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Show National Champion To Chop Here Peter McLaren, who claims the wood chopping Championship of America will stage a log cutting contest con-test and demonstration here on Friday, November 30, at 11 a. m. This contest has been arranged by H. W. Jacobs Company who is to be congratulated for arranging for the visit of this colorful champion, cham-pion, McLaren, whose wizardry with an axe has carried him from a poor farm lad in Australia, to the peak of his profession. In chopping tours covering a score of years he has chopped before hundreds hun-dreds of thousands, both here and abroad. McLaren who is nearly 50 years old, claims that outdoor chopping chop-ping is a great physical developer. His own condition bears out this claim. The contest is open to any local man who has not previously competed compet-ed against McLaren. A prize of fifty dollars will be paid to any contestant if McLaren fails to chop through a log in two-thirds of the time the contestant takes. The hasdicap gives all good choppers chop-pers a sporting chance to win the prize money, as it is just like giving 33 yards in a hundred yard dash. The only restriction made is that no contestant be permitted to use a Plumb Axe. This is the only axe which McLaren himself ever uses, and he refuses to chop against a Plumb Axe and also allow the handicap. handi-cap. Every one is cordially invited to attend the demonstration. Choppers Chop-pers wishing to compete should bring their axes with them. It costs noth-I noth-I iny to enter the contest. |