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Evening star., 1944-05-06
Bv JOHN b. KELLER,
Star Staff Corresuoudent-

PHILADELPHIA, May 6.-One of
the young baseball seasons more
surprising developments has lifted
the Mats into third place in the
League and there is rea-
son to believe they will find them
selves to keep in step with fast COM
pany.
The Mats, rated from the outset
as none too strong extensively, have
discovered they can hit.
They began to have ideas along
this line when they opened up
against the Red Sox in Boston last
Monday and maintained hot clip
right through the series, even reel
ing off 16 safeties as they were
beaten in the final game.
They carried = this new-found
punch into the series opener with
Philadelphias AS yesterday to cap
their attack with a ninth-inning
rally for two home runs, a double
and single, good. for three tallies
and an ,11-to-8 triumph.
Show Competitive Spirit.
In taking the AS the Mats rolled
up total of IT hits for 26 bases
and they won the game the hard
way. Haphazard pitching and some
loose fielding so handicapped them
that they went into the eighth in
ming four runs back. But they still
had that idea they could hit.
So in the eighth they opened
with brace of singles and a double.
Then following a retirement came
two more singles and before the
inning was ended they had scored
enough to match the AS total
It was the finest bit of competi-
tive spirit the Mats have shown thus
far. And now that they have dis
covered they can pound the horse
hide they are likely to be tough
to stop many times They'll have
their slumps at bat, as all good
teams do, but they are confident
they are far better at bat than
they indicated in most of their
earlier contests when their main re-
Evening star., 1944-05-06
.1-Hit and 2-Hit Slab
Jobs Mark -Four Of
SchooIboy Games

Schoolboy mound wizards Tony
Boyer, Herbie Benson, Gil Lansdale
and Johnny Klippstein showed the
magic touch again In four of yester-
days school games, with Boyer of
Georgetown Prep and Benson of
Bethesda pitching one-hit ball In
the victories they paced while Lans-
dale Of Gonzaga and Klippstein of
Montgomery Blair held the opposi-
ton they faced to two hits.
Georgetown Prep, S; Dewitt, 1.
Tony Beyer's one-hit hurting was
the big factor In Georgetown Props
5-to-1 win over Dewitt on the
Georgetown diamond. The Little
Hoya slugging was led bys Center
fielder Hanson, who got three for
four, and Catcher Eckert, who col
lected a double and single in three
attempts.
Evening star., 1944-05-06

Runs-Fliakas, Riddle, Sweeney (2),
Rosenbloom, RAPPORT, Mckinney. Shaw,
Keisgen, Sickle, Moran, Harrison 90. Er-
rors-Sweeney, Fynes Fliakas RAPPORT.
Two-base hits-McKinney, Keisgen. Three
base hits-Flakas, Riddle, Bosinger. Home
runs-sweeney t2l. Keissen. Struck out
-Bv Henry, 3; by Baisinger. 4; by Goff.
3. Winning pitcher-Basinger Umpire
Mr. Frazier.
In the other series game yester-
day, Eastern whipped cellarite Ana
costa, 1912, on the Indians dia-
mond. Gene Collins, Rambler
mound ace, pitched a one-hit game
and famed II. The hard luck
Anacostians, who have yet to win a
series game, Kept the contest score
less up to the fourth inning, when
the Ramblers began to hit Jimmy
O'Hare's curve, and scored two runs.
A five-run rally in the fifth and three
tallies in the sixth did the remainder
OF the damage Leading the East
ern hitting was Walter Kirk,
shortstop in the greatly improved
Rambler infield, who banged a
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Track Victory Makes
Tech Title Threat

The Tech High track team is
shaping up as the outfit that may
lick Eastern, the defending inter-
high champion. Yesterday Tech
piled up 61A points to swamp West
ern and Central in a triangular
meet at Central.
Western Tailed 451a points for
second, while Central took third
with 30A. Only Central first was
scored by Fitzgerald in the discus
throw.
Tech sprinter Garner and Leeth
OF Western we're double winners.
Garner snapped the tape in the 100
yard and 220-yard dashes while
Leeth won the hurdle events.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Griffs, Finding Selves at Plate,
Move Up Into Fast Company
lance was pitching.

AAoAlSC Woo pltSAlAlk.
All along while the Mats were de-
veloping slowly as batters during
the training campaign at College
Park, Md, Manager Os Bluege con-
tended that the power was there
I'm not discouraged by their weak
ness at this time" he said. "There1l
come a time when they'll bat like a
real bell club"
Get Going With Vengeance.
That time was slow in arriving
but it appears to be here. It cer-
tainly looked so when they suddenly
began lambasting the right-handed
Jesse Flores yesterday in the eighth.
Then Bob Ortiz and Joe Kuhel
singled and Gil Torres followed with
double to tally Ortiz. Here Connie
Mack substituted Joe Arthur Berry,
another right-hander, for Flores.
Berry disposed Of Rick Ferrell,
but a long single to left by Johnny
Sullivan tailed Kuhel and Torres.
then Billie LIE Febvre picked up Milo
Candini's bat and hit for a base.
Jake Powell forced out Pedro
Gomez, running for. LIE Febvre, but
the play let Sullivan cross with the
tying run.
And the Mats were still a'rarin'
to go when they came up for their
ninth turn. Stan Spence broke the
tie with his third homer of the sea-
son. loft over the right-field wall
just within the foul line. Ortiz then
sent a mighty drive to left only to
be victim of circus catch by his
fellow Cuban, Bob Estalella. But
Kuhel got his third hit, another
homer over the right-field barrier.
Torres got his third two-bagger
of the game, Ferrell popped but
Sullivan bobbed up with his fourth
single of the day and the Mats
were three runs in 'front.'.
Early Wynn, who had just re-
joined the club after a trip to Wash
ington to discuss his draft status,
had opened fire against the AS, but
he simply didn't have his stuff. In
flVe innings he gave up IL hits and
five passes and three of the passes
We're converted into runs.
The AS with a single and two
walks had the bases crowded with
two out in the second when 10 Jo
White tripled to the right field cor
ner, then continued home on Ortiz's s
return which got through Kuhel
Carrasquel Gains Cheap Victory.
The Mats, who had tailed in the
second with Torres double and Sui
livan's single, got two more in the
third from singles by George Myatt,
Spence and Kuhel, but the AS
hoped on Wynn again in the fifth.
Then Frankie Hayes walk and sin
giles by Dick Siebert, Irv Hall and
Flores were mixed in the run-mak-
ing.
After two were out in the sixth.
Hayes walk and Siebert's double off
Candini were good for the AS last
run.
Singles by Sullivan and Jake
Powell and an infield erasure got
the Mats a score in the seventh. then
AL Carrasquel came on to pitch two
rounds and get credit for the victory,
AL was on spot In the ninth,
though, after the Mats had staged
thelr Dig splurge. With one out.
George Kell singled and so did
Plnch-batter Hal Wagner. Carras-
quel hit Bill Burgo, batting for
Berry, and the sacks were jammed.
Ihls brought up White, who had
trlpled three across in the second
rms time, 10 10 with feeble bounce
to the pitcher only forced Kell at
the plate, and the next batter skied
Evening star., 1944-05-06
WTOP to Air
Derby About 6:15
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. May s.--Facts
and figures on the 10th running Of the
Kentucky Derby al Churchill Downs
today:
Entries-19 3-year-olds U3 colts,
fve geldings and one flly).
Dtstance-1A miles.
Value-SSs,200 gross II 10 start,
with S66.700 to winner tdeduct $500
for each scratch).
Track record--2:0l2 IS, set by Whirl-
away in 1941 Derby
Probable crowd--60,000
Track condition--Probably muddy.
Weather-Fair and cooler.
Favorites-Stir Up, So. Skytracer.
al. Broadcloth. 81; Pensive and
Challenge Me, 6-1.
Probable post time-5:15 pm, GEN.
trail war time.
Last years winner-Mrs. John D.
Hertz's Count Fleet.
Broadcast---Columbia Broadcasting
System (WTOP).
Weights-All horses to carry 128
pounds except Peace Bells, which as
Ally will tote 121.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Orioles Lutshow TOPS
|. L. Hitters With .448
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 6.-Bob Lat
shaw, Baltimore first baseman Is
setting the pace for International
League batsmen. In his teams first
eight games, he made l3 hits in
20 times at bat for a .448 average
Bias Monaco, Oriole second base
man, is right behind with AL.
Ihlrd is Albert (Red Schoen-
dlenst, last years International
champion, with .439.
Evening star., 1944-05-06

final by hard, three-hour and Is
minute contest with Cotton Smith
in which he licked the st. Alban
all-round athletic sensation, 6I1
26, 11-9.
In an all-Landon final of the boys
invitation championship, Stew
Simpson won over Teammate Jacl
Yates In straight sets, 6-4, 81.
Friends School won the team com
petition with seven points. Roosevelt
and st. Adams, with five each, tiee
for second and Coolidge was fourth
with three.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Landon Nails Friends;
Graft Stars on Slab

Quality Of prep school pitching Is
making up for lack of brilliance in
other departments.
Another standout hurting job was
turned in yesterday by Bob Craft
of Landon. In an 8-to-2 victory
over Friends, Graft allowed only
3 scattered hits while striking
out TO-
Top Landon hitter was Second
Baseman Bob Simpson, who COL
lected three hits in four tries. Lan-
don grabbed a one-run lead in the
first inning and never was threat
ened
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Predicts Victory Derby Next Yeor Viii Outshine En- All

and biggest have
Count Fleets Whl
should better and closer contest which,
pick Derby winner
than glad the picking job
to will pick the
that will outshine them all
hardly wait plans for l945."
another after his third Derby victory While
enough to
the top spot.
many confident five
edge Whitley Charley Sanford
Bell Buzzer have kept their confidence
intact, conceding nothing.
people from, with hotel
might remembered there close amhon people
majority these horse
the track
Evening star., 1944-05-06

final summing of the Derby it might be remembered
while his Stir he comedies first
the horses
feels the
ridden
Is 16 starters the element OF luck
big reaching the ultimate decision
And this something out in advance even with the
knowledge likely make mistakes Arcaro
still will depend that
indenabe quality instinct something star must have
while the 10th time the band will play MY Old
Kentucky the old from the crowd
Only the itself tell whether is to be
wooy scramble from start to fnish
possibly the thrilling of all Derbys
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Mrs. Beavers Winner
In Blind Boqey Golf

A net score of 10, carded by Mrs.
T. N. Beavers, took first prize In a
blind bogey tournament yesterday
at Kenwood Country Club.
Guest prize was won by Mrs. z. L.
Hutchison with a net of rs. Mrs. r.
K. Benner was third with a IS.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Any One of Six Horses Rated Capable Of Winning

that have been beat
pick the probable There are at
I'll Stir
Broadcoth Shut At least four OF
this be heading into the stretch
those who look wde-open race all have
in their various lists.
Eddie Acaro both tell me they don't care
whether the track is fast or SLOW
although better chance
Whneys and Eddie Araro after their third derby
will chance to win and prove he can
eighth which still the big of the day He will
who might win charging
the to the wire.
turning Red and other funds
making his plans for the list
DERBY In
Evening star., 1944-05-06
District League Stars
Mediocre IN City
Pin Tourney

With Bert Lynn's tournament
high game of ITO and AL Bichell's
top all-events tally of 1,190 from
scratch, which included third
place singles gross score of 435, the
Capitals leading bowlers from the
District League today were far short
of sweeping the Glass A titles in the
Washington City Duckpin Associa-
ton championships at Silver Spring.
Here and there the star pinmen
flashed brilliantly last night, but
for the most of them it was sorry
showing. Lynn's big game started
408 set, which gave Colonial VII
lage a team gross of 1888. Bichell
was the most consistent. After
gaining third place in A singles with
26-435, he came back with 1896 as
Hi-Skore led the team competition
with fourth-place gross of l, ,878 and
385 in doubles. With Arthur Nell
son of Colonial Village, Bichell
shares fifth place in the two-man
event, with 799.
Blakeney Rolls Two 4OOs.
Ed Blakeney fired two 400s in a
row but ended up with 1893. After
posting 7-419 in singles to gain
fourth place, the Hi-Skor ace
chalked up an even 400 team set.
Sam Simon, however, was the heavi-
est walloper for Hi-Skor with 164
and 406.
Bethesda Bowling Center, led by
Waldorf Reeds Isl and $50, moved
to fifth place with 70-1,875 while
Lucky Strike, with Ollie Pacini
shooting 412 and Fred Murphy 391,
took seventh place with 10-1,842.
Perce Wolfe's 800 was best as La
fayette totaled a gross Of 1929.
Pacini, with 17-409, shot into fifth
place in singles. Ray Watson of
Northeast Temple took over sixth
with 10-408.
Bob Miciotto of King Pin started
the night as If he was going places
with 2-404 in singles but stopped
cold.
Paul James and George Linkins
of Clarendon counted 31-789 in
doubles.
Umali, Hudoha Star.
The Veterans Administration two
some of Mike UmaH and M. Hudoba
gained second place in class B dou-
bles with 77-759. Sher g. Cohen
of Rosslyn moved into a flfth-place
tie in class B teams with Sd, ,752
Optical Shop of Spilway also boasts
1,752. $50 Fs5s f'E r." 1@a'tH s
Tonight's team competition will
bring out the Julius Lansburgh
rollers of the Rhode Island Avenue
Businessmen's loop, Hurricanes of
the Interdepartmental Mixed loop,
Rock Creek Church Road pinmen
of the Premier Cab loop, Tool Shop
of Navy Yard and Continental In
surance of the Realtors. Major Robb
and Waddington of Masonic League
will roll doubles with Simpson and
Rook.
The tournament will recess to-
morrow until Monday.
Tomorrow's big bowling attraction
will be the first annual Perce Wolfe
mixed doubles at Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Bethesda, s; Wilson, o.

nell. First base on bails-on 3. Boyer.
Z: on Slaushter, 2; Struck out-By 3.
@ BeyeT: 10; BY slaushter' 5. umpire-Mr.
Bethesda, S; Wilson, 0.
Another one-hitter yesterday was
hurled by Herbie Benson who shut
out Wilson, SO, on the Bethesda
Chevy Chase field. Wilson, q big
gun in the interhigh league, had
planned the Bethesda game as a
practice session for bigger game, but
Benson gave them more of a work.
out than they wanted. The Barons
backed up Herbie by collecting eight
hits of two Wilson pitchers.
Blair, IL; Tech, o.
In the outstanding two-hit pitch
ing performance yesterday, Johnny
Klippstein of Montgomery Blair
shutout Tech, 1910, on the Maroons'
diamond. Helping to make 1t q big
day for nearby Maryland mines, Blair
started romping over the highly
rated Tech team, now in second
place in the District High School
League, with a third inning rally
that saw a pair of hits and an error
converted into four runs. Blair's
biggest inning was the fifth, when
the Marylanders cashed In 'hree
hits for six runs.
Gonzaga, s; Roosevelt, 0.
Gil Lansdale's two hitter for Con-
zaga yesterday also was shutout
job, when the Purple nine defeated
Roosevelt, 60, on the Rough Riders
field. 1t was the third win of the
season for Lansdaie. who is climb
ing up into the same star hurting
armament with Bernie Claveloux of
st. Anthony's and Cotton Smith of
st. Adams. The Gonzaga ace struck
out IL Riders and allowed no free
passes. Joe johnson, star center
fielder of Roosevelt and a leading
league hitter against interhigh cir
cult hurting, couldn't solve the
Lansdale delivery and drew a blank
for the day. johnson in his per-
plexity mounted the mound to pitch
for Roosevelt for few frames, but
was retired to the pasture to allow
Glezos to be debited with the loss.
Evening star., 1944-05-06

Lou MULTI of Roosevelt High
School, new District tennis star who
came up out of the underdog class
to win the fifth annual interscholas-
tic tennis tournament, today starts
training for the intercollegiate
championship matches, an opportu-
nifty given him by his victory yes
terday.
MULTI won the final match of the
scholastic tourney when he defeated
Billy Bernard of Friends in straight
sets, 6-l, 6-2, on the Friends
courts.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Jefferson Downs Herndon

Jefferson High Schools nine de-
feated Herndon High, 5-3, at Falls
Church yesterday for Jefferson's
first victory in the Fairfax County
Schoolboy League.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Win, Lose or Draw
By GRANTlAkD RICE.
Trainers Divided on Stir Up in Kentucky Derby Today

LOUISVILLE KY, May 6-With the 10th Derby only few
hours there still widely separated schools of thought
in this excited bluegrass metropolis have half the
picking Stir Up the standou On the other side have
just who think it wideopen which of at
least starters might win
Whatever seout crowd the sure bet AS
this might be called division Derby Stir Up Arcaro
Boadcoh And the winner still might
third which includes Bell Cramps Image Shut
Up and Challenge Me.
Johnny Gaver Ups trainer, cool calm col
confident he still believes his horse good enough
although him should be around to
in this busy bustlng
Is
Evening star., 1944-05-06

Runs-Carroll. Beatty, Glenn. Taucredi
(21, Zanger. Carroll. Errors-Maier. Bush
ger. Stolen bases-Bushlow. Glenn First
base on balls-On Glezos, 2. Hit By
pitched baby Lansdale. Struck out
BY Lansdale, IL; by Glezos. 2. Losing
ritcher-Glezos. Umpire-Mr. Baker.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Coolidge, Roosevelt
Easy Golf Winners

No high school golf team has ap-
peared to give the Coolidge linksmen
a real contest. The unbeaten Colts
gained their seventh straight vic
tory yesterday in the interhigh
matches, licking Tech, 6-3, at
Indian Spring.
In another high school match
Roosevelt defeated Western, 7-2, at
Woodmont.
Results:
Coolidge, 6: Tech, 3,
Wesberg CO. won by forfeit; McDov-
ell (cI defeated Seaton tT5, 2 and
Best ball-Coolidge, and g.
Everett Co defeated Gilds tTD, and
(: Kusch Co defeated Sling tTD, 4 ane
). Best ball-Coolidge, 5 and g.
. BensWanger Cd defeated Sturgess tC),
| up; Spangler .tTD defeated Stahl (cD,
3 and 2. Best ball-Tech, l UP.
Roosevelt, :: Western. 2.
Abrams CR.) defeated Swarthout (W),
wv up; Campbell ,Wo defeated Papier
up in 20 holes
Diamond ,R> defeated Brown twl, :
8 ano T.
Pritchard (WD defeated Neely tRD. 4
and ;: Kuhn tR.) defeated Yeager (W),
8 and 4. Best ball-Roosevelt, and J.
Southern Association.
birmingham, 5-6: Memphis, As
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Browns PIuy at Norfolk

NORFOLK. Va, May 6 (P.-The
st. Louis Browns will meet the
Norfolk Naval Training Station
nine Monday at newly dedicated
Mcclure Field.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
H5,OOO Fans at Six Tracks
To See Races Worth $747 500
BY the Associated Press

Purses totalng Sal
featuring turf programs six different
o which
An estimated 175o0o spectators will the
looays program giving SITE
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Wa aShington
Philad elphia

Runs batted in-Sullivan a., White 90,
Kuhel t3). Hall, Flores, Siebert, Myatt,
Torres 90, Hall. Three-base hit-White.
Home runs-Spence, Kuhel. Double plays
-Ferrell to Myatt to wynn; Sullivan to
Myatt to Kuhel t2) Left on bases
Washington, 8; Philadelphia, 12 First
base on balls-Of Wynn, 5: off Candini,
!: of Flores. l.. Struck out-By Wynn, l
Wynn, l in 5 innings; of Candlni, 3 in ?
innings; on Carrasouel. = in . innings; off
Flores. ] L In n innings: off Berry, g in
rasouel Burgo). Winning pitcher-Car-
rasauel. Losing pitcher-Berry Umpires
-Messrs. Hubbard and Jones. Time: II.
Attendance-4 9qo
Evening star., 1944-05-06
League Statistics

SATURDAY. MAY g, 1914.
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, IL: Philadelphia. g.
New York, II: Boston, 7.
st. Louis at Cleveland (rain).
Chicago at Detroit train).
Evening star., 1944-05-06

Runs-Dellinger (2), Kirk (2), Settlt
(2). Artino t2), Reinhard. Lamon, Kline
Fineblum. Errors-Kirk, Collins, Purdy
Mathieson (2). Varnes go. O'Hare, Kline
Two-base hits-Kirk 60. First base on
out-By Collins, IL: by O'Hare, 3. Losing
pitcher-O'Hare. Umpire-Mr. Fry.
Evening star., 1944-05-06

IotaIS 81 II II Totals "a II 5
'Batted for Trooper in seventh.
Landon ------ 3n2 OlO Is
Friends ~---------------2 200 600 o.
Errors-Earnest Simpson. George. Stone,
Whitaker, Maloney. Holiday. Two-base
hits-Simpson, Whitaker, Craft Three
base, hit-Streett. Stolen bases-Arnold,
Ruhl. Wilson. Trooper, stone. Sacrifices
Friends. 3. First base on balls-Of Craft
3; off Stone g; off Holland, .. Hits-Of
Stone. 4 in innings; off Holland, 4 in 3
innings. Struck out-By Craft, 10: by
Stone, s. by Holland. 4 Passed balls
Heckert t21, Brawner. Losing pitcher
Stone. Umpre-Mr Fowler.
Evening star., 1944-05-06

Runs-.,Fesry, Hanson. B. Heyer. OHsra
ner. Greenville. Coombs, Harroll Hanson
2. geyer, .OHara. o'DonnelI, T. Beyer
Two-base hits-B. Boyer, Eckert, O'Don-
nell First base on balls-On B. Boyer
3: OF Slaughter, 2. Struck out-By q
Beyer. 10; BY Slaughter, 5. umpire-Mr
Evening star., 1944-05-06

International.
Newark, 3: Montreal o.
Rochester. s: Syracuse. -.
Other games postponed.
American Association.
Minneapolis at st. Paul, postponed.
Only game scheduled
Evening star., 1944-05-06

NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.
Boston, 3; New York. > Oh innings.
Philadelphia 8. Brooklyn. /
Pittsburgh at Chicago tcold)
Cincinnati at st. LOUIS (cold).
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Hiqh School Diamond Series
Stirs Fons; Colts, Eastern Win

triple and three singles in four trie
Evening star., 1944-04-09

to recover from IL shrapnel wounds, Corporal
Lochrie was riding on train when fiashily-
dressed man engaged him in conversation.
A few hints aroused the Corporal's suspicious,
and he invited more by explaining that he
was soon to be discharged, and would like
to make some real money. That brought the
proposition: How would he like to be cut
into this gas-coupon racket?
The Corporal hid his contempt very effec-
lively, and presently arranged for the con-
ductor to telephone ahead and have some
officers waiting at the next station. They were
waiting - and bundled the big shot off to
the hoosegow.
As Price Administrator Bowles said to
General Vandegrift in expressing his apprecia-
ton of Corporal Lochrie's action: "A sue
cessful tactical operation on the home front,
contributing to the enforcement of law and
the defense of public morals"
The End
Evening star., 1944-04-09
What Can You Do?

kAND here's what you can do about it:
l. Indorse your coupons. Put your license
number and state on the face of each coupon
as soon as you get it. OPA is taking action
against people who fail to do this - even to
the extent of revoking rations. But don't wait
to be forced. Do it as patriotic citizen.
Remember, too, that if the Black Market
were wiped out, your A-card ration could be
substantially increased.
z. Use no coupons that haven't been
legally issued to you. If you do so, you are
subject to prosecution, and may be fined up
to $1,000, or sentenced to year in jail, or
both If you don't know the source of the cou-
pons, they are almost surely counterfeit or
stolen. Even if you know where they came
from, you are using more than your share of
gas and cheating your neighbors.
3. Buy no gasoline without coupons. The
dealer must turn in coupons for every gallon
he sells. If he sells you gasoline without cou-
pons, he is getting them somewhere else -
probably from counterfeiters. And you and
he are both subject to prosecution his penalty
may be as much as $4,000 fine, plus year
in jail.
4. Don't hesitate to turn in crook. He
is saboteur.
Men who have seen action seem to under
stand that better than most of us here at
home Marine Corporal Edgar William Loch-
rie for instance Back from the South Pacific