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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19
Poker Pin League Notes

Hello everybody have you anish- d your Christmas chopping? You iaveS that's too bad, because, hay. ng nothing else to do, you'll be fable to read this column.
 It was . Qulet night, on alleys l nd 2. the Deuces were dlsgusted t the outcome, In their encounteE with the Spades, who went Co town or three games.
 This, however, cannot Do consid- red c great victory, the Deuces, ,ere short one man, :, absent due 0 illness .,.. nothing serious we lope.
 Flash - Last week. the Poker saKue had the honor of being host, o Q gentlemen, (I'm sorry ! didn't ct hls name) who is General Flee. rio District Representative, for the
 tate of Connecticut. Call again sir, cure always welcome.
 After many years, Charley Man. anars, will again recite the ever opular poem: "The Night Before Christmas" To my knowledge, the last time c rendered 1t, was at Q Slocum chool "Xmas Party" back in 1921 , r 1922.
 F, Stance, seems to think, that /. Hickey Is getting to be more and ,ore like Pat "The Barber" This
 an insult. to Hickey Of course.
 The Diamonds (fifth place team) eat the Aces (iirst place team) two ut of three games, the last one, by lghty-six (e6) pins. Wow!
 The Deuces' have lost their foot
 old, and have fallen from End to ! csslble 4th place .... while the Ipades have climbed up to tie the
 okers for End or Srd.
 Next week-Mon., Dec. 25, being hristmas the Democrat" VIII not D published. Our scores of Dec. list will not appear in the paper ntil possibly the 26th. This being the. last publication .fore the holiday. .. m take this oportunity to wish all the league iembers and their families, the Democrat Staff" (who cooperate ], nicely) and our many friends, . cry, Very Merry Christmas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
HANSEN WINS
SIX STRAIGHT

Chalk up another win-his sixth
in row-for Billy Hansen,
The big Salt Lake City young
stcr. one of the most pleasing per-
formers TO show here in a long
time, won two out of three falls
and the decision from Leo Numa of
Seattle in their match headlining
the Monday evening wrestling
card Al Greenwich coliseum.
Jack Holland. handsome new
conner from Los Angeles. made an
impressive debut by winning from
the rough. tough Tom Zaharias in
the semi-windup. The Californian,
Floyd Hansen and Bull Venable,
rematched in the three round
special event, just about stole the
show with a sensational draw,
while DR.. Harry Kahoe defeated
Toby Wallace in the opener, scor-
ing the necessary fall in "a seconds
of the third round with reverse
deadlock and body press.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
Ski Weather

Paradise Valley: Road open "a
langmire: chains required nj park
entrance: tempe -ature Of 20 de-
grces; Is inches Of new snow:
total Of 1875 inches: overcast. with
snow and southwest wind; deep.
dry snow; skiing poor; 40 inches
of snow nj Longmirc.
Mt. Baker lodge: Road open TO
ledge; compact snow and Ice on
road from glacier to lodge; chains
required: temperature OF 25 de-
grees, five inches Of new snow:
total Of 2lS inches: overcast. with
light snow and moderate south
wind; snow wet; skiing fair.
Snoqualmie pass: Snow and
slush ON road from 81, miles west
Of summit to Is miles east of sum-
init; chains required: temperature
of IS degrees; four inches Of new
snow; total Of lO5 inches; over
cast. with light rain: skiing fair.
Park junction.: Snow and slush
on road from Park junction 10 IS
miles west; chains required; tenn
pcrature Of 81 degrees; 81, inches
of new SNOW: total Of So inches;
overcast. with moderate snow.
Cayuse pass: Total Of 100
Inches; skiing fair; gates closed.
STAMPEDE: Temperature, so: one
inch new snow; total 81 inches;
calm, light rain and snow; skiing
fair.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
VIKINGS MEET
CHEHALIS CLUB

Seeking revenge for a 1922
midDeeember defeat at Chehalis.
Puyallup Vikings will be hosts to
Chehalis Besrcats tonight at :
p. m. in the Puyallup high school
gym.
The Bearcats have heen inn
proving rapidly Of late and
are now In third place In the
Southern division, Southwest
conference race. Slim Som
meryille, three-sport athlete.
recently set n new league scor-
Ing record against Camas.
Reserve teams will battle in
preliminary. with varsity squads
taking the naples about an hour
later.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
Discouerer of
Willard Dies

KANSAS CITY. Mo. 49, Harry
Brewer. 50. who discovered jess
Willard and guided him 10 the
worlds heavyweight boxing cham
pionship. died yesterday.
Brewer. who had been blind
since 1920, was a tobacco merchant
until he retired five years ago He
once was leading welterweight
prize fighter himself and an oper-
ator OF a fighters training farm
at Oklahoma City
He was Wizards second when
Willard won the heavyweight title
from Jack johnson at Havana in
1918.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
Bear Crewmen
BiuEight Races

BERKELEY. Calf. Eight
events have been scheduled for the
University of California's 1899
crew. with the University of Wash
ington regatta April Is and the
Poughkeepsie regatta June II as
features. according TO schedule
released today.
The Washington meet viii
be held on the Oakland
estuary course. Coach Ky
Ebright's men will 70 70 Loe
Angeles April 20 for u full
program with the 4. G. l.. A.
oarsmen - freshmen. junior
varsity and varsity crews.
Other scheduled events are
alumni crew day and interclass
races at Oakland March 4: Ore
gon State and varsity reserves
at Oakland March Il: Sacramento
j. c. W.. freshmen at Sacramento,
March rs; Sacramento j. c..
Compton J. c. and freshmen at
Oakland April 29: high school
races and freshmen at Oakland
May 6.
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meals and expenses of the ath-
letes to camp.
Now that everyone is panning
the Cincinnati infield Bobby
Wallace, Reds scout who played
IS years in major league COM
petition more than any other
player except Eddie Collinsl,
rises up TO shout about a rs
year-old Danish boy, Einar Sor-
enson, from Waterloo. la.
Sorenson led his club in hitting
last year with 1926. stole %
bases and was selected as the
most valuable player in the
Three-Eye league When the
Reds were negotiating with the
Giants about Alex kampouris
last summer. Wallace said: Go
ahead and trade kampouris be-
cause we've got better second
basement than him at Water
loo right now
Everyone Will be roofing for
Charlie Colbert. brilliant short
stop of the Cardinals cham
pionship teams of l930-3l. to
make a comeback with the SEN
ators He nearly shot off his
leg in hunting accident in
1882 and was out OF baseball
for tUo wears He Rad
tryout with the Reds last year
but was shipped 10 Toledo
where ne made g fine showing.
Tom Sunkel from Atlanta
and Morton Cooper from Hous-
ton are expected 10 bolster the
Cardinals pitching staff
Sunkel won p games, led the
league IN strikeouts. earned
runs and victory percentage
Cooper struck out POI men IN
202 innings TO lead the Texas
league in strikeouts.
Vince DiMaggio. bought by
the Yanks from the Bees for
their Kansas City farm, is said
to be trying to buy his release.
but I'd Barrow won't hear Of IL.
Catcher Hal Spindel. battery
man Of the herslded Freddy
Hutchinson at Seattle. is given
q good chance to stick as the
Browns No. or No.
catcher.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
Round Ends With
Mckinley on Top

Mckinley Hill, with three vic
tories and no defeats, Is leading
the Mckinley Hill Independent
Basketball league at the end of
the first round of play.
Last week. Mckinley Hill over
whelmed South Tacoma, 1888;
Jacobsen led the winners with "a
points. DeMolays defeated Port
land Avenue. 1897; Chuck John
son accounted for % of the win
ners points; Rice paced the losers
with 10.
In games this week. Portland
Avenue meets Mckinley Hill and
South Tacoma plays DeMolay.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15

B REFS !!
BY UNITED PRESS

PALM BEACH, Fla. - Gene
Mako and Jack Tidball Of Los
Angeles won the Everglades
club invitation doubles tennis
title when they defeated Card
mar Mulloy and Charles Matt
man Of Miami. as. o.. o.. 6-2.
yesterday
B0STON-The boston Bruins,
National Hockey league lead
ers, had Forwards Charlie sands
and Ray Getliffe back in the
lineup today for their game with
the Detroit Red Wings tonight.
Sands and Gctliffe. banished TO
the Bruin farm club AT Hershey,
Pa, when they failed TO come
up TO expectations. were re-
called and Rookie Wingcrs Ter
~ Reardon and Robert Hamill
sent back to Hershey.
Los ANGELES Ike Frank
ian hung up his helmet again
today after setting some sort Of
record by playing football for
81 years.
The one-time St Mary's AL
American. who has been playing
end on the Los Angeles Bull
dogs professional team. has been
promoted to coach of the squad.
He succeeds Gus Henderson.
who Is going to the Detroit
Lions.
NEW YORK - Nine of the
most important names were
missing today from the list of
New York Yankees who have
signed and returned their 1889
contracts.
Headed by Ccnterfielder Joe
DiMaggio, who is reported ask
ing a $4,000 increase to his
$4,000 salary last year, the I'M
signed players include Catcher
Bill Dickey, reported asking
100000; Sho-tstop Frank Cro-
setti. Third Baseman Red Rolfe,
Second Baseman Joe Gordon,
Outfielder Tommy Heinrich. and
Pitchers Red Ruffing, Monte
Pearson and Spud Chandler.
SARANAC LAKE. \. Y.
The 1889 North American speed
skating champion is Charlie
Leighton of Minneapolis, who
rolled up ITO points in three
days of competition here to de-
throne Victor Ronchetti of
Chicago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
Crucial Tilt
Begins at 8

Beilarminee Lions. bent on NOV
ing into a tie with Lincoln and
Stadium in the torrid City Prep
Basketball league. will tangle with
the Abes tonight at s o'clock in
the South End gym.
The Midget teams Of the two
schools will meet in a preliminary
clash at O'Clock.
Although the Abes present
~ lead the loop and the Bells
are in the cellar, a victory for
Bellarmine tonight would
knot the loop In n three-way
tie. giving each school two
wins and as many losses.
A defeat for the Lions. how
ever, would just about write fms
to their hopes of winning the
championship and also would
make second place Stadium's
crown-winning project more diff
cult.
Lincoln defeated the Lions,
IS 20 50, In their first meet
ing-a close. thrilling game.
which WAS not decided until
the final minutes Of play.
A slight height advantage is in
lincoln's favor. but the Bells are
faster and more clever.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
TRIPLE BILL TONIGHT

The regular weekly triple header
OF the Park-Church High boys
basketball league will be carded
tonight on the Bellarmine High
maples-Olivet theran and
FIRST Congregational will clash in
the opener at o'clock. Bethany
Nj. f and First Nj. f. will be
featured in the second game at
o'clock. while Talmud Torah and
Sons of Pericles will clash in the
closing game at . o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
AMATEUR CARD NEARS FINISH

Thursdays American Legion
amateur boxing card al Greenwich
coliseum, featured by Tacoma
Seattle team match, neared COM
pletion Tuesday when Match
maker VIII Maylon added four
more bouts to the five already
signed
Paul Bellus, promising Lin
coin high boy. was booked to
meet Val Comstock. jr.. son
of the widely-known Seattle
mitt instructor, in one of the
three-rounders on the card.
They are lightweights.
Other new bouts will bring to-
gether Ralph Pasquale, North
west A. c., Tacoma, and Bert
Joachims, Downtown A. c.. Seat
tie, middleweights; Sandy Nc
Donald. Tacoma. and Harold Sites,
Downtown A. C. welterweights;
and Dick Hager OF Lincoln high
and Johnny Miller of Eatonville,
lghtweights.
HEANIES TOP BILL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15

Headlined by the Private War
rem Coffman-Gordon White heavy
weight mix, Thursdays car
promises to be one Of the bes
yet presented here by Edward
Rhodes post, American Legion.
Tiger Willie" Muse. calored
stylist from the Northwest 4.
C.. is paired with Clinton
Gage. capable Downtown A. {.
middleweight. in one of the
featured tbree-rounders. Char
ley Johnston, Tacoma. meets
Ted Heron, Downtown A. C.,
lightweight; Nern Wilson. Ia
coma, collides with Bob Bate
man, wntown A. C.,
featherweights; and Les
Dickey of EatOnville squares
off against Paul Larimore,
Downtown A. C., lightweights 4
in other bouts on the card.
As has been the recent customI
aides will De admitted to ThursI
lays card upon payment OF only
he required admission taxes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
Oregon Skaters
Defeat Idaho

CORVALLIS, Ore.-The Oregon
State college basketball team
sputtered like sickly fuse in the
first half of last nights game
with the University of Idaho, but
in the second period the Beavers
exploded, and, like all good dyna-
mite, they exploded down.
They blew the Vandals deep into
the conference cellar, and they
entrenched themselves in fourth
place, with a AZ to 90 victory
their second win of the conference
season. The teams meet again to-
night, but even a Vandal victory
will not alter the standings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
Latter Day Saints
Win by PHO Count

Latter Day Saints posted an
easy victory in the Park-Church
Mems Basketball league at Bellar-
mine Monday night. defeating 81.
Paul's Danish Lutheran. 2T-l0.
Central Lutheran likewise had
an easy game, beating Epworth
NJ. r, 5i-l3 Sixth Avenue Bap-
list won by forfeit over Zion
Lutheran.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
Diamond Dust
And that is them

NEW YORK Spring training
will cost the 16 major league
clubs mere than $3.50. 900, some
Of which they'll get back from
exhibition games All clubs
have to pay the transportation,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
Cam Baskets
Rally to Win
On IINGIE sINNnI\n,

Trailing by as many as ST
points in the first three qusrtery
Cammarano Brothers came from
behind 10 nose out California Flor
ists, 43 to Al, in an overtime gamS
last night TO retain their slim lea
on the Tacoma City Basketball
league second hall championship
General Motors downed Chllsl
in the last half after trailing TO
most of three periods. ~ to "a
to keep next to the Bottlers
Johnson Paint also pulled TN
cork in the last canto TO pass Q
p S. Frosh and 60 on 10 a 50
40 decision.
Thursday night the league wiz
ring down the curtain on the regu
lar season play and only the play
off for the sn-season champion
ship and the right to represen
Tacoma and Pierce County in tn
Northwest AAU tourney in Seat
tie.
Thursdays games are real
finishers with California Flo
rists and Chillas opening at
o'clock; {. p. =. Frosh meet
ing Cammaranos AT s p. m.
and Generals closing the show
against johnson Paint at
o'clock.
All games Monday night foun
the faVorites winning, but thc1
had to work all the way. TIL
underdogs led from four to 81
points at half time and threatene
until the last in two of the games
Cammaranos really rallied Sd
hind nine and ten points in III
third period, they had to count o.
Harry Rush to ring up nine points
And then it was Rush who cap
tured the contest in the overtim
with a shot that was in the al
at the final whistle.
Summaries:
Johnsons t59l (i0) {. r. :. rros
c. Herness Q3) ..F........ t6l eros
Brebner 14l ...F... (el Csrpentd
Pullar Qop .....C..... "a Paulso
Lee Iol,e tso o.; 6 %, .c 81 ., smit
Subs. Johnson Paint, P. Hernc1
co. Hemel "a, College of Pugd
Sound Frosh, Moore "a, Mitche
81 Officials, Wise and CroXel
Generals 90 t21 Chiila
Cummings a. r. 49,. Ken
Huegel 49, ..F.......... Gipp
F. Pettyjohn 81 c.. 40 Stephen
Lennon % &C.. 90 Gunderso
Butt 30 ......G....... 49, Gran
Subs: General Motors. L. Pettyjohr
Stinnette ~, Frye; Chillas, Otis a
Ward. Richmond az
Cammaranos (i3) I'D Cal. Florist
Davis "a .=......F ...... o. Merk
Minnitti "a -. ...... f6l CeCc
McKinneu 10 .4C....... G0l PEI
Rush G5) ......G....... t6l Namd
Werbisky I'D .sG....... ia Miro
Subs: Cammarano Brothers, Nast
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
Basketball Results

III 1A>iIEI fhf<SS
Oregon State AZ: Idaho ~.
New Mexico Aggies 6i; Ari-
roma 40.
San Francisco A: ST. Nary's 81.
Drake SO: Nashburn 80.
ST. Joseph's So; William and
Mary sS.
Illinois IS; Michigan rs.
Notre Dame IS: Syracuse 81
(osertime).
Penn 40; Columbia IS.
Purdue 80; Minnesota 20.
Northwestern 81: Wisconsin 81.
Indiana sc: Chicago SIS.
North Caroline State SIS; yir-
ginia Tech IS.
Loyola U tChicsgo) a.: George
Washington L SO.
Oklahoma Aggies AZ, Washing
ton L (St. LOUIS 2S.
Tulsa Z IS; St Louis 2e.
Pitt As; Georgetown Al.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15

Who secs no good in this or
that.
The whole wide world
around.
You grumble here and rumble
there.
You threaten life and puff,
But under all that grouchy
map,
You re Just an Irish bluff A..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
Valentines ON The l.:

THIS my friends is Valentine time
The when you hold sweet thoughts of your fell
low
When YOU blow dollar and half a box candy the
charming frau and then blow 10 spot Yourself easing
conscience with that buck and half gesture
osity toward your dear little handicap :.
Its the time of the when your thoughts race back
over the trail when you III boy gal and bought
lacey, pretty valentines for your heart manipulation
When you we'll when you felt loving attitude
toward mankind For instance like do as follows:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
COASTED IN BIG TEN
NEW YORk-Although' he ht

NL" IVNN AItIUUSH Tie HUIul
the American indoor two-mile red
ord of 1854, Don Lash. formerl]
of Indiana, never ran the distance
in better than 9:1S in Big Tel
competition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
Ray Grummel

Ray Grumme -.
WRILE you ponder, ueak aud lcearg,
" Oer dispatcher keys so dreary
Nod your head and Sleep by heck
lis, boom. bah j.. :. another lcreck -
SO. grab your hat and eye-shade shadB -.
Run like T. yon chiefs gone rabies
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15

'THE steclhead trout and other fish,
Swim happily on their way
in search of rich and fattening foods
The live long night and day.
You look them in the eve
Through which to you they beg -.
And then you heave them dynamite =.
Or Shiny salmon egg -.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15

Holm t2l California Florists. Buscb
ca. Peluso ~, Marvin Scott, BlanI
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
You talk of catching monster trout,
And how you snuff their life.
Why don't you tell the gang the truth
And credit your dear wife? -.

Joe Lanser :.
You, Joe Lanser wiz of hops
Please slip me your right ear
Why powder-puff the wallop in
AT stuff we quaff for beero
Chats worth a case joel
Pop Porter :.
1ND yoa, Pop Porter, man of suits.
Al WITH you tongue I'd Uoq.
loa let OF Cummings do the aoork
While you sat docR an chelc the roo
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
Chauncey The Rouse teri

Chauncey The Rouse teri :. .
you lie IN bed at night, you
i hound,
A grin across your jib,
Counting dough you aoon at
golf
By scores made ria C. fib.
You took Jack Lamb for 20
bucks
And Feidler for tlCoRty-sir,
By Keeping score 10 pinning
lOW
Through cdrcfu nj, neil
placed kicks >. (from
the rOugh) :.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15

Fred Heide
BLUE of eye with hair
cOmbed tight,
You are the little gals
delight.
You knock 'em dead, and no
derision
All because they have bum
vision
YOU talk of shooting ducks
and geese,
But fill your friends with
laughter.
For all the birds you ever
killed
Were sitting in the water.
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Bill Common -.
4 righteous man you be q.
II q restrymdn
Wuh lengthy arms 10 snog
the do. nc. mi.
But still there is another side.
yes,
Plain as Il can be. You hustle
peanuts,
C1ucke,jack for personal
cdSherie =.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-15
Olson Quintet
Beats Rangers

Coach Cliff Olson's sharpshoot-
ing Pacific Lutheran college hoop
sters overwhelmed a game st.
Martins five, 81 to 80. last night
in the Lacey schools gym.
The Gladiators held n 11-10
lead nj the half. After hold
ing the Lutherans on fairly
even terms during most Of
the third quarter, the Ranger
defense weakened In the final
period and the Falkland stars
went ON a scoring rampage.
The two teams will play again
Friday night at o'clock at Park
land. A preliminary will begin at
Z o'clock.
The lineups:
rac. Lutheran t5t t3e) ~. Martins
sigurdson ds) p. 49,. qD ouist
Platt "a Co... 1D Lui
Perrault d4 &C. . "a Van Meighen
Harshman 90 o., 81 johnson
Lutheran subs, Simonson, Bildt.
North. Stenesen 80 and Willis. st.
Martins subs, Fay and Nelson.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-24

district, also of Minneapolis, the
bill was recommended for passage
after Senator N. r. eastman of
the sixteenth district made an I'M
successful attempt to keep the leg
islation in committee.
Senator NOvak Bill Insists
Senator B. G. Novak of st. Paul,
sponsor of the bill, declared that it
was unnecessary to hold up pass
age because keeping the bill in
committee would serve to prevent
it from coming to a vote during
this session.
Today friday the measure is
supposed to come before the COM
mittee on insurance for the house
of delegates. Representative S. A.
Stockwell of Minneapolis is its
sponsor there.
Applause
Applause greeted the testimony
by the Rev. Francis j. Gilligan,
Catholic clergyman, and Samuel
Ransom, grand master Minnesota
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-24
Church Women
in Annual State
Meeting Monday

The annual meeting of the Min
nesota Council of Church Women
win be held Monday, March 81, at
the Hennepin Avenue Church,
Groveland and Lyndale Aves., Min
neapolis, Mimi.
Rev. VIM. J. Bell, DID,, will
speak at the business meeting to
be held at 1880 a. M, and the
luncheon meeting at 1915 p. m. At
the afternoon session at 2 p. m,
speakers will be Professor P. C.
Hsu of China, Professor of Philoso-
ply at the University of Shanghai,
and Professor Gonzalo Baez Ca
MARCO, of Mexico.
The object of this council is to
unity the efforts of church women
in the task of establishing Chris
tian Social Order in which all areas
of life shall be brought into har-
mony with the life and teachings
of Jesus Christ.