Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-12-28 | Page 16 | Passing of Carlisle Blow

CARLISLE BLOW Glory of Famous Redskin Elevens of Old Days Faded Now. Football enjoyed one of the greatest years in the history of the game during; the season just ended, but there was something lacking. The famous Carlisle team' is no more. Their glory is faded. The government took over the school 'when we entered the war. The Indians were sent westward Lo other Indian schools and the buildings were used for war purposes. Nothing remains of Car-f Car-f liPle's gridiron greatness but memories. The Indians were the greatest drawing draw-ing cards of football in tbe old days. They were interesting, colorful and popularland popu-larland how they could play football! It was their game. Every instinct of the redskin came into play. They were &ly. trick v and unafraid. The Indians were always ready to play anybody, any time. any place. They never knew an easy schedule such as is often sought by our leading colleges today. As a result, they did not always win but they always i gave bitter battle. Under the excellent tutelage of Coach Glen Warner, the grea test aggregation of talent ever produced by any .oliege was developed. Remember rem as Pierce. Mount Pleasant. .Uetoxen. 7-ludPon, Guyon and the greatest player that ever strode j the grid Jim Thorpe'.' The Indians reached the erst along! about 1911 and ll'U under the leadership! of Jim Thorpe. In 1 : 1 1 they defeated Tittsburg 17-0. Penn U;-0. and lost to Syracuse by one poinl . The 'following year they took Pittsburg -!;-. .Syracuse h"-'"1. lost to Penn i: C -3 1 . and defeat? 1 the threat Army team of that year . in the last game Thorpe cave the greatest exhibition of incii vid ual play ever seen on the football field. I ie ran through the Army men. bowiir.s them over like tenpins on a dozen different o'i'asions. Tiiorpe also defeated Harvard single-footed." single-footed." you might say, iw 1 ::-? with a' remarkable, re-markable, display of goal kicking. Dillon ; startied the fnotball world in IS'i:; by : .slipping the ball up the back of his jer-1 jer-1 t. and running luF, yards lo n louch- flow::, winniiiu the game .' yai asi ISur-! ISur-! vard. T is thf irratet trhk play S fr nut over. Imagine the eharhi of i the Ci-hnsoa folwhs: ' t d;.f'"e!'"nt times t:i-- ciousnty re-j.skiris ' met and de'.eate.l most of the his-I his-I 1-rLre-: in a'.i pans of the oiuuiry. Their fame was ''On-1: y- wirie and th mern-I mern-I 'Vry v ill ever he ki "r.n. i t pa'-s'tMr o: i. ari:s,-- i--:o :h- hapny 1 n'Otali croirr.'i-i is rite ran1--- o' deep i-m-; rn: u" will in".vr :- Indian .-.limner witho:: :hc '"aCish- Indians.