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Evening star., 1936-05-11

~ DGEMOOR CLUBS new ten
l. mis- set-up will receive its bap-
tism as host to . major tour
- nament Of the District sooner
than expected. Although the Md
die Atlantic singles, which, incl
dentally, have been postponed until
the week Of June IS, will constitute
its first complete tournament, plans
have been made to stage the mems
quarter finals, semis and finals OF
the City of Washington championship
there the last week of this month.
Competition, the first Of the year,
will begin on the Rock Greek courts
at Sixteenth and Kennedy streets on
May 23, and although the women
will play through to their champion
ship on that site, the men will trans
fer the latter stages Of their singles
and doubles to Edgemoor.
Talks Invitation Tourney.
PLANS now are under way for two
additional major net events be-
fore the year is out. Dooly Mitchell's
brother, Jimmy, now the professional
at a country club In Richmond.
wants to bring his clubs team up for
an intercity match some time this
Summer against the Edgemoor line
up, which embraces practically every
ranking player in the city.
In addition, Edgemoor Is talking
about an invitation tournament In
the Fall. Truly, all the club needed
was q starter. Things have been
booming ever since.
One significant result Of most OF
the city's stars joining Edgemoor
has been overlooked. For the first
time, Barney Welsh, Mitchell, Hugh
Lynch. Tom Markey, Tony Latona,
Ralph McElvenny ct al. will be ELI
gible to play in the Hotchkiss Cup
matches-the annual four-city cham
pionship event in which only club
players of Washington, Baltimore,
Richmond and Norfolk are eligible.
Previously, all Of the aforemen-
toned were public parks players and
Washington's lineup last year, with
out such stars, lost the cup to Balu-
more.
But even though the team receives
its main impetus from these players,
it is doubtful II Yelverton Garnett will
lose his place on the team. Garnett,
who played on the 1885 squad along
with Clarence Charest, Tom Moore
head and others, promises to be one
Of the better young players OF the
city this year, according to those who
have seen his early game.
Tall, 20 years old and tipping the
scales at 180, Garnet has played in
the nationals for the last two years,
gaining experience destined to carry
him far in city competition. The
youth expects to enter the University
OF Virginia next Fall. but doubtless
will be seen in every local tournament
this Summer.
Evening star., 1936-05-11
Dooms u. S. to Tennis Defeat
Australian Leader Promises Lads From Down
Under Will Wind Up With Davis Cup.

the inter-Zone final should be easy,
he figures: 1T will be played on
grass courts, and I think Crawford
can beat Won Cramm 9 out of 10
times on grass. Germany has no
second capable Of beating Crawford,
McGrath or Quist. All three Of our
men are playing the best games Of
their careers, particularly Quist."
AS for the British, well--
IT think that either Crawford or
McGrath will beat Austin every
time as long as they wait for the
short, loose ball that always comes
from Bunny. All they need to do is
keep him away from the net by
putting length on all their shots.
Pred Perry must be expected to
win his singles matches, though
Crawford or McGrath may snatch
q win. Our pair should win the
doubles comfortably. They're Vim.
bledon and French championS."
Evening star., 1936-05-11
Difficult to Prove.

nF COURSE, campaigns of this sort
~ almost always wind up in the
same way. Mr. Frick cannot forfeit
the game that Earnshaw pitched and
won against Cincinnati without the
strongest kind of evidence. and evil
dence that a pitcher threw q spitball
is apt to be strangely lacking two days
after the game in question. It's quite
possible, too, that the or Moose did
not throw a spitball. He usually Is
very careful about his manners.
The chances are that Mr.. MacPhail's
protest will result In close Empirical
supervision of the or Moose for q few
weeks and then be forgotten. The
spitball has been remembered and
forgotten, and remembered and for
gotten, in that order, for number Of
years now.
To the best Of my knowledge and
recollection the only artisans now
legally engaged in pitching spitball.
subject to the non-retroactive ban OF
Is years ago which outlawed the de-
livery, but permitted veteran spit
ballers to keep throwing 1t till the
end of their service, are Burleigh
Grimes and Frank Shellenback.
Grimes is with Louisville and Shellen-
back has been hobbling Pacific Coast
League bats with his moist one for
years and years.
The thinning of the ranks of the
Wet-ballers was slow but steady
process. Ed Walsh, greatest exponent
of the splitter, was all through anyway
when the law went into effect. So
were most of the famous laundry"
pitchers of his era. Grimes hung on
tenaciously, as did Urban Shocker,
Red Faber, j. Picus Quinn and Clar-
ence Mitchell, the sourhpaw spit
baller-but age banged them on the
fingers one by one and made them drop
of that lifeline.
Fortunately Johnny Allen and or
Moose Earnshaw can get along fairly
well without the bootleg delivery.
Allen Is a fast-ball pitcher and when
he has his speed under control he
needs nothing else. Earnshaw's talent
with o dry ball is proven.
Nevertheless the old splitter argu-
Ynent continues to bob up every leap
wear or 50, and it's nice to realize
that the public welfare Is in the
hands of two such thoroughgoing
district attorneys as Rogers Hornsby
and Larry MacPhail. Always on their
toes, those fellows.
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Evening star., 1936-05-11
JAPANESE TO INVADE
Will Resume Traditional Base
Ball Feud With Chicago u.

CHICAGO, May II (R.-College
base balls oldest international series
will be renewed on the Midway May
80 in the opener of a two game set
between the University of Chicago
and Waseda University, champion Of
Japan.
The second game will be played
June Is, and a third meeting has
been tentatively arranged for May
%, Athletic Director T. Nelson Met
calf announced today. Chicago and
Waseda first met in 1910 when the
Maroons went to Japan. Chicago
made other invasions in 1915, 1920,
1925 and 1880. Waseda made its first
American tour in 1911, and the 1886
visit will be its fifth.
Evening star., 1936-05-11
Sports Mirror

BY the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-Omaha won
Preakness, repeating Derby-Preakness
double" of his sire, Gallant Fox.
Three years ago-Indians broke tie
with Yankees for American League
lead by beating Red Sox.
Five years ago-Sir Thomas Upton
announced plan to challenge for the
Americas Cup for sixth time In 1882.
Evening star., 1936-05-11
Major Leaders
American League.
BY the Associated Press.

American League.
Batting-Sullivan Indians, .42l; r.
Ferrell, Red Sox, .407.
Runs-Gehrig, Yankees, 40; Geh-
ringer, Tigers, Is.
Runs batted in-Dckey, Yankees,
"a: Foxx, Red Sox, %.
Hits-Gehringer, Tigers, 50: Gehrig,
Yankees; r. Ferrell, Red Sox, and
Dickey, Yankees, 35.
Doubles-Rolfe, Yankees, 10; Travis
Senators, and Haas, White Sox, Q.
Triples - Lewis. Senators; Geh-
ringer, Tigers, and Cliff, Browns. 4.
Home runs-Foxx, Red Sox, 8;
Dickey Yankees, 7.
Stolen bases-Werber, Red Sox, S;
Crosetti, Yankees, 4.
Pitching-Blaeholder, Indians, 80;
Broaca, Yankees, and Phelps, White
Sox, 20.
National League.
Batting-Terry, Giants, 500; Bru-
baker, Pirates, .432.
Runs-Cuyler, Reds; Moore, Giants
and Herman, Cubs, II.
Runs batted in-Norris, Phillies, a.;
Leiber, Giants, 81.
Hits-Demaree, Cubs, 80: Herman
Cubs; Jordan, Bees, and Moore
Giants, 50.
Doubles-Herman, Cubs, IS; Moore
Giants, 8.
Triples-Herman, Cubs, 4; Hassett
and Butcher, Dodgers; Myers, Reds:
Moore, Giants; suhr, Pirates, and
McQuinn, Reds, 3.
Home runs-Klein, Cubs, S; OFT
Giants; Hafey, Pirates; Moore. Bees
Demaree, Cubs, 4.
Stolen bases-J. Martin, Cardinals
s; Allen, Phillies, 4.
Pitching-Benge, Bees. 40; Gum
bert, Giants, and Walker, Cardinals
20.
Evening star., 1936-05-11
W0MEN'S net LOOP
TEAMS ARE NAMED
Nine Combinations to Strive for
Championship in Race That
Starts Today.

COMPETITION in the Women's
Tennis League Of the District
gets under way today when nine
teams start battling for the 1886
championship.
A revision Of dates, previously an
nounced, lists the women's District
championships for June IS, with the
women's Tennis League tournament
starting August /.
The line-ups and captains Of the
nine teams of the league follow:
Army,Navy: Mrs. Florenee Black cap
SON. Betsy Rowan. Mrs. Mary Galloway,
Audrey scholl .Ansley spalding, Margaret
Fem. Margaret Wallace. Ethel shamer.
nnsa Bureau s1a'e Of Standards: Elizabeth Fan;
donini 1captain). Dorothy KinEsbury. cscyl
Ghsfotte nsefer Ksssieen Kots
tainl. Mary Cootes, Mrs. Dorothy Wyeth.
voth t a.lsn oqFsti Fsldman % Dorothy Hobs Vp-
ginia Dillman. Mildred Battle. Mrs. Theresa
Norris. Marsaret NuttinR. Caroline Moore
Bassett tcaptain). Loyeye Adkins. Mrs:
Margaret Butler. Mrs Mary Poppe. Mary
Ewin. Gretchen Feiker, Alison Clafiin.
Marjorie sehorn. Annetta Matthew. Corella
Bageant, Katherine Berrall, Victoria Eynon.
Elizabeth Treadwell, Naomi Jarman.
Mt. Pleasant: Betty Kronman tcaptainl.
Elizabeth Tew. Marie Stevens. Anne Gold
smith: Eleanor sturyis. Mary Van der yeer'
Edna Vest. Mrs. Lydia Richards.
Nationals; Florence Meier tcaptain) Mrs
Deck, Mrs Mary. Gass. Dorothy. Crook,
Mary Louise Braselton. Antoinette Fletcher,
RssauetsSs: Mary Ryan Itcsptsi.n,.
Jean Ann Griesbauer.- Edith McKelvey.
Willie .Osteen. Mrs. Louise Stambaush.
Katherine Wassman. Doris Rothwell.
Marraret RYAN. Margaret Talbert:
Florence joyce. Dorothy Towns. Esther wy.
Wardmar: Mrs. Betty Bullion tcaptain).
Bobsy Turney. Dorothy Bergstrom. Hilds
Levy. Hester Brooks Bee Eynon, Mary
Maurine, Christine sills. Wilma Dinowitser.
Hattie Myerhof.
Evening star., 1936-05-11
DOZEN CLASHES FILL
MONTGOM merry SLATE
Schoolboys to Engage in Base
Ball, Golf, Tennis, Track
Tits This Week.

SEVEN base ball games, pair Of
tennis engagements, two golf
matches and a track meet mark the
program Montgomery County school,
boy athletes will follow this week.
Landon Prep nine was to play at
Montgomery-Blair High today. Gath
ersburg High at Charlotte Hall, Sher-
wood at Laurel and Friends Prep at
Montgomery Blair are tomorrow's
games. Montgomery Blair plays
Georgetown Prep Wednesday, Dewitt
meets Bethesda Chevy Chase at Gar
rett Park Thursday and Gaithersburg
visits Blair Friday.
Dewitt racketers were to meet Mont
gomery-Blair at Argyle today and
Landon faces Bethesda Chevy Chase
at Columbia tomorrow. Bethesda
Chevy Chase and Roosevelt High
golfers were to meet today and Roose-
velt and Montgomery Blair Wednes-
day at Rock Greek.
Montgomery Blair and University Of
Maryland freshmen have track meet
at College Park tomorrow.
Rockville A. A. defeated Mount
Rainier Grays. to S, yesterday. Cole
hit three, including . homer, for the
losers.
Kensington A. G. trimmed Be-
thesda Firemen, 81 to 5.
White Haven A. G. topped Cabin
John, IL to 9.
Evening star., 1936-05-11
LEFTIES GOLF LEADERS
Defeat Columbia Right-Handers,
Despite Henshaw's q.

william Wade Henshaw's 2 on the
420-yard par 4 eighteenth hole at
Columbia yesterday featured q match
in which the clubs left-handed team
trounced Henshaw's right-handed
first-division group, 8 to 3. Members
Of the winning team were J. B. Sher-
rier, p. J. Harman, ]. r. Gross. r.
White, v. p. James, Z. M. Willis.
G. M. Charest and A. H. Wilson.
Those playing with Henshaw were
J. L. Blair, II. Z. Doyle. Comdr. G. 3.
Hatch, Z. B. English, c. L. Shelton,
G. M. Ferris and B. L. Hart.
Evening star., 1936-05-11
Records for Week
In Major Leagues

The standings in the major leagues
for the past week, including games
through Sunday, and giving games
won and lost, runs, hits, errors, op-
ponents' runs and home runs:
Evening star., 1936-05-11
| FARRELL SHOE WINNER
Averages 70 Per Cent Ringers in
Vanquishing D. c. Champion.

Temple r. FARRELL, Maryland State
title holder. defeated Bill Moore, Dis
trict champion, four games to one, in
the first of series of special matches
on Jarrell's court at Hyattsville, pre-
ceding the opening of the Metropolitan
Horseshoe Singles League. Jarrell's
ringer percentage was 10.
Tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock, Bob
Pence, newcomer from Indiana. and
Lee freshman, former Old Line cham
pion, will hook up on Jarrell's court
All ringer addicts are invited to attend.
Evening star., 1936-05-11
SCORES IN BLIND B0GEY.

Mrs. K. s. Giles won the blind bogey
at Indian Spring yesterday with Q
score of 89-9-80. Mrs. M. J. Ken
nedy had the lowest number Of puts
on the first nine when she took but
Is, while Ann Reh won the putting
contest for the second nine with 10.
Evening star., 1936-05-11
District 1e-Yard Amateur chanpienshi
CHESS LEAD is SHARED

Neshevsky and Slmons0n Oh 1uP
in National Tournament
NEW YORK, May II R.-Two
New Yorkers have taken the lead In
the national chess tournament while
the Vests chief contender, from
Oregon, adjourned his game with Q
Californian.
The leaders, Samuel Reshevsky and
Albert G. Simonson, have scores OF
nine won and three lost. Arthur w.
Dake of Portland and Herman Steiner
Of Los Angeles adjourned their game,
leaving Dake still with score Of 7la
to 3h. Steiner is far down the list.
Evening star., 1936-05-11
NEWSOMs HEAD SENATORS.

Keeping their undefeated record
intact, the Buck Newsom Peewees
pounded out . 9-to-5 victory over the
Senator nine Saturday on the Mount
Rainier diamond. The Newsoms are
anxious to schedule other games.
Call Bobby Reinoehl at Greenwood
2513-M.
Evening star., 1936-05-11
Mr.. HOrnsbv Is RiIed.


MIR. HORNSBY blew the first blast
~A in the new cleanup campaign.
Mr.. Hornsby Is not whistle-blower by
nature. but when he suspects that
somebody Is attempting to put some
thing over on him and his woe-begone
Browns he gets very riled indeed.
"You have to watch that Johnny
Allen" said Mr.. Hornsby the other day,
as he passed along the Eastern Sea-
board. Hes throwing lickerish ball.
He carries lickerish in his glove, and
when the pitch comes up to the plate
1t is soaking wet and extra tough on
the hitters.
Sure. it's a variety of the spitball.
We caught him throwing it against us,
and made him stop. hear that Joe
Mccarthy did the same thing when
Allen was working against the Yanks
called the turn to the umpire and
made Allen throw a dry ball. You got
to keep your eyes open all the time" !"
concluded Mr.. Hornsby with disillu-
stoned shake of his head, "or these
guys will get away with murder"
More serious than this indictment,
because it has taken a formal turn, is
the charge Of Larry MacPhail that OF
Moose Earnshaw threw genuine spit
ball at the bats of Mr.. MacPhail's
hard-working Cincinnati Reds. Tipped
off by Manager Charlie Dresser and
Coach George Kelly, Mr.. MacPhail
took his complaint straight to the
highest court in the National League,
which consists of Mr. Ford Frick.
Mr.. MacPhail says that Earnshaw
threw at least four spitters. Mr..
Earnshaw, a plain-spoken man. refers
10 this allegation as "the bunk"
Somebody must be crazy" says Mr..
Earnshaw, "and it's not me-"
Evening star., 1936-05-11
GREEN BELTS BOOKING
Clapper Is Listing Games for Re-
settlement Nine.

The Resettlement Green Belts.
composed of some of the best senior
base ball players in the city. are seek
ing to play out Of town on Saturdays
and Sundays while booking games for
their home diamond on Fridays.
Teams interested should get in
touch with E. w. (Babe) Clapper at
3128 Tenth street northeast. He may
be telephoned at Decatur 1920.
Evening star., 1936-05-11
YankS Move I'm.

GROVES loss allowed the Yankees
~ to slip into first place. Dimaggio
slapped out his homer in the first
inning after having failed to get
safety in 10 successive trips to the
plate.
A walk, triple and single broke
up the ball game between the Indians
and Tigers. Joe Sullivan, who had
relieved Eden Auker in the second,
had limited the Indians to two runs
in IL innings before he weakened to
walk VoSmik and permit Hughes to
triple.
The CardS-Cubs game was halted
by rain after the fifth inning and the
largest crowd to watch a game in
Chicago this year, 29,50s paid, drifted
away after waiting IS minutes for
possible resumption of the contest.
A total of nine miscues, five by the
Bees, abetted the scoring in the Bees
Dodgers game. which Boston won on
successive singles by Wally Berger and
Tony Cuccinello.
Evening star., 1936-05-11
THIRD FOR HERND0N.

Herndon A. C's undefeated base
ball team scored its third straight
victory yesterday when 1t defeated
Falls Church, 1875, In Northern Vir-
ginia League game.
Evening star., 1936-05-11
Hei''ie Tunes Lyre, Sings Fame
Of Syrian, Goth, Fighting Came

Al HARVEY MILLER former fighter, trainer,
maker for the Frsddv N
Petey aureateship
today adds another
onsnment TO MS varied life pionship fight:
BY MAJ. HARVEY L. MILLER.
There's sports trek out to the Stadium,
There's to,,toht
For the feGthertDetght crotDn of all the porld.
1t should proDe bitter fght.
The champion OF all the iUorld ,Deqht.
Against q guy with a heart full of hate.
Well, aohon do you like
TO aDin the fight,
Is 1t Freddy or Is 1t Pete?
throtOback to the days of Rome
And the gl1diators game
The lights haze changed and the rules haze changed
But the mob Is just the same.
Hat Caesar" DGS the ancient
I'VE salute thee Bho about to dte!"
Whom. dost thou tauor,
Cldudus?
"The Syrian" "The GOTH"
Far back to the ancient hilltop
Beneath some pale moons light,
Nude bodies clGshed and Dld boDs crashed
And death tDns the end of the fight.
Wei, ,cere all descent from the aDtnner's strain,
Since the loser never fought again.
Whom do you like,
TO uDn the fight,
"The Hairy one or .The SmootN
Evening star., 1936-05-11
It's His Own Idea.

LIE MAY have found the answer in
= = reverting to that windmill wind
up in which he gives the appearance
of q man fighting OF swarm of bees
with much waving of both arms.
II 50, Buck can say he did 1t
all by himself, for 1t came as
surprise when Newsom, after
asking permission to face Lefty
Grove yesterday, resorted to his
old wind-up.
The Red Sox, one Of the teams
that beat him, we're surprised, too.
putting it mildly. Unquestionably.
Bucks performance was one Of the
greatest that has been unfolded in
recent years at Griffith Stadium. His
fast ball fairly sizzled, and from where
1t was started nobody knew until the
last split second, not even Newsom.
His curve cracked, sharply away from
right-handed hitters and into the
southpaw swingers.
In the first inning he famed
Dusty Cooke and Jimmy Fox.
In the second Eric McNair went
down swinging. Buck opened
the third frame by whining
Oscar Melillo and Grove.
In the fourth he struck out Roger
Cramer and Foxx again. The next
frame found Bill Werber waving at
something he couldn't touch. Only
Heinie Manush Of the regulars sur
vived o strikeout.
Evening star., 1936-05-11

Gains Two New Stars.
COMPETITION in the Women's
~ Tennis League gets started today
and the walls" OF the championship
Evening star., 1936-05-11
SANICO PINMEN FEAST.

Walter johnson will be the honor
guest at q banquet Of the Sanico
Bowling League tonight at the May
flower. starting at 7:30.
Evening star., 1936-05-11
'POPPING3 ~
orr wifi J1 toa!a:, ~ r

Bucks theory on pitching isn't
recommended to young pitchers trying
to learn how to pitch, but in case
like this, who cares about finesse
when Washington has ball games TO
win and the guy can win 'em over
opposition like Boston with Robert
Moses Grove on the slab?
Evening star., 1936-05-11

Evidently. Edward Red) Mather,
another form upsetter in IS, has found
himself to be in shape for another
good season. Although the former
Rhodes scholar had declared he would
forsake the courts If he was not in
condition. his recent signing at Edge
moor dispelled all doubts along that
line.
Evening star., 1936-05-11
Who's This Estalella?

ToHHNY STONE is well on his way
y to carving q niche for himself as
pinch-hitter when he batted
for Hill and singled yesterday it was
the fourth time in five pinch hitting
tries that Johnny came through :.
two singles, q double and triple. two
runs scored and four more battec
across have been Rocky's contribution.
as an emergency batsman.
II all pitchers looked the
same as Buck Newsom to Jimmy
Foxx the odds on the Red Sox
would drop aplenty the
Foxx man, who never has been
able to hit Buck, has faced him
six times this season and, until
the last inning yesterday, didn't
make . hit -. Buck has famed
him three times .. when New
som reached base on q single
yesterday Foxx said to him,
Darn IL don't think I'm COM
ing down with q case Of acute
appendicitis" . 10 which Buck
answered, yeah, swinging at
them inside pitches Of mine
will give you that"
Evening star., 1936-05-11
er hks Clubhouse Lawyers Sluggish Major Stars Aroused
AoBs%zsf}yo!LLEYS&
"a 5aEM f:z Me.~.tE .&~
by BiN DiA7tSNH
IN H,YW q,

Army-Navy team, which has only two
of its 1885 regulars back, have been
dissipated by the mere mention Of
two newcomers.
Edith Clarke and Margaret Robin
son, whom many are picking to fight
it out for the women's championships
this Summer, both are to play with
the service team. And 80 evenly
matched are they regarded that team
officials have been unwilling to name
one above the other, with the result
that they will share the No. and 2
assignments.
Other members of the team will line
up with Betsy Rowan, 8; Mary Gallo
way, 4; Audrey Scholl, S; Ann Spauld-
ing, 6; Margaret Fem, z; Margaret
Wallace, 8, and Ethel Shamer, o. Ann
Shutz and Florence Black will be the
reserves.
Mrs. Black, by the way. will not be
here many more months. The pretty,
sun,tanned wife Of Capt. Garland H.
Black of the Signal Corps will leave
with her husband for Fort Leaven-
worth cary In August, the Army post
being Blacks new assignment. They
are due there by August II.
Need Tennis Fund.
He DOESN'T know where the
money would come from, but
Winfree johnson, recreational direc-
tor Of the Public Parks Service,
knows the one thing that would i'm
prove the public parks courts 100
per cent. For some years now john
son has been seeking an appropri-
alton for the installation of shower
baths and locker rooms at the city's
public courts. but without avail. He
hasn't any idea that the elimination
of his hopes will be realized any time
soon, but ideas-and money-would
be appreciated.
Preparations for his law exams,
which start shortly at George WASH
ington University, will prevent Barney
Welsh from entering the Old Domin-
ion tournament gets under way to-
day at Richmond. Although Welsh
had intended returning to the site
where he went to the finals last year,
law has succeeded in doing what few
local players can do-get the champ
"hot and bothered"
Bill Breese definitely Is out Of the
local picture for 1885. The big, shorts
clad youngster who played sensation
ally last year to earn the No. 2 rank
ing, has obtained q position with the
diplomatic corps and Is now In
Canada.
Evidently, Edward (Red) Mather
another form upsetter in IS, has found
himself to be in shape for another
good season. Although the former
Rhodes scholar had declared he would
forsake the courts If he was not in
| condition. his recent signing at EDGE
Evening star., 1936-05-11

a n Al. HARVEY L. MILLER,
M secretary Of the District Box
wv ing Commission and match
1 \ maker for the Freddy Miller
Petey Sarron bout tonight at Grifith
Stadium. today adds another accom-
plishment to his varied life,
Evening star., 1936-05-11

A former fighter, manager, trainer,
handler, promoter, matchmaker, sports
editor and referee, Heinie bids for the
poet laureateship Of fistiana with the
following verse on the world cham
pionship fight: