A stunning photograph was taken of Jim standing on the stadium infield then. At first the viewer is drawn to the odd mix of socks and shoes, but soon the eyes move up to see his relaxed stance, hands on hips, left foot slightly forward, and then the majesty of his rugged face. Here is the beauty that poet Marianne Moore captured so well when she was his teacher back at Carlisle—Thorpe’s “equilibrium with no stricture… the epitome of concentration, wary, with an effect of plenty in reserve.” Now
