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Evening star., 1955-02-03
Yacht Race Leader
Pressed Near Finish
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 3.-The 81
sailing yachts whose race from
Miami to Nassau was slowed
down to a sedate cruise by lack
of wind, neared the finish line
at the entrance to Nassau Har-
Dor today.
The big Valiant, an 80-foot
yawl owned by William Carl of
Corpus Christi, Tex, was re-
ported leading the pack but
closely pressed by the Ticon-
deroga, a 73-foot ketch owned by
John Hertz, jr., and raced out
of Miami.
Sea Lion, a 67-foot yawl owned
by Gilbert Verney of Dedham.
Mass, was third; the Hoot Mon,
39-foot yawl owned by three men
and raced from Miami, was
fourth. Gulf Stream, Malibar
XIII, Chance and FinlSterre
trailed in that order.
The Hoot Mon, defending
champion in the Southern
Ocean Racing Conference, is
one of the prime favorites to
win the 184-mile race.
The Valiant, as scratch boat.
must concede time to every other
craft and gives up 8 hours, 80
minutes and 80 seconds to the
Hoot Mon.
The actual order of finish
among the yachts means little,
because of the time allowances.
and the winner may be far back
in the line.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
&c Fon, 70, Gives
$50, 900 for Tickets
For Knothole Boys
By the Assoeiatsd Press

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 81
They're breaking up that old
knothole gang in Kansas City.
The knothole boys viii be able
to watch the Athletics play from
choice seats. They've got q $10.-
600 fund at their disposal.
Cliff c. Jones, ST., a 76-year-
old baseball fan who is president
of an insurance company, has
set up the $4,000 foundation. It
will be used to furnish free
tickets for boys. veterans and
persons who cannot afford to
pay for them. The City Welfare
Department will distribute the
tickets.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Maximum Idol Can Play
For Venezuela in Series
By the A.soeiated Press

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-The White
Sox have granted Shortstop
Chico Carrasquel permission TO
play in the Caribbean baseball
championships at Caracas, Ven-
ezuela, February 10-15.
Permission was given by Gen.
eral Manager Frank Lane after
he received this cablegram from
Caracas: ...
Venezuelan Chisox fans cor
daily request your authorization
our maximum idol, Chico Car
rasquel, to play Caribbean series
defending VeneZuela's colors."
The cablegram was signed by
the president of the Venezuelan
League, 1t. Col. Benjamin
Maleonado, executives of all the
league clubs and nine sports
writer's and a TV-radio an
nouncer.
Carrasquel had played for Ca
racas in the regular winter
league, but that team failed
to win the Venezuelan title.
The championship team is al
lowed several extra stars for the
Caribbean series.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
BY the Assoeieted Press

There was something new,
something old and something
blue in college basketball last
night.
What Los Angeles State tried
(unsuccessfully) against Utah
elevator shoeS-waS new. So was
the game between Boston College
and Tufts at Boston Garden. 1t
was played under professional
rules.
What Hank Iba's Oklahoma
Aggies did to st. Louis Billikens
at Gallagher Hall in Saltwater.
Okla. was old. The Aggies won,
67-54, and Eddie Hickey, coach
of the Billikens, was blue.
Coach Sax Elliot sent his Los
Angeles State team against the
taller Utes with elevator shoes.
But Utah, ranked fifth in this
weeks Associated Press poll, rose
to the occasion and whacked the
Diablos, 77-38. for their 18th
success in II games.
Praises Utah Team.
If Elliot was discouraged by
the lopsided loss, he didn't show
it. Utah is the best team in
the country" he said. "And if
they hadn't used a full-court
press we would have given them
trouble"
One player already 6-feet-5.
Glen Abney, wore elevators 6
inches thick. He elumped around
in the shoes for five minutes.
staying under his own basket,
without scoring point or gath
ering in a rebound.
Elliot admitted they were
clumsy. But we practiced with
them only once" he said.
These can bring the end to
the penalization of the short
man in basketball. In the fu-
ture, we could make up lack
of height with these shoes
Teams could be matched inch
for inch"
Confirmed Inventor"
Elliot is a confirmed dabbler
in basketball innovations. Some
of his previous gimmicks include
putting officials up on platform
above the basketball court: the
"64-point" game in which the
first team to hit 64 wins; eal
plugs for officials to preven,
them from being influenced by
the crowd, spotting the visiting
team six points to Offset a home
court advantage, and canned
cheers-recordings of yells ano
songs which a visiting team
| takes with it on a road trip.
| He said the elevators weren't
against the rules. But he ad-
mitted they probably woulc
bring a rule change, maybe day
after tomorrow"
All the Los Angeles player:
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Winds Major Factor
|k k153GoIfers Tee Off
lin Phoenix Journey
By the Associated Press

PHOENIX, 'Ariz.. Feb. 3.-A
bulky field Of 153 golfers fire the
opening round today in the $15,-
600 Phoenix open tournament
with the weather a big factor
With warm, sunny skies, the
golfers burned up the Arizona
Country Club course in prac-
tice rounds. Then yesterday a
chill wind blew up and the hot
test round was John Barnum's
three-under par 81 in the pro-
amateur preliminary. More wind
was forecast today.
The temperatures in the mid
SOS also bothered Ed Furgol. who
won this event and the National
Open in 1854 despite a crippled
left arm. Ed has been nursing
ailments in his right arm this
winter, but said before going on
the course that 1t felt better.
He admitted after q 70 that the
arm still was giving him trouble.
Only Eight Break Par.
Only eight Of the approxi-
mately 100 professionals taking
part in yesterdays play posted
scores under par for the 6.684-
yard course. Winds Of up to 80
miles per hour, hampered the
golfers.
Johnny Palmer of Charlotte,
N. c.. declared that if winds per-
sisted during the 70 holes of the
event he'd be happy to post a
final score of 275. Johnny scored
a hole in one on the 130-yard
18th hole of the pro-am. His No.
8 iron shot hit about 8 feet short
of the cup and bounced in. It
was, he says, the first ace of his
23-year career.
This marks the first year the
Phoenix Open has beens played
on the new par 34-36-70 Ari-
zona Country Club course under
a policy of alternating the event
with the Phoenix Country Club.
which has been the scene in the
past.
Earlier Winners on Hand.
Winners of the earlier 1855
tournaments all are on hand
Gene Littler, Los Angeles Open:
Cary Middlecoff, Pebble Beach:
Tommy Bolt, San Diego, and
Shelley Mayfield, Palm Springs.
None of them were par breakers
yesterday.
Barnum of Grand Rapids,
Mich, who paired with Amateur
Bill Boutell of Phoenix to win
the pro-am with a beSt-ball of
62, was followed in this warmup
event by Jimmy Clark, Laguna
Beach, Calf; AL BroSch, Garden
City. N. Y: Jay Hebert, Long
Island, N. Y, and Dave Douglas.
Newark, DEL, all at So, and Fred
Wampler, Indianapolis, Ind; Ted
Kroll, Bethesda. Md, and Paul
MCGUIRE, Wichita, Kans., at SO.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Ice Capades Holding
Additions Tomorrow

Additions for skating roles in
future productions Of the Ice
Capades will be held at 3 pm.
tomorrow and also after tomor-
row nights show at Uline
Arena.
Rosemarie Stewart and Bob
Bench will conduct the tests for
women from 16 to % years of
age and for men 16 to "a.
Boys and girls from 4 to 8
years may try out for parts in
Peter PAN" top number of next
years show. Only those chill
dren with considerable expert
ence are wanted and all must be
accompanied by parents or other
responsible relatives.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Thesz Defends Title
Here Wednesday

Lou Thesz, who claims the
world heavyweight wrestling
championship, will defend his
title Wednesday night at Turner's
Arena against an opponent still
1 to be selected, 1t was announced
today by Promoter Vince Nc
tMahon.
s Thesz has appeared here
twice previously, the last time
against Antonine Rocca at Grit
fifth Stadium in August.
In matches last night Gloria
Brattini defeated Mary Jane
Null in two of three falls, Jack
Witzig disposed of the Swedish
Angel, Brother Frank Jares
pinned Frank Thompson and
Kinji Shibuya whipped Tommy
Milan.
Evening star., 1955-02-03

two attractive factors-coliVen-
lent bowling times and first
class bowling establishments
It's inexpensive. The entry fee
for men in the championship
division is $4 and in Glasses A..
B and C it's So. For women. it's
$3.50 in the championship divi-
sion and $3.50 in the others. It
| it not much more expensive than
an ordinary night of league
bowling.
An entrant competes not only
in his own class, but receives
a two-thirds handicap, COM
puted from the top average in
his class. Thus, opportunity is
equalized.
Bountiful rewards are offered,
with $2,015 guaranteed for the
prize fund. The ratio of prizes
| is obout one for every five en-
tries. The $2,015 is a minimum.
with awards to be expanded
where the number of entries
warrants. Thophies will be pre-
sented to all first-place winners,
plus cash.
And we may have overlooked
some other inducements. Irene
Malitz, association secretary,
will be delighted to regale any
body with tournament informa-
ton. Her phone is Union 4-0657.
Time is running out. The en-
| try deadline falls Saturday night
Il y 4
Mention. of the Greenway
brings to mind a bowling party
held there recently which was
as snappy as they come, and
gratifying to Manager Julie Sing
er although it netted the estab-
lishment not a dime. The bowl
ing was part of an evenings
entertainment for 20 Walter
Red Hospital patients arranged
by Independence Chapter and
Lodge of B'nai Birth. A dinner
preceded the bowling AND the
evening was topped of at a
night club.
X \ \ II
Jerry Pearce of the Rambling
Wrecks in the Operations Re-
search Office League at Silver
Spring rambled to a bronze
medal game of 1T the other
night, but his delight was tenn
pered. In the ninth frame
Pearce muffed a, single-pin break.
But for that, he'd have had 10
consecutive marks.
Also at Silver Spring, Clara
Walz of The Hills Tavern team
rolled medal game of 152,
but was much more pleased with
a All set in the Women's Dis
trict Minor League.
| y Il X
Doris LaRochelle, secretary of
several leagues at the AnacoStia
Spillway, likes to pluck unusual
bits from the stream Of infor-
nation that comes her way.
"It must pay" she writes, ito
keep families together. On the
Quality Clothes team of the
Metropolitan Washington Mems
Commercial League are a father
and two sons. Frank, John and
Carl Shavatt. It's in second
place in a 14-team league.
1.-THE Parke Sunoco Service
team in the Spillway Tuesday
Mixed League is composed of
father, mother, daughter and
two sons, Harry. Dorothy, Pat,
Jack and Bobby Suit. It's
fourth in a 14-team league"
But here's the clincher: The
LaRochelle Real Estate team
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Mrs. Click and Miss Downey
Playing in Florida Tourney

Miami and Marge Lindsey Nc
MILAN, Milwaukee, VS.. Greta
Leone, Chicago. and Norma
Shook, Morgantown, N. c.
Wifi Smith. Los Angeles, and
Joyce Ziske, Waterford, Wis, VS..
Ellen Gerry. Reading, Pa. and
Theodore Rooney, Jamaica
Plains, Mass,
Evening star., 1955-02-03
BY the Associoisd Press

HOLLYWOOD, Fla, Feb. 81
Barbara Romack. National ANA
teur golf champion, and Dot
Kirby of Atlanta, 1851 ma
tional titlist, met Joann Prem
tice of Birmingham and Pat
Cirino of Miami today in the
opening round of the Women's
International -Four Ball Golf
tournament.
Many of the entrants played
in the Helen Lee Doherty tour
nament at Miami last week, in
cluding the winner, Pat Lesser of
Seattle, who defeated Miss Ro-
mack from Sacramento, in the
finals Sunday.
Vonnie Colby of Hollywood
and her partner, Mrs. Cookie
Swift Berger of Buffalo, N. Y,
are the defending champions.
They met Mary Agnes Wall Of
Menomimee. Mich. and Carol
Diringer of Mid Pines, N. c.. in
the opening round.
Miss Lesser and her partner,
Virginia Dennehy of Lake Forest,
ILL.,, faced Joan Toski of Livings-
ton. N. j., and Gloria Felkner Of
Miami.
Other first round pairings:
Polly Riley. Fort Worth, and
Bee McWane, Birmingham, VS..
Helen McDougall, Saskatoon.
Sask., and Joanne Goodwin, Ply
mouth, Mass.
Mary Ann Downey, Baltimore,
and Marjorie Burns, Greensboro,
N. c., VS.. Ruth Moore. Pekin, ILL.,,
and Maureen Riley, New Castle.
Pa.
Mrs. Maurice Click, Baltimore.
and Gloria Armstrong. Sun
Lorenzo, Calf. VS.. Mrs. Georgs .
Wilcox. Miami, and Evelyn Odom
Trippe, Miami.
MrS Grace nonnncc Smith of
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Broussurd Has 3 More

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 3 (P.-
For the second straight day Ray
Broussard rode triple at the
Fair Grounds yesterday. His
latest winners were Wabash
Moon $3.50, Flat Side $19.40
and Good Question $3.50.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Normu Truck Shoots
Ace at Court House

It obviously didn't happen
yesterday, but Mrs. Norma Truck
of Fairfax did make a hole-in-
one this week. on the 125-yard
fifth hole of Court House Coun-
try Club.
The ace was the first for Mrs.
Truck and was made with a
four-wood. 1t was the sixth in
the history of the young club.
News travels slowly from Court
House.
Evening star., 1955-02-03

Dig Try.
Its a n n ual
ou IN q ment
will open Sat
urday. Febru-
ary 10. and
run four con-
secutive week
ends. with the
m e n bowling
at Fort Davis
and the wom-
en- at tn e
G r e e n W a y
Bowl.
To b e gin
with. there are
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Groot Again Carries
Fort BeIvoir to Victory

Another Appoint performance.
phenomenal for most basketball
players, but just average for Dick
Groat. helped Fort Belvoir
squeeze past Army Chemical
Center, 66-65, last night on the
losers court. Belvoir now has a
9-7 record and the hosts 8-11.
Groat made two foul shots with
% seconds remaining. .
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Quontico Regulars Rest
In Route of Gettysburg

The Quantico Marines rested
their regulars during the second
half in a 91-69 rout of Gettys-
burg College last night at Gettys-
burg. Jim Bingham, who played
only the second half, topped the
Marines with 10 points.
Evening star., 1955-02-03

unsigned. First Baseman Earl
York, Third Baseman Stan Jok
and Outfielder Ed White also
are baking, but none figures
prominently in Chicago plans.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Picture on pdse c-l

in the 500 ,000-added Flamingo
Stakes to be run February 26.
The Bahamas. at 7 fur
longs, was Boston Doge's longest
race and he won it with a bril-
liant stretch run to grab the
winners share Of $14,925.
In Boston, jubilant Owner
Paul Andolino said. Nov that
the Doggy has shown us what
he can do, we're going to enter
him in the Kentucky Derby, the
Belmont Stakes and the Freak
ness"
OFF to Slow Start.
Before the Bahamas, Boston
Doge hadn't been asked to go
more than six furlongs and some
of his critics doubted he could
go the extra eighth of a mile, but
he did.
"He broke evenly" said Jockey
Eric Guerin, who was making his
first appearance on Boston Doge
What worried me was other
horses started passing him.
What the heck happened to this
horse?' I asked myself.
II saw I couldn't go outside.
but I found a hole and laid it
into him. He never gave a big
burst of speed. but was going
away at the end"
Frank Andolino, trainer OF
Boston Doge and brother of Paul,
said he knew the horse could win
If he got through, "but I didn't
know if he'd get through"
Boston Doge, carrying 120
pounds, ran the seven furlongs
in the good time of 1:242s over a
fast track. In his first seven
races, he quickly sprinted away
from the opposition and was
never threatened, but in the Ba-
hamas nine horses were ahead
of him along the back stretch.
When he came flashing dowr
the stretch, the crowd of 20,498
roared with excitement and when
he returned to the winners cir
Gle there was thunderous ap-
plauSe.
Wins by Half-Length.
Boston Doge finished a length
ahead of H. A. Dabson's Nance's
lad. Eugene Constantine Am
ber's Folly was third. The WIN
ner was the 2 to S favorite.
While the opposition was not
up to what Boston Doge will face
in the Flamingo. he also had
competition from such runners
as Nahar, Rouge Falcon, Brother
Tex, Prince Moor, First Cabin
and Queensware, only f1lly in the
race. Most of them are eligible
for the Flamingo, at mile and
a furlong. @-'
Boston Doge, a dark bay son
OF Inc DOge OUT OF Boston Lazy,
is even-tempered and sometimes
goes to sleep while walking back
to the barn after a morning
gallop. according to Bill Robin
son, former jockey who gal
lops the New England flash.
Hes the fastest horse have
ever been on" says Robinson,
who was a jockey from 1914 to
1922. HE runs low to the
ground and does not seem as
fast as he is.'S
Boston Doge's next aim prob
ably will be the Flamingo. and
racing authorities agree he has
earned a share of favoritism in
that rich race.
Evening star., 1955-02-03

You can't please everybody,
huh?
The Greater w Washington
Duckpin Association is making a
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Boston Doge Proves
Stretch Prowess in
Eighth Straight Win
BY the As,eeioisd Press

MIAMI, Fla. Feb. 3.-Boston
Doge. unbeaten 3-year-old, con-
vinced the skeptics that he can
come from behind when he
whipped 13 other speedsters in
the $20,500 Bahamas Stakes at
Hialeat Park yesterday.
It was the New England colts
eighth straight victory and
Evening star., 1955-02-03

Halftime score: 52-40, Anrdews AFB.
Evening star., 1955-02-03

Totals 90 66 Totals 20 - Sd
Halftime score: 37-35. Belvoir.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16

bench outside Southern Pacific way station.
You ought to get yourself job" began
Doc Sniff
What fort" asked Jim.
Well, If you perform your duties faithfully.
you eventually save 50 much money you can
retire, " promised Doc, ''and never work aRain
as long as you live"
I'm not working now" pointed out Big Jim.
Nevertheless, he consented to start the date
ranch with the Shifts. Later on they discovered
he had been kidding them bit: he was eradu-
ate Of Jim Ihorpe's old school, Carlisle, and
football hero Of considerable stature. He also
taught them that both the male and female date
trees produced offspring shoots which crop out
at the bases and, when planted, produce fruit Of
their own after period Of six years or 50.
IAN those female trees depending on one
max" marveled Abbie Sniff. IN bet that's
where King Solomon got his ideas!'
'Or vice versa. - answered Big Jim.
The last straw. The one thing in CcachelIa
Valley that's good for neither dates nor the folks
that grow them is the occasionally violent sand
storms. One date grower recalls the day he drove
into Indio during big blow TO borrow money
on his ranch Is miles away.
Eth have 10 drive over and see your place
first, said the banker cautiously.
That won't be necessary" observed the date
grower. Here It comes now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16
Getting
The Dates Mixed
ny sENNETT CERT

Since Palm Springs and adjacent California
desert land have become favorite vacation spot
for HOilywood's 'selite," some hundred miles TO
the westward, less spectacular visitors from other
parts Of the country blow in expecting almost
anything TO happen and ii often does.
Instead Of getting away from il all. !" the movie
folk generally bring Il with them. None Of their
didOes. however seem TO starte the casual tourist
more than pamphlet freely distributed at all
shops and roadside barbcclies. II IS called The
Sex Life Of the Date. .
Il s strange fact that date palm grove Is
very much like q sultans harem, with one male
tree supporting as many as 10 t'female'' trees.
The latter carry clusters Of flowers that look
lovely, but are for some reason repellent 10 bees
and other insects The date trees require, there
fore, mans help in the rite Of pollinaticn.
Then they produce fruit 50 dainty it carries
q parasol during the ripenine season, 50 sweet il
IS called the candy that grows on trees" so
nourishing that millions Of desert dWeilcrs, from
biblical times to the present, have made il the
principal item Of their daily diet.
This information proved particularly snrpris-
Ing to one famous motion-picture producer "A
sex life for dates" he echoed unbelevingiy. II
always thought they grew on fig neesg'
The bringing Of the waters of the Colorado
River 70 the parched sands Of Coachella Valley
has made date growing vital cog in the regions
economy. Over 100 varieties of dates are grown
there now. There's even q great date festival
every February when camel races are the order Of
the day, and everybody goes around dressed like
. character in the Arabian Nighfs
Earlier in the century, however, il took hardy
iOneer To affert date raising r., the deeerf n,aete
The Nome nugget., 1955-05-30
Soap Carving
 Wins Award for Nunivak Islander

Survival of the Fittest" is the name of a beautiful piece of soap sculpture, photograph of which is displayed in the Nugget win dow. It won a $50 cash prize for Richard D. Takilnok of Mekor- yuk, Nunivak Island, Alaska.
 Carved from one bar of Ivory soap with only a pairing knife and an orangewood stick for tools, this sculpture was judged by a jury of eminent sculptors and artists as the third best in it's class from entries totaling about 5000.
 Soap sculpture is believed to be the oldest nationwide, non-pro- fessional art competition in the country, and the only one to en- courage people of all ages to ex- press themselves in three dimen- tional creative art activity.
 The interest in soap sculpture by schools, community groups, Y'S and amateurs was recognized over 25 years ago as an important and educational movement. It led to the organization of a national committee for furthering interest in this form of art, known as the National Soap Sculpture Commit tee. Competition is held in three classes, Junior, under 14 years; Senior, 14-18 years; and Adult Amateur, over IS years, each year. Prizes totaling $3,775 are awarded to the winners.
 The committees address is 160 Fifth Ave, New York 10, NY.
The Nome nugget., 1955-05-30
FOrty-Five Alaskan ProSpectOrS Complete GeOchemical Course

COLLEGE, Alaska - Forty five Alaskan assayers, engineers and prospectors successfully com pleted the University of Alaska's mining extension course in geo. chemical prospecting last week end.
 At a special Commencement" marking the end of the two weeks course, pr. Ernest N. Patty, uni versity president, awarded certi- ficates of training to the gradu- ates.
 In making the awards pr. Patty stressed the need for more pros pectors in Alaska. He stated that the university is developing the new and revolutionary prospect ing methods to encourage the search for mineral wealth. Geo. chemical prospecting aids in To- cation of ore deposits by analyz- ing soil, rock and vegetation
 Phil Holdsworth, territorial commissioner of mines, said his department plans to assist the prospector in all ways possible in utilizing the relatively new tool of geochemical prospecting in their search for ore deposits. In addition cooperation will be ex- tended the University of Alaska s research program in this field.
 Holdsworth said Peter Sandvik, assayer-engineer at Nome, will do some geochemical work in the Second Division this summer.
The Nome nugget., 1955-05-30
Colorado A & M Coed From Kobuk Is Member Of Governor Honor Guard

FORT COLLINS, Col, May G. Colorado A & M coeds comprising the Sponsors Corps of the Army ROTC Regiment and the Aggie Angel Flight sponsoring the 9Oth Air Force ROTC Wing at the col lege acted as honor guard for Gov Edwin C. Johnson during the annual Governors Day cere- monies here May 10.
 Members include Honorary Ca det It. Cols. Charlotte Busey of Paonia, Gay Caldwell and Sharon Russell of Colorado Springs, and Wendy Robins of Kobuk, Alaska.
 The Aggie Angel Flight, which sponsors the 90th Air Force ROTC Wing, is new to the campus, hav- ing been organized just last fall The Angel Flight also functions as an auxiliary to the Arnold Air Society, national honorary society of Air Force ROTC cadets. Mem bers of the flight are selected for the same high achievement as the Army sponsors. Honorary Cadet Col. Mary Jo Green of Denver is commanding officer of the flight.
The Nome nugget., 1955-05-30
Davy Crockett Fad
 Making Wolf Pelts Loom Tn Seattle Fur Exchange

SEATTLE, R-The Davy Crock ett fad is bringing wolf pelts into prominent spot in the fur trade.
 The Seattle fur exchange has posted, for its June auction, 4,O00 wolf pelts-"Davy Crockett type"
 Many Alaska pelts are included in these offerings: 2,OOO wild mink; 12,000 muskrats; 200 lynx; 1000 Alaskan marten; 400 white fox; 5000 beaver; 100 otter; 2,0OO Alaskan red fox.