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Evening star., 1946-08-09
Chandler May Be 0uI
AS Owen Visits 10
Plead His Case
Nv the 6s.ociotsd Press

CINCINNATI, Ohio Aug, O.
Mickey Owen had an appointment
today in the Office Of baseballs high
commissioner, A. B. Happy, Chand-
Ter, which he hoped would pave the
way for his return to Americas ma
tional psstime.
Owen. former Brooklyn Dodger
catcher who deserted the National
League for the golden lure OF Mex
lean baseball but then left the
south of the border ranks, was
slated to appear In Chambers Office
but there was doubt that Chandler
would be on hand to hear the 30
year-old former aior league back
shoppers plea.
Owen, who said he quit Mexico
because of AN accumulation Of dis
gust was granted an audience by
Herold Muddy Ruel, a former
catching star himself now serving
as Chambers special assistant.
But Owen said Ruel told him he
couldn't guarantee that Chandler
would be there"
Owen said he couldn't say exactly
why he decided to leave Mexico but
guessed it was just an accumulation
OF disgust" He said he was sorry
he had needed the call when Jorge
Pasquel, Mexican loop leader and
financier, offered him "a lot of cash
and an attractive setup" shortly
after Owen was discharged from the
Navy last April /.
And he described all the other
former major league players now
playing in Mexico as IAN unhappy
bunch of guys"
Owen disclosed that Pasquel paid
him $l2 500 for signing a 5-year con-
tract for $4,000 a year. with the
final year also paid in advance. He
said the pact also provided for room
and board, but that he and his wife
Gloria, who accompanied him here
finally ended up purchasing their
own food and renting their own
apartment.
Evening star., 1946-08-09
Vernon, Refusing to Wilt, Keeps
League Lead; Mats Drop Two
By Burton Hawkins

When the scorchlng. energy
draining DAYS of July and August
rolled around slim Mickey Vernon
Of the Mats was supposed to wilt
quietly fold his batting leadership
ambitions and sink into the shadow
of willowy TED Williams. but Mickey
isn't following the blueprints. Still
leading American League hitters and
threatening to remain there is the
Mats first baseman.
Clinglng tenaciously TO seven
point edge over the Boston Red SoX
famed slugger, Vernon is displaying
no sign Of weakening. For the last
month ne has batted al a 1852 clip
and now firmly is installed as the
batter to beat for league laurels.
With more than tWo-thirds of the
season evaporated. Mickey is hitting
.355 10 Williams 345
Vernon. who never has batted 300
In his ma jor league career, would
become the fourth Washington bat
ter in history to win the American
League title should he stymie Viii
Hams bid. Eo Delahanty finished
on top in 1902 with .376. Goose
Goslin was the champion in 1923
with 379 and Buddy Myer paced the
parade in 1885 with 349
DeIahanty Topped En- All.
OF that trio. only Deiahanty cap
t,red the maj jor league crown, for
Goslin was shaded by Rogers Horns
by's 387 and Myer was outclaSSed
bv Arky Vaughan's 1856. With three
National Leaguers topping him al
the moment. Vernon is unlikely to
be top man of the ma jors.
It is clever sort of comeback
for Vernon, who batted meagei
268 in his last season with the
Mats in l943 before entering the
Navy and poisoning as a hitter
while touring Pacific bases. He wa
10O-to-l shot 10 lead the league
when he launched the season as
part-tIme first baseman. sharing
the position with Jack Sanford
but as they romp down the stretch
It's Mickey on top and resembling E
cha mpjon.
Vernon and the pitching Of Bobt
Newsom are the Mats only brigh
spots these DAYS The Mats have
won two of their last 10 games ant
in each victory Newsom was OF
the mound. Vernon is leading The
Mats in runs. hits doubles. run
batted in and stolen bases-all o
which will add TO a stable boos
Evening star., 1946-08-09
"iII Help Thot Boy All Can Hickey

rhhs friends douotless rejoice that he commissioner
Chandler often
the middle He's make
the
relatively office.
argument apparently that he jumped from
before
Dodgers Dissatisfied with offered by Uncle
PssQue early MI
the Pasquek from
admittedly far
lued by the tnklmg of 1t this
doesn't
ment that boy all | can
Rickey basng his claim the fact that he
Now that
help he ostensby is taking dim
contract the
Evening star., 1946-08-09
Dies as He Wins
S736 on Turf Bet
BY the Assoeiated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug.
9.-Dsvid Stein, 40, salesman
from Millville, died of heart
attack at the Atlantic City race
track yesterday as Woofle raced
home in the second race, winning
for Stein the daily double of
S736.
The uncashed ticket for the
daily double was found in his
pocket at Atlantic City hospital.
Evening star., 1946-08-09
Eighth 1-Hitter Places
Fener Step Closer
To Hall of Fame
By Joe ReiohIer
Associoted Press Sports Writer

1t is still too early to compare Bob
Feller, Clevelands great righthand
er, with such pitching immortals as
Walter johnson, Christy Mathew
son. Cy Young and Grover Cleve-
land Alexander, but at the rate he
is moving along, the former boy
wonder appears cinch to be voted
a place in baSeballs Hall of Fame
Just as soon as his pitching days
are over.
The Indians mound master shat
tered a 36-year- -old standard yester-
day when he racked up his eighth
one-hitter as ne blanked the Chi
cago White Sox, SO. in the frs
game OF a double eader.
With just eight big league years
, behind him-only five of them com
plete-Rapid Robert has two no-hil
masterpieces to his credit, in addi-
ton to his eight one-hitters and has
allowed fewer than five safeties ir
20 other games. He holds two strike
out marks-most in one game. l8
and in two consecutive games. %
and is one of five American
Leaguers to fan six men in success
sion.
Never on Flag Winner.
Although never on a pennant win
ner, Feller has won "a or more
games three times and appears a
clnch to make it four this season
with 2l victories already under his
belt.
Were 1t not for 3l1-year hitch
IN the Navy, Feller. barring injury
would have an outside chance oi
bettering Johnson American
League record of Ala triumphs. Bot
owns l33 victories against only 63
defeats and has struck out l.543
batsmen in 1859 innings, including
25l whlf1s this season.
What made Feller's latest achieve.
ment more remarka ole was that onl,
four days ago, ne had been forcee
to leave the field at Clevelan nd
grlmacing with pain after he hae
pulled a back muscle in the seventh
inning against the New York Yam.
KEGS. Feller asked permission Il
pitch yesterday despite only thre,
days recuperatiOn.
The Indians could do no bettej
than gain an even split when tn,
Pale Hose nine fought back to mir
the Tribe, 7-6, in the 1O-innins
nightcap.
The Red Sox prepared for theiI
four game series with the second.
place Yankees beginning today b,
whipping the lowly Philadelphie
Athletics twice, 43 and 1876, despite
being outhit III each fray.
The Yankees remained l3 game.
behind the Red Sox by sweeping .
twin bill from the Washington Sen.
ators, SO and 1871.
Reiser Makes Hot Return.
Pete ReiSer celebrated his return
TO the Brooklyn Dodgers lineur
by bashine out home run sne
triple TO drive in all the Brooks
runs in their 81 10-inning victor,
over the New York Giants. TIL,
triumph increased the Nationa
League leaders margin over tn,
idle ST. Louis Cardinals to two ful
games.
Five Cincinnati errors. two in tn,
tenth inning, enabled the Chicap
Cubs TO exc out 81 win over tn,
Reds as Hank Borowy registered
his sixth victory as against fiv,
defeats.
The Philadelphia Phillies and tn,
Boston Braves divided free -hittin,
twin bill with the Phils winning tn,
opener, 9-8, and the Braves tn,
nightcap. 7-6
The Detroit Tigers and the ST
Louis Browns in the American
League and the Pittsburgh Pirate
in the National joined the Cards il
an of day.
Evening star., 1946-08-09
.Chestertown Scores
With '46 Trot Mark
In HambIetonidn
By-the Assoe;ofed Press

GOSHEN, N. Y, Aug "a no
account colt and hospital-case
driver hold the American trotting
championship between them today.
after a Hambletonian that saw so
much money tossed around it was
definite evidence the trotting horse
is here to stay.
Chestv Chestertown. the colt who
was rated so low in l945, he wasn't
even sent to the post as a 2-year- old
and the Kentucky veteran, Tom
Berry, who hurt his back and wrist
IN two spills in the past week, got
together to take two out of three
heats yesterday and pick up the
S28 047 winners pot in the 21st
running of the corn tassel classic.
Crowd. Mutuel Marks Set.
But of almost as much interest
as the victory of the first California =
owned horse ever to zip home in the
buggy whip world series was the way
tho Hambletonian records for crowd
and betting were smashing all over
the place.
At the finish. the 16.0l5 customers
baking in the hot sun which dried
out Bill Canes Good Time track to
lightning fast footing after a "a
hour postponement because of rain
had shoveled over $500 900 into the
mutuel machines to sit in on the
proceedings.
OF this, $685. was fed to the
iron men on the big race alone
three heats and the prerace result
pool-for an all-tlme Hambletonian
high that put the trotters up among
the big business members of the
sports clan.
Winners Time 1916 Mark.
Chestertown was bought as a
yearling by Cane for Sc 500 and sold
only 10 days ago TO Walter E. Smith.
Los Angeles sportsman. for $40. 900
For time a couple of days ago, it
seemed that Berry, British born
reinsman, might not be able to get
out there and try to repeat the 1880
Hambletonian win he chalked up
with Hanover's Bertha. Then Tom
announced he was going to do the
job even If ne had to be carried
into the sulky and tied on"
Berry and his colt were caught
Oft guard in the first heat and
Victory Song. trottings record
priced yearling when he was bid in
for $37 900 by Mrs. James B. John
son, jr., of Rochester. Mich. got of
winging and came home in 2:O3
ChestertoWn took the second hear
and in the third came clicking home
in 20212. 1916 record mile for 6
3-year-old
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Evening star., 1946-08-09
second Ga me.

Ruus-Strnweiss 80, Johnson a.,
Heinrich 60, DIkragRio, Keller, Gumperl
Early. Errors-Priddy. Early 81, Runs
batfed in-Henrich 81, Early, Robinson
LindeE. Dih-Asglo t1l, Keller, Johnson
Two-base hitS-Esrly. Stirnweiss. johnson
Heinrich DiMsgsio ~. Three-base hit
DiMaagio. Home runs-Henrich, Early
Johnson. Stolen Stlrnweiss, Lewis
lIndel. Double plays--Gumpert TO Rizzutt
70 Heinrich. Left on bases-New York, .
Washington. 3. Bases on bslls-Of Scar
borough.6, off Piefetti.a. Struck out-B,
Ghmpert, g. by Scarborough, .. by Pie
rettl 3; by wynn, / Hits~Oh Scarbor'
ough. Ia innings. none out in 9Th; of
Pieretti. in 3 innings: off wynn, . in
inninR.. Hi nv pitcher BY Scsfborougf
utlIzlito,. Wild pitch Scarborough. Los
llf pitcher Scarborough. Umpires
Mrssfs Summers, Berry aud PsppareiIa
Ilme - . , Atteuuanrf-i J5g
Evening star., 1946-08-09


be proved it may the death knell for
Over a major league oall player regardless
of how oeep Commissioner Chambers sympathy
otherwise might be for the former Dodger
The accusation is that Mckey's hasty depar-
ture from Mexico prevented him from fulfilling
$4,000 worth of ball playing for the Pasquels. If
this is true-and if Owen is reinstated by Com
missioner Chander-what sort of precedent Is
thus established?
I put this question to Uncle Clark Griffith
Yesterday and the OLD gentleman shuddered and
said that he preferred to talk about Buck Newsom
and the singular quality of rubber in old Bobos
arm. But he finally admitted that if the Pasquels
paid and if Owen didn fulfill his commitments
Iuhicla uniild be hl reinState-
Evening star., 1946-08-09
Pirates New Owners
Hopeful Of Avoiding
All Union Trouble
BY the ksseeiosed Pres,

PITTSBURGH. Aug, a.--The new
owners of the Pittsburgh Pirates
took brief look today at the head
ache they acquired along with the
club-the problem of the American
Baseball Guild then plunged
into the job of ironing out last
financial details of their more than
81, 900 900 transaction.
Affable, cigar-chewing Frank r
Mckinney, the Indianapolis banker
who is the new president and part
owner of the Pirates. said he had
high hopes" that current negotta-
tions between major league players
and management wouid settle the
troublesome labor union issue.
Mckinney and Bing Crosby
famed movie and radio star-head
a four man syndicate which bought
the National Leagues last place club
yesterday for price reported to be
close to $2,225 900. The sale was
made by William E. Benswanger.
former Pirate president. He acted
as agent in the deal for his mother
ln-law, Mrs. Barney Dreyfuss, now
eX-chalrman of the board.
Other syndicate members are
John w. Galbreath. 49-year-old CO.
lumbus ohio realtor. and Thomas
P. johnson, 80. Pittsburgh ATTORNEY.
Mckinney. who also is co-owner
of the Indianapolis club of the
American Association said all four
men had about an equal share" In
the investment,
The new president said he would
explore the guild situation as soon
as possible
Pirate Manager Frankie Frisch
said he was told by Mckinney that
there would be no changes this year.
Sale OF the Pirates ended nearly
haf-century of ownership bv the
Dreyfuss family That DYNASTY be-
gan in 1900 when the late Barney
! Dreyfuss bought the Pittsburgh
franchise at time when the teams
position was almost as shakv as il
is now He died in 1882 and left
control in the hands OF his widow,
Florence.
. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Charleston. $; Savannah. 2,
Augus-l. 10. Greenvile e
Colun'b4 e; Jacksonville, : 30 in
Evening star., 1946-08-09
Ex-Tech Stur Out of Navy

Keith Harder, who spanked Tech
High to the l943 interhigh basket
ball title, was honorably discharged
from the Navy as an ensign yester-
| day after three years service.
Evening star., 1946-08-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE

tstttFdhs kesnitS.
2 'klvn, 3; N. Y. ! 10l.
Chicago, 2; Cine. | tI0p
phils Dr., IS; Boston. 81
Only games scheduled.
Games To-day.
New York at Boston 1n)
Brooklyn at Phila. M.
Chicago at Pittsb'gh Un)
st. Louis at Cine. IN.
Games Tomorrow.
New York at Boston.
Brooklyn at Phila.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
Only games scheduled.
Evening star., 1946-08-09
Major League Standings and Schedules
FRIDAY, AUGUST
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yssterda.'s Results.
N. Y. 9-13; Wash, 3 /
Boston, 40, Phila ,, 3 6
Clev,, =, SIS. Chicago. o.
Only games scheduled.
Games TO-DAY.
Phila. at Wash. $50.
Boston at New York M
Detroit at Chicago M.
Cleye. at St. Louis IN.
Games Tonorrow.
Phlla. at Wash. ~.
Cleveland at St. Louis On
Boston at New York.
Only games scheduled.
Evening star., 1946-08-09

when figures are inserted on his
l947 contract.
Mauled 9-3 and 1871, Yesterday
by the New York Yankees at
Grifhth Stadium before a crowd of
14459, the Mats will attempt TO
bounce back against the less re-
spectacle opposition of the Phila =
delphia Athletics tonight with
Mickey Haefner or Sid Hudson
slated TO face the AS Russ Chris
topher.
While Bill Wight restricted the
Mats TO six hits in the opener the
Yankees teed off on Dutch Leonard.
Jake Wade and Walter Masterson
for 10 hits, blasting Leonard from
burst that staked the Yankees to a
Al lead in the fifth. They picked
up another run off Wade in the
eighth. then hammered Masterson
for four runs IN the ninth as the
bespectacled right handler walked
four. pitched triples to Bill Johnson
and Charley Keller and single TO
PM RlZZutO.
Griffs Go TO Front.
The Mats grasped 10 lead in
the second inning when Vernon
doubled moved to third on Stan
Spence's sacrifice and scored on Gil
Torres infield out. Washington s
Two runs in the ninth. coming as the
result of Gerry Priddy's single
Spences triple and Torres infield
tap, didn't constitute a rally.
Ray Scarborough struggled along
with a Al deficit until the sixth
inning of the nightcap. when the
Yankees sprayed five runs across
the plate. They added three more
in the seventh off Marino Pieretti
tapering off with a Bill johnson
homer off Early Wynn in the ninth
/ Tommy Heinrich had belted Scar
borough for home run in the third
both blows coming with none on.
Jake Early collected three of the
Mats six hits in the second game
and accounted for Washington s
only run when ne hoisted Randy
Gumptrt pitch over the right field
fence in the NTH inning.
Evening star., 1946-08-09

Win, Lose or Draw
Hoppy's in the Middle Aooin
By FRANCIS {. STANk

At an early respectable
decision forthcoming from the basebs
concerning Iafae Jumping
Bean But
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Atlanta, 4; Mobile, 4 t2l -innins tie).
New Orleans. 3 Birmiusham, /.
Memphis, s, Chattanooga, 3
Little Rock, 6. Nashville, N2 in
nin2si.
Evening star., 1946-08-09

NtN Tork ----------- UUU I3U UI4-H
Washington OIO 900 O02-3
Runs-s,irnweiss. johnson, DiMaegio
Msh Pfdd, sff6on snae spsnae R1ano
Hitchcock. Leonard. Runs bstted in
Torres t2i, Robinson t2l, Stirnweiss 90
Keller t2t, Rlzzuto t2D, Spence. Two-baSe
hlts Stirnweiss, Vernon. Robinson
Three oase hits---Lindell, Johnson, Keller,
Spence. Sacrifices - Spence, Leonard.
Wish, Double pIays-Heinrich and Riz-
zito Guerra and Torres Left on bases
New York, 8, Washington. 4. Base on
ballS-Of Wight ,, off Leonard. of
Wade, 4 off MsSterSon 4 Struck out
By Leonard .; by Wight. / by Wade,
Hns-Of Leonard. in 4 innings; off
Wade. IN innings; of Mssterson, 3 in
inning. Losins pItcher--Leonard.
Evening star., 1946-08-09

n1ent if not wholly disastrous
other ball players from crossing into
and deciding eurn?
he reminded. Il m asking question
I'm commissioner of baseball
Evening star., 1946-08-09

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
charleston. s; Savannah. 2,
COLUMBIA, 6. Macon, 5
Augus-a. 10. Greenville g
Colun bus, &; Jacksonville, \ 30 in
nlngSl
Evening star., 1946-08-09
Yonks, 9-l3; Mats, 81

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Evening star., 1946-09-29
Miss B0vick Wed
To Col. SeeIv

The wedding Of Miss Lydia Eliz-
abeth Anita Bovick and 1t. Col.
Deryle Newton Seely took place yes
terday in the Naval Chapel of
Communications Annex in WASH
ington.- Comdr. George A. Rosso,
Chaplain Corps, U. S. NJ, officiated
at the ceremony at 1880 o'clock,
and a reception followed at the
Army Navy Country Club.
The bride, who is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Bovick, of
Omaha, was given in marriage by
Col. William Scheyer, U. S. M. c..
She wore moire taffeta gown and
f1ngertip veil, draped from a crown
of orange blossoms. Her prayer
book was a gift from the BRIDE
groom and was ornamented with
an orchid.
Miss Frances Bovick, the maid
OF honor, wore a royal blue vel
veteen gown, fashioned like that of
the Bride and carried Colonial
bouquet of Talisman roses. Mr..
Spencer H. Pratt served as best
man for Col. Seely.
Following a wedding trip to New
York the newly married couple will
reside at 2S01 South Ninth street
in Arlington.
The bride attended the College
OF st. Mary in Omaha and the
bridegroom studied at Washington
State College in Pullman.
Evening star., 1946-09-29
Social Eueuts Open Season
OF Music ORGANIZATIONS

Two social events will inaugurate
the season for well-established music
organizations this week. Lady
Berendsen, wife of the New Zealand
Minister, will be hostess at the Le-
cation Wednesday to the members of
the Chamber Music Guild of which
she is an active sponsor. The day
before the Woman's Committee of
the National Symphony Orchestra
will fire the opening gun in the drive
for the Wednesday Evening Sub
scription series of concerts by the
orchestra.
The luncheon Tuesday will be
given in the ballroom Of the May
flower Hotel, as the number of reser-
vations made it impossible to serve
in the Chinese room as first planned
Mrs. Charles Carroll Glover, jr., is
chairman of the Woman's Commit
tee, but has turned the post of pre-
siding officer at the luncheon over to
Mrs. Merritt & Ruddock, chairman
of the sale of the season tickets for
the Wednesday evening concerts.
Mrs. Ruddock will introduce the
speaker, MIR. Robert Cummings and
the others at the speakers table
DR.. Hans Kinder, conductor of the
orchestra, will, of course, be there
and others at that table will be Mr.
Edward r. Finkenstaedt, president
of the National Symphony Associ-
alton; MIR. and Mrs. Walter Bruce
Howe and the wives of a number of
the diplomats and others active in
the work for the orchestra.
Mrs. Berendsen will be assisted in
receiving at her 5-to-7-o' party
by Sonora de Caceres, wife of the
Evening star., 1946-09-29

Honduran Ambassador: Mrs. Thor
Thors, wife Of the Icelandic Min
lister; Mrs. Gardner Luce and Mrs.
Marcel Ancher, wife of the founder
OF the guild.
Sonora de Garcia Granados, wife
of the Guatemalan Ambassador, will
take ner turn at the tea table and
others presiding there will be Mrs.
Stanley Woodward, Mrs. Frank
Arthur Vanderlip, jr.;; Mrs. Walter
r. Tuckerman, Mrs. James J. Dur
nan, Mrs John Howard Broadbent,
Mrs. Marshall Bidwell Dierssen, Mrs.
George Parker, Mrs. E. Richard Hen
ming, Mrs. Basil de Toutorsky, Mrs.
Herbert A. Breakey and Mrs. Louis
A. Montague.
Evening star., 1946-09-29

A spring wedding is being planned
by Miss Ruth Marsh Holman and
Mr.. Willard Wood Witham of Dix
field, Me-, whose engagement is an
nounced by Mr.. and Mrs. George
Shaw Holman of Washington.
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The union times., 1946-01-05
Reds Lose Ground
 In Leuna Voting

Shop committee elections have been going on in American and British occupied areas of Germany for num- Der of months, and now the first re- suits of elections in RuSsian-occupied Germany have been announced. In the Leuna works, the biggest chemical factory of Germany and all of Europe, shop stewards elections which took place in the autumn resulted in the election of % Social Democrats, five members of the Christian Union, and only one Communist This result is all the more remarkable since Leuna used to be a Communist stronghold in the days of the Weimar Republic
 Of the A newly elected members of a shop committee of the Berlin Transportation Company, $ belong to the Social Democratic Party and nine are Communists. The results are similar in most plants where elections have taken place so far. The presence of the Red Army and its conduct seem to have a rather adverse effect on vote-getting possibilities of the Com munist Party.
The union times., 1946-01-05
Covering
 The - American Scene
Federated Press)

WASHINCTON-In his annual New Years message AFL Pres. Will liam Green laid down a chart for the year ahead, including the building of homes for millions, creation of markets at home and provision of laws for full social se- curity and medical care.
 WASHINGTON-(FP) = In an acid rebuke to Congress that has re- fused to go along with the modest type of progressive legislation, Pres. Truman vetoed legislation that would have returned the US. Employment Service to the control of the states.
 CHICACO-The national strate- gy committee of United Packing house workers, meeting here in emergency session, has mapped plans for strike of l25. .OOO mem bers which would virtually paralyze the meat industry.
 CLEVELAND Next convention of the Bro. of Railroad Trainmen will take up the question of joining the World Federation of Trade Unions on the recommendation of its national legislative representative, Martin Mil Ter, who attended the WFTU Paris meeting.
 FORT WORTH Tex.-The Not Welcome sign was hung up by the Fort Worth Trades Assembly (AFL) when it heard Cecil B. de. Mile, movie producer, and Gerald L. K. Smith were scheduled to speak here.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo.-After a 7- week strike that crippled bus trans portation on the Southwest Grey hound Lines, 72 AFL bus drivers and 48 baggage agents, ticket sellers, por- ters, etc., were back at work here with wage increases. More than 2,OOO workers had been on strike over the system in eight states.