The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-28

Thorpe also was presented q han
~ the Csar Of Russia for winning the
Deoathioa.
Not only viii these prlses bs taken
Away from the Fox and Sac indian. but
hsai have TO return all the amateur
pr1Seo-inoiuding tho National A. A. Y.
eAAmpaonship: which he won las. fall.
: \ = now also charged asaios, Thorpe
~ last fall he signed With the
Pisatss Of the National ie'I que to
Dlsy first base for them this season.
nancy Drsyfuss. President OF the team.
49, being asked whether this report
Wss true. refused to make any state
qsnt
THORPE IN his confession declares
thst he dldn't know II was wrong
- to play professional ball and COM
D0ts IN amateur athletics at the same
onA ~ he says that there we're several
eeAer prominent college athletes doing
- sans thing. An EFFORT will be made to
~ Thorpe tell Just what college men
yeaysd ball with him. for the sooner that
ths amateur ranks are free Of such ath-
lstss the better It will be for the game.
NE disqualification Of Thorpe makes
= elight difference In the sta-dlns OF
~ nations At the Olympic meet. How
ssos. II Isn't big enough TO cause Amer
- 70 lee the credit Of winning hrst
place.
When Thorpe returns his olympic
priSss. the Viking ship will be turned
ever Do II. Weislsnder Of Sweden. who
0abhsd second In the decathion. and
=. n. Bic Of Norway. who finished sec
oad n the pentsthion. will receive the
bust Of the King Of Sweden.
John Bredsmus Of Princeton will also
uDeo1 By Thorps's disgrace. as he nm
ished second to the great Carlisle ath-
lsts In the an-around championships at
Ceidc Park last September. On that oc-
caseon the big redskln piled up 7.Ns
OoAnts. = worlds record.
ne hFSt int1mation that Thorpe was
. professional came from Charles
Clancy OF Southbridge last Thursday.
As declared that Thorpe played under
hiD management In the Carolina League
tWo ysarv ago. The following day he
denied the story. saying he was mis-
avoesd.
Hls denial was hardly cold when play.
- and umpires from other parts OF
the COUNTRY came forward and said that
thsv kASw all the time that the Jim
Thorpe who played In the Southern
u1nor lsaGus and the athlete who car.
Red Oh the supreme honors abroad last
sunnmG were one and the same. BE.
fore he Amateur Athletic Union could
make an announcement ~ to what they
answered In their Investigation into
Theeps's case Glen Warner. the Car,
li6ls coach. came here and handed e
james .. sullivan. Secretary Treasurer
Of tAs 4. A. u. Thorpe's confession.
a FTDR considering the matter fol
several hours the A. A. u. ono,
. = gave out the following statement
NE Team Selection Committee OF
~ American Olympic Committee
selected James Thorpe az one OF the
msmbsrs OF the American Olympic
tam, and did % without the least
Ouspacieu ~ to there having ever
Seee any cot Of professionalism on
fhorps's part
Vor the past several years Thorpe
AaA been q member OF the Carlisle
indian school. which IL conducted by
he Government OF the United States
1t Carlisle. Pa, through the Indian
Department Of the Department OF the
t1tsrier.
NJ. Glenn warner. formerly Of
cONeii. q man whose reputation 10
e ths tShssi and whose accuracy
= statement has nsver been doubted.
has bsen In charge OF the athlstio
Activities Of the Institution, During
the period Of Mr. Thorps's member
sAip a. Carlisle he cou,potsd on lite
f0plbaii. baseball and track ana heId
1Dams. and represented u In inter
0oolag1ats and other contests. all of
which we're op~r only to amateurs.
- aslthsr Carlisle nor any OF the
gtltut!ons With which II eompstes
~ other than ematcur teams
19lorps's standing ~ an amstsur
~ never besn questioned. nor was
ooy protest aver made against him
~ any statement ever made ~ TO
even having Drse'i''d with pro-