Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-08-22 | Page 9 | Thorpe Declares He'll be Back in the Big Leagues

Thorpe Declares He Hell He'll ii Be Back in inthe inthe the Big Leagues f p t JIM THORPE I Jim Thorpe the former Carlisle In Indian Indian Indian In- In dian and great exponent of all around athletics seems to be having his troubIe troubles trou trou- bles bIe no matter what club he Is af affiliated at- at with First Joined the Now York Giants at one of the most mOISt munificent salaries but scarcely had the th redskin Joined the thc Giants Giants' flock when he was relegated to the bench and there remained until Johnny Johnn McGraw McGraw Mc- Mc Graw was finally forced to farm him out to the Jersey City club I Among the tho It did lid not take the tho minor leaguers long to get Ket on to the fact that Jim was easy for a curved I ball and to this end wor worked od the In Indian Indian Indian In- In dian to the limit Now the latest we have learned Is that the have sent Thorpe to the Harrisburg club where Thorpe will be given an another another an- an other othel chance chanco to prove his worth The redskin cannot annot go much lower In the national pastime but In spite of oC all ho he comes back with the ultimatum that they the will yet et be taking their hats off to him as aa a bl big league star Those who have ever come In contact contact contact con con- tact with the great reat Indian athlete know he is a monument of ot persistence He lIe lIeh h has the tho physique his football record shows he posse possesses ses the mentality and If given a fair chance Is bound to shine as a star In an any athletic pa pastime time he mo may adopt