The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-28
Must Rcarrange Table.

The effect OF this statement Is world
wide. as II will cause d Encouragement
OF the table of points scored In the
OIymp pic games as we'll as tho return or
the two trophies won by Thorpe. Ine
most important feature Is that Sweden
will take second place among the Attn
letic Nations by the exclusion Of Thorpe
from the tables.
In the Decathlon Swedish athletes
finished second, third and fourth 20
the Indian athlete. Five points will
30. added to their total. giving them
g points and putting Sweden ahead OF
FINLAND. which country scored 80 The
United States Is still left safely ahead
of the other nations. but the total
of points - reduced from s. TO 20. j. j.
Donahue OF America takes third. IN
stead Of second in the Pentatblon. while
r. X. Bic. OF Norway. IL elevated TO
the Olympic cham pionsbip. F. Il.
Lukenan. OF Canada. moves up from
fourth to third This gives Norway
points instead OF and Canada 10
instead of Is.
For the athletic events three trophies
were presented by members OF the
royal families Of England. OF these
Thorpe won two. a bronze of King
Gustav. Of Sweden. presented by the
King of Sweden. as d perpetual trophy
for the Pcntathion. and the other
q statue OF the Old Viking Boat pre-
scented by the Emperor OF Rubsia
These will have To be returned and
according 10 tho decision to-day. no
time will be lost in shipping them to
the Swedish Olympic Committee.
VIII Turn Professional.
Though Thorpe's published statement
infinates that he had no idea OF play
ing baseball for tn 7money there Wac
in IL there is every likelihood that he
Will be seen in the professional ranks
next season. and in the big league CON-
many at that. A man well acquainted
with Americas national game was au-
fhorfty for the information that Thorpe
had signed 20 play with the Pittsburgh
team next season That would not have
affected his status as an amateur. for
his contract was not made until after
the Olympic games
From the frst moment that the first
doubt was cast upon the status Of
Thorpe the members of the Amateur
Athletic Union and of the A American
olympic Committee have done all in
their power to ascertain the truth in the
matter, and no attempt was made in
any quarter to shield the man who won
under false pretense at Stockholm.
Glenn Warner the Carlisle coach, who
at nrst denied there was anything in
the story, Immediately set an investi-
cation on foot at Carlisle. The matter
was taken up By, NJ. Friedman. the
suprrlutenfent Of the Carlisle SchoOl,
with the result that within three days
of receiving the fret communication
from Secretary sullivan of the A. A. L.
Warner was on his way to New York
Warner Brings Confession.
Warner reached here early this morn
ing and i'm mediateiy sought an audi
encc with James Z Sullivan. who in ad
ditior alto his position as secretary of
the A A. u. Is chairman OF the ma
tionaI registration committee and sec
rotary TO the American Olympic COM
rnfttec The disclosures made by War
n~r were 60 vital and convincing that
Mr.. Sullivan determined that no time
should be lost in setting the United
states right before the world Colonel
Robert NJ. Thompson. the president OF
the Olympic committee. has left for
Panama, but Gustavus T. Kerby and
barlow :. Weeks, two vice-presidents
and prominent A. A L. officials were
summoned TO conference.
The meeting was held in the Office
of the secretary. at 81 Warren Street,
and after Mr.. Sullivan had placed the
communications received from Car
Isle in evidence, a statement was drawn
up with the idea OF rectifying as far as
possible the harm done to athletics as
represented by the United States by
the inclusion of a professional in the
American team That the officials who
had charge o! the selection OF the team
were in no way TO blame, is evident
from the statement issued.