New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-30
Boxing Promoter Now Angling
to Land Jim Thorpe.
SEES A GLOWING FUTURE
Pictures Athletic Marvel as
Standing in the Shoes
of Jack Johnson.


ciallze the remarkable athletic activities
4 lin Thorpe and his disgrace as self
,,pfess.d professional. are not confined 10
baseball. Variety houses. moving picture
concerns and even a boxing promoter are
arclinc for the hero of the last Olympic
games.
Harry Edwards. Of Philadelphia, has
visions Of seeing Thorpe win tho heavy
weight championship Of the world, and %
,akc lack Johnsons place in the boxing
world He is quoted as saying.
There is no reason why Thorpe should
mo-, he trained TO become n heavyweight
champion lie has showed That nc mas
,bo nerve ana his ali around AGILITY IN
o,blatics shows that he has the brains
ne svccIs in almost everything he at
,,,,nts lie has a magnificent phySiqu"
,rd II, has the weight. Put him IN the
n.rJe NJ a capable trainer and there IS
,.,,,ro u.bat he would do. believe
"a has Tho making NJ first class pusi-
list
1, seems that Thorpe has not oeeh con-
suited =, vet. but il is SAID that nc wiz
-be offered a fivc-ycdr CONTRACT al "'S
.,lar, and a percentage OF the pioi'S'
.rbornc ls cure 10 refuse. no matter how
oo,,criro the offer. but il shows to Wha'
cpds some persons will so.
Kenneth uussagh. holder Of the world $
record for the Jo-yard SWIM broke TWO
to,.cs in hi. right foot on Monday in pole
,a,iunc Michael McDermott. the OiEm-
NJ. breast stroke champion. also SUFFERED
On accident recently. SO that Chicago VIII
,ot me strongly represented al the chdh-
o,onshin meet Of the Central Association
of the Amateur Athletic Ohio'i "eN'
month.
Abe Iaustry. secretary Of the American
Bowling Congress. has nalneu Ms a"
American five as follows; Nillam "a
vert. Toledo. Jim Blouin. Chicago; JIM.
my Smith" New York; Alex punoar' Ne"
York, and Rob Rolfc, Chicago
ROY Reeves. sporting editor oil the
ubiisdclph;a Public Ledger thinks wei.
., ,be phiines i'm new hands and unQer
lac administration Oi Billy L'oN"''
says.
Tho Phlucs may easily he classed as as
70 ucunaut possibility. u requires ~
stretch Of coNscrN atiVe statement 10 PiaC (
tnern within the championship CLASS. VI
fv.o years the team has demonstrated d
strength that entities u 10 CoiiSIuc I.a go.
as a penuant contender Tor I'l". D'N 'eI Q .
Influences and unfortunate ciTCul"Sta .,1, ,
and accidents have materially hahuI-
earned the team as q unit, thc mdHds,
Ind PLAYERS personally. 40 one d0uots
the ability of the players, anG thcIc - ~
reason why every man VIII 10. ~
,arilv give his best services 10 the clup
his wear. II INSTRUMENTATION or a as
position to evadc the rules OF dlscipInSS
should crop out. a firm, resoiute manu-
will be found 10 deal with tle reSait 10
trants There Will be no tendency 10
fcuUoTize or 70 attempt 10 placatc DE uii-
Questionable means players VINO laiI "
live up TO their cOntractGaI opIlsatI9i,o
With the backing OF Stro n,,,i,.e %an.
a-cr Doom is determined to enforce
maximum limit Of discipline among inc
PLAYERS this year. And be il said to the
there are few who will feel the sting OF
tho disciplinary whip. The very pest
PLAYERS on the roster OF the ihiladelphla
club are those whose habits are eXcin-
plary, and who from me nrst gay OF ,ur
son until the last game give their
very best services to the club. Without
taking into consideration the deVeIopine
Of any OF the young players VINO VIII We
taken South. Manager Doom VIII nave AT
his disuosal enough veterans at the open
ing of the championship season to constl-
cute one OF the most formidable aGgresa-
tions i'm the National League; IN TACT
fully as strong as the teams OF l9Il ana
1912 II il in the realization OF the proven
ability of such players as knabe. Doolan
Lobert Paskert Magec, Moore, AleXan-
der. killfer. LudeTus. Miller. CraVath'
Brennan. Moran. RiNey and several others
that We are led 10 state that the Phillies
are pennant possibilities. But lest We be
misunderstood. let not this statement be
construed into prediction that the Quak-
ers will win the pennant in 1918. We re-
epsctfully submit that We are or the ilk
who never predict champions.
Lefty" James. one OF the five south
paw pitchers OF the ''leveland Maps, has
been released to the Toledo club. OF the
American Association
The stork visited the home OF Charles
Herzog. third baseman Of the Giants.
few days ago and left bouncing baby
girl weighing ten pounds. II was the third
visit Of the bird" TO the HerzoS home in
the last four years.
Earl Blackburne. the Young catcher OF
the Pittsburgh Pirates. who is III with
diphthcria and who was thought 10 be at
the point Of death. has passed the crisis
and is making rapid strides toward recov-
cry
Charles Snyder the pitcher secured by
the ST Louis Brown in exchange for
Jack Powell, has signed his contract for
next season.
Although invitations 10 compete At the
relay games Of the University or Pennsyl-
yania vn April - have been out only
few DAYS thirty colleges have accepted.
TIE invitation to schools will be mailed
IN a DAY or two The carnival promises TO
he even bigger and greater than year
ago.
Fordham University has made num-
5cr Of entries for the Brooklyn College
games at the 18th Regiment Armory on
SATURDAY, The members Of tho relay team
which is expected 10 take the measure OF
Boston College at the Boston Athletic
Association games I'm the Hub on Feb
ruary 6 will be put TO the test. while
Louis Heilman. the clever sprinter, will
also run.
Roy Castleton. pitcher. known 10 base
ball because he was traded 10 the atlanta
club several years ago by the Yankees
Tor none other than the great Russell
FORD. will play on tho Nashville team, OF
The Southern League. this year.