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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-23

and Bob McCrary, fighting Scot from
Des Moines, Iowa, who already has
captured two transmississippi cham
pionships in succession.
:. From the standpoint of real threats,
it probably was the fastest field in the
tournaments 80 years Of play.
Moe, spared the task Of qualifying,
f4ced an experienced golfer rs his
first rival in Vince Huntington, Chi
cago. who bfeezed into the qualifying
bracket yesterday with q 155 total.
Moe ranked a big favorite naturally,
but his game has been slightly off
color since his return from play in
Great Britain this spring.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-23
Il WINS AGAIN
Chuck Klein Has
Batting Honors
Phil Leads in Four Hitting De-
partments, Is Runner-Up
in Another

New York, July 23.-R)-Chuck
Klein, clouting outfielder of the
Philadelphia Nationals, has obtained
a monopoly or most of the National
Leagues hitting honors.
Latest figures show the Quaker
star leading the league in batting
with an average Of .405; in runs with
81; in runs batted in with 103; and
in hits with 40. In addition he Is
only two home runs behind Hack
Wilson who sets the league pace for
the circuit swatters with y.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-23
Colonies Victors
As Saints Down
Wins Again az Miilers
and Brews Split; HoIley
Beats Belts

Kansas City, July 23.-R-Ed Hoi-
ley won a pitching duel from Huck
Belts to give Kansas City a 3 to z
victory over st. Paul y~esterday.'
st. Paul ....,.... 600 900 O2O-2 s l
Kansas City 49,. 900 900 OIL 3 IL l
Belts and Fenner: Holley and Susce.
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COLONIES, SAINTS, HENS
CONTINUE FIGHT FOR LEAD
St. Paul Club Is the Only One Of
the Three Who Was Among
Leaders in 1929 Race

Chicago, July 23.-tF-The battle
for the leadership Of the American
Association has boiled down to a
three-way affair. with st. Paul the
only one Of the trio to have been In
the race at the same stage Of the
season a year ago..
Where Kansas City. the ultimate
1929 champion. held first place last
season at this time, the Louisville
Colonies today were at the top with g.
margin of five games over st. Paul,
also second a year ago. Toledo was
one and one-half games back Of the
Saints, to replace Minneapolis. which
shared In the battle in 1923.
The Colonies boosted their lead
back to five full games yesterday.
rallying in the eighth for a Z to 5
victory. over Columbus. while st. Paul
was taking its second straight beating
from Kansas City.
Ed Holley held st. Paul to six hits
to help the Blues to a 3 to 2 decision
over st. Paul. Neither team scored
until the eighth when each got two,
but the Blues came back for n In
their half of the ninth to win.
Toledo remained close behind st.
Paul by taking its second in a row
from Minneapolis.
Home runs were important ingredi-
ents in the Milwaukee Minneapolis
double header. The Millers took the
first game, 8 to 3, with Nick Cullop
getting his 31st homer Of the season,
and Pete Turgeon and Tom jenkins
getting one each for the Brewers.
Milwaukee came back and lambasted
Hill, Lundgren. Mccullough, and
Morgan for 20 hits, including round
trips by Texas Daniel Bloxsom and
another by Turgeon, winning II to s.
Long George Kelley supplied the home
run feature for the Millers, getting
two Of them.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-23
FEATS YESTERDAY
(By The Associated Prcss)

IBy The ASSOciated Prcss)
George Uhle, Ttgers-Pinch single
in the eighth drove In two runs that
beat Athletics.
Dick Coffman, Browns-Pitched eff
fectively to beat Senators, 3 to /.
Earl Averill, Indians - Accounted
for five runs against Yankees with
two homers and pair of singles.
Hollis Thurston, Robins - Banked
Cards, / to O., with three hits.
Phil Collins, Phillies-Hit two home
runs and single, pitched well, to beat
Pirates.
Bill Walker. Giants-Stopped Cubs
with six hits and beat them, 6 to I.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-23
Vince Dundee Beaten by My Sullivan
fastener Uses Wrong STRAIT
egy: Boomer BROKER
TrounCes McCabe

st. Paul, July 23.-R-An attempt
to outsnart hts opponent q Ia Kid
Mccoy was disastrous for Vince Dun
dee, Baltimore, here last night and My
Sullivan. st. Paul welterweight,
pounded out q decision over him In 10
rounds and avenged q defeat Of q
year ago at Chicago.
Dundee u Stearning along towards
victory in the seventh round when he
decided to indulge in q bit Of friend
ly" ring conversation, telling Sullivan
his trunks were slipping. When Sui
Ivan transferred his attention from
punches to pants Dundee slipped in a
heavy left which almost upset Sulli-
van.
Strategy Was Wrong
This proved to be just the wrong
kind Of strategy for Dundee for Sulli-
van came out Of his temporary leth-
argy to attack the easterner with the
vigor Of both of his fists and before
the round was over Dundee was
greatly weakened. It "a the tonic
My needed.
In the eighth Sullivan followed with
q potent right to the Dundee jaw and
from there on the invader passed up
conversation and devoted himself en-
tirely to staving off q knockout. He
did this but Sullivan's anger re-
Elected itself In q bad beating for the
Baltimore italian.
King Tut, who has never come
within 5000 miles of the Pyramids or
the Nile for that matter, slapped out
q one-round knockout In the other
match Of the double windup over
George Balduc, Philadelphia. From
the first hard punch 1t Va Tut's
fight. He stretched his opponent for
the final count with q deliberate left.
spud Murphy, the Moorhead light
weight. threw punches In quantity
and variety to win from Wayne Short.
the st. Paul boy who had fought his
way up to the better class Of battlers.
Murphy's heavy artillery rumbled
throughout the bout. his short right
| cross doing q lot Of damage. Murphy
! did little receiving.
BROKER Easy Winner.
A sweeping left which worked like a
shuttle put Boomer BROKER, Mandan
lightweight, ahead Of Billy McCabe, in
q Six-rounder. The Mandan boy
crowded in all the time and took the
play from his opponent and even In
the clinches insisted on showing who
was the stronger man.
McCabe was unable to get going
against his opponent and whenever
he wa well started in the delivery Of
q punch he found himself hating to
shake off the effects Of that left
BROKER received q few but was un-
hurt at the finish.
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UNUSUAL VICTORIOUS
STREAKS FOR CLUBS
!, ARE FIRST MONTH
. American Club Wins Trio OF
. Games From Strong Wash.
| ington Senators
! ATHLETICS DEFEATED ALSO
i
I Brooklyn Robins Gain. Beating
( Cardinals as Cubs and
i Giants HaIve
ATHLETICS Defeated ALSO
nv The Associated Press

Two teams which sometimes look
as If they might get somewhere IN tne
major league pennant races but winch
aren't doing it are the st. LOUIS
Browns and the Philadelphia Nation
ais. Both clubs are having unusual
winning streaks for them. with three
successive victories apiece. 1t mas
been over a month since either mas
won that many games in succession
and there have been only a few sucn
occasions all season.
st. Louis made 1t a real triumph
Yesterday by downing the Washington
Senator's, 3 to l, for a third straight
vim. It put st. Louis In sixth place
, few points ahead of Chicago.
Coffman Tames Senators
Dick Coffman's pitching turned
he trick although the Browns were
lgain outhit, TO. He kept the Sen
ator blows scattered and harmless.
The Boston Red Sox pushed Chicago
iown behind the Browns by joining
,hree hits with a Chicago error to
score twice in the ninth inning and
yin the game, 4 to 3.
The feat Of the Phillies in trounc-
ng Pittsburgh, IL to 5. for a third
straight victory was somewhat over
,hadowed by the return OF Brooklyn
@ first place in the National League
standing. Phil Collins hit two sue
,essive home runs and added a single
o bring in four Phillies runs.
Brooklyn. with its pitching staff,
ried Hollis Thurston as a starting
noundsman in its struggle to get
Jack to the top. The American
league castoff held the st. Louis
Cardinals to three hits to win q ! to
1, decision. The Robins made only
i've hits off Hallahan and Lindsey
rot two of them and Frisch's error
produced the only run.
The Robins received q lot of assist
nee from the New York Giants, who
sent Chicago's Cubs downward by
winning the second game Of q double
header 6 to 1 after the Cubs had won
he first 5 to 1.
Cleveland Wins Pair
. The Cleveland Indians registered
he days big gain in the American
league although they could not ad.
; -ance in the standing al did the
Browns. Cleveland took both ends o.
] / twin bill from the New York Yam.
I ices, 6 to 5 and 10 to 8.
New York made six misplays In the
;econd contest but still 1t required
Carl Averill's eighth inning homer,
lis second of the game, to give
Cleveland the decision. The double
ictory left the Indians SIX games be-
lind the Yanks.
The Philadelphia Athletics lost an
opportunity to gain On Washingtont
econd place team when they dropped
6 to 5 decision to the Detroit Tigers
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Cubs and Giants
Split; Robins Win
Thurston Sets Cards Down With
Three Hits; Phils Swamp
Pittsburgh

New York, July 2S.-R-Chicago
and New York split a doubleheader
Yesterday, the Cubs winning the first
s to I and the Giants the second s to 1.
First game:
Chicago ........ oo1 900 1l2- s Is 1
New York ....... 200 O10 0Ol-4 1
Root, Teachout and Hartnett: Dono-
hue, Fitzsimmons and Hogan.
Second game:
Cnicaxo ........... 900 100 o. 6 2
New York ......... COS 001 o. 6 s 0
fCalled seventh: rain.)
Teachout, Bush and J.. Taylor
Walker and O'Farrell.
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2OHOIING@
IloHUIE@;S:5
Addressing Ball With the Weight on the Toes
Takes Away Any Uncertainty from the Stance

I discussed the position Of the feet
in my last article and I would like to
continue long enough along that line
today to pass out a hint that may do
somebody some good. The advice has
helped me from time to time.
Occasionally one feels uncertain
about the position Of his feet in the
address. l have-but I've also found
a way that quickly sets me right
again.
Walk up to the ball in approx
mately the hitting position and then
slightly shift the weight Of the body
on to the toes, letting the heels
barely touch the ground. Somehow
that gives one q better feeling while
standing before the ball and allows
one to make any change that will be
necessary. It also takes any nncer-
tainty from the stance, which imparts
a confident feeling that really counts
a lot in hitting the bali where you
want it to go.
Another thing to bear In mind is
do not permit your feet to leave the
ground during or after making q
stroke. You may be on your toes
after a long drive. but by all ear
keep contact with the ground with
both feet.
Copyright, 1880, NEA Service. 1nc.)
TOMORROW: Hit from the
inside out.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-23
MILLER POLO TEAM WINS

Minneapolis, July 23.-tR-Minne-
apolis Reds defeated st. Charles
Country club Winnipeg, Canada, 6 to
I, In the third game Of the 7th an
nual polo tournament at Fort Smell
ing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-23
COLoNELs EVEN SERIES

LOUISVIIIe. LOUIBVIIIc SSCHSV tIS
series by defeating Columbus z to- s.
Columbus ....... 010 100 0S0- 5 u l
Louisville ....... 102 200 OFT 10 =
Doyle and Devine, Dixon; Deberry.
Weinert and Thompson.
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MILLERs. BREWS SPLIT

Observation-Disclosures divided a
doubleheader with Milwaukee,, win
ming the first game s to 3 and losing
the second IA to 6.
First game:
Minneapolis -. $40 O02 10 s IL 3
Milwaukee ...... 900 10 1Oo-S Z S
j. Benton, Mccullough and Con-
zales: Ryan. Stark and Shea.
Second game:
Minneapolis 80. OIL 500 100 6 10 /
Milwaukee ...... $50 102 O5t-14 20 2
Hill. Lundgren and Griffin; Gearin
and Shea. -
TOLEDO WINS AGAIN
Toledo.-Toledo made it two straight
by defeating Indianapolis Z to ?.
Indianapolis 49,. 900 200 900 9 2
Toledo .......... 2O2 020 1877 10
Van Alstyne and Angley; Connally
and E. Smith.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-23
THuRsTON PITCHES WELL

Observation-Disclosures gave st. Louis
three hits as Brooklyn won l to o.
st. Louis ........ 900 900 600 !
Brooklyn ........ DOL 900 00t-l s i
Hallahan. Lindsey and Mancuso;
Thurston and Lopez.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-23

In the thirty-seven marathan races
Clarence De Mar remembers having
entered, the Keene, N. H., school
teacher raced to seventeen victories.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-23

e p n a. - PhllaQelphla
swamped Pittsburgh II to 8.
Pittsburgh 1890. 100 900 12l-5 II I
Philadelphia -. oil 6l2 00t-11 II 0
Spencer, French, Swetonic, Chagnon
and Bool, Hemsley; Collins and Rensa.
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UHLE,s PINCH sINGLE WINS

UHLE'S PINCH SINGLE WINS
Detroit.-Pitcher Uhle's pinch single
1 the eighth scored two runs and de-
lated Philadelphia 6 to s.
hiladelphia $3.50. 001 900 30l- s II /
etrott .......... Dol 900 SIT s Is l
shores, Grove and C%ochrane; Scr.
I'll, Hogsett and Hayworth.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-23

Cincinnati and Boston postponed
rain.
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Fights Last Night

(By the Associated Press)
Chicago.-Nfsse Rnmna. Sweden,
stopped Willis George Hoffman,
Grand Rapids. Mich. %.
st. Paul.-king Tut M~inneapO-
lis. knocked out George Balduc.
Philadelphia a.. My Sullivan. st.
Paul. OutpofDted Vince Dundee,
Baltimore (1OD.
Denver.-k. o. Chfistnef, Akron,
O.. knocked out George Manley,
Denver CD.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-23
yENATORs LOsE THIRD

SENATORS LOSE THIRD
st. Louis.-St. Louis handed WASH
lgton its third straight defeat Of the
sries, 3 to /.
'~ashington $3.50. 90 900 000-1 9 0
:. Louis ........ O2O 100 O0t-3 Z O
Jones. Burke and Spencer; Coffman
nd Terrell.
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Cleveland Indians
Beat Yanks Twice
Philadelphia and Washington
Both Thumped; Bosox
Down Chisox

Cleveland, July 23.-R-The Cleve-
and Indians defeated the New York
'ankees yesterday in a doubleheader,
to s and 10 to s.
First game:
ew York 5000. OBJ 100 0O0-6 8 :
leveland ........ 900 400 O02-6 Z 4
Johnson. Pipgras and Dickey; Hud-
n and Wyatt.
Second game:
ew York ....... 900 100 40 8 Is 8
leveland ....... O12 230 02f-l0 Is l
Ruffing. McEvoy. Sherid and Har-
rave. Dickey; Harder, Shoffner,
rown, Jablonowski and Sprinz.
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BOsOx BEAT CHICAGO

Chicago.-Boston scored two runs in
1e ninth inning to defeat Chicago
to 8.
oston .......... O1O 900 102-4 1
hicago ......... O3O 900 O0O-3 9 3
CASTOR, Durham and Berry, HevinE:
.enry, Lyons and Tate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-23

The choicest, tenderest Leaves
thot the crop offords are seien-
tifieaIIy trsofsd by methods
recommended by the United
Statos Department Of Asri-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-23
80. the war against Spittin9 is q
crusade Of deeency ..ioin It.
smoke Certified CREMo!

Over $500 cigar factories are registered by the U. S. Gove'"me'
of these handrou cigars, producing SO percent Of the output
rolled ciear-made BY American Cigar Co. or anyone else-is
possible danger of bit>tipping. Certified Creme Is absol.
sp;ttitting-No Creno IS made BY hand.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30

mas was two years old and you
could only get a few stations on
it and Uncle Toms car was a 1927
model, and he didn't seem a bit
ashamed Of il either.
And Grandma and Aunt Lucie had
the queerest things 60 eat-not a bit
like the things yoL get al the deli.
catessen around the corner. And
Uncle Tom aid he didn't like
canned things when you could get
fresh ones. and everybody knows
that you have to learn to like fresh
vegetables. and u isn't 50 very easy
20 earn either.
And the house was so big II was
sort OF scary after the nice coy
little four-rcomed flat. where you
could hear each other turn over in
bed. so sort OF friendly and nice
And as for the orchard and the
trees-what OF III
Who wants TO climb trees. any.
how And Uncle Tom was always
telling the children how he and
Aunt Lucie used to go exploring and
follow the brock for miles end miles
TO sac where II came from and where
Il went.
ssk.w a terrible thrill In that brook
" there wasn't a diving-board
fhin a mile of q. and no place TO
IL you had the board and no
fmming teacher or anything.
And Aunt Lucie seemed TO think
couldn't want anything that was
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30

II FLORENCE hes In tne valley
through which the Arno river
streams it's l~eisurefy way TO
the sea II gets its name from the
prodigal quantity Of flowers that
bloom and blossom In the neighbor.
ing country
whether one stays in Florence a
Cav or a year. he takes away from
the rich old city a love for IL and for
NIL that II has meant 10 the worlds OF
religion. art Dolitics commerce and
literature
Walking the streets OF Florence Is
HE RELIEVING history. In the Bargello'
for instance, you come upon Ben
yenuto Ceilini's celebrated "Perseus
with the Head of Medusa" with
something Of shock You have
looked at reproductions Of this price
less masterpiece in scores OF books
and seeing the original bit Of sculp-
ture Is like meeting an old friend.
Or your stroll 10 the Piazza Santa
Trlnita where Dante. Leonardo da
yinci and Michelangelo once fingered
observing the life OF their day Or
TO Piazza S~avoronola. where stands
4 -iaiue 10 the memory OF the great
reformer - the Renaissance for
whom that notorious profligate.
Lorenzo &c Medici. ruler OF Florence.
sent when ne wished TO be confessed
on his deathbed
or to Piazza della S~ignorina. where
Savaronola was burned 10 death. No
matter what street you choose. you
will find the atmosphere rich with
memories OF the great men who lived
md died In the illustrious city
Florence has preserved all that
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30
Induce Gentle Thirst

Sufficien; salt on food may induce
q gentle thirst Or a bill OF candy
like peppermint al the end Of a meal
The best time 10 drink water is be.
tween meals. although II Is no
longer considered harmful TO drink
water at meals. IL one Is careful not
10 mix 1t prematurely with the food
n is eating
IN give you this piece OF cnocor
late II you drink a glass Of water. =
said Betty's mother, trying 10 bride
that infant into the wholesome
drinking habit. But grandmother.
on the s~ideiines. interrupted shrewd-
ly. III you gave her the chocolate
FIRST YOU wouldn't have to coaz her
to drink watershed 20 after II her.
self
or course. the thIrst-proyokers
among foods must be taken with dis
erection. Excessive splicing OF foods
is Just as bad as insufficient water
drinking But in carefully avoiding
seasonings there Is also a danger OF
excess. A iudicious use OF simple
seasoningsEand what's simpler than
SALTS no. harmful. on the con
trary. these stimulate digestion and
automatically remind n 10 dnnk
more water.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30

more fun than going out into the
dark old musty barr and hunting
for eggs.
What was the use OF that?-aIl
you could "a with the eggs when
you did find them was to take them
to Aunt Lucie. and she would fry
them for you. Why not buy them
at the grocery store-and be done
with IL?
And none OF the country kids knew
the moving picture actors by sight
or name-no. rot one Of them. And
they were always wanting 10 run
and jump and climb and yeil-the
country kids.
Yes. the city children almost died
they were so homesick and 80 bored
and so tired OF everything in the
country before they had been there
for twenty-four hours.
Grandma cried about II.
She had looked forward 70 that
visit for 90 long and she thought
maybe after they had been there a
while she could persuade Son and his
wife to leave the children there with
her a year or so. Poor little pale
things. and give them some fresh
air and good milk and homemade
bread and some real skating in the
Winter and sleigh rides and wading
IN the brook in the Summer and fish.
ing for brook trout with q bent pin
the way Uncle Tom used 10 do when
he a a boy But dear me. the
poor things didn't know what to do
with themselves and they kept try.
ing TO get Grandma to tell them what
what to do.
They diGn seem TO like TO read
no. not even the Red Fairy Book
and they said they had seer Tom
Sawyer IN the films and didn't
want to read IT all over again.
No. II "a not a success-the city
children's visit to the country
The cousins from the next county
were afraid the city boy and girl
were going to invite them TO the
rity for a visit.
They needn't have worried The
fourroom apartment is hardly big
enough as y ~ and two great
husky. hungry country children
tearing in and out and slamming
doors and wanting to climb and slide
and not knowing how TO treat the
ianitor or what TO say 10 the hall
hoys-oh. no thank YOU.
II IL n good thing we all like our
own little ways best after all isn't
~
copyrign,. 1880 % Newspaper Feature Service inc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30
Y ].,'!G

NEAR NANCY LEE
- am ~ and rave \
going with a nice Young man three
years nv senior for the past six
months. After going with nim
for about three months ne dropped
all MS girl friends he il always
telling me he loves me. and I
really love MIN. | am very much
anvied py several girls. who are
always calling him and trying 10
make dates with MIN. but I've
never heard 81 him having any
lates with them. As ne comes over
% see me every night. We are
9th jealous II either OF US men.
ION one OF our old friends. For
about the past two weeks every
hing hasn't been going SO well
He said something about one OF his
girl friends he went with for about
TWO years. which showed that he
really cared about her Things
ike that have been coming I'D and
L seems that we are Just Eradu
ally drifting apart. When he talks
%1@AA AtAt1N AAANAR1 4 at o. iAOGEn
hey mean nothing 70 me. Please.
Nancy Lee. tell me something
an do 70 keep Us together before
I II too late for. II anything we're
o happen Il would break my
heart He said we would marry
vnen he made sufficient money.
PATSY LEE
DAISY LEE: There T. no use my
= dear. in taking anything roc
much TO heart You know thai peo-
pie VINO are o%verjeaIous are apt u
construe remarks and read into them
quite q different meaning than was
meant BY the speaker. Why not
carefully analyze all the remaarks1
You VIII then. most likely. have "a
admit 10 yourself that you took
things too seriously There can be
no true love without mutual trust
You TWO. like nearly all other
couples. have had other friends. and
Ike other couples. when YOU met
each other everybody else went BY
the board Isn't that sufficient ror
YOU? II he cares for you he will
wait. n IL YOU are pleasant and
always bright and smiling. he will
no doubt be glad 70 wait. II IS most
likely because he r. sure or you and
himself that he feels tina; he can
make illusions TO former flames