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Evening star., 1951-08-06
BY the Asseeioted Press

NEW YORK, Aug. Sit is un-
certain that baseball will elect a
new commissioner tomorrow, but
one thing is certain-if and when
he is elected he will face the big
gest problem ever confronted by 9
baseball car.
The man who succeeds A. B.
Chandler must among other
things:
/. Represent baseball in the
Congressional investigation Of the
game now under way in Wash
ington.
2. Decide what, if anything. can
be done about the reserve clause,
already under legal attack.
3. Attempt to work out tele-
vision and radio policy that will
satisfy the minor leagues where
attendance has fallen sharply.
4. Deal with the problem raised
strongly in the Washington hear
ings of making the Pacific Coast
League a third major league.
The /complexity of these prob
Evening star., 1951-08-06
Club Owners Move Cautiously
WhhNeWC WCzorto Be inHot Spot

lens has caused the 16 major
league owners to go slow on choos-
ing a man to replace Chandler.
There is a possibility the election
will occur tomorrow at their meet
ing here, but 1t is much more
likely that the field will be cut
down to a half dozen and then
intensive scrutiny Of each can
didate will start.
The "big five" considered to
have the inside track for the
commissionership are: Gen. Doug
las Macarthur, James A. Farley,
Ford Frick, Warren Giles and
George Trautman. Not one OF
these has indicated he is inter-
ested in or seeking the job. yet
these same names crop up in all
conversations with baseball lead
ers.
A confidential poll of the major
league club owners made by the
Associated Press showed strong
sentiment for deferring any posi-
tive action tomorrow, and con-
Icentrating instead on narrowing
down the choice.
Evening star., 1951-08-06
Red Strader Reports
He S Been Fired as
Yanks' Grid Coach
BY The Asseeioied Pre.s

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Normar
tReO Strader said today he has
been fired as coach of the New
York Yanks, a member of the
National Professional Football
League.
Strader. former player and
coach at st. Mary's College in Cal
lifornia, has directed the Yanks
since 1916.
He said he was phoned by Tee
Collins, owner Of the team, last
Wednesday and asked to sign q
statement of resignation.
II wouldn't sign, so I was fired,
lStrader added.
He said no reason was giver
for his release. His team wor
seven games and lost five last sea.
son.
Reports are that Earl Greasy
Neale. former coach of the Phil.
adelphia Eagles, will succeed him
Verbal Contract Reported.
Strader was reported to have a
verbal contract for 1851 at a
salary of $4,000. He declined to
discuss the contract question.
Neither Collins nor any other
official of the Yanks could be
reached Immediately for comment
Strader said he had expected
Collins to call a press conference
and make the announcement.
Instead. we've just had these
rumors kicking around. so I guess
it's okay to give out the news, u
Ihe said.
Strader was graduated from St
Mary's in 1922. He coached at
Regis College in Denver from 1928
through 1882, then he shifted to
st. Mary's. where he coached for
the next 10 years. He was in the
Navy from 1912 until 1916.
Neale was let out as head coach
of the Eagles February and re-
placed by Bo McMillin Of the
Detroit Lions.
The Yanks are holding pre-
season training at Ripon College
in Wisconsin.
Owner Collins has been having
his troubles recently. Three OF
his Yanks signed to play football
this year with Montreal of Can
ada's Interprovincial Football
Union and Collins threatened
court action in at least one in
stance, involving Quarterback
George Ratterman.
Collins claims Ratterman still
had two years to go on a three
Iyear contract.
Ratterman said he felt he was
a free agent as the Yanks had not
picked up his option by May /
while Collins claimed that it was
not necessary.
Other Yanks who have signed
with Montreal are End John
Yonakor and Tackle Bill Cham
bers.
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sx the A,.oeiaied Pres.

CHICAGO. Aug. 6.-Cary Mid
|dlecoh. hitting one Of the hottest
stretches Of golf in his career,
|carted of top swag in the first
phase of Tam O'Shanter's gold
rush and now aims for $l2.500 in
the world tournament - the
games richest payoff.
The 30-year-old Memphis star,
who forsook the practice of
dentistry to carve a place on The
tournament circuit, won Tam's
All-American top prize of $2,250
yesterday in a man-to-man battle
with Fred Hawkins. 27-year-old
pro from Ell Paso, Tex.
He and the Nations Ga other
prime pros enter the world cham
|pionship" Thursday.
The high-strung MiddlecoH
whose strongest opponent usually
lis himself as he carries on per-
|sonal fight with his game. finished
with a pair Of 34s for 68. This
gave him a total Of 274-14 strokes
under Tam's par-and the ALI
American first award.
Goes Third in Winnings.
His $2,250 winnings shot him to
Ia total $l2,810 for the season and
moved the 1949 National Open
champion from fifth to third place
among the leaders on the financial
list.
Hawkins, who grew up on his
fathers golf layout at Antioch.
ILL.,. and once attended the Uni
versity of Illinois, played in the
same threesome on, the final
round with Middlecoff.
Trailing by four strokes enter
ing the last trip, Hawkins pro-
ceeded to jangle the nerves of the
good doctor. Twice he came with
in one stroke of closing the gap
with brilliant trap recoveries that
left him less than four feet for
birdie puts.
Then, after progressing to a
33 on the front nine and moving
up on the last side with the help
of an eagle and a series of long
Iputt brides, the boyish- looking
Hawkins faltered.
Only one stroke behind, he
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Major Leaders
AMERICAN LEAGuE


cS:ssS sssS on s iass %ss T Shsas
RunssaMinoso, Chicago. IS; williams.
Runs batted in-williams. Boston. "a;
Hits-Di Magsio. Boston, 1877; Fox,
Tripies-Minoso, Chicago 1s; Fox, Chi
eago, and Coan, washington, 8.
Home runs--zernial, Philadelphia. "A;
Williams, Boston, %.
,.a stolen sFcI 6asssNBusby, sa Chicago 20; Min
gan, New York. ~. .s75; Feiier. cieVe-
strikeouts-Raschi,N New York. ia; Nc
Oermott. Boston. 10S.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting biased on $50 times at bat)-
Musial St. Louis, $40; Ashburn, Phil
adelphia, .357.
Runs-Kiner, Pittsburgh, SO; Hodges
Brooklyn, SS.
Runs batted in-Irvin, New York, 10;
Kiner, Pittsburgh. rs.
Hits-Ashburn, Philadelphia, 156; Dark
New York, 139.
Triples-Musial St. Louis, 8; Bell
Home runs-Kiner, Pittsburgh and
Hodges. Brooklyn 81.
SSGsn SSPn Phisdelpa Saisssfaros &c. Boston, I'll Ash
Pitching (based on flve decisionsl-
Roe; Brooklyn. 15-2 .ss2; Brecheen, st
Louis. ~, .77s.
acknowledgements, Brooklyn, 100;
SPAIN Boston, 102.
Evening star., 1951-08-06
By Burton Howkins
Sfcy Stcff CORRESPONDENT

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-For the
next two weeks the Mats will be
occupied exclusively with leagues
top teams. Starting tonight,
when they clash with the Yankees
in the opener of a three-game Sc
ries, the Mats will be confronted
with New York. Boston and Cleve-
land In 1e successive games and
thus become factors in the tense
pennant race.
With six losses in their last
eight games. the Mats must dis
play a sharp form reversal If they
hope to harass the leaders. In
the most rigorous portion of their
schedule are six games with the
Yankees, seven with the Red Sox
and three with the Indians.
Bucky Harris hopes to embar-
rass New York with a pair OF
Yankee castcffs. Tonight he'll
fire Don johnson against Tom
Morgan, and Wednesday-after an
off day tomorrow-hell use Bob
IPorterfield. Both Johnson and
IPorterfield are New York discards.
with Johnson coming to the Mats
after serving a stretch with the
Browns and Porterf1eld being
graduated from Kansas City.
Noren Due Back Tonight.
Irv Noren, who has failed, to
start the last three games due to
an attack of grippe. remained
overnight in Washington under
the care of the club physician.
but was confident of rejoining the
club and playing tonight. He be-
came i'll, incidentally, after help
ing Mount Rainier neighbors
move their automobiles out Of
water following a flash food the
other day.
Harris is looking for more help
than Mike Mccormick could give
the club while filling in for Noren.
McC Cormick hit .09l against the
White Sox, who survived ninth
inning rally to escape with a 6-5
decision before 16,845 fans yes
terday at Griffith Stadium.
Mccormick can't be blamed for
the Mats sag, though. for more
guilty have been Eddie Yost and
Gil Coan. Gil, who not so long
ago was threatening to win the
league batting crown, has aver
aged .231 in his last seven games.
Yost's slump has been more pro-
longed, for in his last Is games
he has hit .113.
Kretlow Does 1t Again.
It was at Yankee Stadium on
July 4, however, when the Mats
shook a previous slump and
grabbed a double-header from the
Yankees. They're hoping for some
semblance of that upset in this
series against the front-runners.
Lou Kretlow, who has whipped
nobody but the Mats this year.
did it for the third time yesterday.
He had a no-hitter in his grasp
with two out in the sixth inning.
when Pete Runnels slapped a
single to left.
! Dick Starr, who started for the
Mats, possessed no-hitter after
i three innings, but after four he
was trailing, SO. The White Sox
pounded him for five straight hits
(See MATS, Page A-19.)
Evening star., 1951-08-06
D. {. Opposes Boston
In Typos Opener

The Washington Union Print
ers were hosts to the 37th annual
typo baseball tournament starting
today at Griffith Stadium. and
were to open the tourney by meet
ing Boston.
Washington, winner of II of
the tournaments, had a 2-8 rec
ord in the Departmental League
this season, while Boston has a
I6-2 record.
Other games today were: New
York VS.. Chicago, Indianapolis VS..
Detroit, Pittsburgh VS.. Cincinnati
and Baltimore VS.. st. Louis.
Evening star., 1951-08-06

Indians Stock Booming
After SpIurge in East
By the Asseeioisd Press

Two weeks ago you wouldn't
have given a nickel for Cleve-
lands pennant chances. That
was when the Indians. opening a
vital Eastern swing. dropped two
straight games to the Yankees
and fell 21a games behind the
league-leading New Yorkers.
But today the triumphant
Tribesmen rate close to even
money to dethrone the defending
champion Yankees.
True, the homeward-bound In
dians still trail the New Workers.
But the margin is now a mere
half game.
Cleveland bounced back after
the two lickings at Yankee Sta
dunn and won the final game OF
the series, swapping a victory
famine in the Bronx that had run
through 13 contests. The Indians
took inspiration from that and
went on to take the series in Bos-
ton, Washington and Philadelphia
Clean Up Athletics.
The Tribe swept the four-game
series with the Athletics, closing
with a pair of 6-3 triumphs yes
|terday to make 1t II consecutive
wins against the AS. They &c
home with a 1914 record in the
East.
In sharp contrast, the Boston
Red Sox suffered a wretched home
stand, for them. They divided Ia
games to fall into third place
31a behind the Yankees. New
York, Cleveland and Boston began
the latest swing in a virtual first
place tie.
Detroit's Tigers put the finish
ing touches to the Red Sox' poor
home stay by winning a double
header in Fenway Park, 81 and
8-5. That cost Boston two full
games, as the Yankees whipped
the st. Louis Browns. 6-2 and 4-3
The double triumph gave New
York an 11-4 record against the
West in it's latest stand.
Lou Boudreau was lost to the
Red Sox for about three weeks
because of a fracture in his left
hand suffered when he was struck
by a Virgil Trucks pitch. The
versatile inflelder was winged ir
the sixth inning of the nightcar
when he threw his hand up a.
the ball came at his head.
Chicago's fourth-place White
Sox ended a poor Eastern jaunt
with a 6-5 victory in Washington
They return to the West with q
ST showing that cost them AZ
games to the league leaders. Trail
ling by only 21a games two weeks
ago, they now are seven games be.
hind the Yanks.
Dodgers Increase Lead.
Brooklyn continues to roll il
the National League. The Dodg'
ers socked Cincinnati twice. g.;
and 20, to increase its margin
over the runnerup New Yorl
Giants to 9la games. The Giant
Icaptured the rubber of thei
Ithree-game set in st. Louis, 8-4
Philadelphia's third-place Phil
Ipummelled nine Pittsburgh pitch
lers for 81 and 1877 sweep o
their twin bill. Boston's Brave
(See BASEBALL, Page A-19.)
Evening star., 1951-08-06

about in sports
circles touay as
the result of
the order dis
missing 30 Ca
diets many
Of them his top
gridiron stars
for cheating in
examinations.
Blaik himself
has either been
in seclusion or
refused to COM
ment since the
S torn broke
Evening star., 1951-08-06

Colleges and universities have been asking
for trouble for long time. They allowed
varsity sports to get out of hand and to be-
come overemphasized. They put their bas-
ketball teams in professional arenas and the
gamblers got to the athletes. In sense, the
colleges have been comparatively fortunate so
far in football.
The two sports have become pretty grim
in recent years. Competition among the big
schools for promising athletes has produced
fantastic offers. A postseason bowl game no
longer is regarded as mere reward for the
PLAYERS. It's money in the Golfers; in the case
Evening star., 1951-08-06
Seven Tie at Kenwood

Kenwood Country Clubs blino
bogey golf tournament yesterday
ended in a seven-way tie among
j. P. Trouchaud, 89-17-72; Noah
Pomeroy, 89-17-72; E. c. Wilton
84-12-72; A. H. Youngquist, 1874
.72; j. A. Clark, 85-13-72; r. w
Beall, 8l-9-72, and j. D. Morgan
90-18-72.
Evening star., 1951-08-06
ousted Cadets Face Draft.
Red Sox Buy Aaron Robinson

BOSTON, Aug. 6 (R.-The
Boston Red Sox yesterday an
nounced purchase of Catcher
Aaron Robinson's contract from
the Detroit Tigers and the send
ing of Pitcher Paul Hinrichs to
Kansas City Of the American
Association. ~
Evening star., 1951-08-06

nAfoia d Aoehieih' over Inc FlalDS
Friday. His assistants, including
Felix (Doc) Blanchard, Mr.. "Out-
side" of the Army's great war
time elevens, also have declined
to talk on the situation.
There are those in sports circles
who say that Blaik will not resign.
but will accept the challenge to
give Army a presentable football
team with what is left.
The Army sseadfastly has re-
fused to name names, but we'll
founded reports said 40 or more
football players were among the
80 involved in the scandal.
Two Players Admit Dismissal.
However, two of the players
who figured prominently in Blaik's
plans for another great Army
team-capt.-Elec Harold J. Loeb
lein, guard, from Kimball, Mimi,
and Gilbert M. Reich, defensive
back, from Steelton. Pa.-have
said they are among the cadets
ordered dismissed.
If the reports are true. Blaik' S
varsity squad has been ripped
asunder. Graduation last spring
took 10 of the team that rolled
through 28 straight victories be-
fore losing to Navy, 14-2, last fall
And now the dismissal order, TAX
| ing players that figured to make
the Black knights again the
feared power of the gridiron.
Blaik had built his offense
around his son Bob, No. l quarter
back last season. Young Blaik
himself has refused to say If he
was involved. But speaking in a
group OF cadets he used the
Ipronoun I'VE" in declaring:
"We were not allowed to notify
our parents all over the country y
Col. James B. Leer, West Point
public information officer. has
said the Army definitely will keep
Its nine-game schedule, featuring
Southern California in New York
November 3 and the annual Navy
game in Philadelphia December l
Loehleln, also president of the
first yeai (senior) class, told
newspapsrmen yesterday he was
one of the 80 cadets ordered te
be dismissed. Reich was quoted
by the Harrisburg (Pa) Sunday
Patriot-News as saying: II an
involved My conscience is clear
1--WE are not culprits, not in
|competents and have not cor.
Irupted the Nations morals" Loeb
llein said in an angry statement
|penciled on a sheet Of paper.
"The things we've done take
place everywhere. but because
other schools do not have the
honor system it fails to become
national scandal" he added. 1--WE
are not criminals and the adverse
publicity is not justified. We die
not instigate the cribbing and II
| is also unfair to believe that the
Academy now has been returned
to pristine purity. Many cadets
involved have not yet admitted
their guilt.
Ousted Cadets Face Draft.
1--WE are 80 individuals, appar-
emily unfit for the Academy, al
though At for the Army ITSELF
This last was in reference to
the fact that dismissed cadets will
Immediately become eligible fol
the draft.
Loehlein said he had been in
1.-THE upper 10 per cent of his class
all of the way-"and / could have
done better if ] hadn't had to
spend so much time helping 9TH
ers." He admitted, however, he
Evening star., 1951-08-06
Woodmont Golfers Bow

Woodmont Country Club was
beaten by the Woodholme Club
golfers in Pikesville, Md, yester-
day, Sta to 1612. Pro Fred Boil
ton of the visitors matched par of
73 for the low score of the day.
Evening star., 1951-08-06
Probable Pitchers
AMERICAN LEAGu

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington at News. York (night)-
johnson (6-6) VS.. Morgan CID.
Chicago at Detroit (night)-Dobson
(6-0 VS.. White U-2).
tOnly games scheduled.)
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Evening star., 1951-08-06
BIaik Believed Ready
To Accept Challenge,
Rebuild Army Team
BY the Associated Press

WEST POINT, N. Y, Aug. g.
The question of whether Col. Earl
(Red) Blaik will resign as Arny's
head football coach was tossed
Evening star., 1951-08-06
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN

AT THE RISK of sounding pious it could be that some
good may yet Point crbbing scandal
That u.s. provided the Capitol Hill serious
about removing the lid of the counrys intercollegiate athletic
structure
Evening star., 1951-08-06
Moior League Standings and Schedules
AMERICAN

Results Yesterday
Chicago. 6; Wash, 8.
Cleve., 6-6: Phila., 3-3.
N. Y. 6-4; st. L., 2-3.
Det., 3-S; Boston, 1-5.
Games Today
Wash. at N. Y, $50.
Chi. at Detroit M.
Only games scheduled.
Games Tomorrow.
Chicago at Detroit.
St. Louis at Cleve. (no
Phila. at Boston (nD;
Only games scheduled.
Evening star., 1951-08-06

(see BASEBALL, Page AID
Evening star., 1951-08-06

(See MATS, Page A-19.)
Evening star., 1951-08-06
Griffs' Records

No games scheduled'
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-27
THE METHoDIsT CHURCH

Sedaliu-NetvpOFt Charge
JRMse A. Th0rnfon, Minister
Newport Church school 10 A M.
Sedalia worship 10 AM.
SedaIia Church School IL AN.
MYF Sedalia $40 PM.
saturday April rs, Children's =
Workers Workshop at Cfreleyille.
Wednesday May End, District
meeting of WSCS at Athens.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-27
FIVE POINTS

Mr.. and Mrs. George Short,
Springfield, and Mrs. c. A. Hud-
nell of Five Points visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Long Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gail Smith, Co
lufnbus visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Smith and son and Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Fullen and FAM
lily.
Mrs. Hazel Vincent, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Porter and friends
visited Mrs. Leona Porter Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Porter, Mt.
Sterling, visited Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Angels of Grange
Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Smith en-
tertained at their home. Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Neff, near Grange
Hall; Mr.. and Mrs. Junior Smith,
Circleville; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Houser and MIR. and Mrs. James
Atkins and daughter.
Frank Sparks, Waterloo, and
Festus Hatfield visited Allen
Socknan and family Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lowery
have moved to the Jerry Sites
house.
Byron Stoer, Mt. Sterling visit
ed his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Stoer Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Armentrout
and sons and Mr. and Mrs. War.
rem Grover were recent visitors oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Grover.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-27

his own forms his list date price
charts. These charts show by
kinds the merchandise which he
sells, what it cost him and how
much Fc sold it for on last Feb.
"A.
The district OPS office will pro-
vide him with OPS form three.
also due the same date, on which
the retailer shows his initial per-
centage markup in the four quar-
ters of 1949 or his gross margin
for that year. The charts and the
form are to be filed with the Co
lambus office.
On May 80 retailers are to be-
gin pricing according to their
individual pricing charts, but they
may start this as soon as they
have received notice that OPS
has received their charts.
July / is the deadline for mark
ing all price controlled merchan-
disc with it's ceiling price and
for posting store notices that no
controlled goods are sold above
ceiling.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-27
Retailers Must
File Charts

Most retailers in Columbus and
Southeastern Ohio must file list
date pricing charts with the. Of
flee of Price Sterilization by
April 80 according to Edward F.
Wagner district director.
Any businessman who has any
doubt that he must comply with
ceiling price regulation seven of
the OPS is urged to get in touch
with the OPS district office at
68 E. Gay ST, in Columbus right
away. Many store owners have
delayed filing these necessary
charts. The pricing charts are
the first step toward legal COM
pliance with ceiling price reWlla-
tion seven under which they soon
must begin to sell.
All retailers in this area are
urged to ask the Columbus office
for the information and assistance
they may need to be sure that
they are in compliance.
The retailer Is to make up on
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-27
0 peration To Aid Cancer Victim
First Successful Case On Record

A test operation which removed
the tiny but mighty pituitary
gland from a cancer-ridden, 80
year-old bachelor, was reported
by the American Cancer Society,
today.
The operation was said to be
the first successful case on record.
The pea-size pituitary often
called the master gland, is situ-
ated at the base of the brain and
is regarded as one of the most
difficult organs to dislodge.
The operation was performed
January "a, by DR.. Edwin Bold
rey, q University of California
Neurosurgeon, who had to cut
throught the throat, a side lobe of
the brain, and the nerves of both
eyes where they cross.
The surgery came about in the
course of cancer research support
ed by the National Cancer IN
stitute of the United States Pub
lie Health Service and the Ameri-
can Cancer Society. The ACS sup
ports a research ward where
hoplessly i'll cases are given the
most advanced experimental care.
The patient was selected from
d number of advanced cancer pa
tients who had volunteered for the
experiment. He was chosen be-
cause he was a bachelor, 81 years
old and still strong enough to
Withstand the operation.
DR.. Michael B. Shirnkin, chief
of the laboratory of experimental
Oncology, was in charge of the
case. For more than week, he
and associates injected all the
natural and synthetic hormones at
the command of science to SUBJ
stitute for the activity of the
powerful gland.
Eventually a fairly normal body
chemistry was restored. Since
then the patient has lived vega
tatiye life slipping slowly in
many processes but apparently
without pain.
The operation was undertaken
to test long-standing theory that
certain kinds of cancer might be
benefited or cured if the pitui-
tary gland could be removed.
The patient was selected for the
operation because death was i'm
evitable and not far off. His can
Ger had spread to the lungs where
tumors the size of billiard balls
were growing.
The operation apparently did
not slow down the growth Of the
lung turnors. But close study is
being made on the patient to de-
ternine what effect the absence
of the gland has on all body
chemistry processes. The data
being gathered on the patient is
expected to throw considerable
light on the role of the gland on
human metabolism.
Two earlier attempts to remove
pituitaries from patients brought
death a few weeks after the op-
erations. Attempts TO destroy the
pituitary with x-rays has failed
on three occasions in which il
was tried.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-27
Notes Progress
On S+abiIizinq

A careful review of Price de-
yelopments of recent weeks should
convince anyone that progress is
being made toward stabilizing
prices. This is the belief Of J. b.
Hutson, former undersecretary of
the Department of Agriculture
and now head of the food and
restaurant division of the Office
of Price Sterilization. Price CELL
ings have contributed to this sta
bility. Any action that restrains
demand or that makes available
more supplies for the use of the
country eases the pressure on
price" the official said.