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Willard to Retire Undefeated If He Whips Dempsey on July 4
Caepentier Can Not Be Classed as
} Formidable Rival—All Other
Heavyweights Have Passed
From Game.
» By JAMES J. CORBETT.
It Jess Willard should knock out
Jack Dempsey on July 4 it probably
means that Willard will become the
only retired heavyweight champion in
the modern history of the ring. For
then there'd be no one left for Jess to
fight
The many bouts that have taken
place in the heavyweight ranks during
the past few years have seen the de
throning of many cld idols, the shat
tering of many “hopes,” and the
downfall of more than a score of men
who once were reckoned as possible
conquerors of the pugilistic king.
Frark Moran has practically quit
the ring. Jim Flynn passed out of the
“major” division long , ago. The
knockout defeat which Dempsey
handed to Carl Morris wrote “finis”
ondlthe ambitions that Morris has
nursed since he became the first white
hope far back in 1910. Fulton never
again can be taken seriously. Wei
rert, Brennan, Coffey, Cowler, Lec
vinsky, Dillon—all have passed out
beypnd the horizon that .embraced
only top-notch “heavies.”
Georges Carpentier, of France, is
the only heavyweight in the world,
other than Jack Denipsey, who is
reckoned by some to have a chance
with Willard. And it is unlikely that
Carpentier, at his very best, ever
wouid have given Willard more than
a mild workout. The French young
ster has been touted highly—but so
were hundreds of others. Carpentier
fought some good fights, but while at
his best he was whipped by such men
as Biily Papke, Frank Klaus and Joe
Jeanette, who can not ever be classed
with Willard.
Carpentier is not quite 6 feet tall
and beams around 180, That's 2
Mches shorter than Dempsey and 15
pounds lighter. Surely if Dempsey is
supposed to be at a great disadvan
tage because of Willard’s bulk, Car
pentier would be more so. And Car.
pentier has been away from the ring
for nearly four years, during which
”ne he became “rusty”—and the .rust
f inactivity rarely wears off a fistic
performer, I
But eéven if there wa# a demand for
a Wiliard-Carpentier fight, in case
Willard whipped Dempsey, there isn’t
one chance in 100 that the match
would be made. There are two big
reasons. One is that Willard cer
tainly wouldn’t journey to Europe and
the other is that Carpentier won’t
come to America. Carpentier is fear
fully afraid of the water and nothing
in the world could induce him to
make an ocean voyage to these
shores.
Of course, {if Willard whipped
Dempsey, there might rise within the
next few years another heavyweight
of great promise and great ability
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who might be considered by many as
a possible conqueror of the Kansas
battier. But it 18 unlikely that Wil
lard ever will fight again in defense
of his title in case he wins decisively
from Dempsey. Willard has reached
an age in life where training is a
great effort and where the love of
battle no longer blazes high. And,
anyway, Willard never cared much
alout the fistic game, and fought,
not because he was fond of mixing it
with other fellows, but because of the
morey thar was in it
Willard today has aequired about
all the money that he could spend in
a half dozen lifetimes. Just how
mneh he is worth is & (mqsstlo&t.l but
$50¢,000 or more is a conservative
estimate. Therefore, if Willard should
whip Dempsey and so remove the
only real rival in America today, Jess
undoubtedly will lay aside his gloves
forever and spend the rest of his
days far removed from ring warfare,
HEARST'S SUNDAY AMKR!CAN — A Newspaper for People Who Think — SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 1919,
FEATURES IN MAJORS
NATIONAL LEAGUE. -
Gavvy Cravath is showing the way
to the batters with the splendid av
erage of 431, Ivy Olson leads the run
scorers with 30 tallies, and also banged
out the most hits, 56 to date. Ross
IYoun. and Carson filgbee stole the most
bases, each pilfering 13 sacks,
Cecil Causey is way ahead of the
i pitchers. The Giants young star has
iwon his first eight games in a row
| without a los this season.
| Iddie Roush went on-a batting ram
i page that endured 18 straight games
luntil June 8, when Burleigh Grimes
,applied the brakes and stopjed him,
Dufl:s his stretch of hitting Eddie
clout 22 hits in 48 trials for the big
mark of .468. Roush has failed to hit
in but one of his last 26 consecutive
games, after a streak lasting eleven
snmu: he went hitless on Pat Moran's
ay in Philadelphia, May 26, before
‘(z‘vne Pagkard, and began his 13-game
streak the very next contest.
| Cy willlams has Wit safely ia 11
i straight ‘am«es. when Phil Douglas
‘ltopped him on June 11. During his
streak Cy laced 19 hits in 48 attempts
for a mark of 396, In the same gamg
another Philly busted a streak. Fred
Luderus had run up a stretch of eight
games for a dogen hits in 25 tries
for .480.
Benny Kauff quit to Walter Reutheg
on June 11 after getting his ihts seven
| games, in which he smashed out 12 hits
{in 28 tries for .429,
Ivy Olson quit to Ray Fisher after
hitting safely in eight straight games,
during which lvy came through with
1320.11".. in 39 attempts for a mark of
Walter Holke had hit safe for ten
utnl:ht games when stopped by Claude
Hendrix; he got 14 hits in 38 attempts
for ,368.
These players got four hits In a game,
|Hnl Chase, Benny Kauff, Ivy Olson and
Walter Schmidt,
Larry Kopf had hit for .520 in seven
fi\mu when Burleigh Grimes halted
m. '
Buck Henol quit to Gr?:er Alexan
der after hitting .348 in lex games.
Greasy Neale was stopped by Jake
Pfeffer after hitting safely seven
g’smns. in which he got eight hits in
tries for .276.
Five Vitt Boys on
Same Baseball Team
SAN FRANCISCO, June 14—This
is a story of the Vitts. Pretty near
ly every one who pays atiention to
baseball has heard of Oscar *he San
Franciseo high school kid who start.
ed with the Seals, went to Detroit
and Is now with the Boston Red Sox.
But Oscar, it appears, has some il
iustrious cousins, all of whom are
members of Vitt's Grays, an Oakland
team, Lawrence Vitt, who has just
returned from eighteen months' serv.
|ice in France, is the main attraction,
|He plays third. Three other broth
ers were also in the ranks f Uncle
Sam's defenders, to-wit: Henry sec
ond base; Ed, shortstop, and Juhn,
left field. X
Joe Vitt, the fifth brother, ar's as
manager. He was ready for an of
ficers’ trulninf ecamp when the armi
stice came. Pretty good record,
Baseball Forced Into
Background in England
Baseball Is loulnfi its. hold on the
English sporting publie, according to re
ecent reports from London, The Amer
fean game is being forced into the shade
{by the revival of enthusiasm for erick
et—the national pastime,
I The rapidity with which ericket i= re.
gaining its prestige is shown by the
I!nct that 200 cricket clubs are now ac
g;e in London alone, although the sport
oot yot attained Its pre-war status.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Ty Cobb is leading the batters with
an average of .355; Geogre Sisler is
showing the way to the run scorers
{with 31 tallies; Ty Cobb banged out
| the most hits, 54, and Wheeler John-
Iston leads the base-runners with 14
stolen bases.
|" "Herb Thormahlen tops the pitchers,
|the Yankees' young star has won five
Ixames in a rw without a loss.
\ Ray Chapman packed a terrific bat
jting streak through twelve consecutive
Eames until June 8, when h?hrun afoul
ollie Naylor, and busted 8 streak.
During his stretch of hitting Ray slam~
med out 18 hits in 45 tries for an even
400 and tallied 11 runs,
Bronkie, of Browns, had hit safely l?
seven straight games when he wa
stopped b{ Jim Shaw, During his
streak of hitting he came through with
t:ln_r hits in 24 attempts for a mark of
Bob Shawkey, besides holding the
White Sox to one hit on June 8, stopped
Chick Crandall's batting, which had en
dured seven straight fames and ylelded
a mark of .320.
Sam Vick had hit for 407 in six con
secutive games when he was halted
by Hub Lonard.
Bill Jacobson, besides scoring seven
rung in fivt straight games, had hit
safely In sig games for a mark of .320,
r‘hen'wuter Johnson halted Bill on
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Yale Had Great Record
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On Courts This Year
NEW HAVEN, CONN,, June 14.—The
undergraduate body at Yale gives much
ecredit to Coach Hincheliffe and Captain
Garland of the 'varsity team for the ex
cellent showing this season. Says The
Yale News:
“For the second consecutive vear the
University tennis team finished a sea
son undefeated, and can lay undisputed
claim to the intercollegiate champion
ship, This record established by the
team is largely due to the efficient work
of Coach Hincheliffe, who handled the
team for his fourth year. Captain Gar
land, who will lea dthe team again In
1920, was by far the¢ most brilliant and
consistent performer of the season, but
all the players deserve credit for the
team's remarkable success,
“The season has been one of the most
successful of any ever held at the uni
versity, The team went through the
schedule without a defeat, winning eas
ily from all the college teams encoun
tered and tying the Forest Hilla team,
wxlch i# made up of some of the high
et ranking players in the East,
‘““Phe season started with the Ford
ham match, which proved to be an
easy vietory. Trinity, Amherst, Co
lumbia, and Massachusetts Institute of
Technology wore then decisively defeat
ol in orfier The Princeton match &
Princeton furnished the first real test.
Captain QGarland, who had not Jost a
get previous to the Princeton match,
was beaten by Captain Beekman, of
Princeton. The rest of the team won
thelr respective matches with little trou-
Me. In the doubles Garland showed his
ugual brilllant form, and playing with
Rlc% defeated the ranking Princeton
doubles palr
“The jast college mateh of the season
was held with Harvard, and the uni
versity won decisively, Garland played
A fast, accurate gnme, and his overhead
strokes were perfect. He defeated Hel
en of Harvard 6-1, 60, and was an
easy winner in the doubles with Riee."
Tennis Enjoying Great
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Popularity in England
From both hemispheres comes word
that tennie this year is enjoying the
greatest popularity In its history. The
All-England Y.awn Tennis Club an
nounces that the reseryed seats for the
champlonship nt Wimbledon are gone.
The Glusgow Newws tells of a shortage
of tennis couma both for elub members
and players who use the Furk facilities
Many courte are being bullt to meet the
nudl but the nhur'lfifl In_expected to
increase rather than lessen,
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Cracker Has Pitched Four Over
time Contests—Averaged Over
i 11 Frames a Game in 11 Games.
I By CHARLES SHONESY.
~ Ray Roberts, Cracker twirler, has
the extra-inning record among
Southern League pitchers, He could
easily put in a claim for overtime and
get away with it.
Not only has he hurled the longest
Southern League game on record—his
Friday performance against the
Lookouts and Rube Marshall, which
was locked in the twenty-third ses
sion-—but he has stood the gaff of
three other contests that entroached
upon eternity
In the four extended battles he
worked 64 inning, an average of 16
frames per—and the best he got was
a couple of tie games; the others he
lost by one run margins.
It looks as if Roberts is the real
work horse of the league—the Iron
Man if you will—and furthermore, he
is not paying a luxury tax on a rab
bit's foot. The breaks have been
against him. Every time he hasg start
ed, he has faced a foeman who was
pitching red-hot ball, or the Crack
ers happened to be taking a day off
of the hit column,
HIS CAREER.
Roberts was a lieutenant in Uncle
Sam's army before he attracted the
attention of the Atlanta bosses. He
was rated as the star hurler with the
Forty-fifth Infantry while with that
unit at Camp Gordon Frank DeHaney,
also signed by the Crackers, and later
f£old to Memphis, was his battery
mate.
Ray pitched several brilliant games
for the soldiers and lost some of them
aue to the poor backing of his team
mates—and the poor backing has
followed him into the professional
ring.
Very few of his games have been
free hitting contests or filled with
an over abundance of tallies. With
any other hurler on the slab the
Crackers usnally slam the pellet rath
er hard and with some frequency, but
let the former lieutenant toe the rub-
Ler and the Crackers look like a back
lot team. More errors have been
made behind him than any point man
of the Crackers.
DRAW BAD START.
In his first game he looked like
a “has been” and the rest of the
gang could hardly be complimented
with calling them by that name. Sev~
en errors were made in that game,
four by the Crackers and three by
the 'Noogans. The Crackers got six
safeties and the Lookouts connected
for thirteen; the score was 5-0 with
the Crackers on the shut-out end of
the figures,
In the next game he looked far bet
ter. Nashville won out in a seven
inning game, 1-0. The locals found
three safeties and the Vols were good
tor six.
. RELIEF WORK.
May 27 he went in in the seventh
inning after Adams had been pul
verized. The game was lost before
he started. Only one run was scored
off his delivery and that came in the
ninth. The score wag Atlanta 7,
Memphis 4.
Then a few days later he relieved
Adams and Aiken after both had hit
the showers in the first spasm. At
lanta won this game, 7-5, the Chicks
scoring one run off him. He weorked
eight innings,
Then came his string of overtime
contests. Ile hooked up In a sixteen
inning game with New Orleans and
the best either could do was two tal
lies. The umps put the game away
after the sixteenth on account of
darkness. On the first disastrous
road trip of the Crackers, Mobile won
over Ray, 4-2, and the game stayed
within the time limit,
A twelve-inning affair with New
Orleans was his next start. He evi
dently has something against the Pels
as he has hurléed two extra-frame
affairs against the Dobbs' gang. The
game went to the Pels in the twelfth
with Roberts still hurling good ball
The game was given the Pels by
Bratchi, who muffed a long fly to left,
letting in the winning tally. The
score in this was 6-56. The Pels were
«qual to 14 safeties and the Crackers
accounted for only eight,
A game with Nashville was lost,
5-3. Kleven hits went to the Vols,
while the Crackers were only good
for seven, He then lost a 2-1 game
to the Travelers The (‘rackers drew
two hits, while the Pebbles were there
with ten,
LOST IN THIRTEENTH,
Another extro-inning aflair took
place in the same series when the
Crackers lost a 1-0 game in the thir
teenth frame This game was 'ost
due to a bunching of hits in the last
of the thirteenth. Little Rock suc
coeded in getting elght hits, while
the Crackers again were far off and
only got six, |
Then the affair Friday that takes
the cake thus far in the Southern, He
engaged in a 2-2 tie game with Chat
tanooga. Rube Marshall was the one
to stick out the fight, The game
went 23 Innings and was finally
brought to a close by the umps for
lack of light, The 'Noogans had the
wame won Friday but for h boner by
Marshall, who pulled a Fred .\lurkoll
stunt, & dupleate of the one that lost
for the Glants. Both pitchers hurled
good ball and were getting stronger
ns« the game lengthened and hod the
#un been held up as in the days of
Joshua, there is no telling when the
game would have come to an end.
HIS RECORD.
Ray has worked in eleven games,
from three to twenty-three nnings
per game, having a total of 1§ In
nings or an average of a fraction over
cleven Innings per game. Eighty-sev=
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“BIG BILL'S” BALL CLUB.
NEW YORK, June 14.—Mike Donlin, the famous actor, who used to be
a well-known ball player, has a new job. Mike is now scouting for “Big
Bill” Edwards' baseball club, which is expected to be one of the greatest
’clubs the world has ever seen.
That is, it would be one of the greatest if we could shove the years
back anywhere from a decade to half a century, for “Big Bill's” outfit is to
be composed of old-timers, many of whom will antedate Methuselah and
other aged guys. ;
I Donlin started out last week looking over the tall sticks of Broadway,
and soon had the nucleus of a praétty fair club. The men he signed were
instructed to report to “Big Bill” for the Boy Scout doings this week.
Wherever Mike went he got wind of some new prospect who might
lend strength to his club. Before he gets through there will be the all
firedest stirring of bones in the cemetery of Baseballdom in all history.
“I've just been talking to Bill Dahlen,” said Mike, consulting his list.
“He's with some dry dock outfit, handling a ball club, and he has accepted
terms with me. Tommy Corcoran will be in tomorrow, and I've writteen
a bale of letters to Bill Clarke, at Princeton; Joe l‘lly. at Baltimore;
Hans Lobert, at West Point, nnd.a :sun.drod others.
Call for W. Keeler.
“I'm on the track of Tom Daly, over in Brooklyn, eontinued Mike, “and
if T don't locate Willie Keeler in the same place I'm going to put the.case
in the hands of the police. ’
“Joe Hornung is going to be with me. So is Wild Bill Donovan and
Patsy Donovan, both from the International League. I'm hunting for
Tommy McCarty. He'’s around here somewhere, and | also want the ad
dress of Dasher Troy. a
“I'm getting together such a bunch of good hitters that 1 probably
won't have to play myself. I'll pull the Arlie Latham, and coach from third
base. Big Bill is going to manage from the bench, Walit uutil you see the
line-up I'm getting him.”
The Boy Scout week, with “Big Bill” pushing it, promises to be the
largest incident of the year. It runs through the Flag Day, June 14, The
purpose is to secure a million associate members from among the mothers
and fathers and older brothers of potential Boy Scouts.
The money-getting end of it is secondary to the membership thing, as
the dues are only sl, New York's quota will be at least 300,000, which is
merely a breeze for “Big Bill” ar:d I\ls.crowd.
’ The “Color Line.”
One of our readers asks us to explain the circumstances of the drawing
of the “color line” by John L. Sullivan against Peter Jackson.'
We weren't around at that time, but, taking the word of Jimmy
Wakely, Sullivan’'s old backer for it, John L. personally never drew the line.
It was Wakely. We printed this same story a spell back in an interview
with Jimmy.
As a matter of fact, Wakely says, Sullivan wanted to fight Jackson.
He was always Inquiring of Jimmy: b
“Well, what about the naygur?”
But Wakely would never consent to a match bhetween the pair, and
for a reason which he frankly expressed in after years, but which he never
mentioned to Sullivan at the time of their association.
He thought Jackson could probably beat Sullivan, Incidentally, it is
that same thought which governed the action of most managers of white
fighters down through the after years when some formidable negro was
trying to get a match with their men,
It's not a bad reason, at that.
CANTON, June 14 —llf Welterweight
Champion Jack Britton agrees to en
ter the rthg here June 19 in defense
of his title, the bout to be of twelve
rounds with Bryvan Downey, of Co
wmbus, or Johnny Griffiths, of Ak
ron, he Wwill hold the challenger to
a stiffer weight mark than in past
performances.
~ Britton came within an ace of be
ing knocked out by Downey in their
‘lnt clash here; Downey tipped the
‘beam at 150 pounds at least. Grif
fiths also has engaged in recent bouts
Iwelghmg more than 150, but the
Ohioan can not expect such privilege
from the veteran titleholder for their
‘next meeting. Britton learned a lee
son in the same ring here that he
lifted the championship from Ted
Lewis,
Early this week Matchmaker Mec-
IKlnney, of the Canton Club, started
negotiations with the managers of the
Irivnl glovesters. With the last week
the club here has been pressed to
‘match Griffiths with Britton, rather
‘than Downey. It is realized that the
Akron lad still has a big following in
this section. Dan Morgan, Britton's
manager, declares Griffiths is one of
the few welterweights Britton re
spects, and a boxer who can make
the welterweight mark with the
championship, at stake,
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Naming 3 Best Riders
Is Not an Easy Job
NEW YORK, June 141 t is & difficuilt
thing to select the three best riders of the
yoar, even though there are just about
that many who stand out in the matter of
winning mounts, Cuff Hobingon is grouped
with the best on the turf, but ene could
hardly rank CHff with finished horsemen
like Knapp, Loftus, Lunsford, Butwell,
Troxler and several othaers.
Robinson s indeed n brilliamt prospect,
but that's all It will require at Jenst
three or four years of riding for him to
gain the experience of the above-mentioned
quintet Bante, Rodriguez, Thurber and
numberless others are also spiendid littie
artists, but they will require even more
time to develop than Robinson, who seoms
to be a nn(u‘.ll horsemnn and a sensibie
chap.
A et
en hits have been garnered off Ray
in the 118 innings.
Twenty-eight runs have been scored
off Ray In 11 games or an averag«
of two and six-elevenths runs per
game. Yes, ity looks as if the for
mer lieutenant I 8 a hard luck pitcher
His averages per game have been ex
cellent and if the jinx ever leaves the
ex-warrior off its calling list, he will
be the most effective hurler in the
Southern,
The fans have a fecling of extra
innings whenever the Hoberts takes
the slab and if nine Innings Is too
little basgeball for your half-washer
then grab the cur on Roberts’ day and
get your coins’ worth
The Crackers, by the way, hold the
world’s record for the shortness of a
game, having played a thirty-two
minute affair with Mobile in 1810, ,
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Did U. S. Gain in Sending
Racers Across the Pond?
NEW YORK, June 9.—During the pe
riod from 1908 to 1911, when there was
much anti-racing legislation in this coun
try, many of the world’'s greatest thor
oughbreds were shipped to foreign coun
tries and consequently enriched the blood
stock of other countries. It is estimated
that nearly 1,000 splendid racers, among
which were some valuable sires and ma
trons, including the Royal Kendall mare,
were shipped out of the United States.
While this country may have been the
loser in quality, she was not in quane
tity, for there were nearly 200 more to
be imported than there wore exported,
lrcordln,~ to W. H. Rowe, New York
Jockey Club reglstrar. .
The loss of the Kendall mare, how
ever, hardly ean be made up, for she is
the dam of the champion of the Argen
tina Republie, Hotafogo, which sold mot
long ago for $200,000
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(WNERS DF .Y,
Giant Club Played to 125,000
People During One Week on
Polo Grounds.
—
NEW YORK, June 14.-~Baseball en~
thusiasm in the Big Town is exceed-
Ing rfondest hopes, More than 100,000
lans poured through the turnstiles at
the Polo Grounds to witness the
Glants’ engagement with the Pirates
and Dodgers recently. On Monday,
Tuecsday and Wednesday the Pirates
were paid for more than 20,000, while
the games with the Brooklyns on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday drew
80,000, In addition to this wonderful
outpouring of the fans Sunday’'s game
with the Boston Braves drew 25,000
more.
Never in the history of the game
has the New York National League
club received so much patronage in
the first six weeks of the season here.
Every series has drawn like a mus
| tard plaster and the other clubs in
«John Heydler's circuit have carried
away bulging bags of gold. It is esti
mated that the new owners of the
i\lmnts are already on velvet. The
| metropelis has gone baseball crasy
over the Giants, who surely look like
| coming champions now.
| Going West, the Giants will have a
‘ formidable array of hoxmen in Barnes,
Benton, Causey, Schupp, Toney, Per-
I”“- Ragan, Dubue, Winters and
’nmohzur. McGraw has fortified him
sell against pitching accidents, and
his followers are in high feather.
Against the four Western teams Me
“iraw's men won ten and lost three.
| They took four straight from the
("übs, two out of three each from the
Reds, Cards and Pirates, them foI
IIHWIII with three out of four in the
geries with the Dodgers. Such a pace
‘aß that is bound to bring home the
| bacon.
‘ BIG CROWDS SEE DODGERS.
| Ten thousand fans were on deck
when the kKbbetsonian crew came over
ke e from Brooklyn on Thursday.
| Perfect weather was provided for
Decoration Day and another ecrowd of
10,000 bobbed up for the morning
game,
The afternoon crowd was a whop
| per. Some of the enthusiasts said
that 40,000 got inside the gates. But
' his was an overestimate, as the seat
ing capacity accommodates about 36,-
000, 1 should say that 35,000 specta
| tors were present when Umpire O'Day
ealled play The Brooklyn elub, I
learned, was pald for a trifle more
;'¥ in :l 000,
| Saturday, weather still glorious, 30,-
000 wild-eyed humans were in the big
stadium when the fourth game of the
| engagement began with Oeschger op-
I posing Rube Marquard,
| Both pennant races are well bad
| anced, excepting the Athleties in the
American league, and even they may
get into the hunt later on, 8‘ the
| wise men at this neck of the woods
'are picking the Giants and White Sex
| to play the 1917 world series all’ over
| again But we are not ready to pass
up the Yankees just yet. That weuld
| be both unfair and cruel.
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