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Evening star., 1937-06-27
IRWIN SURRENDERS
IN CHICAGO, TELLS
OF Staying THREE
Original Plan Was to Kill
Veronica Gedeon's Sister,
Paper Quotes Sculptor.
SAYS MODELS MOTHER
WAS MURDERED FIRST
Strangled Her After Terrific
Fight, He Stakeholder
Was His Final Victim.

BACKGROUND
Veronica Gedeon, artists model.
her mother. Mrs. Mary Gcdeon,
and Frank Byrnes. lod0cr Dere
slain Easter Sunday IN their Beck
man Hul apartment in NeD York.
Since the siayin0s Robert IrWin.
sculptor, has been hunted as mur-
derer OF the trio.
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 26.-The Herald
and Examiner in a copyrighted story
said tonight Robert Irwin, sculptor,
hunted throughout the country for
New York's triple Easter Sunday slay-
ings. had surrendered in the Herald
and Examiner ONCE
Detective headquarters and the
central police station reported they
had received no word OF the mans
capture.
Two detectives Of the New York
Homicide Squad. Walter Laurie and
John Spillane. who said they had been
here three days trailing Irwin, Joined
Chicago police in hunt for the youth
Authorities said they had no oflicial
report Of Irwins seizure and had been
unsuccessful in locating him.
The paper said Irwin confessed the
slayings OF Veronica 6edeon, artists
model. her mother and Frank Byrnes
roomer in their New York City
apartment.
Quoted on Original Plan.
In an additional statement. the
paper reported Irwin said his original
purpose was to kill Veronica's sister.
Ethel, whom he said he loved. but
had married another man.
Il wanted to kill Ethel" the paper
quoted Irwin as saying, because she
was the dearest object in the world
to me. I loved her and hated her.
I dreamed OF modelling her as If
beheaded, with her head far back
and the mouth open.
III my plans had carried out as
they were made l would have killed
her only. l did not wish TO kil any,
body else. The fact that killed three
others was accidental"
Report Mrs. Gedeon Died First.
The paper said Irwin related that
Veronica's mother was the FIRST to Gie
1t said he told them he went to the
Gedeon apartment to wait for Ethel.
Mrs. Gedeon came in and finally or
dered him from the apartment. the
paper continued, when he told her
what he was there for.
He confessed, the paper said, that
he hit her and strangled her. She
put up a terrific fight. the laper
quoted him saying Then. the Herald
and Examiner added. Irwin said
Veronica came in short time later,
he held her for nearly two hours on
a bed before he killed her. and then
killed Byrnes before he left.
The search for Irwin turned to Chi
cago today after Cleveland, police
definitely" identified as Irwin a youth
who boarded a Chicago-bound bus
there
Police Notified by Radio.
Police here and throughout the
Midwest were notified by radio to be
on the lookout for the long missing
29-year-old youth after Cleveland au-
thorities said he fled from a cheap
hotel room a few hours before a
(See IRWIN, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1937-06-27
CREW Of 40 SAVED
AS VESSEL BURNS.
President Pierce Rushes to
Rescue of British FreiQht.
er at Sea.
py the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. June 26-Globe Wire
less reported tonight that the crew Of
40 men of the flaming British freight
er Sandgate Castle had been rescued
far out in the Atlantic Ocean by the
S. 8. President Pierce, which was pro-
ceeding to New York.
The Sandgate Castle, swept by fire.
was abandoned and reported to the
Coast Guard as dangerous to naviga-
ton. the radioed reports from the
President Pierce said.
The first lifeboat from the stricken
ship was picked up, and its occupants
transferred safely aboard the rescue
ship at l:35 pm. eastern daylight
time) and rescue of the remaining
boats followed shortly, the message
said.
Earlier, reports from Mackay Radio
said the President Pierce had reached
the burning ship at $50 pm. (E. D. T)
and was preparing to pick up the first
lifeboat.
Radio operators Of Globe Wireless
gathered the Sandgste Castle had
been virtually destroyed by the fire
which was reported to have broken out
amidships.
The crew of the burning ship re-
ported they were abandoning the ves-
sci at 1855 am, after an S o S had
been sent.
The President Pierce was on her
way from Marseille to New York. The
freighter's position was given as $50
miles north northeast of Bermuda and
$50 miles southeast of New York.
The freighter's cargo WAS not listed
as oil, however, but as general cargo
on her clearance papers. She Is
owned by the Union Castle Mail
Steamship Co., Ltd. Of London.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
MAN KIDNAPPED, SHOT
IN BACK AND ROBBED
Baltimore Resident Seized by 4
Youths and Taken to
Ferndale,
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FERNDALE, Md, june 26.-Vernon
Cohn, %, Of Baltimore was shot in
'the back and critically wounded late
tonight by four youths who kidnapped
him as he was putting away his car,
and robbed him of $7O0.
A passing motorist brought Cohn to
Ferndale, five miles south of Balti-
more. Later he was taken to South
Baltimore General Hospital.
He said the bandits, who wore dark
glasses, drove him to Ferndale in his
own car and shot him in the back after
robbing him and putting him out. A
bullet penetrated q kidney, hospital
physicians said.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
BACKS
SALES STAXFOR D. c.
Business and Realty Levy
Boosts 0pposed-Larger
U. S. Contribution Asked.

Substitution of q consumers sales
tax for the pending business privilege
tax and for the 2O-cent hike in the
realty tax rate contained in the Dis
trict revenue bill adopted by the House
was advocated last night by the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations.
Willing to accept any increase in
taxes only because of the immediate
financial crisis facing the District, the
federation prefaced its approval of
various new or increased levies with
reiteration OF its past declarations that
Congress should make more equitable
payment towards the National Capital
expenses.
Challenges Congress
1t appended to its proposed revised
tax program a preamble which in
directly challenged the moral right
Of Congress to impose q heavy new
tax load on unrepresented residents
OF the District while Congress ignored
its own substantive law providing that
the United States pay 40 per cent
Of the costs of the Capital.
Meeting in special session to pre-
pare for public hearings on the reve-
nue. bill, to be begun tomorrow before
the Senate District Committee, the
federation voted:
l. To oppose approval of the
business privilege section OF the
omnibus bill, which would place a
tax of three-fifths of l per cent
ON the gross receipts of business,
vacations and professionals gen.
orally. and to place q punitive and
probably a confiscatory tax on
chain stores.
2. To oppose an increase in the
real estate and tangible personal
property tax rate from $3.50 to
$1.70 per 500 Of value.
Oppose Weight Tax.
3. To oppose the omnibus tax
bill provision for a weight tax on
automobiles, holding that If sd-
ditional monies are needed for
highway purposes they should be
provided through an increase in
the gasoline tax. Some members
insisted there had been no deficit
in the gas tax fund.
T. To oppose . section Of the ON
nibus tax bill providing for an in
heritAnce tax.
As a means of raising additional
(see FEDERATION, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1937-06-27

street was killed
instantly " h e n
thrown against
the windshield of
the car in which
she WAS riding
with Floyd A.
Carroll, so, Of
1920 P street.
Carroll suffer-
ed q fractured
pelvls, deep cuts
on the neck and
q broken lower
jaw. He was
taken to the hos
pi al a t t h e
Ollant.ico Marine
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Capt. Bartlett Sails.

NANTUCKET. Mass, June 26 lP).
The two-masted schooner Morris.
sey left this port under command OF
Capt Bob" Bartlett. famous ex.
plorer. with q party Of college stu.
dents on q scientific expedition to the
Arctic. Bartlett's crew OF seven VIII
use trawl nets in dragging for hsh.
The expedition was headed foy
North Greenland.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
D. c. MAN AND WOMAN
HUNTED IN POTOMAC
Walter Lloyd and Friend Report
ed to Have Been Drowned
Near Morgantown.

Rescue boats early today were
searching the Potomac River near
Morgantown, Nd, for Walter ]. Lloyd,
a supervisor 1T the National Training
School for Boys, and 4 woman friend.
who were reported to have drowned
when they fell from . fishing boat.
Shortly after midnight an unidenti-
ned man swan ashore near Morgan
town and asked that . rescue feet be
formed to search for his friends.
A short time after the lone swimmer
came ashore. . woman roved . dis
abled motor boat TO the ahore and
collapsed after appealing for aid.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
HIT-RUN VICTIM FOUND
Card, Bearing Born of Wealthy
Parents" Found on Body.

CONCORD, N. c., June Is (P.-
The mangled body of an unidentified
man, apparently the victim of hit
run driver, was found beside high
way near here today.
A card which bore the inscription.
walter Davis, born of wealthy par
ents." was found in the itinerant's
pocket along With some road maps,
Sheriff Ray c. Hoover said.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Albanian Rebels Doomed.

ARQYROKASTRO, Albania, June
rs (F.-Five rebels were condemned to
death tonight by = special tribunal on
charges of participating In the recent
revolt. Four others were sentenced to
life imprisonment and SO persons given
varying prison sentences.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
Sian Correkoon dent of The Star

ANNAPOLIS, June 2s-Two days Of
conviviality On Jefferson Island, with
President Roosevelt and his chief ad-
visers and two-thirds Of the Demo-
cratic members OF the House and Sen
ate taking part. closed tonight with no
of1cial pronouncement regarding the
program for the rest Of the present
session OF Congress Tomorrow the
President will receive the remaining
third Of the congressional Democrats.
The Jefferson Island "party''-it is
denied emphatically that 1t is "con-
ference"-is perhaps q warming up
gallop for an administration drive TO
Evening star., 1937-06-27
SEIZURE OF STEEL MEN
URGED BY MISS PERKINS.
OHIO GOVERNOR CLAIMS

- "Secretdru Perkins suq-
gestion Mould be in my judge
ment the exercise OF the most
dutocratic and dictdtoridl po,p-
erS eUer attempted" Coz.
DaUey replying to reported
plan to subpoena steel COM
pany heads and keep them
until they signed an agree
ment." Wirephoto OF Coz.
DdDey by 4. P.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
BACKGROUND

ACKCROUND-
About the time dissension in the
Democratic ranks of Congress Uds
beginning to simmer, party leaders
arranged a three-day harmony
party on secluded Jefferson Island
in the Chesapeake Bay. The pur-
pose OF the session may be to
soOthe members ru1ied by the Su-
preme Court proposal relief od-
min,stration. presidential d,s-
inclination to interfere pith the
c. !. O., or perhaps mere Jolhhca-
t,On.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

BACKGROUND
Boy Scouts of America pAs born
in this city in 1910, When DR..
James E. West, local attorney. be-
came chief executive and organizer.
NotO more than 1000, 900 strong,
the organization planned siver
jubilee in 1885. but threatened
outbreak OF intantile paralysis
caused postponement until this
year. Celebration WiH take form,
OF Scouts first great mass Demon
stration, or "jamboree," in United
States.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
D. c. WOMAN DIES
IN NFOUR-CAR CRASH.
Two Others Injured, Per-
haps Fatally, in Dumfries,
Va, Accident.

A Washington woman was killed
and her companion and colored girl
were injured, perhaps fatally. in q
traffic accident. involving four cars,
half mile north of Dumfries, Va,
last night.
Mrs Frances Garner, 35, Of 1905 P
Evening star., 1937-06-27
FLAMES SWEEP SPAN
8raddock Bridge Fire Snarls
Pittsburgh Traffic.

PITTSBURGH, June 26 lR.-West
8raddock Bridge, connecting suburban
Pttsburgh's Rankin and Whitaker
districts, was swept by 1ire today.
A line Of the Equitable Gas Co.
broke and burst into flame, adding
70 the blaze that tied up automobile,
trolley and pedestrian trafac.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

(See EVASION, Page A-10D
Evening star., 1937-06-27

(See JAMBOREE, Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1937-06-27

Partly cloudy t,dAy: tomorrow local
thundershovers not much change In
temperatures gentle variable winds,
mostly south. Highest, %.
at 2 pm. yesterday: lowest. 81. at 4:ea
pm. yesterday. Full report on Pa B-5.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

(See FORD, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1937-01-13
De Luxe Sets Feared Loss.

T ES MADISON, one Of the better
pros around Los Angeles, says he
has in his golf shop number of de
luxe 20-club sets which have sold well
among the movie nabobs. I'm afraid
the demand for this merchandise will
be eliminated under the new rule"
says Madison.
The big name pros themselves can
cut down easily enough. They can
play golf shots. and a club for every
shot only makes the game easier for
them. But it is interesting to find
that 68 of the better known name"
players in the recent P. G. A. tourna-
ment at Pinehurst used an average
of 19 clubs to accomplish their links
magic.
They used an average of 458 wooden
clubs, and l4.41 irons for an average
to each bag of five over the new limit
per man.
And it's also interesting to note that
Gene Sarazen uses only IS clubs. with
5 woods and 10 irons, while Harry
Cooper puts "a clubs on the back of
his caddy. The l.. A. open showed no
reduction in the number of clubs used
by the leading players, but they have
a year to decide what clubs they need
and they'll take full advantage Of it.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
KRIEGER OR YAR0SZ
MAY GAIN TITLE GO
Winner Tonight Likely to Meet
Steele, Middle Champ, Who Will
See Contest.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated tTeSs.
NEW YORK, January 13.-Two Of
the better-known l55-pounders,
slugging Solly Krieger of New York
and former Champion Teddy Yarosz
from Pittsburgh, tangle tonight to
eliminate one from the crowd Of mid
dleweights invading Broadway's fight
circles these days.
Looking on at their 10-round mill
in the Hippodrome will be the cur
rent title holder, Freddy Steele Of Ia
coma. He may take on the winner in
defense Of his title, although Babe
Risko, another former champion, and
Jimmy McLarnin also have been men
toned
Krieger and YarosZ for the moment
are at the top Of the heap Of 155-
Founders around town. Also on hand
is Fred Aposton Of San Francisco,
who meets Ken Overlin Of Norfolk on
January 81.
Krieger, 6-to-5 favorite tonight, fig
ures an impressive showing against
the Pittsburgher may earn him a
crack at Steele. He stopped Harry
Balsamo a few weeks ago, to end a
threat lot Of experts thought would
rise to a title shot.
Yarosz, insisting he's no longer
bothered by a trick knee, also is hop
ing for another chance TO take the
crown.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
Mat Matches
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.-stanIey
Pinto, 212. New Hampshire, de-
feated Irish Jack Donovan, 220,
Boston g of 3 falls).
ALBANY.-Steve Casey, 23o,
ireland. defeated Len Macaluso,
21s, New York (straight falls).
WORCESTER, Mass. -Danno
O'Mahoney, 220, Ireland, defeated
Cy Williams, 230, Texas (by dis
Qualification).
NEWARK, N. J.-Gino Garfbaldi,
119, st. Louis, defeated Matros
Kirilenko g Of 8 falls).
BANGOR. Me.-Fred Bruno,
1872. New York, defeated Bulldog
Brown, 203, Cleveland; Mike TEL
legen, 1s1, Ukrania, and Lloyd
Stewart, 205. Lynn. Mass, in free
for-an match.
MINNEAPOLIS.-Dick Raines,
245. Texas, pinned Dick Lever, 24O,
Nashville.
LINCOLN, Nebr.-Jack Kennedy,
210, Dallas. defeated Chief Little
Beaver, 235, North Carolina, (two
falls).
Man Mountain Dean, 317, Geor-
gia, defeated Brother Jonathan,
40. Salt Lake City.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
ANUFACTURERS,
PROS FEAR LOSS
Reduction of Implements to
Affect Pockets, Not Play
of Stars.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

~HIEF losers from the restric-
4 ton to IA clubs in the golf
I bags of the Nations links
~ warriors next year will be
the manufacturers and the pros who
keep Americas divot lifters supplied
with gadgets for topping tee shots, ac-
cording to poll of the pros who
played in the Los Angeles open cham
pionship.
The big-name pros themselves
won't be badly handcuffed by reducing
the number of clubs in their volumi-
nous golf kits to IA, even though today
they carry an average of 10 clubs.
The men who sell clubs and the men
who make 'em will absorb most of the
rap from the 14-club edict, the play
ing pros believe.
For example, Henry Picard, who
has three golf shops at Hershey, Pa,
says he has a big sale of odd clubs,
clippers, putters. spoons and other
miscellaneous clubs which are added
to the matched sets usually in use.
Picard figures that with the new limi-
tation on equipment players who are
right around the limit will not want
to buy new clubs.
Evening star., 1937-01-13

Pound scored his ace on the seventh
hole of G course at East Potomac
Park, playing in three-bau match
with his brother, Bill Pound, and Ron
aid Bergdoff.
The hole is 162 yards in length and
Pound played the shot with mashie.
TwentX-eight aces were made on
courses in the metropolitan area of
Washington in 1886, which put the
National Capital at the top in the mat
ter of holes in one. Wonder If that
record will be broken this year?
It's remarkable how play keeps
going at the public courses these days.
Five hundred persons turned
out on Saturday, fine day
at East Potomac Park, while 800
braved the rain on Sunday for
their round of golf.
About the same number played at
Rock Creek Park each day.
Rudy Harreu ordinarily can give
Evening star., 1937-01-13
Young Mans Game.

COLF is game for all ages, but
~ real top-notch championship golf
among the professionals is for the
young men.
My guess at the quarter million
dollar figure as the total prize money
which will be distributed in 1887 is
based on information have from
the Tournament Bureau Of the p.
G. A. regarding sponsors in all sections
Of the country and the purses listed.
Coming to the national amateur
championship of 1887. It will be
played at Alderwood Country Club in
Portland Greg, and this will mean by
far the strongest entry of Pacific Coast
amateurs ever to compete, and like
wise, small delegation from other
sections of the United States. know
how those Pacific Coast amateurs can
handle themselves, especially on the
home grounds, and with the numerical
advantage they will have in the 1887
national I will make small wager
at proper odds-that one Of them
comes through.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
Other Predictions.
HERE are a few other 1887 prog
- = y,nStirationS.

HERE are a few other 1887 prog
nostications:
That Lawson Little will qualify for
the national open and come close to
winning.
That Sam Parks, jr., 1885 open
champion, will play the best golf of
his career.
That an American girl will win back
the U. s. A. woman's title.
That Torchy Toda will become the
best player ever developed in Japan
and will figure in competition in this
country and Europe.
That Old Man Hagen will take
things comparatively easy this year
as far as competitive golf goes, but
that he will take a keen interest in
giving the readers of this column
something on the noble game of golf
(Copyright. 1887. Reproduction in whole
Or in part prohibited without permissionD
Evening star., 1937-01-13
sh Open Yank Says Hagen Bag Limit Club Market
<AS@t0i9h@MM M3
8E By WRMeC ALUM ~

~ ED-HoT golf these days Of
- slow fairways. When four
N gents in a golf contest get
themselves seven brides in the
short space Of five holes it's really
burning up, and when two Of the
four get around such lengthy golf
course as that Congressional layout
Is with a best ball of 68 asbestos sand
wedges are in order.
Billy Dettweiler. Congressional's
budding champ. and Ciaggett Stevens,
assistant pro, caught pair of tough
guys the other day. But Larry Ber-
nard and Gene Pittman, supposed to
be hot, turned out to be the payers.
Ordinarily you'd think that Dett-
weller and Stevens would be about
10 to to lick Bernard and Pittman,
but Dettweiler hasn't been playing
at all we'll, while Pittman and Ber-
nard have been playing very well,
which was supposed to make the
match even.
But Billy and CIaggett got
their sIUtS Ginning anu puheo
out best ball score of 6S to win
going away.
Claggett led in the scoring with a
70. Bernard was IS, while Dettweiler
was II and Pittman was 10.
Four weeks after his return from
Florida the lads were taking Claggett
to the cleaners, but lately the Rock
vile golfer has been in the groove
and now he's taking on all comers.
His four latest scores have been 72,
70, "a, 72,. which figure out at an
average around 73.
Par for the Congressional course
is 70 and the fairways are soft. and
the ball gets hardly any roll. You can
figure out for yourself whether Clag-
gett Is q soft touch these days.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
PINE, TEMES BILLED
IN BOXING FEATURE
Promising Akron Featherweight
Will Meet D. G. Veteran Here
Monday Night.

T LLOYD PINE. promising young
- Akron, Ohio. featherweight who
stayed 10 rounds with Petey Sarron,
world champion, several months ago,
will meet Joe Temes. veteran local
126-pounder, in 10-round co-feature
bout at Turner's Arena Monday night.
Pine. in his only local appearance.
held Harry Jeffra, rated as Sixto Es-
cobar's leading challenger for the
bantamweight title. to draw, while
Temes gave the highly regarded Lou
Gevinson a stiff test. although losing,
here several weeks ago.
Jack Burke, who faces Lew Ray
mond, Baltimore welterweight. in the
other 10-rounder, is an Ogden, Utah,
lad, who has trimmed Ceferino Gar
cia, Barney Ross prime contender,
while Raymond has trounced Phil
Fur. In 70 fights, Burke has knocked
out 80 swingers.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
COLORED BOXERS CLASH
Benezet Club of Philadelphia to
Invade 18th Street "Y.n

An inter-city colored boxing match
will be held at the Twelfth Street
Y. M. C. A. Saturday when the Bene-
get Boys Club of Philadelphia sends
It's team here to meet the local Y.
The Philadelphians figure to be the
FIRST top-notch opponents of the local
squad which includes Willie Mcbride,
Louis Ingram, Jimmie Briscoe and
Washington Alexander.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
Many Clubs Superfluous.

"A S A matter Of fact there isn't any
need for so many clubs, comments
0. B. Keeler The new 8 and 4
spoons" he says, ARE just spoons
and after all one spoon will do. The
No. l iron is practically of no use
except in really expert hands. Most
of the stuff carried in an oversize bag
outside of the mashie: No. 8. mashie-
niblick and niblick is confined to
extra clippers, wind-jammers, put
ters and SO on, and any player could
set along without EN-"
Bob Jones. according to Keeler,
carried Is clubs through the 1880
campaign when he won all four major
championships. can't imagine that
Bob couldn't have gotten along with
two less.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE.-Al Hostak, 1854.
Seattle, knocked out Tony Fisher,
15934, Newark, N. J. (2).
WEST PALM BEACH.-Melio
Bettina, 172i2, stopped Carl
Knowles, IT'S. Rome. Ga. Oech-
nical knockout. 81; Eddie Coderre.
1870, Providence, r. l., outpointed
Eric Erickson, 17812, Gardner,
Mass 90.
JERSEY CITY.-Casper Abruzzi,
$50, New York, outpointed Natha
Boddick, 148. Scotland 80; Eddie
Dunno, 1875, New York, outpointed
Red Panico. 135, Bayonne, N. j. go.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
Dates Net Announced.

FEELING that some readjustments
may have to be made and that
in the final analysis the approval Of
tournament dates rests with the clubs,
the Executive Committee did not an.
nounce the dates tentatively ap.
proved for the tournaments, nor did
the committee make pubic the venue
Of the District championship this
year. This tourney probably will be
held after the national amateur,
which this year comes early-starting
on August % at Portland, Greg.
While the committee made no COM
mitment as to dates, Ralph S. Fowler,
golf chairman at the Washington
Golf and Country Club, has asked for
May 4, S, 6 and for a tourney for
the Washington club. This affair, It
Is expected, will start the season, and
will be followed, it is assumed by
the tournaments Of the Chevy Chase
Club and the Manor Club.
The latter club holds an invi-
tation event every two years,
and 1887 is one of the tourna-
ment years, under the regular
schedule.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
FRIENDS JUNIORS WIN

A field goal by L. Newmyer in the
last few seconds of play clinched a
1928 victory for Friends Schools
junior basket ball team over the ST.
Johns Church junior team yesterday
on the winners court.
Newmyer and Trower of St Johns
tied for individual scoring honors with
8 points apiece.