The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-02-03
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there Are Other "0lymplc Cham.
plons" Who Have No More
Rloht Than Thorpe to Be
Called Amateurs"
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Perhaps Thorpe won't run or jump
- 90 In for any more record breaking
eapaolts on the track. now that he has
turned his attention to baseball. but
Vat he hes done won't Be forgotten.
FOR my part. don't see why Thorpe
eUpords should be s'srassd" * all.
They wers genuine performances, far
greater than those Of any other athlete.
1Astbs 10 Q regular. swo isgysd man.
He smashed the great Martin Short.
Aaa's record wish ridiculous case. Why
forget sbout that7 Why forget . feat
thas 10 noteworthy. Just escsuss the
man who performed II onoc viaysd
''summer BASEBALL down In the hills
somswhsrsf
Thorpe's performances should b kept
On record. with q footaote sxpaalnlng
tit while they are the greatest ath-
isue fsats ever performed ~ any
Aner1can. or any MAN. Thorpe was
not an amateur athlete ~ the time.
? DON'T blame Thorpe % very much.
He probably didn't have . very
4 dear idea Of an,atsurism. and when
ne paayUd GUNNER bassoaii" he cav
WHITE boys-collegs stvdsnts--doing
~ same thing. lie was far more
honest than they were. lie played un-
Asr his own nams-showing that he
didn't think he was dong wrong.
THEY played under assumed names
Afterward they. no DOUBT. went back
70 their colleges and played amsteur
Aassbaii. end contested IN other ana.
tsur nnorta
STVHIc0E are the fellows who deserve
censurs and disgTace-ths men
. who know better. but who. In
site Of their knowledge, peay Tor usonoy
pete - amateurs.
they are plain. ordinary crooks.
Thorpe. too. may not have had . very
high amateur ideal. Why should he
have. knowing. - he must have known.
that other men who competed IN the
olympic Games were profsssionals mas.
eusrading ~ smatsursf He knew. ~
every one connected with amateur ath.
lstios Knows. that many who have gone
70 the Olympic Games have practically
made . living ~ Amateurs" paid BY
games promoters TO compete In "ams-
tsar' events. taking the money siyly o.
boldly. according TO their naturs-but
getting It.
There are other "olympie ohampions'
we have no moro right than Thorpe 70
- called ''amatsurs"
We will have amateur athletes whom
the promoters. the ofncials. those who
run games. are strictly amateur them.
solves. Not before
DATTLINo NisIDON has sent In q
photo Of himsslf. with . very
pretty young lady. explaining that
tie latter 10 now Mrs. Nelson.
Hat 10 . marvel. Can't help wondering
hsw he ever did Il. with his battle
sesrred visaSs and his somewhat grim
exterior. Bat explains In his letter that
he is~5ust about to start on the road
again for three more Nights. scheduled
for the month Of February. ana that
aftsrward he intends TO take 'em a.
tast ~ they come. champions pre-
TERED"
Old Durable Dansi
x YElSON included q lecture on the
IN knocxs Delivered to the sport
OF boxing why" says he,
everyone VINO knows iything knows
tnst the e'eanest hVing boys In An,
town are the boxers They have to live
mods nves' ~ they DON'T but rur
srouno IKE ordinary ooys' they haven
cnAnce In the worid 70 30 upward II
tnSr protess'on'
v. H. nat
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SUI "ou'~e are o" 'ol
- "a' ues,
70 nsht JACK 'ohnso'
49, IN suhe. 'onnsoh can sVoid Ger