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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24

I'VE got into Butte one evening
and the house was packed" said
Egan. "Jeffries and Fitz were to-
gether after their Frisco fight and
we had q couple of other fights on.
Nose lie Fa Fontise was fighting
Doc Flynn and knocked him out in
q round. Away went our show.
IT went back to see Jeffries and
explained to him the snow was a
big fizzle because of the one-round
Knockout and on top of that F'itz-
simmons had soaked some one on
the chin and there was nothing left
to do. It. was q case of $500 to
anyone who could stay four rounds
"Let's let this fellow 20 for q
few minutes" I suggested. I'VE
are apt to be lynched II we don't
give them a show.
"You pee, Fitz, had knocked out
some big fellow in a hurry and
when I talked to him about letting
Monroe stay few minutes he adj
vised jeff against it and said in
his brusque way to knock him out
as quickly as possible.
Here's what happened that
night: Monroe took advantage of a
very unusual sitution and claimed
a knoclSdown. There never was such
q thing. Monroe couldn't hit JEFF
fries all night. Jeff slipped on a
bad floor. Monroe stayed the four
rounds because Jeffrles agreed "a
"YOu Know what happened the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
Shamrocks Seek Game.

Manager Willie Glascoe, OF the
Shamrocks, may be reached by
phone at Lincoln 493-W, after 4:pe
p. M, by any team desiring to fin
the Shamrock's open date Sunday.
All Shamrocks are requested to at.
tend tomorrow's practice session at
5 p. M, on the field at Fifth and
l. streets southeast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24

shortest shot through the air.
grip the club a little below the
middle of the leather with the fin
gers, and never in the palms. Ny
thumbs are down the shaft with a
narrow inner section Of them rest
ing upon it. My hands are close
together so that they work as one,
and not against each other. My
club should swing easily, and the
clubhead feel like a weight on the
end of string. The finger grip
should be firm and not tight.
I place my feet on an approx.
mately straight line, opening the
stance a tiny bit IL I need q
freer motion, but not too much.
Feet should be far enough apart
to give a feeling Of sOIidity, and
in this shot, Of course, you can
not get this firm feeling of the
feet without bringing them a lit
tie closer together. Both heels
should be on the ground, Of
course. The stance should be firm
and comfortable.
The ball should be played a little
more forward in this shot, perhaps
off the arch of your foot rather
than the heel. It is very important
that you stand at a correct distance
from the ball, for it is a very bad
thing to stand either too close or
too far away.
If you are playing against the
wind. do not lean your body against
it, especially with this stance where
the feet are closer together. The
arms should be q little more crooked
at the elbows and the crook Of the
right one is little deeper. It is an
unwise golfer who does not keep his
eye on the ball. You can hold the
club on the imaginary line better in
this shot than in any other because
Of its short swing.
It il fatal to this shot to get
ahead Of the ball, and yet If you
place the ball too far forward you
will slice, which may not be a bad
thing to do il you allow for it, but
1t is opposed to my idea of simpli-
fication.
The lower you hold your hands
the quicker and better use you can
make Of them; and to bring the
hands closer to your body is a good
thing. This does not mean that you
are to crouch over. You really
stand rather straight. It is a great
thing to have a loose feeling all
over you: If you tighten up you lose
rhythm.
In this shot I emphasize more
than ever the little vibratory move.
ment to begin with and the for
ward and backward press, but 1
am extremely careful not to let the
blade wabble from the right angle.
Don't hit the ball and quit! Keep
going! The hands must be exactly
even with the ball at the time of
the hitting. When feel the weight
OF the clubhead on the ball get a
particularly good shot. A clickier
hit makes It rise faster and more
smoothly. 1t is this swiftness of
flight which gives the sailing
quality.
1t is very helpful to me to keep
my eye off the blade. Some find
look at the head OF the club in
stead Of at the ball. Don't force
this shot! You must let the
natural loft Of the clubhead do its
work and feel solid contact.
- (COpyright, John r, Ollie Col
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
Shanks on Third.

VXTASHINGTON fans are going
" to see one of their one-time
- heroes playing third base
for the Red Sox. He's Hank
Shanks, easily one Of the most
popular heroes Washington's base
ball world ever had. For ten
years Hank served the Washing
ton club, giving honestly all he
had in the way Of earnestness and
skill. He deserved his popularity,
It ever any ball player did any
where.
Shanks was carded for utility
duties this year. Norman Nc
MILAN was expected to adorn the
hot corner. The night before the
campaign opened Lee Foil traded
Mcmillan to the st. Louis Browns
for Homer Ezzell and, as the lat
ter could not reach Boston in time
to face the Yankees, good old
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
9EAc!YER
W LOUIS A.DOUGHER
CONNIE MACK LAIJDS RED SOX.

PHILADELPHIA April et ready for trouble, Washing
ton fans The Boston Red SOx will in the Capital
Sunday morning and that afternoon Lee Foh brandnew
in the land the sacred Goldfish win rot out randnew
ball club Connie Mack who spent several days recently Fenwa
Park Boston, that Lee Foil is leading Of positive
combination batting and pitching of the Red
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24

Western Union
files to see
who sent con-
gratulations.
That Goth
am speech was
echoed all over
this topsy-
t urvy land,
and echoes are
s o m g t hi n g
that ever
m i srepresent.
You can some
times bride q
cuckoo clock,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
EVANS EXPLAINS USE OF
PITCHER SHOT CLUB
By CHARLES (CHIcK) EVANS, yR.

The second club in my order pitcher shot,
might that this club nibick
and bears various It is the the unlawful
except that not the heavily ribbed obuuey
race Had written this few would started
that club only for full shots =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
JEFFRIESPROVES MUNROE
WON ON FLUKE
By ED w. SMITH.

Here's an interesting story Of how Jim Jeffries lost fight
At that time Jess and FsmmOns were showing together and
has been told before but Joe Egan who time
Of Jim Corbe Jim Jees and Bob Ftzsimmons gave
Ahn ln In intnno nA;nnro
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
Virginia A. c. Drills.

The Virginia A. c. will practice
on the field at Fifth and L streets
southeast today at p. m. On Sat.
urday. the Virginias will play the
Meridians.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
RANCOCAS STABLE ADDS
TOBELMONT STRING
By TOM THORP.

NEW YORK April 2The racing population at Belmont Park
today VIII be by the arrival stable This
barn has been the Leading one Of the past
valuable horoughbeds in will be discovered in the dv
that Samuel Hdreh insists his charges as their training
diets. ~ "-~-- '-"4"s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
'Lonestar" Dietz to
Coach Wyoming
Eleven

LARAMIE, Wyo., April 2S.--
William H. (Lonestar) Dietz,
former football coach at Wash
ington State College and more
recently at the Louisiana Poly
technic Institute, was engaged
by the executive committee Of
the board Of trustees Of the Uni
versity Of Wyoming recently as
football coach at Wyoming.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24

I have divided the pitcher shot
into two distances. one I shall cali
the short pitcher and the other the
pitcher shot. The former shot ]
use when I am more than twenty
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24

next time they fought. jeff knock.
ed him out quickly. This proves
the first bout was q fluke."
Joe Egan Is q quaint young man
who has moro knowledge of the
fight game than any man we know.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24

Hank was drafted. He's there
yet. r
Foil may have sforgotten the
fact, we'll known to Washington
ians, that in the spring Shanks
slaughters the ball. He used to
lead the league over the first five
or six weeks and then begin drop
ping until he had found his true
level. But at the start he was a
humdinger with the fail.
That's what Hanks doing now,
killing the pill. In the few games
already played Hank has hit for
more than 400 and young Ezzell,
a far faster fielder, will simply
have to sit back and wait for
Hank to quit killing the pitchers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
SAYS "SKILLET"
Finn, Esq
Chinese Interpretation Of
Presidential Speech Indi.
Gates New York Dinner
| Was Principally Chop
| Susy.
BY KIRK MILLER.

nY this time President Cool
X idge's New York mono
~ logue has been interpreted
in every language from Esqui-
mo to Deaf and Dumb. Con-
gress has already asked for the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
Veach in Outfield.


A MOTHER player with long
~ and honorable service be-
- hind him, though not with
the Washington club, is Bobby
Veach, now playing in the Red
Sox outfield. He is going to have
q chance to try his luck against
that new. right-field wall in the
Capital, beginning next Sunday.
Veach is slower than he used to
be. We all are. But Veaeh 10
still q good outfielder, with a fine
throwing arm. Ty Cobb took a
personal dislike to Veach, ragged
him numerically and finally sold
him outright TO the Red Sox. AL
ready Bobby iva hero with Fem
way Park rootsrs.
Joe Harris, now captain Of the
Red Sox, is playing first base in
stead of the outfield. He once
played the bag for, the Cleveland
Indians, so the job is not entirely
At second bars is Bill Wambs-
ganss, for a number of years with
the Cleveland club. Wamby,, as
he is usually known, is a fine
fielding second sacker and fair
hitter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
G4O3 South 3rd Avenue,
Birmingham, Ala.

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a violin. / want
to take lessons and when 1 get older
want to play in an orchestra.
l want a Bible also, so l can read
and study it. ] need it in Sunday school.
Please bring the Bible, if you do not
bring anything else.
would like to have fountain pen,
because l will soon need it in school.
And, Santa Claus, you know all little
boys and girls like stockings full of
goodies.
i am a little boy ten years old and
in the fourth grade at school.
RICHARD EPPES
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
OarrolIton, Alabama.

Dear Santa:
am boy 10 years old. 1 go to
school at Carrollton. / am in the fifth
grade. | want bicycle, football, sky
rockets and fire crackers and candy and
all kinds of fruit.
Please don't forget my sisttss, broth
ers and dady. Don't forget my teacher,
Miss Hinton. Please don't forget the
poor boys and girls.
Your friend.
WILLIAM BRIDGES.
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JUANITA BRADY.
Eaundsdale, Alabama.


Dear Santa
| am little cripple hoy. My daddy
takes The Age-IIRerald and l like to
read it. j love hooks and flowers. 1
try to be good all the time.
Now am going TO tell You what l
want. What | have wanted all my life
is little pony. / can not walk, but 1
could ride.
If cannot get the pony / would like
TO have a new knife or anything.
hope all the boys and girls will have
good time and get lets of presents.
Yours for Merry Christmas.
MELVIN THOMPSON.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
100 Caldwell Terrace,
Birmingham, Alabama.

Dear Santa Claus:
l have doll named Molly that i
love so much. One of her legs is so
loose that l cannot have much fun
playing with her. But If / had doll
carriage / would not mind her leg being
loose, as l would ride her up and down
the street. l never have had carriage.
Is it too expensive to ask you for one!
Your loving little friend,
DOLLY WILSON.
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Route /. Greensboro. Alabama

NRoute I. Greensboro, Alabama.
Z Dear Santa Claus:
/ am a little boy years old. am
going to school every day. l am in the
second grade. My teachers name is
Miss Ida Belle Harris. / like her very
much.
/ viii be glad when Christmas comes
] want a little automobile that l can
ride in. / have been q very good little
boy. Your little friend
CHARLIE SHERLIN.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Lehigh, Alabama.

Dear Santa Claus:
] am little girl 0 years old and L go
to school. l am in the third grade. |
am writing to let you know what l
want. Please bring me little doll and
a cape and an umbrella and house shoes.
/ have little sister & years old. She
wants you to bring her the same thing.
yen bring me.
Bring dady a one-year subscription
10 The Are-iierald.
MILDRED STEELE.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
I4abuco, Alabama.

Dear Santa:
l will write you to let you know what
j want for Christmas. l want a doll
and house and furniture and buggy. /
want you to bring me a new winter
hat and dress.
Santa Claus. you are so good and
kind to all the children that / know you
will not forget me.
Yours truly.
MONA QUINN.
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birmingham, Alabama.

Dear Santa Claus:
would like for You to bring me
some nice games and story books. as |
love to read and play good games. ]
wish you would bring me a basketball,
for l play basketball at school.
l want a game of rock, for i lost
my last set. would like TO have a
map puzzle. ! like TO play with puz-
ZieS.
I want box of pencils with my
name on them. | lose my pencils 80
much and maybe / could keep up with
that kifd.
But most of all want to he happy
ON Christmas and try to make every
body else happy. Yours truly.
INEZ MASON.
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Fairfield, Alabama.

Dear Santa Claus:
What could he nicer than to have old
Santa Claus promise TO send me The
Age-Herald every day for year. l en-
Joy the Children's Page more than words
can express. The letters written by
other children are 50 instructive and
they enable US to know what each other
are doing. Send me The Age-Herald,
Santa.
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Alabama City, Alabam:

Dear Santa:
We are two little girls. We are
orphans and we live with our grand
ma and grandpa, just above the falls
near Gadsden.
We both go to school. We want to
get an education. Please send us some
thing We both can enjoy.
We hope you visit all good little
boys and girls.
Best wishes to dear old Santa.
DORA and NELLIE RUTH PARKER
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Joppa, Ala.


Dear Santa:
am a little girl and l am so happy
that Christmas will soon be here and
that you will come to see all the good
little girls and boys.
/ think you are the best man in the
whole world except my own daddy. You
always bring me something nice.
This time you will find my tree in
the dining room. all ready for you to
hang the things on. First. / want you
to bring me Il big doll that will say
Mama has curly hair. can go to
sleep and walk. l would love her so
much.
/ want some kid gloves. too. some bed
room slippers mad IA story book. l want
some fruit, nuts and candy.
Thank you so much, Santa, If you
will bring me all this.
Love for you from
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Themaston, Alabama.

Ih0masfOh, AlaUd1Ha'
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me some doll furniture.
/ have < doll house and need some fur
niture. SO my dolls can keep hohse. l
am in the second grade.
LILLIAN LEE PEARSON.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Dothan, Alabama.

Dear Santa
/ am little girl s years old and I
am in the third grade. i would like to
get big doll, for you know all little
girls love dolls. 1 will close now and
get nv lessons. Your friend.
MARTHA BRYAN.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21

Dear Santa Claus:
/ want you to bring me some toys
and candy and fruit. / want a doll
and buggy and a doll stove. My little
brother wants a little car and a little
Indian suit. l want a dpencil box and
Il sharpener and a story book.
We are going to have Christmas
tree, too.
Your little friend.
VIRGINIA MARSHALL.
Dear Santa Claus:
Will you please bring me ii doll? ]
would like to have a doll buggy. too.
And if you have enough to 90 around.
please bring me Il bed and chair.
want some fruit and candy.
i have tried to be good. ! will try
to be good all next year. l hope ] pass
this year.
I wish | could see you.
Your little friend.
MADGE CLARK.
1902 North Second avenue.
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DOROTHY DENSAIORE.
Fairfield, Alabama.

FAIFIIefu, AIdDHHa.
Dear Santa Claus:
l have so many toys that l do not
want toys this year. / wish YOU would
bring me a pair OF boxing gloves and Il
raincoat and rain cap. / want hte
loxing gloves because / am fond of box
ing and l so to all the boxing shows
,hat | can.
I forgot that l want You to bring mo
a pair of rubbe:> lie 49,.
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WINNIE BELLOTT.
Fairfield, Alabama.

TWfIIItfu, IAIdDdtA7*l-
Dear Santa Claus:
l want a pair of knickers because l
might go campink next summer. And
want a game of parcheesi and pack
age of Wrigley's guns.
Your friend,
CARRY SANFORD.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Talladega, Alabama.

Bear Santa:
j am a little boy ~ years old. L am
in the fifth grade. / wish for a red
fire wagon. because l love eut-of-doer
games. | like to own something l can
share with other Riddles. So you see
why / think the red fire wagon is beset.
My Christmas will be dull without a
gift from someone.
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JHON PATTERSON.
Montgomery, Alabama.

Montgomery, Alabama.
Dear Santa Claus:
lam little girl 10 years old. i have
a little brother s years old and little
sister five years old. Santa. / want a
nice big doll and a lot of other things,
but / am afraid you will forget NEE be-
cause l am a poor little orphan. Best
wishes for you.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Boyles, Alabama.

Dear Santa:
should think the red fire wagon
would be the prettiest and most useful
Of your presents. l want a kodak and
a sewing basket. And l would like to
have pair of skates.
1 will close, Santa, hoping get these
things
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HOWARD JOSEPH EDGE.
Thomasten, Alabama.

1homasten, Alabama.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a train and cars.
want it to bring my animals to the
circus tent. l am in the second grade.
THOMAS II. PEARSON, JR.
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932 East Fourteenth Street,
Birmingham. Ala.
Dear Santa Claus:
/ am so happy TO know that it is time
for us children to write our letters to
you and tell you what we want you to
bring us And then on Christmas
morning. when we get up early and see
you have been here and left us what we
asked for. we are SO happy.
This time of the year every one ought
to be happy Santa. remember all of
the little children this year.
] would like SO well TO get a pretty
baby doll with eyes that move. for
like dolls best of all to love and care
fer.
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Georgiana, Ala.
NV dear Santa :

UtUTSIdId, Ma.
My dear Santa:
L never have seen YOU. l have often
heard of you. would like very much
to have teddy bear or fire wagon.
Yours truly,
EMILY MASON.
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Alabama Children Write Letter To Santa Claus For Christmas

Dear Santa Claus:
am glad Christmas is coming. VIII
you please bring me pair Of gloves
and stove. j have not had q stove
in long time. | would like TO have a
doll My brother wants an automobile
for Christmas. Bring me 4 set Of
dishes. too.
] hope that we have Il Christmas tree.
If we do. will you please the things
on il.
Onp more thing | want i :. muff fer
myself. Your little friend.
ALICE LOWELL.
100 First Street.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Montevallo, Alabama.

Dear Santa Claus:
l want you to bring me Pollyanna
hoard and doll that will open and shut
its eyes. l want the doll to have real
hair. / want kitchen cabinet and Il
tea set. Your little friend.
JOSEPHINE.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Renfroe, Ala.

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a steam engine to
run a windmill, grist mill, a grind
stone, a well pump and saw mill.
MICHAEL AMBRESTER
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21

Dear Santa:
l am little boy. l have two little
brothers, Ray and Roy. want you to
bling me an automobile. l want one
that l can ride in. l want real little
car like Daddy's.
want you to bring my two little
brothers something, too.
Please do not forget other little chill
dren, that want toys.
l must close with much love to Santa
Claus.
My name is
pEX SINIATS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
INrtselle, Ala.

Dear Santa:
l would like for you to send me
little set of doll house furniture. Then
/ can play keeping house like my
mother.
Your loving little friend
SARAH ELIZABETH BROWN
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Admission, Alabama.

Admission, Alabama.
Dear Santa
/ am writing you and / wish to see
my letter in the Children's Page Sun
day. Dear Old Santa Claus has new :
forgotten me. He had always been as
good as can be. l think that n train
and cars would be nice. I wouis like
for Santa to bring me little car. big
enough to for me to ride ina nice little
red carr.
Very trly yours.
ODELL CAPPER.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Luverne, Ala.

Dear Santa Claus:
Oh, / do hope l will get present
from you, Santa. Just anything will
do. If it is anything l can divide, /
will give some of it to my brothers and
sisters. And We will all have a happy
Christmas.
DIXIE MAE PARKS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Dothan, Alabama.

Dear Santa Claus:
] would like to get IA train, for l have
n little brother who wants train so
much and | would like for him to have
one. Your friend.
IJjCLE BRYAN.
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DIXIE MAE PARKS
Boaz, Ala.

B0aZ, Ala.
Dear Santa:
think a train would be the incest
present for little boy. l am a little
boy eight years old. l want a train
if l can get it
j. NED CHATHAM
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Renfroe, Alabama.


Dear Santa:
Please bring me wrist watch for
Christmas present. | want to learn
how to be systematic in my work when
/ am young. l know if | get the
watch, III time myself for every task
] cannot afford to waste any time that
] must use to prepare for my life work
l intend to make Il doctor of medicine.
And if l do, | must he trained to keep
all eye on the watch.
! am 10 years old ] am a student
lat Pine View school. Talladega county.
] study sixth grade books and l read
lots of literature. ! hope to SO to Il
university some day.
KATHLEEN ARMBHESTER.
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NANCY MOBILES
Hartselle, Ala.

Dear Santa Claus:
would like for you to bring me
train and cars, so / could run trains,
like my uncle.
!. W. E. BROWN