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Evening star., 1937-04-06
DECK GOES TO TOP
OF MUNY net LIST
Goes Ahead as Nate Ritzenberg
Turns Pro-Heiskell Named
Association Leader.

DAT DECK. hard-working public
parks netman, will be the rank
ing No. / player Of that group this
season despite the fact that he lost in
the championship match last Summer
and has been ranked second by the
National Capital Parks Tennis Asso-
citation.
Decks elevation to the top spot
came about through the inability OF
Nate Ritzenberg, 1886 champion anc
the one who was rated No. /, to play
further amateur tennis. Ritzenbere
turned professional shortly after win
ming the public parks title for the frs,
time.
Rated behind Deck are Ritzen.
berg's brother Allie, Ray Stocklinski
Herbert Shenkin. Hy Ritzenberg, Ar
thur Simmons, Billy Contreras, Deans
Judd, Morgan Happy) Jacob, Jo'
Baker, Erwin Niemeyer, Lawrence
Sherry. Kent Boyle and Maurice Gou
beau-in that order.
Shenking and Stocklinski, however
will be the bona flde No. l double!
team, due to their victory in the fina
last year over the Ritzenbergs. TIL,
later were ranked second, with Decl
and Fred Doyle No. 3 and Hy Ritzen'
berg and Ezra Gould No. 4.
Jimmy Heiskell, vice president last
year, has been promoted to presidency
with Deane ,Judd as vice president
Felix Silva and Bill Shreve held theil
offices as secretary and treasurer, re.
spectively. The Public Parks League
which opens May l, will be played il
halves this Summer, with the winning
team of each half meeting for the
championship at the end Of the sea-
son.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
P22RkES
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

TT WAS Eddie (Choo- Choo)
Johnson. son Of the Big Train,
who collected five hits for
L Maryland against Virginia :.
Not George Knepley. as all local
papers reported Eddie was
robbed of home run by a spec
tacular catch on his first trip to
the plate and then rammed out
five consecutive hits.
Harold Osborn, who high-jumped
6 feet 7H inches in 1925, still
is going strong after IL years ).
The world record now is 212 inches
higher and is held jointly by Cor
nelius johnson, David Albritton
and Mel Walker . Harvard and
Maryland lacrosse teams, which
clash Thursday at College Park,
first met Is years ago =. Harvard
won, 81.
Bing Crosby pitches for Clem-
sons base ball team {. Joe Kier-
nan, who caught for Dartmouth
last year, has given up base ball
The former Central High foot
ball and diamond star preferred
the glee club, which recently re-
turned from Chicago -. Killer
Lamar, local colored heavyweight,
is preparing for comeback effort.
Bill Holm, center on the Flat
bush Boys Club basket ball team,
which recently was swamped by
the Washington Boys Club Fleet
wings, is indorsed enthusiastically
by Charley Reynolds. who rates
him as the finest scholastic court
player he ever has seen Holm
is a brother OF Eleanor Holm, who
was told by the A. A. U. that water
and champagne don't mix He
was an all-New York State selec-
tion.
Prosperity definitely is back, ac-
cording to Heinie Miller, Maryland
ring coach, who just returned with
Benny Alperstein and Tom Bir-
mingham from the National Col
legiates at Sacramento, Calf. F. I.
If you need proof, he'll show you
Birmingham's food bill for five
days there d. . It was $48 -. Tom,
incidentally, fought by far the best
fight of his career, according to
Miller, and still was whipped BY
Carl Eckstrom of North Dakota,
who won the featherweight title.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
78 JUNIOR BOXERS
|NA.A. j. SCRAPS
Every Section of U. S. and
Hawaii Represented in
St. Louis Event.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ut. LOUIS, April 6-Seventy-
eight amateur boxers, from all
sections Of the country and
- Hawaii, weighed in today for
the opening rounds tonight Of the Ma
tional A. A. U. junior boxing cham
pionships.
Forty three round fights were
scheduled for tonight's card, and
drawings were completed following
medical examination Of the boxers.
Semi-finals and finals will be held to-
morrow.
Definitely in the "favorite" class
were the six entrants from, Honolulu.
Only one, Gilbert Murakanli, who
competed in the 1895 senior nationals
here, has ever fought in a United
States ring. Murakami, however, re-
tanned his eligibility in the Junior con-
tests by never having won a junior or
senior A. A. U. title -Four other Ha-
waiians will take part in the senior
championships at Boston next week.
Two Sets of Brothers.
TWO sets OF DrOtnerS nedu tIie al
kansas delegation. Raymond and
Rayburn Medlock are rated as title
contenders in the 135-pound class.
Neal Kinney, lightweight, and Regan
Kinney, light Heavyweight, will have
Brother Burleigh in the corner as
second during their battles.
Tad CORN, coach Of the Southern
team, predicted "at least three cham
pions" were included among his
charges. Homer Red" Davis. Loyola
University heavyweight, has attracted
the attention of fans in his workouts:
Sewele Whitney, 112-pound South
erner, is out to avenge 1885 defeat
at the hands of Honolulu's Murakami
From Texas, Welterweight Arthur
Darling" Dorrell, Houston, and
Light-heavyweight Johnny Buck OF
Texas Tech, Lubbock, are considered
serious obstacles in any fighters drive
to the top in those divisions.
Other entries include fighters from
Boston, Memphis, Fort Benning, Ca:
Shreveport, La; Tulsa, Okla; Chloe
co (Oklahoma) Indian Institute, Ok
lahoma City, Okla; Evansville, Ind,
and Bloomington, Ill, as we'll as Ozark
A. A. U. boxers.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
FOUR IN DEADLOCK
IN CUE TITLE PLAY
Champ Caras Only One in Tie-up
Who Will Not See Action
in Tourney Today.

oS WIG neSoSinleu 1000.
NEW YORK, April 6.-The defend
ing champion, Jimmy Caras OF
Wilmington, Del; two former cham
pions, Ralph Greenleaf of New York
and Erwin Rudolph Of Cleveland, and
q Brooklyn veteran, Onofrio Lauri,
all were tied for first place in the
world pocket billiards championship
today.
Caras joined the others yesterday
by trimming Joe Diehl OF Rockford,
ILL.,, 125 to 95, and is the only leader
who will be out Of action today.
Greenleaf has chance to strength
en- his position in his match with
Diehl, but Rudolph faces Marcel Camp
of Detroit, who has won three and
lost three games in the tournament
and Lauri meets Benny Allen of Kan
sas City, another former titleholder
who has split four matches.
In the other match of the day, Fay
Gamer, Vineland, N. j., who rallied
to whip Andrew Ponzi, 1885 champion
In the final match, last night, plays
Charles Seaback, Boston. This match
like the Greenleaf-Diehl game, i
scheduled for the afternoon, while tht
other two matches will be played to-
night.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
Contract "Scrap of Paper. :"

AT THIS writing the Baer-Farr
fight is on for April Is, sounde1
heads having talked turkey to Tom
but it has gotten so mere contract
doesn't mean thing from day tc
day.
No doubt Farr was impressed by
Baer's size and general looks, ano
figured Neusei was a softer touch
Anyway, his attempt to duck out was
a big surprise.
His own manager wrote me a letter
I got after the Foord fight, in which
he said, IF Tom wins, as flgure NJ
will, he meets Baer April Is
So you never know.
I think Farr figured wrong, fol
Neusel probably would have beater
him, and he wouldn't have gotten
crack at Max Baer and Farr Woulo
draw more money than Farr anc
Neusel, for Walter already has shoWr
in London.
English fans concede Farr little
chance against Neusel but Max Is ar
unknown quantity, and having fought
some punk fights since losing tc
Louis, he leaves an angle OF uncer-
tainty. And you need that for gooe
draw.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
Unanimous Decision Booed.

MONTANEZ dropped the champion
with a hard right-cross in the
first round and kept pounding effec-
lively at long range until Ambers dis
covered he could get somewhere by
fighting at close quarters. But by the
time the champion discovered it, Mon
tanez's lead was too great.
BY his showing last night, Montanez
sewed up shot at the title, and prob
ably share of one of the biggest
gates of the coming outdoor season.
Forgetting Montanez's early margin
and bowling for Ambers at the end,
the crowd of 1882 remained to boo
the unanimous decision.
Ambers must first give Tony Can
Zoneri q shot at the title In the Gar
den, May T. The winner Of this will
likely be matched with Montanez In
July.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
Margin of Victory Slight.

HAD Nick elected to keep his,
punches in fair territory. the bout
very easily could have been his. Judge
DR.. o. U. Singer and Referee Denny
Hughes voted for Ingram by slight
on and two point margins respec-,
lively, while Judge DR.. Bob Eller be-
came bit more veXed at Camarata's S
foul tactics and awarded the fight to
Ray by a gap Of six points.
Nick later admitted his fouls, but
also claimed the elusive Ingram is 4
clever actor in the matter of making
an illegal punch have a visible affect
on the crowd and judges.
Gee, he wears his tights up to
here" offered Nick as he wiped a
towel across an illustrative chest. Il
thought won both rounds even with
those fouls, but guess he's too good
an actor. Next time he'll pull those
tights down some"
Despite his lackadaiSical perform
ance in the early milling, Nick denied
the fact he was forced to scale l29
pounds for the bout placed him in a
weakened condition. He first offered
proof of this in the third round, when
he whipped two solid left hooks TO
Rays head and beat Ingram to the
punch inside.
Concentrating on the midsection,
Ingram retaliated in the fourth frame
with an authoritative right under the
but Nick bounced back with two
smashing rights to the chin to earn
an even round. Nick earned slight
margin in the fifth canto, but Ray
came back strongly to the body to
hold the italian even in the sixth
round
Evening star., 1937-04-06
Set-Ups for Louis.

T OU1S' proposed trip to England,
- if he really makes it, would take
the edge off Max Those English
heavies are made to order for Joe,
and after he popped over a couple
of them-which he could do without
exerting hinlself-Europe might be IN
for q return Baer-Louis go.
However. right now it isn't easy to
forecast. Mike Jacobs stoutly insists
Louis will fight Braddock in Chicago.
Mike should know if anybody does, but
from what I hear nobody really
knows.
One thing they all seem to be do
ing that is not only making forecast
ing impossible, but fans sick and tired,
is that "Dr. Jekyn and Sissy Hide
act
First everything is peaches and
cream and they sign agreements. But
then another offer comes along and
they hide behind "technicalities.
Farr, for instance, said:
"Our contract calls for fight with
either Neusel or Baer. Well, I want
to fight Neusel."
This statement flabbergasted the
English promoters, left even Baer
speeches. and gave the fight fans a
sickening sensation.
But they all do. Maybe some day
we'll have q set OF heavies who think
the business of fighter Is to fight
not dope out ways to avoid fighting!
tCopyrieht, 1887. Reproduction Prohib-
Ned.)
Evening star., 1937-04-06
~nnnTr s'Cotta Show U.s. Crowl
\n0DE Fans as Simmons Buy
~ OVUlc l. Makes EN- Sizzle.

his noodle what he lacks in the legs.
And Washnun amt had nothing since
the Goose what could hit like Sim
mons"
At the tobacco store around the cor
ner q rugged Washington rooter
backed the move made by Griffith
and Harris.
"What t'ell? Yuh gotta have
somebody in that there field"
he sounded of. Reckon even
one-legged guy'd be better
than any of that gang Bucky
was trying"
But Simmons will have to do some
tall outfielding and batting to bring
around most of the crowd. Getting
young team, huh? And they pick
up an old spawned hoss," growled the
doorman of the hotel up the street.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
ESCOBAR VISIT UNLIKELY
New York Seems Sure to Out bid
Capital for Champ.

Little likelihood loomed today Of
Sixto Escobar, world bantamweight
champion, accepting the $500 offer
Of Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn to de-
fend his title here against Harry JET
fra of Baltimore, simply because New
York promoters figure to outbid
Ahearn before allowing that match to
escape from Gotham.
Escobar, who recently whipped Lou
Salica in Puerto Rico to retain his
crown, twice has been defeated by
Jeffra in non-title fights. Baltimore
also is anxious to obtain the bout, for
Jeffra, rated the No. challenger, has
q large following there.
Ahearn wired Lou Brix, Escobar's
manager, offering $500 or 37k per
cent Of the gate for 15-round hight
to be staged at Griffith Stadium in the
latter part of June. The Police Bene-
fit Association card is scheduled for
the latter part of May or early IN June.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
INGRAM ADVANCES
PRESTIGE IN RING
FIashy Despite Camarata's
Fouls Aiding in Victory.
RematCh Likely. "
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

n ORE conclusive evidence of
M Ray Ingrams right to rank
wv as the leading featherweight
4 1 in this sector was sought by
Washington's cauliflower family to-
day as Nick Camarata mournfully re-
flected on the emphasis that right
fully is placed against fouls here.
What with local ringworms adding
fuel by heated debates over the re-
spective proWesS of the lads, and
the booed verdict, which was unani-
nous, but close in Ingram's favor
following the eight-round bout last
night at Turner's Arena, serving as
additional fodder for a sizable gate,
rematch appears inevitable.
Prominent in the pattern of most
arguments is the matter of Nick S
losing the first two rounds through
fouls which undoubtedly swung the
scrap to Ingram. Until Nick grasses
that question mark of what might
have happened had he adhered to-
ring rules, however, the burden of
proof must rest with the youthful
Italian simply because Ray won when
they were tossing above the belt.
The most damaging punch to both
fighters was a left launched by
Camarata in the first round which,
wound up in Rays groin Ingram
suffered pain, but Nick suffered the
loss of the round. Camarata, as
later developments substantiated,
handed the fight to Ray in the second
session when he mixed varied assort-7
ment of low blows with some rather
Furnishing butts.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
Mat Matches
BY the Associated Press.


PORTLAND. Me-Dropkick Murphy,
1873, Medford Mass. defeated Curly
Donchin. 1S6 Milwaukee (referee's de-
cision).
LANCASTER Pa.-Joe Dusek 221.
Omaha, drew with Hank Barber, 200.
Cambridge, Mass. "a 40. Both count
ed out by referee)
ATLANTIC CITY, N J.-Gino Carl
baldi 2lS st. Louis won over Laverne
Baxter, 225.. Railway N. J, Baxter
disqualified for fouling Garibaldi.)
MILWAUKEE-Jack Reynolds. Gin
cinnati welterweight defeated Duke
Ruppenthah Milwaukee, two falls out
CRooKsToN. Minn-Dick .Raines
245 Dallas Tex. defeated. Earl Wam-
pier. Scranton, Iowa. one fall.
ST. LOUIS-Leo Daniel Boone Saw
age. 245, Horse Cave. KY. defeated
Tony Romelli. 225. Boulder Dam. New,
9:5s
TACOMA, Wash.-Dean Dutton. 220.
Salt Lake City defeated Rudy La Ditzi
230, PoughkeepSie. N. Y. in straight
falls.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
M0NTANEz CHAMP
EXCEPT FOR TITLE
Floors Ambers, Takes First
Six Rounds, but Crown
Not at Stake.
BY the Associated Press.

BY lHe hSSOCidleQ fItSS.
n YEW YORK, April 6.-Pedrc
M Montanez of Puerto Rico was
Y the unofficial lightweight
4 champion of the world today
He earned this title, such as it is,
by beating Champion Lou Ambers of
Herkimer, N Y, in a l0-round nom
title fight at Madison Square Garden
last night, and while from the start it
was assured Ambers would save his
crown, it looked for a while as if he
wouldn't have a head to put it on.
Though he won the last four rounds
and had Montanez hanging on at the
final bell, the Herkimer hurricane was
just a breeze for Montanez In the first
six rounds.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
DEFENDS AT BADMINTON
Faulkner Battles harrington In
Tourney Final Tonight.

Waldron Faulkner, District cham
pion, will defend his badminton title
tonight against Max Harrington, as
sistant athletic director of George
Washington University, as they meet
in the finals of the National Capital
tournament at Eastern High School.
The match will start at BIS O'Clock.
Following the singles title match
the semi-finals of the mixed doubles
will be played, with the champion
ship encounter of that event sched-
uled for GAS o'clock.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
BRADDOCK'S CAMP
IS FOR WORK ONLY
Deep in Wisconsin Woods,
Six Miles From Highway,
"a From a Movie.
BY the Associated Press

- TONE LAKE, Wis. April g.
James J. Braddock, world
heavyweight champion, took up
- the life of back woodsman
today.
The title holder started the slow
process of conditioning in the rugged
outdoors of $4,000 private estate on
Little Sissabagama Lake, in the wilds
of the Northern Wisconsin woods.
Braddock's camp is miles from
the closest highway and "a miles from
the nearest movie, so all he can do is
devote his time to conditioning him
self for his championship ring engage
ment with Joe Louis, in Chicago
June %.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
D. c. CYCLISTS SCORE
Special Dispatch to The Star,

special Dispatch 10 Inc StAr.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. April g.
Billy Cauffman and Whilden Heinard
Of the National Capital Wheelmen
took first and third places, respectively
in the 25-mile Gold Cup bicycle race
held yesterday at Philadelphia.
Competing against a field of so OF
the East's finest riders, including two
members Of the United States Olympic
team, Cauffman and Heinard scored
q major upset.
Buck McDougall. D. c. champion
also was entered, but came to grief
at the five-mile mark when he went
down In a spill that involved four
other riders.
Buster Logan of the U. s. Olympic
team took second place, barely nosing
out Heinard.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
HOLE.IN-ONE JINX.

A hole-in-one on the third Of Rock
Creeks A course, following a par and
a birdie, was too much for Don CARRIER,
estwhile Western High athlete last
week, who blew up from that point on.
CARRIER had 4 total of 8 following his
ace, but took that many strokes on
the next hole alone. He was silent
regarding his remaining play.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
MlDATLANTlC PROS
PLAN SMOOTH LOOP
Expect Diffenbaugh, New Head
of Golfers, to Harmonic,
STRENGTHEN Group.

GEORGE DIFFENBAUGH, Indian
~ Springs professional, headed the
Middle Atlantic Professional Golfers
Association today as Washington
joined with Baltimore in promising a
stronger and more harmonious SEC
tional organization than ever before.
At the same time Indian Spring will
prepare to play host to the sections
best pros on April 20 when its course
becomes the qualifying scene for the
National P. G. A. tournament.
Supporting Diffenbaugh in leading
the association this year will be Ralph
Beach Of Baltimores Suburban Club
as first vice president, Bobby Cruick-
shank of Richmond's Country Club
Of Virginia as second vice president
and Bill Schneider Of Baltimore's
Mount Pleasant course as secretary
treasurer
Beaver Dam, Congressional and
Manor were local clubs drawing tour
naments this season. A new competi-
ton, an l8-hole sweepstakes at the
course Of the Chamberlain Hotel at
old Point Comfort, Va, Is among the
following dates:
April 1a-Pro amateur at Indian Spring.
three amateurs with each professional full
club handcaps
April 29-oualifying rounds. Indian
Spring. for National P. G. A. tournament
| at Pittsburgh Field Club. AspinwalL Pa
| three Middle Atlantic pros to qualify: 80
Ma Nay io@Pro Sweepstakes. amateurs In
vited: 800 added purse; Chamberlaln
| Country Club, Old Point Comfort Va.
May 24.-PTo-pro scotch foursoms,
Mount Pleasant Club. Baltimore.
June 7-Pro-junior Hilendale Country
Club. Baltimore; juniors under FL years
June 2s-Pro women's tourney. Con-
| gressional c. c.: handicap allowance.
July 19-Pro-pro best ball tourney
| Rolling Road Club, Baltimore.
August 9-Pro-amateur, handicap Al
| lowance Beaver Dam.
| August 3O-Pro sweepstakes, course to
| be selected in Richmond. Va.
! September 20-Pro-amateur, one-halt
! State handicap. Suburban c. C.. Baltimore.
October 11-Pro-amateur. Manor Club,
one e-half handicap allowance.
November 1-Pro-amateur, handicap A.
| lowance RODGERS Forge Club. Baltimore.
Evening star., 1937-04-06

opined the cop on the beat near the
Office. IF he can't do that, he'll be
the leagues leading double-play bat
ter"
The man behind the necktie counter
was boiling mad Hes gotta show me
plenty to make me believe it was right
to cut down the speed Of the club to
get right hand hitting" he gritted.
1t was the practical business
woman who expressed so briefly
and to the point what was puz-
zling most of the dissenters.
The insurance company cashier, who
knows her base ball plenty, snorted:
''If he's any good, how'd we get him
so cheap"
Evening star., 1937-04-06
.REVIVES GOLD CUP RACE
Hawthorne Will Stage $4,000
Event Next Fall.

CHICAGO, April R).-The Chi
cago Business Mems Racing Associa-
ton, which operates Hawthorne
track, has decided to revive the Haw-
thorne Gold Cup, a weight-fo forage
race, during the Fall meeting at Haw-
thorne, opening Labor day.
The cup race is expected to be en-
dowed with an added money value
of $4,000.
The long, rich Chicago season opens
May l with the Aurora meeting
Six carloads of horses from Oaklawn
Park at Hot Springs, Ark, arrived to-
day at the track.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
PADDLES FOR BATTERS,

FORT COLLINS, Colo. R.-Before
ever swinging hickory against horse
hide this Spring, Colorado State COL
lege base ball had plenty Of batting
practice"-at table tennis layouts.
Coach Andrew Clark says: Playing
table tennis develops the muscles of
the eve"
Evening star., 1937-04-06
WILL HONOR LATE COACH
Notre Dame Tilt to Be Played as
O'Brien Memorial.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, April 6 (P.-
Elmer Layden, Notre Dame athletic
director, today said Johnny OBrien
memorial game" would be played here
on May 2, as graduating players and
aspirants for next years squad line
up in the final game of Spring foot
ball practice sessions.
O'Brien, end coach, was killed in an
auto crash in Chicago March II.
Layden said no attempts would be
made to fill the vacancy in the coach
ing staff until next Fall.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
Mats Folding Tents at Camp
Move North After Lookout Tussle Thursday at
Orlando-Face Tigers Tomorrow.

They will break camp shortly after
this game with Chattanooga and
head north with the Lookouts as
company. Stops will be made at
Chattanooga, Atlanta and Gastonia
en- route to Washington.
Pete Appleton and Dick Lanahan
were to face the Tigers today, and
Jack Salveson and Monte Weaver to-
morrow in Lakeland. Johnny Stone,
who was shelved yesterday on account
of lumbago, was expected to return
to the game during the Detroit series
Evening star., 1937-04-06
Wants . Title Fight.

THE Golden Kid has been fighting
for three years in this country
to get title shot. For the past year
after each victory, he has put on his
old base ball cap and jabbered in
broken English the same statement:
Now I want title fight
He said it again last night and after
q conference with Lew Burston, his
manager, cleared his throat and
added: IT want say Ambers he is
great champeen."
Down the hall the "champeen's"
manager, Al WE'LL, was moaning about
the decision, but not Ambers.
II never judge my fights. Win, lose
or draw, never know" he said wisely.
He did insist, however, that Montanez
did not hurt him. This made it even,
because Montanez had said Ambers
didn't hurt him.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
FIGHTERS SCHEME
HOW NOT T0F|GHT
"Dr. Jeky|| and Sissy HIDE
Complex Not Understood
by Ex-Ring King.
BY JACK DEMPSEY.

r M DARNED if / can understand
the "Dr. Jekyll and Sissy Hide"
complex among our current
i heavyweight fighters ca. The
contagion has spread to England.
Tom Farr, the new champion of
"C4reat Britain and the empire" tried
Evening star., 1937-04-06
HORSE SHOW MEETING.

The Montgomery County Horse Show
Association will select a board of di-
rectors and officers at a meeting at
Brookeville on April IA. President
Josiah ]. Hutton also announced that
plans for the associations annual
horse show will be formulated at that
time.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
WILL, SPONSOR TEAM.

Bond Clothing will sponsor a soft
ball team in the Sports Center League
this wear. Manager Charles Morton
has signed the following players: Bill
Bond. Wes Henley, Stan Thurlby, Lee
Leonard. Harry Clevas, Warner
Adams, Robby williams, John Cheney,
Roxv RofYeld and Bob MACPHERSON.