The Sentinel=record., 1913-01-28
WORLDS GREATEST AMATEUR ATHLETIC PROVES TO HAVE
 BEEN PROFESSIONAL.
MAKES A FULL CONFESSION
All Trophies and Honors Won at Marathon Games Must Be Re. turned-lndlan Regrets De
 cepton Practiced.


 the Indian athletic and Olymaian champion today admitted that charges of professionalism brought against him were true and formally retired from amateur athletics Thorpes confession was contained in letter to the registration commit tee of the Amateur Athletic Union which met today to investigate ais case
 The letter admitted that Thorpe had played baseball for a salary on professional team three years ago while a student of the Carlisle Indian school, but that on the same team there were several northern college men who were regarded as amateurs and Thorpe did not realize his parti. cipation was wrong. Thorpe added that he did not play for the money he earned but for the love of the game.
 Thorpe's winning of the pentatalon and decathlon events at the Olympic games in Stockholm and later his wonderful performances which woh for him the allaround championship of the A. A. U., at Celtic Park last September, had stamped him the most marvellous all-around athletic of modern times In addition his pro- wess us. q football player had earued for hlln last season by unanimous choice of leading sporting writers the position of half-back on the annual All-American football team
 of ina t,qfvat- and rnnnp. axst1,ff ff,I. Thorpe has gained since 1909-the date from which his standing as a professional begins-must be trans ferred through the officials of the Amateur Athletic Union to the men who finished second to the Indian in every event This will mean that the trophies and points won in the pentatholon and decathlon must be given respectively to F. R. Bic, and H. Wieslander, Sweden, and that J J. Donalue, United States, and c. Lomberg, Sweden will take second places. John Bredemus Of Princeton finished second to Thorpe in the American all-around championship and Bruno Brudd of the Irish-Ameri- can A. c. third. In this championship Thorpe made a total score of 7,44p points and broke the former record of Martin Sheridan by 9l points. | The loss of the six points scored 1 by Thorpe in the Olympic games still leaves the Uaited States winner | by wide margin, however, the total standing being United States 79 vita Finland in second place, with 29 1 Charges that Thorpe had played professional baseball in Winston Salem, N. C., were first published in a Worchester, Mass, newspaper last week James E. Sullivan, secretary and other officials of the Amateur Athletic Union, immediately began an investigation which eliminated in meeting of the officials of the A. | A. U.. and the American Olympic committee in this city today. Those in attendance were Gustayus T. Kirby president of the A. A. U. and vice president of the American Olympic committee, James E, Sulli- van secretary, and Barton $. Weeks, of the registration committee of thef A. A. U., and vice president of the Olympic committee.
 Prior to the meeting. Glenn s Warner, athletic director Of the ! AdiiloiC SCiAOots taittN e*h +'tft Sullivan and presented to him l Thorpes confession of professional ism and a letter expressing the re. gret of M. Friedman, superintendent of the Carlisle school, that his pre- mier athlete was guilty as charged Thorpes letter. dated at Carlisle Pa, yesterday and addressed to MT Sullivan follows:
 When the interview with MT Clancy, stating that had played baseball on the Winston-Salem team was shown me, 1 told Mir. Warner that it was not true and in fact did not play on that team But so much has been said In the papers since then that l went to the school authorities this morning and told them just what there was in the stories.
 i T played baseball at Rocky Mount and at Fayetteville, N. C., in the sum, mer of 1909 and 1910 under my own name. On the same teams 1 played with were several college men from the north, who were earning money by ball playing. during the yacatiors and who were regarded as amateurs at home. I did not play for the money there was in it. because my property brings me in enough money to liS1 on, but because 1 liked to play ball | was not very wise in the ways of the world and did not realize this --------------~-~-----