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The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22
Summer Classes to be
Held at Y. M. G.. A.

Summer session of the WPA
commercial classes r being held
at the Y. M. C. A. at 18th and Har-
ney streets.
The school has been in session
since 1884 and over four thousand
have taken advantage of this OPP
portunity. Anyone over 18 years
of age with previous wage earning
experience in a commercial field IS
eligible. The classes are all free OF
charge.
Glasses in tipping, shorthand,
bookkeeping, business English, fill
ing, indexing, business spelling
employmet Psychology and COM
ptometer are offered.
Registration will take place on
the 3rd floor of the Y. M. C. A,
May 9th and 18th, and classes will
begin June 1st.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22

The Guidite club of the Omaha
Guide was host to 700 youth of
Omaha Saturday May 18th at the
Ritz theatre. Uncle Gil who was
present promised all that with the
cooperation of the Guidites and
their parents many more such pro-
grams would be sponsored by the
Omaha Guide during the Summer
and fall months. among which shall
be a city-wide picnic, a talent night
an art exhibit and many other pro-
grams designed for the pleasure
and talent development of the
youth of Omaha. He advises that
all Guidites urge their parents to
subscribe to the Guide in order that
they may keep abreast of the future
programs that are in store for
them.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22
The Parade of the
Queens COlOrful

Under a hazy sky, 500 youth
turned out of Parker street Sun
day afternoon proceeded up oath
to Lake and over to 22nd then down
to st. John AME church, led on
by the every popular WPA band
three Negro Boy Scout troops of
Omaha who are under the leader
ship of T. P. Mahammitt, billiard
Crawford and Charles Stewart.
This host of young men and wo-
men were interspersed by cars beau
.tifully decorated bearing the queens
of the day representing their re-
spective churches.
Uncle Gil, who enjoys doing
things that brings happiness, an
opportunities to youth is in high
praise of the Negro WPA band
and the Scout leaders for the won
derful cooperation shown by them
in making the parade of the May
Day Queens a success.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22

In one of the most brilliant cpl
odes in the history of Negro journ-
alism, Miss Fay M. Jackson was
the only American colored woman
to sit in Westminster Abbey dur
ing the Coronation of King George
VI. She was admitted as the special
representative of the Associated
Negro Press and with Rudolph
Dunbar, AMPS regular European
correspondent covered every phase
of the greatest royal spectacle of
the century.
Miss Jackson and Mr.. Dunbar,
who were the only Negro news
paper representatives permitted
within the Abbey, were shown I'M
usual courtesies by English Off
cials and the British Press. Their
cabled reports covering every phase
of the epochal event and giving
particular emphasis az well as au-
thentic reports upon the part play
ed by people of color during the
great pageant, will appear in the
leading colored papers this week.
The American colored girl was
assigned to a regular press seat
in Parliament during her stay in
London. On Monday she was the
Continued on Page g.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22
LEAVES FOR K. G.

Mr.. Leonard Dixon, formerly an
entertainer of the Harlem night
club, and one of the greatest tap
dancers in the middle west, left for
Kansas City to open with a new
floor show at the opening of a new
night club some time in May. MI.
Dixon also played in the Cotton
Club in New York and with the
late Florence Mills. Mr.. Dixon
leaves many of his friends in Oma-
ha. They all wish him a lot of sue
cess.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22
COLLEGE GOODS AT
ORPHEUM THEATRE

The Dixie Trio, three charming
personalities, who appeared at the
Orpheum the past week with Ma
jor Bowes all-girl unit, were well
received by the audience at each
performance. Their style of sing
ing is on the same order as the Bos
well sisters.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22
1000 At Big May Day Festival
700 Children at
The Ritz Theatre

The Omaha Guides Guidite club
first annual May Day Festival held
Sunday, May 18th at st. John AME
church was an overwhelming sue
cess. Miss Ethel Jones, general di-
rector and her staff of c~o-directors
are to be praised for the wonder
full display of musical talent, and
YOU can rest assured that the Oma-
ha Guide is most grateful for the
work done by the directors and the
youth of Omaha.
This festival under the chairman
ship of Uncle Gil, editor of the
Guidite Club page and directed by
Miss Jones, promises to become the
fore-runner of a wave of cultural
education in music. It is hoped OF
the sponsors to establish cultural
groups in music in every church IN
Omaha through the cooperation Of
Junior choir directors and sponsors.
With the May Day Festival out
of the way the next big event will
be that of the first annual Omaha
Guidite Club picnic, at which time
the members of the Guidite club
shall receive the free ice cream that
Uncle Gil promised them. Watch
the paper for the date.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22
Spring Style Revue
PROVES a Classic

evu has been attempted in Oma-
ha, taking fully two hours TO conn
plete the show which was inter-
spersed with advertising skits for
the following firms; Roberts Dairy,
Omaha Ice and Cold Storage Inc,
Sears and Roebuck, Paxton and
Gallagher, Deep Rock Oil Co. and
Mor-Ann Shops and Furrier, the
latter not only cooperating with
the advertising department with an
adj but played a large part in out
fitting the many dress models that
paraded down the snow white deck
ed runway. To these advertisers and
especially Mor-Ann Shops and Fur
rier are we grateful.
Among the shops represented in
the couture review we're: Christine
Althouse Beauty school: Villas
Beauty Salon, Roses Beauty Salon,
Queens Beauty Shop, Northside
Beauty school and Earl Roberts
Beauty Salon. Those who modelled
for the above named shops, schools
and salons were: MSS Ella Wright,
Pauline Johnson, Evelyn Floyd,
Celestine Smith. Betty james, Eva
Mae Stewart, Ina Mae Milan,
Christine Taylor, Pearl Winston
and Ethel Terrell.
The dress was divided in
to six scenes, Garden, Sports, Sun
day Afternoon, Formal, Boudoir
and Afternoon Attire. The frocks
worn by the models reflected the
tone of the gay decorations of the
ballroom which was trimmed in red
and white interpreted with pot
ferns.
Those who modelled as represent
tatives of "a local and out-of-town
clubs were; Messrs Chas. Davis.
Geo. Camper, Eugene Murray,
John Horton, Louis Carpenter, j.
Westbrook MCPHERSON, Misses
Lorene Lewis, Ruby Reece, Myrtle
James, Ethel Terrell, Dorothy West
field Betty James, Doris Patterson,
Jluanita Macy, La Vern McGaugh,
Evely Floyd, Margie Storms, jean
ne Spinks, Lorene Lewis, Gather
Inc Bullinner, Julia Mae Lawson.
Aonetta Walker and Mercedes Fer
guson. Atty C. F. Davis serving as
chronicle for the evening was at
his best in the introducing of the
advertisers skits which supplied
the spice of the affair. The crowd
gave each of the acts a warm and
enthusiastic reception. They an.
pear as follows; Williams, Williams
and Caldwell of Sioux City which
proved indeed to be a threesome OF
sizzling dancers. The family quart.
cite of South Omaha, and "Wow'
ow they could dance Ola McCraney
with her soothing personality il
song. The team of Lem and Angie
from Chicago, they are indeed top:
when it comes to rhythmic dancing
and last but not least Myra Taylor
the girl with that most pleasing
smile in dance and song. So wei
pleased were the 400 persons whC
witnessed this most unique show Of
the season that they are already
saying that we shall be back fol
the second annual Omaha Guide
style Revue next year.
Many scenes of the show were
filmed by Rubin Taylor and is tt
be used i'm connection with hi
picture entitled Murder in Black
The prizes offered for the best
model was won by Miss Doris Pat.
terson who was considered the best
dress model, receiving q beautiful
insignia ring. The Quack club wa;
awarded the Gold trophy for having
the best club model, The Northsidt
Beauty school was awarded The
prize for the best hair model.
Following the show the Grove
danced to the tune of Ray and his
band.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22

ed one of the foremost designers in
the city proved to be a panorama of
hair and dress styles and sugges-
tions. The couture review which
proceeded the dress style review
from the many shops in the city
we're unusually attractive to the
large audience. This is the first
time perhaps that such an elaborate
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22

The Spring Style Revue sponsor
ed Monday evening by the Omaha
Guide advertising department Of
which Mrs, Mildred d. Gilbert is
head. and under the dictatorship
of Mr.. John Albert Smith, consider
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22

Mrs. Dora Blueford, 1864 Binney
street, is home from the hospital.
She wishes to thank her many fri
ends for their kindness while she
was a patient in the hospital.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22

Mrs. Felix H. Payne, sr., of
Kansas City, Mo. was in Omaha
TO attend the wedding of Mrs. SEN
oval C. Carter.
Evening star., 1937-10-22

a. RIpTON HAWKINS
By BURTON HAWKINS

then hand it still hot to an unsus-
pecting victim E. George wash
ington's trip to College Park yes
terday for practice was necessitated
because the Redskins have first call
on Griffith Stadium And unless
Terp officials had consented, the
Colonials would have lacked prac-
tice field two days before its biggest
game.
Pennsylvania will be stronger for
Georgetown tomorrow than 1t has
been in the last two weeks =.
With five injured players returning
to the lineup It's the fourth
battle between the Quakers and
Hoyas, with the local outfit still
seeking its first victory :. Charley
Jones. Central center, is producing
the finest defensive performance
in the scholastic series.
Foot ball writer's have launched
search for a fourth Jewish lad
to fit into a possible all-America
backfield Certain TO be con-
sidered are Marshall Goldberg of
Pitt, Sid Luckman of Columbia
and Marty Glickman of Syracuse
Baltimore Stadium will be
renovated this year in prep
aration for Princeton and Notre
Danes games with Navy there
next season.
Evening star., 1937-10-22
THE official schedule Of the Women,

THE official schedule Of the Women S
= District of Columbia Golf Asso-
citation is over Even though two
more big women's events are listed
Zone of them today at CongressionaD
the regularly scheduled and sponsored
Journeys of the association wound up
Yesterday at Congressional and Ken
wood with the annual field day for
District team members.
More than $50 players we're slated
to turn out today at Congressional
in the N. b.. c. tourney, played in
honor of Helen Dettweiler. while
probably as many more will turn
out next Tuesday at Beaver Dam for
the club invitation tourney, to be
staged by the women of that club.
High spot of the team tourney
wind-up of the year for the feminine
golfers of the local club teams, was
the card of 50 registered by Helen
Dettweiler, the District and Mary
land champion. Helen played the first
nine holes at Congressional in As
which isn't too hot, and then goi
in her stride on the back nine. Hit
ting a big tee shot on the par
seventeenth hole. she whacked q No
iron shot smack into the cup for ar
eagle 2 on this tough hole, and fln-
ished with par for a 81, which
adds up to a total of 80. No one
else was close in the chase for the
gross award.
Here are all the winners in the team
tourney: First teams-Low gross. Heller
Dettweiler, Congressional 90; low ne
for team captains. Mrs. Landra B
Evening star., 1937-10-22
Grid Slate Thick With Games Bearing Titles and Rank
DUE
TO BATTLE TERPS'
Only Hindu in Grid Game
Now Slated to Start
Baltimore Game.

= YRACUSE, N. Y, October 22.--
- 1t now appears as if Wilmeth
Sidat-Singh, the only Hindu
playing foot ball, will start for
Syracuse in the game with Maryland
at the Baltimore Stadium tomorrow.
His role has been that Of pinch-hitter,
but he is due to replace Jack Hinkle.
injured in the victory over Cornell
at left half.
Although his ancestry is stepped in
the storied romance Of the Orient,
the athletic interest of Wilmeth Sidat-'
Singh centers in the toward pass and
the end sweep. This 18-year-old
youth of Hindu parentage is one Of
the best throwing backs of the Orange
team, and his skill at handling the
ball was developed while he played
basket ball at Dewitt Clinton High
School, in New York City.
Evening star., 1937-10-22
FAITHFUL HORSE, II,
RETIRED TO CLOVER
Owner Of Port O. Play, Grateful
for Pinch Victories, Could
Have Sold Racer.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 22.-Life may
begin at 40 for humans, but 1t Is
ending at IL for Port oPlsy. one of
the oldest race horses on the American
turf.
When the Chicago racing season
ends October 80, Port oPlay, just a
cheap selling platter. will be shipped
to the farm of his owner. Sam Gorbet.
at Pontiac, Ill, to spend the rest Of
his days in clover. Usually when race
horses reach the age of ll-year-old
Port oPlay they are given away or
sold for bag of oats.
Owner Gorbet feels differently about
his aging thoroughbred.
Il shall reward him for his faith
fulness," Gorbet said today. Il could
have sold him many times, but decided
never to part with him because he
came to my financial rescue so often
when 1t seemed I never would win
race"
Port o'Play has raced over all kinds
of tracks-from the bushes to the
best-and earned s39.194 in purses in
the 308 times he started.
Evening star., 1937-10-22

Platt, Chevy Chase, 86-5-81. Net
prizes won as follows: Ellen Kincaid
(Cong.) and Mrs. Charlotte s. Stern
Il. S. tied for first at "a, with Miss
Kincaid winning on the draw. Mrs.
Betty P. Meckley Il. 81 and Mrs. H.
M. Brundage (Col), 86; Mrs. H. j.
Simons, Mrs. L. G. Pray (Manor) +,
Mrs. J. o. Rhyme tCong.) and Mrs. w.
B. Stokes Il. 81, 81; Mrs. Bishop
Hill Chevy Chase, Marion Brown
(Manor) and Louise Claytox tChevy
Chase), SO. Consolation won by Mrs.
T. N. Beavers (Manor).
Second teams-Low gross, Mrs.
George Hussey (Army-Navy), 81; frst
net for team captains, Mrs. A. w.
Tucker (Beaver DAM, 100-l3--87.
Net prizes won as follows: Mrs. s. w.
Du Bois (Wash.), Mrs. r. P. Hun
(Ken.), 81; Mrs. A. A. McEntee
(Ken.), Mrs. T. j. johnson (Army-
Navy, Mrs. C. p. Medley (Manor)
88; Mrs. A. C. Minnix (Col.), 80; Mrs.
F. T. Nesbit (Wash.), 80; Mrs. F. j.
Godfrey Beaver DAM and Mrs. E.
Evening star., 1937-10-22

~ NE prominent foot ball pool
feels George Washington
is going to acquit itself
~ more nobly this time
against Alabama 1t gives the
Crimson Tide, which has murdered
the Colonials, 28-6 and $50, in
previous encounters. only IA points
While Maryland is rated Is
points below the csliber Of Syra-
cuxe Central High has been
trimming Wilson Teachers in
scrimmage sessions.
Francis Beamer, the former
Roosevelt all-high end now at
Maryland, pleaded futilely with
Terp coaches to place his broken
fingers in splints and allow him to
play against Syracuse He
hasn't missed a practice session
since the digit was fractured in the
Pennsylvania game three weeks
ago Bill Wootton and Frank
Hodge, former Central High foot
ball player. have shifted from Mis-
sissippi to Kentucky.
Bernie and Irving Kolker. BROTH
ers of Sid. the former all-high
tackle at Tech and later crack
PLAYER at George Washington, are
headed for Roosevelt. where broth
er Joe now is performing creditably
at tackle Bernie, according to
Sid, has the makings of q great
back. If you can read Larry
Keileys yarn. Everybody There
Saw Kelley" in a prominent weekly
and not like the guy you're not
human.
Freddie Steele, world middle
weight champion, has entered the
ring only once nursing grudgc
1t started when Freddie, as a
kid hanging around gymnasiums,
asked more learned fighter for
instruction They laced on the
gloves and the instructor" belted
Steele numerically So VI
ciously that Freddie never forgot
They met later and the present
champ hamburgered his face and
then kayoed him.
Bob Fitzsimmons, the former
world heavyweight boxing cham
pion. delighted in practical humor
The acme of delicate comedy to
Fitz was to forge a horseshoe and
Evening star., 1937-10-22
CURB ON FOOT BALL
is STARTED IN 1869
"Interferes With Studies" Asserts
Faculty as Princeton Seeks
Third Rutgers Game.

By the Associated Press.
DENVER, October 22.-Princeton
= and Rutgers would have played
a rubber" game that season of 1859
Princeton players were all for it
but the faculty put its foot down.
What do you think they told us?"
8s-year-old Homer D. Boughner asked
today. They told us we were taking
too much time for foot ball at the
expense of our studies"
So the scholastic cry really dates
from that very first recorded Ameri-
can intercollegiate foot ball game.
But outside of that. says Boughner,
you'd hardly recognize the game Of
yore.
Boughner. retired business man,
began his foot ball career November
6, 1869, as q member of that first
Tiger team.
Rutgers won to 4. Princeton
triumphed in a return engagement a
few days later. to 0. There was
strong agitation for playoff, but the
Princeton faculty stepped in with its
history making decision.
Evening star., 1937-10-22
Picks Up Ground Quickly.

LIS basket ball skill. combined with
IL remarkable aptness in absorb
ing Ossie Solem's foot ball instruc-
ton, enabled him to make rapid pro-
gress. In no time at all. the boy was
throwing forward passes with telling
accuracy.
Sidat-Singh weighs IT'S pounds and
is 5 feet 10 inches tall. They showed
him how to block and ne picked the
trick up quickly His blocking against
Cornell was one of the high lights of
the game.
Also in the Cornell game. Sidat-
Singh, after taking pass from Marty
Glickman, faded back long enough to
give his teammate time to dash down
the field and then made a 25-yard
toss to Ghckman in the march which
brought the second touchdown for the
Orange.
Evening star., 1937-10-22
Irish" Mascot
Bolts the Team

COUTH BEND, Ind, october %
(P).-Even "Clashmore Mike"
the Irish terrier mascot of Notre
Danes foot ball squad, seems dis
gusted with the teams poor show
ing. The mascot has deserted.
Taken out for a practice drill by
Trainer Dan Hawley, the brown
terrier dashed for the gate and out
of Cartier Field.
Evening star., 1937-10-22
THOMPSON, RYAN CLASH
Bout Supports Knox-Oliver GO in
Chicago Tonight.

CHICAGO, October ~ P).-Jack
Blackburn, trainer of Heavyweight
Champion Joe Louis, thinks Eliza (BilD
Thompson, indianapolis heavyweight.
will be q star among the new heavy
weight hopefuls within six months
time.
Blackburn will be in Thompson S
corner tonight when the Indianapolis
battler meets "Blondy" Ryan in pre-
liminary to the boxing card at White
City, headlined by Buddy Knox OF
Dayton and Art Oliver, Chicago
heavyweight.
Evening star., 1937-10-22
PLANS
BIG NET TOURNEY
Would Invite Some Of Best
Players in Country to
Doubles Event.

" NCOURAGED by financial re-
l. port which shows the club to
have experienced its most sue
- cessful season in years, officials
of the Edgemooi Club are formulating
plans which may give Washington its
first national tennis tournament of
Importance next year.
Almost entirely out of debt for the
first time since 1884 and having seen
all of its courts put in shape and new
locker facilities provided during the
last season, Edgemoor officials are
planning to stage big doubles tourna-
ment in 1888 to which some of the
outstanding netmen of the country
would be invited.
Evening star., 1937-10-22
Veteran ROOter
To Watch 'Bama

A LABAMA'S most faithful foot
ball rooter is expected to be in
the stands tomorrow when the
Tide and George Washington
clash here.
Hugo Friedman of the class OF
1897 has missed but five Alabama
games in the last 80 years. Fried
man has followed the Tide north,
east, south and west. The only
games that he has missed were the
two L. S. U. games in Baton Rouge,
the Syracuse tilt, the st. Marys
game in San Francisco and the
Kentucky game last year In
Lexington.
Friedman was manager of the
1897 'Bama team.
Evening star., 1937-10-22
Father Born in India.

LIS father. DR.. S. A. Sidat-Singh Of
New York City, was born in India.
His son was born in this country.
When the young Hindu was stu
dent at Dewitt Clinton he did not
play foot ball but gave all his atten-
ton to basket ball. He had no idea
of playing foot ball when he went to
Syracuse and it was only by chance
that he joined the squad.
Last Spring Sidat-Singh. who is
known among his classmates as Sin.
used to play touch foot ball. Roy
Simmons. one of the Syracuse coaches,
happened to see him tossing the ball
around with remarkable skill and adj
vised him to join the foot ball squad in
Spring practice.
Evening star., 1937-10-22
Membership TrebIeS.

A N INCREASING membership which
has reached nearly rs, three times
as large as that of two years ago, gives
officials confidence that there will be
sufficient funds next season to insure
paying the expenses of high nationally
ranking players.
Walter r. Tuckerman is president of
the club, B. L. HartZ, vice president,
and E. j. Gray, treasurer. The Board
of Governors consists of 10 v. Morgan
Dewitt Smith, Elliott Moran, Denison
L. Mitchell and Stanley McCaskey.
Evening star., 1937-10-22
M. Anlick (Col), 30. Consolation won
hy Mrs Gorham Freed (Wash.).

M. Amick (Col.), 30. Consolation won
by Mrs. Gorham Freed (Wash).
Third teams (played at Kenwood)-
Low gross, Mrs. H. X. Cornwell (Colo ,
won on the draw after tie at 81 with
Mrs. F. l.. Lewis (Cong). First net
for team captains, Mrs. F. H. Kramer
Beaver DAM, won the draw after a
tie at IS with Mrs. Oscar Coolican
Chevy Chase. Net prizes won as
follows: Mrs. w. B. Jarvis (Col), 10;
Mrs. c. T. Penn and Mrs. C. j. Wilkin-
son (Cong), 81; Mrs. Walter B. Vogel
Il. s.. 81; Mrs. r. X. Lund (Ken.).
81; Mrs. H. L. Simcoe (Manor), Mrs.
Marvin johnson tKen). Mrs. @.
Rowland Chase (Chevy Chase and
Miss Anna Reh Il. 81, S3. Conso-
lation won by Mrs. w. D. Barkdull
(Col).
Evening star., 1937-10-22
STRONG IN HORSE SHOW

NEW YORK, october 70 tP.-Mrs.
Loula Long Combs of Kansas City,
Mo-, owner of one of the most power
full harness horse stables In the Mid
west, has entered six of her horses in
the National Horse Show at Madison
Square Garden November $40.
Evening star., 1937-10-22

crest of his game, perhaps better
and a sounder hitter of the ball than
ever he has been. Any guy who can
play that lengthy Congressional course
in SO whacks has to have more than
a prayer and a putter. That's exactly
what Claude did a couple of days ago,
and DR.. H. L. Smith and Gene Pitt
man, his opponents, want no more
of the lanky Rippy-if he's as hot
as he was that day.
All he did was play the mines in
81 and 80. Par for the first nine
is 81 and tough par it is. Par for
the second nine is IS and that one
also is tough enough. But Rippy
ripped off 80 over the second nine,
using the level par 81 on the front
nine merely as warm-up. Give
Claude Rippy more time to play golf
next year and he'll burn up the
track in any mans golf tournament.
He's that good.
Evening star., 1937-10-22
Syracuse Squad Arrives.

baltimore. Md.-Coach Ossie
Solem led squad Of IS Syracuse
foot ball players into Baltimore this
morning for the Maryland game to-
morrow.
Solem will start Wilmeth Sidat-
Singh, Hindu gridder. at right half
against Maryland. as Jack Hinkle, in
jured against Cornell, will not be able
to play.
The Orange squad was to practice
in secret at the Stadium this after
noon. Except for Hinkle, the invaders
are In fine trim.
Syracuse's 73-piece band will arrive
tomorrow morning and will vie with
Maryland's 64-piece organization in
the Stadium before and during the
game.
Evening star., 1937-10-22
WILL GIVE G.. U. GAME.

A play-by-play description OF the
Georgetown-Penn game at Philadel-
phia tomorrow will be given over the
grid-graph in Ryan Gymnasium. Ad-
mission will be IS cents.
Evening star., 1937-10-22
f&SSJ]IRA!GHT I OFF,
~ THE TEEY
>s1[=o ~
a. ..-e4Sxpe W. By Walter McColIum
By Walter McCollum

Cardinals going gift to the Nanonal
firmly established as one Oh
the Country Club member
of the golf Sunday the final round Tor the
MARYLAND championship Rppy played
the number OF ROUNDS
complicated with other things and e
of max a important
certainty OF Cauo
soking the when ne
Claude Rppy just now is at the
Evening star., 1937-10-22
Duke Strong ALI Around.

DUKE-COLGATE, at Hamilton
~ Colgate came back with much
better foot ball against Tulane, but
Duke looks to have too much all
around strength in line and back
field. Duke.