The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-07

Brickley huskies. all intent on tack.
ling him.
The way Jeems went through those
boys carried US back to the day when
he raced up and down the plains OF
West Point with cadet tacklers cling
Ing to him, but not impeding his
progress. That was some ten years
ago. and II Thorpe has since forgot.
ten anything about gaining through
Saturday. 1t was a broken field. In
deed, after he finished with II.
A Human Catering Ram.
The first tackler to drive at Thorpe
was strong-a and spilled in .
mud puddle. The second Jared worse.
Thorpes left shoulder encountered
the tackier's chest and knocked him
flat on his back. A third man
grabbed the Indian around the legs
and slipped off. BY this time they
had slowed Jim up, but they hadn't
stopped him. He still had a trick or
two.
BY revolving his body Thorpe
shook off one Of two tacklers who
had now fastened themselves to him.
All the time he was making progress
toward the enemy's goal. At last he
ley's players doomed in front Of him.
AS he fell he rolled over and ad-
vanced the hall little farther. He
was down, and several Of his op-
ponents We're out. And after going
back ten yards to start his run he
had gained about ten yards from
where the ball was put into scrtm-
mage.
How Far Jim Has Gone Back.
Thorpe scrambled to his feet. The
man who had been shouldered by him
was still trying to get up. The breath
lad been knocked out Of him and h.
Topped five or six times before he
could sit pu. Another opponent was
writing in pain as he held a limp fore
arm. Two others were rubbing sore
spots. The man who had been knock
ed out remained In the game, but
Thorpe grinned. took his place back
of the line and his quarterback barked
another signal.
The two scoffers looked at each
other and laughed.
Yes, he's gone back" said one. but
he'll have to go back a little further
before he meets the next football
superman coming up"
Can Still Kick . Football.
After looking them all over. Thorpe
still gets our vote as the greatest foot
ball player and best all-around athlete.
He may not hit the line as hard az ne
once did, and he takes few unneces-
sary chances, but we have never yet
heard OF time being taken out for INN
In a football game. He isn't forty.
as some say-only thirty-six-but
even that 10 beyond the gridiron age
by eight or ten years.
Thorpe handled himself on q slip
perry field better than his heavier OPP
ponents. He could and did run away
from them at all times. So much for
his speed. During the second period
be booted field foal from the AZ
the crossbar. but landed In the center
field bleachers, and 1t was a wet
ball at that.
The experts In the press box
guessed roughly that this was a s.
yard boot. What college kicker to-
day could equal II?
Before the game and between the
halves Thorpe and Brickley gave
drop-kicking exhibitions. At the
easier distances Brickley was the
more accurate. but Thorpe got the
distances. Some of hts kicks seemed
to fairly sail. Between the halves
these boys kicked their way back to
midfield. There both tried three
place kicks each and neither made
a goal.
Then Thorpe fell back to the g.
yard line and drop-kicked a goal.
Yes. that old boy has gone back.