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Show I THORPE TO PLAY I EOR TOLEDO TEI Famou Outfielder of Giants and Olympic Hero Boucjhf From Akron Team B The recent i in -ho-.se of Indian J I in Thorpe by Roger Breahnahan of the I Toledo team lends color to the story i bat Rreshnulian does no; much for Thorpe's baseball ability RS H Ik does, for a chance to again place Tfiedo on the map In professional football. Thorpe was purchased from the Akron New Intel national league H club for $3500. Brcehnahan says he - 111 use the Indian In the outfield B with Joe Kelly ami Al Wick land. I Breahnahan. since staging a comeback come-back In Toledo, has been angling for iQmc scheme that would enable him 1 i make more money ut of Swalm i field, Last fail he tried t arouse Interest in professional football but was unable to get the right man to load the eleven. In signing Thorpe to hasclif.ll contract It is though: he -------------- figured to kill two bird with one stone by placing the redskin at the head 6f his proposed football ma-fl ma-fl hme next fall. Thorpe's experience at Canton. O., last fall was a costly one to him. T'n-t'.l T'n-t'.l 1120 the Indian always pla.ved 4 and managed the Canton Leant at a .alary reputed lo be $325 per game. Last year when the season opened It vv as announced ho had been taken into the promoting company as one of the owners. The tqam not only had a poor season but wag defeated by rhc Akron profes.-'iUii team fr the world s profesSMTftel hamplorinhip Al he , , : Vi - "i lorni nounced lie n isb-rn igh i laying : B Several week ago "Hu" McMillan Centre college grid star, was In Can-ton Can-ton to donfer with the backets of the IIH Canton team relative to a contract to H lead the Canton professionals next, fl season. McMillan did not sign the H ontract because he cyl not care to H decide to become a professional until after he is graduated in June. H Before the war Toledo was n hot- H bed of professional foot bull and each H year played Canton and other lea dine H Learns on the gridiron; it is thought lireshnahan has offered Thorpe an ut- 1 B tractive proposition to plaj with the H Toledo ball, club In the summer ami 1 lead a football team in the fall. H Thorpe is said to have lost nearly ISO0O on his Canton venture and ac- HBVJ i opted the Breshriahan proposition in, H the hope of recouping some ut his M, oo |