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Evening star., 1936-05-17


cepted an invitation of the Military
order of the World War to participate
in the massing of the colors at Mount
st. Alban next Sunday at 3:15 pm.
The posts are requested to participate
in the procession of the colors.
Department Comdr. Malloy has also
accepted an invitation to participate
In the services held by the Woman's
Relief Corps of the G. A. r. at the
monument, Rhode Island avenue and
M street May 20 at pm.
Senior Vice Comdr. Daniel M.
Goodacre has been appointed Memo
rial day officer for Sergt. Jasper Post
by Post Comdr. Frank Mccarthy He
will be in charge of all arrangements
for the posts participation in the pa
rade as well as in the services to be
held in the Arlington Amphitheater.
The annual moonlight excursion
Will be held June 3.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Brain Biggest Sport Help, Sims Holds


nesses Of an opponent-and plays
on this weakness. He isn't scatter
Drained in q crisis. He keeps cool
under fire. You may have the
heart of a hon-but you can't be
dumb and keep on winning-not
against smartneSs.
1.-TWO great weaknesses" con-
tinued Mr.. Sims. ARE self-pity
and oversensitiveness. Especially
self-pity. There always are those
who think they get all the worst
of the luck. They always hold the
worst cards. Their good shots in
golf always are penalized. Life is
against them. This type makes
the poorest competitor we have.
It merely sticks its head out for
the descending ak. The good
competitor makes the most OUT
of what he has. He accepts the
situation as 1t Is and then goes to
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Four Local Clubs Entered.

TODAY'S last event. the 2O-gauge
championship. was to start at
o'clock With the 410-gauge champion
again the defending titleholder.
One other individual championship
the bore event, is not scheduled to be
fired until tomorrow morning at
o'clock. Charles Gillet of Baltimore
won the title In 1885. twenty-five
teams will open fire at the same time
tomorrow for the championship now
help by the Loantaka Club of Morris
town. N. j.
Four local clubs-Kenwood Golf and
Country. Skyland of Hyattsville. Tow
son Gun Club and the Alexandria Skeet
Club-have entered teams in the grour
event.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Cards Barred From Carnival Throwing Gallery


From Hugh Bradley in the New
York Post you learn that Stanton
Griffis, one of the directors OF
Madison Square Garden. has writ
ten Mike Jacobs he hopes Mike
makes enough on the Louis
Schmeling fight to buy the Gar
den Primo Camera has booked
passage to Europe on the Hinden-
burg for Monday night a week -.
He'll tour the other side under the
auspices of Gerald Egan. Dublin
promoter Mel OFT was the
handspring In that nine-game win
ming streak of the Jints.
One Boston paper has 1t all fig
ured out If Lefty Groves
pitches the rest of the season as
he did the first fifth, he'll win 35
games and lost :. He'll set
new earned-run record.
He'll be the first pitcher to win
s. games since Walter johnson
Evening star., 1936-05-23

turned the trick back in 1918 :.
And he'll equal the record of 16
shutouts made by Grover Cleve-
land Alexander in 1916 Speed
Is getting to be habit with Ralph
Metcalfe, Marquette sprinter D.. . {.
He was fined for roaring through
q Milwaukee suburb at 81 miles
an hour the other day.
Out on the Coast they've award
ed a $25 prize to Bobby Grayson.
Stanford star. for showing the
most commendable mental atti-
tude toward athletics" :. Is that
q new one, or is that a new one?
-. Watch Jesse Owens in the
Western Conference track meet
this week A year ago Jesse
fell down the stairs and hurt his
knee The following Saturday
he set three new world records
and tied another Well, Jesse
got in shape for this weeks meet
BY hurting bis back the other d.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
CUBS LOSE JURGES
PERHAPS FOR YEAR
Arm Bone Injury Puts Regular
shortstop 0ut-English Fills
In at Position.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. May 23.-The Chicago
- Cubs. National League champions
harassed by a six-game losing streak
and a skid from the top to the bot
tom of the first division. have taken
another clip on the chin from old
man bad luck
Shortstop Bill Jurges. who led the
circuit in fielding for that position last
year. will be lost to the club as a
regular for the remainder of the
season. DR.. Edwin H Ryerson. Chi
cago bone specialist, examined the
arm Jurges injured in a slide April
80 and announced that Jurges, while
he may play occasionally. will not be
able to play from day to day with
out fear of permanent injury.
DR.. Ryerson said the slide aggrs-
waited an old injury and that a small
piece of bone In Jurges' throwing arm
has worked loose. The member will
be placed In splint Jurges' place
has been filled by Woody English. vet
eran infielder and Cub captain.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
DIXIE TRACKMEN
THREATEN MARKS
Stars From Eight States
Strive for Places on
Olympic Team.
By tht Associated Press.

By tht Associated Press.
n YEW ORLEANS. May 23.-
nj World track and field records
" stood in peril today while
4 swift and powerful young men
from eight Southern States made
initial bids for places on the 1896
American Olympic team.
Former Olympic winners and world
record holders were among those seek
ing recognition in events of today's
Southern A. A. U. meet. Winners of
the first three places In each event
qualify for the Olympic semi-final
trials at Harvard next month.
Jack Torrance, world shot-put
champion. faced serious opposition
from two former Louisiana State
teammates, Gordon Lester and Ben
Friend.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Fast Field in Hurdles.

FORREST TOWNS. spectacular
high hurdler from Georgia. came
here fresh from his world-record per-
formance in the l10-yard event last
week in Birmingham. He was pitted
against a field which included Johnny
Morris and AL Moreau, both of whom
often have neared or equaled world
marks.
Glen "Slsts" Hardin, who holds the
40o-meter hurdle title, was entered
in this event and in the 400-meter
run.
Eddie Daigle of Loyola, Bobby
Packard. Georgia: Harvey Wallender.
Texas, and Joe La Sale of L. S. y.
were expected to show speed In the
100-meter and 200-meter dashes.
The Olympic trials were being held
simultaneously with the Southern A.
A. U. senior track and field cham
pionships.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Major Leaders
F. the Associated Press.

f! the Associated Press.
American.
Battlng-Dimaggio. Yankees, Ali;
Sullivan, Indians, 400
Runs-Gehrig, Yankees, 43: Geh-
ringer. Tigers, 81
Runs batted in-Dickey, Yankees
43; Trosky. Indians. 80.
Hits-Gehringer. Tigers. IS; Lewis
Senators. At.
Doubles-Gehringer, Tigers. Is;
Rolfe. Yankees, H.
Triples-CIift. Browns. 6; Geh.
ringer. Tigers: Lewis. Senators
Averil. Indians: Manush. Red Sox;
warstler. Athletics; Dickey and Sci.
kirk. Yankees, T.
Home runs-Foxx. Red Sox. 10;
Trosky, Indians and Dickey, Yankees
Stolen bases-Werber, Red Sox, q
Powell, Senators, 6.
Pitching-Grove. Red Sox, I'll
Gomez and Pearson. Yankees. 5-1.
National.
Batting-Terry. Giants, ASS; Med.
wick, Cardinals, .403.
Runs. Martin, Cardinals, 81,
Cuyler. Reds and Camilli. Phillies. 2e
Runs Batted in-Ott, Giants, IS;
Medwick, Cardinals. 49,
Hits-Medwick. Cardinals. 50: Jor-
dan, Bees, so.
Doubles-Herman. Cubs. II; Med.
wick, Cardinals, H.
Triples-Medwick and Mize. Cardi-
mails; Moore, Giants; Csmilli. Phil
lies: Herman. Cubs; McQuinn ant
Riggs, Reds. 4.
Home r,ins-Ott, Giants, 4: Ca.
milli and j. Moore, Phillies. 6.
Stolen bases-J. Martin, Cardinals
8: 8. Martin, Cardinals and Allen
Phillies, 4.
Pitching-Gumbert. Giants, 40
Walker, Cardinals, 80.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.

Knoxville. S; Memphis. z.
birmingham. 8: Chattanoosa. 4,
Nashville. 4; New Orleans 3.
Atlanta. 2: Little Rock O.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Phils Crush Giants.

THE makings of another feud might
have been seen in the indigni-
ties heaped upon the New York Giants
by the Phillies. The National League
cellar dwellers marched into the Polo
Grounds, sent the converted inf1elder,
Bucky Walter. to the hill to pitch
four-hit ball and slammed out a Is
too victory.
The defeat dropped the Giants a
game and one-half behind the league
leading Cardinals. who celebrated a
one-day stand in Pittsburgh by bury
ing the Pirates, II to f. The Phils
failed to gain as Brooklyn rallied to
take an thinning 4-3 decision from
the Boston Bees. The only other
game saw the Chicago White Sox de-
feat the Browns. S to 3, behind the
knuckle-ball flinging of the veteran
Ted Lyons.
The other clubs in both circuits
we're idle. and as a result Detroit was
able to gain half game on the
Yankees and Red Sox, American
League pace settlers.
The Tigers trailed 2 to after Earl
Averill smacked homer with two
aboard In the third. They tied the
count in the fourth. however, and
blasted S pitchers with a 20-hit at
tack. climaxed by Goose Goslin's
inning circuit swat. Eden
Auker, Detroit's starting pitcher. had
| hits, drove in runs and did sn
we'll at bat he was too tired to finish
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Stars Yesterday
BY tie Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
Eden Auker. Tigers - Connected
with three hits and drove In four runs
N 5ls innings to help defeat the
Indians.
Mule Haas, White Sox-Led ll-hit
attack on st. Louis hurlers with four
singles.
johnny Cooney. Dodgers-Drove in
winning run against the Bees with
eleventh-inning single.
Terry Moore. Cardinals-His four
hits accounted for three runs against
Pirates.
Pinky Whitney. Phillies--Hit home
run with bases loaded and two singles
to drive in five runs as Phils blanked
Giants, $50.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Canadians Are Iron Men.

A MOTHER runner is due from CAL
= ifornia early next week. A. L.
Monteverde. president Of the Interna-
tional Marathon Runners Association,
en- route from Los Angeles, stopped
over in Cincinnati for the national
50.000-meter walk tomorrow.
Mccullough and Monteverde will
be the most Travelled entrants in the
race but several others are coming
from distant points. notably A. M.
Allison of Denver. Colo. and A. C..
Vickrey, from Western Texas.
Some of the Canadian runners plan
to compete here and three weeks later
in the Canadian tryout for the Olym-
pics.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Base Ball.

Washington at Boston, 8.
Maryland vs.. Army, West Point,
N. Y.
Episcopal VS.. Shenandoah Valley
Academy, Winchester, Va.
Skeet Shooting.
North South championships, Ma
tional Capital Skeet Club. Bradley
Boulevard, 4 miles past Bethesda,
Md, IL.
Track.
Maryland VS.. Navy, Annapolis,
las.
La Sale VS.. Catholic University,
Brookland Stadium. 2::30.
Lacrosse.
Maryland VS.. Johns Hopkins,
Baltimore, Nd, 8.
Golf.
Metropolitan scholastic tourna.
ment, Indian Spring, Kenwood,
Congressional.
Horse Show.
Campus of Arlington Hall Junior
College for Girls, near Ballston.
VI Fiat class. 3 an.
Evening star., 1936-05-23

work, knowing there always Is
chance, no matter what the Odds"
Self confidence, we decided, was
a helpful asset If 1t were not al
lowed to run over into conceit.
Another fault the star competitor
must watch is to take nothing for
granted. No game or fight Is won
before it is played. Too many
things can happen In this topsy-
turvy world. still recall ths
night In Toledo, Just before this
willard Dempsey meeting, when
willard was discussing his fI1turs
plans with Tex Rickard. When
some one mentioned Dempsey.
Willard only laughed. His weight
was 25S to Dempsey's 1873. How
could he lose? In Al seconds he
was on the floor with one side OF
his face closely resembling a veal
outlet, Dreaded.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
By EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer

n YEW YORK, May 23.-while
nj on pleasure bent in Philly
" q few nights back, our
4 ' plug chewing Cardinals
visited carnival They found
one Of those six-for -a-dime throw
ing galleries and the fun began s.
But not for long +. Paul Deans
first hook had wrecked only one
set-up when the management got
wise "Scram. youse guys" he
ordered. recognizing Dizzy. who
awaited his turn This amt
no jernt for pros"
When Wes Ferrell quit the
mound in Boston recently of his
own accord. he was roundly booed
by some Of the beaneaters In the
bleachers Yves thumbed his
nose at them I. Now, the dope Is,
the fans are going to get even when
the Red Sox get back to Boston
Evening star., 1936-05-23
FEUD SPIRIT HIGH
AS TIGERS SCORE
Indian Fans Throw Fruit
During Ruckus-Giants
Routed by PhiIs.
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON, Jr,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

AeSOSiateo fAeSe oboAtS "titets
A MONG the numerous base ball
~ feuds that are kept alive from
~ year to year by the natural
a rivalry between neighboring
cities, that between the Detroit Tigers
and Cleveland Indians seems to be
building up to major proportions.
So far this season the American
Leaguers haven't followed the ex-
ample of the older circuit and begun
tossing punches, but there was plenty
of warmth displayed in Cleveland yes
terday when the world champions
hammered the Indians down, 13 to
10, to gain another step on the field.
A brief display Of peevishness by the
fans and players enlivened the game
in the seventh when AL Simmons and
Gerry Walker started a double steal
and Simmons was safe at home when
Catcher Billy Sullivan dropped the
ball.
Manager Steve O'Neill and the
other Indians gathered to protest
Umpire Ormsby's decision and the
fans. evidently prepared for action.
heaved fruit and papers on the field
but the ruckus soon subsidized.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

Milo matter Oh tlie iucdi Coih-
petitive temperament al
ways is an interesting topic
in any sporting circle. But
Just what Is It?
I took the matter up with Mr..
P. Hal Sims, q close student Of
the subject at hand and no wobhly
competitor In his own right.
what are It's main ingredi-
ents?" asked. How about de-
termination as one Of the vital
assets?"
"I doubt It," said Mr.. Sims. II
have seen many very determined
competitors who also were stupid.
The top form Of competition be-
longs to the brain. The smart
competitor uses his head-and
keeps it working. He knows when
to take risks-and when not to
taks them. He studies the weak
Evening star., 1936-05-23
TERP FR0SH AHEAD

Victorious over Central yesterday,
the University of Maryland freshman
base ball team was to stack up against
Southern High of Baltimore today at
College Park. Md, at 2:30 o'clock.
Slipping over a run in the ninth in
ming when Angelo Valenza, Central
second-sacker. bobbled Lefty Chum-'
bris' grounder, the little Terps trimmed
Central, 4-3 Joe Crisaful, former
Eastern outfielder. paced the winning
attack with two singles and a double.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Cards Near Hit Record.

THE Cards approached a National
League record. hitting five dou-
bles in the second inning-one short
of the mark-and scoring six runs in
that frame to present Dizzy Dean
with his sixth mound triumph of
the season. The Phils had an even
bigger inning to open the rout of
the Giants. They scored seven runs
in the first, as Fred Fitzsimmons.
making his first start in a month,
loaded the bases and then tossed
home run ball to Pinky Whitney
without retiring man. Walter aided
his own cause with a homer off Dick
Coffman and Rookie Ernest Sulik also
hit for the circuit.
Johnny Cooney was the big gun in
Brooklyn's victory. His double In the
eighth started the Dodgers come
back and he singled Jimmy Bucher
home with the winning run in the
eleventh,
Evening star., 1936-05-23

:. Ed Bang. sports ed Of the
Cleveland News, ordered $4,000
worth of ringside seats for Louis
and Schmeling u. So Mike Jacobs
stuffed the pasteboards into a
trunk and shipped them West.
1t looks like a Syracuse year =.
At a Colgate alumni dinner the
other night, Andy Kerr. Red
Raider coach. advised one and all
to bet on Syracuse against his
team !. News reels show Max
Baer. snake hips and all, leading
a Jazz band Max Is talking
about a comeback again Ho.
hum The Cubs-Philly deal
should help both clubs :. jimmy
Wilson held out for Roy Henshaw
until Owner Phil Wrigley started
tucking that $4,000 boot back In
his pocket Then Jimmy weak
ened and cried: Don't do that,
mister III take Kowalik."
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Athletics Promise Respite.

TO FOLLOW up tomorrow against
~ the Sox, Harris will shoot Jack
Russell to the firing line. 1t may
be recalled that Jacks last victory
was scored over the Bostons. Winding
I'D the series on Monday will be
Jimmy De Shong. who has won four
Of his five starts this year.
If they fare successfully in Fenway
Park, there is no reason to expect
enything but gain for the Griffmen
when they return to Washington
from this last stopping of point of the
current tour. The last two series
have embraced five successive battles
With such flrst-divislon clubs as the
Tigers and the Indians and the Bucky
Harris charges did not do so badly.
Now come the Red Sox and instead
of finding the Nationals with their
tongues hanging out, Boston's gilded
guys are apt to discover the Griffith
A. c. at its peak.
It. is possible that win or lose In
the series. Washington's entry later
may need a respite and the schedule
seems to be ready to take care of
that. From Boston the Griffs will
depart for home Monday night to
open a three-game series with the
Athletics. Inasmuch as the AS
haven't been able to win a game from
Washington this season, there ap-
pears to be no obvious reason why
Connie Mack's club should give un-
due trouble.
A day of rest. a doubleheader on
May 80 with the Yanks in New York
and a single game in Philadelphia on
the following day will wind UP the
Nationals road activities Until June 16.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Bokina Stops Yale, 81.

RY WAY of taking a vacation from
the tedious business of playing
base ball every day, the Nationals
stopped off yesterday at New Haven
to indulge in an exhibition game
against Yale. The Griffs won, 8 to l.,
after staging a seven-run rally in the
ninth inning.
1t provided good entertainment for
the younger set at New Haven, which
displayed appreciation at the ex-
pertness of the pros and 2,63l sets of
unmatched coats and trousers. They
were treated to quite pitchers bat
tie between Joe Bokina of our moneyed
clan and Bernie Rankin. ace of the
Yales, until the final frame. Then the
Griffs, anxious to catch the 5:45 train,
stepped up and started taking their
Sunday swings at the ball. It was
all over In a jiffy.
Bokina held the collegians to three
hits while Rankin was pitching six-hit
ball until the ninth. when Washing
ton punched five safeties and capital
lied on two errors to clinch the affair.
Yale scored first, getting its run in
the third inning on single by Ran
kin, a walk to Kohlman, and a one
Dagger by Horton
Not until the seventh did the Griffs
tie it up on a single by Carl Reynolds,
an error by the outfielder who ham
died the ball, an infeld out and Wal
ter Miles fly. In the ninth Kuhel
walked, Kress and Miles singled,
Bokina and Miles went out, Estalella
was safe on an error, Bluge walked,
Hill and Reynolds doubled and Kuhel
singled to produce the hatful of runs.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
GETS EARLY START
Montblair Tallies Z in First as
It Routs N, Z, S,

Scoring seven runs in the first in
ming, Montgomery Blair High contin-
ued its batting barrage TO record a
1873 victory over National Training
School tossers yesterday at Bladens-
blIrr
Evening star., 1936-05-23
N. c. STATE PICKS KoKEN.

RALEIGH. May 23.-Mike Koken,
who assisted with N. c. States Spring
foot ball drills, will be head back
field coach next Fall. Koken will
succeed Frank Reese. backfield coach
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Race Open to 80 Only.

A MONG those expected to burn up
= the bricks in this week ends
qualifications is Lou Meyer of Cali
fornia, only two-time speedway champ
still in the business. He got the
checkered flag, emblematic of victory.
In 1928 and 1888.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
.SKEET SHOOTERS
DEFEND CROWNS
Four Champs Firing Today
in North-South Event.
Teams Vie Tomorrow.

w YHILE the outstanding skeet
M teams of the country are
" v biding their time until to-
hnf thoy, hociY
Evening star., 1936-05-23

AHJ teams OF the country are
" v biding their time until to-
morrow before they begin
shooting for the 1886 championships.
individual champions of the year we're
to be crowned this afternoon at the
National Capital Skeet Club. again
host for the North-South tournament.
Four defenders of titles they won in
1895, including Washington's national
junior champion-13-year- Larry
Williams, jr.-began firing at II O'Clock
this morning with the last title event
scheduled TO begin at 2 pm.
Women opened the title firing at II
o'clock with Winifred Hanley of Stam-
ford, Conn, in the role of defending
champion. Williams, son Of one of the
Districts veteran skeet shooters. was
to put the junior championship at
state on the stroke of noon. at which
time also the 410-gauge tournament
was scheduled Frank r. Kelly of
Roseland, N. j., won that event last
year,
Evening star., 1936-05-23

Totals-3O s-19 13 Tota1s-25 21 3
.One out when winning run scored.
Landon " 900 O04 o.
Friends s.0 002 020 Id
Runs-Perkins. Levely, Dunhann. Comp
ton (2). Crocker. r. Smith, Wannan
Gwynn. Errors-.Dorian. Crocker, j. smith
First base on bails-On Randall. 1; on
Gwynn~ 5. Struck out-By Randall, 8;
by Gwynn g. Umpire-Mr. Desper.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
WESTERN NINE STOPPED
Held to Three Hits as Bethesda
Chevy Chase Wins.
National
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Philadelphia, Is: New York. o.
Brooklyn. 4; Boston. g..
st. Louis. IL: Ptttsburgh, 4.
Other clubs not sChedilled.

Temporarily embarrassing the inter-
high school series leader, Harland
Crowell. set Western High down with
three hits yesterday as Bethesda
Chevy Chase scored a 30 win
Evening star., 1936-05-23
NATIoN.WIDEs TO PLAY.

Nationwide Juniors play the j. G.
Flood Plumbers at 8 o'clock tomorrow
on the West Ellipse. Players are to
report at 2 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Gas Limit Annoys.

THEIR problem, in simple lingo,
was this: Bear down hard enough
to get into the lineup. but ease up
enough to stay within the 2.5-gallon
deadline.
Those race chauffeurs who are un-
able to solve the problem today or
tomorrow will get another crack at
the 212-mile brick and asphalt oval
sometime next week.
Young Rex Marks of Glendale
Calf, whipped his stream Lined bull
let around the course last Saturday
in an average of 1884 miles per hour
to capture the pole position.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
'POPPNG3u%
orr" ~)1 Jtoa!!!: 49,

Picking players for the American
League all-star team for the July Z
game in Boston is certain to make a
lot of talk If the 1886 rockies continue
to play as they're doing E. if it's to
be fair. sort Of proposition based on
this years performances. how can Joe
Di Maggie be kept of. even If he
hasn't been big Lacquer for more
than a few weeks?
And How About Our Buddy:
III MAGG1O. batting All for his
Is games. is hitting "a points
above his nearest regular outfielding
rival. our own Johnny Stone -. and
in the same boat with Di Maggie. is
Washington's rookie sensation. Buddy
Lewis the 19-year-old kid cur
rently is socking .559 and fielding
everything he can get his hands on
his nearest third base batting
rival is Harlan Gift of the Browns
who is socking exactly so points under
Buddy and generally is acknowledged
to be nowhere in Buddy's class.
Boston Is all in a dither over
Wes Ferrell, the temperamentaI
righthander who, when last
seen, thumbed bis nose at the
shocked Back Bay fans and
took himself out of the box
1t isn't the nose thumbing that
hurt so much as Ferrelrs recent
lack of effectiveness.
An insult, after all. can be over
looked. but in Boston. where the bug
zing of the pennant bee Is deafening
the lack of fat victory column is an
item that's unforgivable.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
CLOSE FOR FRIENDS
Get Run on Error in Final Round
to Overcome Landon,

Pushing over the winning run in the
last inning. when Compton raced home
from third base on Randal1's wild
heave, Friends base ball team nosed
out Landon, 5-4, Yesterday at Friends.