Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-20
What ThorpeDidt to
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. 2oo-Mete Run, FIat-23 sec. .
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. 1900 Meter Run, Flat min. :
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DECATHLON.
8. 100 Meter Run-11 is seconds. .
Broad Jump-6,79 meters. -.
Putting the Shot-12,8o meters. .
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. 400 Meter Run, Flat-52 is sec. i.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
he saw the youngster who had been
working about the fields in overalls
SLOUGH over and take one Of the
high hurdles with careless indiffer-
ence and such grace and ease that
he was almost knocked off his feet.
The careless manner of the youth
utterly surprised the veteran
handler of athletes. Here was a
lad, who, clad in heavy overaus.
Outdid his stars attired in trim
athletic apparel and did it with
out half trying He didn't know
who the new arrival was. but he
was determined to find out War
ner next saw him in hurdle race.
and the way he skinned ahead
Of the others in the regulation suits
caused him to approach the Young
man and say: You. sonny. beat it
to the gym and put on a track
suit"
Thorpe Not Real Name.
From that time on Thorpe.
which, by the way, is not his name,
but one given him at Carlisle be-
cause it is easier to pronounce than
his real cognomen, began to rise
to fame.
A Wonder at Football
In the fall Of 1909 Thorpe be-
came substitute on the famous
Indian football team. and the fol-
lowing years broke into the game
as a regular player He was placed
at halfback. and it did not take
him long to establish himself on
the gridiron as the best man who
ever played that position on a col
lege eleven. He won game after
game for the Indians His spec
tacular runs and sensational kick
ing were the features of every game
he played in. and it was his bril-
liant work that enabled the Car
Isle team to humble the Crimson
eleven that year In that contest
Thorpe, playing with a lame leg
that had to be bandaged tightly
before the game. kicked four field
goals in four attempts Thopes
unerring toe was responsible for
thirt en- of the eighteen points
scored by his team He did not
return to school the folloI3ing year
going to his home in theWest but
came back the next season.
Besides football. the young abo-
rigine is an expert in about ten other
branches of sports He is a great
basketball player. at which game
he fills in at center to the best adj
vantage He can play any posi-
ton on the diamond but is best
on the mound, and if he chooses,
may some day break into the big
league as a pitcher. to rival Big
Chief Bender
He can put the 16-pound shot
43 feet, has a record of % feet in
the broad jump. can cover a hun
dred yards in 10 seconds. has done
6 feet / inch at high jump run
10 yards over the high hurdles ~
As seconds and negotiated tne
220-yard hurdles in &c seconds ne
is an expert lacrosse player, SKIN
ed tennis player and a star at haha-
ball and hockey besides beng
crack shot with both rifle and snot,,
gun If there exists any line 81
sports at which the Indian hao
failed to make showing it is only
because he has never tried his hama
at it.
Thorpe today is about % years
of age. six feet minus his shQes
and scales about us pounds tIaln.
cd down for action, which = dI Wy
time, because he is always IN ine
pink of condition