Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 301, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1917 — Champion Checker Player of Indiana Here Tomorrow [ARTICLE]

Champion Checker Player of Indiana Here Tomorrow

A telegram has been received by J. A. McFarland from M. L. Lewis, champion checker player of Indiana, announcing that he will be in Rensselaer Thursday for tilts with the local artists. Mr. Lewis is a past master of the game and leading players of the country. Mr. McFarland, captain of the local knights of the board is grooming his players for the contests and hopes to be able to show Mr. Lewis that when it comes to checker players Rensselaer has them. The games will be staged in the old board of trade room, where Mr. Lewis will meet all comers.