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Jim Thorpe Is the Greatest of Gridiron Warriors * ‘ ‘ *** *•+ *•4’ +•+ -}-•+ +•+ Indian a Champion in All Branches of Sport By W. J. Mcßeth. JIM THORPE, of Carlisle, will go down in athletic history as the "noblest redskin of thpm all.” It is doubtful if any human being ever combined the manifold ath letic proclivities of this young "buck’ - of the Fox and Sac tribe. By winning the decathlon and pentathlon in Stockholm last sum mer, this aborigine proved Ameri ca’s greatest individual star, and at the same time the most wonderful man who ever took part in the great international athletic cham pionships since Greece first estab lished this classic in the shadow of Olympus. There is nothing relating to sport or athletic strife that Thorpe can not do, and do exceptionally well. In fact, he Is a champion at any thing to which he turns his atten tion. There have been many ver satile athletes, but none before Thorpe has been so versatile to championship degree in all. Thorpe is all round champion of She world in track and field sports. He is the best baseball player at Carlisle. He is the greatest half back of all American football his tory, and perhaps the greatest gridiron warrior of all time. Like all good Indians, Thorpe is a won der at lacrosse. He plays basket ball, soccer, hockey and hand ball *qually well. Just now the world is ringing with his gridiron deeds, and at this particular branch of sport he is worthy of full discussion. Those who were fortunate enough to see Thorpe in Carlisle’s game against the Army at West Point saw, doubtless, the greatest exhibition of Individual football skill portrayed on any gridiron. Devore Calls Thorpe Superhuman. I saw Captain Devore, of the Ar my, in the dressing room after the game. Devore is the best tackle In the country, and probably the strongest man in football. He is a perfect specimen of physical de velopment, built symmetrically, and he stands six feet four inches in his football gear. "That Indian,” said the Army captain, discussing Thorpe, "Is the rpATIMA, Turkish * blend—all quality and no frills. Simple in package—reason able in price—2o for 15 cents. “Distinc tively individual”. 20 fo't Ji IL. Am . x"’ "-'B I ewßa. Blink i Woo i* „jr You’ll join our Advertising Staff if you once wear a pair of foot-moulded Ralstons. You’ll be so pleased with their style and comfort that you'll urge your friends to try them. Ralstons are well ad vertised by the men who & wear them. 6y«SS7|j feg- / • £**>. / r Ms,.--. w R. D. BARKSDALE CO. 11 Decatur St.. Kimball House greatest player 1 ever saw in my five years experience. He is su perhuman, that’s all. There is no stopping him. "Talk of your Ted Coys! Why, this Indian is as far ahead of Yale’s great back as Coy was better than a prep school player. There is nothing he can not do. He hits the line about twice as hard as Coy did. He kicks better in every respect, and he is far more cunning and capable of worming _ his way through a scattered field. There never was a man who knew more of following interference and break ing away from it at just the prop er moment to his best advantage. _ "You may have your ’Lefty’ Flynns and your Brickleys and your Ted Coys, but I’ll take Thorpe , for mine every day in the week.” Walter Camp selected Thorpe on his all-American football team a year ago. The Indian Is sure of a place of such high honor again this fall. He was good in 1911; he is superb this season. His game against the Army was slightly marred by fumbling, but it was noticeable that he muffed only when thrown hard after making long runs. It was noticeable after the first quarter that the redskin held onto the leather like the grin of death. Glenn Warner said that the ball had been inflated too much at the start, and it surely looked, in the light of later developments, as if this had been the case. Arcasa, Thorpe’s running mate, shared with his captain the glory yf Carlisle’s victory otvr the Ca dets. But it was noticeable that Arcasa was not called upon re peatedly until the soldiers had been hammered into submission. The battering ram that accomplished this happy result for the aborigines was none other than Jim Thorpe. Army "Laid” For Thorpe. The Army was "laying” for Thorps? throughout the game, and Welch, the quarterback undoubt edly "crossed” the Cadets by switch ing to Arcasa when he did. Thorpe had done more than his share. West Point gave Arcasa. his chance to shine because that team had eyes only for the giant who had slashed through their line, skirted their ends and bowled irresistibly FODDER FOR FANS Herre Meek led the Northwestern league this year in batting with an aver age of .346. That’s believable. But what’ll knock you cold is the fact that he stole seven bases. » ajr • V By working hard on the Tinker deal Garry Herrmann should have it entirely consummated by the Fourth of July. k St ■ It's hard to understand why Herrmann is so hysterical over getting Tinker, when he already has Erank t.'hance. The mat ter of salaries may have something to do with It. * ♦ Manager Smith has been released! Great sensation. However, it’s Richard, not Bill. He managed Springfield last year He will probably honk up with Scranton. Later: He did! • » v . The Athletics, playing in Cuba, have been cleaning up the Pearl of the An tilles tor whatever they call the pesky island when they get real flossy) with the best ball teams down there. Evan the dark and devious Mendez —the Black Mathewson -has been hammered hard by the Philadelphians. • V . Jtuiiy Hulswitt will play with Louisville next year. Two years ago he wasn't good enough for Chattanooga. At this rate of progression he should be in the big leagues soon. . . » Evai’.-ville business men are alleged to have offered SIO,OOO for the South Bend franchise of the Central league. We don't make this as a bald assertion. It might be libelous to insinuate that any busi ness had as little judgment as to pay *lll,OOO for the S. B. franchise. » » » If McGraw wins the National league pennant three times running he will be the sixth to accomplish the feat. Anson was the first. Setec was the next. Then came Hanlon. Then, coming down to modern managers, followed Clarke, of Pittsburg. And after him Frank Chance. Erank Chance Is slated to succeed nel Lynch as president of the National league- or so they say . Benny Meyers, of Toronto, wants to go to the Giants. Five clubs put in drafts RUSSELL AND KETCHEL FAIRLY SET RING AFIRE NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 26. After ten of the most -ensatlonal rounds of box ing ever .-ven in this city, Frankie Rus sell was awarded a close decision over Steve l< ( tchcl. of Chicago, last night. It was only Russell’s cleverness that saved hint front a knockout in the early rounds, but his superior condition won for him. The boys will be matched for a fu ture date, perhaps for twenty rounds. ONLY FIFTH OF MACON FOLK WANT SUNDAY MAIL MAt't'N. GA.. Nov. 26. A census of the box-holders of the Macon postoffice shows that only 20 per rent of them de sir.- their mail on Sundays. A petition from some of the box renters was pre sented t'> the pantmaster. asking for a Sumlat distribution, and lie at once so licited an expression from each renter of a l.u k Im.x. The answers have been submitted to the department, but it Is not llkelx that an> change In the present system will be ordered. THORPE TO QUIT SCHOOL: CAN'T STAND NOTORIETY WORCESTER, MASS. Not. 26. Cap tain Jim Thorpe, of the Carlisle Indians. ,oitrtered Inr- lor the Browns game Tliursdai. has announced he will quit school next week because ot the notoriety to which he has been subjected. M'FARLAND FIGHTS DONAHUE. t'HIt'AGO. N ’v. 26. Packey McFar land will eav< for Imlkinipolm today. ,h, .<• In- i- i ■'t I bed to im ; Hail) i Donahue, of Pekin. Hl., in u len-ivunu bout tomorrow nls-bt. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26. 191:’. through the scattered field in the early part of the competition. Jim Thorpe is an ideal football player. He appears at halfback because he is of greatest use at this position. Put him anywhere on the eleven, however, and he would still be a stat'. He has the strength, size and weight for any line posi tion: the speed for an end. He combines 'every quality of football skill. He is sure at han dling punts and is in a class all by himself at running them back. He combines the crushing power and hammering forte of Brickley with the kicking skill of this same indi vidual and the punting ability of Felton or Flynn. Thorpe is the most deliberate player in the country. He never becomes excited, never loses his head. He can run .fust as fast with the ball as without it: he is a sure tackle and is possessed of such strength that lie can keep on like Ted Coy. with an army of tacklers clinging to him. His motive power is augmented by the fact that he charges lower than any back in football. He is a man of whalebone, whose anatomy’ is impervious to injury: a human torpedo that plows its ".ray through all sorts of opposition. Great in Broken Field. As a runner in a broken field. Thorpe is in a class all by him self He plans hi- run with amaz ing intelligence and fools the w tacklers by an easy lope that car ries him over the ground at re markable speed without betraying any undue haste. His dodging van be likened to nothing better than that of a rabbit close pressed by a hound. Thorpe can stop instantly, twist about and start instanta neously. And. with him. the straight arm is a work of beauty. Save that his color is less pro nounced than the average Indian. Jim Thorpe is a typical Indian. He has the facial cast, high cheek bones and straight, jet-black hair. His legs are long, but well put up. as 1s his torso. In street clothes he appeals of the greyhound type, but when stripped his tfhusual phys ical development is strikingly evi dent. He is as near a perfect type as can be found anywhere. for him this they all lost out. «. The only city in which the Reds won u majority of games last year was Brook lyn Great road work, that • • • And How they say that the Highlanders aren t sure to go t.> Bermuda next spring. I hey say it will be left to the new man ager when there IS a new manager. <’ree. Wolter and Daniels will probably tonn the. Highland outfield next year, if they don’t break any nore legs. They wanted Tom Downey (now a Cub) Jo p!a> hall this winter on the coast, but I homas decided that he got all he wanted through the regulai season. • IB • The American association is showing hopeful signs of intelligence. It is go ing back to a 151 game schedule, instead of that 168 thing. » • ♦ Great year for Boston: Red Sox and Harvard, both the same fall. * * ♦ Empire Bigler and his picked team will start for Cuba right after Thanksgiving * * « Pendleton, of Princeton, will probably decide not to enter professional baseball at all. Prank Harrell has received a barrel of requests j or places as manager. One from M. JMI’SSEI.M AN. of New Orleans, wound up with: “If your duh does not make a better showing under me than last season, why I won't want a single cent of salary.' That chap is looking for some thing soft. « * * The baseball year is revolving around toward the open season for bottles. In other words, tne league meetings are al most upon us. THI : ?LD HEUABL7" } remedy™ MENjj - wrv"-»»i ’ ’fiwaraEaEMßßHar Bread at a dollar a loaf is not more ridiculously extrava gant than big-car travel at twenty cents a mile. One hundred and nine miles at a total cost of eighty-one cents is a recent but not unusual accomplishment of the Ford. Every third ear a Ford—and every Ford user a Ford “booster.” New prices— runabout $525 —touring ear S6OO deliv ery ear s62s—town car sSoo—with all equipment, f. <>, b. Detroit, (let particu lars from Ford Motor Company. 311 Peachtree street, Atlanta, or direct from Detroit factory. u;-.. -"-'"'—.J.,,,,,. iJ ACK MTARLANO iiSAMASSIVE YOUNGGIANT JACK M’FARLAND dropped into The Georgian office this morn ing to introduce himself. Along with him came his manager, John ny Oliver, who brought out the sensational Tommy Murphy, for years a lightweight contender for the title. McFarland created quite an im pression. He weighs 215 pounds, is as hard as the proverbial brick and stun:!.- about six feet two inches. He is only 22 years old and has a square jaw that looks us though it could take any amount of punishment, Oliver tipped us off Unit in a training bout with Joe Jeannette. 1 who is claiming the heavyweight I championship, now t.iat Johnson appears to b< a dea.l one. McFar land clipped tie- negro on the chin and dropped him for the count. The white hope looks strong enough to drop a mule. The New Yorker is going to in sist that the referee break he and Morris fust Thursday. He has j hea.d that Southern referees allow boxers to work longe: than the rules allow in the clinches. And McFarland doesn’t want any of that wrestling stuff with the giant Mor- Hs. .AD WOLGAST IS SORE: CAN'T GET UP WAGERS I SAN FRANtTSCO, Nov. 26. —Chanr- -1 pion Ad Wolgast was paying more at ' tention to future matches today than he was to his Thanksgiving dux bout with Willie Ritchie. I The champion, looking fit and ready, strolled into Coffroth’s place and want- ■ ed to know why more money was not ' being bet on Ritchie. He declared he ; had sJ,oou to bet and had difficulty in : getting $3,000 of it down on the com i ing contest. . Wolgast is doing only light training J stunts now. He said he didn’t think , any more training would be necessary for the bout because of his prime con dition. Ritchie, on the other hand, is work ing a little every day' and said that he would wind up his training with just enough work to put on that edge he had when he fought the champion before. Ritchie looks strong and rugged and be lieves he will come off the victor. Both men will enter the ring In good condi tion. BABY DIES IN MOTHER'S ARMS ON CENTRAL TRAIN MACON. GA., Nov. 26.—A girl baby died ■n the arms of its mother, whose name could not be ascertained by the local of ficials. just as the Central of Georgia passenger train left the depot vesterdav afternoon for Atlanta The woman had transferred from a train from south Geor gia, carrying the child in her arms. Just as the train began to move, the little one breathed its last. Attention of pas sengers was attracted by the mother’s heartrending cries. MARTIN MAT NT ' 19% PEACHTREE STREET UPSTAIRS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL UNREDEEMED PLEDGES y X. FOR SALE X VW Cure » in 1 to 5 day, C> ■ Gonorrhoea and Gleet. ■PW I fl_ ta ’nnttins no poison and MJIIT W M maybeusedfullatrength ’ absolutely without fear. Guaranteed not to stricture. Prevents contagion. WHY NOT CURE YOURSELF? At Druggists, or we ship express prepaid upon receipt of sl. Full particulars mailed on request. THE EVANS CHEMICAL CO., Cincinnati, «. i 5 ' ZtU IVJECTIOV-A pen. > > ’ MAKFAT Ctkl. A £ of the most obstinate cases guaranteed In from C * 3 t» 6 days ; no other treatment required. \ Expert Naughton Thinks Wolgast Is Going Back a » Appendicitis and Over-Confidence the Cause By W. VV. Naughton. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.—Tin critics throughout the coun try appear to be of one mind in regard* to Ad Wolgast, They think the future is filled with fore boding for the world’s lightweight champion. Nor is tin- opinion based merely on what happened with Joe Mandot at New Orleans. The so-called Michigan Wildcat seems to have been going to worse ever since be went under the knife a year ago. His four-round go with' Willie Ritchie In San Francisco a few months after leaving the hospital conveyed a hint that Wolgast’s nat ural fighting qualities had been impaired: his bout with Rivers strengthened the suspicion: his Short contests with Teddy .Ma loney and Daniels failed to sub stantiate the Wolgast claim that 1 ■ sojourn on the Cadillac farm had restored bls vigor, while th. late unpleasantness in the Southland may be described as the closest call of all for the king of the 133- pounders. It is claimed by Wolgast that things were not nearly as bad as they were reported at New Orleans. j The spectators, he urged, saw the affair through New Orleans specta cles, and the ringside correspond ents were so saturated with the local pride that every little tiiek Mandot turned was exaggerated in the describing. Crowds With Under Dog. It’ New Orleans erred in the manner described, it was both hu man and understandable. Tile in clination in fight crowds all over the world is to gloat when the un der dog steals a march on the champion and the incentive to ex- , ultation Is ever so much increased | when the under dog Is a home ; product. Rut New Orleans enthusiasm i could not very well influence the blow for blow accounts of the fight. These detailed reports are general ly' dictated or jotted down in a cold-blooded, mechanical way by men who thoroughly understand 1 their business, and there Is little I chance of a wrong impression being j gained by any one who reads these | returns carefully. The "fight by rounds” reports I that came away from the New Or leans ringside told as plainly as a ; moving picture presentment that Mandot in the beginning was cau- j tious and that Wolgast was at all l times anxious to bring matters to j a focus quickly. Noticing that overeagerness to | Hall Caine’s Story “The Woman Thou Gavest Me” I The opening chapters of this great serial are just off the press. Hearst's Magazine for December contains this powerful work of the most noted of all the living English writers. It has the defining marks of a master’s touch. B x | I The story is about Mary—a beautiful young girl whose stern and reckless father attempts to sacrifice her for his own worthless purposes. She rebels against him and the events that follow are most exceptional, ab sorbing and masterly. Your newsdealef has Hearst’s Magazine on sale. | More New Letters I Written by Standard Oil Further evidence of dealings between corporate interests and government officials are clearly disclosed in these reproductions. Hearst’s Magazine for December pub lishes them in the interest of truth and for the enlight enment of the people. | j DECEMBER NUMBER N° w on S a l e at All News-stands or s enc l 15 Cents to I Hearst’s Magazine Fourth Avenue, New York • f n >!)!<»*ffH***WWiHFffiWtHirttrt 4 -hrtrrt> • tzttaUMtti n amm --i ■. b. •. aw.• . . ulu axa •t mixiJiiMcixxtixuiJiH. u ttt ir VXMu score rendered Wolgast wild, the Southerner took advantage of the champion’s mistakes and rolled up credits that could not be wiped out. The lesson gathered from the ptmch-for-punch descriptions is that had Mandot started out with the same degree of confidence he finished up with, there might have been a new world’s champion. As it is, Wolgast can pause amid his protestations and thank his stars it is no worse. On all sides one hears the queiy propounded: "What is really the matter with Wolgast?” Operation Stirred Him Up. To the writer it appears to be a combination of appendicitis and overconfidence. 1 know that old trainers of field athletes claim that an operation such as Wolgast un < <rwent will convert a ten-second man into an eleven-second one, and i it hardly requires a knowledge of mathematics to figure out what ef fect the experience will have on a champion fighter. A ten-second splinter is a rarity; an eleven-sec ond man is a common occurrence, and it is beginning to look as 'hough Wolgast lias been trans formed from a rarity to a common occurrence. What makes it worse in Ad’s case is that fighting is as the breath of his nostrils. He possesses the typical pugilistic temperament, and it would require something more depressing than the jab of a surgeon’s knife to Imbue him with the idea that tile earth held a bet ter fighter than himself at equal poundage. In his heyday he had everything S.S~S.c„S CATARRH When we say S. S. S. cures chronic Catarrh we do not mean thatitmere ly checks the symptoms for a time. Some local applications will do that by simply cleansing- and soothing the irritated mucous membranes. But all the while the cause which produces Catarrh is left in the system, and as soon as the local treatment is leftoff, the trouble returns with all its an noying symptoms. S. S. S. cures Catarrh by cleansing the blood of all impure catarrhal matterand at the same time building up the system by its unequaled tonic effects. It goes into the circulation and attacks the disease at its root, and removes every trace of impurity—that is causing the trouble. Under the purifying effects of S. S. S., the inflamed mem ' branes are healed by rich, pure blood which is carried to these parts, the I offensive discharge from the nose ceases and severe headaches and neural i gic pains are no longer felt. In fact every symptom of Catarrh disappears, I the stomach is toned up and the disease is thoroughly cured. Thousands 1 of chronic cases of Catarrh of the most stubborn character have been com : pletely cured by the use of S. S. S. The inflammation which produces ; chronic Catarrh can never be permanently relieved until the cause has been i removed from the blood. This S. S. S. will do, and then nature hastens the I return of perfect health. Book on Catarrh and any medical advice free to all. ; THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. to flatter this vanity—for vanity it j is. He was among lightweights what Tod Sloan was among jocks. He was a fullgrown man cast in a small mold. and. while training, never had to coddle himself in any way or provide against the effect! of reducing weight. H. could go right along about his work knowing that be would be at the, right poundage when the grind <?f preparation came to an end. He usis formed on symmetrical lines and possessed all the strength that j it was possible for a man of his weight to possess. Was an Ideal Lightweight. He was, in fact, the ideal 133- pounder, and when it is considered that there are few fighters in any class who do not have to weaken themselves to som extent to remove tin excess that accumulated between contests, it can readily be under stood how Wolgast’s natural ad vantages. combined with his indom itable lighting spirit, made him feel and perform like a man who was every inch and every* pound a champion. The idea is beginning to prevail that Wolgast’s final physical pow ers have suffered <*nd that his ex alted opinion of himself remains intact. If it is that way, of course he is bound to strike trouble before long. But it will not do to begin singing his requiem until he is down and out. Courage and self-reliance, such as he. possesses, tide a man over many a tight place in life, and it may be that if he shortens down on his “one-night stands” In the pu gilistic line and sets a champion ship date and keeps it in view, he may cause those who are predicting his downfall to change their tune.