Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-04
I'd THORPE, indian athlete, THE PERFECT man
Measurements Show Carlisle
Champion to Be Wonderful
Man as Well as Wonderful
Athlete - His Career Has
Been Sensational and More
Prodgies of Endurance Are
Expected from Him

IOO SiCo vi EIIOut oIIOC nv
Expected from Him
CARLISLE. Pa.-The perfect phys
zeal nan has been disclosed TO the
world in the person Of James Thorpe,
! !. twenty-four year old student at the
| Carlisle Indian School.
This summer, at the Olympic
games held in Stockholm, Sweden,
he received the Car of Russia's
Irophy for winning the Decathlon and
! that Of the King of Sweden Tor con
quering in the Pentathlon the two
inclusive events comprehend al
athletic prowess and has just
finished in Americas footbaH season,
I acclaimed by everyone in United
States and Canada as the greatest ali
around football player the ancient
game has ever produced.
Thorpe is a Sac and Fox Indian
from the State of Oklahoma where
ne was born, near Prague, tne son
of Hiram Thorpe. He has been hail
ed as the greatest athlete of all time
by physical trainers of Europe and
America and it was decided jy some
Of his friends here to maze an abso-
iutely accurate record of his physical
proportions under such auspices as
would be officially. recognized by
trainers over the world as a standard
If development of the perfect man.
A board of medical and physical
experts, experienced in measuring
athletes, was assembled at Carlisle
some days ago and Doctor Ferdinand
Shoemaker, medical inspector of the
J United States Indian service, OF Den
yer, Colorado, and professor Forrest
e. Crayer, in charge of the Depart
ment of Physical Training at Dickin-
son College, one of Americas most
venerable educational institutions,
were assigned the task of making
measurements of Thorpe according to
the anthropometric tables in use in
America and in many foreign coun-
cries. The measurements were made
by these officials under oath, and they
represent the proportions OF a man
who not only has established the
greatest world record for combined
endurance, strength. speed and agil-
ity, before the paramount athletic tri-
eunal, and has been recognized in
football, the manifest of sports, as
the greatest product of the game,
out who has, in addition, mastered
aeaTly every known sport, being pro-
icient in baseball, tennis, lacrosse,
hockey, basketball. handbaii, swim
ming, skating and half a dozen minor
sports.
OF course, in the early days, no one
At his home ever thought that Thorpe
would ever specialize in athletics.
much less be recognized in 1912 40 the
greatest athlete the world has ever
seen. The whole atmosphere at his
home was such that every one expect
Cd every one else to take some inter
est in athletic sports in promoting
socialibility among friends. 1t was not
until Carlisle's physical director,
Glenn Warner, noticed the easy grace
with which Thorpe took the bar in the
high jump, that anyone thought there
vas a thing unusual about James
Thorpe.
The accomplishments Of this truly
exceptional individual would fill many
columns. His Olympic record with
which he surprised the world and won
everlasting fame, are given herewith:
Pentathlon.
Running broad jump % it., in.
Javelin throw 10 it, in.
200 meters fiat 70 sec.
1900 meters run. 4 min. sec.
Discus throw 116 it., 9 in.
DecathIon.
100 yd. dash 10 3-5 sec.
16 pound shot "A it., 31s in.
High jump it., rs in.
Half-mile walk min, 81 sec
Hammer throw 1872 it.. 10 in
Pole vault 9 it., 6 in.
High hurdles 16 2-5 sec.
Sc pounds weight 26 it,, > in.
Broad jump % It.. In.
Mile run min. 26 sec.
In football, where so many diver
sItied talents are necessary to a hat
Lack where all-around ability count:
most, he has upon occasion practi.
cally defeated one of Americas fore
most football elevens solely by the
Use of his toe. he mas hardly ever
played a football game in which he
las not once of twice in the contest
rim, side-stepped. ripped and tom past
ard through practically every man OH
he opposing team, in one effort. He has
!ten picked for the All-American foot
all team twice by Walter CamE. the
,ather of American football and this
year received eC0M,ums enough to turn
any ones head. and it was even s.
gested that a class iticltion higher tnd
hat OF an All-AmeriCan playe.' shou (,
)e aScribed to him.
FOOTBALLS SUCCESSOR