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By Joe Agler.
Tk TASHv'nyLE, TENS , June 3.—
We “win” an oaiy gam** at
last. We’ve played 4H hard
gatm-s thi# winning two
dozen and losing two dozen. And
we’ve had to wrestle with every one
of them. Yesterday we took one
when there wasn't even any team
there to offer resistance.
I think we’ll make it stick, too.
The Vols didn’t even show up at
the park, and we had to get in by
Joshing the ground keeper. We put
on our uniform* and lined up at 4
o'clock. Manager Smith named Joe
Dunn umpire and Price and Chap
man furnished the battery. Prico
pitched the customary three strikes.
Umpire Dunn declared the game for
feited to us and we went back to
the hotel.
It was pretty soft.
1 don’t know how the row will end,
but it will be put right up to Presi
dent Kavanaugh, and he will doubt
less decide it right away.
Manager Smith bases his conten
tion that the Voi# should play us
to-day on the following letter he re
ceived in Atlanta from President
Hirsig:
May 28. 1913.
Mr. William Smith, Manager At
lanta Hall Club. Atlanta:
Dear Sir—Received your letter
in reference to your playing here
next Sunday, and beg advise that
we are making arrangements ac
cordingly. We will have our
schedule ready June 1, 2 and 3.
but I tbtnk really it would be
best to play on 3d and 4th. How
ever. It might rain on one of
these days. We will have all of
the week and can easily arrange
this after you arrive Yours
truly.
WILLIAM HIRSIG. President-
As soon as Billy saw that there was
going to be a kick he wired oil par
ticulars to President KaVonaugh and
received from him this telegram:
Little Rock, Jutip 1, 1913.
William Smith, Manager Atlanta
Baseball Club. Duncan Hotel,
Nashville. Tenn.:
Original schedule calls for
games June 2. 3 and 4. If any
changes in schedule were made, it
was done without notice to this
office. However, had 1 been con
sulted, I would have consented to
any changes which the two
clubs had agreed to. Show this
to umpires and Hirsig. and say
to them that grumes ninut bo
played according to agreement,
between you and them, whatever
WILLIAM K. KAVANAUOH.
That’s the way It stands now.
In my personal opinion, there
isn’t a chance now for the club to
lose the protect.
“King” Bra/dy will work to-day,
with Ohaptnan catching. Bill
Sehwgrtz will send. Beck against us,
with Gibson catching. It ought to be
a great battle.
We leave to-night and expect to
play a postponed game with Mont
gomery in Atlanta Wednesday after
noon.
ELBERFELD NOW HAS
LEFT-HANDERS ON STAFF
CHATTANOOGA. TBNN., June 3«—
Manager Elberfeld has purchased Pitch
er Kroh from the Memphis club.
Hunt, secured from Victoria, was re
turned. Elberfeld now has three south
paws. tn Kroh, Coveleskie and Som
mers
ANOTHER BASEBALL FATALITY.
ANACORTEK WASH , June 8. - Paris
Smith, aged eighteen, a high school stu
dent. who was hit on the head by a
baseball, is dead here Milo Htock, aged
23, struck by a pitched ball in the same
game, suffered the loss of an eye and
may die.
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Troyble.
I T la an odd foot that folks who
would not willingly monkey with
a buzz saw or wittingly Juggle
cans of nltro-glycerine while they
were standing still will blithely flirt
with death at high speed and seem
to enjoy it.
The riders gathered for the open
ing of Jack Prince’s Motordrome Fri
day night must necessarily graze
death every time they practice or
race. Theirs Is one of the most dan
gerous callings in the world. A man
would naturally suppose that they
would not risk their necks unless they
were called on to do it. Yet they do.
Yesterday afternoon Wiltner Rich
ard, known to the neck-breaking pro
fession as “Tex,” and Harry Swartz—
“Mile-High Harry” of Denver gave
an exhibition of riding double that
for sheer foolhardiness could not be
equalled outside the ranks of aero
plane artists. And they did it "Just
for fun.”
Rode Double at High Speed.
Several times in the past they have
ridden “double,” with Swartz in the
saddle and Richards dangling off be
hind, seated on a flimsy luggage ear
lier. with no place to put his feet
and no place to put his hands, save
on the shoulders of Swartz. But in
the past they took the track at a
moderate speed. Monday, however,
they went out in a race with Harry
Glenn and for mile after mile they
raced at the full speed of the ma
chine which must have been a good
bit better than 70 miles an hour—
riding all the way on the 58-degree
part of the track, with the machine
and their bodies at right angles to
the tilted track and practically par
allel with the ground.
Slipped—Just in Time.
Finally Mrs. Swartz waived her
husband down and he obediently
stopped—to find that the rear tire
of the machine had Just sustained a
puncture and that another circle of
the track would undoubtedly have
meant a nasty accident and perhaps
a fatality. Mrs. Swartz, the bride
of less than a month, had played one
of her life-saving presentments and
had stopped her husband Just in
time to save him a bad tumble.
Later in the afternoon Richards.
“Jock” McNeil and Harry Glerm.
riding road machines, engaged in a
combination endurance run-steeple-
rhase-go-as-you-please race, in which
McNeil had the advantage in speed,
but Glenn in endurance. The At
lanta rider circled the track until it
was almost totally dark and then
stopped only because he was ordered
off He must have ridden consider
ably over a hundred miles during the
afternoon—which seems like a good
bit of riding under ordinary circum
stances. but which is not so much
when you go safely at a speed of 70
miles an hour.
Excelsior Machine Coming.
Word was received Monday about
the missing Excelsior racing machine,
and it should be at the track this
afternoon. This is Harry Swartz's
machine and he is anxious to get it in
time to have it perfectly tuned by
Friday night
Marty Graves and Georges Renel,
whose machines reached the track
Saturday afternoon, spent Monday In
getting their sheds in order and in
working on their machines.
Renel, the famous Frenchman, has
established himself as though he in
tended to stay all summer, with every
tool neatly placed in its own especial
rack on the wall and with the interior
of his shed fixed up as neatly a* a
surgeon’s instrument case.
The ticket sale progressed well
yesterday Manager Prince has ar
ranged tickets with a rain check at
tached so that anybody buying a
ticket will be sure to get an admis
sion Friday night or some other night
for his money.
DAVY JONES REFUSES
TO JOIN TOLEDO TEAM
‘CHICAGO. June 8.—Davy Jones, sold
by the Chicago Americans to the Toledo
Club of the American Association, lias
refused to report to Toledo and declared
he would remain out of the game rather
than accept the terms offered him
Jones, who for years was a member of
the Detroit Americans, owns a drug
store in Detroit.
Rube Marquard Advises Pitchers
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Says Control Is Main Essential
DYSON BEATS WEBBER.
NEW YORK, June 3.—Eddie Web
ber was payed from a knock-out at the
hands of YOung Dyson last night when
Referee Dab Tone stopped the unequal
contest in the third round of their
ten-round bout.
By Rube Marquard.
(Star Southpaw of tha Champion
Giants ana holder of tha World'*
Reoord of Nineteen Cortaec-
utive Victoria*.)
I N baseball, as In all other profes
sions. there will alway* be plenty
of room for good men. The rule
holds for every position, but partic
ularly for those spaciallata known
us pitchers. For I think that pitching
is more than half the game. Let me
illustrate by the club standings of the
National League.
Philadelphia is setting the pace in
a manner to make all tne rest of us
uncomfortable. The pitching staff of
the leaders ha* been one of the very
few in major league baseball to show
real consistency of form. Dooin has
four or five twirlers in mid-season
shape; the answer is a club away out
in front. Outside his battery strength
the Quaker leader has not a notice
able advantage over any of three or
four rivals I do not think the Phil
lies as good a collection as Giants.
Cubs or Pirates.
On paper Cincinnati might be rat
ed almost as highly as the Dooinites.
Yet the Tinker clan is trailing miles
behind the procession. This great
gap between the pace-makers and the
trailers is largely a difference in
pitching effectiveness.
Brooklyn, with a well balanced
team, is making a very game fight,
chiefly because Dahlen’s box corps—
particularly Rucker. Ragon and Allen
—upholds its end. Pittsburg is in
the second division simply because
Clarke’s wonderful box talent has
failed so far to deliver up to its true
standard.
It therefore stands to reason that
a good pitcher is pretty sure of a
good salary in the major leagues. To
the prospective pitching phenoms.
then. I would like to offer a few
words of advice. If my own experi
ence will benefit any one toward the
goal of his ambition he is quite wel
come to any information I may be
able to furnish.
Southpaws in Demand.
Being a left-hand pitcher I am nat
urally most interested in southpaws.
I am sure the field for aspirants along
this specialty is quite ample to sat
isfy the greatest ambition. There are
few enough sterling port-side tossers
in this age of speed. For the natural
tendency of the profession is toward
left-handed hitting. It cuts down the
distance to first base considerably, a
matter of great moment in beating In
field taps. As left-handed pitching is
the very best solution for left-handed
hitting it goes wl'hottt saying that
a competent southpaw will always be
in great demand.
Not every player, of couroo, is qual
ified to become proficient In the pitch
Ing art. Ther« are many physical
qualifications. Most managers are
prejudiced against little pitchers
Few of them have tha physical power
and endurance to stand the strain of
nina tight inning*, let alone the stam
ina necessary to outlast a rival In
an overtime dual.
A pitcher mu«t ba very strong to
stand the wear and tear of regular
duty He must be especially strong
in his throwing arm and in his hands.
A good finger grip is absolutely nec
essary to control properly the varia
tions of delivery. Long fingers prove
a great help They afford a much
better purchase on the ball.
I need not go into a technical
treatise on the art of pitching Moat
every boy fond of outdoor sports is
familiar with the chief principles *»f
curving a baseball. The aptituae with
which he masters these principles
should give him a fair idea of his
pitching possibilities. Unless one is
bom with the knack of throwing
properly he is not likely to retain
the enthusiasm necessary for the
proper development of pitching skill.
Perfection cornea only through the
most diligent practice.
Speed a Great Asset.
Speed, or the power to throw a ball
swiftly, is a very great asset. Wal
ter Johnson. Joe Wood and Thief
Bender depend greatly upon this at
tribute. Yet none of them could get
away with sheer speed alone. Rivals
would scon learn to gauge it. So all
of these men are equipped w ith many
other forms of delivery. They use
curves and slow balls mixed in with
the speed so that the batter is al
ways kept guessing.
It is well for a beginner to realize
at once that he must learn to vary
his speed. This ability i* known as
a change of pace. Through its grace
manv pitchers who do not possess
speed of merit are able to go on
fooling the best of batsmen
A pitcher should always remember
to surround himself with a* much
mystery as possible. He must hide
from the batter the kind of ball he
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intends to throw. If a batter knows
a curve is coming he is quite likely
to hit it hard; but if a curve comes
where a fast ball ia expected he is
quite as likely to be fooled.
Hence comes style. The good pitch
er Is the one who uses the same mo
tion for every delivery. He never
tips off what he intends to throw.
It takes long practice to acquire this
cunning.
Mastery of style and repertoire,
however, is only a small beginning
toward true effectiveness. More than
half of tha secret of success hinge*
about control. It makes no difference
how cunningly a pitcher may “break”
the ball, he will be absolutely worth
less unless he can throw just about
where he alma. The plate is only
17 inches wide, and for a strike the
ball must pass somewhere over It
between the batter’s knees and shoul
der* to be a strike.
Target Always Changing.
Now. batters are of different sizes
and possessed of different styles.
Some stand erect, some crouch, some
crowd the plate, others stand away
back. So that the target, as well as
the difficulties of locating it, are al
ways changing. The pitcher stands
approximately 65 feet away from the
“platter,” bo that he mbst necessa
rily be very expert in his aim to
“work the corners” properly.
The value of control is best illus
trated, perhaps, in the brilliant ca
reer of Christy Mathewson. This
greatest of all pitchers rarely hits a
batsman; he seldom gives a pass. He
pitches less balls to the game than
any rival. And by getting away with
the very least effort Mathewson is
not only able to achieve the greatest
success, but also to conserve his won
derful powers and energy.
GIANTS SEND PERRYMAN
TO ROANOKE BALL CLUB
EMORY COWbEGE. OXFORD. GA..
June 3.—Key Perryman, the elongated
preacher-pitcher of Emory College, who
was placed upon the ineligible list by the
National Commission, for failing to re
port to Manager TMcGraw, of the New
York Giants, has been reinstated and
farmed to Roanoke, of the Virginia
League.
Perryman received a telegram this
morning from the oRanoke manager urg
ing him to report as soon as Emory
closed and instructing him to get thor
ough work-outs every day. Roanoke is
leading the Virginia League, and as Per
ryman has been the sensation of this
league for the past two years, he will
no doubt have a banner season.
CRACKERS HOPE TO PLAY
BILLIKENS ON WEDNESDAY
Wednesday will be Grocers' and
Butchers' day at Ponce DeLeon Park
probably.
A game between Montgomery and the
Crackers ha* been tentatively scheduled
for that day There may be a hitch,
however, owing to the fact that Nash
ville refused to play the Atlanta club
yesterday and may be able to holdi the
Crackers to a date in the Tennessee cap
ita! Wednesday. President Kavanaugh
will give a ruling on this right away
and will straighten up the matter.
OTHER RESULTS MONDAY.
International League.
Baltimore, 11; Jersey City, 8.
Providence. 5: Newark. 4
Buffalo. 1; Montreal. 0.
Rochester. 3; Toronto, 1.
American Association.
St. Paul, 6; Minneapolis, 4
Louisville. 5. Columbus, 2.
Milwaukee. 5: Kansas City, 2.
Indianapolis, 3; Toledo, 0.
Carolina Association.
Raleigh. 2: Greensboro. 0
Winston-Salem. 5; Durham, 3.
Asheville, 4; Charlotte, 2.
Virginia League.
Portsmouth, o; Richmond. 4.
Petersburg. 3; Roanoke. 0
Newport News, 2; Norfolk. 1.
Appalachian League.
Middlesboro. 8; Bristol. 2
Johnson City. 6; Knoxville. 1.
Cotton States League.
Selma. 2; Jackson. 0.
Columbus. 6; Meridian. 1.
Pensacola, 7; Clarksdale. 3.
BASEBALL
SUMMARY
Results of Every Game of Im
portance Played Yesterday.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Tuesday.
Atlanta at Nashville.
New Orleans at Montgomery.
Birmingham at Chattanooga.
Mobile at Memphis.
Standing of the Clubs
W U Pc.
Mobile. 36 19 .648
N’vllle. 26 22 .542
Atlanta. 24 24 .500
M'phis...24 24 .500
W. U Pc.
B'ham. 22 23 .489
Chatt.. 23 34 .480
Mont.. 23 26 .46#
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Dahlen in M’Gra w’s Class—Ebbets
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Monday’* Result*.
Atlanta-Nashville; off day.
Chattanooga-Birmingham; rain.
Mobile. 9: Memphis. 1.
New' Orleans, 7; Montgomery, 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Tuesday.
Boston at Pittsburg.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at St. Louis.
Standing of th« Club*.
W. L.
Phila... 23 11
B’klyn. 21 16
New Y.21 16
Ch go 21 20
Pc
.676
.568
568
.537
W. L.
P'burg 20 20
St. L. ..19 23
Boston. 14 21
C’nati . 15 27
Pc.
.500
.450
.400
.357
Monday’* Results.
Philadelphia. 6; Brooklyn. 2.
Pittsburg, 7f, Boston, 4.
Other games not scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Tuesday.
St. Louis at Washington
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston.
Cleveland at New York.
Standlna of the Clubs.
\V. L. Pc.
Phila . 30 10 .750
Cl'land . .30 13 698
.24 20 .545
22 19 .537
Chi'go..
W’ton..
W L. Pc
Boston 18 22 .450
Detroit..18 27 400
St. L. ...19 29 .396
N. York. 9 30 .231
Monday’* Result*.
Boston, 4; New- York, 3 (first game).
Boston, 8; New York, 6 (second
game).
Philadelphia, 9; Washington, 4 (first
game).
Philadelphia, 4; Washington, 3 (second
game).
Other games not scheduled.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Games Tuesday.
Savannah at Albany.
Columbus at Charleston.
Jacksonville at Macon.
>9
W. L. Pc.
R’v'nah.31 7 816
Col’ bus. 20 18 .526
Macon... 19 18 .514
W L. Pc
J’vllle... 18 21 *62
Ch’ston.TS 25 .342
Albany..12 24 .333
Monday’s Result*.
Columbus. 2; Charleston, 2.
Macon, 3; Jacksonville. 2.
Savannah, 6; Albany, 6.
EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE.
Games Tuesday.
Valdosta at Americus.
Cordele at Brunswick.
Thomasville at Waycros*.
Standing of the Club*.
W L. Pc. 1 W. L. Pc.
V'dosta.18 10 679 T'viUe...l3 14 .481
C’dele .15 12 .556) B’wiok.,12 16 .428
W*cross. 14 14 .500 | Am’cus.ll 17 .390
Monday's Results.
Waycross, 4; TnomasvIHe, 1.
Americus. 2; Valdosta, 1.
Brunswick, 5; Cordele, 0.
GEORGIA-ALABAMA LEAGUE.
Games Tuesday.
Newnan at I^aGrange.
Gadsden at Opelika.
Anniston at Talladega.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. Pc.
G'dsden.16 9 .640
T’dega 14 11 .560
Opelika. 13 11 .542
W L. Pc
An’ston. 13 12 .520
Newnanll 14 .440
LaGr'ge 7 17 .292
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Monday’* Result*.
Opelika. 4; Gadsden. 1.
LaGrange, 8; Newnan, 3.
Talladega. 4; Anniston, 1.
OLYMPIC HERO IN GREAT FEAT.
CHICAGO, June 3.—Alva Richards
Olympic high jump champion, and a
member of the Illinois Athletic Club
track team, yesterday jumped 6 feet 4
riches In practice at the University of
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B rooklyn, n. y., June 3.—
There is nothing accidental
about the wonderful showing of
the Brooklyn baseball team in this
season’s National League race; there
is nothing of the flash in the pan va
riety about the team’s present gait
toward the top rung of the standing
of the clubs; the team is not playing
above its natural strength, as some
fans think. No, sir-ee—far from it
all. President Charles H. Ebbets is
authority for the statement that the
players in winning series from Bos
ton, Giants, Chicago and Cincinnati
have only put up their regular game,
and that with an even break of luck
the Dodgers will finish right up with
the leaders.
Col. Ebbets explained at great
length the secret of Brooklyn’s show
ing this season, which has been the
sensation of the big leagues. This
is why thousands lately have been
proud to call Brooklyn a home;
“After years of experimenting Man
ager Dahlen has finally rounded up a
championship team. Every man is
young, fa*t, ambitious and confident.
The pitching staff, while a little late
in starting, will prove to be one of the
best in the league. Fisher, at short,
has plugged a weak spot and the in
field now is working like a charm.
Wheat and Stengel in the outfield
have shown their ability, and Moran
or possibly Benny Meyer* will take
care of right field. The team has in
Otto Miller a catoher with few equals.
Absolute harmony exists and each
player i* confident that the team will
either win the pennant or finish well
up in the race.”
Dahlen Is Modest.
The explanation of President Eb
bets of the Dodgers’ strength and
weakness came after the refusal of
Manager Dahlen to tell how he has
finally put Brooklyn on the baseball
map, the first time since 1900.
The interview took place in the
club’s office at Ebbets field. The
players, indulging in morning prac
tice, were having a busy time out
on the diamond. The office force was
working like beavers on attendance
figures and other matters. President
Ebbets paused in his labors long
enough to phone to the clubhouse for
Manager Dahlen, after the visitor
made known his mission.
“Come up to the office. Bill," called
the Dodgers’ boss. Presently with the
timidity of a schoolboy, the uniform
ed figure of Manager Dahlen tiptoed
into the high sanctum. Boss Charley
greeted Manager Bill with one of
those “Now do your prettiest looks.”
Everything was set for a corking good
story. The whole truth about the
Brooklyn team was about to be re
vealed.
“Now, Manager Dahlen,’’ began the
interviewer, “will you please tell us
how you formed your team and how
you consider its prospects?”
A jackknife closing up didn’t have
anything on the way Dahlen’s jaws
contracted. The manager forgot him
self for a second when he said he
didn’t care to talk baseball and had
nothing to say about his players.
But Col. Ebbets, seeing that his
modest manager wouldn’t talk, play
ed the role of a pinch hitter and came
to bat with an interview that gave'in
detail the merits of each player and
the nine’s ability and outlook in the
race.
First the club president paid a big
tribute to Bill Dahlen—“Bad Bill” of
the old days he spent on the Polo
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Mr. Ebbets thinks that his leader
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lery of great managers.
“When Dahlen came here four years
ago.” began Ebbets, “he found a team
composed of disorganizes, loafers
and men w’ho had no right to be on a
big league team. He finally weeded
out these players, and to show proof
of his judgment not one man that he
ever let go was claimed by a major
league club. To discover and develop
good men takes time, but Dahlen was
tireless in his work. Some players
I have rounded up myself, but I leave
all the final details to the manager.
“After three years Bill has a col
lection of young players working in
perfect harmony with one point in
mind—to do the best for their club.
It would do your heart good to see
the way they work and every one
believes in the team’s ability to <?omje
out on top. I have sat in the grand
stand and watched the men in some
hard games and I haven’t spotted the
least sign of a check in their play.”
Dahlen Developed Runners.
According to Ebbets. Manager Dah
len has constructed a scoring ma
chine and a steam roller attachment,
too. It was Bill’s aim, said Colonel
Ebbets. to form a team of fast base
runners. This season’s team has been
the speediest In years and all the
credit must go to William Dahlen,
who, under adverse conditions, has
at last gitpeB ;Brooklyn a team that
it might well be proud of.
And what about the Giants?
Well, McGraw and Dahlen are man
agers of teams in the big city, laugh
ingly declared Ebbets, and it isn’t
polite to talk about your neighbors.
The Dodgers’ owner wound up his
interview with a peep into the future.
The National League race looks to
Ebbets like one grand free-for-all
fight with the Brooklyn hopefuls al
ways in the thick of the battle.
“Give us an even break of luck and
one more high-grade pitcher.” con
cluded Mr. Ebbets. “and we’ll come
mighty near winning the pennant.”
RFCORD FIELD
OFF IN S. G. A.
MOTOR RACES
Grand opening June
6. Ten raees. Start
8:30 p. m. Admission
25c. Grandstand 25c
extra.
Old Circus Grounds
By W. R. Tichenor.
M ontgomery, ala., June 3.—
A field of enormous propor
tions got away this morning
in the twelfth annual tournament of
the Southern Golf Association.
So large is the field that it will
take steady work all the day to get
them qualified. Early indications
were that more players would tee off
to-day than ever faced the starter
before in a S. G. A. event.
A big field put in a final day of n
practice yesterday. It was estimated
that about 175 players circled the
course once or twice.
Strange to relate, no exceptionally
good scores were recorded, despite
the fact that the course was foot and
fit.
Jack Edrington. of Memphis, cham
pion of 1910, who is regarded as a "
dangerous contender this year for the
honors held by W. P. Stewart, of
New Orleans, turned in an 82 for his
only round of the day.
Match play will start to-morrow
and will continue all the week.
The field for this event seems a pe
culiarly representative one. Several
Texas golfers are on hand, as well as
representatives from one or more
clubs from every State represented in
the S. G. A. territory.
BASEBALL INJURY FATAL.
ST. LOUIS, June 3.—Frederick G.
Whittemore. Jr., freshman in Yale Uni
versity, died here yesterday from injury
to the spine, which resulted from being
hit by a baseball several years ago.
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