Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-28
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Indian Regarded as Greatest athlete in
World Confcsses to Professionalism, TO
Return Trophies Won as an Amateu,

it"m the oiNNf players that 10 would
be better for me not o. bet any enc
know what I WINS doing. and for that
reason nevcr told any one az the
school about t until today.
IA tho fail 81 iari 7 applied for r..
admission go this school and camo
back 60 continue my studies and ttka
part IN the school sports and. az
course. ! wanted TO get on the Olyni
pie tenn ana take the trip "a stock
holm. 1 had Mr. Warner send In u,'
application for registering In the a.
=. T., after ! had answered tho aues
lions and signed them and I ,ecelved
ms card allowing mo 20 compete ia
me winter meets and other traoE
sports ] never realized until nov
what q big mistake I made bv keep
ing q a secret and ] am sorry ! All
~. hope J viii he partly evcuse,i
BY tho fast that ] was simply an "a.
dian school boy and did no, know ail
about such things In fact I did no.
know that Z was doing wrong be-
cause / WIS doing what / knew ssv.
eral other college men had done. Cv-
cept that thcy did not use their own
names
II have always liked sport aud only
played or run races for the FUN 90
the thing and never To earn money
have received offers amounting %
thousands OF dollars since my victor
les last summer hul I have 4in,i
them down because Z did not care 10
make money from my athletic skin q
am very sorry, Mr Sullivan 90 haze
t an spoiled loo This way aud I hops
the Amateur Athletic union and .he
people VIII not be- too hard Boo iud.t-
Ing nae. Yours truly.
tsipncdl JAMES THORPE
Mr.. Friedman in his letter says thai
neither the faculty Of the Carlisle l,.
dian school nor Athletic Director
Warner had had knowledge ~
Thorpps professionalism and de-
clarcs the confession has brought
gloom 90 the entire institution. Tho
committee which met today Co n.
vestRatc the charge against Thorpe.
after having read the confession Of
the athlete. issutd "a statement In ef.
fcct thai Thorpe was selected 81 o.
member Uf The Olympic team without
the least suspicion uf his ever having
been prof saiouul They Justify o.
some measure Thorprs p"sitr.,n-- ~.
saying Do should be- noted that De- D.
an Indian OF limited experience sud
education and lnokiug in the ku""i-
edge of other than bis own people
The statement says that WINS.
Thorp~@~ls deserving co tho s....r,Ht
condemnation for cuuccaling INC iHgt
that hr had played prot H-r Oul base
BAN thv committee feels thaI tl'ec
who knew of his professional acts are
dcsor Ing of still greater rcusur" fpt
/ th,ir silence. The Amateur Athletic
union auuoun, ibat 10 win do eycrv-
thug 300 ir power tu insure The re-
/ turn nt prizes QUA the rcadiuvtm"H'
at points won Dos Thorpe and immo-
diatoly VIII eliminate the records OF
I the Indian from its books.
In the Pentathlon az stockholm.
/ Thorpe finished first ln the running
1 broad jump, FIRST 90 the 200 m Tres
/ run first To- the $500 metres run and
third iu the iavolin event In the
/ Decathlon which consisted Of the 100
metres dash. running broad jump.
/ shot put running high jump. llo-u''-
tire run, li0-m tire hurdle, discus
throw. pole vault. Iayeun throw and
+ i.0GO and 1900 metres run, Thorpe
mad perconturn cot s.4l1355 against
. T73t t95 by Wi,Hauder. Sweu,n. MS
nearest opponet
james Thorpe. "a Sac and FoV In
dian. first was heard 90 several yeu"s
ago. na "a football player with th'
/ Carlisle team. Later he spec aliz'i
. in weight throviug jumping ono
running He also became noted us e
, IA Crosse ard baseball player ana .a
! the latter branch of sport -'V'ra' OF
( the major league teams have cried uo
procure hiH seryic,s only las' year
10 WAS stated that Pittsburg Hnt
| Washington cnde1vorod to secyr" hW
bat the Indian refused Geo sign CON
/ tract. declaring thut uc wished tp r"-
I main un amateur AFTER thc o'dp'c
! Boz sweden laet year King GusiANc
/ sent for Thorp" i' rnustuiulHi' him
un his proWtss AZ -,rsi the Indian
/ declined to meet the monarch hu'
/ lator when several committeeman Dec.
sisted that Dee do so Thorpe won't zoo
/ tho palace
There mo Rims took the indian h1
/ tbg band aud smilngly said you are
/ thr greatest athlete leo the world 'u
bs return Jn hs United state. if'H
/ sweden president TAFT Hcrt Thoip'
ln IDurr ouugwulatinE him ON hi
/ victories Boo tha olympic games