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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-11
Now where in the world did Eve get that baby? ~

pale at that for have made many jokes to pass the
weary time There she said, with triumph
that's just it; the Serpent mentioned that very
jest, and called it the First Chestnut and said it
coeval with the creation
Next yeor- We have named it Cain She must
have caught it while was up country trapping. 1t
resembles in some ways, and may be relation
That is what she thinks, but the difference in size
warrants the conclusion that it is new kind of ami
NAL = hsh, perhaps, though when put it in the
water to see, it sank, and she plunged in and
snatched it out before there was opportunity for
the experiment to determine the matter.
The coming of the creature seems to have
changed her whole nature. She thinks more of it
than she does of any of the other animals but she
is not able to explain why. Sometimes she carries
the Fish" in her arms half the night when it COM
plains and wants get to the water At such times
the water out Of the places in her face that
she looks of, and she pats the fish on the back
and makes soft sounds with her mouth to soothe it.
and betrays sorrow and solicitude in a hundred
ways. have never seen her do like this with any
other creature. She used to carry the young tigers
around SO, before we lost our property, but it
only play; she never took about them like this
when their dinner disagreed with them.
SVu00y one OOcSn WOrk sundays, DuI lies
around and likes to have the FISH, wallow over
her; and pretends to chew its paws and that makes
it laugh. | have not seen a fish before that could
laugh This makes me doubt. :. =. have come to
like Sunday myself. experimenting all the week
tires body
Wednesday = 1t isn't fish, cannot quite make
out what it is 1t makes curious devilish noises
when not satisfied and says ''goo-goo'' when it is.
1t is not of US, for it doesn't walk it is not a
bird, for it doesn't fly; it is not frog for it doesn't
hop; it is not snake, for it doesn't crawl; feel
sure it is not fish, though cannot get a chance to
hind out whether it can swim or not 1t merely lies
around, and mostly its back, with its feet up.
have not seen any other animal do that before
Three months Iofer - The perplexity augments.
sleep but little The creature" has ceased lying
around, and goes about on it's four legs Yet
it differs from the other fouregged animals in that
its front legs unusually short, which the
main part of its person to stick up intentionally
high in the air. Maybe it is of the kangaroo family.
1t must be FIVE times as big when it came.
Three months later = The Kangaroo still con-
hnues to grow, which is very strange and perplexng
| never knew to be SO long getting it's growth.
1t has fur its head now; not like kangaroo fur,
but exactly like hair except that it is much finer
and softer, and instead of being black is red.
caught true kangaroo, and brought it in, thinking
that this one, being lonesome, would rather have,
that for company than have no kin at all, but it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
British Columbia
Siqns Duncan

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 20
(AP).-British Columbia of the
Western Interprovincial Foot
ball Union has landed Randy
Duncan. Iowa's All-America
quarterback.
Duncan, serving six months
in the Army at Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo-. told his father,
Hearst r. Duncan, Des Moines
attorney. that he has signed
a contract. 1t was estimated he
will receive about $4,000 for
two years.
Duncan was the No. l draft
choice of the Green Bay
Packers. He will report to Van
couver in July after completing
his service hitch.
Duncan's father said money
was not the deciding factor in
his sons decision to play foot
ball in Canada.
Green Bay was more than
fair in its financial offer to
Randy" the elder Duncan said.
"He wants to play immedi-
ately. In the National Football
League, he would have to wait
a few years before he played
regularly"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Unbeoten London
Withdruws From
7 Prep Journeys

Landon School, which won
the st. Stephens and Priory
basketball tournaments last
year, has withdrawn from both
events this season because Of
its unqueStioned superiority
over the other small prep
schools competing.
Landon has won IS straight
games this season and rs in a
row extending to last winter
The team is ranked third in the
entire metropolitan area in The
Stars latest high school poll.
Spokesman for both tourna-
mentS said they wanted Lam
don to participate again this
year but that Coach Ed Bar
ton realized that interest in
the post-Season events would
suffer If his team appeared.
The st. Stephens tourna-
ment is scheduled next Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday at
the Alexandria school. The
Priory tournament will be held
the following weekend, March
6-8.
Landon will wind up its sea-
son Tuesday at Woodbury. For
est, its 18th game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Preokness Attracts 1888;
First Landing Tops List

BALTIMORE. Feb. 20 Cspe-
ciaD.-c. T. chenery's First
Landing. last years 2-year-old
champion. and Fred Turner'S
Tony Lee. the favorite in to-
morrow's $4,000 San Felipe
Stakes at Santa Anita, top a
list Of l3s nominees for the $50
running Of the Preakness May
i6 at Pimlico.
The list, announced today,
includes two other colts who
earned more than 100000 in
their first season Of racing, and
nine Of the top 10 colts on this
years Experimental Free Han
dicap ratings.
The nominations added 3d.
800 to the pot. There is an
entry fee Of $500 and a starting
fee Of $1,000, which means that
a field Of 10 for the mile-and-
three-sixteenths race = second
leg Of the Triple Crown-would
give the Preakness a gross
value of sits. 1000.
First Landing, winter book
favorite for the Kentucky
Derby, set an all-time record
Of $396,46O as a 2-year-old,
winning 10 of his IL starts. in
GLIDING the rich Garden State
Stakes. He won the Everglades
Stakes at Hialeah Wednesday,
boosting his total winnings to
$4l4,3S2.50,
Broofleld Farms Intentional
ly, winner of $285,S33 last year,
and Llangollen Farms Restless
Wind, who earned 1921 ,29S, are
among the % stakes winners on
the list.
The nominees also include
Reginald N. Webster's Quill,
1858 juvenile filly champion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Jockeys Gordon,
FuirhoIm Injured
In BowieWorkouts

Two jockeys we're injured at
Bowie race track during work.
outs today and we're taken to
the Prince Georges General
Hospital at Cheverly for treat
ment.
Apprentice Mason Gordon,
II, who escaped injury when
his mount broke a leg in yes
terday's second race, was
thrown this morning when the
saddle slipped on a horse he
was exercising. He was taken
by ambulance to the hospital
IN a Semiconscious condition
with apparent internal injuries
and is being held for X-rays.
Jockey Ronnie Fairholm
suffered facial cuts when he
was slammed against the start
ing gate while schooling" a
horse.
Two stitches were taken in
Fairholm's nose and he is being
released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Quuntico Scores
In Overtime on
Point by Sullivan

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Feb. 20
Especially A foul shot by Jack
Sullivan, former Mount St
Mary's College basketball star
with three seconds left in an
overtime period, gave the
Quantico Marines q 51-50 VIC
tory over Providence College
here tonight.
Jim Carey hit on a shot from
10 feet out and with 4:10 left
in regulation time to tie the
game at 1915. Both teams
then played out the clock,
waiting for one shot. Proyi-
dence's Jim Swartz tried and
missed as the buzzer sounded
Each team made two field
goals in the overtime period to
set the stage for Sullivan's
game-ending point.
Quantico was outScored from
the floor, 1919, but made 10
Of II foul shots to only four
of 10 for the Friars. 1t was
the Marines 18th straight VIC
tory and 37th in 40 games this
season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Neji One of II
In CheItenhum

LONDON, Feb. 20 (APl.-
Neji, the American steeplechase
champion, was included among
II horses nominated yesterday
for the Cheltenham Gold Cup
March S at Cheltenham, Eng
land.
Neji, owned by Mrs. Ogden
Phipps of New York, is due to
start Saturday in a 3-mile
steeplechase at Leopardstown,
Ireland. This will be his last
race before the Gold Cup.
The II horses named for the
Gold Cup were Neil, Game
Field, Amber Point. Linwell,
Flame Royal, Hart Royal, Rod
dy Owen, Taxidermist, Caesars
Helm, Jack Va, Lochroe, Ker-
Stin, Brunei II, Pas Seul, Kan
thor. Patron Tarton and Pin
occhio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
FuIImer Is Pick
In Garden Fight

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (AP).-
Willie Greaves of Edmonton,
Alberta, believes he has i'm
proved enough in two years to
reverse his loss to Gene Full
mer, the former middleweight
champion.
The 23-year-old Canadian
champion. now fighting out of
Detroit, will get the chance to
square accounts with the 27-
year-old Mormon from West
Jordan, Utah, in the televised
hereunder at Madison Square
Garden tonight. (The fight will
be shown over WRC-4, in
Washington at 10 PM
Fullmer is the 1875 favorite.
1--WE improved 100 per cent
since I fought him last jan
uary %, 1947," Greaves said.
He was referring to his current
winning streak of Is, started
IA months ago. Fullmer, heavy
set, 27-year-old contender, has
won eight in a row. Genes rec
ord is 48-4, including 81 knock
outs.
Winner of the British Empire
Games title in 1854 and a pro
only 312 years, Greaves has a
27-9-1 record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
10 Entered
In Bowie Cap
BY JOSEPH B. KELLY
star Racing Editor

Triple M Farms Tinkalero.
winner of the Abraham Lin
coin Stakes, heads a field Of 10
sprinters entered today for to-
morrow's $12,500-added Burch
Memorial Handicap at Bowie.
Although Mrs. Anna Cannuli's
Chance 1t Tony will carry top
weight of lis pounds in the
6-furlong race, Tinkalero, the
4-year-old filly will tote high
weight on the scale because
fillies and mares receive a s.
pound weight concession at this
time Of year.
Tinkalero meets iive Of the
sprinters she thrashed in the
5la -furlong Lincoln last week.
They are No Fear II, ia:
DR.. Eugene J. ll3; Honey's
Tiger, ll3, and Sand Boy, l13.
Completing the field are
Alstar. liz; O. Keegan, Ito,
and Tungsteno, ITO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
ACC Ruling Near
On Cage BrowI

GREENSBORO, N, c., Feb
20 (AP).-An Atlantic Coast
Conference ruling is expected
over the week end on last weeks
brawl during the North Caro-
lina-Wake Forest basketball
game.
Commissioner jim Weaver
said yesterday he was studying
testimony and evidence and
had talked to officials, players
and faculty members Of both
schools.
Fines against offending
schools and player suspensions
have followed previous out
bursts.
Weaver said the two schools
would be notified of his deci-
sion before publication.
Currently No. / in the Ma
ton, North Carolina beat Wake
Forest, 1856. at Winston-Sa-
lem, but trouble erupted in the
final 80 seconds when players
scuffed for a loose ball, some
teammates joining the fray
Order was restored, but not
before some fans joined the
melee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Mats Win Over CeItics
EnIiyened by 3 Fights

the foul line as Ramsey took
10 shot. started swinging.
Paul s e YIN our. Syracuse
coach. got between the two, and
suddenly began trading blows
with Heinsohn. Seymour, who
apparently resented q remark
by Heinsohn. followed the Gel
tic In a rage.
Soon everybody was into the
brawl. II required about five
minutes TO- police and ushers to
clear the court.
No one was elected.
After the game. scores Of the
3,026 fans converged on the
Celtics as they pushed toward
their dressing room, but there
were no incidents.
The Celtics, who led only on
the first basket Of the game, re-
duced the Mats margin TO six
points in the closing seconds.
But their rush, led by Ramsey
and Heinsohn, was too late.
Dolph Schayes led the Syra-
cuse attack with SO points.
Heinsohn had "a and Bill Shar-
man % for Boston.
Johnny Kerr scored % for the
Mats and had an interesting re-
bound duel with Russell. The
Boston star. making UP for lost
time IN the closing minutes,
finally got a 1921 edge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Michigan State
Names 3Couches

EAST LANSING, Mich, Feb.
20 (AP).-Michigan State has
filled out its football staff with
the naming of Hank Bullough,
Danny BoiSture and Cal Stoll
as assistant coaches.
They replace Everett Sonny
Grandelius, who resigned this
to become head coach
at the University of Colorado,
and Carl NyStrom and John
Polonchek. Nystrom and Pol
onchek went to Colorado as
assistant coaches.
Bullough, 26, was a Michi-
gan State lineman in 1924
and played with the Green Bay
Packers.
Stoll resigned earlier this
week as line coach at Georgia.
BoiSture, 80. had been head
coach at Bedford St. Mary
High School in Detroit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Bad Spill Likely
To End DevIin's
Skiinq Career

LEAVENWORTH, Wash, Feb.
20 (AP).-The third in a series
of miSfortunes which have
plagued Art Devlin here since
1947 may have ended his COM
petitive career.
Devlin, Lake Placid IN. "
ski jumper, was tuning up yes
terday for Sundays national
championship when he dislo-
Gated his shoulder in a freak
accident.
He had just completed his
second jump of the day and
was making the turn in the
new oval-shaped outrun when
a ski caught in a rut and tipped
him onto his right shoulder.
Devlin, one of the Nations
outstanding jumpers at 36, said
he may have to call it quits
now because I'm too old" He
had hopes of making the United
States Olympic team for the
fourth time.
Devlin suffered the worst
accident of his career here in
l947, when as a rising young
star, he fell in making the long
est competitive jump here-286
feet. Still recovering from a
badly smashed knee in 1919
Devlin made his second appear
ance here without mishap. But
in 1865, when he returned for
the Nationals, he was upset by
the sticky snow again and broke
a wrist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Two Terps on Injured List
For Meet With Navy, Pitt

With two of it's track stars
out with injuries, Maryland
engages Navy and Pittsburgh
In a triangular meet at 1880
pm. tomorrow at Nays new
fieldhouse.
Despite the absence of George
Thurman and Butch Spiegel.
Terp Coach Jim Kehoe will
send out a well-balanced squad
with depth. and several promiS-
ing sophomores.
Murnan was the Atlantic
Coast Conference outdoor pole
vault champion last year. Spie-
gel set records as a schoolboy in
the 100 and 220 for Thomas
Jefferson High School of Rich
mond two years ago in the
State meet.
The Terps will rely on Don
Whitaker in the sprints, but
he may have more than he can
handle in Mel Barnwell of Pitt.
Barnwell won the 60-yard in
vitational in the New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Knights Favored
As ourneyOp

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Feb. 20
(SpeciaD Favored Montgom-
cry Junior College of Takoma
Park, Md, will meet st. Mary'S
at 7:30 here tonight in one of
four games opening the Tri-
State Junior College Confer
ence basketball tournament.
In the nightcap, host Hagers-
town entertains Prince Georges,
Two games this afternoon
open the tournament, Balti-
more playing Shenandoah and
Gainesville meeting Potomac
State.
Montgomery, in winning the
Tri-State title in regular season
play, posted a 1873 record. best
since the school opened in 1916.
The Knights, regardless of
their outcome in this tourney,
will play in the Eastern Re-
gional JUNIOR college tourna-
ment at Binghamton, N. Y.
next Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
AAU Meet
Draws Five
From Area

Headed by John Garten of
George Washington High School
and Bob ThoFne of Bladens-
burg, five area high schools will
be represented in the AAU in
terScholastic track and field
championships tomorrow at
Madison Square Garden.
Garten and Thorne are in
the mile run, top event of the
10-event program. Garten ran
a 4:32.8 and Thorne a 1929
three weeks ago to qualify.
These times are considerably
more than those posted by some
of the other entrants. John
Geraghty of Brooklyn's Bishop
Loughlin High School has run
a 4:22.3 mile on the Garden
board track. Kelvin Callaghan
Of Boston has a 4:26.4 and Bob
Mack of Newark 4:26.5.
Cardozo has entered Ronald
Moore in the high hurdles and
a team in the 1,000-yard relay.
Spingarn also is entered in the
l ,000-yard relay while Eastern
is represented in the 440 by
Carlin Stewart,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Hogan and Nelson
Enter Tourney

FORT WORTH, Tex, Feb.
20 (AP).-Ben Hogan and By
ron Nelson have accepted bids
to play in the National Invita-
ton golf tournament April 20
TO May 8 at Colonial Country
Club here.
Both area men are former
National Open. PGA. Masters
and Western champions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
NYU Is Sixth Team
In NIT Tourney

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (AP).-
New York University's basket
ball team, winner of six of its
last seven games, was selected
today as the sixth team in the
National Invitation Basketball
tournament at Madison Square
Garden March 1921.
The VioletS clinched their in
vitation last night with a 1850
victory over Villanova. another
NIT entry. NYU, with a 1876
record so far this season, has
three remaining games, two of
them against teams previously
selected for the tournament
Fordham and St. Johns.
The other two teams already
named for the 12-team tourna-
ment are Oklahoma City and
st. BonaVenture
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Mexican Champ
Wins Decision

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20
(AP). - Mexico City's Baby
VaSquez survived an eighth
round Touchdown and won a
unanimous verdict over Jimmy
Hornsby of Los Angeles in the
10-round feature bout at Olym-
pic Auditorium last night.
Vasquez. lightweight cham
pion of Mexico, had a big lead
going into the eighth, but he
ran into a short right to the
chin that sent him to the
canvas. He was UP at the count
Of two and managed to hang
on the rest of the round. His
head cleared for the ninth, and
he won it and the 10th.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
RACING

Continued From Page A-S1
the San Felipe. Second in the
weights is Royal Orbit with
118, Eddie Arcaro up. Royal
Orbit, racing for the estate of
Jacques BraunStein, took the
Los Feliz Stakes December 81.
Neil S. McCarthy's Finnegan,
lis, who finished third in the
San Vicente. and W. G. Gil
more's Fightin Indian, 116, also
are likely to 60 in the San
Felipe.
The $15,000-added Letellier
Memorial at a mile and one
eighth is the Fair Grounds
feature at New Orleans.
Petare at Fair Grounds
Venezuelan owned Petare,
who failed in two starts after
surprising with a victory in
his United States debut, has
shifted from Hialeah to the
Fair Grounds and picks up 100
pounds. The probable favor
tie, however, is the consistent
Tenacious. He'll carry top
weight of 122 pounds.
A poll of Hialeah trainers
yesterday indicated that Bards-
town might be a much shorter
price than 8 to 5 in the
Widener tomorrow. Eight OF
10 trainers asked for their
Widener predictions picked the
Calumet gelding, though some
said they might change their
minds if the track isn't fast.
These blamed an of" track
for Bardstown's poor showing
in the McLennan, in which he
came in seventh in an eight
horse field.
Trainer Bert Mulholland
wouldn't make 4 selection. @.
P. MAIZE Odom voted for
Nadir.
Those who voted for Bards-
town included Sunny Jim Fitz-
simmons. Frank j. McManus.
Casey Hayes. Preston Burch,
Johnny Nerud, Sidney Jacobs,
IN. Y. Mcleod and George
Poole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
AviIu Considers
Quitting Baseball

HAVANA, Feb. 20 (AP).-
Bobby Avila, Baltimore Orioles
second baseman, says he is con-
sidering quitting baseball.
Avila, who was traded to
Baltimore by Cleveland last
December Q. said yesterday he
would look over the prospects
of placing a Mexican team in
Cuba. He also said he has an
excellent business opportunity
which would enable him to re-
main with his family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Registration Slated
For Little Leuquers

The four Falls Church Little
Leagues will hold registration
tomorrow from 10 am. to 2 pm.
The Eastern American League
will meet at Falls Church High
School, the Western American
at Graham Road School, the
Federal League at Pimitt Hills
School and the National League
at Timberlain School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
New Haven Snaps
Loss Streak at Home

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Feb. 20
(AP).-The New Haven Blades
last night won their first home
game since January 20 as they
crushed the Johnstown Jets.
I'll, in an Eastern Hockey
League game.
The Blades scored three goals
in each of the first two periods
and coasted to an easy victory.
The win was the third in the
last four games for New Haven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Ycuzu Suspended
At Suntu Anita

ARCADIA, Calf, Feb. 20
(AP) .-Jockey Manuel YcaZa
has been suspended for five
days for rough riding in the
stretch in the fourth race
Wednesday at Santa Anita.
The suspension, which begins
tomorrow. will keep the Pana-
manian rider of Prince LewKer
in the San Felipe Handicap
that day and also from riding
in the Washington's Birthday
Handicap Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Rifle Clinic Slated
For Area Coaches

A clinic for rife instructors
and coaches will be held at the
National Rife Association range
tomorrow and Sunday by an
Army team.
The team, from the advanced
Workmanship unit of Fort Ben
ming, Ga, is headed by Maj. r.
w. Lowe.
Attending the clinic will be a
selected group of 48, including
the rife coaches at Georg
Washington University and sew
eral high schools here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20

Athletic Club Games last week
equaling the world indoor mark
Of 81 seconds in the process.
Maryland's strength lies in
Bill johnson, formerly OF
Wakefield High School, who
holds the hurdles records in
Virginia scholastic competition;
Jim Starboard. also a hurdler;
Frank Colavita, former Wash
ington-Lee High star; John
Lowndes, Fred Hansen and
John Clagett in the middle dis
lance and distance events.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Danish Net Champ III

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 20 (AP)
-Joergen Ulrich. the young
Danish tennis champion. has
entered a Copenhagen hospital
for a major operation. An
examination yesterday showed
a tumor near his heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Cold Delays
CIV Practice

Coach DO Sherman called of
the opening Of spring football
practice for George Washington
University today at Frog Island
because 1t was too cold.
Instead, Sherman hopes to
greet his Il candidates tomor-
row. This is the largest turn
out in years and includes rs
veterans and eight lettermen.
Helping Sherman for the 20
days Of practice viii be Eddie
LeBaron of the Redskins, who
will give most of his attention
to the quarterbacks and some
to the other backs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
MIA STANDINGS

RESULTS LAST NIGHT
Syracuse 113, Boston l05.
GAMES TONIGHT
Minneapolis VS.. New York at Detroit.
Boston At Detroit.
GAMES TOMORROW
Cincinnati at St Louis
Detroit VS.. New York at Philadelphia
Syracuse at Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20

with six victories in eight starts
and earnings OF sl44.692. She
Is the first filly named for the
Preakness in two years.
Other topfiight colts nomi-
mated are Claiborne Farms
Ounce. Brookmeade Stables
Sword Dancer, Elkcam Stables
Atoll. Charfran Stables Crafty
skipper, and Jacques Braunstein
Estates Royal Orbit, who will
be one Of Tony Lees opponents
in the San Felipe.
The complete list Of nominal