Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-11

same as an orchestra at picture
show pours out when Chief Strong
Bow and his band of warriors are
putting on the finishing touches of
a thriller"
1t was easy to figure the trou-
bic and when the party entered the
room they found James chanting
his war song and beating an ac-
compartment on the railing of an
iron bed with his two shoes
Straightway a search for the
source of merriment was begun.
Pockets wardrobe and dresser
drawers were ransacked, but there
was nothing doing. Finally some
one raised the mattress on the bed,
and there they found small zinc
tub, containing some ten or twelve
bottles of beer, packed in a copious
supply of ice. Nobody knows to
this day how he got it.
ON another occasion, while a
~ member of the baseball club at
Fayetteville, n. c.. Thorpe went on
a rampage on the streets during
the early hours of the morning. An
energetic cop tried TO carry him
down, but Jim objected to the pro-
gram In fact, he objected so siren
uously that he grabbed the cop and
chucked him into a large ash can.
A call for help on the part of the
latter brought several more to his
assistance, and Jim completed the
job by treating the entire bunch
likewise.
Then, to show that he thought
pretty well of his ability, he walk
ed up TO a large plate glass win
dow and proceeded to butt it out.
The falling glass gave him bad
scalp wound, and within a very
short time he showed a striking re
semblance to a slaughter house
1unky.
All Of this, however, appeared a
matter Of little concern to James. In
fact, he showed his contempt for
the matter by rolling a cigarette,
which he proceeded to smoke while
sitting on the curbing. All of this
commotion caused considerable eX-
element, even in Fayetteville, and
an audience gathered quickly. A
hurry call was sent in for an am
bulance, but again Jim demurred.
1t l..
the president of the baseball club
was summoned to help in the un-
dertaking His presence and per
suasiOn awaited nothing, however,
since Jim refused to move.
All argument failed, and it was
finally necessary to lasso and tie
him, and when taken to the hos
pital it was found necessary to
chloroform him before he would al
low the cash TO be sewed up.
On another occasion-this time
in Harrisburg, Palm pro-
ceeded to give vent to his pent-up
feelings He was returning from
Il football trip and was accompd-
MED by Pete Houser They failed
to catch the train with the rest of
the team. and found themselves left
with one ticket between them
Houser was admitted to the train
shed by the gateman, but Jim was
turned back
The melee followed. 1t ended in
the arrest of Houser, but the cops
refused to take Thorpe. Determined
to share the results with Pete, Jim
followed behind, saying numerous
things not entirely complimentary
to the miniOns of the law, and
punctuating his remarks with an
occasional vigorous kick. Finally,
to make sure of his game. he land
ed an awful punch to the jaw of
an unsuspecting pedestrian, ana
was rewarded by having himself at
last taken in tow by the cops
Their return to Carlisle the next
night necessitated passing the mill
itary guard maintained about the
premises.
When challenged, jim promptly
answered by producing Il bottle