lshed Yesterday, At the 10th Infantry
Armory, Park Avenue and Sixty-three
Street, when Frank T. and Fred c.
Anderson won the doubles champion
shlp Of the 7th Regiment Tennis Club
by defeating Samuel Robert. MacAllis-
ter and Morris d. Clark by a score Of
6-2, rs, &c, 8-b. in the fnal round
Of the tournament, and 4. NJ. Brandt
and W. S. Pierce won the Glass b title
By defeating H. L. Follett and 5. d..
Russell by a score Of 6-2, 60, 6-2,
In the other final round match. A long
rest interval between matches.