Show JIM THORPE WILL WEAR r UNIFORM OF THE GIAN P Manager lanager McGraw Lands gest Peach in the 1913 3 19 Crop l New York Jan 81 James James Tho ja called caned b by the king of ot SW Sweden d n t greatest ln li living athlete re recently dared a i professional signed d. a con lo today a to play baseball with thee the York lork National league club Ho report to Manager McGraw on Feb 16 and will go 10 to Marlin darlin to train the the- rest of the team A ATho Tho The announcement that Thorpe Thorp signed signal was made at the tho offices ot at club late lato today tOdar Thorpe will wil be bo here tomorrow 0 clock when ho he will win sign a n. contra contract tho the clubs club's office to play with Giants said Manager John J. J MeG leG tonight lIe He add added ell that ho lie first thou of engaging Thorpe yesterday when publicity the ln Indians Indian's lan from the tho Amateur Athletic union tho statement that several west managers rs were vere trying to sign him the tho Idea Mea Into the tho managers manager's head hend I 1 got ot Thorpe on the tho long long distil telephone in Iii Carlisle le Pa PO- said Graw and he accepted m my offer I I 1 got ot n a tele telegram from him conti lug Ing hi his verbal acceptance He prefer to come como to lo New Yo York I and 1 I offered more mora money than tho the others too McGraw would not hot discuss the theoff 0 off orter fer r. r r Thorpe ou ought ht to make malee a a. around goo round man McGraw added I exp erp he will accompany the team teRm south the tho spring training season opens I j then well we'll try him out and md see Bee where her can do his Ills best work v James E. E Sullivan secretary ot Qt t Amateur Athletic union announced et night that he had Ju received the c lengo lenbo trophies won b by Thorpe J jn in It tl Olympic games Ja last t year and woi Wo send them tomorrow to KrIstian He Hestrom H strom secretary of ot the Swedish Oly pic pie committee Mr Sullivan said Id 1 l that tho all round trophy won Thorpe at Celtic park last Septem had been sent from Carlisle with Olympic trophies and was now In po possession eslon of oC the tho A. A A. A U. U It will to formerly of or Princeton u uj who was second to Thorpe tho the Celtic park games James Beaumont Tex Jan 31 The The Beemont Bw Bee mont ba baseball club of the Texas loa lea has a 0 reserve contract claim claimon on Ja Jan Thorpe the Indian athlete accordi to Manager Itna er of that club B Be Bemont's monts mont's franchise was purchased 1 tr ft Oklahoma City last year ear and lt it t claimed Thorpe was among the play playe reserved b by that club Manager cr Wh Wheeler eel z has tel Secretary Farrell Farren of oC the national ax elation to protect the tho Beaumont club Its claims to Thorpe's services Carlisle Pa Jan 31 The The anno ment from Now York that J Ja 1 Thorpe the Olympic champion had hadj a contract with tho New ew Y T National len league ue club was conti here tonight b by Glenn Warner phy Instructor at the Carlisle Indian sch Is Is true sal said Mr rr Warner Yarner thi th Thorpe has accented the offer m made de b McGraw He Ite will go to New York to tomorrow toj morrow where the contract formal will be sl signed Frank C. C Bancroft of ot the club and Scout Kennedy of or the PIt Pitt bur burgh h team were In town and had tel tal with Thorpe and Warner arner l' l lCharles Charles W W. Murphy of ot the Chi Chie Nationals tried to get et In tion with Thorpe over the long long-dista tel telephone phone but was not successful t A movement mo was started here to toto toto to purchase a a. trophy for Thorpe take tho the place of ot lila ills Olympic pill If It thc they arc are taken from him The at are ro on a R. penn penas' basis e about persons persona In Carlisle havo o I ready contributed i I |