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(June 4) Saskatoon
Gems downed the new Rosetown club 8-3 for their second straight
exhibition win of the season. The game was halted after
seven innings because of darkness. Charlie Beene
picked up the win in relief of starter Lew Hobson.
Jim Stevens handled the final inning. They
held Rosetown to four hits. Len Breckner paced the
offense with three hits. Gary Anderson went the
distance for Rosetown. Others in the lineup were Chuck
Holdaway, Reg Pendleton, Don Snyder,
Gary Franklin and Merle Byrnes.
Six player from St. Louis University -- Terry
Goewert, Dave Sanders, John McCartney,
William Schall, Jerry Birk and John
Willie arrived in Saskatoon Tuesday to join the Gems.
(June 7) Second baseman John
McCartney hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to
hand Saskatoon a 7-6 victory over North Battleford in the opening game of the 1957
Western Canada Baseball League. It was McCartney's second
homer of the game. Cliff Pemberton had a four-bagger for
the Gems.
Griggs and Green
Stevens, Schall (2), Read (4) and Key
(June 8) Leon Wilson had three homers but
North Battleford dropped a 12-6 decision to Saskatoon. John McCartney,
his third, and Harold Key belted homers for the
Gems who had thirteen hits off four Beaver hurlers. Frank
Anderson went the distance for Saskatoon fanning
fourteen.
Anderson
(W) and Key
Catherwood (L), Griggs (6), Verreau (8), L Dean (9) and Green
(June 9) Saskatoon beat North Battleford for the third straight day,
scoring in the top of the ninth to shade the Beavers 5-4. Cliff
Pemberton homered for the Gems, Leon Wilson
hit his fourth for the Beavers, and Art Stone hit
his first of the season.
Weekly, Beene (2), Schall
(W)
(8) and Key
Zyla (L), Griggs (9) and Green
(June 9) Ron Fairly belted a three-run homer in his
first game with Edmonton as the Eskimos whipped the Meridians
9-1 in the season opener at Lloydminster. 16-hundred fans
took in the action at Sportsmen's Park. Eskimos wrapped it
up in the second inning scoring four times on three walks, a hit
batsman and two errors. Shortstop Mike Castanon had three
hits for Edmonton. Modie Risher, Ed Tanner and
Tom Roberts
each had two hits for the Meridians. Risher had to leave
in the eighth when he split a finger on a fielding play.
Vold
(W) and Shollin
Lehow (L), Stillman (2), Berner (5), C Tanner (8) and E Tanner
(June 10) Lefty Lew Hobson shutout the Meridians after
the first inning to lead the Gems to an 8-2 win at Cairns
Field. Lloydminster jumped into a 2-0 lead in the
opening frame on back-to-back singles by Benny Lott and
Tom McGhee, a double by Curly Williams and a sacrifice fly by
Ed Tanner. Saskatoon tied it in their half of the
first. Len Breckner singled in Cliff
Pemberton and Terry
Goewert scored on an error. Two Lloydminster errors in the
fourth allowed the Gems to take the lead. Hobson
went seven innings in near-freezing temperatures to get the
win.
Lehow, Hansen (7) and
Tanner
Hobson, Schall (8) and Key
(June 10) Ron Fairly blasted two homers and Wayne
Tucker
added one as Edmonton held on to shade North Battleford 8-7. Eskimos had
blown a 7-0 lead. Beavers made it close with four in the
sixth inning and a three-run rally in the ninth. Leon
Wilson's fifth homer of the season brought the Beavers to within
one run, but Tom Garcia struck out to end the threat. it
was North Battleford's fourth straight loss.
Sylvester, Vold (6) and
Shollin
Stafford, Verreau (3), Catherwood (6), Dean (8) and Green
(June 11) Lloydminster got just two hits but took
advantage of ten walks, four errors and a passed ball in downing the Braves 6-3 in
Regina. Meridians scored three in the second inning on a
wild pitch, a passed ball and a infield error. They added
another run in the fifth as Benny Lott singled in
Howard Morganstern. Jim Hansen got the win in relief of starter
Marty Stillman.
Stillman, Hansen
(W) (5)and
Tanner
Walker (L), Fouste (8)and Barber
(June 11) Moose Jaw won its home opener, 6-0 over the
previously undefeated Saskatoon Gems. Ron Wiley went the
distance allowing just seven hits. He fanned eleven.
Gostlin, Stevens (4) and
Sanders
Wiley and Gregory
(June 12) Moose Jaw and the Meridians battled to
a 2-2 draw in a game called after nine by darkness. John
Kating gave Moose Jaw the lead with a second inning homer.
Lloydminster tied it in the third as Curly Williams' single
scored Frank Barnes. Kating singled home Tom
Haller
in the bottom of the third for the Mallards and the Meridians
got their second run in the sixth when Benny Lott singled,
stole second and scored on Ed Tanner's double. Mallards'
Larry Miller gave up six hits and fanned eleven.
Ted Berner, on the hill for the Meridians, allowed eights hits.
Berner and Tanner
Miller and Gregory, Haller (7)
(June 12) In a wild
affair at Renfrew Park, there were 21 runs, 24 hits, 10
errors, 10 innings, a beaning, a broken ankle, player ejections,
and, the cops. In the end the Beavers prevailed,
12-9. Beavers' Johnny Ford was arrested
after a sixth inning fracas. Emile Francis,
the North Battleford manager, was ejected under police
escort. He had protested a called strike by umpire Roland
Natter. Two Edmonton players -- Bob Gerst
and Don Stewart were injured and lost for the
season.
Eigl, Griggs
(W) (1) and Green
Zeigler, Vold (L) (3) and Shollin
(June 13) Larry Elliott, Wayne Tucker
and Tom Shollin hit homers and Conrad Munatones
had four hits as Edmonton trounced North Battleford 11-2.
Garcia
(L), Zyla (6), Eigl (8)
and Green, Couch (7)
DeCarbo, Sylvester (W) (2) and Shollin
(June 14) Edmonton had fifteen hits in a 16-6 triumph
over North Battleford. Ron Fairly poked two
homers and Larry Elliott and Conrad Munatones
each had one. Munatones put the Eskimos on the board in
the top of the first with a grand slam. Dale Zeigler
allowed just three hits.
Zeigler
(W) and Shollin
Catherwood (L), Zyla (3), Eigl (6) and Green
(June 14) Regina scored two in the seventh to beat
Saskatoon 4-3. Regina's Larry Yogi and the
Gems' John McCartney each had three hits.
Bouza
(W), Fouste (7) and
Carter
Willie (L), Beene (8), Schall (9) and Key
(June 15) The Gems and the Braves split a pair
at Prince Albert. Cuban southpaw Luis Fouste pitched four
scoreless innings in relief as Regina won the opener 5-2.
In the second game, Darrell Read held the Braves to four hits as
the Gems pounded out thirteen hits in a 9-1 victory.
Anderson
(L), Beene (8) and Key
Walker, Fouste (W) (5) and Carter
Read
(W) and Key
Cavillan (L) and Carter
(June 15) Edmonton scored two in the eighth to down North Battleford
4-3. Steve Evans went the distance on the hill for the
Eskimos to gain the win.
Slusser
(L), Garcia (9) and
Green
Evans (W) and Shollin
(June 15) It was triple-header time in Moose
Jaw. The Meridians walked away with two wins, one on a
forfeit as the Mallards refused to stop a seventh inning
protest.
Tom Roberts' homer sparked the Meridians to a four-run second
inning and Lloydminster went on to hand Moose Jaw its first loss
of the season, 5-3. Curly Williams had three hits for the
winners. Bob Henry, with relief help from Bob
Lehow picked
up the win. It was a makeup game for Friday's scheduled
contest which was rained out.
Henry
(W), Lehow (6) and
Tanner, Roberts (6)
Pieper (L), Schwartzkopf (2) and Haller, Gregory (7)
In the second game of the day, the completion of Wednesday's
2-2 tie, Ron Wiley's 12th inning double plated Floyd
Temple with
the winning run in the 3-2 decision. Larry Miller went all the way for the
win.
Berner
(L) and Tanner
Miller (W) and Gregory, Haller (7)
The Meridians were leading the third game 4-1 in the seventh
when awarded the contest. Jim Hansen picked up the win on
a six-hitter. Tom McGhee and Curly Williams each had a
double and single for the Meridians.
Hansen
(W) and Tanner
Wiley (L) and Haller
(June 16) Saskatoon scored three in the tenth inning
for a 9-7 win over the Meridians at Lloydminster. Jim
Stevens, who went all the way for the Gems, struck out Tom
McGhee with the bases loaded and two out in the bottom of the
tenth to preserve the victory. Jerry Birk led Saskatoon with
three hits. Tom Roberts and Roberto
Zayas each had three
for the Meridians.
Stevens and Key
C Tanner, Stillman (10) and E Tanner
(June 16) A single by manager Suge Carter in the bottom
of the 13th inning sent Ike Jackson home with the winning run as
Regina beat North Battleford 7-6 in a game played at Rosetown. Jackson
had tripled. Tommy Rinks had four hits for the Braves.
Griggs, Catherwood (5),
Eigl (7), Garcia (L) (8) and Green
Modrell, Cavillan (4), Fouste(6), Vanderlaan (W) (9) and Carter
(June 17) Marty Stillman tossed a four-hitter to lead the
Meridians past North Battleford 7-3. Lloydminster had 13
hits, including home runs from Tom McGhee and Modie
Risher.
McGhee and Ted Berner each had three hits. Leon
Wilson had a
homer for the Beavers.
Stillman
(W) and Roberts
Griggs )L), Zyla (4), Eigl (5) and Green
(June 17) Edmonton won its sixth game in seven starts
unleashing a seventeen hit attack to trounce Saskatoon 18-6
before 23-hunded fans at Renfrew Park. Larry Elliott
had two triples and two singles for the Eskimos. Blaine
Sylvester went the distance for the win.
Hobson
(L), Weekly (2),
Stevens (2), Gostlin (8) and Key
Sylvester (W) and Shollin
(June 17) Regina broke loose for five runs in the first
inning and went on to down Moose Jaw 7-3. Ike Jackson
led the Braves with three hits. Ernie Rodriguez
had a triple, double and single for the Mallards.
Miller, Schwartzkopf (1)
and Gregory, Haller ( )
Vanderlaan, Modrell (7) and Carter
(June 18) North Battleford and Lloydminster fought to a 3-3 in a game
called at the end of nine by darkness. Beavers took a 3-2
lead in the seventh on a walk, two errors and a single.
Meridians tied it in the bottom of the inning when Modie
Risher's single scored Benny Lott.
Garcia and Couch, Prediger
(8)
Henry, Hansen (7) and Tanner
(June 18) Ralph Vold threw a nine-hit
shutout as Edmonton beat Saskatoon 3-0. Ken Guffey
led the Eskimo offense with three hits. Dan Jackson
had three hits for the Gems.
F Anderson
(L) and Key
Vold (W) and Shollin
(June 18) Moose Jaw scored three in the bottom of the
fifth to beat Regina 4-2 in a game called after five by
darkness.
Gregory
(L), Fouste (5) and
Carter
Ebker, Pieper (W) (4) and Haller
(June 19) Frank Slusser allowed just four hits as
North Battleford defeated the Meridians 6-1 at Abbot Field. All the scoring
came in the second inning. Tom Roberts gave Lloydminster
the lead, belting a triple and scoring on an error. Beavers got
it back in a hurry. Johnny Ford, North Battleford's first batter in the
bottom of the inning, slammed a homer. Curtis Tate capped
the inning with the three-run homer. Ford led the Beavers
with three hits.
Stratton
(L), Flickel (2) and
Tanner
Slusser (W) and Prediger
(June 19) Tom Haller drove in four runs, scored
twice and stole two bases in leading Moose Jaw to a 10-7 victory
over Regina. Haller had a homer, double and two singles. Ernie
Rodriguez also had four hits for the Mallards while Ike
Jackson led the Braves with a triple, double and two
singles. Mallards lost Ron Wiley for the
season when he received notice of his callup to the
military.
Walker, Gregory
(L) (4), Cavillan (4), Fouste (4) and Gregory, Haller (4 )
Wiley, Rodriguez (W) (5) and Carter
(June 20) John McCartney's three-run double in the
final inning was the key as Saskatoon came back to beat
Lloydminster 8-5. It was McCartney's third hit of the
game. The blast broke a 5-5 tie. Meridians' Curly
Williams had the only homer. Gems capitalized on
five Lloydminster errors.
Read
(W) and Key
Berner (L), Lehow (8), Hansen (9) and Tanner, Roberts (8)
(June 21) Southpaw Dale Zeigler shutout the Meridians
3-0. Tom Shollin provided all the offense the Eskimos
would need with an eighth inning homer. Outstanding defensive
play from right fielder Larry Elliott was key to the
victory. Elliott threw out runners at third and home in
the second inning.
Stillman
(L) and Tanner
Zeigler (W) and Shollin
(June 21) Dan Jackson's solo homer in the
bottom of the eighth proved to be the difference as Saskatoon
edged Moose Jaw 6-5.
Miller, Schwartzkopf
(L) (6)
and Gregory
Beene, Schall (W)(7), Hobson (9) and Key
(June 21) Regina handed North Battleford its 10th loss in 12
games as they outscored the Beavers 5-4.
Zyla
(L), Catherwood (2), Eigl
(5) and Ford
Modrell (W), Vanderlaan (9) and Carter
(June 22) Edmonton ran its winning streak to eight
games with a double-header sweep over the Meridians, 4-1 and
9-3. In the opener, Steve Evans and Ralph
Vold held the
Meridians to six hits and Larry Elliott provided the offense
with a double and a homer. Tom Roberts had three hits for
Lloydminster and Curly Williams contributed a pair. Centre
fielder Ron Fairly was a star both on offense and defense as the
Eskimos took the second game 9-3. He made a spectacular
catch on a sinking liner off the bat of Modie Risher in the
fourth and blasted a triple in the bottom of the inning which
sparked a six-run uprising by the Esks. Fairly, Tom
Shollin, Ed
Sada and Elliott each had two hits for Edmonton.
Dave
Moriarty had three safeties for the Meridians.
Henry
(L), Flickel (7) and
Tanner, Roberts ( )
Evans (W), Vold (7) and Shollin
Hansen
(L), Lehow (4), Moriarty
(6), Stratton (6) and Roberts
Sylvester (W) and Shollin
(June 22) Len Breckner belted a homer in the
bottom of the ninth to break up a pitchers' duel and give
Saskatoon a 3-2 win over Regina. It was just the third hit off
Braves' pitcher Bill Vanderlaan. Jim
Stevens pitched a five-hitter for the win.
Vanderlaan
(L) and Carter
Stevens (W) and Key
(June 22) In Moose Jaw,
Bennie Griggs and Frank
Slusser held the Mallards to just two hits, but both were
homers by Tom Haller off Griggs and the Mallards came away
with a 4-2 victory. Haller had a solo homer in the fourth
and blasted a three-run shot in the eighth. Bob Herron
had a homer for the Beavers.
Griggs
(L(, Slusser (8) and
Ford
Pieper (W) and Gregory
(June 23) Down 3-0 before they came to bat,
Lloydminster pushed across four in the bottom of the first
inning and held on to beat the league-leading Eskimos 7-4 and
stop Edmonton's winning streak at eight games. Ed Stefureak's
homer scored Dave Moriarty and Roberto Zayas and
Tom McGhee's
double plated Curly Williams. Meridians scored again in
the second and added a pair in the third inning. Jim Hansen
allowed just four hits in 8 1/3 relief innings to pick up the
win.
Bruce Montgomery (L), Zeigler (7) and Shollin
Flickel, Hansen (W) (1) and Roberts
(June 23) Moose Jaw exploded for ten runs in the third inning
and went on to whip Regina 12-7 in the first game of a
double-header. John Kating of the Mallards
and Regina's Bobby Cesar had homers. Braves
bounced back to take the nightcap 15-8 getting a pair of homers
by Lee Murphy.
Rodriguez
(W) and Gregory
Peerless (L), Fouste (3), Jackson (3), Walker (7) and Carter
Wakeling
(L), Doepker (2),
Wiley (3), Martin (7) and Gregory
Peerless (W), Walker (6) and Carter
(June 23) Tom Garcia pitched an eight-hitter to
lead North Battleford to a 6-2 win over Saskatoon. The
Beavers' five-run seventh featured a lead-off triple by Curtis
Tate and a two-run homer by Bob Herron.
Gostlin
(L), Schall (8) and Key
Garcia (W) and Ford
(June 24) Ed Stefureak's
two-run homer in the eighth inning sparked the Meridians to a
6-4 win over Edmonton. Eskimos had a 4-3 lead when Ralph
Vold walked Dave Moriarty to lead off the inning.
Stefureak, who had doubled in the sixth, followed with a blast
over the left field wall. Roberto Zayas had two hits,
including a triple, for Lloydminster. Tom Shollin cracked
out a pair of doubles and a single for Edmonton. Ted
Berner picked up the win, scattering 12 hits. He struck
out nine and didn't issue a single base on balls.
Berner
(W) and Tanner
Vold (L) and Shollin
(June 24) Len
Tucker and Sherwood
Brewer homered as Saskatoon beat Moose Jaw 6-3.
Floyd Temple had a homer for
the Mallards.
Schwartzkopf
(L) and Gregory, Haller (2)
Anderson (W), Schall (8) and Key
(June 24) Shortstop Mark Bussan's
three-run homer in the ninth gave North Battleford a 7-4 win over Regina.
Gregory, Walker (8), Vanderlaan
(L) (9) and
Carter
Slusser, Griggs (W) (9) and Ford
(June 25) Edmonton
exploded for 17 hits and trounced the Meridians 14-0 at Renfrew
Park. Ron Fairly led the Eskimos' attack with a homer,
triple and a single good for four runs batted in. He also
scored three times. Ken Guffey, Ed Sada and Con Munatones
added three hits apiece and Tom
Shollin had a homer.
Dale
Zeigler pitched a brilliant three-hitter in extending his
scoreless streak to 20 innings.. He fanned 10.
Stillman
(L), Stratton (6) and
Tanner
Zeigler (W) and Shollin
(June 25) An eight-run
seventh inning powered Moose Jaw to a 15-5 victory over North Battleford. Mallards collected 15 hits including five
homers. Jim Hoppe had the big blow of the winners, a
seventh inning grand slam. Tom
Haller and Barry
Robertson also
belted four-baggers for the Mallards. Johnny
Ford and Bob
Herron belted homers for the Beavers.
Miller
(W) and Sanders, Haller
(7)
Eigl (L), Gostlin (7), Garcia (7) and Ford
(June 25) Dan
Jackson's single
scored Len Tucker
in the bottom of the ninth as Saskatoon edged Regina 9-8.
Tucker had three hits, including a homer, to lead the Gems. Joe
Kretschmar also had a
homer for Saskatoon.
Modrell, Walker (8), Fouste
(L)
(8), Gregory (9) and Carter
Read, McLeod (8), Schall (W) (9) and Key
(June 26) Regina
scored three in the first and went on to trounced the Meridians
11-2. Ike Jackson had two doubles and a single for the Braves
and Bobby Cesar had a pair of doubles. Playing-manager
Ed
Tanner accounted for both the Meridian runs, driving in one
in the second and belting a homer in the fourth.
Fouste
(W) and Carter
Henry (L), Hansen (1) and Tanner
(June 26) At North
Battleford, the Beavers and Moose Jaw hooked up in a slugfest
which produced 20 hits, 21 runs, 7 errors, 7 home runs and a
triple play. Mallards won 11-10. Loren Martin, Ernie
Rodriguez and Tom Haller had homers for Moose Jaw and Curtis Tate, Bob
Herron, Ken Nelson and Mark Bussan replied for the
Beavers.
In the seventh. Leon
Wilson and
Johnny Ford drew walks to open the inning.
Bob Herron
smacked one to short left field and the runners took off. John
Keating made a running catch, threw to shortstop
Barry
Robertson to double off Wilson, then threw to Martin at first to
complete the triple play.
Pieper, Martin
(W) (4), Schwartzkopf (7) and Haller
Griggs (L), Slusser (7) and Ford
(June 27) Cliff
Pemberton
had three hits and knocked in a pair as the Gems won, 7-3 over Lloydminster. Meridians took the lead
in the third on back-to-back doubles by Ed
Stefureak and Tom
Roberts and a single by Modie
Risher. But the Gems tied
the score in the fourth on a double by John
McCartney, a single
by Len Breckner and a throwing error. Meridians replied
with a run in the fifth. Tom
McGhee's triple scored
Roberts. Pemberton hit a two-run single in the bottom of
the inning to put Saskatoon ahead to stay. Lloydminster's
Curly Williams made the fielding gem of the night, making a
diving catch of Len Tucker's scorching liner in the eighth.
Charlie Beene was the winner with six innings of four-hit
relief.
Henry
(L), Stillman (5), Berner
(6). Flickel (8) and Tanner
Hobson, Beene (W) (4) and Key
(June 27) Bill
Vanderlaan scattered
ten hits in a route-going performance as Regina beat Edmonton
4-1. Ike Jackson
had a triple and a pair of singles for the Braves while Art
Shahzade drove in two
runs. Mike Castanon
had three hits for the Eskimos.
Vanderlaan
(W) and Carter
Sylvester (L) and Shollin
(June 27) North Battleford scored
three in the first inning and went on to capture a slugfest from
Moose Jaw, 13-10. Terry
Goewert belted two
homers for the Beavers and Curtis
Tate chipped in with a
triple, double and two singles. Tom
Haller had a homer and
two singles for the Mallards.
Garcia
(W) and Green
Rodriguez (L), Weekly (6), Martin (6) and Sanders, Haller (9)
(June 28) Jim
Stevens
had a fifteen strikeout performance as Saskatoon laced the
Meridians 17-7 at Cairns Field. Stevens allowed eight hits
and walked six. Four Lloydminster hurlers gave up a total
of eleven hits, 12 walks, and hit two batters. Sherwood
Brewer
had three hits for the Gems and Len
Tucker drove in four while
scoring four times. Curly
Williams had a homer, double and
single for the Meridians and Tom McGhee chipped in with a
four-bagger.
Lehow
(L), Hansen (1), Stratton
(4), Flickel (6) and Tanner, Risher (6)
Stevens (W) and Key
(June 28) Edmonton bashed
Regina pitching for 21 hits, including four homers, and walked
away with a 16-3 victory in a game played at Calgary. Ralph
Vold went the distance
on the hill for the Eskimos giving up eleven hits and fanning
twelve. Ron Fairly
belted a pair of homers, his seventh and eighth of the season
and Tom Shollin,
the home run leader last year, hit his sixth. Larry
Elliott had a homer
and five runs batted in. Ike
Jackson had a homer
for the Braves.
Vold
(W) and Shollin
Gregory (L), Fouste (5), Vanderlaan (7) and Carter
(June 28) Moose Jaw whipped
North Battleford 11-7 in a game played at Swift Current before
12-hundred fans.
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(June 29) Saskatoon
had 18 hits, four by Len
Tucker and three triples by
Cliff
Pemberton in beating the Meridians 13-11. Gems almost blew
an eight-run lead as Lloydminster scored six times in the eighth
to make it a close game. The game was called after eight by
darkness.
Anderson, McLeod (8), Schall (8)
and Key
Berner, Moriarty (3), Lehow (4) and Roberts
(June 29) Larry
Miller and Ernie
Nevers combined on a
six-hitter as Moose Jaw
edged North Battleford 2-1.
Eigl, Griggs (8) and Green,
Ford (5)
Miller, Nevers (7) and Sanders
(June 30) Meridians'
pitchers gave up fourteen hits and the defense committed seven
errors to hand Saskatoon a 16-7 win at Sportsman's Park. It
was the Meridians seventh straight loss to the Gems. Len
Breckner had three
hits including a homer. Jerry
Birk led the
Meridians, who had thirteen hits, with a homer, triple and
single.,
Read, Schall (7) and Key
Anderson, Tanner (7) and Roberts
(June 30) Ron
Fairly's tenth inning
homer gave Edmonton a 4-3 win over Regina. Eskimos scored
in the bottom of the eighth and ninth to send the game into
extra innings. Braves' did stop Dale
Zeigler's scoreless
string at 23 innings with three runs in the fourth inning.
Art Shahzade
led the Braves with three hits and Wayne
Tucker had three for
the Esks.
Modrell, Williams
(L) (9) and Carter
Zeigler (W) and Shollin
(June 30) Leon
Wilson had a homer and
three singles to lead North Battleford to an 8-5 victory over
Moose Jaw. Tom Haller
had a two-run blast for the Mallards.
Gostlin
(W), Slusser (9) and Ford
Schwartzkopf (L), Martin (7) and Sanders
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