Show Jim Thorpe Seeks Job JobIn In Oklahoma Athletics SHAWNEE Okla Oct 26 UP- UP 1 Jim Thorpe Oklahoma's great Indian Indian Indian In In- dian athlete of yesteryear dis disclosed closed today his longing for a aberth aberth aberth berth in the athletic department of the University of Oklahoma I want to help the state any anyway anyway anyway way I can and I could do so there better than any other place he declared Thorpe Thorp recently returned to Shawnee his old stamping grounds to be near his boys who are attending Indian schools inthe in inthe inthe the state His home recently recently had had been in Detroit He has been offered a number of jobs in Oklahoma one one at Oxnard Oxnard Oxnard Ox- Ox nard Ca Cal and has talked with Governor Robert S. S Kerr about a position with the state possibly in the Oklahoma highway patrol But he said his heart still is in sports He wont won't be satisfied until he gets back into athletics one way or another Still SUll' Stillmore more hed he'd like to o help build a great athletic tradition about the University of Oklahoma Thorpe admitted he had talked with a friend who has begun a personal campaign to have the Sac and Fox Indian named director of athletics at the state school That Thorpe said a rr bit wistfully would be the finest thing I could hope for The Thorpe fan Tony Lyon of Holdenville is getting up petitions for wide state circulation requesting requesting requesting request request- ing the university of regents to appoint Jim athletic director The Olympic victor and time all-time football great said he would remain remain re re- main here no matter what kind of ot job he gets as long as it is suitable in a financial way to permit him to be near his sons He expects to decide his future course course within a week |