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VOL. 62 NO. 5.
PART TWO
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 16. 1922.
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Saraseen of Pittsburgh Wins National Open Golf Championship
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Iowa Golfer
Trims Von Elm
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Sioux City Crack Completely
Outclasses Title-Holtler
at All Staged of
Match.
Rudolph Knepper, Sioux City,
yesterday won the championship of
the Transmississippi Golf associa
tion by defeating George Von Elm,
Salt Lake City, 5 up and 4 to play,
in their 36-hoIc match over the links
of the Omaha Country club.
The Sioux City crack captured the
title by completely outclassing the
westerner at all stages of the game.
He showed to better advantage with
every club and never was hard
pressed. Knepper appeared an easy
winner after the first few holes had
been played. He continued to dis
play the same brilliant form that
had marked his play' all week, while
his opponent, especially in me morn
ing round, was badly on his game.
Loses His' Nerve.
Von Elm, who was defending the
title of 1 ransmississippi champion,
which lie won at Denver last year,
apparently "lost" his nerve. He did
not appear to be in the same class
with the Iowa champion. He was
drivine into the rough or into a trap
on almost every shot and faNcd to
tape advantage of the few openings
that Knepper gave turn.
Knepper never was down to his
opponent. On the first hole, while
Knepper was driving the ball all over
the course, Vcm Elm seemingly was
trying to do -worse. Knepper hooked
his drive and his second was in the
i 7th hole fairway. He reached the
green in three, however, while Von
Elm took four, and won the first
hole when the ycach required two
putts.
Von Elm grew worse as the match
progressed. . His playing was about
as ragged as it could be, while nearly
II of Kneppers shots were dead tor
the pin. After Von Elm had squared
the match at the sixth hole, Knepper
took the seventh, eighth and ninth
and was 3 up at the turn. Knepper
played the outside course in 36
strokes, one over par as against 40
for Von Elm.
Played Good Golf.
On the inside course, Knepper
played perfect golf. He won five,
lost one and halved the other three
holes. He played the nine holes in
34, one under par, and held an ad
vantage of 7 up at the end of the
morning round, a lead which as
sured him the title, barring a com
plete reversal of form in the after
noon. In the afternoon, Von Elm tried
hard to overcome the big lead of his
opponent, but was not shooting good
enough golf to accomplish that feat.
He succeeded, hwever, in reducing
Knepper's lead to 4 up at the 24th
hole, and after being dormie 6 at
the 30th, showed a flash of cham
pionship form. He won the 31st hole
and for a brief period it appeared a?
though he might square the match
with the fast tiring Knepper. He
missed his chance by failing to sink
a 12-foot putt on the 32d, where
Knepper sank a five-foot putt, halved
the hole and won the match.
Outdrives Von Elm.
Aside from his putting, Knepper's
playing for the most part was fault
less. He outdrove Von Elm on the
majority of the holes and his ap
proaches were deadlier than those of
the Salt Lake City lad. Knepper
made the best shot of the match on
the 14th hole. On this hole he sank
a 25-foot putt for an eagle 3, the
only eagle made during the week's
play.
The largest gallery that oppeared
on the links this week saw the
championship match. . It probably
was the most unruly gallery of its
si ,' that ever followed a golf match.
A rope that was intended to keep the
spectators-at a safe distance irom the
players, might just as well have been
left in the clubhouse. They crowded
the players on nearly every shot and
made about as much noise as a regi
ment of soldiers while the contest
ants were putting on 'some of the
greens.
Europe and America send thou
sands of old horseshoes to China,
where they are made into spades, a
purpose for which they are especially
suitable.
Champ! 1
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4 Kaevr.
BaseBaHKesulls
Standings
AntMiraa Lmmu.
W. I.. 1'ri.i W. U Ptel
81, tJiilll 41 3 .HW.h'ton 40 43 .41
N. York 4 it .170,. 'I.v.l nil 41 44 .43
."hli-axo 41 4 .Ml Thill. 14 44 .410
DaCroii 44 41 .alii Button It 4 .411
YnUriUr! KothH.
Cleveland, S; rhilad'iphli, .
Wuhitifinn, i: Ri. I.OUH, o.
lhi'iKo, 3; New York, I.
lrtrui(, 2; Iloilon, ,
Tod1! UmMi
Chli-ito it N.w York.
81. I.iuli it Waahlniton.
No olhera arhtdulrd.
Buffaloes Trim
Witches in First
Game of Series
Sellars and Musser Pounded
Hard by Omaha
Errors Costly to
Viators.
After being scalped by the Okla
homa Uty Indians in three out of
four games, the Omaha Buffaloes
came back yesterday and handed
rrank Isbell s Wichita Witches
9 to 3 beating in the first game of
the series.
I no mi It aloes put three runs
across the pan in the first inning,
when the Wichita defense cracked
and Hurler John Sellars allowed the
Omaha athletes to collect a trio of
runs on four hits, stolen base and
two free ticket sto first.
In the sixth, Herman singled and
Wilcox planted the ball in deep right
field for a triple, scoring the "Babe."
Jimmy came home on fitcher rin
cher's double to left.
Sellars was jerked for a pinch hit
ter in the seventh and Paul Musser
took the hill starting with the eighth.
He was pounded hard by the Buf
faloes, who chalked up four runs on
two hits, two bases on balls and a
oair of bad Wichita errors.
Wichita drew first blood in . the
third, when Sellars sfnorled. scoring
from first on Washburn's single to
deep left. In the seventh, Manda
was detailed to hit for Sellars. The
pinch hitter singled and took second
when Smith reached first on Fin-
cher's bobble. Both Witches breezed
across the plate when Washburn
doubled to center.
St. Louis Clubs Buy
Two Lincoln Hurlers
Lincoln. Tulv IS. Sale of Kenneth
Scott, Lincoln pitcher, to the St.
Louis Cardinals, was confirmed in a
telegram received this morning from
Branch Rickev. Scott has pitched
the only no-hit, no-run game record
ed , thus far in the State league.
Pitcher McKee of the Beatrice team
also has been sold to the St. Louis
Nationals. McKee's home is in
Shenandoah, la.
Chief Bender Is Latest
Victim of "Rabbit" Ball
The latest victim on the long list
of pitchers who have been maimed by
terrific liners resulting from the use
nf the livelv ball is Chief Charles Al
bert Bender, one time idol of Athletic
fans, and several times world series
hero. He is out of the game for three
weeks. The accident which will keep
the manager of the Reading Interna
tional league club out of the' pitching
nit occurred in a game at Reading
where, the home club was playing
Buffalo. Bender was pitching, in
the third inning Bengough drove a
wicked liner which hit Bender on his
left hand, breaking two bones.
George (Iwsy) Levenc to "
Coach at Wake Forest, IN. L.
("Izzv Levene. former
Ppnn end and member of the Red
and Blue coaching staff last fall, has
signed a contract as head coach of
the Wake Forest college, North
Carolina, foothall team. Levene
graduated in 1907 and" played end on
Penn's elevens in 1905 and 1906.
Wake Forest's schedule calls for
games with rival colleges in the
Carnlinas and Vireinia. Levene had
charge of the Red and Blue ends last
season.
Bo Wilson Back From
Honolulu to Study Law
'Bo" Wilson, former star pole
vaulter at Occidental and later at
Princeton, arrived from Honolulu,!
where he has been engaged in busi
ness for the last three years.
A barrister s career appeals to Wil
son and one of his first acts upon
reaching the city was to rush out and
enroll in the U. S. C. summer school.
By dint of hard work he expects to
complete the allotted three-year
course in two years and hang out his
shingle in Honolulu.
Ocean Travel
Arrtrala.
San Francisco, July 14. Felix, New
Tork;; Ohloan. Boeton, New York;
Bohemian, Manila: Bruah. New York.
New Tork. July 14. Mauretanla, South
ampton. Rotterdam. Rotterdam.
Havre, July U Pari, New Tork;
Rouaalllon, New York.
Pr part area.
Sydney,, N. 8. W., July II. Sonoma, San
Franeiaco.'
Hongkonc July II. President McBUa
ley, StU.
- Gentlemen are tipping their um
brellas to lady friends. Still,
weather ain't q bad
Ifflrani Run hmgmWembem
& itAXv By 1 E-SANB0RN-
I ) V-JW l " iY Consistency may be a jewel, hut it
iMvyYXM S i f (T Ii !i is not found in conjunction with the
TV Y V HmV H 8recn dlamond ,0 ,any .no,iceable Support Schooner Race.
4t , m fm tt I i l iiftiiiiiu i i ii i i ai.v, ui l iiiv i l i u i t v.
HERE they are, fellows, four members of the Home Run league of
organized baseball.
Mr. Rogers Hornsby. crack St. Louis National player, has taken
the lead in the scramble for home run
24th home run in the seventh inning of the Philadelphia-game Friday. In
clouting out his homer, Hornsby tied the National league record held by
"Gavvy" Cravath in 1915. The old league record of 27 was made by Ed
Williamson of Chicago in 1884.
Next we have Mr. Kenneth Williams, the St. Louis Brown slugger,
who cracked out his 21st home run July 12.
Clarence Walker, star outfielder of the Philadelphia Americans, is
shown in the above layout spearing a high one. Clarence also dabbles in
home runs and has 20 circuit clouts to
Last but- not least we have for
Yankee fame. The Bambino is short of late m knocking out homers this
season, having only 14 clouts to his collection.,
HITS-0 MISSES
f3Y THE BUFFALOES-
BUFFALOES.
AB.R.H.TB. SH.Sn.rO. A. B.
ClauMon. 2b
5 1
3 2
5 1
4 0
4 0
5 1
4 2
4 0 0
12 1
Apperson, vt .
firantham, 2b .
Mnmi.h. If ...
10 2
10 1
0 0 0
10 0
2 0 0
4 0 2
0 0 0
3 0 0
4 0 0
10 0
2 0 0
2 10
5 0 0
0 2 0
Griffin, rf
Herman, lo
Wilcox, el
Wilder, c 2
8 0 0
12 1
Fincher, p .... 4
Total! 84 9 11 16 0 6 21 1 2
WICHITA.
AB.R.H.TB.SH-SB.PO.A. E.
Smith, er
Waahhnrn, 2b.
Berger, ...
Kaat, rf . V..
Rlakealey. If .
Dntler. SB ...
Haley, e
MeOoweU, lb .
iSellars, p ...
gaianaa
Mnsaer. p . .
Griffin, e ....
Gregory
0 0 0
Totala 3 S 9 11 0 1 24 A 4
Wanria singled for Sellara In seventh.
(Gregory doubled for Musser in ninth.
n-w-hlt OM 000 200 3
BnRaioe. 300 002 04i B
Rnmmaev .ITArneel runs: Vlchlto. 1;
Omaha. 4. Three-base hit: Wilcox. Two-
base hits: OlslasoQ (2), Berger, rlnrner,
Washburn, Gregory. Doable play: Flrcher
to Herman. Ba hlta: Off Sellars, In
Innings : off Fincher, 9; off Musser. 3 and
2 In' 2 innings. Struck out: By Sellars,
by Fincher, 8: by Musser. S. Bases on
balls: Off Sellars, 2i off Fincher, 3: off
Musser, 4. Umpires: Donahue and Held.
Iefit on bases: Wichita, 8; Omaha, 6. Time:
1:SS.
Win in Miller Tourney.
C. M. Rice won the "goat" con
test at Miller park this week with a"
net score of 68, while Phil Kendall
and Seavey-Hudson tied for second
honors with scores of 69.
Today in Ring History
Twenty-Two Tears Age.
Terry McGovern knocked out Frank
Erne, New York, S rounds.
. Nineteen Years Ago.
Buddy Ryan lost to Mlks Ward, Port
Huron, Mich, 10 rounds.
Seventeen Years Ago.
Tony Caponl knocked out Jack Oola
awaln, Philadelphia, i rounds.
Eleven Year Ago.
Jess Wlllard won from Mike Comiskey,
Hammond, Okl., It rounds.
Eight Years Ago.
Georges Carpentler won on a fnsl from
Ounboat Smith, London, rounds.
Five Tears Are.
Young Pal Moore won from Roy Moore, (
jasmPBis, xiuaw a reuorsb
i. J VT Jf.oi leaertii doneamiths about the nlavcrs I ,u (X tU AtUni,.J
' n ; i i . rl J who are ready fo graduate this year coast in the fall
honors. Hornsby cracked out his
his credit.
your approval Mr. Babe Ruth of
Help! Here's a
Popular Umpire
"Ugh."
That's the reply of Joe Twin, full
breed Indian, to all attacks upon his
decisions.
And therein lies the secret of his
success as an umpire in the Omaha
Muny Baseball association.
Twin's philosophy is:
"Talk heap; heap much trouble.
Talk leetle, leetle trouble."
On this theory Twin has succeeded
in making himself the most popular
ump in muny ranks.
Clubs now call Muny Baseball
Supervisor .Johnny Dennison and ask
that he be assigned to their games.
Dennison predicts that he's the first
popular indicator man in baseball.
Maybe it would behoove the major
leaguers to adopt Twin's policy of
talk leetle."
Lincoln, July IS. The annual xity
tennis tournament opened this after
noon with 64 contestants for the
singles honors. The state tourna
ment will be held on the University
I courts bye August I to 12,
Minors Stand
on Draft Holds
Up Star Players
Moguls Refusal to Accept
Draft Closes Major League
Doors to Many Promis
ing Players.
into the ranks of the majors.
Six months ago there was a
of oratory spilled, and too much
it- reproduced in print, about
repudiation by the minors of
overtures from the majors look
to a settlement of the draft prob
lem, whereby players of ability
might be sure of advancing in their
profession as far as their ability
would carry them.
Loyalty to the home fans was the
keynote of most of the oratory in
dulged in by the larger minors as a
reason for their objecting to the
draft. They preferred independence
to serfdom and asserted their in
alienable right to keep the good
players they develop and so build
up teams that would class with the
big leagues in caliber.
Talk Pleases the Fans.
It listened grandiloquently to the
patrons of the minor cities who did
not know that it was nothing but
dried peas rattling in an empty
cocoanut shell. It's a wonder the
peas haven't all turned- to dust, the
ruse has been employed so long to
ballyhoo the home folks in the
smaller circuits.
The backers and officials of the
minor leagues do not object to hav
ing their players drafted into the
major ranks because they want to
keep their Etars, but because they
want to sell them at their own price.
The lesser leaguers repudiated the
thought of permitting a fair figure to
be fixed by agreement for the draft
ing of a player, if he could not be
sold at a higher price, because they
know by experience that if they
tried to hold up the majors too
strongly the big clubs would balk
at being gouged and resort to the
chances of the draft to obtain a de
sirable player whose club owner
would not listen to reason.
Major Teams Become Weary.
The result, of course, is that some
good players who might otherwise
achieve renown on the big time cir
cuit next season will be compelled to
stay under cover a while longer, be
cause major club owners will not
risk paying a high price for the
privilege of trying out a promising
prospect only to find out he won't
do. In which case the minors insist
or repurchasing their gold bricks
with German marks. Such experi
ences in previous years have made
the majors wary of spending real
coin on any except prospects that
are almost certain to make good.
Carried to the limit, this policy of
the minors would make it difficult for
them to sign young players of ability
and ambition. It is the desire of
every youngster to play in the high
est class, and if they find themselves
liable to be anchored in clas AA,
with no chance to rise to the ma
jors, they will refuse to sign with
any but the leagues which oermit
their players iq be drafted, ,
Baseball Records
Made This Date
July II. ! Mm! errora. hi third
hft.Hm.n, In i aiv, I J. H lnrmclly.
Kanaaa City (V. A . The n-'ont Ii ?.
h'M ly II. C Fluf-r. Ii.iaiort l P. A I
174.
July I. !; ni cunaerutlve hulnut
tanltia. by illchr, 41 Inuinca . J l'h
Kr.,, IMiiahuiith lY I. ). July : 10 July
U. National lf-aifii rwnrd lao hald h
(I. c AIxndT. 1911. Thi rerord la M
Innlnie,, ly Walter Johnauli. Wiahlnftnn
IA. U 1913.
July 16, H0 l.on.-at fame, without
erorln. 4 Innlnia, American Irague rec
ord, lrlrnlt analiiat Washington (A. I.I.
The record la !0 innlnn. held hy Titti
burgh igamat Hoaion (N. I..) 111.
July II, lfl l.ong.at tl game, II In
nlnga, Amerl'wn leufue record. letrmt
aa-ainat Wft.titna-tnn (A. I..k alao held hy
'hlrngn agulnat New York (A. '. -A
laoa. The record la 24 innlnci held by
lloaton again. I Ilrooklyn, 19.'0.
Safe or Out.
Q. Stunners are on first and second and
the runner on first leaves the base -and
is half, way between first and second.
The runner on first receives the bait when
the runner is between the bases. Does that
put the runner cut?
A. It does not. He muwt be tacgecl out.
Q. How old is Waite Hoyt?
A. He vans born September 9, 1ttt9.
Q. Who is considered to be the best
pitcher in th- American lea mm?
A. Matter of opinion. Better wait un
til the records are made for this season.
Q. One out. The batter hits an infield
fly. Th third baseman eatchfa the ball
but makes an overthrow to first base.
T the hnttor nut'
A. There U n Infield fly on whldi the
batter is mte. If there nan an overthrow
it had to do with the runner.
Q. If a player throws his glovs on the
Kround but it does not strike the ball is
there any penalty ?
A. There is imi penalty If the glove
does not strike the hall.
Golf Ex.cs !
Q. In medal play are both players pen
alized If one of them putts and his ball
hits that f the other? Whtat is done
with the ball that was displacedl
A. No, only the player whose ball hits
that of the other competitor is penalized.
The ball must be replaced.
Q. With a ball in a hazard, may a
player touch the brill in addressing It ?
A. He ts not prohibited by rule from
touching the ball, but is of course penal
Ized one stroke If the club touches the
ground. Also, he loses stroke If he
causes the hall to move in touching it, so
that after ll It Is aather delicate pro
cedure. '
Q. WIvt is the rule covering a rase
where a ball rolls uuder stevs placed in
a sand trap for entering or leaving it?
A. The player Is entitled to move such
steps and if th? ball Is areldentally moved
in doing so. It Is replaced without penalty.
Q. Is there any case on record to equal
the performance of Bobby Jones when at
the age of 14 he qualified for the ama
teur championship and followed by win
ning his first two matches? I refer to bis
championship play.
A. Jones' record Is unique. From avail
able records no player baa ever before or
since qualified for the amateur champion
ship at sneh an age. However. John Ball,
jr., finished sixth In the British open
championship at the age of 15, elht
strokes back of the winner. Robert A.
Gardner won his first championship at 19.
Q. What is the penalty where with
both balls on the, nuttlne rreen one tlaver
putts before the other's ball has stopped
rouing '
A. Ivwn of the hole In match play, and
two strokes In medal play.
Wins College Golf Tide
A. Pollock Boyd, Chattanooga,
graduated from Dartmouth, won the
annual intercollegiate golf champion
ship by defeating George B. Secor,
Perrysburg, O., a Williams college
senior, 12 up and 11 to go at 36 holes.
- - 1 &
When Should
Fighters Quit?
Where Does Gamene Stop
and Feeble-Mi odedness
Begin?
ENTJRE world was leather to
Johnny Buff last Monday
night. ,
Little flyweight champion strolled
onto wrong piece of tanglefoot.
His nose smelled nothing but left
! jabs. He thought that a glove fac-
But he kept pushing away for 14
roundr, even when handwriting on
wall said, "This way to nearest
exit."
Under European standard of
scuffling Buff should have resigned
in first round. It is no disgrace in
Frnace or England for fighter to
walk out of executive session when
those knucile-filled gloves are vot
ing against him.
They don't call it quitting over
there.. They call it resigning.
Some of their "star battlers abdi
cate. Like Napoleon and Kaiser.
Some of them refer matter to
board of arbitration. But none of
them quit. They figure that he who
fights and toddles away may live to
resign again some day.
Over on our taxed side of Atlantic
we dope out that fighter should
tight until cuckoos come home to
roost. Public demands. that seconds
keep right on shooting their fighters
out into ring, even when their boy s
legs have turned to rubber and his
brains to caviar.
Probably greatest exhibition of
gameness we ever spotted was 80
round battle between an iron deer
on Joe Smollen's lawn at Bayside
and one little nearsighted pug dog
belonging to Tad.
Dog kept barking until Joe went
out and booted him tor goal. Little
dog rolled over, got up and counted
himself up. He decided that grand
total was correct and that person
who kicked him must have been iron
deer.
He started to bite sirloins off iron
deer without doing his teeth much
good. Then he went after some
cast-steel pork chops smothered in
tin mushrooms. He kept snapping
away waiting for deer to cough up
Turkish towel.
Battle continued for three hours.
Then dog went home but came back
next day in his wheelchair. Fisrht
continued all day until Tad came
over ana aisquantiea line deer tor
stalling.
Smollen claims that every frank
furter on Coney Island lauahed it-
seit to sleep that nignt. j
American Caddy
Ranks Contribute
Youngest Champ
Smoky Ciy Youth's Score for
72 Holes Is 288 John
Black "Blows"
Chance to Win.
Cloiiooe, 111., July 15. Gene Sara
seen of l'ittfburgh won the national
open golf clinnipion&hip today with
a score of 283. He is the younges'
man who ever held the open cham
pionship, being only 21 years old
and until three years ago was a
caddie,
John Black of Oakland, Cal., had
a chance to beat Saraseen until he
blew up on the 71st hole of the 72
holes of play, driving out of bounds
and sending an approach wide of the
green for a six against a par four.
On the 33d Black's drive was wild
and in a sandpit. The out was just
over another pit and in the rough,
but the third was on and only foul
feet from the cup. It was a wonder
ful 50-yard pitch from a terrible lie
He sank the putt for par 4.
Black fcnt his tee shot 28fl yard'
on the 34th and dropped a fcathcrv
mashie 15 feet from the cup and two.
putt?' brought a par four. On the.
35th he drove out of bounds, the
first time of the tournament for him.
The second tee shot was perfect and
a spoon third was wide of the green.
The fourth was 25 feet past the pin
and he totalled six. A birdie folir
on the 18th tied him for second
place with Bobby Jones, but the
35th had kept him from being the
American open champion.
Lelivelt Clan
Hitting Apple
The Tulsa wrecking crew is
rapidly absorbing the brightest rays
of the limelight for batting honors of
the Western league, although the
slugging skill of Fisher of St. Joseph
continues to keep him at the top of
the individual list with an average of
.418.'
Tulsa's position as the swat leader
of the circuit is established by the
remarkable total 82 home runs thus
far this season and by four men in
the first 10 leading' hitters of the
league. Davis of Tulsa is leading
the race in home run hitting with 20.
while Bennett and Lamb, also of
Tulsa have collected 14 and are tied
with Washburn of Wichita for sec
ond place honors.
Fisher's leadership in the individual
performance role was emphasized
during the past week to the extent oi
seven points gain in the margin sepa
rating him from Manush of Omaha,
who, by consistent batting on
slaughts, has challenged the position
of the St. Joseph Star from the sea
son's outset. Manush's average is
.397. Carl East of Wichita held fast
to third place with .388. The figure
include games of Monday.
Hemingway of Sioux City con
tinues to set the pace for the base
stealers with 29, as compared with 25
aweeJago. '
Other leading batters for 55 or
more games:
Berger, Wichita, .373; Davis, Tulsa, .
.372; Grantham, Omaha, .368; Ben
nett, Tulsa, .367; Pitt. Oklahoma
City, .360; 'Lelivelt. Tulsa. .353;
Stuart, Tulsa, .357; Long. Denver,
.354; Metz, Sioux City, .344.
t
Oregon' Athlete Wins
Distinction in Study
Eugene, Ore., July 15. Ralph
Spearow was the best all-around
track and field athletic at the Uni
versity of Oregon this year, with
records of 23 feet for the broad
jump, 13 feet in the pole vault and
5 feet 11 inches at iigh jumping.
But his distinction didn't stop
there. Spearow won honors carrying
a heavy course in the psychology de
partment. Neither did he devote all his time
to his studies and athletics, for he
had the support of his family to think
of also. He attended to that by being
the regular pastor of the Presby
terian church at Cottage Grove, a
nearby city.
Spearow, who is 23 years old, will
be a junior at the university next
year.
Lostr!
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