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Show UMPIRE MADE THORPE LAUGH When Hit on Hand With Pitched Ball Indian Is Told to Show Injured Mitt to Trainer. Jim Thorpe, star football player and better than the average diamond performer, per-former, has played baseball engagements engage-ments in the International league, American association, and with the National league's Cincinnati Reds and New York' Giants. Thorpe says the big league arbitra- ' tors have pulled some good ones nt ',' f I . i f 7V Mr r, ' 7 As ' J im Thoiv I4 v-v I-. his expense, but it tOv. VjV' league official to give him 1. . laugh. In trying to dodge a curve, either struck his hand or fom his bat. Thorpe claimed he had hit and showed the marks on his hi. which was swollen and bleeding slig ly. "Well, what shall I do about it.-asked it.-asked Thorpe, sure that ho would be told to go to first base. "If I were you I'd have the trainer look It over," replied the umps. |