The Detroit times., 1917-10-19
ZIG" THOMPSON
GIANT ON ARMY
CRIOIRON TEAM
Saturdays Army-Navy Game
To show All-Star
Players

When the American aiht
across into France. bis brother ON
GERS expect that "Zig" Thompson,
second lieutenant viii be able 10
lean into the air. yank do7n ne
a9.centimeter shells ~ the German
Big Berthas. and heave them back
into the German trenches before
they explode A. least hat - WnA'
those oficers who have play ed WIN
and against him in basketball ana
football games claim he can do. to'
they assert there Is nothing 80 sNiit
that Tommy can not handle ard
relay either In a basketball or foot
ball game.
Anyhov the F'r1ars az Fort Wayne.
made up OF a strong group OF protes.
sional football players, so admitted
after their game against The army OF
acers from Camp Custer. after the
aIi-stzr soldier eleven had trimmed
the fhree-year unbester Friars
couple of weeks ago on The torf
WAYNE home grounds. Thompson
receiving OF forward passed. pulled
down out % "a heavens. Wss
strong factor IN nc soldier 'ictory.
and made h'm @ worthy balance for
Cant Gardner fhe great Carlisle
enc. who plays on ne other end 81
the soldier line
Thompson is only one % he -
stars who make up the team OF ON
GERS which viii play against the
tackles A. Navin Geld SATURDAY 81
te-noon. but his career has been
somewhat more spectacular. espe-
cislly as he halls from small col
lege and not from a great university
His work. however. with Lawrence
college in 1915 gave him recognition
all thru four states as the creates
end o. the four states OF Wisconsin.
Minnesota. Iowa and Illinois he
met and outplayed every star N -ne
best college teams OF all four states
that season, and still wears hls hon
ors gracefully In his Fort sheridan
career he was commissioned AZ
lieutenant. and then sent 20 post
graduate school 20 be converted into
an authority on army baking When
he is not playing football with The
soldier eleven he is teaching 70
cr1ifs the essentials of army cooking
and is helping 20 make the rev Va
tional army the best FED body or -oi-
ciers in the wsr.torn world
Gardner and Thompson. ne tVo
star ends. are backed 10 on he Inc
BY a pair of old teammates. Wsra
ard Noriarry. OF GeorEetoRn piav-
ing the two tackle positions ard
when the officers defeated ne Fria-s
bath ends and both tsck es wsre
down the heid under evs-y punt or
forward pass, RIPPING The opposing
line 10 shred ss ihey tore thru II
was usually Thompson. however.
who was able 20 receive he Pc g.
for he is said 20 be able 10 pick rte
pigskin out OF The ai- 10 f@et ab0-
ground. grasp lg 20 his heart ann
tear away for the enemy freache
before the skirmish line o. his cae
mics can down him by snipns o.
massed formation 90 stop ris -ushe7.
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