The evening world., 1912-11-12
WHAT an Ideal Heavyweight
Champion Carlisle Indian Jim
Thorpe Would Make II He Ever
Decided to Take Up Boxing!

cspyyiehA. 1919. ~ me Prss PutiisAins o..
The New York wosidD
wv OUlDN'T some searcher for q
w hope" like 10 get Jim Thorpe
2" Imagine what Jim would do n
he were turned loose among the heavy.
weightsi
o. course II isn't likely that Jim has
had time yet to think Of taking up box
ia6. vootbail. baseball. basketball. run
ain6. jumping. weight throwing. all
around athletics. atins. lacrosse. aero
AesieA hockey, swimming and a few
oshsr similar pursuits have kept him
fairly busy at Carlisle.
z no ever does happen to take up box
ing. though. look out He'd be q cham
Seon IN that sport a. we'll a. In Mi the
sehsrs. There isn't a man in the ring
better built for boxing than Jim Thorpe.
And thsrs im't one whose other Qualin-
cations outstval the Indians.
Over dx feet tall and heavy in pro-
portion. Thorpe has the height and
stsoR. He could night q hundred
rounds without breaking down. II necss-
sary. THIS - shown by his phenomenal
endurance In athletics. which enabled
him 20 win both the Pentathlon ave
EVENT. and the Dscathlon Uen event ALL
round contesO At Stockholm. Moreover
rlespe can take any amount Of batter
~. He has nsvsr been laid ont" In
football. and there isn't . man In Amer
Leo moro closely watched and eagerly
attacked By all opposing players. Carl
M plays many sAmes during the sen
80. In every game II 10 Thorpe that
the sival team tries to put out Of the
Oane." He must bear the brunt Of
svDry furious attack. Two. three. four
evary chance. And Thorpe Grins and
oeots his goals and dives through holes
On ne defense or ''straisht-srms'' his
way down the field with unfaiiinS Cheer
fulnsss and good nature
AAa heso We have the most I'm portant
lighting characteristic he possesses.
Everyone knows that there's no sport in
tho World better than boxing for de-
vsiopins seif-controi. That's because
ssaf-ontrol = absolutely necessary ts
the boxer. without II he has no more
chance 20 win than q nsrvs-shaken
shsrpshoster has to hit the bulls eye.
p ooK at the photograph Of Thorpe's
hoCys iou CSu bc~s uahituoch w
. the massive chin and neck and
che high cheek bones and keen eyes.
unboundsd good mature combined With
unlimited courage and determination
and aSsFessivensss.
A. for the "headwori" that q boxer
needs. Thorpe has shown plenty OF It In
both football and baseball. He's keen
enough 70 be selected ~ captain OF
Oaseisis's foetban team. baseball nine
ao1 BASKETBALL team. Captaining any
big football team 10 thing that re-.
Quisss . good head. Thorpe's individual
play - VA - the way he runs his
tean shows chat he has an active
oraiu.
Tor Ghe heavyweight title and . few
GosA msA land H. But there wasn't q
Thorpe IN the lot. sullivan had the
physiQuA Cprostt had the head. but
phyAoa1ly ~ wasn't to Be compared
with Thorpe. Fitssimmons was the In
dian's equal In sto4ca courage and In
crast, but certainly not his equal In
stssagth and endurance. Js6riss was q
bie0er man than Thorpe, stronger. but
no moro enduring. He was Just ~ de-
ternined and stoical In the face Of pun
ishmsnt. but less aggressive. less swift,
in attack. Tommy Burns had every
thing but the height and weight.
Yes. IA like to see Jim Thorpe box
- an amateur. II would be q shame
for ths Grsat Indian to take up any
professional sport Hsrss hoping hi
never M.
-DDIE MGooRTY 10 looking for q
IN he Ant hlns
- touches for his battle with MIX,
Gibbons. He wants to locate his quar-
tiers - near New York as possible. We
out in the open country. lie may TT!
shespshead BAY.
Nc9oorty looks in fine shape after nj
western training. He scales l63 pound
nov. and he hasn't made any effort 4
reaah the required lbs 20 long In sd
vance Of the bout
NY only trouble" he complains. q
In dnding sparring partners I'm tn
easIest man In the world TO train with
] never take advantage OF my mer
I'm careful not 20 hurt them. don
believe IN being rough. ] wish Packe
Mcfarland was here, Packey and ar
the best OF friends He's the fine,
fellow IN the world. and l always INK
10 work with him. 1t makes me fast"
Mo0oorty Is confident that he ca
outtox Gibbons. I've seen him figf
and hes a good. clever boxer" ne sa.,
But ! don't think he can hit too haT
for me. and I'm going TO be In shar
10 % my best
Eddie talked about some OF b
western fights. The toughest fellow
hght 10 Johnny Thompson. lie jul
covers up ana walks In. and when !
gets in he doesn't do anythlns ~
you can, hit h.M anywhere bug q
TOP of the head. lie hps a solid 90,
crete head. ana u breaks your hand
when ] go, through with johnny |
had bumps all over the top of his hea
and my hands looked like feet"