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WE HAVE HEARD of a young fellow with the first name of Omaha. The name was inspired by his having been born in Omaha, Nebraska. This brings to mind the tale told of the great Chicago ball player, "Cap" Anson, whose full name was Adrian Constantine Anson. When six years old he asked his mother why he had such "funny" names as Adrian and Constantine while the other kids were named John, George, Charles and Robert? His mother told him that she had been born in Adrian, Michigan and his father in Constantine, Michigan. So they named him Adrian Constantine. That night when little Adrian Constantine knelt in prayer he thanked the Lord that his mother had not been born in Ypsilanti and his father in Kalamazoo.