| Show I SAYS JIM THORPE IS RIPE NOW Big Indian Will Till Get Another Trial With New Ner York Giants LED THE TI-IE ASSOCIATION Jim Strong Last Season in Base Stealing and Long Hits flits N NEW 1 J. J E Y YORK Dec 23 Jim 3 Jim Thorpe Thorp iN will be a member o oC 0 the Giants again next season eason Tho Iho Indian has had several everal trials with tho time tho Giants but failed Called to make mako the time team owing to his weakness on outcurve outcurve outcurve out- out curve balls bails Otherwise he ho gave Eave great promise Last season he was as with the Milwaukee Milwaukee kee keo club of or the American Association lation an and was the tho sensation of that strong AA league ca ue b by reason of oC his heavy batting batting batting bat bat- ting flume fine fielding and speedy running He developed wonderfully and was easily tho the most popular player in the west ves t. t Manager er McGraw has never ne lost faith in Thorpe's ability to mal make e good as a n. player in time and whenever he was released McGraw McGraa always alwa's had hod a n string to him so that he could coul have first choice on his services in case he lie developed devel el as he did tho the past season Led Association I Jim led tho the American association in base stealing and In extra base hase hits hit on lon long drives He lie made man many tremendous tromen- tromen lotus dOlls wallops several se of his home runs being tho the longest ever eyel made on various arlous ball all parl parks s. s McGraw thinks the husky Indian IH is IHnow isnow la now Just ripe for tor the thc big league and has made up his mind to play him InI in inthe inthe the outfield l re regularly whenever the I Giants' Giants opposing team has a southpaw pitcher pilcher in the hex box Cx thus following the plan adopted by Manager George Stallings StallIngs StallIngs Stall- Stall Ings an and other leaders loaders with considerable considerable consider consider- able ablo success In fact tact It was McGraw who first originated that Idea but owing vIng to the twenty one player limit rule he lie was Avas unable to carr carry it out as ashe ashe ashe he Int intended Just who Outfielder Thorpe will ill ro- ro place when a n left handed pitcher Is in inthe inthe inthe the box is not l known but It will ho hA nail InrI u u n. n Robertson for there are arc a few southpaws southpaws southpaws south south- I paws that Dare Daro Devil Dave has great I trouble rouble In hitting successfully Thorpe Is said to have o had a regular picnic the past season in clouting left left- handed ed pitchers in the American association association association asso asso- and doubtless he will be just justas as is good against those of ot tho the National league cague next next ear He cannot h be bothered bothered both both- ere ered b by when up against tho the larboard slingers for the they ha have e none Thorpe is much pleased over the prospect of Joining the Giants again for tor or he likes New York and Is eager to demonstrate that ho he has the ability to tomake tomako I mako make goo good in big league baseball Jim played football this fall with the Canton professional team am and was as great a star as when he hc was with the Carlisle Indian eleven cloven I saw sa him bin once at West est Point beat the Arm Army team almost single-handed single and his in individual individual in- in work with the Canton team teama is 16 a said to have been fully up to his old standard He sot set the western football world afire this fall tall and only recent recently the Canton team or rather Jim Thorpe won the professional football championship championship cham charn- In the deciding game gamo of th the season b by a score scort of ot 20 to 0 or 01 there thero- Jim will be bc welcomed back hack to th the tho Giants with acclaim by New York baseball baseball base base- ball bail fans Cans who will root for him t to come up UI to expectations and reach th tIme the goal of his baseball ambition to ambition to be become become become be- be come a big big- league star S Sterling Stoker trl t n a Giant Sterling Stryker a young pi pitcher from Atlantic Highlands has signed n a contract to pIa play with the Giants H Ho Homade Homade made a bl big reputation in tho the games game h lie he heIJa IJa played ed luring during the past season In New Ne Jersey and attracted the time attention o ot of MeG McGraw raw What Vhal a fine fino play on words his name nam will afford to tho baseball writers writers- Sterling Stryker Sharpen your our pencils you OU witt witty ho boys ss Tho Time Giants will look loolen very ery well nex next season In their new uniforms It ha has hns I been heen deci decided ed to go back to time the old col colors colors colors col- col ors of or purple and white The young youn lady fans ma may call It violet Iolet instead o or of purple The Time home uniforms will b ho bo violet Iolet and white or 01 royal purple and white Tho The traveling tra regalia will bo boa a sort of or gray blue darker than what Is known as Yale gra gray with stockIngs stockings stock stock- Ings to match The Time uniforms will bo be topped ot off with royal roal purple sweaters with a broad purple stripe l Nifty I should ga say yes The Idea of changing the prison stripes of ot last season will bo be welcomed wel wel- corned It will be remembered that when the Giants wore their old color combination combination com corn of purple and white the they won pennants an and this no doubt f afforded ed the inspiration for the shift shin from froni blue and white for the home suits and red an and blue for tor tho time on th the thee e road roal uniforms back to the good old olde e colors of ot championship days das May it work to perfection |
