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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-05
Death Of Man in Plunge
From BRIDGE Ruled Suicide

The death of Louis Wills, %, oil
1919 Fifteenth street NV, who died
en- route to Emergency Hospital after
a plunge yesterday from Taft Bridge
was termed suicide in a certificate
issued by District Coroner A. Magru-
der Macdonald.
Meyer Wax, 512 Randolph street
NV, identified the body at the
District morgue as that OF his SON
ln-law, a Civil Service Commission
file clerk who has been on leave OF
absence since, May 23 Mr.. Wills
also had worked recently as ar
accountant with Washington
jewelry firm.
Survivors include Mr.. Wills widow
Mrs. Grace Wills; a son, 4. anc
daughter, 7.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-05
Unemployment Claims
Show Downward Trend

The number of new claims flee
with the District Unemployment
Compensation Commission declined
last month by 267, it was disclosed
yesterday.
But the overall number of claims
for the first five months of this yeal
is still higher than the number flee
in the comparable period in 1916
according to C. A. Wharton, director
A total of 1888 new claims was
filed through May of this year. Mr.
Wharton said, as compared with
1894 during the corresponding perioe
last wear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-05
Price of Wives Goes Up

Charlie Mtube, South African
native, aged 80, who has had two
wives and is touring Zululand look
ing for 3 reasonably priced young
one, complained that the price has
gone up tremendously since he
bought two for five cows, for ''in
the good old days you could buy a
much better type OF woman for
much less" -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-05
Five Hens Keep FumiIy

A German arrested in Munich
told the magistrate how he keeps
his family: From five hens we get
Is eggs week. Five we eat. ten we
trade for two packs of American
cigarettes. One pack we smoke and
the other we sell on the black
market for So. That's enough"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-05
Tricks Wife Arrested

MUNICH, June lP).-Mrs. Will
helm Prick was arrested today by
German officials rounding up the
wives of former Nazi leaders for
Identification trials.
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FOUND

BOSTON BULL TERRIER. male; dle6s I'd
and Lee hishway. Oh. 333S.
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BROWN ENVELOPE. medium size. which
contained civil service Identification, Per
petusl Building Association Bank book
some money in bank book, and Royal Life
Fire Insurance papers. Reward. HO. 6e71
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BREAST PIN, round gold and black mosaic,
Wednesday, 18th between and SITS;
reward NO RAJ 1924 Que ST NV
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CIGARETTE CASE, key ring, monogramed;
gold compact, lost in vicinity Conn. ave
and ST. NV. Broken-hearted over loss of
graduation presents. Reward. DE. 1918.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-05

BILLTOLD, brown, contains drivers per-
init, registration card S. s. card, other
papers Liberal reward II returned to
GARNET GORE, 1929 mgraham st. NV,
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LOST

BAR PIN, gold, with pearls, downtown
shopping area, May 81; heirloom, large
reward. Cali Jackson 1882.
BILLFOLD. laoy's brown. containing large
sum of money, in Kann's Dept. Store on
June End. Reward. Finder please call
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COCKER SPANIEL PUPPY, tan. IN West
moreland Hills. Reward. WI. 20S9. -
CLASS RING, st. Johns school sold, with
onyx stone, initiated u P. G. inside.
Reward. Please call DE. 4771 %
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
Indifference Rules From
Start As Ticker
Tape Dozes
MARKETS AT A GLANCE

MARKETS AT A GLANCE
New York, Feb. 28. -(P)-
Stocks Easy; light selling de-
presses leaders,.
Bonds - Dull; some rails up
fractionally.
Cotton - Irregular; profit taking
and commission house buying.
CHICAGO
Wheat - Sharply higher; run-a-
way market; March 1888.
Corn - Sharply higher; up as
much as 8 cents, the limit.
Oats - Sharply higher; Hoover
report spurs buying all grains.
Hogs ~ Mostly IS cents higher;
but closing slow and nearly
steady; top S29.75.
Cattle - Generally Is to 50 cents
higher; choice absent; top $685.
so.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-P)-As-
sorted stocks continued to achieve
some Roadway in today's market
but leaders generally refused to
follow through on Thursdays raj
Nv and dealings were among the
slowest of the year to date
Indifference ruled from the
start. The ticker tape frequently
dozed, Declines of fractions to
a point Or more predominated at
the close.
Transfers of $50, 900 shares COM
pared with $40, 600 the day before
and were a low for a full stretch
since Jan. %. The Associated
Press 6O-stock composite was off
L of a point of 66.4. It Was the
narrowest market since Jan. %,
only $40 issues registering. Of
these, 405 fell and 314 advanced.
On the rising side were East
man Kodak, up 5 at 235, as split
up talk was heard; Phillips-Jones,
up IL at 299 IL following the
first dividend in II years; Crown
Zellenbach up l at 81 IA and In
ternational Minerals up "a at %
7-S on increased quarterly pay
ments.
Modests improvement a re-
tanned by Pullman, Standard Oil
NJ), American Wooden, North
American, Consolidated Edison,
American Can, Safeway Stones,
Woolworth, Chrysler and Bethle-
hem Steel. =,
Norfolk Western conceded 3 IL
at 244, Southern Pacific l at AZ
IA, Youngstown Sheet l 1-8 at IS
7-8, Owens-Illinois l IA at "A.
Standard Oil of Cal. l IL at 80,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
Assorted Stocks Show
Some Headway And Gain

J. c. Penney l 38 at 43 7-S and
DUPONT l at 1879 IL.
On the offside were U. S. Steel,
General Motors, Sears Roebuck,
Montgomery Ward, American
Telephone, N. Y. Central, Chesa-
peake & Ohio, International Tele-
phone, Electric Power Light,
American Airlines, Homestake
Mining, Allied Chemical, Air Re-
duction, Westinghouse and Gen
eral Electric.
Bonds were mixed. At Chicago
wheat ended up 8 IL to 10 cents
a bushel Ghe daily limit, corn 6
IA to 8 (also the limit and oats
2 "a to 4 IA. Cotton was off IS
cents to up Is cent a bale.
Improved in the curb were Mid
die Vests Corp. Pharis Tire and
Consolidated Steel. Stumblers
were Catalin, Humble Oil, Tex
tron. Cities Service and Barium
Steel. Turnover here was $4,000
shares versus 30, 900 yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
MART SLACK
AS PRICES VARY
,.;l< Attract Modest Back.
;ng But Show No Def
mite Trend

.ru YORK, Feb. 28.-(P-The
market wobbled over a mar
H., irregular price range in
JACK trade today
.o,oe rails attracted modest
'.tirg but fluctuations were too
i..d 10 indicate a definite trend.
''.,.trisls and utilities displayed
4. same indecision.
vo1,me dwindled to 81, 694, 900
Inn, s3,272, 900 Thursday.
n~oroorates closing lower includ-
IT&T new 2 3-4s at 116 ID,
s.tr.l of N. ]. IS at "a SO. St.
s.I incomes at SO "a, North
T.,,ern 4 rs at 70 3-S, Denver &
". crande Is at 81 1-2, Lehigh
s,I,ev stamped 4s at 3ss IA, Mis-
'.,ri Pacific general As at 80 3-4,
r-;sco q Us at 50 "a, and Wiscon-
i, Central As at ee IL.
vrdged higher were great west
~ 4 1.2s at IS 10, Rock Island 4
-, NJ go at % 1-8, Hudson g. Man
Titan incomes at 81 IL, Missouri
s,,;fic ) 1-2s at 27. N. Y. Central
.,~rsolidated As at n, Frisco As at
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
BOND AVERAGES
Compiled by The Associated Press
LOCAL QUOTATIONS

Nufnished by Allen C. Ewing e. COY
American Optical 2.3oa-- a. M
ACL of Conn. 4.ooa 80 e.
oost0n fund 2.32b ------ 20.N q. 80
Caroiina Insurance 1.4Oa-- 50 IS
DeVilbiss 1.00a - 18 1-2 % 10
Grip Securities RR Eq .22b 4.s1 s.ao
McBee .40a a IA q az
Mass. Investors TT. 1.8ob $50 sa'15
National Transit .75a 80 10 7-8 IA ia
Peoples Saw Blk & TT 3.OOc 80
Red Rock Bottling 10 ga Il 10
Security Natl Bank soc 26 -
Standard Stoker !. 00c--. 27 %
re Water Pow Common 8 ga Sf-2
Wilmington Saw g. Tr 2.00c 40 -
a. indicated annual dividend rate.
D. Income and profits dividends
paid in past u months.
c. Paid in 1916.
tIhe above quotations are nomi-
nal and are believed to be indica-
uons of the price at which the
seeof'les may he H"N " ,sold.Y
NAVAL STORES ~
SAVANr... LIP
- Turpentine. 1es and
sales. none: /. shin.
ments, l01; stocks, 1868.
Rosin: offerings dl. IS, none.
receipts, 119; shipments, none
stocks, 5,614. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
STOCK AVERAGES

Compiled by The Associated Press
80 Is Is 60
Indus Rails Util Stocks
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01

" IL, and Southern Pacific 4 1-2s
of SO at 81 IA.
1rregularity spread to the FOREIGN
dollar list.
u. 5. governments gained as
much as 4-52 of a point in the over
ene-counter market with the victory
loan DEE 2 lbs of '67-'72 at 1903 g.
81, up 2-32.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
WHAT STOCKS DID
TREND OF STAPLE PRICES

TREND OF STAPLE PRIZES
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S-R)-The
Associated Press weighted whole
sale price index of IS commodities
today advanced to 175.s2H. New
1946-47 high.
Previous day 174.87, week ago
172. 70, month ago 164,45, year ago
1857.
1946-47 1915 1914 1943
High 1852 1921 108.73 107.54
Low 112.02 107.90 106.03 1894
C926 average equals 1000.
Additional Markets On
Page Ten
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-19
Michigan Replaces Notre Dame AS Top Grid Team
BR0CDEN, STONE
COACH ALL-STARS

Leon Brogden, athletic direc-
tor of New Hanover High
school, has been named along
with Lee Stone, football Coach
of the Raleigh Caps, as
co-coach of the Eastern Confer
ence All-Stars who will battle
the Western Conference ALL
Stars in the Optimistic Bowl on
December 13 at High Point.
This bowl, sponsored this
year for the first time by the
Optimistic Club of High Point is
planned to be an annual affair
recognizing notable high school
gridders not chosen for the
Shrine Bowl affair at Charlotte
Coach Brogden said yesterday
that the rules issued by the
bowl committee are: (D Four
boys are recommended by each
school in the conference, tw o
linemen and two backs; (2) the
players must be seniors and
must have permission from the
school principal to play; (3)
from the number of recon-
mended players a group of %
will be selected at a meeting
this week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-19
RICHKUS, PALMER
SPARK n. {. DRILL

RALEIGH, Nov. 18 - H -
Coach Beattie Feathers primed
his running and passing game
today as the North Carolina
State Wolfpack continued to
work hard for Saturdays battle
with Virginia.
Tailback Charlie Richkus and
fullback Leslie Palmer, leaders
in last weeks victory over
Wake Forest, were at the helm
of the State running game dur
ing the drill and both displayed
some of their best form of the
year. Richkus did the honors on
end sweeps and off tackle slants
against the Wolfpack B squad,
which employed Virginia T for
nation plays and Palmer ran
well up the middle.
Most of the State squad is in
good condition. Blocking b ck
Bob Bowlby and guard Charlie
Musser kept to light equipment
with injuries sustained against
Wake Forest, but both are ex-
pected to play against Virginia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-19
DEACONS PRAYING
FOR CLEAR SKIES

WAKE FOREST, Nov. 18 Up
Wake Forests aerial-minded
Deacons are praying for clear
weather and a dry field for
their meeting with Duquesne at
Winston-Salem Friday night.
Up until two weeks ago, the
Deacons were blessed with fair
weather for the most part, and
they completed passes at rate
of 81 per cent. However, in the
last two games, played in the
rain, their average was reduced
to % per cent. They managed
to exc out victory over Bos-
ton College in the rain but NC.
State buried them under a 200
score.
The Deacons hope to go into
the Duquesne in good shape
physically. Only two players,
end Jim Duncan and wingback
Carl Haggard, are on the in
jured list. Haggard is definitely
out, but Duncan may see some
action against Duquesne.
Coach Peahead Walker called
off today's practice session. 1t
was raining,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-19
CATS HOLD LIGHT
PRACTICE SESSION

With two more days of light
practice sessions before the cur
tain falls down on the AT pig
skin season, the New Hanover
high school Wildcats were yester-
day sent through a brief scrim-
mage in preparation for an inva-
sion by the Petersburg, Va,
Crimson Waves, at Legion stad-
ium, Friday night at 8 o'clock.
Corky Bottoms bruised leg and
Quarterback Johnnie Crowley's
hurt leg are the only injuries
reported in Coach Brogden's line
up although the Crimson Waves,
coached by Roland C. Day, have
Co-Captain Bill Stevens, back
field and Jerry Evans, fu1lback,
nursing injuries. Stevens will
definitely not see action Friday
night although Evans may get
in on a couple Of plays.
The Cats will have another
brief scrimmage and blackboard
practices today and Thursday.
Coach Days squad is expected
to arrive via t t'e ACL train Fri
day morning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-19

Members of the New Hanover
High School basketball squad
have been hard at work for over
a month in preparation for the
cage season and regular prac-
tice sessions should begin soon,
with the football schedule COM
ing to a close this Friday night
when the Wildcats meet Peters
burg.
The prospects for the squad
have been working out at home
room period, during their gym
class periods, and after school; !;
trying to get into shape and re-
gain some shade of their last
years form before the team
practices begin.
This years squad will have a
tremendous job on their hands
if they are to reasonably fill the
shoes of the great Wildcat team
of last season, who swept
through the Eastern Class AA
Conference schedule undefeatad
in IL games and whipped
Greensboro, 46-42, to win t h e
State Championship. Last year
was the first time a MINIS cage
team had won the conference
title in nearly 20 years.
Throughout the full schedule
of q games, the Cats ran
roughshod over all opponents
except the House of David pro.
fesslona! team and the GRANNY
j High School team from Norfolf
Virginia. AS a climax to last
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-19

OF the bumper crop of voters,
140 chose Michigan as the coun-
try's No. l outfit, while 81 stuck
with Notre Dame as the best and
nine picked Southern Methodist.
Penn State (6), Southern Cali
fornia (3) and North Carolina
Q) were the only other teams to
gain a vote for first place. The
first five are undefeated and un-
tied.
What obviously influenced the
press box observers was Michi-
gan's whopping 40-6 victory over
a strong Wisconsin eleven while
Notre Dame was having it's hands
full beating an otherwise un-
distinguished Northwestern team
by only 26-19. In the final count
of points Go for first place, 9
for second, etc., The Wolverines
displaced the Fighting Irish by
2,34l to 2,261. Southern Metho-
dist, victor over Arkansas by
14-6, polled 1901 points.
Alabama's Crimson Tide made
the greatest squirt of the week,
jumping all the way from 18th up
to eighth place on the strength
of its victory over previously un-
beaten and united Georgia Tech.
Though idle last week, U. S. C.
moved up a notch to fourth place,
and Penn State, off its impressive
20-7 win over Navy, climbed
from eighth to fifth. Penn drop
ped from third to sixth after
tying Army TT. Texas, licking
Texas Christian, 200, was voted
seventh place.
BY rather remarkable hap
penstance, two of the first 10
teams were from the midwest,
two from the coast, two from
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-19
D11KElNEN FORCED
TO WORK INSIDE

DURHAM, Nov. 18. - A
cold rain fell here today push
ing Duke indoors to do their
preparing for Saturdays game
with North Carolina but the
Blue Devils worked hard on de-
fense against the Tar Heel run
ming attack using the huge floor
of Dukes indoor stadium as
their practice field.
The Duke picture was a
gloomy one. AS the Blue Devils
drilled four regulars and a No.
l substitute were on the side
lines and trainer Bob Chambers
said they would be unable to
play against the Tar Heels.
The five are Fletcher Wall,
the regular center, and Carl
Perkinson, his substitute, Al De-
rogatis, brilliant tackle, Buddy
Mulligan, fast running wing
back, and Paul Stephanz, tn e
fullback.
Two others took part in the
drill but definitely will not be
in top shape for the clash. They
are tackle Louis Allen and tail
back Fred Folger, Jr. Allen
has a shoulder injury and
Folger still suffers from the
broken nose and leg injury suf-
fered in the game with Georgia
Tech several weeks ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-19

years slate, the Wildcats were
chosen to represent the eastern
district of North Carolina in the
Duke-Durham Southern High
School Basketball Tournament,
the second straight year of ap-
pearance for the team in the
tournament. 1t was here that
the team lost it's first and only
game to a high school quint,
when the CRANKY team edged
them, 57-52. The Wildcats de-
feated the Greensboro Whirlies
a second time in the consola-
ton game of the meet to wind
up in third place.
The coaches this year have a
tough job ahead of them in find
ing replacements for Johnny
McKoy and Billy Mason, VIII o
were the two highest scorers in
the state last year and the back
bone of the New Hanover team.
Back from last years first five,
are; first, W. A. (Weinie)
Brown expert ballhandler
whose speed and fancy foot
work gave the Wildcat fast
oreak its lightning punch. Close
oehlnd Brown, is Louis Collie,
smooth and nerveless, always to
De counted on in the clinches
ana the Cats best set shot.
rounding out the list, is Toddy
fennell, who is the other guard
along with Brown in the fast
break department and likes a
hook from the right side of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-19
Biggest Betting Scandal
In Sports History Seen

Negro, booknakers refused to ac-
cept any more Fox money. But
they continued to take LaMotta
money.
Millions were reported to have
been bet throughout the country
and one New York bookmaker
claimed that at least a week be-
fore the fight the word was out
that Fox would win.
Eagan refused to reveal the
witnesses who appeared before
him or what they said, with the
exception of DR.. Nicholas Salerno,
LaMotta's personal physician.
Salerno testified that LaMotta
was in perfect condition for the
fight, refuting reports that the
boxer had been injured in train
ing but insisted on going through
with the bout. Salerno said that
LaMotta had a blood clot in the
spleen just below his heart on
October 13, but had recovered
from it completely by November
13, the day before the bout.
The demand for the legisla-
tive investigation was made by
Paul E. Fitzpatrick, Democratic
state chairman. He said state Sen.
Elmer Quinn and Assemblyman
Irwin Steingut, minority leaders
in the New York legislature, will
introduce at the next session a
resolution calling for an investi-
cation of the state athletic COM
mission, it's administration OF
boxing, "and various abuses in
the sport"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-19
Dudley Re-ElectedPGA
President At Meeting
Chosen To Head Associa-
tion For Seventh
Straight Term

CHICAGO, Nov. 18-(P)-The
latest insurrection against the
"old guard" in the Professional
Golfers Association was squelch-
ed today as genial Ed Dudley un-
animously was reelected presl-
dent for his seventh straight
term.
The solid sweep in the ballot
ing of some 70 delegates and OF
ficers from all sections OF the
country crushed the behind the
scenes candidacy of Horton smith
and an alleged smear campaign
against Dudley.
That left as the annual meet
ing's only controversial item the
protest of golfer Vic Ghezzi OF
Deal, N. j., again his omission
from the 1917 American Ryder
Cup squad which the executive
committee planned to hear to-
night.
Smith, veteran player from De-
troit. was doomed by an uniden-
titled faction said to be at odds
with the Dudley regime, but he
never got call in the voting.
Contacted after the election,
Smith said he still thought the
residential tenure should be
limited to three years, but ex-
tended best wishes to Dudley,
who gives both Augusta. Ca,
and Colorado Springs, as his ad-
dresses.
"The delegates saw fit not to
nominate any opponent to the
president but I don't think it
was a slam at me or those who
supported me-" said Smith.
Smith joined Ben Hogan in
disclaiming any part of poison
pen" attack against Dudley, an
accusation which Hogan attribu-
ted to Freddie Corcoran, PGA
promotion director and former
tournament bureau manager. Ho-
gan threatened to have per
sonaF' showdown with Corcoran
if the latter appeared at the meet
ing which closes tomorrow. Cor
coran has denied from New York
that he was responsible for any
story linking Smith, Hogan and
Dick Metz, who punched Corcoran
in California last year, with the
campaign against Dudley.
Most of the PGA members re-
Gently received anonymous post
cards critical of Dudley, who has
been president since 1912.
The delegates reelected Joe
Novak of Los Angeles as sec
retary and named as new treas
urer, William W. Wothe-poon
Of Tusla, Okla, who replaces
Willie Mcguire of Houston, Tex,
seriously i'll the past several
months.
-Four new vice-presidents were
selected to join nine others who
continue in office, The new Of
ficers were Joe Dom to, Norwich,
Conn, district one; Marty Ly-'
ons, Upper Darby, Pa, district
two; John Watson South Bend,
Ind, district five; and Bill Cor
don, Chicago, district six.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-19
Baltimore Man Seeking
To Buy St. Louis Club

BALTIMORE, Nov. 18-R)-
Bob Rodenberg, Washington
sportsman and president of the
Baltimore Professional Football
Colts, disclosed today that he
was endeavoring to purchase con-
trolling interest in the St. Louis
Browns and transfer the Amer
lean League baseball franchise
to this city.
The head of the Baltimore ALL
America football conference club
said he had discussed the matter
with a representative of Dick
Muckerman, principal owner OF
the Browns, but that no definite
offer had yet been made.
Baltimore is ripe and ready for
big league BASEBALL" Rodenburg
said, adding that he had talked
with American League officials,
as well as with representatives
of the Baltimore Orioles, MEM
bers of the International Base
ball league.
"I don't think St. Louis is big
enough to support two major
league clubs, and transfer of the
Browns to Baltimore would be to
Tho od1,an+a0e of both the Ma
tional and American leagues" he
said.
"I've gone over the st. Louis
figures and the deal can be made, ="
Rodenburg added.
In St. Louis, Muskerman was
not Immediately available for
comment. A week ago such deal
was rumored, but the St. Louis
prexy refused comment at that
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-19
State Champion Wildcat Cagers
Beqin Basketball Drills Soon

court. These three are all play
ing their fourth straight year on
the Wildcat cage squad and
might be the nucleus of another
championship team.
Other holdovers from last
years team include: Charlie
Smith, the sixth man on last
years team and maybe the man
to replace McKoy at center;
Mole West, rapidly improving
second-stringer who may take
over Mason's post at forward; (;
Mike Austin; who has the
heighth and experience for the
center position, even though he
has never been out for the Wild
cat cage squad before; and
Johnny Crowly, who saw a lot
of action in last years games.
Veterans from last years
Junior Varsity team who will be
out for the team are: Bob
Lewis, g. 1" center, who is out
for football and hasn't reported
for practice yet; Jack Parker;
and big Linwood Taylor, VINO is
also on the football team.
Among the most notable new
comers out for the team, is
Long Harry Coleman, g. 1" for
ward, who gained his cage ex-
perience playing for the Temple
Baptist squad in the Sunday
School League at the YMCA.
Standouts in the drills thus
far have been Brown, Fenne1l,
Collie, West, Coleman, and Aus
tin.