Show I Thorpe Receives 2000 From Fans Over World or NEW V YORK Dec 10 UP UP- UP Big Jim Thorpe displaying the misty-eyed misty gratitude that money cant can't buy humbly accepted more than 2000 Monday that poured in m from sports fans throughout the world who haven't forgotten him The money was presented to Thorpe by George president of the minor leagues who originated a fund recently to help the thet onetime Olympic star and New York Giant out out- fielder The money has been coming I in from almost every state in m the union and from Okinawa Korea Japan England and other foreign countries said It has been a warming heart response response response re re- re- re to a sudden idea that developed developed developed de de- three weeks ago Thorpe is recuperating from a recent lip operation |