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JOHNSON SAYS: OH YES, |
WILL FIGHT Mr.. CORBETT"

or Australia and say nobody in America
would meet him"
Corbett thought yesterday a good
time to talk fight, as it was the twelfth
anniversary of his knockout at the
hands of Bob Fitzsimmons at Carson
City, Nevada.
Johnson. when informed last night
that Corbett had declared his willing
ness to put up real money TO get an
other chance for the worlds pugilistic
championship smiled and reiterated his
oft-repeated statement:
VIII Post Check Today.
Il am ready to fight any one. Just
inform Mr.. Corbett that I'll post a
81 600 dollar check to bind the match
should prefer to fight Jeffries, but as
Corbett has been rated as the clever
est of the clever, I should not mind
pitting my skill against his to demon
strate to the public that 1 am his mas
ter at the fine points OF the boxing
game. 1 am willing to fight any one,
regardless of age, weight or color"
Johnson also received an offer of a
$50. 900 purse from W. P Ready of
Nashville for fight with Jefries, and
replied that he accepted the offer. He
wired the Nashville promoter that all
he had to do was to get Jeffries' con-
sent
| Jeffries, when informed in New York
of Readys bid, refused to discuss it.
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DYEE..

Joseph Suffer of Schererville tran
sacted business here Wednesday after
noon.
A number Of workmen arrived here
yesterday to do some repair work on
the Postal Telegraph line in and around
this neighborhood
Messrs Jacob Blocker and Leo Lau-
erman of st. John were Dyer visitors
yesterday afternoon.
NJ. A. Hammer and son. Joseph, of
Englewood are spending several days
at the home of Theodore Hammer and
family at present.
St Patrick's day passed here without
any mishap. The day dawned bright
and clear and remained so through
out.
The Quaker Biscuit wagon made its
regular trip through here yesterday
afternoon.
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EAGLES HAVE
BOXING BOUTS
Wrestling, sparring and
Other Feats Dished UP
by Local Fraternity.

The Eagles served up a sumptuous
athletic feast last evening, to which
all of the members and a number of
invited guests were present. Wrestl-
ing, exhibitions of strength and boxing
were the events on the program. and
those who saw Billy Moorhead take on
Eddie Stearns of Laporte in the main
bout, were able to get a line on the
man who is to take on Bobbie Burns
before the Columbia Athletic club in
West Hammond next Wednesday even
ing
Billy Moorhead of Milwaukee and Ed
die Stearns of Laporte boxed ten fast
rounds. and as they confined them
selves to boxing and did not do much
real fighting, the fans could only get
a general idea Of their respective mer-
its as fighters
The consensus of opinion is that
while Stearns is clever man and win
give Burns a run for his money, next
Wednesday. he will probably not be
able to weather the rough tactics OF
the Scotchman. AS there were no de-
cisions rendered las4 evening the spec
tators were left to judge for them
selves as to comparative merits of the
fighters.
Program Is Varied.
The first exhibition was a wrestling
match between Kid Brown of Chicago
and Harry Kaufman of Chicago. Kauf-
man proved himself the better man oil
the two and secured the first fall il
IL minutes and the second in two and
one half minutes.
! John Ajax, a strong man from Mil
waukee entertained the crowd for {
while with some Of his exhibitions o.
strength. Then the Przyschemesk.
brothers went on for a preliminary
| boxing bout
Tom Livingston and Harry Wall
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HESSVTLLE.

Mrs. Bennett returned yesterday after
six weeks enjoyable visit in Ak
ron. o.
Mrs Barganz of East Chicago was
a Hessville visitor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Piper and daugh-
ter, Gertrude, of Georgetown. KY, are
here, called by the illness of Mr. and
Mrs Piper's son, Edmund. who is in
st. Margarets hospital, Hammond.
Mrs. Lafferty is moving from Mrs
McLaughlins house to her mothers,
Mrs. 6. Craps.
Mrs. Richard Adams and daughter.
Carrie. were Hammond visitors yes
terday.
Mrs John Otto spent yesterday in
Chicago.
Mrs. Casper Camp Of Hammond Wis
tied relatives here yesterday.
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SAM LANGFORD
WHIPS, BARRY

Philadelphia. March 1s.-Sam Lang
ford. the colored middle weight, de-
feated Jim Barry at the Washington
Sporting club last night in one of the
most exciting and sensational bouts
that has been seen in this city in a
lon gtime. Langford used a left hook
to the head and face with good adant-
age and he kept slamming his right
into Barry's kidneys at every possible
opportunity in order to get the white
man to uncover his jaw Barry was
on the defensive most of the time and
was Kissed by the crowd in the second
round for running away.
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JIMMY MAKES DEBUT
Callahan Makes Initial APP
pearance at Springfield.

Springfield, Ill, March 1s.-St. Pat
rick's day and Jimmy Callahan, the
aseball players, debut as a monolo-
gist on the musical comedy stage were
Jointly celebrated in Springfield last
night with banquet at the St. Mich
olas hotel Callahan was greeted by
a large reception committee made up
of legislators and Springfield men,
Callahan is cast in the new piece by
Richard earle, entitled "A Boy and a
Girl" The show will be repeated to-
night.
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ROW IN AN EXCITING
BASKET BALL GAME
Referee and Player in Ham
mond- East Chicago Game
Mix Last Night.

AS result of a rough and tumble
fight in a basketball game between
Hammond and East Chicago. in the
Hammond high school auditorium, yes
terday afternoon, there is great prob
ability that athletic relations between
the Hammond ~and the East Chicago
schools will be severed.
AS nearly as can be ascertained, Dana
Summers was playing against Palmer
of East Chicago and in a scrimmage he
either Intentionally or accidentally
struck the East Chicago man with his
fist.
The referee, Kenneth Mcintosh of
East Chicago, stepped in to separate
the two young when when Summers
struck him vicious blow with his fist
and knocked him down.
Floyd Murray of Hammond then
stepped in and grabbed Mcintosh be-
fore he could do anything and the fight
ended. One report is to the effect that
Summers was compelled to apologize
to Referee Mcintosh, but it is not
known whether or not this has been
done.
Talk of the Town.
The fight was the sole topic of con-
versation among the students of both
the Hammond and the East Chicago
schools. The Hammond boys did not
have much to say about the matter and
the East Chicago boys are highly in
dignant.
Clark of East Chicago said this morn
ing: The East Chicago boys cannot
understand or account for such un-
fla,,o nv - ~
Hammond player. Even Mr.. McElroy
of Hammond said he could not justify
such actions on the part Of Summers.
Many of the Hammond high school
students depreciate the disgraceful af-
fair of yesterday afternoon. They
point to the fact that Hammond is at
outs with Crown Point and East Chi
acgo now and has never been on friend
~ terms with whiting, and If they
keep on they will have to go outside
of the county to secure contests with
high school teams.
Some of the more radical of the East
| Chicago high school students are talk
ing about doing things to Dana sum
mers if he ever comes over to that city
but it is expected the better sense OF
the majority will prevail Neither
Superintendent Mcdaniel or Principa
McElroy have anything to say in de.
Tense Of the local school.
The Game.
The Hammond basketball team de
feated that from East Chicago on the
local floor last evening by the score O.
81 to II. When it is remembered tha
| Valparaiso just nosed out a victory
/ from East Chicago. 1t will be seen how
| foolish are the claims of the player.
\ in the Vale
The score in the first half was Ham
mond 26, and East Chicago 9, and il
the second half East Chicago onl.
scored two points. The game wa
played In the Hammond high schoo
auditorium at 4 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon.
superintendent Mcdaniel. in speaking
of the effort TO get game with Val
paraiso, stated that he had written t
the Valparaiso boys and that both h
and Professor McElroy had telephone
to the manager of the five in the Por
ter county seat without succeeding i
landing a game.
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Wonder If Mike Donlin isn't
emulating the wise old owl? Or,
mayhap. he is doing the Jenries
stunt of keeping the public guess
ing. One week Mike is going to
be on the right field job and the
next week he is not. You see, Dom
lin, in his theatrical engagements,
plays week stands only. One week
he gives out the story that he will
play The next week he makes
denial. thereby keeping his name in
the public prints. much to the bene-
fit Of the Hite Donlin sketch. Some
press work. that. Mike has had
himself booked up almost to the last
moment and he has been foxy
enough to have his season close in
New York, so there will be no rail-
road fares to pay to get to town if
he decides to join the Giants.
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STIEGL.ITZ PARK.

Walter Moxshinyok returned home
from Chicago yesterday, where he was
visiting his friends for the past few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John o'Keefe of Whit
ing were visiting friends here yester-
day.
Patrick German went to Gary on
business yesterday.
There was quite a number of people
from here who attended the entertain
ment at East Chicago last evening.
Louis Hicks went to Chicago on bust
ness yesterday.
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smith. both of Hammond, went on in
a preliminary and proved to be good
attraction. While Wallsmith has not
boxed much in public he gave a good
account of himself and the crowd gave
him a draw out of 1t.
The semi windup was between Geo.
Leland of Canada and Tommy DAILY of
Chicago. These men fought to a six
round draw, and then followed the
main bout. The Eagles and their
guests were very much pleased with
the program and there was a good
crowd in attendance.
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NEW MARK IN
THE HIGH KICK

Southboro. Mass. March ia new
worlds record in the running high kick
was made at the second day of the
athletic meet at ST. Marks school here
Yesterday. by Harold Beebe Of Maiden.
Beebe did . feet 1OA inches. The pre-
vious record was 9 feet inches. held
by c. c. Lee of New Haven, Conn.,,
made in 1887,
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END THE SEASON
WITH VICTORY

Charlottesville, Ind. March 1s.-The
Charlottesville high school basket ball
team closed the season here last night
with a victory over the Thornton high
school five, 33 to II. The Athenians
have a clean record of victories this
year without a single defeat, and be-
lieve they have a clear title to the
state high school championship. AS a
curtain raiser last night the C. H. S.
second team defeated Roachdale
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JOSH DEVORE AN
INDIANA PLAYER

Terre Haute, Ind. March 1s.-Josh
Devore. an outfelder. having tryout
with the Giants at Marlin Springs, has
been attackey by appendicitis, but the
latest reports are that he probably will
escape a surgical operation. Manager
McGraw is said to think well of the
young fellows work. He is from See
lyville. ten miles from Terre Haute.
and, like Mordecai Brown. is the prod
uct of a mining camp ball team. Last
year he was in the Southern league.
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BOXING FOR
MINNESOTA
House Passes Bill Permit
ting Bouts.

St Paul, Mimi, March 1S.-The house
has passed a bill allowing the city
councils of st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Duluth to permit limited boxing
matches. A bill allowing baseball
games on Sunday. between l and 6 p.
m, was also Introduced.
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SITS ON BENCH
Seymour Fails to Talk With
McGraw of Giants.

Marlin, Texas. March 1s.-Cy Sey-
mour is still with the Giants. He sat
on the bench with Manager 'Muggsy"
McGraw today. but the two men did
not speak Seymour has been let off
on the payment of a small fine for
slugging Arlie Latham.
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Miss Coralyn Parsons of Kenwood
Chicago. arrived today. and will be
the guest of Mrs. W. ]. Funkey, Jr
for the balance of the week.
The prettiest effect of wearing the
hair is with the new style Cluster
Pufrs. Ladies', If you have combings.
you can have them made up from your
own hair at Mrs. Blumenthars, 1907
One Hundred and Thirty seventh street.
Indiana Harbor, Ind. list
Mrs. Mike Cohen was the guest of
friends in whiting yesterday
Miss Margaret Calvin of Drummond
street was taken to the Englewood hos
pital yesterday to be operated on for
appendicitis.
Doc" Crowley, who has been employ
ed as motorman on the South Bend
interurban for number of years. has
taken a position as collector for the
gas company
You can get it at Spiegers, South
Chicago's leading furniture store. II
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INDIANA HARBo.R.
Charity Misplaced.

Mrs. J. Taskie of Fir street was con-
WINGED yesterday that charity can
sometimes be misplaced. On being
called to the kitchen door yesterday
morning she found a forlorn looking
individual standing there of the hobo
type, who pleaded for something to
eat. Her sympathies being aroused, she
got him a fine breakfast, without think
ing to remove from plain sight a fresh
baking OF bread, a newly made cake
and a large roast of beef, which the
butcher had just delivered.
The hobo finished his meal, was pro-
fuse in his thanks and left Shortly
afterwards the lady was summoned to
the front door and found another of
the same class, VINO was just as hun
CRY as the first one. Mrs. Taskie told
him to go around to the back door and
she herself went through the house to
the kitchen. When she got there she
found no bread. cake. or roast, and
neither did she find a hungry hobo.
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changed In railroading, haven't theyT
Mr.. Sinclair was over just the other
night, and he said If they kept using
this new coal in the engines they
would burn up everything on the de
vision. Do you know. have been wait
ing in town three or four hours now
for Cousin Lance? I feel almost like
a tramp. He is coming from the west
with the stock train. 1t was due here
hours ago, but they never seem to
know when anything is to get here the
way things are run on the railroad
now. want to give Cousin Lance
some mail before he goes through"
"The passenger trains crossed the
creek over the switchbacks hours ago,
and they say the emergency grades
are first-rate," said Marion Sinclair, on
the defensive. "The stock trains must
have followed right along. Your cousin
is sure to be here pretty soon. Prob
ably Mr.. McCloud will know which
train he is on, and Mr.. Lee telephoned
that Mr.. McCloud would be over here
at three o'clock for his dinner He
ought to be here now"
'Oh. dear, then must go!"
'But he can probably tell you just
when your cousin will be In"
Il wouldn't meet him for worlds!'
You wouldn't? Why, Mr.. McCloud
is delightful"
"Oh, not for worlds, Marion! You
know he is discharging all the best OF
the older men, the men that have
made the road everything 1t is, and of
course we can't help sympathizing
with them over our way. For my part,
Isthink 1t Is terrible, after man has
given all of his life to building up a
railroad. that he should be thrown out
to starve in that way by new man.
ayers, Marion
McCloud felt himself shrinking
within his weary clothes. Resentment
seemed to have died. He felt too ex-
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ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANDRE BOWLFS
" 6S CMHs ScRz5NzR5 5oWS
COPYRIGHT

No man that has ever played me
dirt can stay here while I stay" Sim
clair, with hand on the portiere, was
moving from the doorway into the
nected through a curtained door with
the shop, McCloud sat one day alone
eating his dinner. Marion was in
front serving a customer McCloud
heard voices in the shop, but gave no
heed till man walked through the
curtained doorway and he saw Murray
Sinclair standing before him. A
stormy interview with Callahan and
Blood at the Wickiup had taken place
just week before, and McCloud after
what Sinclair had then threatened,
though not prepared, felt as he saw
him that anything might occur. Nc
Cloud being in possession of the little
room, however, the initiative fell on
Sinclair, who, looking his best,
snatched his hat from his head and
bowed ironically. my mistake" he
said blandly.
Come right in" returned McCloud,
not knowing whether Marion had a
possible hand in her husbands unex-
pected appearance. do you want to
see me?'
Il don't" smiled Sinclair; "and to
be perfectly frank" he added with
studied consideration, Il wish to God
l never had seen you. Well-you've
thrown me, McCloud.'
You've thrown yourself, haven't
you, Murray"
From your point of view, of course.
But, McCloud, this is small country
for two points of view. Do you want
to get out of it, or do you want
me to-"
"The country suits me, Sinclair
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fed, Rooney, and Reed and Brill
Young, and get up a train Smoky
Greek bridge! BY heavens, we are
ripped up the back now! What can
we do there, Rooney" He was talk
ing to himself. There isn't a thing
for 1t on Gods earth but switchbacks
and five-per-cent. grades down to the
bottom of the creek and cribbing
across 1t till the new line is ready.
Wire Callahan and Morris Blood, and
get everything you can for me before
we start"
Ten hours later and many hundreds
of miles from the mountain division,
President Bucks and a companion
were riding in the peace of a June
morning down the beautiful Mohawk
valley with an earlier and illustrious
railroad man, William G. Brown. The
three men were at breakfast in
Browns car. A message was brought
in for Bucks. He read 1t and passed
it to his companion, Whispering
Smith, who sat at Browns left hand.
The message was from Callahan with
the news of the burning of Smoky Creek
bridge. Details were few, because no
one on the west end could suggest a
plausible cause for the fire.
What do you think of 1T, Gordon ?"
demanded Bucks, bluntly.
Whispering Smith seemed at all
times bordering on good-natured sur
prise, and In that normal condition he
read Callahan's message.
He was laughing under Bucks scru-
tiny when he handed the message
back. "Why, / don't know thing
about it. not thing; but taking a
long shot and speaking by and far,
should say 1t looks something like
first blood for Sinclair" he suggested,
and to change the subject lifted his
cup of coffee.
Then 1t looks like you for the
mountains tonight instead of for
Weber and Fields" retorted Bucks,
reaching for a cigar. Brown, why
have you never learned to smoker"
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Crawling Stone line. But McCloud
felt it useless to disguise the fact to
himself that he now had second
country-not alone dream OF line.
but dream of girl Sitting modify
in his Office, with his feet on the desk,
e few nights after his encounter with
Sinclair. he recalled her nod as she
said good-by. 1t had seemed the least
bit encouraging. and he meditated
anew on the only 20 minutes of real
pleasurable excitement he had ever
felt in his life, the 20 minutes with
Dicksie Cunning at Smoky creek. Her
intimates, he had heard. called her
Dicksie, and he was vaguely envying
her intimates when the night dispatch.
er, Rooney Lee. opened the door and
disturbed his reflections.
How is Number One, Rooney"
called McCloud, as II nothing but the
thought of train movement ever en-
tered his head
Rooney Lee paused. In his hand he
held message, and he faced McCloud
with evident uneasiness. Holy smoke,
Mr.. McCloud, here's a ripper! We've
lost Smoky Creek bridge"
Lost Smoky Creek bridge?" echoed
McCloud, rising In amazement.
Burned tonight. Seventy-seven
was tagged by the man at the pump
station
That's a tie-up for your life." ex-
claimed McCloud. reaching for the
message. How could 1t catch fire /?
Is it burned up?''
II cant set anything on that yet;
this came from Canby. I'll have good
wire in few minutes and get it all
for you"
Have Phil HALEY and Hyde noti-
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room. McCloud in a leisurely way
rose, though with slightly flushed
face, and at that juncture Marion ran
into the room and spoke abruptly.
Here is the silk, Mr.. Sinclair" she
exclaimed, handing to him a package
she had not finished wrapping. II
meant you to wait in the other room"
"It was an accidental intrusion" re-
turned Sinclair, maintaining his irony.
II have apologized, and Mr.. McCloud
and I understand one another better
than ever"
please say to Miss Dunning," con-
tinued Marion, nervous and insistent,
that the band for her riding-ha
hasn't come yet, but 1t should be here
tomorrow"
AS she spoke McCloud leaned across
the table, resolved to take advantage
of the opening. IL 1t cost him his life.
And by the way, Mr. Sinclair, Miss
Cunning wished me to say to you that
the lovely bay colt you sent her had
sprung his shoulder badly, the hind
shoulder, think, but they are doing
everything possible for it and they
think it will make q great horse"
Sinclair's snort at the information
was marvel Of INDIGESTION. Was he
being made fun Of? Should he draw
and end It? But Marion faced him
resolutely as he stood, and talking
In the most business like way she
backed him out of the room and to
the shop door. Baked Of his oppor.
tunity, he retreated stubbornly but
with the utmost politeness, and left
with q grin, flashing his tail, SO to
speak.
Coming back. Marion tried to hide
her uneasiness under even tones to
McCloud. I'm sorry he disturbed
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CHAPTER VI.
In Marion's Shop.

In Boney street, Medicine Bend,
stands an early-day row Of one-story
buildings: they once made up pros
porous block, which has long since
fallen into the decay of painless days.
There is in Boney street livery
stable, secondhand store, a laundry,
bakery, moribund grocery, and q
bicycle shop, and at the time of this
story there was also Marion Sinclair's
millinery shop; but the better class OF
Medicine Bend business, such as the
gambling houses, saloons, pawnshops,
restaurants, barber shops, and those
sensitive, c1ean-shaven, and alert es-
adjustments known as gents stores"
had deserted Boney street for many
years. Bats fly in the dark of Boney
street while Front street at the same
aour is blaze of electricity and from
tier hilarity. The millinery store
stood next to the corner of Fort
street. The lot lay in an IL" and at
the rear of the store the first owner
had built a small connecting cottage
to live In. This faced on Fort street,
80 that Marion had her shop and liv-
ing rooms communicating, and yet
apart. The store building is still
pointed out as the former shop OF
Marion Sinclair, where George Nc
Cloud boarded when the Crawling
Stone line was built. where Whisper
Ing Smith might often have been seen,
where Sinclair himself was last seen