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Evening star., 1928-03-14
GIVES LECTURE ON PERU.
Mrs. Frank Barrows Entertains
Washington Club Members.

Mrs. Frank BarroWs entertained the
members OF the Washington Club al
It's Tuesday morning hour yesterday
with lecture on Peru. Her talk was
illustrated with l20 colored slides show
ing richly carved cathedrals, public
buildings, statuaricS and the chief en-
gineering features OF the country.
One view Of special interest was Of the
Moilianda Ariquipa Railroad, the Cen
trai Railroad Of Peru, which is the
highest broad-gauge railway In the
world. The chief engineer, Henry De-
butte Norris, father Of Mrs. Eugene
LeMerle Of this city, Is one of the
pioneer engineers of America.
Evening star., 1928-03-14
Wife Asks Limited Divorce

Limited divorce is asked in a petition
filed by Mrs. Louise E. N. Akerley, 1891
Ellicott street. against Eldon A. Akerley.
1854 Twenty-ninth street. They were
married January "a, 1920 and have two
children. The wife charges cruelty. ne
glect and drunkenness. She is repre-
Sented by Attorney Leonard A. Block.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31
Sportistory

1902-Buddy Ryan and Kid Broad
fight six rounds 20 a draw at Chi
cago, iii.
1903-Dillon OF Carlisle, hides the
bali under his jersey after catching
Kickoff and runs los yards through
entire Harvard team for a touchdown.
l903-Shevlin, or Yale. catches CO..
lumbia's kick off and runs 80 yards
10 a touchdown.
1903-Railey OF Maine. catches
Bowdoin's kickoff and runs 100 yards
to a touchdown.
I903-DeWitt OF Princeton, kicks
two field goals Of 35 yards each
against Cornell.
19l3-Moore OF Oklahoma, catches
kick Of Rollo Mines team and runs
IS yards 70 a touchdown.
19i4-Maulbetsch, Michigan's great
football star. twice carries ball from
midfield to 5-yard line and fails to
score. Harvard wins, TO.
192l-Joe Fox wins British ban
tamweight championship by defeat
ing Mike Honeyman in 20 rounds at
London, England.
1925-0'Conor, Of New Hampshire,
cacthes kickoff and runs 100 yards
TO a touchdown whihc won the game
against Tufts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31
Fields Puts KO
On Sammy Baker
In Short Order

Los ANGELES. Oct. 3i-LP-
Jackie Fields. with a crushing two
round knockout over Sergeant Sam
my Baker. New York's rock-fisted
.favorite. climaxinR a long string or
ring c~onquests. stood first in lire at
the door Of King Joe Dundee's well
tcrweight domain today.
To his home town folks. before co.
600 ~ whom he battered the hard
punching Baker into insensibility in
four minutes and 20 seconds last
night. Fields theoretically was the
champion Of the welterwcights.
Fields recently whipped Jack Thomp-
son, San Francisco negro. just 4
short time after the latter had
scored a quick knockout over Dun
dee in a non-title fight in the east.
His victory over Baker. whom New
York boxing authorities ranked A.
the divisions chief challenger, was
regarded as conclusive proof here
that he j. the best Of the weiter-
weights.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31
BULLDOGS TO
PLAY MISSION
Injuries Said to Put
McAllen Way Ahead
In the Dope

MISSION Oct. 31.-Mission foot
ball stock hit a new low level as a
result OF their game last week. Mis-
sion lacked a good scoring punch iu
beating La Feria 1870. La Feria was
defeated 5i-0 by McAllen and the
Bulldogs are top-heavy favorites
over their opponents for this week.
McAllen was a heavy favorite prior
10 last week and il looks more like a
Ease OF 'how much" as a result OF
squad.
OF seven backfield candidates avail
able at the start of the season, Capt.
Pete Murphy. dangerous broken field
artist. is definitely out with a badly
sprained ankle. He has two runs or
better than 80 yards to his credit
this season and Mission is certain to
miss the services OF this stellar back.
Jack Potter. dependable halfback.
has been out since the Donna game
due to a broken arm. Landry, vet
Gran fullback, was out last week on
account Of a sprained arm. and will
not be in the best condition this
week. Noel Langham. halfback. sus-
tanned a badly sprained ankle and is
out for several weeks.
In addition to these injuries David
Wood. veteran tackle, who has look
ed very good so far, Is out with a
badly %spraincd ankle that should be
in a cast. Weighing $50 pounds he
has been very effective and will GER
tainly be missed. With only 20 bows
out for football, IL Is going to be
very difficult TO replace these regu-
lars.
In spite Of these things. the morale
Of the squad is very good and spec
tators are assured this week that
they will see a fast charging, hard
tacEling team that makes up in in
dividual reserve what they lack in
squad reserve and it is certain that
they will see a team that will not
wilt under pressure.
They are seSious as they 20 about
their work this week and startling
upsets have not been uncommon IN
football this year. IL IL likely that
Mission will be characterized as 4
team that may be defeated but new
er whipped, and that spirit IL going
TO carry them a long way i'll their
game this week.
The contest will ~ PLAYED IN the
McAllen field, starting at $3.50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31
Stribling Beats
ferris in Three
Rounds Tuesday

ATLANTA. Ca, Oct. 3f.-P-Wil-
liam +. Stribling. the younger. whose
next bout viii be fought in Tex
Richards heavyweight elimination
arena In New York. disposed OF Sia
ferris of North Carolina III three
rounds last night.
Terris, who weighed In NJ GOT
pounds against Stribling's ISL IL.
entered the ring with a record Of IA
consecutive knockouts. but soon ca
pitulated 70 the Georgia youth. De-
spite Ttrris' persistence in clinch-
inr. Stribling found his face repent-
eddy. and rapid punches % the Jaw
IN the third round floored the Caro-
linian for the count. and several
minutes more.
StrbilinR's next appearance will be
against Napoleon Jack Dorval.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31
LOCAL TEAMS
HARD AT WORK
Building Bleachers For
Friday Game With
Cardinals

Local football elevcns arc grinding
away at a rapid pace this week. in
preparation for contests this week
end.
The Big game will be pulled of
Friday, when Coach Denton brings his
Harlingen club to Brownsville for a
game against F~esscndens' Eagles.
Saturday, the Junior College Scor-
pions will play Fort Brown on the
high school field.
Webb Connally's junior high Red
Ants will probably devote the entire
week 70 serious practice sessions.
Connally declares the Ants will bc a
much improved squad IN their next
encounter.
Fessendcu's high Eagles are under
going strenuous work this week, in
preparation for the invasions Of the
Cardinals. The Eagles are looking
especially good in tackling and block
ing i'll their afternoon sessions.
Olin Weller. backfield man. who
does the kicking for the squad, i
looking better each afternoon. Yester-
day his toe was sending the pigskin
spiraling through and over the goal
posts from kicks % point position.
The line is about the peppiest out
Gle a local team has ever boosted
John Burns and Bennett arc show
ing a lot Of ability. as well as Mon
sees, O'Bryan, Cortez, Grove and
Sylvester.
The Harlingen line is n heavy one
and the locals are preparing TO meet
the big boys from Harrington in q
charging manner.
Cahler. Barnhart. Perez. Newman
and Weller in the backfield. are hit.
ting the openings through and around
the tackles and ends in great fash
ion.
The field has been divided off into
three rridirors. BY Red Irvine, ath-
letic director. thus permitting each
club 10 70 through their prelims
without interference from the other
The bleachers arc being built. and
10 will Ne one of the best equipped
fields in the Valley for Fridays
game.
"A seat for everybody where you
can see the game without having q
stand up" says Irvine.
Mr. Irvine Is expecting a mon.
ster crowd for the game. Harlin.
gen will he here cn-masse.
The game stars at $3.50.
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u n y n |.
~PORTS FORUM
By Bishop Clements

hunters. such as Milton West and
Frank Brown, as we'll as right hand
ers such as II. B. Calbraith, Hurt
Batsell. Johnny Starck and others.
s. NJ. U. will play Vanderbilt AZ
Dallas Thanksgiving Day, II arrange
ments now in the making are COM
pleted. 1t il certain that Dan Me-
Gugin will not bring his eleven 10
Texas, as he has in the past few
years, 10 play the Longhorns. early
IN October. The weather, ut that
time, Is too hot. say the Commodores.
Arkansas, until this year, has been
a doormat, like Rice, In the South
west conference football race, but IL
leads in basket ball remnants. They
are going to have another great
squad Of hoop-loopers this year, say
reports from the Razorbacks' camp.
And in this connection, Rags Mat
thews, greatest end in the United
States last year for r. G. u, was a
great basketball player. also. He j
lost to the Frogs by graduation
All Prince OF the Mercedes News,
agrees with the writer, that officiat-
ing az football games in the Valley,
as a whole, has been very good. But,
Prince declares, he has seen some
bad officiating. The writer, Also has
witnessed some terrible work BIZ
referees. Last Thursday in Browns
vile, was about the worst piece Of
work on the referees part we have
seen this year. The Juniors high
e~leyens of Harlingen and Brownsville
we're playing-and these youngsters
at times, forgot they were playing
football and made Of the game A
wrestling Misunderstanding rule aft
er rule. But the referee didn't stop
IL, on the whole.
Our young friend, Hal Eustace OF
The Herald staff, y
II see IN the public prints that
Ben Paschal may be traded by the
New York Yankees. IL 80, Bennie
will get out Of one Of the Toughest
spots IN all baseballdom-that Of
general "futility" outfielder TO Babe
Ruth. Earl Combs and Bob Meuel.
Paschal is capable Of playing in III
most any outfield with the exception
OF the Yanks'. I"
Harbert Davenport, Jr.. il an un,
lucky young man. He IL a promising
football player. A member Of the
high school squad. He would be IN
the lineup as a regular today, had 1t
not been for an injury the early part
Of the season, which has kept him
from playing. lie is an intelligent
player, fast for his age and size.
can kick the pigskin as well as any
Valley player. and Is an excellent
passer from the center's position.
" rs doubtful II Harbert will be able
70 play again this season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31

This weeks football schedule calls
for games at Brownsville with Har-
lingen Donna at Mercedes. Pharr-
San Juan-Alamo ut Edinburg and
Mission nc McAllen. In addition to
these games which will be played on
Friday, Robstown comes to San Be-
nitto on Thursday for q game.
The big Valley game Of the week is
that Of the Harlingen-Brownsville
contcst,Nnd that too. despite the fact
that the Cardinals were given a drub-
bling last. week By San Benito. This
game will mark the first contest
Brownsville has engaged in 20 far
among the major clubs Of the Valley.
Fuzzy Graham, former high school
football star, has entered Junior coll
lege, and is now a member Of Coach
Plato's Scorpions. Graham has u lot
Of football ability, and will add n lot
Of strength to the college eleven.
S. NJ. U. and Texas hattie Satur-
day. Last year Texas went down be-
fore the Ponies ia 70 O. Sport critics
upstate declare that Littlcfield has
one Of the most powerful elevens
the L%onghorns have had in a number
Of years. Morrison has n club Of
proven ability, and in Redman Hume,
we are told. s. M. U. has the best
backfield man in the United States.
f, The Baseball World. a weekly pub
lished in Chicago. says Charlie Bar
-w4N g awt~n Tw.. -1K.k IS
many years. says the Red Birds didn't
strut down the after the late
world series as they did in 1926 aft
CIR they won the worlds champion
ship. "They sneakcd through the
alleys and vacant fots," Barrett is
quoted a. saying.
J The above doesn't sound like the
Charlie Barrett the writer has
known for the past eight years. IL
IN hard for US 70 believe Barrett
would make such remarks. We know
Barrett as a very sympathetic and
capable Judge Of baseball and base
ball players.
Dazzy Vance poured IL on the
National league batters this past
summer to the tune Of 200 strike
outs. The Brooklyn marvel kept
the Dodgers In the league, 30 20
speak. The Chicago Cubs rank
second In this department. with
Charlie Root. striking out I2I
batters and Pat Malone I5T.
Max Resented. a Jewish ball play
er, who graduated from Jackson,
Miss. Of the Cotton States league
three years ago 20 the Birmingham
Barons az the Southern league, has
been sold 10 the Brooklyn Robins.
~Rosenfeld, before he entered profes-
sional baseball. starred at Alabama
On the football as well as baseball
clubs. He has made a great record
with Birmingham, and has been used
m practically every position.
Thirty minutes before sunrise
and thirty minutes after sunset
means the allotted time in
which sportsmen may shoot
ducks.
Now, il YOU have 4 watch that viii
tell you when thirty minutes before
sunrise is-and il ought 10 be abb
to keep the correct thirty-minutc
time after sunset-why you are lucky
And this law applies to l~eft-hande,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31
FIGHT RESULTS

INDIANAPOLIS - Tommy Cello.
San Francisco. outpointed Freddy
Mueller. Buffalo. G0). Lon Love-
lace. Terre Haute. Ind. Knocked out
Harry Kreindler. Cincinnati. (5).
ATLANTA. Ga.-William young"
Stribling. Georgia. knocked out Sid
Terris. North Carolina. (3l.
LOS ANGELES-Jackie Fields. Los
Angeles, Knocked out Sergeant Sam
my Baker. t2). Charlie Rosen, New
York. outpointcd Johnny Adams, San
B~ernardino. G0).
CINCINNATI - Sammy Tucker
Newark, ". D., and Joe Dragon, Gin
%cinnati. drew. T0).
DIES MONIES. le.-Henry Falera-
no, San Francisco. outpointed Fran
kie Larabee. Lincoln. Ncb.. IO).
BOSTON-Jack Gagnon. New Bed
ford. Conn. outpointed Tony Fuente.
gaS Francisco. (6l.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31
GIANTS BEGIN
TRADING With
LEFTY ODOUL
Heavy Swapping SEES
sion Is Expec d;
Several Yanks May
Be Given the Gate
BY BRIAN BELL
ASSOCIATED Press Sports Writer.)

y t5ot~a1et0 ANr1 0HONAS w TAttFsl
NEW YORK, Oct. 3l.@fRp-Trad-
ing Lefty O'Donl 70 the Phillies for
Fred Leach, the Giants started a trad,
ing season that probably will prove
very brisk before the major league
league clubs assemble five months
hence in the South and West for
training.
The real trading comes BY custom
when snow has covered the dia.
monds and outfields in the big time
stadia, but the Giants and the Phil.
lies started the ball rolling with 4
deal when the frost Is just on the
pumpkin.
That many others will follow
seems n safe guess. Several teams
are known to be dissatisfied with
past performances Of some Of their
highest priced players and the man
ayers are prescribing a change OF
scenery.
Ysnks in Air
Although the New York Yankees
have won two world series in eight
games. Manager Miller Higgins Il
believed to be spending his time be.
tween golf shots nc st. Petersburg
III loO4AAtE ONEA AdtAMAN tAtMt
tables with a view 70 buying ticket.
Tor some Of his athletes to cities
other than New York.
The Yankees have several players
sitting on the bench most Of the time
who could take their places in the
regular lineups Of other clubs in tho
American league. An example j.
Big Ben Paschal. the well known
~garageman Of Charlotte, ". c. Pas.
chal can hit, run and throw. three
essential assets for an o~utfielder
but he cannot crowd out Babe Ruth
Earle Combs or Bob Meusel.
IL the mite manager Of the world
champions a find some club need
ing an outfielder and blessed with ,
fair pitcher as excess baggage n dea.
might be made. The Yankee infielt
may see some changes before anoth.
er season starts. Joe Dugan's place
Mt third base as a regular il not he.
lieved to he any too secure although
he can remain a Yankee subject II
emergency call. 49,
May Shakeup Tigers
Only time will tell how good Tony
Lazzeri's arm will be after n win.
ter's rest and treatment. Dan Howlcy
will trade If the wind u IN the right
direction but after his success IN
his last years transactions his broth.
or managers arc apt 20 give him 2
wide berth. Walter Johnson will
have a chance 10 match wits with
his brother master-minds for The
benefit or Washington and Stanley
Harris certainly would like 70 IA
soma Juggling with the Tigers over
whom he has assumed command.
The trade winds are believed to ~
blowing over that part IF st. Loui.
set aside for the Cardinals but Pres.
ident Sam Breadon must first SAY
who IL 70 conduct the negotiations
Bill Mchechnie has not vet been r..
elected for another term. At the
same time NJ has not been defeated
for the nom nation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31
SPORT RITTICISMS
By Bill Ritz


50 far this season the greatest
football casualties have been among
the boys who pick the scores-ahead
Of time.
The Navy must be playing its foot
ball games in submarines. The BOYS
don't seem to be able to see the goal
posts.
Playing chess must be like manag-
inE the Detroit Tigers. When you
can't 60 any further you resign.
The way the Army gridders have
smothered air raids this fall II looks
as though the next war will be
fought in the trenches.
What the sport world really would
like to see i the big league pick the
least valuable player.
Fordham has a player named Gripp.
Yes Gladys. he probably plays at
tackle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31
WELLER
FOR X

FORTT WORTH. Texas. Oct. 81
LPp-A series of elimination bouts
designed to select the leading Texas
welterweight boxer to face Jor
Dundee. champion in that class here
in December or January. IL being
planned BY Dick Griffin, local pro.
moter.
Griffin announced last night that
Dundee had agreed 20 fight here IN.
der Griffin's promotion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31

FIT. WORTH CATS HEAD
is STILL NEAR DEATH

FL PASO. Texas. Oct. 3i.-lP-
Paul la Grave. secretary Of the
Fort Worth hall club. who has been
near death in a hospital here. is still
in a very serious condition. NJ
change having been noted in the last
- hours. according 70 his physician.
In Grave suffered a breakdown
during the season and came TO a sam
itarium here. where his condition
improved fer n time. Last week,
however. he suffered a relapse.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31
DICK TO BATTLE

HARLINGEN, Oct. 3i.-Dick Wv
more. Harlingen battlar who holds
the Valley championship IN tie 1872
Mound class. is TO enter the ring AZ
McAllen Wednesday night OF this
week against q fast Monterrey boy.
according to y. II. Cook. Wymore's
=
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31

ping the attack cf the eastern ma
chine. Play after play was directed
at the biz fellows without gain.
Wayne Mum was enc left guard
and his brother was nc right tackle.
Syracuse. incidentally, won the game
via a field goal frcm the toe OF Cap
tain Dobs0n.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31

LARGE SQUAD
Will E ring So Players
To San Benito on
Thursday.
fSpecial TO TIE Herald)

SAN BENIT0, Oct 3l.-Two hun
dred fans. and thirt. six football
PLAYERS will invade San Senito Thurs
day morning, when San Benito will
undertake ~ repeat itt feat or last
year and defeat the RGstown High
School Cotton Pickers.
The train is due her around II
o'clock In the morning, did hundreds
Of San Benito people VII be NJ the
station 10 welcome the visitors 10
the city. Guest cars WILDE AZ their
disposal during the day. and special
arrangements have been made to
greet them nc the tran. and escort
them TO hotels. and otter places in
Oh city where they wist 70 ~.
A tentative lineup OF tie Robstown
team was received BY Coa,h Morrison
Of the Greyhounds. TIE starting
lineups and officials of the two teams
probably VIII be:
Robstown San Benito
Donaho Ammons
Lest End
Parr NcNIlliams
Left Tackle
Left Guard
Crimes X Carter
Center
Goodridge Todd
Right Guard
kosmel Brooks
Right Tackle
E@yert ......-.+. .+.n... Pace
Right End
*. Dunlap Hcrkmar
Quarterback
Lefthalf
Speer Welci
Righthalf
Huston Dodsor
Full
Officials: Butler, referee; Moody
umpire; Shifflett, head %lincsman.
Carruthers. field judge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31

Rcfcree-Burch tEarlham). UNI
pirc-Davis (Princeton.) Head lines
man-Reid (Michigan.)
Back In those varsity days Of 1919
the Mum brothers were campus idols
~ football stars with no particular
thought OF their standing as boxers
and wrestlers mt Nebraska. Today the
Mum brothers are wrestling and rims
| celebrities with probably little
thought Of football.
n was against Syracuse on q sun
nv afternoon. Nov. Is. in 1919. thai
Wavne Mum and Monte Mum. o.
linemen OF the big C~ornhusker Jug
gernaut. came into prominence.
IN ~ close a football tilt as Ne
braska has played in years, these tN'
husk:es played a major role II stop
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31

DIN FOR DINNER
CARDIFF.-Twenty-five cafes es-
tablished On Butte Street each repre-
sent n different nationality.
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MISSION CRIDDERS
GIVEN PEP DINNER
Especial to The Herald)

MISSION. Oct. 31.-A pep ban
quet to brace the Mission football
players. coach. and fans for their
coming fray with the strong Meal
len BULLDOGS Friday. was given nv
s. M Duffie In the Methodist
church dining room Saturday eve
iing.
Eats and speeches were the order
VI the night.
DIPLOMAT DIES IN DANCE
NEW CASTLE, EnE.-Commandcr
Alberto Coulomb. Argentine naval at
thche, collapsed and died during u
dance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31

Thirty minutes before sunrise
and thirty minutes after sunset
the allotted time in
which sportsmen may shoot
ducks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31

Full
Officials: Butler, referee; Moody
umpire; Shifflett, head linesman;
Carruthers. field judge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-31

Now II YOU have a watch that will
tell you when thirty minutes before
sunrise is-and il ought "a BE able
to keep the correct thirty-minutc
time after sunset-why you are lucky.
And this law applies To left-handed
The Washington times., 1928-08-17

OLD nan StKek, fev6D SEcoslp HArD AD7e 6A61g
eJs,NESs oxfK ~ IL eNossN6 So As 10 &C AffAs
soUReE eF sJPpL1, "A FtNE nr1r -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-05
nine ARE HURT
BY FIREWORKS
Children Slightly Injured;
Only One Fire Caused.

Nine persons, the majority chill
dren, were slightly injured, and one
minor fire was the total of Wednes-
days fireworks toll reported today.
The fireworks fire was at the
home of R. Sharer, 1645 Roosevelt
Ave, IS damage.
DR.. Thomas Dugan, 254o w.
Washington St., treated a severe
burn on the right hand Of Alice
Zoiles, SO S. fremont Ave, inflicted
by a nine-inch cannon cracker.
Powder burns on the hand of
Ralph Humphreys, Is, of 1914 N.
Tacoma Ave, also were treated by
a private physician.
These persons we're treated at
city hospital:
Buddie Holsom, %, of 1884 w.
Vermont ST., blank cartridge wound
on left arm; William Matthews,
Negro, 1922 Miller ST., blank cart
ridge wound on head; Noel Brad
shaw, Z, of 1874 Montcalm ST.,
burns about eye; William Sewers,
16. 1920 Rembrandt ST., powder
burns on hand; Leon Brown, II,
Camp Gridley, finger wounded by
blank cartridge; George Berry, IL,
Camp Gridley, blank cartridge
wound in back; Ralph King, IA, Of
223 w. Twenty First St., blank
cartridge wound on hand.