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v0 8B Sunday, Dec 21, 1951 Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon Mifa Moran Helps Marquette Into National Hoop Contention He not only did great job of when he rolled in 44 points points per game he's a cinch to make it Moran's play this year, under new Coach Eddie Hickey, ex-St. Louis University mentor, has been one of the most amazing chapters in the revitalized Warrior cage picture. BEST EFFORT Admittedly, Moran is not blessed with any great speed and under Hickey's system'the accent is on running. Many thought at the outset of the season that Moran would be left in the against Creighton. "Wilt the Stilt," week previously, had rolled in 43 against Marquette.

The old school mark also was 43 set by Rand against Duquesne in the 54-55 season. Another record is within the grasp of the Eugene star and that the three-year career mark of 1,309 points set by Rand in 77 games. As of the moment, Moran has rolled in 974 joints and needs only 335 to equal Rand's production. At his present clip of 16 scoring, but he was doing more than his share of work of the boards and that is where be is really valuable to us because when he gets the ball off we have our fast break set to go." Hickey expounded further on the Eugene great and stated that "Moran has the fastest left band in basketball today." Moran's specialty is a hook shot which he can hit with regu larity from outside or inside. He has developed some good body fakes that enable him to get the half step needed on the defense.

His shot is whip-like and comes off his hands at great speed, but Moran's touch is such that it slithers through the net swiftly and softly. Hickey ranks Moran with the best of the big men he has coached and that includes All Americans Dick Boushka and Easy Ed McCauley, both stars of his at St Louis. "I've had several All-Ameri- cans who were big men and Mike is the equal to all in his desire and efforts to excel," Hickey states. Moran's 3-Year Record I -) 2 i2l 195S-5S TO Pet. FT Pel.

KB Art. Tr At. TP Are. Wisconsin 2-10 .200 1-1 .500 7 7.0 4 4.0 5 S.0 Illinois 6-9 .867 44 .667 4 4.0 3 3.0 1 ISO Nebraska 4-10 .400 3-8 .500 6 6.0 6.0 11 11.0 Cralghton 6-16 .375 5-5 1 000 5 SO 3 3.0 17 17.0 St. Nerbert 6-10 .600 2-4 .500 6 6.0 4 4.0 14 14.0 Drake 0-20 .450 3-7 .429 IS 15.0 3 30 21 21.0 New York U.

10-18 .556 3 3 M0 I 9.0 3 3.0 23 23.0 Cralghton 4-11 464 4-S .600 11 11.0 3 3.0 1 2 12.0 Xavier 10-19 .455 66 .756 14 14.0 4 4.0 26 26.0 ToUll 57-123 .463 31-40 Ml IT S.t 30 3.3 145 16.1 1957-58 21 134-293 .454 91-127 .717 272 12 9 72 3.4 359 17.1 1936-57 23 170-399 .426 130-192 .677 256 11.1 83 3.6 470 20.4 Totall 53 361-817 .442 252-368 .685 605 11.4 185 3 5 974 18.4 rr. Yanks 2nd, Colts 3rd 3 LSU Eleven Voted AP Team of Year By ASSOCIATED PRESS 4 MIKE MORAN Leads Marquette Scoring; Nears Record pK 'ill Against Giants Sunday Flashy Colts Seek First NFL Crown Tied 41-41 at Halt (AP Wtrephoto) U.S. DAVIS CUPPERS Ham Richardson, Barry MacKay and Alex Olmedo, from left to right, were chosen Saturday in Brisbane to meet Australia in the Davis Cup challenge round Monday. MacKay and Olmedo will play in the opening singles, and Olmedo will team with Richardson in the doubles according to team captain Perry Jones, who made the selections. Man, oh man, what a year this is for Louisiana State University! On top of everything else, the all- conquering LSU football Tigers Sunday were named team of the year in the Associated Press' an nual year-end poll.

The Bayou Bengals from Baton Rouge beat the New York Yan kees, world champions in baseball, and the Baltimore Colts, Western Conference winners of the National Football League, in a close battle of the ballots. LSU received 61 first place votes from the panel of 220 sports writers and sportscasters and a total of 306 points. Points were counted on a basis of three for first, two for second and one for third. The Yankees, who avenged Seattle Posts Easy Triumph CHICAGO im Seattle's Chief tains dominated the boards and zoomed to a 29 point early advantage in trimming Loyola of Chicago 70-49 Saturday night. Seattle, notching its eighth vic tory against two defeats, led 40-11 at one time in the first half and toyed, with Loyola in the second half.

Don Ogorek, husky Seattle jun ior, led both teams with 21 points and staged a masterful defensive exhibition against Loyola's heralded soph, Clarence Red, who failed to score from the field until the closing minutes. Loyola never had a chance once Seattle's superiority was established under each board. On one occasion in the first half, Seattle got eight consecutive tip-in tries. By the time the game was 10 minutes old, Seattle had pushed to a 25-7 lead. Later in the first half, the Chieftains put the game on ice with a 14-point splurge in a seven-minute span during which Loyola went scoreless.

Washington Whips Minnesota, 85-63 Br JAMES F. KING -Marquette Publicity Director MILWAUKEE Marquette's basketball team has moved into national contention as a power to reckon with and Mike Moran, the big 6 foot, 9-inch star from Eugene, is no small item in the picture. The husky Warrior senior cur rently rides the top of the scoring column (or Marquette with 145 points in nine games and the scoring position is not unfamiliar to Moran. Now in his last year of compe tition for the All' Stater for Eugene High's Oregon title team of 1955 has been the leading scorer on the squad throughout his career and he's almost sure bet to take bis third straight scoring crown. As a sophomore, Moran fin ished with 470 points, just 16 shy of the school record for one season set by the great Terry Rand, Moran's predecessor in the pivot SCORING RECORDS Last year, Moran cracked Wilt Chamberlain's Milwaukee Arena scoring Tecord and set a new school mark for a single game Hoop Scores FAR WEST CLASSIC Flrit Round Inwa 82, Wyoming 74 Oregon State 49, Air Academy 41 ALL COLLEGE Htm If Duautme 69.

Bowlinff Green omanomi vny hi, xavier (unioj con Rotation Or Ron 04, USF S3 Tulsa SO, Wichita 75 ECAC HOLIDAY Semifinals John's (NY.) 76, Dayton 63 St. Joaeph's (Pa.) 79, Utah 65 Comolatlon Holy Cross Si, NlAgara 80 SW CONFERENCE Semifinals Texas Christian Union 74, SMU 64 Texaa 60, Rice 59 Consolation Texai Tech 59, Texas 57 Arkanaai 60, Baylor 57 EVANSVILLE Consolation St. Mary's (Calif.) 71, Wash. (Mo.) 64 Bin EIGHT First Round Colorado 6.1, Kansas 52 Nebraska 55, Oklahoma State 40 QITEEN CITY FlrU Round Dartmouth 72, BriR. Young Univ.

75 Canlslui 72, Seton Hall 4ft IIOOSIKR CLASSIC Championship Purdua 74, Notre Datna 50 Consolation Butler 81, Indiana 76 FAR WEST California 90. Arizona 46 Arizona State 74. San Diego State 65 Washington 85. Mlnneaota 6S Stanford 68, SF Olympic Club 51 USC 63, Santa Clara 49 UCLA 71, Denver 57 ROCKY MOUNTAIN Montana 73, Montana Stat 50 Utah State 69, Idaho 60 Idaho State 89, Alaska 48 N. Montana 60, E.

Montana 58 W. Montana 83, Carroll 45 MIDWEST Tennessee State 10R. S. Illlnoll 97 Youngstown 77, Rockhurst 71 Bradley 90, uonzaga 73 Ohio State 75. Princeton 68 Marquette 76, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 60 St.

Louis so, Georgia Teen 79 Dotrolt 87, N. D. State 73 Western Illinois 75, Hamllne 68 Miami (Ohio, 74. DePaul 67 Northern (S.D.) S3, Lincoln (Mo.) 68 qulncy 7(t, Illinois wen ley an 64 Evansvllle 100, Tennessee Tech 73 EAST Adclphl 66, Lehigh 47 Connecticut 64, Temple 46 Cortland 87, Hofstra 78 St. Peter'a (NJ.t 64.

Wagner 62 SOUTH Auburn 104, Florence State 78 Seattle 70, Loyola 49 Tennessee 79, Virginia 59 Florida State 82, La. State U. 67 C.ramhllng 90, DlUard 6S Southern (La.) 78, Xavier (La.) 76 NW La. State 92, Missouri Valley 57 Prep Scores FAR WEST CLASSIC First Round North Salem 57, Manthfleld 41 Bcaverton 46, Rose bur ft 41 OTHER GAMES Stanfleld 35. Monroe 28 Baker 69.

Mac-HI 43 Central Valley (Wash) 51. LaGrande 49 Parkrose 49, Evergreen inh.i 47 Nestucra 61, Seaside 58 St. Helens 64, Scappoose 54 Pendleton 49. West Valley (Wash.) 45 Medford 07. torvams as Vale 44, Parma.

Idaho 40 Powers 44, Sitislaw 39 Hcedsporl 74, 1 aft 68 NBA Results 'In. Ion 112, Minneapolis 94 New York 106, Syracuse M2 Philadelphia 114, Louis loS VfcR While the rest of "He's adapted himself to our style of play and that has been a big demand. He's surpassed even bis own physical ability in his desire to do a job for us is a basketball player. Mike Moran is our No. 1 man around whom we must build.

He's the one man you have to Jiave on your team if you want the difference between a good and a great team." Moran has been the leading scorer in 28 out of the 54 games be has played and at one stretch, as a sophomore, scored better than 20 points a game for nine straight games. Moran was a top scorer in high school under Coach Hank Kuchera. He tallied 33 points in the 72-56 championship triumph over Medford and had 104 points for a 26-point average in the 1955 tournament. His record of .722 for field-goal accuracy still stands as an Oregon high school tournament record. Two of his former teammates are seniors in collegiate sports Bud Kuykendall on the Oregon varsity and Leighton Tuttle who quit basketball at Oregon State to confine his talents to golf.

their 1957 loss to the Milwaukee Braves by winning the 1958 World Series, were just five points behind with 301. Th Yanks had 56 first place nominations. The Colts, who meet the New York Giants Sunday for the NFL title, attracted 43 first place votes and 226 points. The Giants, first in the NFL Eastern Conference, were fourth with 57 points. This year will be long remem bered in Louisiana.

The Tigers, ranked a lowly ninth among 12 Southeastern Conference teams in the pre-season ratings, surprised the nation by sweeping all 10 of their games. They won the Southeastern Conference crown, the National college championship in the Associated Press poll, finished as the only undefeated and untied team in major college competition, and posted their first all-winning record in 50 years. In addition they had an All-America in halfback Billy Cannon and the coach of the year in 34-year-old Paul Dietzel. The SEC championship earned them a place in the New Orleans' Sugar Bowl against Clemson's Atlantic Coast Conference titlists. All they need now is a victory in the bowl.

And what an incentive for Clemson to strive for a great upset! Kentucky's NCAA basketball champions took fifth place in the voting with 49 points, followed by the St. Louis Hawks, Nati -al Basketball Assn. champions, 42; Iowa's Rose Bowl football team, 38; Montreal's National Hockey League and Stanley Cup cham-pions, 37; unbeaten, the once-tied Air Force Academy football team, 32; Pittsburgh's surprising second place Pirates of the National League, 24; Army's once-tied, unbeaten football Cadets, 23; Cleveland's football Browns, second to the Giants in the Eastern division, 20, and the Milwaukee Braves, National League champions, 19. The Braves were the 1957 team of the year. pion from Southern California hy way of Peru.

Olmedo teamed with Ham Richardson to win the national doubles and was tapped for the Davis Cup team. He dropped a long quarter-final match to Aussie Neale Fraser in the U.S. singles. Richardson bowed to Sweden's Ulf Schmidt in the quarter-finals. AHhea Gibson continued to dominate women's tennis around the world.

She won every worthy title and culminated her fine year with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Darlene Hard in the final of the U. S. championships. Miss Gibson says she may never play another tournament. She is seeking a singing career.

EARL BUCHHOLZ Best Ttin-Agt Player breezes of his faster teammates Such is not the case. In Marquette's startling 86-71 upset of nationally ranked Xavier, Moran put on the greatest cage exhibition of his career, surpassing many nights when his point production exceeded the 26 he threw in against the Musketeers. In the first half, Moran dazzled Xavier's two big front-court men, Dick Piontek and Ron Nicolai, both 6 feet, 8 inches, with a display of lefthand hook shots and reverses for layups. What was more surprising though was Moran's hustle. In the course of the evening he led three of four lightning fast breaks.

Feeds from Moran to breaking guards helped con tribute to Marquette's big leads of 16 and 18 points at various times during the second half. When the smoke had cleared after the victory, Hickey was high in his praises of Moran, who outshone Xavier's All-America guard, Hank Stein. "FASTEST LEFT HAND" "Moran was simply tremend ous, Hickey exclaimed. He was the key man in our operation, turning from recess with the count tied at 41-41. Minnesota took the off the opening tipoff and had four points before Washington scored.

The Huskies quickly took control and when they got a 5-4 edge after three minutes of play they never again trailed. Minnesota tall front line matched the Washington hook shooting with jump shots from the corners and key in the first half. The Gophers were trailing 41-35 with two minutes to go in the opening period. Ron Johnson hit two free throws, Paul Lehman a layup and Gerry Butler a cor ner jump shot to pull the visitors even at halftime. The combination of Bruno Boin, Doug Smart and Earle Ir vine, hook shooting from all dis tances and angles, was too much for the Gophers.

Before the mid die mark of the second period Washington was in front by 15 points after outscoring their guests from the Big 10 25-8. From there on Minnesota was a little frantic and Washington using its small, fast reserves coasted to an easy victory. Smart bundled 24 points. Boin 19 and Irvine 14. Marlow Miller, a sharp-shooting substitute, had 18 to lead Minnesota.

Washington hit 54 per cent of its field shots, but Minnesota sagged to 35 for the game after connecting on 46 per cent in the first half. The two teams meet again here Monday night. Summary: MINNESOTA (63) Johnson 11 Lehman 12. Butler 14, Johnson 2 Bracber. Miller 18.

Benxon 2. Thal- berg 2, Ertckson, Hagen, Griffin 2, Skadetand. WASHINGTON (IS) Irvine 14, Boin 19. Smart 24. Parlseau 8, Mur phy 3.

Crowe 10, Daniels 8, Grant 1, Coaston. Halftime: Washington 41, Minnesota 41. Texas TCU Southwest Finalists HOUSTON IP A pair of free throws by Ernie Turner with 13 seconds to play nave TeNas a thrill-packed 6059 victory over Rice Saturday njght and sent the Aggies into the finals of South west Conference basketball tournament against defending cham pion Texas Christian. H. E.

Kirchner scored 27 points Tevaa Chrtslian. cnntmlltno the backboard the last 30 minutes, defeated Southern. Metho dist, 74-64, in the opening game. If afternoon consolation play Arkansas defeated Baylor, 60-57, and Texas Tech defeated Texas, 59-57. OVERTIME VICTORY nLbniT.i.Anin i lie I 1111- adelphia W-iors snapped St.

ntrrr sntrnuti is tu. Lounstabno gaO-M30ting streak withfj) 114-108 overtime victory Saturday nignt. h.m I-. VHr 23 U. S.

Tennis Hit New Low in 1958 21 in a regular season game, Nov. 9, the Colts still held a comfortable lead in their Western Con ference. They clinched the title. Nov. 30 and then finished the season in California with nothing at stake.

Baltimore hasn't played since Dec. 14 in San Francisco, GIANTS BEAT COLTS Whether a long rest Is to be preferred to a frantic, strength- sapping finish remains to be seen They have been arguing that problem in baseball for many years at World Series time. Coach Wecb Ewbank of the Colts has an eye-catching offense built around the passing of Johnny Unitas, the running of Alan Amcche and pass-catching of Lenny Moore, Ray Berry and Jim Mutscheller. When the Colts bowed to the Giants in November, Unitas was out of action be cause of injuries and George Shaw took his place. Still, it took a superb effort by the Giants to pull it out on a 28-yard field goal by Pat Summcrall with 2:40 to go.

Moore drove the Giants crazy In their first meeting with his changes of speed and feints against defenders Lin Crow and Ed Hughes. Amcche was a steady gainer in the first half until the Giants closed the gap. Baltimore never has been in a playoff game before. After the old Ail-American conference folded, the Colts moved into the National League for only one year, 1050. Out of action in 1051 and 1952, they returned in 1053.

Baltimore's closest tl reat came last year when it faded in late season after a fine start. SUDDEN DEATH The Giants have won four league championships, including one (1927) before the league was divided into two conferences. They have won three of nine playoffs, their latest being a 47-7 romp over the Chicago Bears in 1956. It this game is tied at the end of regulation play, they will tnss a coin to see who will kirk off and continue on a sudden death basis until one team scores. flAt GIM tfOtfKG NEW YORK HI The flashy Baltimore Colts, hungry for their first National Football League title, charge into the fire-tested defense of the New York Giants Sunday in the championship playoff game at Yankee Stadium.

Well rested after clinching their division crown four weeks ago, the dashing Colts arc 3'A point favorites over the battle-scarred Giants who have thrilled New York with their fierce defense in two clutch games with Cleveland. With 1 break from the weatherman, the crowd should approach the 70,000 mark. All reserved and box seals wore Hold early in the week. About 23,000 loyal Colt fans will make the trip with bands, cheer-leaders, colored hats and banners. Only bleacher seats and standing room are available.

CARRIED ON TV Across the nation on this holiday weekend, fans can watch from the warm comfort of their living rooms over NBC television, starting at 2 p.m. (EST). It will be heard on network (NBC) radio. The $200,000 TV fee is tossed Into the pot with the receipts after taxes, rental and operation expenses are removed. The play ers share 70 per cent of this total.

Each winning sharo could approach $4,700 and each loser over $3,000. Each would bo a record. For the past eight weeks the Giants have been boil in pressure trying desper ately to catch up with Clovcland. They finally pulled up to a tie on the last day ot the rcRtilar season. Last Sunday "tho 11 hangmen" of the defense drew the noose around Jimmy Brown's neck holding him to eight yards, and beat Cleveland for the Eastern Conference crown.

While the Giants have been engaged In weekly heroics, the Colts have been able to lake things in stride. Beaten by the Giants 24- Utah State Beats Idaho BOISE, Idaho (A Little Max Perry and big Bob Ipsrn teamed for 37 points Saturday night to lead Utah State to its second straight triumph over Idaho, 69-60. Perry, 5-9, connected for 19 points and Ipsen had 18. The Aggies broke the game open with an eight point spurt midway In the second half, boosting their lead to The Aggies bad taken a 32 27 halftimc lead. Summery: IDAHO (SO) Kins S.

Walton 13. ftrhaffer 6. Coleman S. Prestel 10, II. Damlano 4, Llvctous Wood 4, Mc-Cowan 2.

UTAH STATE C'uMlmnrr 4. Parry 19, Then M.lpien IS. Holds-herrv 2, Acorastos Unci 3, Powers, Wee'. Halftime: ull Stale 32, Idaho 27. Ohio State Trips Princeton, 75-G6 COLUMBtS, Ohio (A Ohio State stormed hack from an 11-point deficit in the (yst half Saturday and went on to defeat Princeton 7S-66 in a regionally televised basketball game.

Larry Siegfried fired in 23 points anda trgnmata Larry Huston stored to pare the Buckeyes) to thjir 'tond sMilght Intersections! triumph. Princetons cw. Deli took wor- hiffVit aju a ay to twsjtw w.o Cal Clobbers Arizona 9046 BERKELEY, Calif. UV- The University of California Bears! routed Arizona, 90-46, Saturday night in the final warmup game of the season. It was Cal's last non-conference game before it opens defense of its Pacific Coast Conference title next Friday night against Washington at Seattle.

The tall Californians' defense shattered Arizona attacks, and the Wildcats had most of their drives stopped in midcourt. Arizona's Lou Hopkins, high for his team, made all seven of his field goal attempts from far out on the floor. Donny Fitzpatrick was high for Cal with 19 points. Arizona plays College of The Pacific Monday night at Stockton Summary: ARIZONA (46) Mower 10. Brit-tain 1, MeCray 7, Conner 2, Gari-la 4, Hopkins 14, Seal 1, Maxwell 1, Craw ford 2, Zellers 4.

CALIFORNIA (50) McCllntock 4. LanKley 5. tmhoff 13, rltzpalrlck 19, Burn 7, Dalton 10, Grout 11, Simpson 2. nouehtv 8. Shulti 7.

2. Mann. Stafford 2, Morrison, Wendell, Pear son. Hatftlme: California 48. Arizona 20.

Knicks Edge Nats SYRACUSE, N.Y. f.fi Richie Guenn hit from outside and then stole down for an easy basket to clinch a 106-102 victory for the New York Knickcrhockcrs over the Syracuse Nationals in the NBA Saturday night. (AP Wtrephotol the Baltimore Colts cfJnceif- rvf- 1116 garrtf. SEATTLE, Caging better than half of their shots from the field most of which were soaring hooks Washington's Huskies whipped Minnesota 85-63 Saturday night in a basketball game watched by 9,500 fans. The speedy Gophers made a ball game of it through the first half, almost matching Washing ton's accuracy.

They could not stand the scoring pace in the second half, however, after re- USC Downs Santa Clara LOS ANGELES Wl Southern California barely edged Santa Clara in the first half. 25-24, but ran away from the Broncos in the final period and won Saturday night's basketball game, 63-49. Frank Sobrero. Santa Clara's southpaw shooter whose all around play was greatly respon sible for the Broncos beating UCLA Friday night, tied for high scoring honors Saturday night. He had 17 points, but Jim Hanna of the Trojans also had 17.

The Trojans connected on 40 per cent of their shots from the field and had a 62 per cent showing at the foul line. Santa Clara had .38 from the floor and 59 on fouls. Summary: SANTA CLARA (49) Gardiner 2. Sobrero 17. Preeott 11.

Taylor 7, Paw. son 4, Russl 6, Gregory 2, Llllevand. I SO (63) White S. Werhas It. Hanna 17, Kemp 13, Bloom 12, Dye Ledger.

llalftlme: ISC 25, Santa Clara 24. Bruins Whip Denver, 71-57 LOS ANGELES IP UCLA whipped Denver University's basketball team, 71-57 Saturday night. The Pioneers tried a zone defense against the Bruins but it didn't work. At halflime UCLA held a 29-17 advantage. Summary: DKNVER (57) Peav Lee t.

Grin-stead 4. role Campbell 7. Skov 1. Ferralre 6, Hollls 10, Its Sati, Ot Roos 8. a I 1 A (711 Torrent 24, Johnson 9, K.

Miller Crum 2. D. ller 12. 1 nderhlll 1. Skjetthelm Jones 1, Arener 7, rrencn.

Branslon, Fish 2. Knlff 2. alftime: UCLA Denver 17. Northwestern Victor CHICAGO firewagon Wildcats scored 19 points in the second overtime period for a record 118-109 triumph over West'Virginia Saturday mVht. Regulation play ended in 92-92 deadlock.

(This is the last of eight stories renewing; sports in J958.V By ED CORRIGAN Of the Associated Press No doubt about it, tennis was in bad shape in 1958. -Ashley Cooper, the tall Austra lian, won both the Wimbledon and S. championships. And for the first time in the 77-year history of the event, an American failed to reach the semi-finals of the U. S.

championships in Forest Hills. When it was all over. Cooper had whipped his Davis Cup teammate, Mai Anderson, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 10-8, 8-6, in the final. But a new day is dawning. The signs are unmistakable.

The U. S. junior crop is beginning to click, and Barry MacKay, just a year out of college, is coming into his own. But it is Earl Buchholz and Chris Crawford, a couple of teenagers, who are making the U. S.

tennis brass crow Crawford, completely unheralded, made a 'fine showing in the Nationals before bowing to slick Hcrbie Flam. A big blond from Piedmont, Crawford whipped MacKay, Bob Mark of Australia and Gardnar Mulloy before he was eliminated. Buchholz, tall, tsklnny lad from St. Louis, startled one and all by advancing to the final of the New South Wales championships one' of the big gnes preceding the Davis Cup only to bow to Cooper in the final. Cooper called him the best teen-age piyer in the world.

Another happy surprise was the performance of Alex Olmedo, the Natiivial Intercollegiate cham vwmi on nsvii4sivsj em-n weeo -cwrjanK went, over tne play dook wit lattaftat Johnr Litai (center) and George Shaw earlier this week. Play Ne Gian(gSulWajr at New York in the NFL championship a. fetvittl on daiiiva fiatternsPOax-h Weeb iwbank went over the play book with P..