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Show JIM THORPE MUST PRODUCE With Boston Braves, Famous Indian Athlete Will Have to Show Major Ma-jor League Ability. Jim Thorpe, famous Indian athlete, sold recently to the Boston Braves by Manager McGraw of the Giants, must stand upon his own feet in" the future. The celebrated Fox and Sac Indian's sale this time is a strictly bona fide proposition, and unless he can prove he Las major league caliber he will be shunted to the minors. Thorpe's passing ii-om the Giants Indicates In-dicates that he has completed his postgraduate post-graduate course In baseball. Signed as a ball player at a time when he was at the peak of his fame as an athlete, Jim Thorpe failed to win a regular berth, but was held because his contract con-tract was an ironclad one and also because be-cause McGraw believed he was capable capa-ble of annexing as many laurels on the ball ground as he had annexed on the gridiron and the cinder path. Jim Thorpe may possess major league class, but he does not possess the sort of class that McGraw demands. The Indian is aggressive and he has f, IlIM 1 I I W ' i I tillpf ' Jim Thorpe. speed to burn, but he is a natural victim vic-tim of curve ball pitching, and even McGraw's famous tutelage has not corrected cor-rected the defect. McGraw has more than made good on his contract with the famous Indian. In-dian. If he falls flat and It becomes necessary to ship him to the bushes, it will be because Manager Stalllngs Is totally unable to see even a faint ray of promise In the former Carlisle star. |