The sun., 1912-07-07
BASEBALL DOOMED
BY Y0LYMP|C TEAM
Game at Stockholm Between
Athletes EXcites Much
Interest.
EAST TO MEET WEST
Enthusiasts Expect 1t to
Boost Sport AS World
Pastime.
INDIAN THORPE TO PITCH
West Wants Him. but East Gets
IIim-Trip News Sounds
Like Vaudeville.
1NDIAN THORPE TO PITCH
ef.cicl Cor,s,rordence 10 TnG Sly.

lap Of ita journey to Stockholm the tonic
of conversation next of interest To the
track and fold contests themselves is
baseball The members Of the team had
an opportu unity here To fling and bat the
ball around and they are sing,iinc over
the exhibition they will te able to offer to
the Swedes and their guests from the
other nations.
Baseball enthusiasts on the American
team declare that the game will make now
strides as world plstime as a result Of
the exhibition which will bc given at
Stockholm about July is. With picked
athletes from all sections of the Continent t
as players the Americans will have a
chance to show the good points Of the
sport. The Swedes are especially inter
estcd in the American game and il they
Ike il there is every probability that the
nation will display the same enthusiasm
for the requirement Of diamond knowl-
eige which has distin guished the Swedish
passion for track and field athletics in
the last five yclrs.
II is expected that tho competition be-
tween picked men from tho athletes OF
the eastern and western sections of the
country will le made a regular part Of tho
Olympic programme. Regular practice
will lie held To decide the final makeup
Of the mines. Owing To the predominancc
Of men from the Eastern States. the west
ern border Of Pennsylvania was taken
as the dividing linz between the two
sections Of the country. From the stand
point Of track and field athletics tho ath-
ic:rs composing tho twS mines will I've
positively the fastest evcr got together
From the preliminary practice wor. il
looks as though the brand Of baseball
they will show the congregation of nation.
will compare favorlbly with the host
brand Of college btsebill shown in the
United States
The pitcher for the Eastern team will he
Thorpe the all around star from tho Car
isle Indian School. Those who have seen
the Indian pitch declare that baseball is
one OF the most notable Of his accomplish.
Eents and thai bis reputation in this
branch Of sport would exceed his football
fame If the diamond game were 'rerritted
at the Indian School Glenn Warner de
clares that the native American takes 10
baseball more kindly thnn to any other
~ the white mans institi,t ions and that
if Carlisle had a ball team on the field the
institution would become a developing
ground for future Renders.
The Eastern catcher will oe {. H. Brick
Harvard University. Last year wa.
Brickley's freshman period at Cambridge
and his light was slightly hid under the
sha dow of first year athletics. but those
critics who have watched him work on the
trip across declare that he is the greatest
oil around athlete who has worn the Grim
son in the last ten years. The game OF
football he played against Yale and Har'
ward last year was Of a remarkable ordeI
and hc has shown genera proficiency in al
other branches His victory in the Olym
pic tryout for hor. step and jump de-
Tenders was one Of the surprises of the
Cambridge meet.
Pen Adams. the y. y. 4. e. jumper. il
tire man who will most likely occupy the
frs, base position for the Eastern com
kinaticn. John Paul Jones. the distance
champion. will be on second and should
play one Of the fastest games in the in
field II Jones were not such crack in
the distances he would have been called
70 play for Cornell II this season. In a game
between Andover and Exeter. played wher
Jones was q at udent at the latter academy
he was called upon to go into the lineuT
against Andover and his playing in tina,
game was revelation to the rival school
which had counted on a sure victory
Plat Adams will duplicate his brother
H. L. in le;J Jo ~ 4 bo I'm ~
unless some strong candidate looms W
for third base, and Ii Roy Mercer. ths
University Of Pennsylvania champion will
t~ in left field Whitney OF Dartmouth anc
Drew. the negro sprinter from Spring
field are the choices for the two other out
field positions. but Kenneth McAleenan
the young diver from New York city
George Bonhag. Edward l., Farrell ano
half dozen others are pressing close fol
positions and the lineup may be changed
tefore the game comes of.
The Western contingent has put in q
CAIN for the services OF Jim Thorpt
on tho ground that he Ia native OF Okla
homn and consequently Westerner ir
every sense Of the term. Commissioners
James f., Sullivan and the remaining
members Of the Olympic baseball com
mission have not yet announced theil
decision in the matter. but inasmuch Al
Thorpe has been a permanent resident
of Carlisle. Pa for some seasons. 1t II
thought that the appeal will not be de
elded in favor OF the litigan,s. H. b
ilar, the University Of Michigan distance
r.nner, is the most probable twirler fol
the opposing team. with Y. +. Lindberi
Of 'hicago officiating behind the hat
FIR first basc Byrd Of Adriance College
Michigan. is the most likely candidate
with Frank Irons of Chicago A. second
Belote. the sprinter from Tho Windy
''y AT third and Ira Davenport at short
f"r pure speed no big league ball team
Will ha,e very large advantage Ove
"" nutfeld combination made up q
George Horine Of San Francisco. !. J
Courtney of Seattle. Wash. and Jane,
M"naul tho all around champion from
'hlago The photoRra pliers are count
"r ~ occurring s"m" views ~ the world
record holder in the high jump in III
am = pulling down overhead balls. which
vi "a. notable IN tho Photographic hist. r!
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