Show BROKE THE WILDCATS BACK a man victorious in hand to hand combat unarmed and alone thomas dyke was attacked by a wildcat on locust mountain south of mount carmel pa he had been in ashland and started to drive home his horse stepped on a nail and he put the animal in a sta then he started to walk home and yas on the mountain when the cries of a wildcat alarmed him A few minutes later he saw the beast ten feet in front of him the animal finally BI rang he jumped aside and as the body of the cat struck the road he leaped upon it for several min utes the fight between the wild ani mal and the man went on at length by a quick swing he broke the ani mals back A physician dressed the several deep scratches on his face and hands but otherwise he was uninjured |