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Evening star., 1948-02-13
Wolfe to Sub for Brown
On Monday Fight Cord

Pending an okay from the District
Boxing Commission, which must ap-
prove main-event bouts, Kid Wolfe
of Washington will be substituted
for Bobby Brown on next Monday
nights fight card at Turner's Arena.
He'll be the opponent for Ken
Stribling, local middleweight.
Browns name was taken off the
card when he was knocked out last
Wednesday night in Binghampton.
Wolfe chilled George Brooks in the
first round of a September bout here,
his last local appearance. Back in
1916 he won an eight-round decision
over Striking
Evening star., 1948-02-13
IStymie to Be Tuned for Spring
Races at New York Tracks

the 1948 racing season opens in
New York, 1t is planned to ship
Stymie to Jamaica race track.
Primary target there, Jacobs said,
will be the $4,000 added mile and
three -sixteenths Gallant Fox Handi-
cap on May Is.
The Cinderella horse won the last
two renewals of the rich feature.
1t was in last years event-run In
October-that Stymie recaptured
the crown as the biggest money
Garner of all time.
That Stymie also might run In
other Jamaica stake events was
limited by Jacobs "if all goes we'll"
When Stymie ended his 1946 cam
paign, he retired with a superficial
knot on the left leg. He is the
same age as Calumet Farms Armed,
second ranking money Garner.
Both Armed and Robert j. Kle-
berg's Assault, third ranking thor
oughbred, are now at Hialeah, seek
ing to overtake Stymie's golden
crown.
Stymie thus far has earned $685.
O60. Armed has brought in $768, 700
and is being pointed toward two
rich events-and Assault has totaled
$623, $40 in earnings.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
New Jersey Boy Adds
Title 10 Olympic Win
As Near Rivals Fall
By fhe Associated Press

DAVOS PLATZ, Switzerland, Feb
13.-Richard Button of Englewood
N. j., won the world figure skating
championship today.
Button, 10, came from behind to
outclass a field of 13 skaters from
8 countries and thus add the world
title to the Olympic championship
he won last week.
Both of Buttons nearest rivals,
Hans Gerschwiler of Switzerland,
defending champion, and EIDE XII
rally, Hungary, fell while trying to
do the axel paulsen, one of skating S
most difficult figures.
Form Nearly Perfect.
Buttons form was so f1awless that
three of the nine judges gave him
So. The highest score is 6.
The official results gave Button
/ 1927 points.
Gerschwiler had 1,948.5 points.
Kirly was third with 1919.
John Lettingarver of the United
States was fourth with 1908. James
Grogian of the United States was
fifth with 1902 and H. Graham
Sharp of England sixth with 1608.9
Button apparently surpassed
Gerschwiler by enough in the free
skating to overtake the lead of l.
1893 points to 1,145.4 points which
the Swiss skater, defending cham
pion, built up in the school figure
events yesterday.
Women's Singles Tomorrow.
The school figures count go per
cent toward the championship and
the free skating 40 per cent.
Gerschwiler, the defending cham
pion, lost to Button in the Olympics
where the American bettered him In
both figures and free skating.
The women's singles champion
ship competition starts tomorrow
with Barbara Ann Scott of Canada
heavily favored
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Boxer Seriously Hurt
In Philadelphia Kayo
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13.-Ed
Franklin, Philadelphia boxer, was
reported in serious condition at
Temple University Hospital today
after he was floored by Bill
(Chicken Thompson in the eighth
round of their bout at the net.
Franklin, 167, was knocked down
twice for a count of nine last night
in the eighth and final round. He
managed to come up just before the
final count only to encounter a
furry Of lefts and rights that sent
him back to the canvas unconscious
as the bell rang.
Thompson won by unanimous
decision.
His seconds revived him and took
him back to his corner where he
again collapsed and slid to the floor.
Dr.. Joseph I. Levy. State Athletic
Commission physician, ordered an
ambulance to rush Franklin to the
hospital.
At Temple Hospital, physicians
said 1t might be necessary to per-
form an emergency operation.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 13.-Stymie,
the horse Hirsch Jacobs claimed as
a juvenile for 81 500 and developed
into the worlds leading money
winner, is being pointed for New
York spring racing.
Jacobs. enjoying his first winter
vacation in many years. arrived
here recently from California.
"Stymie looks and acts fine" he
reported. He said the 7-year-old
handicap veteran is wintering at
Jack Sinners farm in Middleburg
Va.
when the 1947 summer turf
season ended" Jacobs said, II
turned out Stymie and. turned
myself out with him.
Although there has been some
tough weather in Virginia this
winter, Jacobs said, Stymie has been
able to take some slow gallops and
before long, weather permitting
may be expected to start working
out.
He was bothered by tender feet
at the close of his 1947 campaign
but Jacobs said he was well
pleased with his condition now
Late in March, or shortly before
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Dog Owners Face Florida
Bon if Demands Persist
BY the Associoted Pres.

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 13.-Grey-
hound owners have been ordered
to produce dogs for racing at Flor
ida's eight tracks by pm. Mon
day, February 16, or be barred from
the tracks. The State racing COM
mission issued an ultimatum te
members of the Greyhound Owners
Benevolent Association late yester-
day during an executive session at
tended by eight track representa-
tives, eight members of GOBA ano
the commission.
Called together in an effort te
restore racing, which has been halt
ed since Saturday, when owners
refused to produce dogs until tracks
gave them full recognition, the
meeting ended in stalemate.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Gumbino Receiving
New Grid Honor

Lou Gambino, crack Maryland
back, has been honored by Ex-
tension, Catholic magazine, which
selected him on its all-Catholic
All-America team along with
Notre Danes Johnny Lujack,
Tony Minisi of Penn and Herman
Wedemeyer of st. Marys.
Gambino will receive a gold
football and a certificate from
Ed Walsh, Eastern representative
for the magazine.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Rickey's Big Contract
Troubles Still Ahead
BY the Associated Press

BROOKLYN, Feb. 13.-The tough
ones come next for head man
Branch Hickey and his Brooklyn
baseball Dodgers
He signed up six more players
yesterday, including Jackie Robinson
and Hugh Casey without apparent
trouble.
Several others are due to come
into the fold peaceably in the near
future. And then there's the prob
lem of Second Baseman Eddie
Stanky, Joe Hatten, who southpawed
his way to II victories last season,
and Pistol Pete Reiser.
Besides Robinson and Casey, the
Dodger yesterday came to terms
officially with Hank Berhman, Gene
'Hermanski and two rookies-Tommy
Brown and Cal Abrams.
Robinson followed the clubs policy
of keeping mum on his salary, but
estimates ranged from $12,5oo to
$4,000.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Demaret and HeafneI
Lead Par 5mashers
In Valley Open Golf
BY the Assoeioied Press

HARLINGEN, Tex, Feb. 13.-
Veteran campaigners Jimmy De-
maret and Clayton Heafner led
the way today as a field of 105
moved into the second round Of
the $4,000 Lower Rio Grande VAL
ley Open.
Sixty spots in the final 36-hole
battle for the money were on the
line and the race was as tight as a
new girdle. TWenty-nine crack
shots who bettered 35-36-71 par
over the Harlingen Municipal
Courses 6,O45 yards yesterday were
within a range of five strokes.
Demaret, the links troubador from
Ojai, Calf, and Heafner, the big
blond from Charlotte, N. c., whitfield
par by six blows apiece as they came
in with brilliant 65's. Bob Hamilton
of Evansville, Ind, who hasn't been
getting any of the cash and glory
this year, was just one stroke back,
while three more professionals were
tied at 81. They were KY Laffoon
of st. Andrews, Ill; Otto Greiner
of Baltimore, and Stewart (Skip)
Alexander of Mid Pines, N. c.
Eight pros were in the 68 class
They were Chandler Harper, Ports
mouth, Va; Dave Douglas, Whining
ton, Del; Ed Furgol, Detroit; Al
Smith, Winston n-Salem, N. c.; Frank
Strazza, Greenwich, Conn; Lawson
Little, Cleveland; E. j. Harrison,
Little Rock, Ark, and Lloyd Man
grum, Chicago.
One of the top money winners and
gallery favorites was missing as the
tournament hot-shots entered the
second 18 holes. Bobby Locke of
johannesburg, South Africa, turned
in a 75-his second worst round of
the. year-and then Withdrew because
of sore hands. Locke said he hurt
his hands driving off rubber mats
at the Texas Open in San Antonio
something to which he was not &C
customed.
A cold wave which struck here
yesterday morning was to continue
but slight moderation was expected
with possible rain during the after
noon.
A feature of the first round was a
hole-in-one by Gene Webb, Spring
field, Mo-, professional. 1t came or
the 160-yard second hole and was
the fourth in his golfing career. II
didn't help him much, however. He
still took a 3-over-par IA.
Not a single amateur was among
the first 20.
Evening star., 1948-02-13

Courage's outstanding fghters. "A
war veteran, Dickerson has had
tough luck in the ring this season,
dropping two bouts on tko's because
of injuries. In both bouts the
margin was extremely close, but
Dickerson was unlucky enough to
lose.
Maryland is expected to waltz
home against Clemson, although the
visitors have q good reputation
backed up by performance. Andy
Quattrocchi will meet Dave Coakley
one of the four Coakley brothers who
won recognition in Washington
sports before matriculating at Glenn
son. The Terp 130-pounder will be
the favorite.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Georgetown S Hockey
Team Rallies 10 Win
Special Dispoteh TO The Stor

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Feb. 13.-
Georgetown's hockey team is begin
ming to think of the Eastern inter-
collegiate championship tourna-
ment today after skating to AZ
victory over Lehigh here last night.
1t was the Hoyas second win in a
row and they had to rally to
clinch it.
Lehigh took 81 lead in The sec
ond period. after Pat Cassiday had
counted for the Hoyas in the first.
The Hoyas leveled a barrage of
shots at the Engineers goal, but
Mackay's fine net tending STAYED
them off until Dick Harding sent the
tying shot home near the end Of the
period.
Coach Bob Panoff's crew began to
click in the final frame and Fitz-
gerald and Palms pounded the puck
into the net for Georgetown's win
ming margin.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
|McKeever's Pro Berth
Seen Jeopardized
By Coast Blast
BY The Assoeiafsd pTsas

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1S.-The
football eligibility ruckus kicked up
by Coach Ed McKeever at the Uni
Iversity Of San Francisco showed
signs today of following him into
professional football.
President Tony Morabito Of the
San Francisco 49'ers is en- route to
Chicago with demands for an In.
|vestigation by the All-America Con.
ference of the white paper" on UsF
football which McKeever left behind
when he became coach Of the Chi.
cago Rockets.
After coaching at UsF for . year
McKeever abruptly resigned last
month to take the pro team Job and
wrote . widely circulated letter In
which he questioned eligibility OF
"a USF players and said money was
paid to some Of the Dons.
Morabito Plans Protest.
Morabito left last night for o
weekend meeting Of oficials Of the
All-America Conference, Of which
the 49'ers and Rockets are members.
"1'n say plenty about this at the
meeting" Morabito said.
He said he considered McKeever's
action my business and don't
like it."
We're trying to build good will
not tear it down." Morabito added.
He is one Of us and people can't
help but ask: What kind of coaches
do you hire?'"
Asked if he believed McKeever's
job with the Rockets would be en-
dangered, Morabito said:
This certainly won't enhance It,"
Counter Charges Leveled.
University OF San Francisco Of
flcials meanwhile returned a heavy
fire Of counter charges at McKeever.
USF athletic officials charged
McKeever had:
l. Told five players he brought
here for the USF team to cover up
the fact they previously had at
tended other colleges.
2. Stripped the athletic files Of
such papers as schedule negotia-
tions, alumni letters on prospects
and football plans.
3. Repeatedly exceeded budgets
for grid games.
Father Jerome Sullivan, athletic
moderator, announced that only one
Of the % players named by Mckee
ver-Phil O'Connor, formerly of
Notre Dame and st. Louis Univer-
sity-def1nitely was ineligible. Only
one other-Joe Mocha, said by Nc
Keever to have attended Pittsburgh,
Bethany and Maryland-remains In
doubt, Father Sullivan said.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Kramer Out Front Again
In Net Series With Riggs

PHOENIX. Ariz., Feb. 13 lP.-Big
Jack Kramer took the lead in the
cross country professional tennis
matches with Bobby Riggs last night
with a Ga, 7-9, Ga victory. The
victory broke 1913 deadlock in
matches since the start of the tour.
Pancho Segura, Ecuador, defeated
Dinny Pals, ga, 8-6, and Kramer
and Pals downed Riggs and Segura,
Ga, in the doubles match.
Riggs and Kramer resume their
competition in Tucson. Ariz,, today
before swinging into California
Evening star., 1948-02-13
THESECOURSES
OPEN TO
YOUNG MEN

The U. S. Air Force Ayiotion Career
Plan offers young men remarkable
runse Of fine careers in the fost-erow-
ing field of Aviotion. To name just Q
few: AirpIone Maintenance, Armoment.
Radio, Rodor, Wire Communications,
Photography. Automotive Mechanics,
Administration, Supply and Aviotion
Specialists. II you ore q high school
sroduote, you may select your course
before enIistins. II you ore not, you
may enlist in the Air Force, toke the
studies you need through the Armed
Forces Institute and quoIify later for
the speeioIty Of your choice. pcy
begins immediately when you enlist.
Boord, lodging, clothes ond medical
core free. Ask for full details at ony
U. S. Army and w. S. Air Force Re-
cruitine stution, 4o3 10th Street NV,
Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
BY the Assoeiated Press

Towson, SO; Wilson. an
Columbia, 50: Pennsylvania. 80.
Fordham, 81; st. Johns tBklyn:l. a..
C, c. N Y. 81; Dickinson tPaO. -.
California tPa) t. 6ai Indian 'Pao'
Syracuse tUtica Branch. 56: Utica
Teachers. 80.
Hartwick. 7a; Mohawk. 81.
Fitchburg tMass) T, so; Plymouth
IN. H T. AS.
st. Bonaventure, .45;. Ithaca; SO.
Westminster tPa), 70; Bethany tW.
olenviiIe. Na;ti o0H IS; Concord Cw Va, so.
Panzer, 46: St, Peters IN. j., 3S,
Potomac State. IS; Salem tW; Va, 90.
Davis and Elkins, II; West Liberty, 81,
Bowling Green, 96: American inter-
national, 46.
Bates, 81: Colby. Sc tovertimel.
Waynesburg (Pa) VS.. Hofstra Cancelled,
oeorgia s.T Teachers, 7s; Georgia, "a.
Davidson, S5; Clemson, 50.
Virginia, 81; v. NJ. l.. A..
Auburn, 55: Ogelthorpe. %
Ioyola (Baltimore), 80; Mt. st.
u,Itissg' Ms.y,s' ,as: 4t. Emory and Henry, so.
cataWba, 54; Atlantic Christian, 33.
Aiwassee. 5b: Mars Hill, 50.
Eastern Kentucky. ~; Morehead (kyJ'
Ke9ntucky wesleyan. IS; Georgetown
Della fay,'i MSS s.. TEACHERS, b4; Ieuisian.
Tech, As.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
St. Anthony's at 500
Mark by Beating NTS

St. Anthony's basket ball team,
which doesn't have a court to call
its own, nevertheless has a re-
spectacle 500 record for the season
with five victories in 10 contests,
Win No. 5 came yesterday at the
National Training School with the
Saints taking a 1928 decision.
Jack Bohne led St. Anthony's at
tack with eight field goals and one
foul shot for II points, but high
scoring honors went to Everett
Votaw of N. r. S. who hit the
baskets nine times from the floor
for 18 points.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Armed Gets Top Weight
In HiuIeuh's Feature
BY the Associofed Press

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 13.-Armed will
run in the mile-and-furlong $25 ,000-
added McLennan Handicap tomor-
row at Hialeah race course barring
unforeseen occurrences" Calumet
Farm Trainer Horace A. (Jimmy)
Jones said he planned to run the
golden gelding, second ranking
money Garner unless something
unexpected happens in the next
"a hours"
Armed, which ran third Wednes-
day in a 7-furlong sprint, has been
assigned top weight of 1913 pounds
EStablemate Faultless is second high
| with 1876.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Coost May Get Newsom.
But He Is Saying NO
BY the Associated Press

The much travelled Louis (Bobo)
Newsom may travel again-to pitch
for the Hollywood club of the Pacific
Coast Baseball League-although
Bobo says positively he won't &c
West.
The Coast League may be a dim
memory, but not new one, fol
Bobo. Back in 1888 he chalked UP
80 victories against II defeats fol
the Los Angeles Angels, and still
ranks as one of the all-time stars o1
the circuit.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
PRO BASKET BALL
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.
Baltimore, 96; New York. SO.
Philadelphia, SO; Boston, so.
Chicago, so: st. Louis, -.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Toledo, 70: Flint, Sc.
Syracuse. 90; Moline, so.
indianapolis, ST; Oshkosh. "a.
Minneapolis, 6S: Sheboygan, 81.
Anderson. 81; Rochester, SO.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Philadelphia, ~: Hartford, "a.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Portland, sfacoma, 80.
Seattle, II: BeilinEhan. 66.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Maryland Meet Feb. Il
Draws Local 7ruckmen

Navy, Catholic u, North Caro-
lima, North Carolina State, William
and Mary, v. P. l., v. M. l., George
town, Duke, Richmond and Wash
ington and Lee have entered the
University of Maryland's first an
nual invitation indoor track meet
scheduled for the College Park Ar
mory week from tomorrow.
Most Of the entries so far are
from Southern Conference rivals
but other teams are eligible so long
as they conform to conference rules
Evening star., 1948-02-13
D. 6. Skaters Entered
In Lake Placid Meet
by the Assoelo,sd Press

LAKE PLACID, N. Y, Feb. l3.-
Donald Laws and Betty Lee Dent
Of Washington are among the East's
best skaters entered In the Eastern
figure skating championships open
ing here today. More than 100 will
compete.
Laws Is a strong contender for
the junior division title, while Miss
Dent completes in the women's SEN
Tor event. Don Jacoby Of Syracuse,
who won the junior title last year,
defends his crown.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Printers Hunch
Pays Off Double
By the Asscciofed Press

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13.-
Jerry King, 26, a teleprinter op-
orator, placed a Sc across-the-
board hunch bet on Baby Shower
in the eighth race at Santa Anita
Park.
Just about the time the race
was being run yesterday Kings
wife Rae Jean, 81, gave birth
to an 8-pound boy at Monte Sano
Hospital, the couples first child.
Baby Shower came home first,
paying S17.40 to win, $3.50 to
place, and s4.80 to show. King
collected S30.50.
Evening star., 1948-02-13

We are asked 70 UeIIeVE IIlIS SGUIy Uy l1UIdCe
Stoneham, president of the New York Giants.
When pressed for comment on the scheduled ap-
pearance of IA of his players and Manager Mel
OFT at Hot Springs a dozen days ahead of the
training schedule Stoneham said yesterday they
were going to Arkansas "on their own
Presumably Stoneham was playing coy for
the benefit of Baseball Commissioner Happy
Chandler who has stated that, insofar as the
players and club owners wanted all training set
back to March l. he would see to it that no club
beat the gun.
They made the rule" said Happy, "and I'll
enforce it," He indicated by his tone that he per-
ollu Int q their decision to
Evening star., 1948-02-13
MitcheI's Adds to Record

Mitchels Sport Store continues
to dominate the local sandlot basket
ball scene. Mitchel's now owns a
record Of % victories in the last 81
games after trimming Naval Com
munications Annex, 59-43, last night
at Roosevelt
Evening star., 1948-02-13
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

PHILADELPHIA. - Bill Chicken"
Thompson, 1914 Philadelphia, out
pointed Ed Franklin, 1877. Philadelphia.
(S).
WILKES Pa Pete Mead.
1873. Grand Rapids. Mich, TKO'd Clim1
Hart, 15.1a. Syracuse "a.
SAGINAW. Mich.-Benny McCombs
1853, Flint, kiocked out Tommy Charles
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.-Primos
Cutler. 1872, Riverside. N. J.. outpointed
Charles williams, ISL "a, Newark, NJ.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
New Foe for Dayton,

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 13 (P).-
Dayton University will be the newest
opponent on the 1948 football sched-
ule of Oklahoma City University. 1t
will be met in Dayton, Ohio, Novem-
ber IL
Evening star., 1948-02-13
PhiIIies Name Morgan

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13 (P,-
Cy Morgan, veteran Philadelphia
Phillies scout, has been named field
director of the Philadelphia Phillies',
farm system in a series of changes
in the organization.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Gonzuqo in Ring Debut

Gonzaga High School will make
it's seasonal ring debut tonight when
it opposes Fairfax High at the
Fairfax gym at o'clock. The Fair
fax boxers have won two out of
three matches.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Skins Sion Williamson

Ernie Williamson, Redskin tackle,
has signed his 1948 contract, club
officials announced last night.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Geuney Is Marine Star

Frank Geaney tossed in 81 points
to pace the Headquarters Marine
basket ball team to a decisive 70-39
victory over Strayers Business Col
lege last night at Henderson Hall
pVY11.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Net Tourney at Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Feb.
13 (P).-The National Interscholastic
tennis tournament will be held here
at the University of Virginia for the
II next five years.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Win, Lose, or Draw
Fourteen Giants On Their Own
BY FRANCIS E. sTANN

believe ball players,
demanding laundry money week
spring training willing training IL
their own"
Evening star., 1948-02-13

Technically perhaps stonehams Giants won't be breaking the
March ordinance when they start taking reducing baths and hiking
camp Phoenix and the boys and the skipper
gun the club is vio-
apparently what stoneham is trying to SELL
Baseball Schools Help Beot the Gun
hardly likely that IA members of the Giants just
uppd and decided to go Springs
hev felt like spring training FORM
dislike the hiking sweating squattng push-up
phase
club owners to agree deadne but postponng
training and club may have acted
and drastcay Already they are showing signs Oh re-
pentance.
oourn Hot Springs would indicate that
not only soneham but players decided retrospect that
training And there are oner nolca
tions part of other clubs.
Some of using the base
ball schools as get jump Washington Club for
school Sanford Fla using the Chattanooga
front Obviously where there's school, there are
Clark Griffith do He sends down to
Florida couple or three of his players
Griffth's Fottest Become Instructors
Wynn and Sherry Robert
son. two of the wegher athletes been nsuctng in
weeks instead of being snowbod by we'll
filled North. These two gentlemen inclined to
put weight hbernang whereas Mickey Vernon Buddy
sundry other saping apparently were unlimited
Many other clubs pulled the dodge hglmacy OF
which has Chandler should happen blow
the whistle which unlikely, of would look
in wde-eyed But Mr. base
balls schools Somebody has TO instruct Where-
upon Chandler would be rendered helpless
It's even money spring the club and the
PLAYERS change March the ideal date
stands week OF rain could come
wrecking club.
Every especially with the pitchers The old
easy it's possible that of the youngsters
upon than advisable and bust
some springs The old guys won't break down Floaa pooa
when the chips down the flag races they could discover
they aren't ready
They'll South officially in 1s49 along about February
January early and March is too late Cn
alike have indicated that much quite clearly
Evening star., 1948-02-13
CoIIeoe Basket Boil Results

with 1876
Evening star., 1948-02-13

shorten the training season.
Technically perhaps, Stoneham's Giants
March / ordinance when they start taking redl
over the Arkansas hills on February 18. The
camp will be at Phoenix, Ariz, and if IA of tn
want to beat the gun ION their own who is
lating the rule? That, apparently, is what Stol