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DICK WOODWARD
Musial Jolted Twice At Rock Hill Monday
Stan MusiaPs visit to the Flock Hill Cardinals of the
Western Carolinas League this past week resulted in two
new pieces of information which The Man had not «-ount
ed on at all.
First of all, it was durinR a Monday afternoon press
conference that he learned of Bing Devine’s dismissal as
general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and the othet
being closer to home in the person of WCL President John
Moss’ nomination of Stan as the next commissioner of
baseball.
President Moss indicated that Musial would make an
exceptionally good commissioner and that Musial is held
in highest esteem by all followers of sports.
"I consider Stan Musial the most highly esteemed
man in the athletic world today,'* Moss said, “And it has
been his trademark throughout his long tenure of base
ball to Ik* an example for all players and followers of the
game,” Moss added.
Musial seemed somewhat surprised at Moss' nomina
tion and made the statement that anyone would want the
job as commissioner of baseball, but that he was content
ed with his dual athletic role as vice-president of the
Cardinals and director of President Johnson's physical
fitness program.
The introduction of Musial’s name as a successor to
present Commissioner Ford C. Frick is a result of the an
nouncement of Frick's retirement after the 1965 season.
Frick first reported that the ’64 season would be his final
active campaign but later retracted the statement and
agreed to one more year.
Actually, the commissioner’s job is the most impor
tant one in baseball as it is he who heads the major league
program and sees that things run smoothly.
Commissioner Frick has been in his present position
since 1951, at which time he succeeded A. B. (Happy)
Chandler.
There have been but three commissioners of the game
with Judge Mountain Kershaw Landis becoming the first
in 1920.
The commissioner is elected by the 20 league presi
dents in the major leagues for a term of seven years, and
the tenure of the service is comparable to the Supreme
Court Justices in that his re-election is a mere formality
at the end of the designated time.
After announcing that Musial would he his choice as
the next commissioner, John Moss elaborated by saying
that he is presently'negotiating wdth league presidents
throughout the minor league o^adfeatioas to encourage
Musial to consider seriously the idea of the commission
er’s job.
The procedure which has been followed in the past
regarding the election of a commissioner has been one of
nominations being presented by varied personalities af
filiated with the game. The nominations are compiled and
forwarded to the major league’s executive committee who
in turn screen the nominees and place an unlimited num
ber of names on the ballot for the job. Then, the team
presidents meet and elect one of the nominees.
Reacting to the announcement that Devine had quit
his post as General Manager, Musial. in a few words, ex
pressed his regret that Devine was leaving the Cardinal
organization. “I’m surprised in a sense." he said. “Natural
ly you hate to see these things happen. I’ve been associ
ated with Devine for 20 years, and I enjoyed working with
him,” Musial added.
According to Associated Press news releases, Devine
confirmed with "emotion and regret" his resignation as
Cardinal general manager Monday.
CBS's Yankee Purchase 'Stirred The Dust'
The Columbia Broadcasting System added another
big business to its present chain of interests recently with
the acquisition of the New York Yankees baseball team,
and since the purchase, conversations have been as pop
ular as a Sunday double header between the Yankees and
Baltimore Orioles.
But, the network was quick to state that its new af
filiation with the team was strictly a business venture and
the newly introduced “Pay TV" had no bearing on the
purchase. Some speculated it did.
But, people will talk, and a great many jokes have
been tossed around with regard to the move.
It has even been jokingly stated that the present CBS
news staff will have a big hand in the future administra
tion of the Yankees.
Wouldn't it seem strange alright if the weekly game
appeared on the household TV and correspondent Walter
Cronkite was perched in the television press box giving
his pre-game analysis and ever famous predictions.
Or, Roger Mudd given the job as third base coach
with instructions to harass the opposing pitchers and
managers.
Can’t you just see Eric Seviarid rushing out of the
dugout after a close call by the plate umpire, flanked bv
Harry Reasoner.
And on the other side of the fence, the jokers have
offered the suggestion that Mickey Mantle and Roger
Maris may be CBS’s answer to the Huntley-Brinkley team
which is seen on NBC.
But seriously, the network announces that the pres
ent management will be held in tact and that no changes
are in store for the present.
Even the state Senators have gotten into the picture
by presenting the fact that under present ownership ol
the Yankees by the network, that the team would fall un
der jurisdiction of the anti-trust laws, thus providing
another first for the highly commercialized major leagues
There should be no serious effects of the purchase
but it did take most people by surprise when the transae
~ lion was announced.
Gridders Vying For Vacated Starting Be
LINEMEN STANDOUTS — Two returning lettermen. Lyn Che
shire (loft) and Hubert McGinnis, bare been standouts in the
Kings Mountain high school early football drills. Cheshire is a
three-year letterman and is scheduled to see duty at the right
tackle position this season. McGinnis has moved from his S3
tackle position to the center post this year. Cheshire weighed in
at 200 pounds and McGinnis tips the scales at 210. Both are
seniors.
Monday Night Opened
Men's Bowling League
Six teams arc entered in the
1964-65 Men’s Duckpin Bow lint;
League ami action is underway
for another year.
The six teams were selected
last week at the annual pre-sea
son league meeting.
A reassignment of various play
ers from last year's teams to oth
er teams this season was the re
sult of the meeting as the selec
tion of team players followed a
| rigid process of placement.
The six top bowlers in 1963-6-1
; were designated as individual
team Captains. The captains were
' named as a result of posting the
six highest averages througnout
last season's play.
These six bow let's met to choose
j their team members and the
drafting of the registered partici
pants was handled in the follow
i ing manner.
The captain of the team which
\ finished in the last position of
I the standings last season was giv
! en first choice of the initial team
player for this year. The fifth
place finisher chose second, the
fourth chose third, etc. until a se
lection of six players was com
pleted.
After the first round selections
were made, the team captain and
his first choice's averages were
added and the twosome who had
the lowest total averages were
given first choice in the second
round of placement. For example,
if an individual team captain had
a yearly average of 125 and he
chose a howler with an average
of 110 for the 1963-64 season,
these two scores were added and
compared with the other five
team's captain's scores and their
Individual choices, and the lowest
combined total of the six pairs
was given first choice In the see
1 ond round, etc. until all teams
j finished with five members.
The following teams na\o neon
selected with team captain
names heading the list:
PLONK OIL COMPANY
Clarence Plonk
Boyce Wells
Tom Gamble
I Richard Bridges
I Bill Mullinax
CLYDE CULBERTSON TEAM
Clyde Culbertson
Jack Rhea
Ronnie Culbertson
A1 Herndon
Lee Norville
DOLING HEATING
John Dilling
Boyer Murray
Sam Hamrick
Paul Ware
Furman Wilson
BOB HERNDON TEAM
Bob Herndon
| lM. H. Biser
Aud Tignor
Bill Ware
Richard Culbertson
GRIFFIN DRUG
Ranny Blanton
C. H. (Cat) Houser
Steve Rathbor.e
K. E. (Red* Morrison
Mickey Robinson
TIGNOR A RUSSELL
Albert Brackett
Wink Russel)
Bob Putnam
Robert Gantt
Harold Barber
All team members with the ex
ception of one. missing from the
Bob Herndon, were present Mon
day night as the 1964-65 season
got underway with three teams
posting identical 3-1 victories.
The Clyde Culbertson team
posted a 3 to 1 victory over Plonk
Oil Company with Jack Rhea
copping the high single scoring
honors for the match and Clyde
Jerry McCarter
In Air Force
Softball Tourney
Lieutenant Jerry K. McCarter,
son ut Mr. and Sirs. Oscar Mc
Carter of 6*)8 W. Gold St.. Kings
Mountain. N. C.. will represent
Luke AFB. Ari/... in the Inter
Service Softball Tournament at
Fort Huachuca. Ariz.. August 1-1
16.
Lieutenant McCarter, an in
tercept director with a Tactical
Air Command unit at Luke, won
the right to participate in the
tourney by being a member of
the repeating bast* champion
team from the 4629th Support
Squadron.
The lieutenant was commis
sioned in 1963 upon completion
■ ot ‘ Officer Training School at
A graduate of Kings Moun-1
tain High School, he received a
B. S. degree from Erskine Col-.
lege in Due West. S. C.
Humphries Wins
Preston Humphries. Shelby
ra;i* driver, chalked up his third
win of the season at Gaffney's
' Cherokee Speedway in the 30
lap main event Saturday night.
Carl Falls of Kings Mountain
finished third in the main event
behind Gaffney’s Charlie Blan
| ton.
Falls won the first heat race
! of the evening and R. H. Jolly
of Gaftney finished first in thej
night’s second pre-race heat bat - ■
j tic.
Two heat races and a 50-lap!
main event make up the weekly j
races at the quarter mile dirt!
| track and this week a special'
i feature will include a 20-lapj
; rookie race, which will have two
I young ladies behind the wheels
: of the semi-modified cars.
Raw time is set for 8:00 and
1 the 1949 to 1953 model can make ■
up the field.
Culbertson posting the high line,
j set score for the match with a|
! three game total of 326 to pace
: the winners. Clarence Plonk roll- j
ed a single game high of 125 and !
a line set score of 325 for the los
i ers.
The Bob Herndon team, paced
by Boyce Ware who rolled a sin
1 gle game high of 127 and a line
set score of 332. swept to a 3 to 1
victory over Griffin Dru?. C -H.
(Cat) Houser registered the high
est single score for the losers
with a 305 total.
Tignor A Russell rounded out
the first night’s action with a 3 to
1 win over DUling Heating. Al
bert Brackett's single game high
of 140 and line set score of 374
paced the night's scoring for the
winners and Boyer Murray roll
. ed scores of 116 and 293 to pace
the loaers.
The six teams will meet each
Monday night for the next 35
weeks with the schedule being di
vided with a first and second half
winner being crowned. A roll off
between the two winners will be
held at the end of the season to
i determine the champion for the
year.
STANDHfOS
Clyde Culbertson
DUling Heating
Griffin Drug
Tignor A Russell
Bob Herndon
Plonk Oil
W L Pet
3 1 .750
3 1 -750
3 1 .750
1 3 -250;
1 3 -2501
1 3 2501
Starting Eleven
Uncertain; Drills
Curtail Tuesday
A haul working hand <>f fit* -odd
candidate* have icached lht> mid
week point o( the two-pet-day
practices which have been the
schedule since the opening ol
drills Iasi Friday.
The Mountaineer* will continue
the present schedule through
Monday, at which time the s« he
dule will be trimmed to once a
day.
With the majorit> of the South-.
west Conference coaches pointing
at Kings Mountain, along with
Shelhy, as the team to beat for
the conference crown in 'tit. coach
Bill Hates has been putting the
candidates through tugged drills
and has taken advantage of the
cooler weather which ha* been
predominate through the first
days of practice.
"The boys an- shaping up pret
ty good in early drills, hut wa*
still have a hard road ahead in
filling the vacated starting posi
tions", Bates reports.
Bates says that he has been
well pleased with the mental at
titude of the team members to
date, hut quickly adds that a def
inite starting eleven is far from
being set.
"We art* experimenting with
several of the boys at new posi
tions and mere will likely be
some change* as the practices
wear on”, he said.
Having lost seven of the '63
starters, the <-oaehittg staff is
fared with the task of filling five
forward wall positions and two
in the back field.
To date, the vacated starting
positions, which are right tackle,
right end. both guards, and the
center post, have been manned by
returning lettermen w’ho saw a
great deal of action during the
past season.
Lettermen Steve Grigg and
George Plonk have been getting
the call on the first unit at the
guard positions with '63 starters
Richard White and Lyn Cheshire
getting the nod at the left end
and right tackle posts respective
ly
Cheshire played left tackle last
season, but has been moved to
i the right side this year to plug
the hole left by graduating tackle
Jimmy Owens. Junior letterman
Chip Bridges is the first unit left
tackle. Jimmy Cloninger has been
working at the right end post
and has been impressive in the
light contact work which has been
the order of the days practices.
Hubert McGinnis has been
working at the center post which
was vacated with Terry Leonard’s
graduation and the big 210 pound
er has responded to the reassign
ment with observable ease. He
played primarily defense last sea
son and is expected to go both
ways this year.
Two changes have been made
! in the backfieid slots as wingback
Warren Goforth and halfback
Mike Huffstickler left positions to
be filled.
Steve Baker, who playted be
hind Goforth at wingback last
year, has been moved to the “run
| ning back” halfback poaition and
letterman Ronnie Rhea has been
, working at the wingback slot.
Added depth has been furnish
ed to the forward wall in big
tackles Gerald Carrigan and
Glenn Bolin, who have impressed
, the coaching staff and will be
counted upon heavily to carry the
i defensive load. ’These two boys
> will play a lot of football for us
! this year”. Bates said.
! Jimmy Wright, returning let
; terman at left end. will play a
' great deal during the season, as
I will backfieid candidates Richard
1 Gold. Pat Hord, and newcomer
Von Holcomb.
i
Two of the starting backfieid
positions are pretty well set with
three year letterman Pat Murphy
at quarterback and two year let
terman Pete Putnam at fullback.
Gold has been running behind
Murphy at the signal calling slot
on offense and is scheduled to
head the denfensivr backfieid.
Fullbacks Pat Hord and Jay
Pow’ell will add backfieid depth
along with Holcomb, who tips the
scales at 1W> and has done a fine
Job at the halfback slot during
early drills.
Game-like scrimmage was held
for the first time Wednesday af
ternoon and the boys got their
first test of stamina and endur
ance during the 30 minutes of
play.
I Four candidates have been
plagued with minor injuries to
date with Danny Finger’s leg in
jury being the most serious. Fin
der pulled a muscle prior to the
opening of summer practice but is
I expected to return to action next
•week.
9
SWC Coaches Optimistic
Point To KM And Shei
By DICK WOODWARD
Optimism is the krynotp
throughout thi* Southwest ('on•
Iwi'itco foriih.iii camps as the
coaching stalls have had almost
a »wk to observe the 1H64 grid
candidates.
Telephone conversations with
several opposing; coaches in the
conference reveals that ihe ma
jority are expecting greater
thirties in '64.
For two of the schools. Belmont
and East Rullterford. it will he a
season ol more experience and
much improvement.
BELMONT IS BLOOMING
Belmont head eoarh. Ray Shel
ton. who has been in the high
school coaching ranks for 22
years, begins his second year as
head mentor of the Red Raiders.
He spent 21 years at Wades boro
and produced some outstanding
teams during his tenure.
"We will definitely be better
than last year." Coach Shelton
said. The ’63 Belmont team post
ed a season record of 2 wins, 7
losses and 1 tie with victories
over Kast Rutherford and Chase.
Experience dominates the pic
ture in the Belmont camp as sev
en starters head a 20-letterman
returning squad. “Don't let the
tact that there are 20 returning
lettermen be misleading," Coach
Shelton said. "Because all of our
traveling team received letters
last ycai," he added.
Seven returning starters will
be the nucleus around which
Shelton will build his fighting
force with three of the backfield
positions manned by Steve Fea
therstone, Charles Oren. and
Richard Armstrong.
The Belmont attack will fea
ture a multiple offense with em
phasis placed on the single wing
formation tthe only one in the
conference) and variations
i which include the unbalanced T
; alignment.
Other outstanding starters for
Belmont will include Gary Holt,
i left end, Johnny Fench, left
t guard, center Danny Chapman,
1 and tackle Barry- Farmer, all of
whom played regularly last year.
And. Mike Bolin, who did a ter
rific job at the linebacker post
as a sophomore last year has
been impressive in early drills.
EAST RUTHERFORD —
IMPROVED
Coach Bob Setzer at East Ruth
; erford greeted 16 returning let
termen as practice began Friday
and he too is expecting a much
better showing this season. The
Cavaliers posted a 4-6 record in
'63, but with seven returning
starters, hopes are high. Coach
Setzer singles out quarterback
David Matheney as his greatest
loss but reports that Gary Dod
son. a sophomore up from the
JV squad has been very impres
sive in early practices along with
senior Drew Mayes, who was the
starting fullback last year.
Setzer reports that the most
impressive player to date has
been Phil Marchamen, 190-pound
fullback who didn't play foot
ball last season.
The East Rutherford coaching
staff has been bolstered by the
acquisition of two Shelby na
tives. Tom Wright, Jr., and Steve
Curtiss. "We are fortunate to
have these two fine young
coaches and they will definitely
help us to build a fine team
here.” Setzer said.
Conch Setzer points to Shelby
as the team to beat for the con
ference crown with Kings Moun
tain and Lincolnton providing
the stiffest competition. East
opens the season on September
4 at home against Rosman. a AA
team, and meets Shelby Septem
ber 11.
CHASE IS CHARGING
The Chase High Trojans begin
the season under the direction of
new head mentor. Bob Bush, who
is a six-year veteran in the
coaching ranks having headed
four teams at Closer. S. C.. and
serving as an assistant two sea
sons. Coach Bush is no stranger
to the Kings Mountain fans. He
did his student teaching here in
1957 under ex-Mountaineer men
tor. Everette (Shu I Carlton.
"We don’t expect any mira
cles this year.” but we will have
an improved ball club and are
hoping to beat a team or two in
the conference Indore the season
is over,” Bush says.
Bush reports nine returning
lettermen and singles out junior
guard Charles Hicks and tackle
Charles Willis as his outstand
ing boys.
"We have a host of young
players on the 35-man varsity
squad who have tremendous de
sire and a good attitude with a
will to win. and with this type
of enthusiasm, we will give
someone a run for their money.”
he added.
The Trojans open the season
at home September 4 against
Salem High.
Bush points to Shelby. Kings
Mountain, and Lincolnton as the
teams to beat with no particular
team having the edge. "Any one
of these teams could win the
crown.” he said.
LWCOLNTON LOOMS
AS CONTENDER
Coach Von Ray Harris begins
his fifth year at the helm of the
Lincolnton entry and is banking
heavily on twelve returning let
termen to lead the Wolves to a
successful season. “I think that
we will be a contender for the
conference title this year, but
Kings Mountain and Shelby
should have real fine teams.”
he said.
Gone from last year’s squad
which posted a season record of
6-3-1 will be outstanding per
formers Dennis Byrd, who spear
headed the offensive power at
fullback and backed up the line
of defense, and All-Conference
center Stew Warren, along with
tackles Tod Cromwell and John
Dellinger.
Quarterback Tony Talbert will
be back to handle the signal
calling chores this season, along
with ’63 starters Harry Page.
Richard Setzer, an All-Confer
ence guard last year, and Mike
HolUfield, who was named to the
All-Conference team as a tackle.
“Keith Setzer, a 190-pound
guard is a tremendous ball play
er and we're expecting him to
head the charges in ’64,” Harris
Or
added.
Harris points to KM an4
by as the teams to bei
quickly adds that he is clt
Iv not counting Llneolntc
CKERRYVILLE
CHANCES-SU1
Cherry ville’s new <-oachj
Livingston seems to hav|
work cut out as the season]
er approaches, being lao
an almost entire rebuilding
Ten starters are gone. wit|
lone holdover being In th«
soil of versatile quarterbad
ry Randall, who has been
round performer for the Ir
for the past three seasons.
It will be a long, hard
for the '64 Ironmen with
talent and a lack of expert^
being the keynote.
SHELBY SURGES ....
NATURALLY
Shelby will be fighting to
tert the conference co-champii
ship honors which it shares
Kings Mountain. Coach
Allen will be without the
ices of 19 of 33 varsity ntctnb
and 16 of the 19 are lettern
"The personnel are not Ii|
they were last year, but thej
hit. I’ll guarantee you that,"
Allen.
The Lions will be fielding
entirely new team with the ex
•■option of one starter, quartet
back Richard Addis who to
over when l>on Patrick was
jured midway through the '6!
campaign.
Only eight lettermcn are bar
but. as all of the conferenc
coaches have said. ‘‘Shelby wl
be a team to beat for the con-1
fere nee crown.”
Even with losses that heavy,!
Allen is optimistic about the out -
com** of the Shelby season. He
points to Kings Mountain as the
team to beat. ^
The outlook is actually a big
question mark for the head men
tor. but he says that he win
know something after the first
game of the season.
RUTHERFOBDTON
REBUILDING
The Rutherfordlon charge
under the direction of vete
coach Max Beam, will be witf
out the services of such out
standing names as Jim Maynor.
Eddie Fisher, and others, and a
rebuilding year seems to be the
main course for the Hilltoppers.
which battled KM to a scoreless
tie for three quarters before
yielding, 6-0 on a last minute
score by Mike Huffstickler.
Opposing coaches give Ruther
fordlon an outside chance to be
a strong contender, but the Hill
toppers will have their hands
full of KM. Shelby, and Lincoln
ton in their bid for championship
honors.
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All In all. the season is shap
' ing up to be one of the most
balanced in many years. The
three top contenders will be
challenged by East Rutherford
and Belmont forcing the race In
to a five-way battle where any
thing can happen.
Chase and Cherryvlllc will
surprise someone as the season
progresses, but the outlook tends
to favor the hometown Moun
taineers and arch-rivals Shelby
and Lincolnton.
Dmotiftioa Derby
Aft Charleftfte Sunday
How much intentional batter
: lng and banging can an auto
mobile take?
This is the question that 100
driven will be trying to answer
this Sunday afternoon at Char
; iotte Motor Speedway.
The event is the World’s
Championship Demolition Derby
that is slated to get underway
at 2:30.
An even hundred cars and
drivers will be banging against
each other in the no time limit
event to see who can keep their
car running longest and collect
the $1,000 first prize money.
Promoter Joe Williams has
ruled that no reinforcement of
the cars will be permitted for
the event with the exception of
a required fastening of the doors
by welding, bolts or chains.
The test will be which make
of car comes to the public with
the strongest construction, and
nearly every make and model
is already entered.
Two of the early entries are
the famed Charlotte father and
son team of Buck Baker and
Buddy Baker who are top stars
of the NASCAR grand national
circuit. Buck will be competing
in a 1952 DeSoto while his son
Buddy win be wheeling a *53
: Buick in the "crashing contest"
' Other entries announced by
| promoter Williams were James
; Johnson In a 1998 DeSoto and
Dannie Cook in a ’51 Chevrolet
The Demolition Derby gets
, underway this Sunday afternoon
, promptly at 3:30 at Charlotte
I Motor Speedway. There will be
! plenty of free parking facilities
i available.
Season Tickets Te Home Football
Games New On Sale At High School
Season tickets to the Mountain
eers' four home football games
went on sale this week.
The ducats, which are being
sold at Principal Harry Jaynes'
office at the high school are pric
ed at $5 each and will entitle the
bearer to the same seat at City
Stadium for all four home con
tests on this year's schedule.
Tickets are being sold on a
first-come, first-serve basis and
the purchaser can select his seat
in preferred locations in the con
crete stands bordering the 50
yard lit*. The seats are marked
and the ticket will designate the
row and seat location.
The $5 price for the four games
is not a cut-rate value, but the
season tickets provide the pur
chaser with the same assigned
seat for each game and affords
the opportunity to arrive just be
1 fore kickoff time and have a re
served seat
Principal Jaynes urges all in
terested fans to purchase the tic
kets as soon as possible so as to
assure a good location through
out the home schedule. There will
be some 500 tickets available.
The 1964 Mountaineers will he
, at home this season to three
Southwest Conference foes and
will hoot non • conference foe,
Moorooville in the homecoming
game on October 16.
Hie fallowing home schedule
will be played:
i aoplsmkwr 19.Cherryvtlk
(Xlober 25.MooresvU^fc
(Homecoming)
October 30 .Rutherfordton
McCarter Wins Icct
! At Yavk-Clavav Oval
Eddie Mac McCarter of Clover.
1 driving a *55 Chevrolet, was the
, winner of the 50-lap feature
event at York-Clover Speedway
, Friday night. Chevrolet* really
| tried to "outshine" the Fords in
full blast as the Chevrotets cap
I lured the first four positions.
J Following McCarter was Johnny
Gardner of Rock Hill — '52 Chev
' rolet. Hugh Gray Krnandez — '52
Chevrolet of Lando, and Jimmy
j Clark of York. S. C. in a ’56
, Chevrolet. Three cars rolled over
: but no one was injured. Bill Me
1 Garrity of Charlotte totally de
! molished his car when he turned
I over.
Another race program has
been set for this Friday night in
cluding the usual heats plus a
50-lap feature for the modtfleds
and a 25-lap feature for the am
ateurs. Several of the Ford driv
ers have already commented
that they intend to have their
cars in “tip-top" shape for this
week's race and they plan to
really challenge the Chevrolet*.
Jimmy Clark also said that
was really going all out to
to claim a victory for York
week since a Clover driver
the victor last week. The first of
the shfr-event progress is
uled for 8:15.
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