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Evening star., 1941-09-04
Cards, Confident of Pennont,
Pin Hopes on Rookie PoI|et,
Worneke, Cooper White

majors. White has won II out OF 81.
Howard Pollet, just 20 and fresh
from the Texas League. This phe-
nomenal rookie has won three out
of four and in So innings allowed
only runs and 20 hits, while strik-
ing out % and walking only 13. He
allowed no more than seven hits a
game.
That pollet certainly is Won
der He's like an iceberg out
there" Southworth said.
Southworth expects Warneke to
finish the season like a champion
ship pitcher.
Southworth received the hearten-
ing news that both Enos Slaughter
and Terry Moore, injured out
fielders, would report at st. Louis
Saturday for their first drill since
they were knocked out of action
some time ago. Slaughter broke a
shoulder when he crashed into a
wall August 10. Moore was knocked
unconscious in Boston, the victim OF
an accidental beaning by Lefty Art
johnson August 20.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Schroeder Out Halt Surprising March of Grant National Title Tennis
Heurichs to Play
In N. B. F. Series

Heurich Brewers will represent
Washington in the National Am
ateur Baseball Federation tourna-
ment opening Saturday in Youngs-
town, Ohio, as a result of a ruling
handed down yesterday against
Naval Air Station by District At
torney Edward M. Curran.
Mr.. Curran. commissioner of am
ateur baseball in the District, held
Jesse Frailey, Naval Air pitcher, had
not played in the necessary five
league games to establish his eli
gibility as charged by Heurich.
Frailey handed the Brewers their
first setback in the city series.
Naval Air, however, may compete
in the annual tournament OF the
American Amateur Baseball Con-
gress if officials of that organization
are agreeable. The Tars will be
certified by the local federation but
will make the trip at their own ex-
DenSe.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Scrap
Has International
Fans Jittery

Buffalo and Montreal, scrambling
for the second-place share of the
International League spoils, are do
ing a good job of keeping the fans
interest.
Buffalo moved to within game
and a half of the runnerup Royals
last night by capturing a 40 deci-
sion in the opener of four-game
series at Montreal behind Hal
Whites fine pitching.
Newark, which clinched the pen
nant last Monday, continued its WIN
ming ways by defeating the Jersey
City Giants, to 2, as Johnny Lin
dell racked up his 23d triumph of
the season.
The loss eliminated the Little
Giants from chance of making the
playoffs. Rochesters fourth place
club edged out Toronto, 20, to
clinch the last available spot.
Syracuse closed its home schedule
by defeating Baltimore, TO.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Hornet Will Unmask
Before Wrestling
FraIey Tonight

One of the big moments of his
tory will be recorded tonight, at
Turner'S Arena when the Green
Hornet removes his mask, thereby
eliminating months and months of
something approaching mystery.
Those who like their grapplers
with facial features covered prob
ably won't be disappointed by Pro-
moter Joe Turner, however, for Joe.
who feels no card is complete with
out a masked groaner, no doubt
will book a Blue Spider. Hooded
Horror or Covered Caulif1ower in
future programs.
Mr.. Hornet will expose his identity
before meeting Pat Fraley in the
feature event.
Other matches list Rudy Dusek
facing Abe Tourist. Milo Steinborn
tackling Frank Judson, Lou Plum
mer sQuirming with Fred Grobmier
and Maurice LaChappelle boiling
with Angelo Leone.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Ram Victories Prove
FutiIity Of AI|-Star
TiIts With Pros
2, lLe Associated Press.

ES lLe Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 4.-The futil-
ity of attempting to match a we'll
drilled professional football team
with a club nodded in three short
weeks was demonstrated amply
again last night as the Cleveland
Rams drove to an easy 37-7 decision
over a squad of All-Stars collected
mainly from Midwestern universi-
ties.
Although 10000 fans turned out
for the fourth annual Cleveland
Stadium charity clash. the half
time performance of the snappy
Massillon (Ohio) High School Band
and some fourth-quarter fist-sling-
ing We'd strongly with several long
runs for the customer interest.
The teams made a good show of
it. but it was obvious the All-Stars
didn't have a chance from the time
they tossed a pass behind their own
goal line to start the Rams touch
down parade until Parker Hall
ended the scoring with a 33-yard
run through the left side Of the
weary collegians.
The All-Stars' lone touchdown
came against the pros third-string-
ers as Carl Estenik from John Car
roll University took a long third
quarter pass from Creighton's John
ny Knolla and eluded a flock of
tacklers for 69-yard touchdown.
1t was the collegians' fourth loss
in as many appearances against the
heavier Rams. and the most decisive
of all. The American Legion and
the Cleveland News sponsored the
game
Evening star., 1941-09-04
AqeIess Atom Is Last
Netman Remaining
To Defy Experts.
Brilliant New Stur Seen
In Margaret Osborne;
Parker Plays Riggs
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-The task
of making Bryan Grant, jr., act his
age and quit jimmying-up the ma
tional tennis championships at For
est Hills falls today on Ted Schroeder,
the ball-buster from Glendale,
Calf. and there are plenty of play
ers who would not envy Ted the job.
Grant, the ageless atom, is the
last outsider" left in the running
all the other survivors having been
duly seeded-and unless Schroeder
can do something about 1t the
amazing little Albanian will find
himself in the semiflnals tomorrow.
But whatever befalls Grant today,
he has had more than his share OF
fun out of this tournament in scor-
ing victories over two seeded play
ers, Pancho Segura of Ecuador and
Gardnar Mulloy of Miami, The best
opinion was that Schroeder, CO.
holder of the national doubles title,
would be young enough and power
full enough to give Bitsy his overdue
Jumps.
Bitsy Isn't Worried.
Still Grant was practicing his
head of about an hour yesterday,
and there were no worry lines on his
classic Southern brow.
The days other quarterfinal in the
mems department brought together
Bobby Riggs, the 1899 champion,
and Frankie Parker, who would have
worn the laurel wreath many year
if the championships were played
on clay instead of grass. Riggs, the
tournaments top-seeded star. was
an obvious favorite to win, though
not without a struggle.
The pair, incidentally, represented
this country in singles in the los
ing Davis Cup challenge round
against Australia two years ago.
In women's quarterfinals Helen
Hull Jacobs, four time former cham
pion. faced Dorothy Bundy of Santa
Monica, Calf, and Mrs. Sarah
Palfrey Cooke of New York played
Hope Knowles of Philadelphia. All
were seeded players except Miss
Knowles; who owed her place to
a surprise victory over Mary Ar
mold of Los Angeles two days ago.
Margaret Osborne Surprises.
Defending Champion Don Nc
Neill of Oklahoma City won his
way to the mems semifinals yes
terday with a brilliant win over
Wayne Sabin OF Reno by scores of
6-3, IS, 3-6, 6-3. His opponent
tomorrow will be Frank Kovacs of
Oakland. who downed John Kramer
of Montebello, Calf, 6-, IS, rs.
McNeill. after a poor summer cam
paign, appears to be reaching the
peak of his game.
Margaret Osborne of San Fran
cisco appeared genuine conner as
she crushed Helen Bernhard Of New
York in their quarterfnal by scores
of 6-3. 81. The stadium crowd
anticipated a close tussle between
the two seeded girls, but Miss Os-
borne put on such terrific pressure
from the start that there was moth
ing TO it.
Pauline Betz Of Los Angeles. the
top-seeded woman player, will have
her hands very full with Margaret
in the semifinals. She might, in
fact, take beating.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY.
Associated Press Sports Editor.

CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-Billy South
worth, manager of the st. Louis
Cardinals, today placed all his re-
lance on four conquering pitching
heroes, one a rookie just 20, to keep
his fighting crew ahead of Brooklyn
in the sizzling drive for the National
League championship.
The 47-year-old pilot of the Car
dinas is supremely confident they'll
come through. His confidence is
shared by the players, none showing
any trace of jitters
The quartet on whom Southworth
depends is:
Lonnie Warneke, oldest and most
experienced, who at 80 turned in his
first no-hit game against Cincinnati
Saturday, and has won Is and lost Z.
Morton Cooper, az, another right
handler, with 13 victories out of 18
starts.
Ernie White. a lefty who will
celebrate his 25th birthday tomor-
row, playing his first year m the
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Classic Field Opens
Tam 0'Shanter Golf
On Damp Course
Rain Just Enough to Put
Layout in Peck Shape,
Officials Declare
BY the Associated Press.

q
CHICAGO, Sept. 4-Approxi-
mately 200 golfers teed of this
morning over a rain-dampened Tam
O'Shanter Country Club course in
the first of four days of medal play
in the sll 1000 Tam OShanter Open,
richest tournament OF the 1941 sea-
son.
Nearly all the big names of golf
dom we're on the course, including
Ben Hogan of Hershey, Pa, years
leading money winner. and Stewart
(Skip) Alexander Of Burlington,
N. c., medalist in last weeks Ma
tional Amateur.
Eighteen holes was the program
for today and another l8 tomorrow.
After that, the field will be cut to
the low 85. plus ties. and similar 18-
hole rounds will be fired Saturday
and Sunday.
The pros were shooting at prizes
of $4,000 for first, S1,400 for second
and 1000 for third down to the $50
bills offered those winding up 23d
to 30th. In addition to these
awards, special premiums of 500
each awaited the low pro scorer in
each round
Heavy rains yesterday morning
and afternoon thoroughly drenched
the course so that no entrants were
permitted to travel other than the
back nine. Thus the railbirds had
no opportunity to hear what sort
of practice golf the studded
field was shooting. Hogan, how
ever, previously declared it would
take better than 10 under the 28S
par to win the 72-hole tournament.
Club officials said Tam O'Shan-
ter's turf has such recuperative
powers that yesterdays downpours
were just enough to put the fair
ways and greens in peak condition.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Fans Backing 0kay,
San Diego Likely
To Keep Skins
Intro-Sqsod Struggle
Advance Sole Seems
To Assure Profit
BY BILL DISMER, Jr,
Star staff Correspondent.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Sept. A.
Strong indications that the Redskins
will train in San Diego again next
year arose today, with advance sale
for Saturday nights intra-squad
game fast approaching the f1gure
necessary to assure their return to
this region of continual ocean
breezeS and chilly nights.
Oficials of the San Diego Police
Relief Association, underwriters OF
the Tribes training expenses and
sponsors of the game through which
they will obtain the funds to meet
those obligations. estimate that a
gate of $500 will enable them to
wind up in the black.
AS the main ticket booth in the
town square opened this morning,
$4,000 already was in the till, leav-
ing less than $4,000 to be taken in
before the goal is reached. Inas-
much as Promotional Director Linn
Platner. one of the oldest and most
successful sporting promoters on the
Coast, states that gate sales usually
treble advance collections, the game
should go well over the top, flnan-
cially.
Option Until February.
Under their agreement with the
Redskins, the cops have until Feb
ruary to exercise their option Of
bringing the Washington girdmen
back here to train in AZ and judg-
ing from the way the two organiza-
tions have been exchanging verbal
bouquets, it long has been obvious
that the Skins would do their con-
ditioning at Brown Military Acad-
emy next August and September
unless the game proved complete
financial flop.
Publicity has been far better than
it was in Spokane, with both the
morning and afternoon papers run
ming daily stories, supplemented by
pictures. Twice weekly local
sportscaster has plugged the game,
both by his own words and by inter-
views with various Redskins. Gil
matte conditions have been as near
perfect as possible and the players
have found living in cadet dormi-
tories more than comfortable. They
haven't been too far removed from
/ town, either. not to be able to get
in to the movies or ball games.
Tomorrow mornings workout will
be their last at Brown. For tonight
they will test Balboa Stadium's turf
and lighting. No practice is sched-
uled Saturday before the game.
September IL Foes Chosen.
Coach Ray Flaherty returned to
the team this morning after scout
ing last nights game in Los AM
geles. in which the team which is TO
play the Redskins there the night of
September II was SELECTED. Nearly
so stars of Coast colleges have been
drilling at L. A. the last two weeks
and last nights intra-squad game
determined which were to face the
Redskins.
A one-inch cash over jim Bar.
bers right eye ended yesterdays
scrimmage here. but the big veteran
tackle is expected to play for Ray
Flaherty'S fasteners two nights
hence. Rookie Fred Davis, tackle
on the opposing Western squad.
came up with an infection on his
instep but he, too, is expected to be
ready.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

BY The ASSOCIeIeu PItsS.
Today year ago-Eastern ALL
Stars upset New York Giants of
National Pro League. 1871, in
charity football game before
$4,000 at Polo Grounds.
Three years ago-Adrian Quist
and Jack Bromwich gave Aus
tralia first victory against United
States in Davis Cup challenge
round. defeating Don Bulge and
Gene Mako. 0-6, 6-3, 6@4, 50,
in doubles match.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Bs williams, Boston, 400;
Travis. washington. $50.
Runs-Willisms. Boston. 12l: Di Mag
sio. New York. 113.
Runs batted in-Keller. New York, ll9:
Di Magic, New York, 112.
Mageio New York III.
Doubles Di Maesio. New York; Judnich,
st, Louis. and Kuhel, CHICAGO. IS.
Triples-Travis, Washington, and
Heath, Cleveland, 10.
Home runs-William Boston, "a; KEEL
Ter. New York. 33.
Stolen base-case: Washinston, "a:
-. Kuh.l' Chie.ao, ~; Iiu W. :, 4.
Rufiins. New York, 14-5.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Battins-Reiser. Brooklyn, .333; Hopp.
RuasmSsisss; ssi:iss 81 BROOKLYN 100; Hack
Runs batt.d in-camilli, Brooklyn, o.;
Mize. st, Louis. e5.
Hits-Eack. chicaso. 1874; Rucker.
Dou6iesSReiser, Brooklyn. and Mizs,
Triples|Reiser. Brooklyn 17; Fletcher,
Home runs@camiln, Brooklyn, 90; OFT.
Stolen bases-Murtaush Philadelphia,
Is; Frey: Cincinnati, and Handley'
Pittsburgh, Is.
Pitchine-White st. Louis. ia;
Riddle, Cincinnati, ID.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Weights Assigned
For Foxcutcher
By the Associated Press.

WILMINGTON, Del. Sept. A.
ossabaw has been assinged top
weight of 160 pounds for Satur-
days grueling Smile Foxcatcher
National Cup Steeplechase at
Fairhill, Md.
Other impoSts for the Ameri-
can counterpart of England's
Grand National, as announced by
Secretary Edward J. Brennan:
Corrigan. 1853; Chuckatuck, 155;
Killmalock. 1853; Meeting House,
Isl: La ToNche. Isl; Fay Cot
tage, l48; Kellsboro, l48; Parma,
148; Milano. ID, 148: Our Sailer,
146; Court Man, 1876; Frederic,
I'd, 1877.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Sturs Yesterday
By the Associated Press.

Jim Bloodworth, Senstors-Hit two
singles and double and save sparkling
fielding performance to help beat Ath-
letics
Hoerst, Phillies-Each pitched four-hit
game to divide doubleheader.
Tom Heinrich, Ysnkees-His 21th
home run sent game with Red Sox into
extra innings, with New York winning
in 11th.
Ed Stewart. Pirates-His two singles
figured in all of scoring against Reds
and his fine throw in ninth saved
victory
Evening star., 1941-09-04
.zaIe S Punch Is Keen
In FIashy Workout
For Abrams Bout
By the Associated Press.

BY the Assoclateo fless'
CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-Tony Zale,
N. B. A. middleweight champion,
wound up heavy training today
preparatory to leaving for New York
tomorrow for his 10-round engage
ment with George Abrams OF Wash
ington, D. c., in Madison Square
Garden September IL.
Zale had two sparring partners In
distress yesterday in brisk work
out. He has been boxing six rounds
daily and appears to be in sharp
condition.
His match with sAbrams will be
over the 160-pound figure with the
championship not at stake.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Navy Grid Coach Gives
Blood to Red Cross
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Navy Department has an
nunced that Maj. Swede Larson,
football coach at the Naval Acad-
emy. would contribute 500 cubic
centimeters Slightly more than a
pint of his blood for the Red Cross
blood plasma bank.
Larson was to make the donation
in connection with special radio
program inaugurating the Red
Cross new mobile blood plasma unit
today and Rear Admiral Ross Nc
Intire, Surgeon General of the Navy,
was to extract the blood.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Giunts-AII-Sturs

New York. Gians-Touchdowns, Leemans
Points from try after touchdovn-Cuf
tsub for Shsfferl. . lace-kicks). Field
goal-Cuff tplace-kick) Eastern All-Stars
Field goal-Castislia tsub for Osman-
ski tplsce-kick.
New York Giants Observation-Disclosures.
Walls. O'HaEan. Vosbers. tackles. Core,
Blaine. Anderson, Keahey; guards, Younce.
Tuttle: center, Lunday; backs. Frank, Cuff
Soar, McClain. Dsnowski. Principe. Fsla-
schi. Push, Marefos. Lieberum. Morrison,
Strong.
Eastern All-stars OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Dennery tFordhaml. Hershey tCornelll,
King Long Island. Barber Columbia; 4;
tackles, Drahos Cornell Watson tTem-
plel. Konetsky tPittsburghl. Kuzman
iFordhaml; guards. Drulis Temple, Ia
bilski Boston Colleseb. Avedisian CProvi-
denceJ, Dunbar Cornell; centers, Glad
chuk Boston College) Dubzinski Boston
COLLEGE,, Martinelli tScrantonl; backs,
O'Rourke Boston College,. Toczylowski
Boston College,, Castiglia tGeorsetownl.
Kracum lPittsburgh), Ma tusczak tCornelp,
Basca (Villsnoval. Landsbere tCorneln. &.
Hoague tColsatel. Donelli (Duquesnel,
Ghecas fGeorgetovn).
Referee-W. H. Friesell Princeton.
Umpire-E F. Huehitt Michigan. Lines
man-Larry Conover Penn Statel. Field
judse-E. z. Miller penn State).
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Matches Curded
In u. S. Tennis
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 4.-Follow-
ing are matches scheduled for
today in the National Amateur
singles championship at Forest
Hills:
Dorothy Bundy VS.. Helen Jacobs.
Frederick Schroeder VS.. Bryan
M. Grant, jr.
Robert L. Riggs VS.. Frank A.
Parker.
Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cooke vs..
Hope Knowles.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
A. A. Bunting Nabbed
By Columbus Club
Seventh Time
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 4.-The
1941 American Association pennant
belongs to the Columbus Red Birds.
The st. Louis Cardinals farm
club clinched the flag last night
by defeating Indianapolis, to 8.
1t now leads second-place Louisville
by 612 games and has only games
to play.
The pennant was the seventh for
Columbus and the fourth since ST..
Louis took over the franchise in
1881. The last flag was won in 1887.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Washington Ball Come
Is Valued at $50

I have just been working out Mr.
Grifith's profits and losses in re-
spect to Mr.. Croinin, however, and
I find that the Old Fox still is well
ahead. His standing might be
summed up as follows:
Losses-One ball game.
Profts-S250, 900.
Net-S249,950.
In valuing one ball game lost by
Washington at $50, am overestl-
mating a little as gesture of SYM
pathy to Mr.. Griffith. I find on the
whole he is doing all right. He
usually does.
Many years ago. when Joseph
Cronin was a callow youth, the
Washington club obtained him for
@ modest sum by way of Kansas City
from Pittsburgh. which had a sur
plus of shortstops, including Dick
Bartell and Glenn Wright. Joseph
turned out to be very fine short
stop, and hitter to boot. He be-
came manager and won pennant
for Mr.. Griffith. I do not enter this
pennant into the total of Griff's
profits because it is hard to say how
much Mr.. Cronin had to do with
it, but he must have contributed
several thousand dollars worth.
Evening star., 1941-09-04

news for Cleveland's Rams, who
get Charley Seabright, left-handed
passer. He pitched one to Boston
Colleges Charley ORourke that
just missed being a touchdown.
When you add these to the Chi
cago games proof of the ability of
Standlee and Gallarneau, who go
to the Bears; Piepul, who heads for
Detroit, and Dean McAdams, late
of Washington, who will show his
passing and kicking stuff for Brook
lyn, you get an idea this is the year
there's going to be a young blood
TRANSMISSION in the National Pro
League.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Joy Turns TO Gloom
As Mats Lose Game

AS you may have noticed, the
WashingtonianS beat Mr.. Cronin's
club, the Boston Red Sox, one rainy
day not long ago The game was
called off with Washington ahead,
and Mr.. Griffith felt very good about
it. After all, Mr.. Griffth's team
does not win many games. Those
victories come hard, like pulling
teeth. and each and every one is
joyfully received.
Imagine the feelings of Mr. Crit
fifth, therefore, when his son-in-law
Mr.. Cronin. protested the game and
called in the police to take it away
from Washington. Mr.. Cronin,
blind and deaf to the good old fam
lily spirit, alleged the game might
have continued if Mr.. Grifflth's
groundkeepers had taken the ele-
mentary precaution to cover up the
field when it rained.
The league officials took cogni-
zance of this base stool-pigeon
charge. Presently they notified Mr..
Griffith that the game would go into
the record as Boston victory and a
Washington defeat. Mr. Griffith
was appalled,. He felt like King
Lear on a bad day,
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Stone Ten Takes Title

Lester Mayberry turned in a no.
hit, no-run game as Stone Paper
Tube softballers defeated Acacia
Life, 30. for the Northeast Com
mercial League title. Shi1er and
Raines hit homers for the victors.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
That S24e,e50 Profit
Certainly Amt Hoy

Naturally, this performance gave
Mr.. Cronin very high value in
the open market. and Griff was not
slow to take advantage of same. A
millionaire, one Thomas Yawkey,
showed his head above the horizon
in search of a manager. Griff
wrapped up Cronin in pretty pack
age, licked the correct number of
stamps and shipped him to Mr..
Yawkey in exchange for S250,000,
the all-tine record for the sale of a
ball player.
Up till now we find Mr.. Griffith
doing very handsomely with the
Cronin account. He replaced JOS
eph, eventually with another for
tl1er boy wonder of his own cultiva-
ton, Bucky Harris. Mr.. Harris is
not an expensive manager. Griff
sold him at high and bought him
again at low, and must be doing
pretty well with the Harris account,
too.
But we will not go into that. One
thing at time. Mr.. Griffith is not
known as the Old Fox for nothing
I do not blame him for being
slightly annoyed at the unfilial and
ungrateful conduct of Joseph Gro
min. Things have come to a pretty
pass when a mans son-in-law
makes remarks about a mans ball
park.
But s249, $50 profit on the whole
deal up to date-that amt hay.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
From the
Press Box
Griff Ahead on Cronin
Despite Lost Game
BY JOHN LARDNER,
snecial Correspondent Of The Star.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 tN.A.NAD.-
How sharper than serpent's tooth
it is, as Avon's beSt-known poet says,
to have thankless child-especially
a son-ln-laW.
Mr.. Clark Griffith, the Old Fox
of Washington. was minding his own
business not long ago when
sterling example of fllial ingratitude
stung him just behind the left ear.
Mr.. Joe Cronin, to whom Griff gave
his daughter and his fullest conf
dence, suddenly yelled out loud that
the groundkeeping in Mr.. Grifhth's
ball park in Washington was eco
nomical to the point of shabbiness.
All the world heard this unkind
statement. They heard it in the
Office of the president of the Ameri-
can League. and they promptly took
a ball game away from Mr.. Griffith
and gave it to Mr.. Cronin.
This is pretty kettle of hall
but" gasped Mr. Griffith. Il have
never objected to Joseph's ball park
and now he blows his copper's
whistle on mine"