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Show A Big Hike Pedestrian After $ 1 2,000 Trophy Goes Through F. L. Balkam of Cleveland, Ohio, has been in Milford a day or two, resting up in the course of a hike of 14,f00 miles, undertaken to win a wager ot $1200J offered by members of the Cleveland Cleve-land Athletic Club. Tuesday, Balkam called at the NEWS office, had his "log book" signed up as a check on his trip and departed on his way. Accordiug to Balkam, there were, originally, eight pedestrians started from Cleveland on the big tramp, the conditions being that the journey must be made on foot, without capital, except such as may be earned along the way, and with but four haircuts and shaves allowed during the trip. Balkam states that one of the contestants con-testants died, another was pulled off because of disqualification and the other five quit, he, aloue, being left to fiuish the journey. He has passed through 28 slates, this being the 29th, has used up 55 pairs of shoes and has been three years, two months and one day on 'he trip, up to Tuesday. He has until July 4th, 1917 to reach Cleve land again. He says he is eleven days ahead of schedule, but has used up his last shave and haircut at a local barber saop. I D |