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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1949.

REMEMBER TY COBB?

WHERE FOOTBALL POOLS

AID SPORT & SCIENCE

By PETER DITTON

This is no fairy story. Football pools really do aid science and sport. But not, unfortunately, in England. The country where this laud- able state of affairs exists is Norway.

In Norway they play their football during the summer months, In England we play ours during the winter. This is a nice convenient arrangement for the Norwegian Government-controlled football pool, Norsk Tipping Limited, because it means it can operate about forty weeks in each year.

The pool was started just over twelve months ago and a profit of £250,000 was made in the first year from a total turnover of nearly £1 million. This season the turnover is expected to be nearly doubled and a surplus of £500,000 is anti- cipated. That money will be devoted entirety to the promotion of sport and science.

What a pity that in Britain, If, amateurism is to remaln where nearly everything else and to flourish it must receive la nationalised, no comparable Onancial support. True source of revenue for sporta can amateurs do not expect to re- be found. Admittedly, Mr De- celve payment for their services van has got the health scheme but at the same time they can- under way, but no one has yet not be expected to incur finan- clat loss for the homour of re- come along to suggest that Government football pool should presenting their country. be started to provide a subsidy The remedy has been for sport.

cessfully appiled in Will Britain follow sult?

FA Cup Draw

Leicester, Nov. 14.-The 'draw for the first round proper of the Football Asso- ciation Cup was made here today na follows:

Wrexham v. Grantham. Gateshead v. York City. Carlisle United W Lincoln City,

COOL PROFIT

At the moment there are 10 big football pools in England

and Wales which, between them, have an annuci turnover ot over £1,000,000. They pay out nearly £50,000,000 yearly in dividends. Taxes,

running

costs, wages, postage and ad- vertising, etc.. amount to about another £11,000,000 but this sil leaves the promoters with Alex-a

cool £1,000,000 proft at the end of each senson,

Chester v. Scunthorpe Unlied or Goole Town.

Darlington v. Crewe ondra.

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вис-

Norway.

"Closed Shop"

For Soccer

Players?

Manchester, Nov. 14.-Profes- football in Britain may

Oldham Athlelle v. Stockton. Now I am not going to aug-slonal Stockport County v. Billing- | gest

Recreation or har Synlionin Horten Colllery Welfare.

Netherfield v. North Shields or Scarborough.

Donenster Rovera V New Brighton.

Town

Bradford Cily v. Fleetwood. Tranmere Rovers v. Halifax

Mossley of

Blo: The

Wilton Albion v ftcorn.

Acrington Stanley v

poula United.

Bhyl Rochdale.

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Southport v

Crystal

Barrow Inlove y

County.

Hastings Untest

Newport

Gilling

Bristol

hamn.

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Yeovil Town v. Rumford

Nottingham Forest v

CAY

Northampton Town

Unnestow Avenue

Hamlet

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Today's ante club,

mem-

all football pools become a "closed shop" if a should be nationalised and the Players' Union proposal becomes whole proft turned over to the a fact. More than 100 members promotion of sport. But at the of the Union, representing mont same tline I do feel a sirong of the E

attended cane could be put forward tor

meeting the setting up of a Government They agreed to the Committee's football poul which could pay proposal that non-union its ow way and still make a bers be invited to join and be profit for The furtherance of informed that the Union intend

to form a "closed shop. at there is need of such an The question of amilation to organisation, especially for the Trades Union Congress was arnatesars is olivious. Obe has one of the moltern referred back only to recall the limit which by the Committee to the players has been imposed on the Eng-for them to report to club col- lish athlete team to take part leagues. in the 1950 Etupire Gatnes in New Zealand to realise what Jack of finance can do.

SWIFT KICK

Specialists have had to barred from the British v Wall Dulwich ; beause there is not

Cheltenham

Her ford Bromsgrove Rovers

V.

Apawie): Town v. Brighton and Hove Albion

Leylon Orient

Suited

NUN

V

Southend

Nuw on Borough v

Dafford

Bromley v Wolford

Weymouth or

Aldershot

Notts County Tobury.

rtality

many

be team sufficient money available to face the who has been trip. Every chosen will be taking part In at least two events. They will be compelim 241151 He event

specialists and on the surface it looks as if British King's sporting

for another swift kick in the

the pants, All because of

of lack of money. not long ago there was The case of the British amateur weni to Amerien in golfers who went to rumpete for the Walker Their funds are so low that

consideration

Trowbridge

↑

V

Corleston t

Port Vale v Wenkistun Buricfortl

Gloucester or

Norwich City

Leytonstoar

Cily.

1

Mansfield Town

V.

And

Jume

prestige 1

jgiven to abandoning the

it had not been

Chelmsford Indeed if it

Walsall

Gravesend and North

v. Torquay United.

.. Millwall v. Exeter City

Swindon

Ravors.

the generosity of private

ed

The Umun chairman, Mr James Guthrie, said that a clos

shop may even result in members refusing to play with who would find non-members themselves ( of the game.

No date for the adoption of the grineiple has been fixed-

Reuter

BADMINTON RESULTS

Results of League Badminton matches played last night were: MEN'S "A" DIVISION BRU

Sh'tanders 7 MEN'S "C" DIVISION Recreto

2 K Docka

Cup.

mui

at

K. Tong

1 RAF

WHR

Homefolks

D VRC

trip.

for

for

Rolf

clubs to this equntry which got

tists to Fleet up subscription

sub- sidise the Walker Cup match, the Eculish

would teain

left this

Town 1. Íristal į probably never have

Matches are to be played on November 28, with replays on

or before the following Satur- day

The draw includes all the 44 Third Division club excipl

kurnemouth, Reading and Itotherham. who are exempt until the third round together with the First and Division clubs-Reuter.

A

Secand

ATHLETIC MEET IN

Country

TONIGHT'S GAMES

Men's "B"

Divisjon Recrelo v. St. Teresa's

Men's "C" Division

2

7

0

0

Ty Cobb, who always will be remembered by baseball enthusiasts, is pictured nt New York's Stork Club while on a honeymoon with his bride. The former fiery leader of the Detroit Tigers, while no longer connected with baseball, stil

has a keen interest in the national game.

HOME FOOTBALL

No Reason

For The Army To Be Downcast

By ARCHIE QUICK

The Army had no reason to be downcast over its 3-7 defeat by Aston Villa at Aldershot on October 26. As usual, the famous Birmingham club acted as "trial horses' for the Army's opening match of the season, and as a prelude to the Inter- Service games, the FA and Everton will supply the soldiers with further opposition before the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force, the French and Belgian Armies are

met.

Until the professionals' superior training told in the second half at Aldershot, Jack was as good na his master and the half time score was 3-all. And just look at the Villa line-out: Jones; Parkes, Dorsett: Powell, Martin, Moss; Croddock, Gibson, Ford, Dixon and Goffin.

Of that lot. Moss and Gibson have played for England, Powell and Ford for Wales and Martin for Ireland, while Jones and Ford are post-wor players.

at

The most

Army

Array

Impressive player was veang Alen Monk hotise, Millwall's amateur from Yorkshire who was brought in

the pet minute

on deputy centre-forward. He scored two Rex and had what would have been his hat-trick kicked off the goal-line by Con Martin, the International to whom he gave a most worrying afternoon in rain and wind.

ALL EX-ARMY

Talkins of Service football, some of the players who were

brought to the front in the Arms side and now command places In Their professional Club elevens AFC Yorston (Abe- deen). McPhail (Clydel, John- St. John's v. St. Teresa "A". Į stone (HRs). Jamison and

(Coventry Rosary Church Club v. Chinese McDonnell

5 YMCA.

Hannah (Newcastle

McKenzie

(Hearts).

Empire Bantam Title May Fall Vacant

London, Nov. 14. The British Board of Boxing Control may declare the Empire bantamweight

vacant.

title

United).

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ON THE RECORD BOWLERS' HOLIDAY IS NOW OVER

An

The Second Division of our having played one game more. local Cricket League was quite They have lost one match

bowlers' holiday Inst scan. ave. KCC, Recreio and KGVS Anyone with an analysis of un-have lost ono match in four. der 10

runs per wicket

Commandos went down their hardly up to standard. Five or very first week against six runs a wicket was nothing by one wicket. That sensational. The better bowlers week-end Recrelo. lost their reaped the harvest at the rale anly match to KCC. The KGV of three or four.

Schoolboys, who had a bye ile

Navy same

Things have changed. The first week, also lost their first skittlers are still et work, but match of the scason against the sides out for under a hun-Commandos. Now, what's going dred runs are fewer than was to happen next?

a habit. There have been по

Schoolboys'

showing so for.

fewer than 15 tanings of over There is---curious 100 runs in the Junior Division about the this season. Five at these reach- ed the unheard of figure over 100 runs. One- KCC Dockyard, was declared at 203

runa,

of yet shown the

y

took.

good They haven't least suggestion of real batting strength though they reached 103-their highest İLAF core-against a strong

sida that Included Much of this improvement Is Tyrer, who t On Saturday

TOOK due to the fact that quite a few alx University First XI wic- pinyera who wore in

First kels for 19 runs, and Follett. Division teams last year have an occasional First come down 10 the Second bowler last year and a player Division. This is particularly likely to make half the First true of the KCC and the RAF. Division teams on his bowling For the RAF, the Second if he were in a position to Division is a kind of testing play for any other team than Around, na It should be, On the RAF,

should it? Recreio, for example,

Division

are quite certain that there isn't Yet the Schoolboys have much potential First Division produced the most consistent material in their Second XL batsman 1n either Division. They aven ask themselves-That is B. Dhabher, and hla ro- what if Spotty, Porfirio or Toto con

cord so far is 25 against Com- And some counter-attraction of mandos (Including the bowling n Saturday afternoon? There of Owen and Dowding), hasn't been a promising junior against the RAF (Including since: Gerry was promoted a de- Tyrer and Follett), 30 not cade ago

-

•

out

Motle

gminst IRC (including wala and the Ebrahims, G11 The IRC, who produced the bowlers with fancy averages Junior Division Champlons Jost inst

season), and 31 against year, moved up some of the University (Including Poh and beiter junior

It be Elliott). yet to make its mark in the First Division.

batting.

Which is all very promising. but not much as the fact

Some of the more curious that a nursery for the future results H having П player of local cricket is again alternating between the Senior wor and the Junior Division

their

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work. Many years ago it was have work

considered that the generally

of merit in appearances

against

2

been experienced by the RAF. best that schoolboys could Looking over the results

players and many 1 teams of even Second Division them-who have played

in | standard was the annual either division, no

can twice-annual match arranged dono quite sny that they have

by Mr. Youngmaye for remarkably better in the Combined Schools XI against Seconds thon In the Froggatt

Firsts better than average opposition. More often, they did better in nnd

their briefer gilmpse of First Those were the days too

when the Dlocomin Division cricket.

Boys' School turned out an annual Most interesting case is that quota of cricketers who would of KCC W. H. Cowle. Wend themselves within two or haven't even scen him in A three years in a First Division Second

Division match this team-and there were glants

Just teason the Reason, but

in those days. havoc Juntor skittiers played with his wicket.

In

first round here against Derek | left Heming of Peckham at Bur- (Sheffield Wednesday) roughs and Waits Bail. London, "Sonny" Walters (Spura), an- by 05-06, 84-29

other ex-Army

player heading for International selection.

wing

"job".

THE SECOND MCPHAIL

Highland Light Infantry gul the Curopral Billy McPhall of the Ar

news of his capping for Scotland against Wales (played November 0) at Glasgow on from your humble scribe as we

sot in the lounge of the Unlon Jack Club in Waterloo Road, London,

after Billy bad just played a brilliant game for the Army against the Football As- sociation at Charlton

TEST MATCH

India Does

Better In

П

very

Queen's College used to turn out cricketers many members his lew appearances of ac present Indian Recreas the First

playedtion Club XI and even the Tsui Division, he havoc it turn with

fame. Senior brothers, now of tennis League bowlers. The same is Even Ellis Kadoorle Indian

who School used to true of W. M. Davidson,

feld could

never quite make

his respectable team. mark 03 12 Second Division We may yet see some of that I immediate comment was

agnin, though the situation at New boy, the second off the Mc-

Delhi, Nov. 14. He was absolutely green to what was the biggest nursery Phails to Ket 13 capt"

seven second local cricket standards when he of them all--the DBS does not #India, with reference to the famous Bob

made his first

Appearance in look very promising.

KCC early Kame at the

tried to play

"Oh

Follow On

(Portsmouth) and Janes el sue to the benefit and ex- here tomorrow.

batsman,

McPhail of Airdrieonians who innings wickets still stand-mad

The played for Scotland

runs so manying, require 152

to last year. He itmes about twenty years ago avoid an innings defeat on himself in against Junior though there does not appear to the final day of the unoff League bowlers and they play- be any

relationship between cial Test match against the ed him out instead. the two men.

The experiment was tried of Billy went on

Commonwealth touring team) then to pay

using him in the First Division tribule

and before long he was quite he has perience

obtained by India were dismissed for 201at home. playing for the Army represen- in their Arst innings In reply not to mention dozens of men lative eleven these past two to the Commonwealth 1k Wainwright

tearn's With the Commandos (Everton), McCue (Stoke). Furness

seasons, and now Injury to total of 608 for eight declared, | toppling the untopplable KCC (Sheffield

United).

Mason (Third Lanark) has let and when stumps were drawn on Sunday, a curious situation ete who McPhail in at Inside-right were pre-war professionals but

as today Indiu, who followed on, has developed in the Second who established themselves In

partner to the great Dilly Lid-had scored 185 for three wickets Division. Commandos lead the dell, of Liverpool, the military XI.

gets in their second Innlugs,

virtue preference over Billy Waddell.

race at present by India, who were 255 for five Strangely enough, McPhail overnight, lost their remaining opposed by Coalkeeper wickets for the addition of 30

October 20 was indeed Ser- vlees' Day, for while the Army

was

who

week in the services. He is 20.

nel Vila, the RAF played and Keith Jones, who was in the runs today but their captain, V. GOLF lost 1-2 to a FA XI at Fulham.

Army side with him last Ren- Merchant, could not bat because and. RN and RM hnd their Bon. It WAR McPhall's last of an injury. match with Oxford University News reports from Jokanues- a scheduled ten round non-title at Gillingham washed

out by rain. Man of the RAF-FA Rowan of England was several pounds.

Fame was Billy Slater, Black- Dool's schoolmastering inside-

TIENTSIN burg, South Africa, said that Stan bout today. Euch weighed 152

San Francisco, Nov. 14.-ounces over the 110 pound mit

mammoth athletic com-when he weighed in for a of the light. Referee "Battling ft who appears certain to gain petition is being held inle defence against Vic Towel Ferdle was

the

Communist South Africa Towel said it

The knock-out was the second

ayood when separate Lester from after the bell rang

ne

Roblason

ciated Press,

BIG LOSS

This will be a big loss to the Army, for he was the only fur- ward of any ability at Charlton where the FA won 4-1. There was little wrong, however, with

defence. Scottish Amateur In- Hese

an amateur international cap for England this season.

Mention of amateurs re- the Army's badly-overworked

Tientsin,

on Saturday tried to night, but that Peking Radio reported to- did not matter to him. night.

Towel won the fight on pointe.ding the third round-Asso- minds me that Thirty thousand competitors. The question was raised here as from 100 sports teams are parti-

lo whether Rowan still owned cipating in the meet, the Radio the title when he entered the

сод

why Robinson will

They did better in their second innings, M. K. Mantri scoring 54 and P. R. Umrigar 53.-Reuter.

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of

"RECORDER".

Entertainment

Planned For Swedish Team

At a meeting of the Interport Committee of the Hongkong Football Association yesterday, it was announced that a pro- visional plan had been drawn up for the entertainment of the Swedish football team which is due to arrive on

23 November to play against local teams.

Following the players Dr- rival at Kal Tak, they will be taken to the Peninsula Hotel where they will be staying dur- There was a large entry for Ing their visit. In the evening the Jasper Clark Cup inst Sun- a reception will be

given. In day and the winner, Mr R. K. their honour at the Hongkong Collings, is to be congratulated Hotel.

Jasper Clark Cup Results

on his excellent Scratch Score

of 149 for the 30 holes.

wag

Mr

On

Thursday they will be shown round entertained by

ARGY

Good Taste

022 the same day, the famous combination,ternational

Roalkeeper little A Clear A United Press message from the Middlesex Wonderers, were

the island and Col Ronnie Simpson (17/21 Rotterdam

This was achieved by a fine

the

Swedish New York contains a third rea-in

testing out Lancers) was his brilliant,

roum of 71 on the New Course not Holland's national XI to meet spectacular self, and

the On Friday community. sald. These athletes come from ring.

made a

in the morning which equals team will go to the Caroline Favourite The Board of Control said the forget the Lester Aght date in Belgium In the World Cup. It trio of wonder caves. factories, schools, and military

But the

the record, and a 78 on the Old fill football ground to ilmber hurry. and "people's" organisations. Ulle would be forfeited auto-

was the first occasion I can re- biggest improvement has been

Course In the afternoon, Fits wife, Mrs Edna Opening

Mae member that such a declared vacant Robinson, gave birth to

G.G.D. up for their first match against London, Nov. 14.-Only Runnerup the

matically and

signal made by right back Cpl Charlie competitions, Mayor Hwang Ching of Tien-If It was

a boy

score was 155a Hongkong FA XI the follow- shown that Rowan at the Stedenham Hospital, also tour club and they did well to to say, is fit now for Arsenal's tion at tonight's callover on (80+75).

hancur had been paid an ama Holton, RE, who, I make bold eight horses claimed atten- Carter whoso

ing day. On Sunday they will tsin is quoted by the Radio as did not reduce to the limit. thressing that

meet a Combined Chinese team "new China's

is their first lose only 1-3, after having most first team. No decision will be made, then the 19th, He

of the play, I hear.

Winner of the prize for the on the same ground. physical culture movement Board raid, unul official reports child, and weighed in at seven-

SQMS Reg Andrews (Roy next Saturday's Manchester chould be

and-three-quarter pounds. extended from the are received · from Johannes- |

Signals) was his old relinble self, November Handicap, the Best Net Score was Mr AR. de n To bring the Services' story but another find is Sigmn Jim last major flat race of the Pinna (14 handicap) with

CHINESE DINNER elty to the countryside and from burg-Associated Press.

ORTIZ BEATS MEDINA

to a conclusion, the intellectuals to the working

same day 18-year-old Signal-plays left half, and is with see nearly 60 runners.

still on the Neilson, a big, braw Scot, who season, which is likely to total of 140 (72+68).

От Results of the Jasper Clark

Monday, November 20, people so us to bring up great

Paris, Nov. 14.-Manuel Or-man Maurice Suckling of Bir- Queen

Cup (as per attached list). the team will be taken on. timbers of healthy workers,

uż, the World Bantamweight mingham,

.of South, Pic: R. stationed with

is now a clearThe draw for the Club Cham-tour of the New Territories and peasants, intellectuals and Now -York, Nov. 13. Chiamplon,

the Stokoc, RAMC, oulpointed Theo Royal

was sound at favourite at 10 to 1, but business plonship is as follows: L. Gold- in the evening will be enter army, navy and air force men Ray (Sugar) Robinson, world Medina, the French Champion, Calterick,

Corns of Signals at right half, while rapid strides was not heavy and the best man v NA. Brown, FR, Mac talk to a Cheng ngga by

mado a successtul have been made by Bergt fiutional economic construc- welterweight champion, knock-in a 10-rounds nun-title fight start in his second bid for the Wilkins, REME, Brighton and backed of the eight mentioned kay, Y GOW Stewart, the Swedish Trading Company.

national detenco."- ed out. Vern Lester of San at the Palais des Sports here Youths.

Tuesday has been set aside : National Francisco In the fifth round of tonight-Reuter.

Snooker Hove Albion's pivot who kept were Good Taste, Prionium Hunter v AE. Lissaman; R.K.

• Championship by winning his Churlion's

Collings v ET. McMullen; W.O. fer them to explore Hongkong's and, Frenchy. near-Internationat

THE BETTING

Davies v.9.8. Gordon; F. Groves shopping centres but will be Charlie Vaughan in complete

vA.lt, de Pinna; K.S. Ringhorn followed in the evening by the subjection.

The prices were!

v J.D.. Mackle; F.K. Wallace v

official dinner

at the Hongkong G.G.D. Carter.

Hotel.

On Wednesday they play match against another Hong-.

Reuter.

WONDER WHY SHE'S ALONG

WONDER WHAT' SHE '9'

"DONG" WITH KIT?

"SUGAR RAY" WINS

Mister Conquest

WELLY FANCY SEEING YOU, DEAR, MOW, SICKENINGLY SMALL THE WORLD 19 US

OF COURSE YOU ARG MORE INTERESTED IN HUNTING, PITY YOU MESCO THE HORSE-SHOW, I'M TOLD THEY HAD A SPECIAL CLASS «FOR AÇÇO, HUNTERS

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CRACKLE

CRACKLE

SPIT

London, Express Service

Good Tosto

10 to 1 Good Taste.

100 10 7 Sarda II

100 to 6 Donate, Sportsmaster.

20 to 1 Prionlum, Melan I. 28 to 1 Slapdash, Frenchy. 83 to 1 any others-Reuter:

will be played on Sunday, No- The Brut and second rounds

vember 27.

2.

• Results of Jasper Clark Cap kong FA XI but this time on RK. Collings $147000 G.G.D.

the Boundary Street ground, Carter 004-25=159; | A.M. Lisanan B14-75-150: D.B. Robb 844-74155; On Thursday the team will bo W.0. Davies 80-470-150: N.A. Brown on their own and will take their 81+-70-100 E.ft. Mackay 8-1-81-100 departure the next day. K, A. Kinghorn 80-4-83.163: F. The meeting decided that of

BEST COAL Best goal of the 'match' was scored by the Army centre forward, Pic Alan Morkhouse (Somerset Light Infantry), who Is on Millwall's books os aa amateur. He rounded men of the collbro of Greenwood (Brentford), Milburni (Chester- deld) for Withers

and

(Spurs)

B1+5=106; 0.0.W. Stewart 844 the elects available for the with a delightful

ful dribble before Manila, Nov, 15-The Philip 19 F.D. Hunter 8340100 JD first match, to be held at the for the ball past pino Amateur Athletic Federa- 13+00-18; 8.5. Gordon 644-041080 Hil

Mackie 92+76–168; L Goldman. cleverly placing

ground 1,400 advancing

be divided amongst tho

Darticipating in

of those.

INDIAN TEAME

FOR MANILA

Wallace (2403=105: Tu Penroe

eper, Ray Mid-tion announced today that the ATL de Pinna 864020303; E.T

dleton, of Chesterfeld.

All-India selected football team 001342190; LC. Saville 16+81-17 CES

MoMullen DO+01103; 7. Groves

to

The Army were up against will arrive. here next month to 33. Morkie (04-01-11 17. Aurot longue; two tickets would be al-

ion, for, in addi-play three games with the local +10=173; 1W Sheway: 601-6178; lotted tough opposers I have elevens at Rizal Stadium,

13. Cowperthwaite 874805173; C3.

presidents tion to the

Ketola |00-+-501753) Linker clubs, and 30 each named, the FA Included Wat- The games were scheduled 97+80=178; CUFT Byen 204682176: Chinese Federation and the Re-

Sunderland), who will for December 7, 10 and 11,

IWE. Heath 524-90-10: 11.5. Barry ferees Association This pine- 03-00—103; 3.0, Pote-Tunt ;(68 + 15% anon be in the England "A" or "The All-India aggregation has 185; KA:- Mifer, 90199=18: Nut ing of tickets the Committee "y" team. Tevell and O'Linn, of already visited Singapore, Oliver, 60495=184/ Crawford felt would give the regular Charlton, Metcalfe (Huddern- Penang, Bangkok and-Selgon- BDI=10%; WIL Peterson, 90400 foolball: fan: an opportunity of

3 Bdi - Duffy fold), being watched for the United Press.

95|02=157:, * RB | Coombs, 994924791.

seeing the game,

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