The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12

Right calf ........-..-..,. ..14.9
Left calf ..........-.... .s....., IA
Rlght instep .s..s..4.ss luz
Left tnstep .-.....,.,...s... 10.
Head .............s.s. ga
Neck .........s- .......'....ss. 80
shoulders ......,.--. .t..s..''''lS
Chesr ..-....s.... ...t's''s't 49, .
Nipples .st'..r...... .t'.'.' '.'''.""t '. .
Waist ........... .-...s..... LII.
Hips ''..''.'.'..t'.' $3.50 - . o. . .
Chest .....s,... ...-,...-...-. o.S
Thorpe's body is gracefully mold
ed, and is, az characteristic of the
American Indian, remarkably free OF
, the growths Of hair that are the
usual accompaniment OF tremendous
strength. His movements In prepare
ton FOR great physical trials are
slightly numbering, heavy and ind!f-
ferent looking to the eye. While he Is
we'll set up and has naturally good
carriage his full shoulders give the
! least suggestion OF stoop. or slouchi-
ness in attitude. The impression one
gains at seeing Thorpe walk In his
street clothes is that he is awkward.
He has an uneven gait. and there Is
nothing suggestive IN his appearance
of the tremendous speed and agility
2
evidences.
Has AgPeeab BILE Personality.
| Thorpe has an agreea bic person.
! atty and has shown signs of marked
! mental development in the past coti-
| pie Of years, After having been at
! school at Carlisle he left here late
! in 1908. because he was needed at the
! home of his aged parents in Okla
| homa.
! Feeling the need Of more educa-
! ton he returned To Carlisle in 1911
! to take up the newly esta blished bus
| mess course at the Carlisle school,
/ his parents in the meantime having
| died. leaving him In possession of q
portion Of their property, which
j brings him an annual income OF about
| $500. Tnasmuch as Thorpe as an In
dian is technically a ward Of the
United States government, his prop
erty is controlled by federal off,
Gals.
The young man has a light com
plexion, as Is frequently characteris-
! tic OF the Sac and Fox Indians. His
physiognomy ls marked by prominent
| cheek bones which emphasize the
half-closed look of his sharp eyes.
! His mouth is strongrs as is his domi-
nunt Wet swung jaw, and what
seemed 20 have been an fiabitual sneer
as indicated hy his upper lip, has de-
| veiopeG ,n tina past two years into
| n Characteristic grin expressive of ii
natural inclination toward good hui
NOR His rstinct for looking at every
one Of his axperiences In Il good hui
| mored way is in evidence always In
the midst ~ his most serious athle-
tie affair
1t IL ...rs~feristic Of him in foot
{ hp II
while ~ D,td!ong speed by "a couple
of vicjol~ taektors, to hurdle over
and bound 10 his feet. frequently
picking his opponents up off the
ground with belt grip. 1.-the while
aisplatiF44Z- l4saAFssiAt, .s
from the grandstands. Fborpes grin
has often brought y hearty laugh
from tho stands at the apparent dis
confiture Of his opponents and has
been big factor In discretion any
| thoughts OF rOughness On his part
Acquires Skill Naturally
The remarkable Indian students
early development was acquired ia the
| NEST natural way. AS small boy
to took an active interest in all boy
ish spirits and his recollection brings
back to his mind more particularly
the game Of leap freq Thorpe him
self attributes TO the boyish game OF
Ap4ipN your ISH0eTF most credit fOf
stimulating him to tremendcva CON
tinaed physical efforts. r., lnsrp
tuition a this time htnored exercise
for youths took stronE hold ~ the
lads in his ueighborhuod utl ne In
| trepld daring of some of , juve-
| nile leaders was at times enough tG
make the heart of the stouteS 1uan
| Long distance runs We're ,Ji,d
with lumpiRR streams and .4gQp yl,4
i from barn. saves, avid ,l;he 4}set,ent, al
old cfstsrHs and such performances
The fearful soul who could not fol
low his leader In any and everything
was made tu run gauntlet of paddle,
In the hands Of his playmates
1t may be said that the story obtain
ed among lhe boys Of the netghbor
hood that Thorpe was never com
PEELED 70 run the gauntlet and tina
when he acted as leader there WI
generally wholesale spanking, me
times with the doughty redskin rs IT.
sole spanker.
A comparison of James Thorpe'
measurements with those Of he aver
age American college student corn
piled few years ago, when allow
ance Is made for the fact that tn
average College student was nine
teen years old and weighed 1870 pound
not being trained down TO loves
weight, shows Thorpe, who is nov
twenty-four years Of age and VIII,
weighs with every supertiuous ounc
of flesh worked off of his body, Is.
pounds, Is far ahead Of the type o
young men from whom hts com
| petitors have been drawn. In prac
tically every proportion. including
height. limb lengths, girths breadth
and depths OF various portions OF hi
body. Thorpe trained down, exceeds
the measurements OF the average stu
dent comparatively unframed ply
sicaIiy.
His Olympic Record.
Tho accomplishments Of this excep,
tional individual would FIJI many
columns. His Olympic record, with
! which he surprised the world and wor
| everlasting fame. are given here
with;
Peufafhlon.
Running bread jump, 90 feet
inches.
Jayelin throw. ITO feet / inch
200 meters fiatA % seconds
| 1900 meters run, minutes ~ seq
onds
Discus throw 11s feet q inches
Decafhlon.
1o0~yard dash, 10 a-h eeoonds.
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