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Peterson- c-3b 5 1 1 2 Tonghlnl. .. 4 1 1 2 METUCHEN R. I. FINNS P. Dwyer cf. 4 2 2 0 — Koyen. Iti-C .. 4 2 3 2 B. Link FOR EVENT. SEPT. 30 4 0 1 0 THAT LITTLE GAME”- —By UNIQUE COPS BEATEN BY Seaman, rf-lb -» ... | 4 0 0 0 Muska, p i--\ METUCHEN. July 20.—Hot wea- ther is no damper to the enthusiasm 39 9 12 9 of Metuchen Council No. 1673, Roy- Score innings: by al Arcanum, as shown at their reg- ...,00600130 4—14 14-9 SCORE Kearny ular on last Monday night meeting 0 0 0—9 Ocnnt and Amboy_504000 Aunt when preparation* were started for Summary—Home runs—Clooney. oNCue Doe* a “mystery” group meeting to bo Koyen and Ferguson. Three base 3v»vr dropped in* hold on Friday night, September 30. Defeat Monitors 12 to 10 hit—Post. Two base hits—Post and yjE ujilu Quit St. in Benefit Game by Kearny Police Bat Out Victory i Anthonys A largo number of members were Clooney. Bases on balls—oft Muska, > Placing Score at Dia- Gets a Five NouJ,- Against the American present to receive further informa- Keasbey After Amboy 2; off Adams, I. Struck out—by and their • rrS Too tion. instruction assign- 12. Hit VISds o»arm mond Last Muska, 4: by Adams, by Bloomer Girls ment of work in preparation of the Night Run Lead Hales ANYHOW!. pitcher—Muska, (Partridge, No, TUATS event which will be known as “Co- E * < and Ferguson). Left on bases—Am- SOMETH IN* 3oHN, TOO'R NeECSMT So-To Night.” The preparations 3: 11. Double plays— You boy, Kearny. square Weather conditions permitting the give pmintee of an interesting meet- flty Evening Nowa Correspondent.] The Perth Amboy Cops baseball Amboy. 1. Passed balls—Peterson iuedont Banking, SqoAREOP 29.—The Merri- St. Anthony baseball team of this ing. KEASBEY, July were unable to hold a live run do* up with The team and Flack. Sacrifice fly—Van. Um- >N»YH Girls macs again defeated the Monitors PlAY FOR sity and the American Bloonier — lead gained in the first inning of yes- pire—Harry Applegate. v smiths. last night to the tune of 12 to 10 im Newark, will lock horns in a game terday’s game with the Kearny Cops AH MOOR FoRGeT IT t the inter-town series* on the Raritan Copper Works field championship baseball team on the Raritan Copper the series 4 to still In fa- or So wHenestwe the to be contribut- making I, and as a result, they tonight, proceeds WARD TO FIGHT LOUGHLIN Works field, DANVILLE fund. vor of the Monitors. SGORESlDOUBLE _ yet-' ed to the Horae for the Aged were defeated by a score of 14 to 9. chip Box.? Last night's game was s batting This game was originally scheduled These two teams will meet at Kear- ----' VuL. T»WT for both teams and a total or to bo on Tuesday night, but AT NEWARK TUESDAY bee, the second of the series LOCAL MEN AID played ny for game VICTORY; _ twenty-five hits were collected In tha 7 V These AujaY was postponed on account of the the near future. nine In weather conditions. The contest will More than ordinary interest cen- innings. Mike Muska occupied the mound The Danville team in the Fied- I start proniptly at 6:15 o’clock and ters in the appearance of Georgie The Monitors were not up to their and but for the mont league scored a double victory for the home team, > a attendance is looked for. Ward, of Elizabeth, next Tuesday usual form and played rather loosely made nine over the leading Durham nine on ■ big fact that the local team l. ^/z=r. meets K. O. The American Bloomer Girls have night, when he Lough- behind their pitcher, although both i behind would have turn- Tuesday afternoon by scores of 9-2 errors him, been real diamond class lin, of Philadelphia, in the twelve- twirlcrs were hit hard. we sixteen and 5-0. Good exhibitions displaying ed in a victory, allowed pitching star bout of the Newark Box- Wilhelm in their recent games, and in addi- round M. CHol'f out two home runs ,3 struck out four men, walked were given by Atkinson and the poled ^ hits, tion to witnessing a good game and ing Club show. Undoubtedly his batters. Adams for Danville, while the Danville hit- for team while Stark hit safely9 B1 two and hit three who two leading welterweights of New hurler. He allowed ters connected in the pinches and aiding a worthy cause, everyone four times out of five trips to thaS wa9 the Kearny will also are Georgie Ward and Mickey were aided the wildness of the turns out for tonight’s game Jersey plate for the Merrimacs. twelve hits, three in the last six'in- by Walker. Both hail from Elizabeth, ^ and witness a real novelty affair, some- Emil Pitzke the game, of the The Kearny pit- Durham pitchers. Regan too umpired ) Bings game. out of the ordinary in this city. where boxing thrives none well. men and "Butch” Worth featured at bat and thing ther struck out twelve Until recently there was none but The box score: for the team. The House of David nine from Ben- one. in fielding winning the two walked a team friendly feeling between Merrimacs Regan is playing third, while the ton Harbor, Mich., brought his lads. Each was at all times Adams, the winning pitcner.led is station- here by the Perth Amboy Baseball pulling AB. R. former St. Anthony player With at bat with four hits out of a crowd, tor the success of the other. rf team ed at first base. Club last year, drew' large Schuster, 6 4 to the Hales, Fergu- both striving for the same goal, the |ve trips plate, team after winning this not alone for their playing ability but Grispart. cf 5 1 each collected three Regan’s welterweight championship, it was lon and Post, double-header stepped out of last for the novelty of seeing the bearded Sullivan, p 4 0 led the Amboy stickers but natural that sooner or later they hits. Koyen place into fifth position, while the players in action. J. Komer. lb ..6 2 Joe Clooney would have to oppose one another, With three hits, Dwyer, Durham team dropped to second The St. Anthony team will prob- Smalley, 3b 6 3 each two each being able to maintain his win- i and Pat Dwyer making Danville tossers are two ably take the field in the following Pursier, ss 6 2 place. The A match with Jack ! Bill Clooney Koyen Brownmilier, ning streak. c 1 •afeties. an$ games and a half from the leading manner for this game. Polina, 5 for ths Amboy Britton was sought by both lads. clouted out homers Point team. p; Bader, c: Warner, lb; Mazurok. W. Homer, 2b. 6 0 a homer High Walker was the lucky one to draw team, while Ferguson made 2b; Taguo. ss; Egart, 3b; Leary, If; Stark. If 5 3 the champion first. tor the visitors. Post secured a triple Burns, cf, and Young, rf. a base With Walker matched and his big tor the visitors, and also two On Sunday afternoon the St. An- 49 12 14 ■ a chance at hand. Ward lent his aid to hit while Clooney also collected Sc. thony nine will travel to Freehold Amboy Sports conditioning him for the big bout of Monitors IV> U waofevi, where they will cross willows with was while In the AB. R. H. of that his career. It Amboy Rallies SOUTH AMBOY. July 29—All the representative team place*. 2h 4 1 1 made training camp that the break came. Maler. three men on the on will The trip to Freehold will be ss The visitors got sport activities next Sunday Friends of Ward urged him to with- Katransky. 5 4 0 in first inning as a result out of for tho re- by bus. the players and fans leaving bags the bo hushed respect draw from the camp as he was “be- W. Gloff, p S 2 I and a single, but were to be buried the corner of McClellan and Smith Of tow errors turned heroes who are ing made look cheap,” as one of Wngenhoffer, 3b 5 1 Bill Seiboth led be- streets at 12:45 o’clock. unable to score. an that day. Tho featured game LEONARD HARD AT WORK them nptlv put it. Newspaper refer- Pfeiffer, cf * 1 1 a walk, wont Sacred Amboy off by securing tween the K. of C. and the ences to Ward as just a sparring IT. Gloff. lb 5 11 and came iecond on a passed ball Heart Cluhs of this city were called Junior Club Playing. partner hurt him to the quick and ’orpermaich, c .5 4 2 single. Bill both Comment FOR BOUT WITH TENDLER home on Joe Dwyer's oft last night, by agreement of Spsrt The Junior club baseball team, ho withdrew from the Walker camp. Damback, rf 5 2 2 the Clooney clouted a homer along managers. Nearly all the ball play- the combination which defeated the Then talk of him fighting Walker LovaR, If. 3 1 0 Joe Dwyer cham- left held line, scoring ?rs of this section are ex-service men Benny Leonard, lightweight Ernston nijio on last Sunday, will went the rounds, the whole affair and Ton- In strict In ahead of him. Peterson ind will attend the funeral in a body. pion, has been training play the Blue and Gray nine, a local coming to a head when Ward enter- 40 10 IT Pat singled to All fields New York for three after ghinl fanned, but Dwyer Arrangements will*be made days, put- combination on the city grounds ed the ring the night of the Brltton- Score by Innings: on Ferguson s dur- in a week of work and went to second play a twilight game some time ting proliminaVy this Sunday nfternoon. The game is Walker bout and challenged the Merrimacs ..0 2204004 0—it and N. for his •rror, to third on Ivoyen's safety ing next week. The date and time at Saranac J.akc, Y„ slated to start at 2 o’clock. winner. Monitors ...10101211 1—11 on Seaman's one baso blow. scheduled eight-round bout with Lew scored will be announced later. Albert Hill, English middle-dis- struck the third man out in Tendler. Philadelphia's lightweight Adams tance runner, has set a seemingly is Sturdy Wks. ace, at tho Phillies' ball park on this inning. Jack McGuire putting Big Attraction at Copper impossibe goal for himself. two men on the severe Friday night, August 12. This is THE CRAZY QUILT The visitors put O’Leary through a week, prev- He is to run the mile in training *■ Am- second time in his successful *. tSsR bags in the second Inning, while ious to his fight at the shore on Au- Field Sunday--No Line the rh four separate quarters at the pace been reach first, two fan- is sure can career that the title-holder has boy could not gust 5. McGuire O’Leary of 62 seconds to a Announced quarter. a real contender for and one flying to the catcher. into one of the fastest fight- Ups matched ning develop No other great miler ever planned wit^i 1 team Amboy It. that in mind his crown. The Kearny passed ers in the state and with a mile thus. six runs on four The first time was when Johnny the third, scoring he is not sparing Sturdy any. will reel off If mil succeeds he the Kilhane out of his class and hits, one a homer, a sacrifice fly, two Two weeks ago the Keyport rep- stepped distance in 4 minutes and 8 seconds. Leonard for his title. a fielder’s choice and a hit Nine resentative baseball nine and the challenged I I errors, Parish House Hooking ran 4 Recently he the mile in mili- This was In 1917. did well batter. The Parish House baseball team Perth Amboy baseball nine crossed Johnny ums and 13 3-5 seconds. in his trslning bouts, but when Again Bead of is desirous of arrang- bats on the Raritan Copper Works camp I/Ofals Woodbridge Most of the great milers run the It by Peterson, afternoon and field in the first game of an inter- ho met the lightweight champion Successive singles ing Saturday twilight first on low gear and finish tied the series. The quarter was something else again. The n Tmghini and Pat Dwyer games with teams in this vicinity, to county championship ML? score with a burst of speed. king was rocked and I core In Amboy’s half of the third, be played on tho Woodbridgo. Perth Amboy team won by a featherweight socked so hard that a towel was and Koyen’s homer with two men grounds. All communications should of 7 to 6 in a twelve-inning affair, thrown into tho ring as a signal of on the bags put the locals In a three be addressed to the. manager of the after staging a wonderful uphill Net S|M*ctacIo to .lames clouted the defeat in tho third round. run lead. The visitors failed team, care of tho Parish House, light, when pill Advance sale of tickets for the Held wall. Since that time T.eonard has been In fourth, Amboy dupli- Woodbridge, N. J. over the right Davis match on 2, reach^first Cup September a young mittman, but Kear- team has two mighty busy cating Kearny’s performance. The Keyport straight 3 and 4, indicates a record gate for been medi- to start tho fifth the lightweight crop bus tiy collected two hits Trinity vs. Pioneers defeats to make up for In Sunday's tennis. Estimates are that receipts ocre and his work has been easy. but baserunning prevented a The Trinity A. C. baseball team, been defeated last Sun* poor game, having will total $125,000. ouo man could be considered score In the been book- Only score. Amboy failed to a local combination, has day by the representative Red Rank The stands at Forest Hills have fast as Benny's most dangerous foe and fifth Inning. ed to meet Manager Bonalsky’s team on the latter's grounds by a been to accommodate enlarged 1G,- that puncher is Tendler, ho of the an a hit batsman and going Pioneer nine in a game on tho to 4. The Perth Amboy A hit, error, score of 9 000. skim. Lew lias on after- terrific southpaw a fielder’s choice gave the Kearny City Park grounds Sunday team also was defeated last Sunday, Teams are from all coming parts cleaned up everything in his division, a run in the sixth, while Am- noon at 2:30 o’clock. The Pioneers to the Rahway team losing representative of the world—Europe. Asia, South the same men that T.eonard a fast walloped failed to score In this lnrtlng have been traveling at pace team a one-sided score. boy by America and Australia. has defeated and virtually has forced due to the work of the visi- in recent games. The Trinity man- Neither the Amboy manager or mainly For the first time the game will (he champion to give him a chance and first baseman. ager is desirous of booking games of the team have an- tors’ shortstop leader Keyport approach a spectacle instead of just for tlio title. featured In the with the Clover and Acme nines. He nounced their lineups for Sunday s These two players a tournament. Lew is not only a terrific puncher, Kearny cops’ team. can be reached by calling Perth Am- will prob- field for the game. Harpy Applegate he Is clever as well, has had a lot Takes Bead boy 214 between 8 and 9 o'clock at the mound for the Am- Kearny ably occupy of experience, is just, as foxy as a triple, a walk, night. team in this contest, while the Middlemen Five hits including boy Leonard, and has a world of con- and one error, gave choice is in doubt. on fielder’s choice Keyport pitching According to tiio check-up fidence In Ills ability, lie is the only runs In the sev- Junior Club Trams Clasli a local hurler, Kearny team three Austin Hornsby, the fans who witnessed the “Fight can give Leonard A /noli f*na & KiyT ^©IRhes fe sevred up Great interest is being taken in the team in the lightweight jvlio enth inning. This rally pitched for Keyport of a Century" at Tex Rickard’s reason EPT-mist vjal-| bowl. a 1 >ntile and for that Benny locals falling to score the game arranged for Sunday lirst but was knocked out In *)AHT ME TO BREAD’--1 CAUT the game, the game, July 2, 80,000 fans paid $1,050,000 to is training as lie has not trained since WAS* morning between the Single and relieved hy \ /mTelECTIRICIA^ f'WISVJIF6 during the remainder of the game. the sixth inning, being gain admittance. •AD FOR from Married men’s teams of the local credited with the HOW. SEE ALL-WAT WJD The visitors were prevented .Manuel, who was But that was a small item as com- BL177E.D HOME I SHOCKED SAt^ Junior Club. Olsen and Binder will sev- HUME/I scoring In the eighth, but three hits, loss. Jim Romer, who played pared to the total of what those CVE HAD BUTTER OH YOUR l and comprise the battery for the Single iii last Sunday's game, / a hit batsman, a fielder’s choice eral Innings 80,000 paid. ttu their Men’s nine, while Golden and E. the right field f^ce z an error added four runs to will again occupy Railroads, hotels and food houses \>T BEtus-/IWIRE IMSULW^ Mullen will be in the points for the in the E.OFCORU?/ --- score in the ninth. position for Amboy coming went Into the fans' pockets for an * GOtHGTO Married Men’s team. , v *y game. average of possibly $100 to $150 per. League Standings Kearny That makes a layout of more than \ WASTE AB. R. H. E. AMERICAN LEAGUE RiaW-what $8.000,000 Sb 5 2 S 0 W. L. P.C. Hales, And they spent it all for just 10 6 1 0 0 60 34 .638 Hemsley, If Briefs minute® and 16 seconds of milling. Cleveland _i:> *. iT4> Van. lb 5 1 0 fl Sport AMBOY STARS WILL PLAY New York 57 34 .626 F.ut it was worth it—to a fight Ferguson, 2b 6 2 S 1 Washington .51 4 8 .515 0 CLEVELAND, July 29.—One ot bug. Post, ss 6 1 3 Detroit 4 7 50 .4 85 of veteran LAKEWOOD TOMORROW Hutchison, cf.2 0 1 0 the greatest gatherings St. Louis 44 50 .468 2 0 0 0 baseball celebrities in the history of The New York Yankees Boston 42 51 .452 Paterson, cf... Lakewood baseball nine will played 6 1 " the diamond was scheduled today The 40 54 .426 Partridge, rf on their the best ball of the year while Man- Chicago for a in which the old timers have as their opponents 5 2 2 game Miller was ill and ab- _ 36 57 .387 Flack, c 2 tomorrow afternoon, ager Jluggins Philadelphia 3 2 * 0 were to meet a team of veteran home grounds Adams, p Stars base- sent. sand-lotters as a feature of the 125lh the fast traveling Amboy LEAGUE While it is unkind to say that a NATIONAL of Cleveland. ball team of this city. The Amboy 46 12 16 1 anniversary is a to a ball W. L. P.C. few teams to hold manager handicap club, Nat Lajoie, the former star second Stars is one of the 60 3 4 .638 A Amboy team many Yank fans believe it is true. Pittsburgh is managing the old timers a victory over the Lakewood W AB. R. H. E. baseman, There is something radically wrong Now York 58 34 .630 and will his old Neal this season. Manager Sheehan's out- W. Satboth, lb-rf. 4 1 0 1 play position. with the Yanks. They have the Boston 52 38 .578 Ball, hero of the first unassisted fit defeating the down state boys to J. Dwyer. If 5 1 2 0 power, the pitchers and a strong de- Brooklyn 49 y 46 .516 in the major league, will the tune of a 2-1 score 2b S 1 2 2 triple play Yet the of a St. Louis .. 44 47 .484 Clooney, been fense. they lack spirit be at short. Bill Bradley, of home- Joe Wood, who has pitch- 4 0 51 .44 0 will be win ner. Chicago run fame until Babe ltuth broke ing frpod ball this season, 38 53 .418 Players say it’s because they don’t Cincinnati the record, will take care of third sent to the mound for the Amboy believe in Huggins and his peculiar Philadelphia _ 26 61 .289 base, and Cy Young, the only pitcher Stars in this gome, while Bill Lar- THE OLD HOME TOWN baseball strategy. who ever won 500 gflmes, was one son, Red Bank Orioles backstop, will INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Jfl/THOWOMCTK The Cleveland Indians arc leading of those to occupy the mound. be stationed behind the bat. Bill tho league because they believe in W. L. P.C. Others in the lineup were Larrie who is now with the Martins- Flynn, Speaker and his campaigns. Baltimore 78 24 .765 rwitchell, "Bunk” Congandon, Terry ville nine in the Bi-State league, 60 43 If you don’t have faith in the man Buffalo .583 rurner, Heine Berger, Earl Moore, for the Stars in their first pitched at the head of Rochester 55 4 3 .561 Frank Ivnautf, Jesse Burkett, Elmer The trip to your “shebang" you game at I>akew'ood. Toronto .. 51 49 .510 I Alt- can’t hit when hits mean runs. Flick, Charlie Hickman, Nick' larkcwood will be made by automo- 4 2 64 .4 38 Ollie Bickering, Jersey City. •ock, Harry Bay, bile. Newark 43 58 .4 26 Woods, Fred Gath and Baddy Bobby Note to Babe Syracuse 42 67 .424 Ldvingstone. Babe Ruth is a big guy. but he Reading 30 72 .294 lias never hit four homers in one Big Game For Tottenvllle. game. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Fans who have been following the WORKS NINE RARIAN COPPER Bobby Lowe. Perry Werden and American League Second team, represen- iquehonga Ed Delehanty all have. New York, G; St. Louis, 0. ative outfit of Tottenvillo in Satur- ALL SET FOR BIO GAME And Bambino with all his terrific Cleveland, 5; Boston, 4. games, hope that this will 3; Detroit. 2. lay tc^im slugging has never bounced out Philadelphia. show a reversal of form in the 0. The Raritan Copper Works base- enough hits to total 407 bases for Detroit, 9; Philadelphia, BIRDIE CROVNE tame tomorrow afternoon on the Washington, 8; Chicago, 5. ball team will the American a season. Tip O’Neil back in 1887 dry cleaning ival, with the Valley A. C. of Rieh- play \notions nine of Chrome on the this feat. ETC. nond Valley. The Sec- Association accomplished National league _ '-CHINA PAlNT/MQ Aqiiehonjra Raritan Copper works field tomor- George Sisler of the Browns came ;nds received a drubbing at the New York, 6; Pittsburgh, 4. row afternoon. Judging from the the nearest to O’Neil’s mark in 1920 tands of the Roessler & Hasslaeher Brooklyn, 3; Chicago, 2. of the Chrome team in when he hit for a total of 399 bases. team of this city performance Boston, 2; Cincinnati, 1. /X I IT ,’hemical company recent games, and the showing of There is no rest for a super. Jle ast Saturday. Hollowell or Wal- St. Louis, 9; Philadelphia, 0. Manager Poulsen's combination in no sooner cracks one record than ers will pitch for the Aquehonga their last several games, tomorrow's rill the high spots of History are International League game should be interestingly fought trotted out for him to blaze away Baltimore, 10; Newark, 9. from start to finish. The game is Fit. And he’s expected to hurdle Toronto-Syracuse, rain. o'clock. Acmes at Gladstone. scheduled to start at 3:30 [liem or fall a shadow short of great- Roading-Jersoy City, game played work will be The baseball nine of this The Ingots’ mound ness. July 27. Actije Kd Keeler, while lty will travel to Gladstone tomor- taken care of by GAMES TODAY the team has not as yet an- ow afternoon to cross bats with the Chrome American league choice for team of that place. nounced their pitching St. Louis at New York. epresentative works nine West Amboys v«. Columbia*. will and Terlo will this game. The Copper Chicago at Washington. Ipotsford pitch as A return game between the West will line IIP in the same-fashion Cleveland at Boston. lo the receiving in this game. The nine of this and the on last Saturday, when they downed Amboy city tcmes were defeated at Highlands of Detroit at Philadelphia. the colors of the South Amboy Y. M. Columbia A. A. team Jersey City ast by a score of 10-2. The Sunday C. A. nine. Lvill be played in Hudson county on National League tomes would like to arrange games Sunday afternoon. The West Am- New York at Cincinnati. vlth the Lyceums. St. Anthonys t)Oy team was recently nosed out at St. Louis. led Stars and Aduehongas. Man- Brooklyn n a ten inning game by the Jersey Boston at Pittsburgh. Terio can be reached by calling Pioneers Play Two. iger City team. Seplacky and Rasmus- at Chicago. 1747 J. Manager lionalsky's Pioneer base- Philadelphia lerth Amboy sen will bo in the points for the vis- ball team will two games over play itors in this game. West Amboy International League week-end. Tomorrow afternoon the /layers and fans will leave the West Newark at Baltimore. will the Rahway reform- HIGH TIDE TABLE they play Amboy clubhouse on Sunday after- Jersey City at Reading. nine at Rahway and on Sun- atory noon at 12:15 o’clock. Rochester at Toronto. Pioneers will A.M. P.M. day afternoon, the play Buffalo at Syracuse. the nine of this on the 29 2:17 S:06 Trinity city ruly grounds. Olsen will do the ruly 30 ..V. 3:26 4:16 city pitching for the Pioneers in both Meades Win Last Night July 31 4:42 6:24 of these games. The Meades baseball team defeat- SPECIAL EXCURSIONS ed the Junior Harmony nine in a twilight game played on the Raritan Next Sunday sT/wiay I CRABS ARE BITING Matawan Team Booking. Copper Works field last night. The The Matawan Speedways, a light final score of the game was 3-1. Atlantic City $3.60 team, is de- senior traveling baseball Frazer pitched for the winning team Leave Perth Amboy. 7.34 A. M. NOW sirous of with the arranging games while Howards received him. Soo War Tax 8% additional CROWE WAS CLEANING A PAIR OF Maurer nine, West Amboy. Wood- pitched for the losing team. The WHILE MISS Ticket* good only on fipeclal train cord went by A. C. and other Sunday teams score today, cl/nt petti WALTER’S BOAT HOUSE, bridge by innings: Kantern Standard Time Shown gloves havlrr home grounds. Address Meades 1 0 0 0 1 1 0—3 SMOKING A PIPE Foot of Gordon St. challenges to A. Woolley, Matawan,, Harmony .. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0—1, NEW JERSEY CENTRAL K. A. * * V l