New Britain herald., 1922-07-11
THORPE CREATES A
 FUSS AT NEW HAVEN
Famous Indian Goes Into Stands
 Looking for Tormentors

New Haven, July 11.--Yesterday afternoon was one of the most hectic days Weiss Park has ever had. Be. tween battles on and off the field, threatening riots. impending disaster for one or the other individual, there were two ball games played. New Ha. ven winning both Of them from Hart. ford. The score of the first one was l2 to 2. and the second, 6 to 1. But the staging of the games. following the brilliant nine run rally of the Profs in the sixth inning of the first game, was almost a side issue. con- pared to various and sundry attrac. tions put on for the edincation and entertainpent Of the spectators and press box occupants. The center of the storm was none other than Jim Thorpe, the celebrated Indian, who has been setting the Eastern league ahre with his activities with the willow Up to yesterday Thorpe was hitting close to the .45o mark, but this morning his average has taken an awful tumble. In six trips to tho plate yesterday he failed to get any thing that looked like a safe hit, and from all appearances 1t was only due to other activities.
 Jim Not In Condition.
 Thorpe, upon his first appearance at the plate, was in no condition to play ball, and 1t is believed that the management of the Hartford team was strictly at fault for allowing him to play yesterday, His reported illness" prevented him from even swinging the bat properly. as those who have seen him in action before could easily see. There were over 2,ooo people in the stands yesterday, drawn there by Thorpe. the mag net, and they were very disappointed at the exhibition he put up. Ills work in the field was amazingly poor, this fact coming to prominence in tho second game when he got his only chances of the day.
 Is Taken Out of Game.
 Thorpe was removed from tho Hartford lineup after the sixth in- ming of the first game when his work became so poor as to arouse the ire of the fans. It was hoped that his con dition would be much improved by the time for the second game, but his playing then was worse than in the first game. The climax was reached when he appeared at the plate for the final time in the sixth inning, batting left handed, and he struck out. He was then again removed from tho game.
 Indian Given ''Razz."
 All during the nrst and second games, when the fans saw that Thorpe wasn't playing as they expected him to, he was subject to criticism from the stands. In justice to Thorpe, 1t must be said that some of the re- marks weren't what they should have been: in fact, they were entirely un- called for. However, losing all sense of what his reputation as an athlete was and still Is. Thorpe proceeded to invade the stands for the purpose of cleaning out the spectators who per sisted in riding him. His entrance into the stands after he was dressed, was halted by several policemen, but his actions caused near riot.
 Fans Craved Action.
 Little or no attention was paid to the game as the spectators ran around in all directions craving for action. Thorpe should have controlled him. self and not gone into the stands even though the remarks at him bordered on vulgar. It is a bigger man who passes them unnoticed than one who resents them and causes an uncalled for scene. It was unfortunate that Thorpe should have been in such . combative mood, as under ordinary he ts q mighty fine fel- low and q peaceful chap.
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