WEEK-END SOFTBALL
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY, 11, 1986.
Famous
Blackhawks Face Stiff Sports Stars Hurdle When They Meet League-Leading Braves
By "TIME
OUT"
Buster Hollands' youthful Blackhawks will face another stiff hurdle tomorrow morning at 11.00 a.m. when they tangle with the League leading Braves in this week's feature softball attraction at King's Park. Having acquired a 'giant killers' reputation by virtue of their neat victories over the mighty Saint Joseph's and the second placed South China, the Hawks will he out in strength to stretch their lack tomorrow against a squad equally young and fast, conceding only the edge on experience to their powerful opponents.
off
with help out needed batting power.
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Hoving sipped
have cary times in holding on to a rug the Peniant ladder last week, to their coveted posts when they the South China tino will have take on the Colleene and Over- no easy time whenI
seus respectively. they lock horns with 0 hard-nghting Warrior out early tomorrow afternoon.
Uto Junior
League With schedule
though, just about the main battle for the *uko- rank" commences this afternoon in the Junior Knock-out Series with the opens at 2.00 p.m. Overcas
Engios rounter featured curtain-raiser.
curtin.
section of
scramble,
Seminoles
we
In
In the
the other
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the the
this minor League
Bod pitted against last placed Tal Tung while the Wah
Lion Ying take Cubs.
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With all to gain and nothing to lose in tomorrow's tussle with Buster the leading Braves, Hollands
Blackhawk young will be fielding their strongest nine in their attempt to keep their silm Pennant hopes alivo. Tied at the fourth position with the Warriors,
Hawk defor would shatter even thielt narrow mathematical chance at the find. whereas a victory would blast the standings wide open again 14 *froo-for-all' scramble to the wring post.
fur
in
the much
sike-
(race Provided hurier Joey turns in good game tomorrow with the Hawks" *blg gur punching ou. their usual
squad eato uf hits, this young
topping has
chanco in every the leaders
Having fought their way to the top game by gamo, mentor E4 Carvalho of the Braves will Joey Groen dean max in the spy to quarters in their clash Hawk plectung start, will bolsi
Blackhawks and will with the
strongest also be starring his CAA will be given the hard the mound Bag for the killer
steady Muretnine, relying with
on the riẞearni the of trying to lower
Vi fastuailer all the
arm of right unbeaten P I Dodgers' colours | Souza
receiving end.
the "brink home Owner of one of the best fast Petrucy, to the afternion when they mool
balla in the business,
bacon 10 complate their
League an
combines It with Axtures. Having come through | Comu
pulso eleverness to qualify as one of the whole season without a loss
the
best hurlers. Rame's to their nume, Fred Diesta's P1 Idgen have planted their nume deep in the minds of fans as potential Champions in later years and with a win over the Chines Athletica thika after.
noon
Lash
birds'
Gruen
and
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FAST WHIPS
Pedruco's
Hindsnatching Vic
1
Have Met
Sam Langford
BY ARCHIE QUICK
With the broad Atlantic divid ing them, two world-famous boxers died on the same day.
Seventy-six-year-old Sarn Lang ford passed away in Cambridge, Machusetts, and Nel Tarleton
The in Liverpool, Lanenshire. one I met once, the other I knew well.
It
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Hulo
SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT
SYMPATHY FOR THE HKFA, BUT TOUR ARRANGEMENTS
MUST
BE TIGHTENED UP
Says I. M. MacTAVISH
The Hongkong Football Association is due a measure of sympathy for all the unfortunate circumstances that caused no much re-arrange- ment of the opening game of the current Austrian series.
Switching and changing of day and dates is always a sure path to killing publle interest and it could well mean that in this case the Association will not reap the benefit it deserves for its enterprise in arranging this important visit.
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have
This if it in
to men
enfury that
and
stafety are
all nipped in the bud by the man eventualites with the whistle. "Tolerance, the order of the however, waa day and, as so often happens, the originator of much of the unpleasantac escaped major
while
tem- censure
another porarily inconsed player found himself in very serious trouble,
CONTINUING
дя
ferees must combine to
DVCT
ina-
Sports Diary
TODAY
Cricket
int Divizion) Askiy Worth Police, fcorpione v CGI, KEC V Optimista, BAN V Army Bouth, Neoreto v JC,
Mati Division: KOV, v Navy, Dock Fard 'V Univeristy "A", University V KCO Homate, Army Bouth v RAT, INC v Recreio.
Beccer
Interport: Ifongkong Selection v Austrian Wiener Sports Club, 100 Stadium, 8.30 ($M)
Junior Shield: Ritchen ☛ Army (CH). Police v Prisons (Club), Jardine v Eastern (Navy), Talos V Road Works (1¡V) all matches at a
Equi Colony Championship at Victoria Colts, 0.30 p.m.
Hockey Ladies League: Craigongower y Services BG IL Happy Valley at 2.30 p.m. Gremila Huss v Doriaus 'B' at Boundary Atreat
4pm. Recreio v Gremlina at King's Park at 230 pm; KOV A ♥ KGV *** at Boundary Street at 1.30pm; Victoriana V ·Dorians “A', at Happy Valley ai 4 pæda
Birmingham Curiosities
made
anu
2
been
Wolf. their
In matches
bo
Langford, fighting fit at eleveni stone, broad as he was tall and black as the ace of spades, mixed with Heavyweights giving away pounds with impunity to characters like World Champion
expensive Three
ottractions In the outer pastures pulling Jack Johnson and his other
great coloured rival Bam McVeaged in three hectic days may exigendes down the expected long clouts
it the series above the pockets concerning publio their opponents tommorrow, A stone heavier and he, not of the soccer masses who are the
covered. Getty lnwka haye
Ke Johnson, would undoubtedly real
of the game'a backbone the
have been title holder. Ha fought support. To find the money to medios at left, a highly capable
Champion,
of big games By-chaser with a powerful loti
British
Tron anjoy the huxury
It seems to bo almost im- Tony Rodrigues arm
Hague, in London and Hague on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
write days to Donel Ra centre and young
had the temerity to punch him may well be a task beyond even possible these
without making on the jaw.
the most enthusiastic spectators about soccer medios at right
reference to the recent Players, club oficials and re- | Strango and it will be most interesting
deterioration in field conduct in
things have The "Boston Tar Baby", as to ser just how the overall in-
happening in the Birmingham matches com- Colony football.
prove the present situation. If District, Rockwood Albion wou Som was nicknamed promptly come from the
from knocked him out.
similer It is said pares with that,
There has been nothing in the it is found that players are un-
a match in the Templars Loaguo latest games to suggest there willing to co-operate and otil- that Sam said to the Yorkshire Hours in the past.
with
only eight inen by 2-0 any improvement on the way, cials are indifferent to
to the die-
Hail, against leaders Dyson man: "This is the last round. "No," replied Hague, it is only According to information from
in fact present indications are tates of the game, then the re- the visitora "Last" said Sam Mocno
that the decline is continuing. feree must be prepared to weed John Taylor, of Sherwood Ran- the third."
gers, got a "hat trick" against it was! He apparently agreed to play there
This is,
an out the culprits, irrespeqative of
Heathfield in the South Birming- In many ways, on January 24. laconically-and
McVea many fought
ham League. Nothing strange for the necurate hardly ties up with the alarming state of affairs. Rough who they are of what they are battles, and was blind for the
....or who they represent, play constitutes
about that, except that he is a previous impression that they and dirty last thirty years of his life.
right-half. cancerous condition that spreads
Eight matches WEEK-END GAMES Tarleton
WEE possibly the had to be on their way to Japan
with remarkable speed into even
the Worcestershire Combination the healthiest of places. greatest Featherweight Britain as soon as their Hongkong visit
home team attractions Main
the and not a was over.
(Walsall Wood ever prochiced, bar Jim Driscoll was
think everyone who follows week-end are the two big games (Wa have let u The my Wilde
Austrians Jimmy
once told me:
Weiner ninth draw in twelve visling the gaine will agree that the pre against the for badly
D# their "Nel is as elever an Jim was, down
pent unsatisfactory trend must | Sports Club. Colony
This afternoon! the same League. La con- cherival in the
Accies but he has such a big punch.
the tourists tackle the Hong-ween Not
Kynoch in surprising considering ho cerned. It may well be shown to halled. The appropriate dis
local Works the tomorrow In their ciplinary committee of the HKFA kong Selection and had only
Jung!
League was halted while play- His two that the disruptions སའ
travel arrangements were be- hug shown that it is determined they will go into action again Lea one
hig were in developing in his plching.
greatest
Ughts slants behind the plate will be
"outh-yond their immediate pative Liverpool
control to play its part as far as punish- against the powerful Combined ers attended people hurt in a "south-
motor accident on the adjoining against variety that can fool the hitter
Bati ve Regglo backstopper egular
paw" Frodße Miller for that but whether or not that is so it ng major offenders is concerned, Chinese side.
The road,
guit butwoun дет who waits to toe a big SWITE
Mattos,
fast whips whose
but willo that may world would surely have been a more W dapper
It is always cult to pre-Lench's and Round Ouk had to at hta fast one.
doterrent to possible culpris, it neross the diamond has earned
lost practical gesture on their part to Twice ha
because Bome view games in which there is he championship.
postponed from
their sojourn is neither the beginning nor the have
extended Forming
respect the him the needed the anchor in
On the
te knowledge of one of their infeld narrowly on points.
the prize pigs from a neighbouring herg
the order that Ja
pro- end of a cure. Purloiners. With
compoting sides, but it is cer- farm steord occasion Miller asked for
had invaded the pich might have been re- quartet being reshuffled on and
Obviously the greatest contri-tain that the visiting outfit will overnight. It looked like a terus such a big purse that Tarielon gramme
for Arranged rather than go dashing
the bution can off, leaving only solid impera-
fight to volunteered
be made by have to be a good one to over- battle azeni Remedios at tives like Junior
off to Macao on Tuesday.
players themselves. It is often come the Colony teams
do- 'Old reliabis nothing. short and Cariou
casy to find
CX- cisively. excuses and Later he inanaged his brother- Drst al
base
temating circunstances to ven- In-law Emio Roderick, and I the Brave Infield to
that always considered
One must come round to the
or that offence. It is per this have probably
we in Hong-cusy, too, to smule away a fleet- thatNet and Ted Broadribb were the question... "Are
and
ing indiscretion made maybe m tvo nest British peconds I have kong too generous many
to the visiting sides the spar of the moment or in iriumphis. Eddie Kid' Loureiro scen operating in a corner, An-tolerant
the hoot of Tarleton's sisters that come our way?"
a hectic game, but other back at his post at the
will also be consider- we look every player should reallee that able local interest in the Junior corner and relief hurter Jack
married Norman Low, the Soccer
We pay them well;
Lieut Michael Perkins, Royal has just joined
such things are accumulative, Brown covering the gap at the
Shiold matches which are due Home Amillory, of Surbitop, hus Bruger, who
The for-aller them excellently:
man who 'dishes it out' FC and
to be played off keystone.
today. kington Worl
considerate rightly are
won the Army Squash Rocket ing spotted or games are as follows-Kitchee Championship today without being merly with Norwicht and Berry.
mindful of their nominal
for the third penalised by his first Brilis Turleton
British ***
the referee v. Army at Caroline Hill; Police successive year. In the Finaf in พอม
requests. and reasonable
have to 'lake j' tomorrow and Prisons at Club; Jardine v. London he beat Capt. Ian C. de title in 1931, but fourteen years have to admit, of course, that
with ΣΠΟΡΟ serious Eastern at Causeway Bay Tal Sales la later he gained an outstanding this is really the first major lel- maybe
Terriere 11th HUSIAS at Happy of Richmond (Yorks). championship
at Man victory
The down we have suffered in recent physical and official consequences koo v. Road Worce
both to him and to the offender. Valley, chester over the tough, rough, times, but one can only wonder
women's Army title went to A1 Phillips of Aldgate. It was what the big clubs in Europe or
exhibition masterly
All games will start at 2 p.m. Major Nagmi Christy (Cherts of Pure
America South
would think
deicated an important role. The conduct and extra time will be played ford), who
Lieut boxing skill against an uncere- about treatment such as: wo
of their players is a direct re- If the scores are level at the Jou: Temple (Hytho, Kent) in monious fighter. Even then the have received on this occasion,
The Blai their own implied end of 70 minutes' play. flection on mark of luberculosis was upon
the Important another him, but it has taken
approach to the game and if they teams of Britain, the Continent, allow serious and repeated mis- decade to score the last knock-
to DOES unmentioned out OVET
great-hearted and elsewhere would take the conduct this
view of a possible before his poorest
they are doing a disservien not boxer on the day
visiting side that did not arrive only to their own club but to Aftieth birthday.
It is outbali in general, to schedula according not hard to imagine what some of them would do about it... and dimilarly is not hard to visualise the reaction of Eure- pean sides if a Hongkong tour- ing team performed the same act in reverse.
will garner for them Hawk's inner line of defenes selves the honour of being the jare the Nunes bictherz, kobert
in all otily team!
Divisions to and Mane, featured at short unbeaten
The season.
throughout and the hot corner respectand
LADIES' SECTION
in the Ladles' scation, Shuu: Chuna budi Walioos, locked neck and neck in die top spot, should
A tremendous factor Sertinu braku is velesan
hiller Tony કર્મય while the till wek will be covered by
other than the uner TIENE mjit of lefty Erle Remedios, bark in the Hawk the-up again,
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
SIXTH IANNUAL) RACE MEETING Saturday, 28th January, Wednesday 1st & Saturday, 4th February, 1956.
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jookey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 30 RACES.
The First Bell will be rung at 11.30 am, and the First face run at 12.00 Noon each day.
The Tifin Interval is after the Fourth Race (1.30 p.m.) each day.
The Secretary's Office at Alexandru House will close at 10.00 am, each day,
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
NO PERSON WITHOUT A BAUGE WILL BE ADMITTED), All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the meeting.
Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are oblainable from the Cluus Lash Sweep Onice, at Queen's Building, Onaver Road, owly
the written introduction of a Mieaper, who will be responsible for all visitors introduced by hun.
المانية
Tuns will be tainadio at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel, 7281)}.
morrow will
Бято from the
lugged
home
come
Chaves at
sqund their
hot
The slugging trio patrolling the outfield gardens will prob- ably be Boet-footed Dickin left hard-hitting Tony slugger Guterres in the
und centre spot
old-timer Spikes Guterres in the right geld gardens.
suffered Having
ກ heart- breaking defeat at the hands of the youthful Blackhawks
Jast werk, when they lost their star player rabbit Leong in the initial canto by virtue of a bad bounce that laid him out cold, the Nam Wah boys will be out to regain lost prestige when they langle with the hard- Bghting Warriors in luinorrow's afternoon tumle.
NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during
their For this purpose a Chuid is a person under the age the Micoting. of seventeen yours, Western Standard,
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable at the Gute.
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $4,00 in order to gain re-admusica,
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS RESTAURANT,
will
SERVANTS
obsalable
L
The
Servants must remata la their employer's boxes except for passing trough on their dulles. They may un no account use the Asublata brocits in the Members' Enclosure.
CASH SWEEPS
Although Through Tickets cannot normally be purchased for cach day of a Meeting unless there is an interval of at least üve anys between each day an exception is being made for the Annual luce megling. Through Cash Sweep Rozels, increfore, a $20 each per day or $80 for the three days of the Modung may ho on allied from the Cash Sweep Vilices at Queen's Building (Chater Road) and 6, D Aguiar Street during normal office hours until 10,00 am, on each day of the Meeting.
Particular numbers within the series I to 3,000 may be reserved for all race meetings es Through Tickets. Such tickels will be issued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stowards to cancel any reservation for Through Tickets for a particular Mesting if it is found that sales may not reach the Humper roserved in the series 1 to 3,000.
Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10,00 8.m. on Friday, 27th January will be sold and the reservation cancelled zor future Meetings.
Tickets over 3,000 will also be issued consecutively but particular numbers cannot be reserved as Through Tickets,
The reservation of any particular number does not conter on the registered holder any rights whatsoever unless the ticket bearing the appropriate number is lasued to and can be produced by the holder.
The Stowards reserve the right to refuse any subscription also the right to remove any name from subscription lists without stating reasons for their action.
SPECIAL CASH 'SWEEP
Tickets for the Special Casli Sweep on the Pearce Memorini Cup scheduled to be run on 4th February 1950, at $2.00 each, may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Ofilces at Queen's Building (Chater Road), 5. D'Aguilar Street and 983, Nathan Road,
.....
TOTALISATOR
Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their fickoka until after the "all clear" signal has been exhibited.
ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LATER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN.
PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE MADE ON TORN OR DISFIGURED TICKETS, START SE
Bookmakers, Tie Tao men, etc. will, mmt be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
Irder of the Stewarde,
A. K. ARNOLD,
Usorata:
Toclug the stab for South China will be PC. Wong whore
often 'slow slows'
have fast swingers fanning the breeze in anxiety. S.C. Wong will form the other half of this while the infield four battery will come
from Bashy C.M. Tsang at first, WK, Wan second and Seldon Ma at third. If regular shortstop K.T. "rabbit' Leung is back in the line-up this post at the windy alley will definitely go to him,
THE HARD JOB
at
For the Warriors, 'Coo Wong formerty of South China fame will most, ilkely be given the
hard job on the mound against his old teammates with George
Ribeiro directing the behind the birdcage. upchoola
infield
will be quarter sparked by
Stephen Xavier at short
"funnyman Hank Killeen at the keystone, The Initial sack will be covered by lanky Joey Reis while third base will find Reggie Santos or Miguel Ferras in action,
Both senior games this week
to be promiso
hard-fought affairs and fans trooping out to the park will definitely get their money's worth in thriis from these Top
uf
wag
SPORTS QUIZ
1. In the 1982 Olympic Games athlete was runner-up one
and in both the 100
400 Metres. Who was he?
2. The пате Zatopek Was Itsted against four victories In the 1952 Olympic Games. Which ones? (Think twice about this one)
3. Which English soccer teams are known as the Pension- ers, the Gunners and the Magples?
I
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TOO TOLERANT
Bure
toa
and we
and
nouda Wo
thut ex- It is an old belket perience must be paid for, and maybe that is exactly the at- titude we shall have to take In this cast... but it is the sort of experience that should not be paid for again.
may
Club officials must also play
MOST PRACTICAL
Finally the most potent and practicut of all weapons is in the hands of the referee. His role must be preventive as well as punitive. This is much the same thing as a policeman who prevents crime by his more pre
sence, simply because it la realised that he will not tolerate misdeeds or shirk from his re sponsibilities when the neces- sity arices
due
Both of these games are to be staged Stadium and kick-off time in each case is 3.80 p.m.
There
at the Hongkong Three In A Row
At Squash
Tho
DESMOND HACKETT'S COLUMN
Joe Louis Mourns Million A Missing
Oh! where did my money go? It's the seasonal lament. But it might help to listen to the loudest moan of all from Joe Louis, yes, the old-world· · hezvy. weight champion, the Brown Bomber, the guy who spelt Louis with a dollar sign,
Joe just slumps there, head in his hands, and with all the miseries of the Deep South pleads: Where did that 4,600,000 dollars · £1,648,888 68, 8d. to you --- disappear?
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The vanished millions Were
Hongkong football officialdom
No one wants to see a super has an enviable reputation for race of unimaginative whistle- generosity and hospitality, but happy officials, and curtainly no
wants to one footballers throughout the world
see the vital should not be allowed to get ebullience of players suppressed the impression that our legisin- to the point of elimination, but tors are other
than practicil somewhere in between there is
a happy medium. businessmen as well,
Contracts are contracts, and Teleration In this case, the
is, in our greatest possible evil in the way there are many folks midst who agree with the mag- of improved conduct. Most
That reads like real money in Bolks generally gestion that ours should contain football
any currency. You could feel a protection clauseif this is eclectic enough to accept the
isolated incident without included--covering isol
being
Jou Louis was entitled to stand not already you not
Joe mournfully tries to figure up and cheer: "The ship'e coma they it all out in the current Ameri Turn out the ballifts.". unduly loss of revenuo through
perturbed, but Fred
soon find the spectacle of a re- can Saturday Evening Post with and late arrival in Hongkong of
But no, 41 do know, half want to Tax had Louis down for a count Old Man Income sular offender distasteful and, any visiting aide.
ke the bad apple in my managers. More than half
4. What is the duration of a
Rugby match?
B. With what sports do
associate the names
Archer, Vic Triumper Walter Lindrunn?
Jimmy Wilde?
the
arc
Just study this deal,...,,Jpo the total purses Joe Louis Louis put up his title against collected with those bullion- Billy Comm. He came out stůl that. That was the total champion and collected his big- that got away and left Joe Lgest purse 2213,925. -- with an income-tax hangover of around £800,000.
CP
Quite apart from the contract of course the rot spreads slowly of what was left went to the at £168,000 for income tax bast
it and surely to other players.
He
Government for taxes??
such
the
6. Which world titlea dia of this matter the late arrival | the
and present. The New York these boxers hold: Froddle of the Austrians madd
State tax collected £10,300. Mills, Marcel Cerdan and necessary for changes to be The Sing Tao-Army game
CHICKEN FEED
And those managers were in for rande in the comprehensive provided the perfect example
transport
wort of just
what
One of I mean,
a painless extraction of £50,200. Then Jos sadly recalls
Poor old Joe's share?, He was 7. Two boxers have between police arrangements,
era catering, accommodation and the Tigers became & persista cost of living like a Champ, and left with the lament: "Ohl them heid the
was spoken for many other items, and it mysoffender.
to, Featherweight titlo
odoments at £10,000 lost where did my money go?". fourteen years.
Who are much for the willingness and dished, reprimanded and on a New York Negro weekly
finally cautioned by the £13,000 down or- flexibility of our various
STILL EATS they?
on a Chicago ganisations that they were able feree, but by then his influence night club) and a petty cash T. to meet the amended demands. had spread to others and after item of £5,000 lest on a Detroit une with £7,000 fees as arce- | Joe Louis keeps off the brend- a-moment of hot tempër a young chicken bar. This applies particularly to player found himself on his
tor of the International Boxing the The rest comes D. On what surface is curling the Hongkong Police. To meet inglorious way back to
under the Club, £8,500 for leading his the extensive requirements of dressing room. played?
headings "Oh! where did my name to a milk Arm, and the threa important football In some ways his ordering-off money, go?!
odd 200 a throw for refereding How many baila are used matches on three successive was a tragedy that might well There's a whole lot of con-all-in wrestling in shookery.
days means that they have had have been prevented had the solation in ducing a chap World to make heavy calls on their whole upsurge of feeling, bean/off, than yourself.
is, among softball 8. What world title does
be
It
that Taiwan may circles sending another Ladies team down for a series of games against our local losses and it this is correct, local fans should
be able to see the feminine side
in play in or about the Chineso New Year holidays,
POP
LET'S FACE IT-YOURE
NO WINSTON [CHURCHI
10.
Tanaka žold?
(Answers son' Page 17)
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You NEEDN'T
START:
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Joe could still have his tried chicken and melon, withoük
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