Evening journal., 1921-10-12
Br ROY GROVE


The life Of collegiate gridder Is
a short one, made up OF from two
10 three years OF strenuous, short
season. Then the old sparkle Is
supposed to flicker out.
Supposed 80 but. does IL?
The old heroes Of the pigsSin still
have the fighting spirit and all they
need is a place to exercise IL, TO
have Il recognized. And their har-
Dor r. the professional field.
Thorpe, Brickley. Guyon. Harley
why should they sit down after what
might be called an amateur train
ing? They have been through the
mill, following instructions. Why
stop when they arc ready 10 use
their own initiative and improve
their department OF the game for
the benefit OF those that are 10 take
their places on these various col
leges?
Thorpe Greatest
Thorpe is the greatest professional
football player today With his old
Carlisle backheld OF Guyon and
calac. he could probably clean up
any amateur crew in the country.
And Charles Brickley, the greatest
drop kicker who ever lived, can't
forget the game by locking himself
in a brokers' office. He Is a pro
and plays with all the oid-time en-
ergy, not with muscle, but outrit-
ting the other fellow with methods
he learned in his amateur days.
Professional football today in
cludes so All-American men picked
on mythical elevens since the days
OF 1915.
Best Chance
Professional football gives the
gridder bis best chance-his chance
to use the knowledge gained in the
too brief college season.
The pros are battling for a place
in the spotlight alongside organized
baseball
This popularity has been attained
since 1901. when the old Panhandles
and the Pittsburg Duquesnes we're
the first to organize.
The old Massillon Tigers, organ
lied in 1904. and the Canton Bull
dogs. organized in the same year
defeated Chicago University and ths
famous Carlisle Indians in 1905 and
1905. Later. Jim Thorpe Joined
and managed the Bulldogs. He led
them 10 two titles in 1918 and 1919
Akron Pros under Elgie Tobin. Penr
State quarter. won the title In 1920
Decatur Bidding
! Decatur this year is making tn,
greatest bid toward a title although
Canton has strengthened its lineuT
with All-American men.
Chic Harley, Pete stinchcomb an
Tarzan Taylor. Ohio states grea
stars. are with Decatur this year.
Fritz Pollard. Browns great All
American negro star Of 1915 and
1915. Is the outstanding star Of M
Akron Pros.
Russ Bailey. West vlrginia's All
American center who oppose,
Princeton in that famous 25-to-
, victory. Is with the Pros. King.
. fullback from the same team,
- Bailey's teammate at fullback.
II Charley Way Stinchcomb's team
mate on last years All-Americai
; and a Penn State mans Is at Can
. ton.
\ Bob Higgins. Penn States 191
3 All-American end. is with the sam
b team. as Is Henry. Washington an
Jefferson All-Americsn tackle: Yves
Colgate All-American tackle. Feene,
= Notre Dame center; Seidel. Pit
guard; Carroll, Washington and JET
e ferson end; and Kempton, Ysl
; quarterback.
Lud Wray and Little OF Pen
. State, and Heinie Miller OF Pennsy
vania are playing professional Zoe
( ball. These men have been name
I on Ail-American teams.
> Brickley, Too
] Charley Brickley. Harvard's grea
kicking star OF a few years bacl
has been with a professional team 4
, New Haven.
I, Bob Nash. Rutgers star tackle q
p: 1915 and 1915. WIS a star with AK
Z ron last season He will be wit
j, Buffalo this year.
Thorpe Of Carlisle had his famou
J.; Indian backfeld-Guyon Of Carlisl
/. and Georgia Tech, and Calac OF Car
q lisle-at Canton last year. Tiey'
r be at Cleveland this season.