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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

CHICAGO, June GA few hours
after he had won the Professional
Golfers Association championship at
Fresh Meadows. last September, Tom
my Armour and the writer were sitting
in enc of the high turretS of a New
York hotel. Tommy was discussing
the 1881 British open at Carnoustie
and it was mentioned that Macdonald
Smith, a native of the little cotters
town in Forfarshire was going home to
play in the event. Tommy turned from
the window and with a WY smile on
his keen face, said:
Wonder what these Carnoustie
folks would do if some one beat Mac
Smith for the championship by one
stroke? They probably would chase
him right out of town."
The Highlanders did not chase Tom
my down the white road that leads to
Dundee, nor into the Grampain Noun
tainS when he marched home, Friday.
of 296. Far from it. The pipes skirled
the Cock O. the North" when the
black Scot was crowned Champion, for
Thomas Dixon Armour is one Of the
Highlands own.
A native Of Edinburgh he learned his
golf in the Braid Hills and before he
emigrated to the United States in 1920
he was one of Scotland's best amateurs.
So when Mac Smith failed to win over
his "hame" links the Scotch welcomed
Armour
Armour fast Is making a champion
ship record that compares favorably
With that Of Walter Hagen and excels
the performance of almost all other
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DAVIS CUP NET PLAY
GOES TO SEMI-FINALS
England Opposes Japan, Denmark
Plays Czechoslovakia in
European Zone.

NEW YORK, June 6 (P).-Davis Cup
play in the European zone has advanced
to the semi-final rounds, with England
and Japan paired in the upper bracket
and Czechoslovakia and Denmark in the
lower.
All four teams advanced to the final
in easy victories, Japan dropping only
one match to Egypt and defaulting that
one because of the illness Of the little
Japanese star. Jiro Satoh. The other
three did not lose a match.
The winner OF the England
match in the upper bracket is favored
as the opponent to meet the United
States youngsters In the interZone final
at Paris next month. neither Czecho-
slovakia nor Denmark being figured as in
their class.
Czechoslovakia's surprising defeat Of
the favored Italian team has made them
the outstanding dark horse" of the
competition and they might surprise.
EASTBOURNE. England, June 6 (F1.
Great Britain advanced to the semi
final of the European zone Davis Cup
tennis competition by eliminating South
Africa.
The British doubles team Of G. P.
Hughes and F. ]. Perry scored the third
and decisive victory by beating NJ G.
Farquaharson and P. D. B. Spence,
8-6, Ga, 6-4.
The opening two singles were won by
England.
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All the Way Through.

THIS also applies to putting. 1t is
L true that Walter Hagen and other
fine putters have stood on the
green with their feet well apart. But
for the average golfer the method
used by Jerry Travers and Bobby Jones
Is much the simpler way.
BY standing fairly erect with the
heels close, or reasonably close, one can
then keep the ball directly under the
eyes and not have it too far out where
no correct line can be picked up. One
also has greater feeling of ease and
comfort and this means less in the way
of temptation. toward a hurried back
swing and hurried jab at the ball.
Any stance or method that leads to the
feel1ng OF ease and comfort Is big
step in the right direction.
1t is hardly credible that the average
golfer can know how uncomfortable he
looks on almost every type of stroke.
This Is especially so on the shorter
game where no power is required and
no effort to speak Of Is needed. Here
smcothness in stroking Is the founda-
ton Of steadiness.
SaraZen Is among those who switched
from the wide-apart stance to the closer
one. This means less body action and
body action is the ruination of most
golfers. That Is, Of course, incorrect
body action. The main thought should
be as to what the hands and wrists are
doing with the club head, and then
have a somewhat relaxed body fit in
with this action. No tense, taut body
can At in with any kind of good swing
That is why, in following big cham
pionship, the spectator gets the gen.
eral idea that stars are ell using their
hands and wrists above anything else
They merely give their hands and wrists
the chance that no stiffened body, no
stooped-over body, would permit.
The average golfer seeks many cures.
But he usually overlooks the main fun
damental, which is position of ease,
grip that isn't too tight, foot and
body position that is comfortable and
natural, not strained out Of all proper
ton.
(Copyright. 1881, by North American News
paper Alliance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06
ATHLETES AT DEWITT
SCHOOL GET AWARDS
Golf and Tennis Players Honored.
Gonzaga Gives Letters on
Three Pastimes.

Names of Dewitt School students
who have earned their letters in golf
and tennis were announced today as
follows:
Golf-Noble Cook, Tom Webb, John
Baer, Eugene Krewson and Manager
Bill Childress
Tennis-Capt Dick Willis, Leonard
Nicholson, Bill Dadney and Dwight
Kendall.
Letters for foot ball, basket ball and
base ball were awarded Gonzaga ath-
letes yesterday by Rev. Brown, s. j.,
director of athletics.
Tom Nolan and Dick Hall received
the major &c" in recognition of hav-
ing won the insignia in three sports.
Those getting letters were:
Foot ball-Donohue, Gingras, Hester,
Hartnett, Shipman, Boucher, Dunan,
James. Mulcare. Eppard, Lewis, Nolan.
Hall, Carr, Quigley, Cleary, Benjamin,
Viau, Donohoe, Gill, c. Mills and Man
ager Lauriola.
Basket ball-Nolan, Hester, Repetti,
Hall, Fitzgerald, Mills, Carr, Puresso
and Manager Wilson.
Base ball-Donohue, Gingras, Lynch,
Nolan, Hall, Fitzgerald, j. Mills, Quig-
ley. Cleary Benjamin C. Mills, Grace
and Manager Malloy.
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Armour Claimed
By Scotland Now

T ONDoN, June 8 (R.-Admitting
IL they couldn't get away from the
fact that the open golf cham
pionShip has gone to America for
the eighth successive year, British
golf enthusiasts and press COM
mentators chung fondly today to the
fact that Tommy Armour is of Scot
fish birth and refused to regard him
as an American.
All agreed that the 1891 open was
one Of the most exciting and re-
markable In the history of the
championship and had nothing but
admiration for Armour while ex-
tending hearty sympathy Of Jose
Jurado, the little Argentine, who
tossed away his chances on the last
two holes.
Jurado was credited with "glori-
Gus failure" but Armour was de-
clared the greater golfer and a
worthy winner.
No excuses were offered for the
failure of any of the British home
breds to win and virtually all inter-
est was centered on the hot fight
MADE by Jurado.
The Morning Post said:
THE moral of it is we have still
to discover and apply the secret
which subtly distinguishes the best
American from the best British golf
the secret which always brings the
Americans in cluster to the top"
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STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

Mrs. Col!aday is in the final of the
first flight consultations.
Mrs. E. Boyd Morrow of Elkridge
Hunt Club, and Virginia Holzderber,
Baltimore Country Club, who have
been sharing the State crown for the
last seven years, again are the finalists.
Mrs. Morrow yesterday eliminated
Mrs. j. Marvin Haynes, Columbia, the
last Washingtonian in the champion
ship flight, and 4, and Miss Holder
Der defeated Mrs. w. Fairfield Peterson
by the same margin.
Mrs. Jerome Meyer yesterday won
the womsn's club handicap champion
ship at the Woodmont Club, defeating
Mrs. Jack Shulman. 4 to 8. Mrs. Meyer
was the medalist. In the second flight
Mrs. Harry kaufman won from Mrs.
Philip Peyser, up.
The low net prize in the qualifying
round was won by Mrs. Gilbert Hahn
With a card Of 1Q4m26m7a
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JAMES TO CAPTAIN
1882 NAVY twelve
Former Central Athlete Plays First
Defense-Leaders of Other
Teams Chosen.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 6-F Shear
man (Buck) James Of Hyattsville, Md.
former Washington Central High School
foot ball and track luminary, Is cap
tain OF the 1882 Navy lacrosse team.
He was chosen yesterday.
James played at first defense through
out every game in which the Navy
lacrosse team figured during the season
just closed. A. c. Ward Of Theodore,
Ala, was chosen lacrosse manager
Captains and managers of other Navy
teams for next season have been elected
as follows:
Base ball-R. H. Hodgkins, shortstop,
Phoenix, Ariz., captain; D. C. McIver,
Maxton. N. c., manager.
Tennis-C. A. johnson, Chicago cap
tain; D. c. Knox, jr., independence,
Kans., manager.
Track-G. w. Underwood, Portland.
Greg, captain; H. P. Rounds, West New
ton. Mass, manager.
outdoor rif1e-C. M. Woodward, Gov
errors Island, N. Y, captain; P. w.
Cam, Auburn, Me, manager.
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D. c. IN NET FINAL
WITH BALTIMORE
Shuts Out Norfolk Team in
Intercity Series for
Hotchkiss Cup.

IN ALTIMORE, June 6.-Washington
x and Baltimore teams were to
face this afternoon for the
Hotchkiss Cup on the Baltimore
Country Club grass tennis courts. Wash
ington drubbed Norfolk, Q to o, and
Baltimore scored over Richmond by
the same count In opening days play
yesterday.
Washington lost only one set each in
singles and doubles In swamping Nor
folk, while Baltimore swept over Rich
mond without losing q set.
Summaries:
WASHINGTON. 0; NORFOLK. Q.
singles-Robert Considine (Washington)
MitcheiI 1wsshinEton5 def defeated 4. il. Nc,
in sba; defeated Ton Pona nnssn ws Mo
I'd Yeoman; swssshlnstOn5 ;defsated s z;
to defeated FeSs sS 1tts
Doubles Mangan and Considine wash
ingtonl defeated CarrinEton and Hughes.
toni defeated Reed and Ponzold. 50. .sMs
HELEN and Shore tWashington) defeated
McGann and Ferebee, 81. 81, SO.
BALTIMORE, o; RICHMOND, 0.
defeated td John r. Lewis, IT,. @a, @i;
ieated Robert q, caben. 81: So: John
Valentine, jr.. Ga. Ga; Eric Jacobsen
baltimore defeated :, Meade .spicer,
defeated Bernard Robb, 81, So; George
Hebner (Baltimore) defeated Francis john
Doubles-0Howard and Goldsborough tBal-
timore! defeated Lewis and Cabell. 81.
feated Valentine and Spicer. 81. 81:
Magee and Magruder (Baltimore) defeated
Robb and Johnson, 6-l, 60.
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~ LAY was to start early today in
- the golf match between Central
and Western for the high
school championship and
permanent possession of the former
Vice President Charles Dawes Cup.
The competition was slated for the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps Country
Club.
Central and Western each has two
legs on the cup.
Mrs. Frank Roger Keefer, Chevy
Chase, and Mrs william Colladay,
Columbia, are the only Washington
entrants remaining in the woman's
Maryland State tournament at the
Rolling Road Club course at Baltimore.
Mrs. Keefer yesterday overcame Mrs.
Jesse Davis, Elkridge, up. in 90
A0la MATCH n the fourth Aght Whils
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06
BY WILLIAM WEEKES,

BY WILLIAM WEEKES,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
CHICAGO, June Ga battle in
almost every event, and a Trojan
from Southern California in al
most every battle, was today's
choice offering in the country's
blue ribbon college track and field
event, the National Collegiate AS
ISOLATION championships.
The Trojans did just as every one
thought they would, placing IL men
for the championship finals today and
failing to qualify only in the half-mile
run and the hammer throw. There
appeared no doubt that Southern Cali
fornia would climax a second conSecu-
tive sensational season by retaining its
N. C. A. title.
Starting Nout in the opening event
yesterday at Stage Field, the Trojans
put two men, Stokes and Berry, in the
finals of the high hurdles. Berry fin
ished second to Bob Hager of Iowa
State in ore heat, and Stokes won his
trial from Harlan Of Texas A. & M. in
another.
Wykoff Watches Rival.
In the second event Frank Wyko7,
uncrowned world record holder in the
100-yard dash, won his heat of tie
event in O:9.6, but remained at the
track long enough to see Emmett Top
pino of Loyola University, New Orleans,
tear down the strip in OBS, tieing the
recognized world mark set by Eddie
Tolan of Michigan. Tolan also quail
ned in 0:9.7, and Peyton Glass, sem
sational sophomore from Oklahoma A.
& M, won his heat in the same time.
Vic Williams, who tied the world rec
ord Of DATA seconds for the 440-yard
dash last week at Philadelphia, won his
heat yesterday in 0:48.9.
Ernest Payne, Southern CALIFORNIA;
intercollegiate 220-yard low hurdle
champion, and Bill Carls made places
in the event, the former winning in 1856,
the fastest time, and Carls doing "a
seconds even to win one. Keller did
1871, while Brownlee of Duke Univer-
sity, Southern intercollegiate title
holder, duplicated CarlS figure.
In the field Bob Hall of Southern
California led the qualifiers in both
the shot and discus, Dick Barber went
Kerzie qualified in the javelin. Hall
did 4s feet 9 inches in the shot and
l52 feet inches in the discus.
Two Great Milers.
Ed Genung of Washington, who won
the N. c. A. mile in 1929, and Dale
Let's of Chicago, Big Ten champion.
were the likely contenders, each having
won his heat yesterday without diff
Guilty. Southern California has no two
miller entered, and Clark Chamberlain
Of Michigan State, George Wright of
Wisconsin, George Dawson of Okla
homa, Henry Brocksmith of Indiana
and Ray Putnam of Iowa State were the
outstanding entrants.
Joe Sivak of Butler was back to de-
fend his one-mile title against Ray
Swartz Of Western State Teachers,
Kalamazoo, Mich; Kirk of Wisconsin,
Jack Walter of Marquette, Ralph Hill
Of Oregon and Hardman of the Naval
Academy, among others.
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FOOKES TOPS ALMAS
TEMPLE DUCKPINNERS
Has 110-6 Average-Rice and Rose
Do Somewhat Better, but Not
in Enough Games.

TOoKES' 11o-6 average topped the
r. Almas Temple Duckpin League,
| which wound up activities re-
Gently, with Papas and Goodman
running second and third with 1882
and 1925.
Though two other bowlers, Sam Rice
and Rose, had higher averages, they
did not roll enough games to become
eligible for the league prizes.
Treasurers won the pennant, finishing
four games ahead Of Drum Corps.
INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES.
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Fight Is Short One.

40 OhCs
FINALLY he went into Langfords
L dressing room, where the Boston
Tar Baby was waiting the financial
report. SAM" said Mr.. Berger, "the
show is not going as we'll as I ex-
pected. But there are a lot of nice
people in the house, so make 1t a nice
fight. won't you?"
How much?" demanded Sam.
well, your end will be only $400,"
said Mr.. Berger. But make 1t q nice
fight"
Sam wrinkled his forehead. Him get
Sc, 500," said the Boston Tar Baby land
me get only $500? Mr.. Berger, this is
going to be the shortest fight you ever
saw in your life"
1t was. Flynn came rushing out of
his corner, waving his arms windmill
fashion. Langford met him in the
middle of the ring and dubbed his right
in the gorilla style he used to use and
down went Flynn. Langford turned
and vaulted out Of the ring without
looking back.
After that I saw Flynn many times
and every time I saw him he seemed
to be taking terrific beatings around
the head. In way he was the Bat
Ting Nelson of the heavyweightS. His
strategy seemed to be to let his oppo-
nent wear out his fists against his head,
with the hope that some time or other
he might tire. But cannot recall any
time when this strategy seemed to work.
The beating never hurt any of Fynns
managers: They were always ready to
come back and send the willing fireman
back in there to take further beatings,
until seeing Jim Flynn Keeling around
the ring ceased to be novelty, even to
the followers Of the sweet science.
The Dauntless Managers.
A MOTHER Of the fights of Flynn that
IA recall quite wildly was the first
fight with Jack Johnson-not the
one that was promoted by Jack Curley,
the master Of the pachyderms. This
one also was held in San Francisco in
the days when they were looking for
white hopes to bring back the heavy
weight championship to the Nordics and
near-Nordics. Despite the disparity in
size, Flynn's dauntless managers had no
fear whatever of johnson and Johnson's
fearsome reputation. They rushed Jim
Flynn right at the black ogre.
AS Flynn rushed, johnson shot out
that left. which had the speed of
rattlesnake striking. With the impact
sanguinary drops battered over my
copy paper. looked up and Flynn'S
right eye was closed as though the lid
had been glued down. But Flynn was
still trying to rush johnson.
Then I saw for the first time an
emergency operation, which used to be
performed frequently under the London
prize ring rules. Tim McGrath was
acting as second for Flynn. McGrath
leaned down during the rest period and
said: Lend me your knife"
I reached up q rusty jackknife that
- - H. f.. mi.
very coolly cut a cash under F1ynn's
closed eye. Then he applied his lips
to the wound in an effort to drain
out the coagulated blood. But the oper-
alton was not much of a success. The
eye remained as though the lid had
grown over it. But the courageous
managers Of Flynn permitted him TO
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Naturally, being beaten around the
head as Flynn was beaten did not tend
to strengthen the optic nerves to any
extent. The wonder Is that Flynn re-
manned paSsably sane and could see at
all. One of his opponents, Sam Lang
ford, the Boston Tar Baby, lost his eye
sight years ago, and the Boston Tar
Baby never took the beatings that were
taken by Flynn in the advancement of
the manly art of modified murder.
I recall very wildly a meeting be-
tween Fireman Jim Flynn and the Bos-
ton Tar Baby in San Francisco when
that city was the seat of the cauliflower
industry. It was promoted by Sam
Berger, who was associated with Tex
Richard in the promotion of the Jeffries-
Johnson bout at Reno. Flynn de-
rlarded a guarantee OF $4,000, which
would not pay a preliminary fighter of
a few years ago. This was regarded as
exorbitant, but Berger finally agreed
to pay it. Sam Langford was to get
what was left of the gate receipts-in
the event that there happened to be
anything left.
The house was very slim and the
fighters fingered in their dressing rooms
while the boys in the box Office counted
the change. There was enough to pay
Flynn his guarantee. but there was only
S400 left over. This worried Mr..
Berger.
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COTTON REFUSES AGAIN
Insists on Playing in q. S. Open
If Ryder Team Member.

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland, June up.
Henry Cotton, young British profess
sional who led the field in the British
open for two days, again has refused TO
join the British Ryder Cup squad, ex-
cept on his own terms.
George Oke, chairman of the Pro-
fessional Golfers Association Commit
tee. charged with selecting the team,
invited Cotton. The youngSter asked
Oke If the same conditions prevail
that he must return with the other
squad members Immediately after the
United States open. He was told that
it was.
Sorry, I cannot play" he said.
LONDON, June 6 LP).-Bert Hodson
of Chigwell, former Welsh golf cham
pion, today was invited to join the
Ryder Cup team, completing the list OF
eight players and two alternates which
will meet Capt. Walter Hagen's United
States squad of professionals at Co.
lumbus, Ohio, June 26 and 81.
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START TENNIS TOURNEY
Leading D. c. Raeketers Listed for
Public Parks Play.

Leading racketers of the District will
show their wares in the Public Parks
ting action. This is the leagues sixth
season.
Henry Park, pennant winner last
season, was to face Rock Greek on the
Reservoir courts, Potomac Park and the
newly formed Taft team had an en-
gagement at Burroughs and Monument
and MontroSe were to face on the
Monument courts. Matches were to
start at 2 O'Clock.
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continue until the eleventh round, I
think 1t was.
At this point heard johnson say
Don't excite yourself, Jim. You're a
game white boy and we have q long
way to CO." Flynn snarled in reply.
Johnson shot over right cross and the
Fireman was knocked out. After dis
abling him in the opening round john
son, as they say, was carrying Flynn
until the Fireman annoyed him.
The End Of the Trail.
THAT should have ended any further
L notion of Jim Flynn fighting Jack
johnson. But were his managers
discouraged? No, indeed. Flynn was
still alive, and so these indomitable
gentlemen sent him back against Jack
johnson in New Mexico. johnson
could not intimidate the managers Of
Fireman Jim Flynn. Mr.. Curley says
and that he might have been given q
draw. This would have meant that his
managers again would have sent him
back against johnson. Perhaps Flynn
himself got discouraged. His managers
never would have thrown up the sponge.
have no statistics available Of the
fighters of the golden era Of pugilism
VINO fought In Jim FlynnS time-1
mean in regard to how they wound up.
l recall Ad Wolgast. once the light
weight champion, being taken to an
asylum for the violently insane after
he had been living in daze for years.
I know that Sam Langford. who
probably could have beaten any human
being while he was at his best, Is
blind and living on what he can get.
There are so many others of the
period who ended as physical wrecks
and paupers. But these statistics are
hard to collect. Once they pass from
the limelight you do not hear Of them
until the end or near the end. The
plight Of Fireman Jim Flynn was re-
vealed when he made an appeal to
Jack Curley for help.
I do not recall that any Of the man
ayers Of Flynn or of any Of the other
fighters who fell upon days almost as
evil have gone blind or insane or broke
The managers always seem to have
greater endurance than the fighters
But for one Gene Tunney there are
thousands Of Firemen Jim F1ynns, glib
bering and moaning in the wake Of the
manly art Of modified murder.
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MISTAKE AS TO WINNER.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, June 6 R).-A
report that Harry Dublinsky, Chicago,
had stopped Mickey Cohen, Denver, in
10 rounds here Thursday night was
erroneous. Instead, Dublinsky out
pointed Cohen. The Associated Press
is glad to correct the error. which was
made in transmission ---.
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THE SPORTLICHT
BY CRANTLAND RICE

This lessening Of tension with the feet
closer together and the body less bent
also makes it much easier to keep the
head in place and to give the clubhead
its chance to work smoothly and not
with any sudden push or jerk. It is an
idea well worth consideration and a
tull try-out.
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Final Standing.

High. team set-Crescent. 1880; Treas
urers, 1,650.
High team Rame-Treasurers, 500; Cres-
High Individual set-Tookes, sci; Holmes.
1856: Courtney. 373.
High individual game-Goodman, 1855;
LaClair, 149; Holmes, l49; Haas, 146.
High individual average-Fookes, 110-0;
Papas, 108-52; Goodman, 107-25.
High sStrikes-Fenton, SO; Harper. 80;
Holmes, 36; Benner, Sc.
High fiat game-Robinson and Jones. &c.
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cox ADDS A GOLF TITLE.

WORCESTER, Mass, June (R.-
Witty Cox Of New York with 292 added
the Massachusetts, open golf champion
MacFarlane, 1925 national open ruler,
cracked during the last half of the ~
n0le medal play. MacFarlane took 800.
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WILL HOLD PIN TOURNEY
Almas Temple League to Start
Competition on June Is.

The first annual tournament Of the
A1nas Temple Bowling League will open
in the club house Monday, June IS
Entries will close midnight, June IS.
The tourney is open to all members
Of the Shrine and the women of their
families. Souvenirs will be given to the
women.