In a poll conducted in 1950 Jim Thorpe was named the greatest athlete of the first half of the Twentieth Century. He played baseball for the Portland Beavers in 1922. Video MaCk MCfarland www.portlandwas.com using film from The Nyback Collection www.dennisnybackfilms.com ... portlandwas Jim Thorpe baseball Portland Oregon silent Buster Keaton 1920s depression native america Indian