Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-28
JAMES THORP, OF
CARLISLE SAYS He
IS GUILTY
Declares He Did Not Realize
Seriousness Of Action When
He Participated in Baseball
Games for Money.


GhihCo lOf MOHSN.
lny LEASED Wire So Evening" IIcrnld.)
New YORK. Jan. 2S,--The cnarees OF
Professionalism brought against
James Thorpe. 81 Carlisle. perhaps the
gTcntest athlete in the world. aud
champion Of the olympic games held
ln stockholm last year are true.
Thorpe in siened statement pre-
scented last evening admits The truth
~ tno charges of professionalism and
Formally retired from amateur atn-
lutcA A .ctter roi.u ming ThoFpvs
confession Was received by the regis
tratiun committee OF the Amateur
Athletic Union watch convened 10 in
yesilRatc Tharpe's conduct
The letter admitted that Thorpe
had played baseball iur salary on
professional team three years ago.
while a student of the Carlisle Indian
school bui said that on the sam, team
there were several northern college
men who were regarded as amateurs
and Thorpe did not realize hls par
iiCipation was wrong. Thorpe added
that be- did not play for the money be
earned but for the love 90 the game.
Taorpc's winnings of the Pentnthlon
aid Decnthlon events at thc Olympic
games In stockholm and later his
wonderful performances which von
FOR him the an around championship
% the a. A. U az Celtic park last sep
/ tcmbcr had stamped him the most
marvellous all-around athlete ol mod
ern times IA addition his prowcss
az "a fOotD8ll player had earned for
him last season by unanimous choice
al leading sporting writer's the posi-
ton ~ half back on the all-Amsrican
| football team for 1919. All the prizes
aud tho honOrs, which Thorpe has
aained since .1go3--the date FROM
| which his standing ns "a professional
beglns--musi ue transferred through
| the officials OF tho Amateur Athletic
| Union 10 the men who finished see.
ond 10 tho Indian in every event This
| viii mean that the trophies and points
won in the Poutathlon Hnd Decaihlon
/ must be- given respectively 60 r. ",
! $50. Norway. and H.. Weislander
Sweden. ana that j. ). ponahue, Unit
ed states and c. Lomhcrg. sweden,
| win take second places.
John Bredemus. 81 Princeton, I'm
l ished second TO Thorpe in the Amcri-
| can all-round championship and
Bruno Brodd OF the irish American
I Athletic club third and therefore now
must be- accorded the honors,
In this championship Thorpe made
a total score 81 1.l16 points ana
/ broke the former record OF Martin
| sheridan by 81 points The loss Of
/ me six points scored by Thorpe in The
| olympic games siill leaves the United
l states winner by wide margin, hove
ever. the totnl standing % the United
states 90 with Finland, in second
/ place with 80. Charges that Thorpe
| Lad played professional baseball. la
/ Winston s6.em. n. 81. urst Wef" puo-
/ ushed aFt Ncck u "a Worcester. Mass.
newspaper. James r.. sullivan. tne teg-
! Rotary and other officials of the Anna
ieur Athletic Union. immediately Doe
gan an investigation which tu'mi-
mated IN "a meeting pf the ole
ncials OF the a. a. a.. and the Amer
Iituu Olympic committee iu this cii}
Tiose la attendance were GustuNls
A. kirby. president of the a A. o.. and
! vice president OF the American
/ olympic committee, James r.. sulil-
gau. secretary and Barlow r Weeks
of the registration committee nf inc
Ia. Is. O.. and vice president oi the
I Olympic committee.
Prior 90 thc meeting eileen n.
1 Wuuor utnleuC director OF the Car
Isle indian school. called on Mr.. SUE
Htuu and presented t9 him ihorrrf
confession coz professionalism auu 90
letter expressing the regret oi 81.
Friedman superintendent of ihe ''f-
lsIr uool. that nis premier atulctr
was guilty us charged. Thorpef i't-
tDr dated lt Carlisle. Pa. yesterday
and addressed to ar. sullivan.
follows
when tbe interview with Mr.
\ Canry Stating that . bad played huse-
ban Du ihr Winston Salem team. "Hs
shown mo-. told Mr Warner that 10
1886 nut ttur uud boz fact 9 aid uut plas
I.U fnat ioam. Hut $50 much uas been
said boz tho paper f'nco men that !
i4teut tu rur -enuui authorities thi,
morning and told Them just VIVA,
tlere WAS In me stories. played
baseball 900 No.io Mount AMI hi tay'
eueNiic. ~ a., .n tne summer ni ls'V
and 1910. under m3 own maine ON
,he same teams ! played with were
ssvorBl college men from the norlh
lnho we're earning money hy bon plai
Sins during theu Vacations uno Wn'
aafs f.mrAsd as amHteuIs hi nome
% $50 not play Cor iho money her'
NaF in Il herausr mg property WinH'
ms enough m0uo, tu lFe nn. nui Dor
cause nkc a. niaY ball SECS no
very wise ln the why's OF tho norl'
and dla not realize this waf Wrnnl
ana a would MAKO mo a professional
las uaek sporis although 4 leHfnel