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Reds Twice Blank Cards.

THE Cubs saw their lead cut to the
absolute minimum by dropping a
30 decision to Bill Swift and the
come backing Pittsburgh Pirates.
Most astonishing result of the day
was the double coat of whitewash the
Cincinnati Reds applied to the not
so-tough Cardinals. Peaches Davis
BANKED them, 60, in the opener, and
Al Hollingsworth repeated, TO, in the
afterpiece.
The New York Yankees ran their
streak to eight games without de-
feat by nosing out the Senators, 4-3.
in the first game of their twin bill.
and coming from behind to tie the
nightcap at sail just before darkness
halted it in the ninth.
Boston's Red Sox had a snap against
the Athletics. winning. "a and 3D.
The Phillies pounded the Boston
Bees. 1914, in their opener. and then
dropped 10 heartbreaker to Lou
Fette in the 13-inning nightcap.
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Weaver Beaten, 4-3.

RACK home today, the Mats were
looking forward to making the
most OF tWo-day vacation before
heading west for their third inland
swing OF the season. The Yank series
was trying set, what with the ter
rifle heat and the activity involved in
chasing the prodigious long distance
blows OF the champs. Despite the
rest enjoyed by the pitchers before
the series they can use another very
we'll.
Weaver checked in with the best
pitching performance of the set. al
though he was beaten in the opener
of yesterdays double-header. Monte
held the Yanks to nine hits, but two
Of them were home runs by Lou
Gehrig and Bill Dickey and, in the end,
they proved costly.
Gehrig's clout, coming in the sec
ond inning, gave the Yanks a 1-to-O
lead. In the third single by Goofy
Gomez, Crosetti's double and an in
field out by Rolfe made it 20.
The Griffs, held to two hits in the
hrst six innings, cut the score to 81
IN the seventh when Johnny Mihalic
tripled with one out and scored when
Lazzeri booted Miles grounder. In
their half Of the seventh the Yanks
added another run, Dickey homering,
but the Mats jumped on Gomez in the
eighth and tied the score with a two
run rally.
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An Enjoya BILE Companion,

IF YOU named dollar on the
round, or nothing at all. or
thousand dollars, it was o. K. with
Monty. One answer is that. whether
it was golf match or a quail hunt.
or sit-around, he was fellow you
liked to be With-and among those I
could name in this list are Bing
Crosby, Babe Hardy, Guy Kibbee, Ty
Cobb, Adolph Menjou, Frank Craven,
Gene Tunney, Dick Hanely, Hal Sims,
Dan Topping. John Weissmuller, Big
Ed Kennedy and many others who
know their way around.
Montague was sailing under no false
colors. He told them all that his past
was his own. that they take him or
leave him as they found him then.
There was no pretense of any sort
about him. He said to me once during
quail hunt along the matted slopes
of Catalina: I've never asked any one
what he did or where he came from
isn't it what you are that ought to
count?"
I had long talk with Monty. whom
I called up in Los Angeles last night.
MY only trouble" he said. in part,
came from the prohibition era. where
for any number of young fellows. there
was no law along that line that any
one respected" Which is true.
think know his story better than
most. Monty came from a highly re-
spected family in Syracuse. N. Y. Five
feet inches in height, weighing
220 hard as a section of granite, with
what both Gene Tunney and Ty Cobb
described as the quickest strength
they ever had SEEN" La Verne Moore
or John Montague, was a fine all
around athlete - golfer, foot ball
player, base ball player-one of those
natures who combine power, speed,
timing, cool head and a stout heart
In competition; he was equipped natu-
rally with all that it takes on the
physical and competitive side. Dick
Hanley of Northwestern once told me
that if he had Montague as a running
guard. he wouldn't need any good
backs to carry the ball.
Model Citizen Seven Years.
CEEKING more thrills at that time,
around 1929 or 1890, Montague,
or lie Verne Moore, became mixed up
in a hard bunch as so many other
young fellows did during that lawless
period of American life It was at
this time he stepped into trouble and
La Verne Moore of New York became
John Montague of Beverly Hills and
Hollywood. In the Far West he was
riding on his own. Is there any other
way to ride? For seven years there
was no breath Of scandal against him.
His love of golf and his love of cham
pionship both led to his present
trouble. Naturally, he avoided every
form of publicity, pictorial or written,
in the new life he had mapped out.
His reason for this now is quite ap-
parent.
The almost forgotten and over
looked shadows Of the prohibition
regime still were over him-from the
Evening star., 1937-07-12
Stars Yesterday
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Lefty Gomez. Yankees-Fannad four
and allowed six hits in 4-3 vissGsy over
Senators.
Poof Poffenberger. Tigcrs-assd In
dams to five hits for 3-@ win
Peaches Davis and Al E1liingsworth.
Reds--Shut out Cardinals Ia hoth ends
of q double -hea der so and 30
Bill Swift, Pirates-Beat Cubs 80
with six hits.
- Jack Knott Browns. and Monte
etratton. White Sox-.Former pitched
ave to win twin bill opener Al;
Etratton allowed seven hits in night
cap and hit homer for winning run.
Wally Berger and Mel OFT. Giants
FORMER hit double and drove in three
runs in 104 opener win; Otis two
basger sent two runs across In 81
nightcap victory.
Eric McNsir and Archie McKain,
Red Sox-Former hit triple and single.
drivins In three runs in "a opener
victory: McKain allowed seven hits and
Tanned six for So triumph in niehtcap
Aorrle Arnovich. Phillies. and Lou
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BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NJ Senme1inx 4onK' .bas ss'y no l2;mnss One but
VI himself to blame that
L y Tommy Farr is not going
to fight him in London, but is COM
ing here to meet Joe Louis in
stead When they got the
boys together, Max agreed to
100000 as his end and Farr
$4,000 Then Max chiseled
himself in for another $4,000,
which the promoters decided to
lop off Fairs purse Leaving
the Welshman, the hottest fighter
the British empire has turned out
in years, with a promise of only
$4,000 Nobody can blame
Tommy for deciding to take q
walk, or rather boat ride.
The Piedmont League must be
good training grounds -, Judge
w. q. Bramham, . former presi-
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RADIO JOE PLUGS BOUT

Radio Joe" kaufman will dedicate
his 477th consecutive weekly radio
program tomorrow over Station WMAL
at $50 pm. to the Freddie Steele
Hobo Williams 10-round non-title
bout at Griffith Stadium July 20, pro-
ceeds of which will be turned over to
the Variety Clubs camp for under
privileged children.
Steele. world middleweight cham
pion, and Williams, Alexandria scrap
per, are expected to participate in the
program.
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Rolfe Is Real TroubIemaker

nSS1E BLUEGE started the uprising
with one out Oss singled and so
did Joe Kuhel and Fred Sington. driv-
Ing Bluege across. Di Maggie fumbled
sington's ball, letting Kuhel reach
third, and from there Joey counted on
Travis infeld out.
Rolfe, who was a troublemaker all
day. led the winning rally in the
Yanks' eighth when he singled, raced
to third on hit by Di Maggie, and
scored on Gehrig's long fly.
The nightcap found the Yanks TAX
Ing a 20 lead after three innings
against Jimmy De Shong, but the
Griffs rallied in the fifth to drive
Johnny Murphy from the box and
score four runs.
The Yanks tied it up in the sixth,
a., but Washington showed across a
run in the eighth to take 5-4 lead.
This lasted until the Yanks' ninth.
Then, with one down, Rolfe looped a
double to center. Di Maggie flied out,
but Gehrig doubled Rolfe across with
the tying run and Johnny Stone saved
fourth straight defeat when he made
\ great diving catch of Dickey's drive
to end the inning anc the game. The
jumps called it after this catch.
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D. C. CYCLIST SCORES
McKeever Beats Crack Field in
Tourist Trophy Motor Race.

Bob McKeever, local rider, won the
Tourist Trophy race Of the National
Capital Motor Cycle Club held yester-
day at NARROW Farms, beating a crack
field of some of the best riders of the
East. McKeever's fastest time for the
four laps came in his trial heat. when
he covered the half-mile route in
"a rs seconds. The time earned him
the No. l post position for the final
event.
One entrant was slightly hurt, Ray
mond Mcmahon cracking up on
sharp turn.
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GORDON DIAMOND
STOCK At ZENITH.
19-to-1 Win From Heurich
Makes Cafeteria Team
Title FaVorite.
. ORDON'S CAFETERIA dia-
monders today we're installed

ORDON'S CAFETERIA dia-
4 monders today we're installed
7 as favorites to trim Rose
~ Liquor toSsers next Sunday
and capture the first-half crown Of
the National City League, division A,
following their impressive rout Of
Heurich Brewers, 1911, yesterday be-
fore 1000 fans.
With every member of the club con-
tributing at least one hit to the cause,
the cafe clouters handed the Brewers
probably their worst defeat in several
seasons, as Willie Silverman granted
only three singles, two of which we're
collected by Huck Stahl, Brewer short
stop.
The game, which eliminated the
Brewers from the triple play-off for
the first-half title, was abbreviated TO
seven innings after Gordons chased
seven runs across in the third inning
and followed with six more in the
fifth to erase all doubt as to the
eventual winner.
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Runs .batted in-Gehrig 60. Rofe,
Dickey. Sington. Two-base hit-Crosetti.
Three-base hit-Mihalc Home runs
Gehrig. Dickey., Double p!ays-Travis. Mi
halle and Kuhel: Kuhel. Travis and Kuhel.
Left on bases-New York. a Washington.
9. Bases on balls-or Gomez ?: of
Weaver !: Struck out-by Gomez. q; by
innings: by Fischer. o in | p innings. Hit
by pitcher-By Gomez tTravis). Losing
pitcher-Weaver. Umpires-Messrs. Kolls.
1855.
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Homer Standings
3y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KEGS, !; Gehrig Yankees, ]: Knicker-
booker Browns /; West. Browns /;
Bonura. White Sox. ! Stratton. White
Sox. /; Mills. Red Sox, ! Foxx Red
Sox, ]; Trosky. Indians. /; Solters In
dams. /; Berger. Giants. /; Collins.
Cubs. !.
The leaders-Di Maggie. Yankees.
s csrdn,s r. seETs TffTs s Y.nfess Mse"fE
OFT. Giants, II: Foxx, Red Sox, II;
Trosky. Indians. II
League totals-American. 35S; Ma
tionals. 324. Total, $50.
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Called Darkness)
Runs batted in-Gehrig (2). Dickey,
Lewis t2)4 Travis 81. Lazzeri., Makosky,
Rolfe Gehris. Three-base hit-Di Maggie.
Double plays-De Shons. Travis and Kuhel;
New York. 8; Washinston. :. Bases on
balls-Of De shonp s. of Murphy. 6;
of Makosky. ]. strikeouts--By De shong.
in II, inninss; Of Makosky. in "a iH'i in, .
nines; of Hedley, none in /; Of De shons.
10 In sas; of Cohen none in l.. Umpires
--Messrs Hubbard. Dinneen and Kolls.
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Records for Week
In Major Leagues

Standings for the week showing
games won and lost. runs, hits, errors,
opponents runs and home runs for
each club.
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ST|NCY WITH HITS,
BUT FAILS TO WIN
Few Months in Minors Is
Suggested for Bob-Cub
Margin Whitfield.
BY SID FEDER,

THE case Of Bobby Feller-or
what's in a fast ball-bobbed
up today as the years most
4 battling base ball mystery.
Although he has the makings of
just about everything an elboWer
needs, Cleveland's lightning ball
youngster can't seem to find his name
on the right side of the scoreboard
when all the runs are added up.
One whispered suggestion was heard
today that spot of seasoning, of the
minor league variety, might do some
thing toward solving the problem
that few months in fast class AA
company might teach young Bobby
the tricks Of the trade and make him
pay dividends.
Certainly, he has shown in his last
two starts what q whale of differ
ence just a little experience might
make. He has pitched fine ball. but
has lost both decisions through no
ones fault but his own.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
Sports Program
For Local Fans

WEDNESDAY.
Base Ball
Washington at Cleveland, 3.
THURSDAY.
Base Ball.
Washington at Cleveland, 5.
Wrestling.
Yvon Robert vs. Reb Russell
feature match, Griffith Stadium,
$50.
Middle Atlantic doubles tourney
Army Navy Country Club, 2.
FRIDAY.
Base Ball.
Washington at Cleveland. ).
Tennis.
Middle Atlantic doubles tourney,
Army Navy Country Club, 2.
SATURDAY..
Base Ball.
Washington at Detroit, 3.
Tennis.
Middle Atlantic doubles tourney,
Army Navy Country Club, 2.
INTERNATIONAL.
Jersey City, 6-3: Syracuse, 30.
Newark. Ia: Baltimore. 10-4.
Rochester. 81. Buffalo, II.
Toronto Montreal, rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee. .T--12; Minneapolis, 3-3.
Columbus. a-14: Louisville, 6-3.
St. Paul. So; Kansas City. 5-1
Irdi Z q apolS IL Toledo a
Evening star., 1937-07-12
JACK CURLEY DIES
Of HEART DISEASE
Promoter, 81, Had Variety
of Accomplishments in
Sport, Stage World.
Py the Associated Press.


n YEW YORK, July 12.-Jack
n Curley, one of the country's
u leading sports promoters, died
suddenly at his Great Neck.
Long Island, home today of heart
disease. He was 81, veteran of 38
years in sports promotion.
Although wrestling was his favorite
and most lucrative field, Curleys ex-
perience covered a wide range. He
promoted the Havana bout in which
Jess Willard won the heavyweight
boxing championship from Jack john
son. staged bull fights and flea cir
cuses, and engineered public appear
ances Of Annette Kellerman, Enrico
Caruso, William Jennings Bryan. Ru-
dolph Valentino, the Vatican Choir,
Georges Carpenter. the French
fighter and William Tilden
Curley appeared to be in good
health yesterday. About midnight he
became i'll. and died at l2:45 am
Eastern daylight-saving time). An
lnhalator was used unSuccessfuly He
is survived by his widow. Mrs Bessie
Grobgeld Curley, and two children
Jack and Jean.
Revived Mat Prosperity.
PORN in Strasbourg Alsace. as
Jacques Armand Schuel, Curley
came to this country as a youth and
renamed himself after his hair.
After working as mechanic and
waiter, Curley entered sports as trainer
to Barney Oldfield, who then was a
bicycle rider At the turn of the
century he began sports promotion in
Chicago staging the famous match be-
tween Frank Gotch. then world cham
pion, and George Hackenschmidt, the
Russian lion"
wrestling soon went into decline,
but its recent revival is accredited to
Curley more than any other one man.
He put theatrical effects into the
sport, adding grunts. grimaces and
groans to the wrestler's tactics and
otherwise amusing the fans with fare
not essentially athletic.
Evening star., 1937-07-12

Y mystery cloak falls from John
" Montague of Hollywood. or
La Verne Moore of New
York-But still it leaves a friend. 1t
has been astonishing to any one who
has known Monty, as I have for the
last three years. to read of him as a
bandit, braggart and tough guy
where, in those three years, he has
been just the opposite.
I wrote the first stories ever written
about John Montague, three years
ago, when 1 saw him, after many
rounds, play as good golf over
stretch as I ever had seen-I mean
rounds between IS and 10. 1t was
understood between us then, in any
thing l might write. that his past and
his private life were his oWn-as a
friend and both golfing and hunt
ing companion, that was his busi-
ness. not mine. 1t was easy then to
understand there was shadow
over his past-but the past is heavy
with shadows. I found him kindly,
friendly, thoughtful and generous to
a degree. I never heard him ask for
any bet, nor refuse fair one.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
Too Hot for Griffmen.

HEHEAF Eli, however, II mas Deen
a different story. The Yanks had
fought to a 4-3 edge in games prior
to the Griffs' invasion of Manhattan
last week end, and once on home soil
again they proceeded to give the local
firm a rousing going over. The Rup-
perts took the first two games. 1872
and 1872, and yesterday they grabbed
a 4to-3 decision from Monte Weaver
In the second game Of a double header
they rallied with two out in the last
inning to gain SIS tie Darkness
prevented further play.
Thus the Yanks. with nearly half
OF the season over, hold the very sub
stantial margin of victories in
10 starts against the Mats. Only one
other team-the White SoX-have
dealt out more punishment to the
Griffith forces. The Sox have won
9 of II games so far.
The GriffS need not feel ashamed
Of losing their spell over the Yanks.
Verify Marse Joe McCarthy's gang
Is as hot as Hades at the moment,
and it is doubtful if any club in base
ball could have beaten the Yanks.
BY way of showing how hot are the
champs at the moment, they have
taken seven games in a row. Their
home record so far is 20 wins, Z
defeats and tie. AS for hitting home
runs, the Yanks have missed only
twice in the last 18 days of play.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

YEW YORK. July l2.-The
mystery cloak falls from John
Y Montague of Hollywood. or
La Verne Moore of New
Evening star., 1937-07-12
Did Nat nx Yields Yankees Fer Sh0U Lack of Seasoning
League Statistics
JULY II, 1897.
AMERICAN. A
RESULTS YESTERDAY,

New YORK. -; Washington, I'd
I'd game innings darkness.
Boston 9-S; Philadelphia 4-2.
St. Louis. "a; Chicago. Il.
Detroit, 2. Cleveland g
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
0NCE-HEXED CLUB
FLAYS HARR|SMEN
New York Gets Big Season
Edge as It Routs Gritfs
in Torrid Series.
by FRANCIS E. STAN.
; r DID not add to the Nationals
peace of mind today to realize

peace OF mlnd To-Day 10 reallze
that Mr.. Jacob Ruppert's YAM
4 KEGS are getting out of hand.
There was time, you know, when
the Yanks used to be soft touches for
Washington ball clubs. Back in 1880,
for instance, there was a fine Yankee
team that seemed destined to win the
pennant But a Washington team
that definitely was not destined to
win the flag came along and won l8
out of % games from New York.
That ruined the Yanks' pennant
hopes. and it has been thus almost
from time on. The great Yank club
that won the flag last year by 1912
games was held even by only one
Washington. Mr.. Clark Crit
fifth, who owns the club. was mod
estly confessing that beating the
Yanks was a gift
For brief space Of time this year
1t looked as If this penchant for
knocking off the Rupperts was going
to remain in vogue. On the second
day of the season the Mats invaded
New York and Monte Weaver won
3-to-2 decision. The following two
days it rained, and so the Griffs left
Gotham holding the only series" VIC
tory that has been scored over the
champions this year
Evening star., 1937-07-12
AMERICAN IEAGVE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

fplayed one tie game.
+Played two tie games.
Evening star., 1937-08-18
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Who loses what he will not share
should not expect his friends to care
Old Mother Nature.
A IL Deer have a liking for salt.
They are as fond of it as boys and
girls are of candy. Farmer Browns s
boy knew this and for long time he
had intended to put out some for
Evening star., 1937-08-18

So finally the young buck gave up
and went of. But as he browsed he
kept thinking Of that salted stump
He resented the manner in which he
had been driven away from it by his
mother.
'She is selfish. That's what she is"
said he to himself. Tomorrow I'll 60
over there early. I won't wait for
dusk"
So the next day the young buck
didn't wait for the first of the Black
Shadows to steal out from the Purple
Hills, but in the late afternoon eau
tiously made his way over to the
salted stump. When he came in sight
ol It b stood tor soma time IN .
Evening star., 1937-08-18

There was q certain old stump just
Oh q road in the Green Forest, near
the Old Pasture, and it was there that
Farmer Browns boy finally decided
to put the salt. He knew that Light
foot and Mrs. Lightfoot often passed
that way, and he was sure that sooner
or later they would find it. Once they
did fnd it they would be sure to visit
1t regularly. So the salt was duly put
around the old stump and = short
distance away Farmer Browns Boy
made shelter from which he could
watch without being seen.
Mrs. Lightfoot was the first to dis
cover the salted stump. She tried to
keep the secret to herself. Porhape
Evening star., 1937-08-18

thicket where he was well hidden.
He was just making sure that the
way was clear He was just about
to step out when he changed his mind.
He turned and Is noiselessly as pos
sible stole away as Mrs. Lightfoot
stepped out from another thicket.
perhaps that scamp will realize
that I meant what said" thought
she. II had an idea he would come
over here early today. That is what
I would have done in his place. 1
don't blame him for trying. Hello!
Here comes Farmer Browns Boy. I
wonder what he wants. Ill just step
out Of sight"
Fsrmer Browns BOY had disap-
Evening star., 1937-08-18

she was selfish. Perhaps it was that
having discovered it she felt that it
belonged to her. Anyway she always
was alone when she visited it. But
a secret like that cannot be kept very
long. Cautiously approaching the old
stump in the dusk Of early evening,
Mrs. Lightfoot became aware that
some one was before her. Very cau-
tlously she approached. At last she
could see the old stump. Another
Deer was there. 1t was young buck,
one Of her own children Of two Sum-
mers before. He was nervous. He
kept looking up as II he expected some
one to appear to drive him away.
Nm. Lishtfoot snorted and dAaho4
Evening star., 1937-08-18
BY S. |. HUNTLEY

peared by the time Mrs. Lightfoot
turned to peer out from the thicket
in which she had gone to get out
Of sight. When Mrs. Lightfoot had
first seen him he had been close to
the shelter he had built. Into this
he had stepped while Mrs. Lightfoot's
back was turned. Now she stood
shifting the air and looking all about
suspiciously. Farmer Browns Boy
didn't move and the wind was blow
ing from her to him so that she
couldn't get his scent. Presently she
began to lick ut the salt.
(Copyright, 1872
Evening star., 1937-08-18

out at the young buck. She reared on
her hind feet and struck at him with
her forefeet. The young buck lodged
and ran away. Mrs. Lightfoot ran
after him. She chased him down the
old road short distance. Then she
returned to the salted stump. Two or
three times the young buck sneaked
back, only to be disappointed. He
was no match for his mother and he
knew it. He had no desire to feel the
sharp edges Of the hoofs on her fore
feet. And she knew how to use them.
Twice she made short dashes at him.
"You keep away from here" she
warned. This y mine. I found it
aEJt and i = mtne."
Evening star., 1937-08-18
H-s--H---a--
BY WILLARD
SIS3 ny. TRyNvss1, p<se,

Presently Jane paused hesitantly and looked about
her. Then she shook her head sadly "One of these
halls looks like all the rest. I believe we've come
too far. thought knew where the tunnel was
but I'm all confused. I'm afraid I can't
find it!'
Evening star., 1937-08-18

Lightfoot the Deer and Mrs. Light
foot. He had two reasons for doing
this. One was to give them treat.
The other was to give himself the
opportunity Of watching them more
closely and thus learning more about
them and their ways.
Evening star., 1937-08-18

13. An equal.
l9. Royal jurisdiction.
%. Small cube.
Is. Makes trimming.
26. The wall-eyed pike
49, Simple.
29. Uniform.
80. Scrape.
81. Shakes slightly.
80. Sloth.
33. Rendered void.
"a. Do chores.
IS. Possessed.
38. Perplexng problem.
80. Frozen.
Al. Things present.
AZ. Reeled and twisted fllaments OF
silk.
A. Aff1uence.
As. Organ of fish.
Al. Mix.
48. Ventures upon.
49. Trustworthy
so. Take in preference.
81. Small lances.
50. Give up.
So. Mixed with.
81. Scrutinize.
81. A Matching Of pheasants.
So, Literary scraps.