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Show JIM THORPE TO LEAD PROFESSIONAL TEAM Canton Bulldogs to Be Under Tutelage of Indian. Gridiron Aggregations to Compete With Baseball and Politics in Ohio Communities During Chilly Months of Fall. Polities and baseball are not going to be the only competitive attractions in Ohio during the coming fall. List professional football in the same column. col-umn. Paid gridiron aggregations will pick up the skein of sport in October, where it is to be dropped by major league baseball outfits. Holding the national professional title, Canton's Bulldogs, under the command of Indian Jim Thorpe, again will essay defense of the honor which has been held for three campaigns. Thorpe and his associates look for " ' ') , w w, f Ik j r Kf -x -1 Jim Thorpe. competition from elevens in five other Ohio communities Cleveland, Akron, Massillon, Columbus and Dayton. Mas-sillon Mas-sillon is to be financed by F. J. Griffiths, Grif-fiths, vice president of the Central Steel corupany. Thorpe has made definite announcement announce-ment that he will manage the Canton team for the third time. His business associate will be Ralph Hay, Canton automobile dealer. They will be in complete charge of the aggregation. ag-gregation. Though Thorpe is playing baseball for the Akron club of the International In-ternational league, he makes Canton his home while Akron is not on the road. |