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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-02
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American League Flag Race
 Closest Yet in History; Here
 Are Fatts with Rain Figuring g
By BEN PHLEGAR

For the third time in five years the American League pennant race went be decided until the last day. For the first time in history it may end in three-way tie come Sunday.
 Cleveland holds the upper hand. The Indians lead New York and Bostcn by one full game. Each of the three teams has two games left-Cleveland against Detroit in Cleveland and the Yankees and Red Sox against each other in Bos- ton.
 This is the way it looks today :.
 Cleveland has two games to play. Boston and New York are tied for second place, each one game behind and also two games to play
 These are the possibilities, pro viding rain doesn't interfere:
 l. Cleveland can win the pen nant by whipping the Tigers twice. regardless of what happens in Boston.
 2. Cleveland can win by split ting with the Tigers, providing Boston and New York split
 3. Boston or New York can Win the pennant if one team sweeps the Boston series while Cleveland loses twice tc Detroit.
 4. Boston or New York can tic Cleveland if one team sweeps tht Boston series while the Indians split with Detroit.
 5. All three teams can finish 1T a tie. This would happen i Boston and New York split ane Cleveland loses twice.
 Since all regular season game! must be completed by tomorrow night or go unplayed, rain coulc have a big hand in determining the winner.
 If Cleveland is unable to play any further games, it will win the pennant regardless of the Boston series And il Cleveland loses two while the Boston series is entirely washed out New York and Bostor will tie for the pennant with the Indians one percentage point be- hind
 With so much at stake, however they will make every possible ffori to play every game.
 The chances of a three-way dead- lcck became stronger yesterday when Detroit whipped Cleveland 5-3. Boston and New York were not scheduled.
 The only other American League action, the Browns and White Sox split twilight-night doublehead- CT in Chicago. St. Louis won the first game, 40, behind the three hit pitching of Cliff Fannin. Chi cago won the second, 3-2.
 St. Louis took over the second place in the National League by whipping Chicago, 6-4, on Ron Northey's three-run home run.
 Brooklyn slipped to third place by losing to the champion Boston Braves, 3-1 Vern Bickford won his 11th game for the Braves.
 Pittsburgh scored two runs in the ninth inning to edge Cincin- nati, 2-1.
 Philadelphia and New York in the National League and Washing ton and Philadelphia in the Ameri- can League were idle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-02
ARMY ENGINEERS HERE

A survey of the amount of dam age caused by the last flood in Gold Creek is being made by Will fam T. Bolin and George Clark of the U. S. Army Engineers. The engineers will presen. full re- port to their headquarters in Se- attle and the information will be used to request an appropriation ircm the next session of Congress.
 Naval stores is the trade name for products derived from gum or pitch.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-02
FIGHT DOPE

Results of fights last night are as follows: Hollywood, Calif-Enrico Bertola, 1922, Italy, outpointed Francisco De La Cruz. 240, Los Angeles, 10. New York (St. Nicholas Arena) = Jake Lamotta, 1854, New York, stopped Johnny Colan, 174, New York, 10.
 Reno, Nev.--Pedro Jiminez, 165, Vallejo, Calif., outpointed Dean Hubbard, 165, Reno, 10.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-02
HOSPITAL NoIES

Admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yesterday for medical treatment was Charley Cauley, an infant.
 Discharged were Arthur West, Mrs. Rudy 1sturis, Mrs. Frank Jack and Mrs. Harry Watkins and son.
 Judson Paul of Sitka was dis charged from the Government Hos pital on Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-02
g PASSENGERS
 CARRIED FRIDAY,
 ALASKA COASTAL

Passengers on Alaska Coastal Air line flights Friday were as follows. From Haines: George Tapley, Dr Smithson, John K. Dodge. ] From Sitka. J. Murphy, Mary Lou Browning, H. G. Benedict, L Wich, Jack Conway, E. J. Collins L. Smith, Mrs. Hildebrand, L. Hun- I bard.
 From Fish Bay: Clarie McRoberts Mrs. c. McRoberts, Sadler Me- Crary.
 From Tenakee: Sam Asp.
 From Ketchikan: R. G. Maynard MT. and Mrs Willis, Charlie Jim, ! Penelope Easton.
 To Skagway: Wm. Feero. Jr., Mrs. Wm. Feero, Jr., Ben Benson. To Carlson Creek: Jackson, Rich ardson, Deutsch, Reedy.
 To Haines: M. R. Water, J. A. F. Nc Cannon, E. c. Koening, Jr., Thomas Bowman, Mrs. T. Bowman, Leonard Bowman, Lenora Bowman, Homer Garvin, Mrs. H. Garvin, Miss Garvin
 To Sitka: R. Benson, L. Cook, H. Lewis.
 To Tenakee: Peter Gravrock.
 To Fish Bay: Jerry Jorgenson, Fritz Jorgenson, Mrs. J. Jorgenson.
 To Ketchikan: Carl Carlson, J. w. Smude.
 A fur trading post established by John Jacob Astor in 1905 at As- tcria, Oregon, was the first U. S. focthold in the Pacific North west.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-02
TUG AND BARGE DOCK
 TO 0UTL0AD LUMBER

U. s. Army tug LIT 60 docked at the U. S. Engineers Dock this morning bringing in barge BCL 1880 to outload lumber bound for Ladd Field. The craft came in from Whittier.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-02
wENDLINGs RETURN

MT. and Mrs. H. L. Vending returned on the Princess Louise following six weeks vacation in the States. During their absence their house has been occupied by MT. and Mrs. Milford Johnson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-02

Bauxite, an important ingredient of aluminium, was discovered ori- fn-ally at Les Beaux, France, from whence it derives it's name.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-02

John Cabot discovered Newfound- land five years after Columbus made his first voyage to the West Indies
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-02

taught in Alaska Schools She the wife G. Bach of two Alaska born
 Member Auxiliary Legion Auxi Business Professional Club Writers and Douglas Island Womens Club organizations
 support legislation will benefit Alaska and Alaskans Bach is sincerey appreciated
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-02
VOTE FOR MRS. HELM AALTO BACH

Republican Candidate for REPRESENTATIVE y-i
 TO THE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
 FIRST DIVISION
 Pioneer of Douglas, Alaska attended gramamr and high school in Alaska, and was graduated from Washington State Normal School in Bel lngham Mrs. Bach worked four seasons in Alaska canneries, employed four sessions in the office of the Alaska Legislature, and has
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partially opened door of the Russian Embassy receive note from Deputy Director TOT European Department l. Thompson The that the Soviet proposals for settlement of the delicate unsatisfactory and the placed the United Nations unternationa Soundphoto)>
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-01
JEWS IN SPORTS
CONTINUED from Page 1917

CONTINUED from Page 1917
stein, Ace Freeman, Abe Stein,
and Herb Freeman continuing
their acting along the eastern sea-
board. A newcomer, Phil Gruber,
impressed students of the game
with his knowledge of all holds
and amazing strength. AS re-
suit of the impetus given the
game by television most promot-
ers in the east enjoyed a ban
ner year. Eddie Gottlieb of Phil
adelphia indicated that his Crap
ping shows held up amazingly
well during the past year.
Herman Barron of White Plains,
N. Y, continued as the sole Jew
Ssh golf player of national prom
inence with another successful fin
ancial year added to his list. Sey
mour Greenberg still goes on as
the best tennis player although
SeiXas, Schwartz and Steiner of
the college set are forging their
way to the front in the national
standings.
Evening star., 1948-10-19
20 Attendance Marks Broken
By Majors in Last Season

The Tigers lured 1,743,035, COM
pared with 1,722,590, its record in
1916. The Red Sox, who bowed to
Cleveland in the unprecedented
playoff for the title, had 1858, 1893
against the previous club mark of
1,427,315 in 194a The Athletics, a
surprise contender until the closing
weeks, attracted 945,076 to better
the old Philadelphia record of 911,-
566 in 1947.
Billy Meyers Pirates, another
surprise flag contender, packed
1,517 400 into Forbes Field, cracking
by 233,959 the parks record, set
last year. Pittsburgh's total also
topped all other National League
clubs.
The Braves, winning their first
pennant since 1914, were the only
other National League club to draw
better in '48 than in AZ, compared
to six in the American. They played
to LASS ,438. That was 178,077 bet
ter than in AT.
Ten teams drew at least a million
six In the National and four in the
American. In addition to the In
dians. Yankee, Tigers, Red Sox
Pirates and Braves, the Brooklyn
Dodgers, New York Giants, Chicago
Cubs and st. Louis Cardinals all
topped the million mark.
Even the st. Louis Browns beat
their AZ gate by more than $4,000
but since their entire attendance
was 335 1854, they remained the Door.
est club in the majors.
! Home attendance by clubs:
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Mixed Doubles Teams
Clash at Mexico CITY
BY The Associated Pres.

by The Associated Press
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 19.-Europe
and America contest for the mixed
double championship today at the
seventh Pan-American Tennis Tour
nament.
Nelly Landry, France, and Jaros-
Law Drobny, Czechoslovakia, the No.
2 seeded team, play Dorothy Head,
Alameda, Calf, and Armando Vega,
Mexico, seeded No. 4.
The Head-vega combination yes
terday upset the ranking doubles
team Of Nancy Chaffee, Ventura,
Calf, and Victor Seixas, Philadel-
phia, 86, 26, 6-1. Vega is Mex
ico's singles champion, and played
in the 1948 Davis Cup matches.
Landry, French women's singles
champion. and Drobny, last years
singles winner here, easily downed
Betty Rosenquest, South Orange,
N. j., and Rolando Vega, Mexico, in
the semifinals, 60, Ga.
In the mems singles, third round,
eight matches are scheduled, Jaros-
Law Drobny, Czechoslovakia, VS..
Robert Abesselam, France: Earl
Cochell, San Francisco, VS.. Rolando
Vega, Mexico; Frank Parker, Los
Angeles, VS.. Henri Rochon, Mon
freak Seymour Greenberg, Holly
wood, Calf, VS.. Gustavo Palafox,
Mexico; Ricardo Gonzalez, Los An
geles, VS.. Brendan Macken, Mon
treal; Victor Seixas, Philadelphia,
VS.. Anselmo Puente, Mexico; Eric
Sturgess. South Africa, VS.. Fran
cisco Guerrero, Mexico, and Ar
mando Vega, Mexico, VS.. Anthony
Mottram, England.
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Reds Looking to Wander Nicer
For 500 of '49 Mound Punch

Ia seventh-place club, his best in
several seasons. Some baseball men
say he might have won Is with a
pennant contender.
The swift" that carried Vandy
to two consecutive no-hitters back
in 1888 is missing, so he has learned
to outsmart the batters.
II can't throw EN- past the batters
like I used to-" says the 6-foot l.
inch southpaw, "but I'm getting
control.
That's what helped me last sea-
son. That and runs to take off
the pressure"
Vandy had control and then some
in the waning days of the 1948 sea-
son, for he almost singlehandedly
saved the Reds from the humiliation
of finishing in the cellar.
He was Manager Bucky Walters
only consistent winner and closed the
season with a sparkling two-hitter
against the Pittsburgh Pirates here
October z
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Maryland Hopes to Even Series
Started With G. w. in 1897

Maryland Is more OF football
power nowadays than George
Washington, although the Colonials
are coming along very well with a
rebuilding program and have sur
prised a couple of opponents. But
it wasn't so around the turn of the
century when these schools used to
meet more or less regularly. When
they. play again at Griffith. Sta dunn
Saturday afternoon, they'll be reS
newing a rivalry that once was big
time around town and in which
G. w. gained a 4-3 game edge. Three
other games ended in ties. III a.
They had ,scoreless ties in 1887,
1904 and. 1905, with Maryland in
serting 60 win in 1908. The Old
Liners won again in 1907, Ito, but
after that George Washington
turned on the heat and ran up a
four-game string, mostly by big
scores. The Colonials took a Sec
ond 1907 game, 17-6; scored go
and ITO wins in 1908, and in 1909
won by 26-0. The series ended
after Maryland's 60 triumph in
1910.
That ITO game was the worst set
back in Maryland's football history,
although Navy came close to it with
a 1910 win in 1918. G. WIS 1907 and
1908 powerhouses were coached in
Evening star., 1948-10-19
By Burton Howkins

Clark Grifith's promise of more
talented performers to place at the
command of his manager today ac-
companied the announcement that
Joe Kuhel again will pilot the Mats
in 1949.
1--WE already have spent lot of
money putting together the pres
ent regular club" said the Mats
boss, "and we stand ready to go the
limit to acquire pitching strength.
We still have in front Of us the op-
portunity to make some trades and
also the chance to get some good
pitching through the minor league
draft"
Griffith's estimate of "a lot Of
money" Is comparative. Washing
tons regular lineup cost less to
assemble than the 100000 Presi-
dent Bill Veeck of the Cleveland
Indians dispatched to the st. Louis
Browns for the services of Pitcher
Sam Zoldak.
Grifith's hope of, bolstering the
Mats pitching staff by drafting
pitchers from the minor leagues
leaves Washington's fans unstirred
Not in the last 10 years have the
Mats obtained a standout specimen
rom that source,
The addition of Shortstop Sam
0ente and Center Fielder Clyde
Vollmer will strengthen the Mats
Griffith feels. "Dente Is a fast
lelder, covers lot of ground, has
great arm and is a pretty good
'nitter," said Grifhth. Dente, Z
Evening star., 1948-10-19

by Fred Nelson Of Ne
braska. who the two previous years
had coached at Maryland. The Old
Lines winning 1910 team was
coached by Bob Aston, q G. w. line
man of earlier days, and their 1907
captain was Curley Byrd, now Dr..
H. c. Byrd. the school president.
Marylands strong team, which had
its undefeated and unscored on
three-gaame string snapped by Duke,
NILE hSs week. will be the favorite
for Saturday. Where the Terrapins
have a real edge is in reserves and
in weight in the line. b Coach Jim
Eatlzm of:Maryland cant put e51es
d0ate replacements in almost a&SS1y
position, while Coach Bo Rowland
is hard pressed to insert subs in
more than one or two places. FIRE.
quently in games he has the same
man playing two or three positions
Maryland's beefy line is anchored
by 248-pound Jim Goodman at right
tackle and the whole forward wall
Saturday will average close to 210
pounds. The G. w. line has only
three players that 60 over 200
pounds. Harvey Shipman, a talented
tackle, is the heaviest at 220. while
his replacement, Duke Mathieson,
goes all of 202. Talbot Dredge at
center, weighing 205, completes the
list of G. WIS 200-pounders.
Evening star., 1948-10-19
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK. Oct. 19.-No fewer
than 20 assorted attendance records
were broken as more persons
watched major league ball during
the 1948 season than ever before,
according to unofficial figures COM
piled by the Associated Press.
Spurred by the American Leagues
top paid attendance of 11,150,099
fans, reported by President Will
Harridge, the majors coaxed TO-
e72,601 through the turnstiles. It
marked the first time in history
that the two leagues passed the
10000, 900 figure.
The National League slumped S
per cent off the pace of 1947, at
tracing 1922 ,502 compared to more
than 100000 the previous season.
The world champion Cleveland
Indians, who survived an epic play
off for the pennant and went on to
whip the Boston Braves in the
World Series, led the record break
ers.
The Tribe drew staggering total
of 2,620,627 into mammoth Munich
pal Stadium for a new single club
season record. That bettered the
former mark of 2,265,512 set by the
f946 New York Yankees.
The Yankees, runners-up to the
Indians, also bettered their former
high by playing before 2,373, ,901 paid
fans. Five other clubs-Detroit,
Boston and Philadelphia in the
American League and Pittsburgh
and Boston in the National-estab-
lished new marks.
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Fordham 10 GET First
Major Test in Hoya.
Game, Coach Feels

Coach Ed Danowski of Fordham,
who said the Rams football sched-
ule was made up of five apparently
equal opponents and then big
four" starts against the latter
this week with the Georgetown
game.
The Hoyas, who entertain Ford.
ham Friday night in Griffith Sta
dium; the vastly improved Boston
University team, Holy Cross and
Rutgers make up the 'big four" In
Danowski's opinion.
Against the others, the Rams
have split even to date, and have
a final test against New York U.
Fordham routed Kings Point, 48-0,
and st. Francis of Loretto, Pa,
41-0, but lost, 53-14, to Lafayette
in It's opening game and 1921 to
Canisius.
The Rams did not expect too
much at the beginning of the sea-
son, however, as 8 or 10 of the
Fordham starters are sophomores.
Danowski feels the material Is there
and the errors made in the early
contests will not be present in the
last half Of the schedule.
Georgetown routed the Rams, 40-7,
Hast year, running Its margin in
- sefies to games to four.
|Thes comeback program at Ford
ham hardly had started last year,
however, and most OF this years
team was . good freshman club.
Against st. Francis last week,
Fordham rolled up 316 yards on the
ground and added another ITO by
passing with 10 competitions out of
16. Andy Lukac scored twice for
the Rams, once on a short pass
from Dick Doheny and the second
time on an 1l-yard dash around
end.
The Georgetown coaches secuted
Fordham against Canisius. but
passed up last weeks game because
the Rams did not figure to be ex-
tended. ..
Fordham's defense held st. Fran
els to % yards on the ground and
48 in the air.
Evening star., 1948-10-19
By Bill Fuchs

Rolling along undefeated. united,
unscored on in football is Bulls, but
waiting to smear it Friday at West
Point is the Army plebe team.
Reports from the Army's school
of learning concerning the plebes'
power would run most coaches to
the nearest foxhole, but Bulls
Mentor Jack Maddox doesn't even
finch.
II know they're good" he says.
1--WE seen them play. Last Friday
I watched the plebes beat the
Kearny (Nebr) Air Base, 600.
We're going to be in for a rough
afternoon, but that's the way we
like It,"
What do the plebes have? well,
for one thing" explains Maddox,
they have Earl Blaik, jr, son of
the Army varsity coach. He is their
first-string quarterback. He stands
about 6 feet and weighs 1876 pounds.
He is a good passer and very good
punter His kicks were averaging
SO yards last week.
"They have an aggressive line
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Nv the Assoeioied Press

CINCINNATI oct. 19.-Johnny
Wander Nicer may be coming into
great pitching days again.
Not so long ago. the double no-hlt,
no-run lefty was considered past
his prime, but now the Cincinnati
Reds are looking for him to supply
SO per cent Of a big one-two pitch
ing punch, potent enough to carry
the club into the first division next
year.
The Redleg management is pin
ming its hopes on long Ewell Black
well to generate the other half OF
the mound wizardry.
Blackie, the Reds 1947 ace, was
beset by arm miseries last season
and won only eight games. But
Gabe Paul, Redleg vice president,
says the lanky hurler is all well
now "and 1949 should be his year"
vandy, who will be "a next
month. rose to the heights of the
Cincinnati mound corps last year
with II victories and IA defeats for
Evening star., 1948-10-19
". P. |. Lists Nine Rivals
On 1949 Grid Schedule
By the Assocjoted Press


BLACKSBURG, Va, Oct. ia
nine-game football scheduled for
1949, listing eight Southern Confer
ence opponents, has been released
for Virginia Techs Gobblers.
Army, which was met in. 1s47 and
also appears on the 1948 card, has
been dropped for next year in favor
Of N, G.. State. The only out-of-
conference foe the Gobnlers. will
face is Virginia. IS ~. >sR ;,
The schedule: .,-.--.,-...-
l, ,september 24-Aaryland at Blacks
:, October 1-william and Mary at Will
liamsbnrg, Va: 8. Virginia at Roanoke,
Va; Is. Geerge washington, at Blacks
hars, Va; 22. Duke At Durham, N C.;
Ncyember SWashlnEton and Lee at
mond at Blacksburg, Va; "a, virginia
Military Institute at Roanoke. Va.
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Peak Test for Bulls Is Slated
Friday Against Army PIebes

and at least five good backs. They
have two good fullbacks in Conway
and Beck, q terrific end in Lehlein
and good center in Shira."
But Maddox isn't fretting, for he
won't be fielding any ladies' after
noon tea club himself. He boasts
two complete sets of backs, both
equally good. Quarterback Jim
Joyce, former st. Johns player
Halfbacks Bob Dover and Duke
Wuzzardo and Fullback Bob Mich
olson have been taking turns with
Quarterback Guy Prachilo, Half
backs Don Brosnahan and Dean
Smith and Fullback Gino Pagluc.
cia at romping in the opposition's
back yard.
Bulls has scored 81 points in
three games. The Silver Springers
squeezed by st. Benedict, 60, In
the opener, then trounced Staun-
ton Military and Perkiomen.
eyes, we've done all right so far
says Maddox, "but we haven't met
anything as tough as this gang
We're going to have plenty Of
trouble"
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Clark, Former Coach
Al Princeton, Honored
BY the Associofed Press

PRINCETON, N. j., Oct. 49,
Sixty former Princeton lettermen
honored William j. Clark, the uni
versity's baseball coach for "a years,
at dinner last night for his 80th
birthday anniversary.
Clark, who first came to Prince
ton as a coach in 1897, Is one of
three surviving members of the
Baltimore Orioles of the 1905, then
major league baseball team. He
still was major league catcher
when he came to Princeton, where
he served as coach until 1901 and
again from 1909 through 1927 and
1887 to 1914.
Clark was presented with a $1,000
Savings Bond by George r. Hanks
Of High Bridge, chairman of the
Graduate Committee on Baseball,
and bronze bust of himself. The
university also was presented with
a bust of Clark.
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Clemson Practices
Secretly for S. c.
By The Assoeiotsd Press

CLEMSON, s. c., Oct. 10
Coach Frank Howard and his
Clemson varsity have moved be-
hind closed gates to practice for
the annual meeting with South
Carolina only two days away.
The Tiger boss was using Jud
Davis as his first-string left guard
in place of injured Ray Clanton.
It still Is not known whether
: Clanton will remain on the side
lines.
Howard is expected to start
both Ray Mathews and Rompin'
Robert Gage in his backfield
against South Carolina on Thurs
day. Bob Martin at blocking
back and Fred Cone at full, round
out the starting backfield lineup.
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Larry Dolby Receives
Big Paterson Welcome
BY me Associofsd Press

PATERSON, N. j., Oct. 1s.-
Larry Dolby center fielder for the
world champion Cleveland Indians
baseball team, got royal welcome
home yesterday, especially from the
students Of East Side High School.
Dolby, who began his athletic ca
reer as one of two four-letter men
in East Side Highs history, was
welcomed at city hall plaza by
Mayor Michael U. De Vita.
The high school band and a group
of official cars escorted Dolby to
the schools Bauerle Field, where he
was greeted by four of his former
high school coaches.
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Aid Promised KuheI, Aqoin Nat Pilot

sides being good runS-batted-in
man, he Is a fine center fielder, has
a good arm and runs fast" Vollmer,
who batted .291 and drove in 113
runs with Syracuse last season,
funked a previous major league test
with Cincinnati.
Griffith's decision to stick. with
Kuhel came as no surprise. Grifhth,
like most fans, feels Kuhel took q
seventh-place club and steered it to
a seventh-place finish.
IT feel Kuhel will develop into
real good manager" said Grifhth.
"He took young, unseasoned club,
and early in the year had 1t play
ing heads-up ball. While the Mats
did not do as well as we all had
hoped, their failure cannot be
charged to Kuhel.'
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Gallagher, Newcomer,
On Turner Nat Cord

Johnny Gallagher, q rassler from
Bayonne, N. j., will make his first
local start tomorrow night at
Turner's Arena. meeting Harry
Armus Of Baltimore in a 30-minute
bout at 8:45.
The main event finds Bibber Nc
Coy, rotund Boston badman, seeking
his fifth consecutive local victory,
with yOklahoma's Dutch Schweigert
as his opponent.