class Scratch {
    static int row = 10;
    static int column = 10;
    static int[][] mat;

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int answer = findPath(row,column, 9999, -1);
    }

    private static int findPath(int curr_row, int curr_column, int lowest, int global_max) {
        if((curr_row == (row - 1)) && (curr_column == (column - 1)){
            return Math.max(global_max, lowest);
        }
        lowest = Math.min(lowest, mat[curr_row][curr_column]);
        int global_max1 = findPath(curr_row + 1, curr_column, lowest, global_max);
        int global_max2 = findPath(curr_row, curr_column + 1, lowest, global_max);
        return Math.max(global_max1, global_max2);
    }
}