Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-20
THORPE MAY HAVE
COMBINATION ON
CURVED DELIVERY
Indian, Who Was Practically
Helpless Before SIantsl
Tries Batting Left-handed
at Marlin Now Connecting,


New York. March l0--Jlm Thorpe.
the Sac and Fox indian, olympic prize
winner and one OF the greatest foot
bah players that ever donned grdiron
arinOr. In making his last stand on the
major league baseball diamond With
OUT question one Of the greatest aih-
letes ever developed in America or In
ans othct portion of the world.
Thorpe has made a name for himself
IN track and field sports lacrosse,
football and college baseball II WAS
not until ne undertook 90 play the
latter game IN the big leagues that he
found a sport wherein he failed TO
shine With his accustomed briliiancy
Fresh from his Olympic triumphs
al Stockholm and the subsequent SEN
sational stripping away Of these hon
ors by the Amateur Athletic Union on
the cnarBc that he wos professional.
Thorpe was signed to play with the
New York National league club by
Manager John G. MpJrHw From the |
very beginning the redskin athlete I
rhn like a deer IN the 0utficld and on |
the bases, fcldcd we'll but Nhs abao-
iutoly helpless before the curved pitch
ing Of the big league box stars
Given straight BAN across the
heart OF the plate. Thorpe with ha
powerful arms and shoulders could
and did III the BAH over the center
fiefdCrs head with great regularity.
The trouble was that the pitcher never
made such a mistake but once. There
after Thorpe got nothing but curved
pitching and the indian swung on the
sianis IN vain
The lndlan drifted from the major
league 10 the minors and even there
his hclplcssncss at the plate caused
him 10 be cast aside for n less sensa-
tionai player who could bat IN pinches.
Through Il al McGraw held firm 10
his belief that eventually Thorpe (,
would master the art Of hitting :
carved delivery This spring McGraw I,
decided TO give him another chance !,
with the Giants at tho training camp y
at Marlin FOX.
There the red man was persuaded 1
TO try batting left. handed when he +
went 10 the plate and at once de- +
clded Improvement was noticed In his
hitting, In his new position he =
showed ability 90 connect with the =
beat Of the carly spring curves and =
his admirers have taken hope. n II is 4
demonstrated that Thorpe, batting =
left handed, can land on the ball with y
his heavy black war club. there IL n (
place for him with the Giants and =
hcGraws Judgment viii have been ID
indicated. If It II proved, however n
hat II IL but flash Of batting ability il
hen Thorpe and the big leagues viii "
art company. Ii
Reports from ithaca state that the d
iew electric flasb-lght system, re- Il
emily installed upon the Cornell row Il
ng machines, for the purpose Of Tim o.
hg the stroke u thu individual oars 81
men, i proving an excellent help In y
he coaching Of the crews. The device
- now wording consists Of "A series al
II tiny electric bulbs, u red one and 81
/ white one In front Of each oafsman ~
With set Of eisht altogether one 81
representing each rover, IN front OF ~
he entire combination The lights ~
lash only during the forward stroke ~
II the oars :,
Pulling the stroke oar Of the com. p
iinahon number X, lights all Of the ~
White lights down the row and the one -
representing stroke In the group in :.
ront of the combination Then ms u,
zach Of the other oats is pulled tho ).
Individual red lights together with the y,
oven one IN the front group flash on. n
exact correspondence OF action be- ~
ween the red and white lights In front n
4 any oeianan shows that he is in 4
line With The stroke Exact zorro n,
pondenee Of the eight lights of the
'rohp shows that the entire comhina- 10
ion II rowing ~ perfect regularity "
Although the entire mechanism Is
ioveliy and worked out now for the
tfNi time the gtaubaa pNueet ffturLad