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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-20
ROSTER OF PIRATES
REDUCED BY THREE

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 20.-The
Pittsburgh Pirate squad was the smaller
by three today and one regular was
ailing.
Three recruits, Pitchers Walter Meme
and Ivan Green and Catcher Hal Fin
ney, were on the way to the minors for
more seasoning. The veteran, Pie Tray
nor, was under treatment OF . spe-
cialtSt for sore eye.
Big Ray Kremer warmed up for
duty against the San Francisco Mis-
SionS.
ORLANDO, Fla, March 20 (P-Dan
Howley prescribed short snappy prac-
tice session for the Reds today before
leading them of to Fort Myers, where
they will play return engagement with
the world champions Friday.
The veteran hurlers now will be given
the pitching assignments, with Red
Lucas and Doug McWeeney the prob
able selections for Friday.
BRADENToN, Fla, March 20 (R-
Glib johnson, who has been working
out with the st. Louis Cardinals dur
ing Spring training, shows much prom
Use as moundsman, and was expected
to get the initial call today when the
Red Birds engage the New York Yam
KEGS on the local lot.
He was expected to oppose his
brother Henry
LOS ANGELES, Calf, March 20 up.
The Cubs settled down in Los Angeles
today for a long series of exhibition
games, during which Manager Joe Nc
Carthy expects to prove he has at least
10 highly effective pitchers.
Portland was today's opponent and
two former American Association hurl-
ers of promise, Lynn Nelson and AL
Shealy, were named as the moundsmen
for the battle.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 20
R.-Earl Clark, hustling young Braves
center fielder, is hoping he has finally
overcome his iinx for injuries.
A tonSilitis operation laid him up
while with the Providence, r. l., team
in the Fall of 1927, and an appendicitis
attack broke up his game in 1928 when
hitting over 800. Last year he re-
ceived conclusion of the brain by
crashing into the fence in the opening
game and later in the season a pitched
ball broke his wrist.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March 20
P). - Fresco Thompson, captain and
star second baseman of the Phillies,
was at the training camp today, but he
has not yet signed his contract
Arriving late yesterday, he conferred
for more than an hour with Manager
Shotton.
The latter said they were pretty close
together and that he believed Thomp-
son would accept the terms offered him.
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Shot Eight Times in Neck Bear Still Charges Human Foe
BY JACK TANNING (Ex-wOrIds Champion Rifle shOt)
As to J.. p.

didn't have another shot in my rife.
Let me tell you 20 feet is no distance
when a 14O0-pound bear Is charging
you and there is no tree to climb.
still. had my 45-Colt revolver and hunt
ing knife. I dropped my rife. drew
them and prepared to fight to the end
And then, just as unexpectedly as
he had attacked, the big beast went
down on all fours, blood streaming from
his mouth and nose, and died.
"At this point my partner came rush.
ing around the knoll.
What were you shooting at, Jack?
he yelled.
"'Where'd he come from?' he asked
'~-When first saw him he was run
ming toward me!
Running--at f1rst|
eyes, right at me-
"'That's funny said my partner, j
never saw anything like that before
We skinned the carcass to find out
WHY death hadn't come sooner. Every
bullet had taken effect in the big beasts
neck. But he was so massive, his flesh
was so thick and he was so heavily
muscled, that none had got through to
his vitals. OF course, we had no metal
jacket bullets in those days nor such
powerful powder.
1u6 DunCto AAd0 OPAC00 IA AAAo AASSAl
cutting the arteries, and finally blood
had cfoked him. was glad that had
seen him first at 100 yards and not IS
I think he would have taken me into
the next world with him.
when thought of this. sat down
suddenly. My hand instinctively found
a pint flask of Medford rum in my
pocket. 1 drank the whole pint with
out taking a breath.
1T was after we finished skinning
him that we found out why he had been
running toward me when first saw
him. In nearby arroyo we came on q
little caribou. It had broken leg. The
bear had been chasing this trembling
little animal when crossed his path
He let 1t 60 to chase me.
But after put the first bullet in
him why didn't he follow bear custom
and depart2 He was game fellow,
guess. Certainly, the way he took those
eight bullets and came on for more was
as courageous as anything I've ever
seen. It was the most thrilling expert
ence ever had"
Copyright. ies0)
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COUNTY BASE BALL,
TRACK DATES SET

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 90
Plans for the Summer sports season
have been completed by the Fairfax
County High Schools Athletic Associa-
ton, it was announced today by Miss
Jennie Tomko, secretary of the athletic
organization.
The base ball league will open its
campaign on March %, and 21-game
schedule, evenly divided over a period
of seven weeks, will be played.
The annual track and field meet, an
all-day affair, will take place on May
"a at the county fair grounds.
The base ball schedule
March 28-Clifton at Lee-Jackson,
Falls Church at Floris, Oakton at Frank
Iin-Sherman.
April 4EFloris at Lee-Jackson, Cliff
ton at Falls Church, Franklin-Sher-
man at Herndon.
April Lice jackson at Falls Church,
Floris at Clifton, Herndon at Oakton.
April 18-Oakton at Lee-Jackson,
Herndon at Floris, Falls Church at
FRANKLIN Sherman.
April 25-FloriS at Oakton, Mclean
at Clifton, Lee-Jackson at Herndon.
Nav 2-Lee jackson at Franklin
sherman, Falls Church at Oakton, Cliff
ton at Herndon.
Nav 9-McLean at Floris, Herndon at
Falls Church. Oakton at Clifton.
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Exhibition Base Ball

BY the Associated Press.
Yesterdays Results.
AT West Palm Beach. Fla-Brooklyn
'N), 10; st. Louis (A.), 2 (l2 innings)
AT st: Petersburg, Fla.-St. Louis
IN Z; New York ca, 8.
At Orlando, Fla.-Philadelphia (A),
/; Cincinnati (N), O.
AT Winter Haven, Fla.-Detroit CAD,
y; Phlladelphia (N.), 2.
AT New Orleans-Cleveland (A.), IL;
New Orleans Is. A., 10.
AT san Francisco Pittsburgh (N)i
IL; Missions Up. c., /.
TOday's Schedule.
At Bradenton, Fla.-New York (A.)
VS.. st. Louis (N.),
AT st. Petersburg-Detroit (A.) VS.
Boston (N.D.
At Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-Brooklyr
tN) VS.. Buffalo a..
AT Plant City, Fla.-Philadelphia IN }
VS.. Rochester IL.
At Fort Pierce, Fla.-St. Louis (A.)
VS.. Milwaukee CA. AZ.
AT pensacola, Fla.-Boston (A.) VS.
Mobile Is. A..
At San Francisco-Pittsbu IN
VS.. Missions Up. CT,
At Los Chicago CN1 VS.
Portland (P. c..
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TWO SANDLOT MINES
MERGE THEIR FORCES

Virginia White Sox, managed by
George Harrison, and College Park
A. c., piloted by Louis Boehman, will
combine forces in base ball this sea-
son. The new team will use the Vir-
ginia White Sox field at Baileys Cross
Roads. The field has been put in good
shape.
Members of both teams last season,
as well as other candidates wishing to
try for the new team, are asked to turn
out for first practice Sunday afternoon,
at o'clock, at Baileys Cross Roads.
Monroe base ballers viii begin prep
aration for another season Sunday, at
o'clock, on the diamond at Eighteenth
and Otis streets northeast. Several ex-
perienced players are needed. Edward
D. Coleman is scheduling strong unlim-
tied class teams of the city and vicinity
at North 6238.
Burroughs A. c.. Insect nine will
gather tonight at the clubs headquar-
tiers at yl803 Monroe street northeast
at o'clock. The squad will practice
Saturday. at 100, at Eighteenth and
Otis streets northeast. Manager Motley
is booking games at North 1881.
Dick Bedell is manager and william
base ball team, which is drilling hard
for the campaign.
Capitol Heights nine is seeking games
with teams having diamonds. Call
George Miles at Capitol Heights 244.
Rambler Pro base ballers will meet
tonight at 1922 Prospect avenue.
Games are sought by Comet Peewse
nine at Georgia 1889.
First practice will be held by the
Acme Printing Co. diamond squad Sun
day afternoon at o'clock on Fairlawn
field No. /.
Texaco Midgets will be the new name
OF the nine which last season was
known as the Nehi Insects.
Hess A. C.. nine will reorganize at Q
meeting Saturday night at o'clock al
Eighteenth street southeast. Hess
plans to enter the Capital City League
Department of Commerce unlimited
nine is after a Sunday game. Cal
Lincoln 1388-W.
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Nv YdEN it comes to gameness. 3"
~ said Jack Tanning, "hu-
" man beings have nothing
on animals"
The former champion
rifle shot of the world, who once broke
ITS clay pigeons in row and five times
killed 100 consecutive live pigeons,
leaned back in his chair in a Manhat-
tan Office building contemplatively. In
times past he had been a professional
hunter. He had slain seals in Boring
Sea, kangaroos in Australia, birds of
paradise in the South Sea Islands;
walrus on the Alaskan coast, and what
not, where-else. But the day for that
sort Of thing was gone.
Yes" he went on, I've seen a lot of
bravery in my day, both human and
animal. The animals don't suffer by
comparison.
There was that big bear on the
Shumagin Islands off the Alaska coast.
We were in Cooks Inlet, seal hunting,
and my partner and I went ashore to
get some fresh meat. That was how
we met him. He was Kadiak, the big
gest of the brown bears, weighing
around / 400 pounds. We hunters called
his kind grizzlies up there.
"Once ashore, we struck for the
mountains. Little knobs rose on the
slopes, f1anked by ravines. In those
were the only vegetation, scrub alder
bushes that grew shorter and shorter
the higher we went.
I'VE got fairly we'll up the mountain
side without seeing any game. Then
my partner said, as we came to knoll,
Let's separate. Ill go to the right, you
to the left.
IT struck off to the left. hadn't
gone 200 yards before 1 saw big bear
running toward me.
THAT was puzzling. When bears see
human beings they usually leave them
alone, unless cornered. raised my
Winchester-a 45-90-and fired. He
was only 100 yards away, but, to my
surprise, he kept right on.
IT threw eight bullets at him. He
continued to plunge toward me with
that peculiar rolling motion bears have.
I felt certain / had hit him; but he
gave no sign that any of the bullets hao
taken effect.
"Je was now 20 feet away from me.
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sturdy bat. He always has played first
base
Each Spring while attending high
school Bill unfortunately became i'll and
was unable to make the school nine
But he always recovered in time to dc
a deal OF base ball playing in the
Summer.
Two years ago he hooked up with the
New York Independents, about the
fastest Semi-pro club in the Metro
politan district; in fact the Independ-
entS rank with clubs to be found in
class G minors. Bill made good at the
outset with this team and says he
picked up a nice piece Of change while
with 1t.
The Independents do much Of then
playing on Jasper Oval, the field for
merly used by Manhattan College in
New York and It's reported Bill was
not with the Independents long before
he attracted the attention of a number
of big league scouts who step around
to the Oval to look over the Semi-pros
but Washington got the jump or the
other clubs who were scanning Bill
when Altrock reported his find to Presi
dent Griffith.
Bill has played other sports than base
ball. He likes foot ball right well an6
regards basket ball as one of the best
indoor games. But with him base bal,
Is ahead of the others.
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Boobies IN LONDON
GUARD RACE CHOICE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 20.-The amazing
train of events which has marked the
preparations for the Grand National
Steeplechase, to be run at Aintree
March %, have reached their culmina-
ton in police protection for Gregalach,
last years winner and former favorite,
which now is fourth in the betting.
Due to rumors Of foul play and a
poor showing in trial race Saturday,
Mrs. M. A. Gemmell, Gregalach's owner,
invoked police protection, and the horse
now is guarded day and night. Grega-
ZACH had three hours of exercise yes
terday, watched by Mrs Gemmell. who
will make the final decision as to his
fitness to run, and seemed to move
easily and freely.
Easter Hero, former co-favorite, now
third in the betting, due to strained
tendon, is out Of the veterinarys hands
after having received violet ray treat
ments. He has resumed full training.
but it is doubtful whether he will be In
true form for the race.
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CONFERENCE FAILS
|. TO PAC|FY MANUSH
Player and KiIIefer Debate
for an Hour-BIaehoIder
Also Still Baking.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
w VEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
M March 20.-Heinie Manush
v v holdout outfielder of the St
Louis Browns, was huddled
with Manager Bill Killefer for an hour
or more yesterday, but neither reported
developments toward settling the diff
ferences keeping the gardener from
taking part in the Brownie limbering-
up exercises
Red Kress, whose attack of hold
outfits was cured recently, was expected
to arrive today and assume the short
stops burdens.
There was no news of George Blae-
holder, also unsigned to a contract.
PENSACOLA, Fla, March 20 P.-r
Milt CASTOR, hit on the head by slip
perry bat from the hands of Bill Mar
lesky last week, was back in the Red
Sox camp today, ready to resume
mound duty. He took vacation at st.
Louis.
Natives today still talked over the
prodigious wallop by Bob Asbjornson in
yesterdays scrub game, The ball sailed
IS feet over the left field fence near the
foul line, which is sic feet from home
plate.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 20 LP).-
Outflelder Alex Metzler, the last of the
Chicago White Sox holdouts, has agreed
to his contract terms and is on his way
to camp.
The White Sox today hoped for a
break in the rain so they could play of
their postponed game with the Univer-
sity Of Texas at Austin.
FORT MEYERS, Fla, March 20
P).-Jimmy FoXX, smuggling first base
man of the Philadelphia Athletics, is
pulling hard for First Baseman Keesey's
injured hand to heal.
Foxx is the only regular who has
been unable to get rest. He had to
60 the full route in every exhibition
game since Keesey hurt his hand more
than a week ago.
NEW ORLEANS, March 20 (P).-Tha
Cleveland Indians are willing to trade
Outfielder Eddie Morgan, but not for
Nat Spencer, Washington'S holdout
catcher, as was rumored IN the Mats
camp. Cleveland would like to have
Irving Hadley, Washington right
handler, or Ralph Kress, st. Louis short
stop, but admits there isn't much chance
to get either.
TAMPA, Fla, March 20 P.-The
Detroit Tigers headquarters here has
become little more than place to spend
the night between trips.
The team was off again today for
another exhibition game. this time at
st. Petersburg, with the Boston Braves
as opponents.
Two young pitchers, Hogsett and Her.
ring, had a good day yesterday at
Winter Haven, holding the Phillies to
hits and runs whileTiger batsmen
were piling up IA hits, of which were
made good for runs.
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Taking 1t on the
ThSn The Hardest Sock
"Ue ! Ever Got.
BY FIDEL LA BARBA.
Former Worlds Bantamweight Champi


Former Worlds Bantamweigtt Champion,
Johnny VACCA, New England
fighter, had the hardest wallop
~ my chin ever stopped. He used
1t in Boston February IA, 1927.
I spent the first round finding out
sll that Johnny had except the dyna-
mite concealed in his right fist. ]
learned about that a little too late.
My plans were well mapped for the
second round. I started q left hook,
but 1t never landed. Vacca'S right
cross counter clipped me on the chin
and down went. It was the first time
I ever had been solidly knocked down
and had heard a referees arithmetic
lesson. It surprised me just as much
as it did the spectators.
realized / was daZed and badly
hurt. / could hear the fans yelling as
the referee counted. The way they cut
up indicated that they thought the
show wossId be over soon, with the home
town boy the winner by a knockout.
At seven I got to one knee. Through a
haze saw the maze of faces. Every
body was standing, devouring the spec
tacle Of an unexpected knockout.
Just as the referee reached mine" ]
got to my feet, only to be knocked down
again. Before the round ended paid
third forced visit to the floor. At the
hell George Blake, my manager, vaulted
the ropes and carried me to my chair.
learned the importance of good
seconding the next minute. Blake told
me how to guard against Vacca'S right
and instructed me to stall through the
third round. followed his instructions
closely. I also followed his advice in
the fourth, fifth. sixth and seventh,
losing these round, though my head
was slowly clearing.
opened up and won the eighth,
ninth and tenth, but couldn't cut
down Cacca's big lead. Johnny got
the decision. Six months later evened
the score by beating him nine out Of
ten rounds ut Los Angeles.
(Copyrisht. 1880, By North American News.
paper Aniance.1
CNext: Jimmy Slattery.)
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$4,000 FANS ATTEND
AMATEUR RING SHOW

CHICAGO, March 20 CP.-Amateurs
competing in the finals Of the Golden
Gloves tournament have shattered all
attendance records for indoor boxing
shows.
Twenty-three thousand spectators
damned the Chicago Stadium last night
to watch the Chicago team defeat New
York's team, 10 matches to 6. The pre-
vious indoor record was established by
the Mickey Walker-Tommy Loughran
year ago, when more than $4,000 fans
were present.
Receipts for last nights intercity
finals were estimated at $4,000, which
will be turned over to charity.
Fourteen Of the sixteen matches were
decision affairs. One ended In O knock
out and another in foul.
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BLADENSBURG PLANNING
TO FORM BOXING CLUB

BLADENSBURG, Md, March 2O.-A
movement to organize an amateur box
ing club In this community is under
way.
A meeting has been called for March
q at 8 pm. at Johnnys corner, on the
Defense Highway, to form the club,
which already has several members
lined up, 1t is stated.
Daniel Wiseman and Frank and
Johnny Augustine are among those tax
ing an active part In work preliminary
to organization,
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SOCCER TITLE IS SHARED
AFTER FIVE TIED GAMES

One of the most remarkable battles
in the history of Washington sport is
ended without decision. The Gage
and Peabody teams, after playing five
games without score and two previous
to these with each winning one with a
score of 20, will share the soccer cham
pionship of elementary schools.
They played the fifth tie yesterday
on the Plaza Playground, and it was
decided to .psrmit each to have pos
session Of the championship trophy tol
Q given period.
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PAIR OF GIANT RECRUITS
EARNED TO BRIDGEPORT

BY the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO, March 20. - John
McGraw. New York Giant manager, is
rapidly cutting his squad down to the
size required for the regular season.
Two more rockies have received word
that they are slated to spend the season
on the Giant farm at Bridgeport, Conn,
Joe Visotski. the much desired pitch
er. and Lou Allen, shortstop, will 90 to
Bridgeport under optional agreements
after they help the Giant second team
win few exhibition games on its
northward journey.
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~ OXI, Miss, March 20.-Wiiliam
x Harrison Bradley, six-footer
weighing about ITO pounds, who
has been showing Manager
Walter johnson his first basing wares
at the Nationals training camp here
and who is to be farmed out If berth
can be found for him with some minor
league club, was discovered" by Nick
AItrock. Last Summer while clowning
at an exhibition game in Jersey City,
Nick saw Bradley do some fine first
basing and hitting for the New York
independents, semi-pro outfit, and
tipped President Grinhth to the young
ster's possibilities. So did George Halpin,
manager of the New York Independents.
And that's why Bradley is with the
athletes here.
Bill is New Yorker all the way. He
was born in the big city october 8,
1910, and has lived there since. He
has played virtually all of his base ball
in New York, too. Bill says he started
the game when he was or years old
and has kept at It, He's left-hander
both at throwing and hitting. He steps
around the bases well and swings a
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FRENCH AND CELTIC
TOSSERS TO CLASH

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 90
Two of the leading teams in the Wash
ington Independent Basket Ball League
Will clash here tonight, when the league =
leading French A. c. meets the third
place st. Mary'S Celtics in Armory Hall
at $780,
The Glover A. C. of this city will bat
tie the Hyattsville Juniors of Hyatts-
Vile, Md, in the preliminary.
Whitestones five clinched third Mace
in the Alexandria Gazette Basket BaIl
League and made a second-place tie a
possibility last night when 1t scored
a 29-to-26 triumph over the Del
Ray A. C.
The league standing:
R RaI:s,. ] : B Bal''fs; .;.: u /
The athletic smoker to be held by
Potomac Truck and Engine Company
No. 2, of the Alexandria Fire Depart
ment has been set for March 81.
Capt. Jim Armstrong led his Rotary
Club bowlers to their second triumph
over the Kiwanis Club pinspillers at the
Health Center alleys last night, 2.424
pins to 2.4l9. The Rotarians have a
100-pin lead.
Alpha Delta Omega will hold a dance
in. Elks' Hall tomorrow night from 8
o'clock until midnight to raise fund:
for athletics.
The Potomac Rifle Club voted last
night to again Join the National Rife
Association. This club plans to star
outdoor shooting on the Beverly Hill.
range shortly
st. Mary's Celtics base ball candi
dates will begin daily workouts thi.
afternoon at Baggett's. Practice ses.
sions will be held each week day al
$50 and each Sunday at ! o'clock un'
til the season gets under way.
Alexandria High School Girls anC
Alexandria High Teachers will meet II
a second game tomorrow night on TIT
Armory Hall court at 1880.
knights Store five will play a bench
game for George Ramey, one of 1t
youthful supporters. who is suffering
from an eve trouble which Threatens
his sight. The contest is set for Sat
urday night at the armory, with the op
ponent to be announced.
Albert Hurshman will be host to tn
st. Mary's Celtics basket ball team a
banquet next week. Gold basket ball
will be awarded the players.
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NINETY-ElGHT TEE OFF
IN RICH LAG0RCE EVENT

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March 20 (P1.
The difficult 6,995-yard Lagorce
course attracted ss golfers from wide
spread sections of the country today for
the 18-hole first-round play in the an
nual $4,000 open tournament.
Horton Smith, who came in ahead Of
the field for first honors last year, was
ready to defend his title and Johnny
Farrell, who won the tournament IN
1928, also was on hand.
A second 18-hole round viii be played
tomorrow, with the "a low players con.
tinuing in 36-hole program Saturday.
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AS and Yankees Rated
EUen BY Pilot ShalUkeI

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
20 O9.-Bob Shawkey, manager OF
the New York Yankees, agrees with
most base ball fans that the Ameri-
can League pennant lies between his
team and the Philadelphia Athletics.
And Bob the Cob is not inclined to
rate his team second.
He rates the Yanks and AS even,
adding: MY club is every bit as
good as the Athletics" He placed
Detroit. Cleveland, st. Louis, Chicago,
Washington and Boston behind them
in that order as his idea of how the
American League clubs will finish.
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Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
TOLEDO, March 2O.-Kayo Morgan
Toledo, outpointed Pewee Wilson, De-
troit (10).
PITTSBURGH, Pa.-Joey Goodman
Cleveland, stopped Eddie Brannon
Pittsburgh (10).
WILKES-BARRE. Pa.-Charlie Be-
LANCER. Canada, outpointed Joe Bayovic
Boland (l0).