Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20

tween the two clubs.
Jim Thorpe was probably one of the
greatest athletes in all history He broke
record after record and won the highes
possible honOrS III the greatest track anC
field games of the century. Despite this
Thorpe is practically forgotten, and sell
dom, very seldom, is any mention Of his
name made. Whether or not that is q
lack OF appreciation on the part of the
american people of his wonderful per.
formances, or whether it is the CARRYING
out of the policy not to think much al
anythlng or anybody after the search.
, light Of publicity has been withdrawn. Is
Impossible to say, but it would certainly
seem that little or no credit is now ex.
tended to Thorpe. 1t is a fact that the
people OF foreign country are takine
greater recognition of Thorpe's proves
imam are his own countrymen A move
ment mas Deen started in Sweden to
raise money enough to buy Thorpe an
honorary prize to take the place of those
he gave up to the Swedish OLYMPIC cor,
mlttee after 1t was learned that he had
professionalism himself by playing sum
mer base ball.
mere Is what the Stockholm newspaper
mao 10 say relative to the matter.
Every one who was present at the
awarding No. 2 of the prizes for last
year olympic decathlon last Sunday felt
a certain pride in the glory that came 10
SMeuen IN thus being awarded all three
prizes In this the most Important Of ali
the competitions Of the Olvmnic games
fes, IL was no dorht a great triumph in
making 1t a clean sweep. The glory of
the victory Is, however, somewhat spoiled
rom the fact that there was one who
conquered us ail-Thorpe, the phenome-
non Morally he was, in spite of ali. the
pest ail-round man of the games. From
the same standpoint no one can take
away from him the victory in the pen
latnion. as Well as the decathlon We
must remember that there probably was
more than one participant who would
nave been found equally guilty il the
eyes or Justice had not been blinded,
now that our men have got the prizes
ana our country the points. what has the
own country, from our country and from
all the countries Of the globe who refuse
to understand. Now, when his trophies
from Sweden have also been taken from
him because he. by misunderstanding
or for other reason, broke the rules of
the amateur association, it would be only
right and fair IL we all carried out the
idea proposed by 'sportsmen,' that pub
lie subscription be opened to procure
means with which to present an honorary
Gift to the great athlete. He has GER
tainly deserved such encouragement just
as much as many another and we think
that the Swedes ought to remember their
comrade in the far west and take part
In this effort to do him the honor he de-
serves
If Myers can keep on hitting for the
Bankers as he has been doing in the
few games in which he has been used
he is going to prove mighty valuable
man. Twice Myers has come through
with hits when sent in as pinch hitter.
And on the other occasions when
he went in to bat for another player,
he walked. In the one game in which
he was used during the entire time
three two-base hits and a base on
balls We're his contributions to the bat
ting column
Myers is being played in the outfield
on the Bank team, but his regular po-
sitfon is first base. He Is a very clever
performer on the bag. too. Myers Is
bolster up the team AS a whole. He