New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29
Indian Quoted as Saying He
May Play Baseball.
WARNER SCENTS A PLOT
Is Reported as Insisting That
Great Athlete Shall Not
Sign with Pirates.

James T.. Sullivan. secretary Of the
Amateur Athletic Union ard United
States Commissioner to the Olympic
Games. has addressed letter 10 NJ.
Friedman. superintendent Of the Carlisle
Indian School asking him 10 forward the
trophies won 10y jim Thorpe, the self
confessed professional. at the olympic
games. so that they may be sent to the
men who finished second IN The decathlon
and pentathlon at Stockholm. sweden.
last July.
Mr.. Friedman in his letter to Mr.. Sui
Ivan said the trophies were AT 'he ais
position of the latter.
The feeling among number vi athIe'es
in this city. yesterday. appeared 10 oe
that Thorpe was as much sinned aeains,
as SHINING. and expressions Of sympathy
were heard Oh all sides. Martin Sher-
idan. who had the worlds :ill-around rec
ORD mill If was smashed by Thorpe last
September, said:
Il don't want that record BACK ana
would give most anything TO zee JIM
cleared He Is the greatest athlete mat
ever lived
Barney Dreyfuss. chief owne: OF The
Pittsburgh Pirates. denied, YESTERDAY
that Thorpe had signed contract To
nlay with his team. and insisted that the
rumor was without foundation.
Thorpe may take up professional base
hail. however. az the following Associated
press despatch from Carlisle. Pa, last
night indicated
..James Thorpe says his fondnesS ana
0,ness for athletics probably will result
in his making baseball his profession
since participation in all forms or amateur
athletics is now denied him. lie ms
not vet signed with any team aItho"sh
numerous offers have been made MN
since las, summer. He receives sympathy
rather than censurr here. lie mas peeh
popular while at the school and mas ho'
displayed a professional spirit
From Philadelphia came story IN
which Thorpe was quoted as saying
."There Is only one thing for me 10 do
now. and dthat is TO play baseball a. a
professional I don't know yet what team
will 60 with. | have received several
offers bat will take my time about max
ing a decision ! may go with Pittsburgh
but ! can't say positively yet that VIII.
Glen Warner. coach Of the Carlisle
Indian School, also was quoted from the
same source as saying:
Il believe a certain scout In the employ
Of the Pirates had a good deal to do with
this affair. II was planned to get a lot
Of advertising and to then get Thorpe
TO sign n contract Thorpe is no longer
an amateur and. of course. ! will have
nothing more TO do with him from an
athletic standpoint. but ] should not like
him to sign with an outfit that engineered
his unmaskinG.'
Warner seems TO take the disgrace OF
Thorpe much more To heart than does
Thorpe himself. The Indian looks at the
entire affair in matter Of fact manner
and refuses To discuss it openly. lie re-
fcys all inquirers 10 Warner.
DR. r. TAFT Mackenzie. physical di-
rector Of the University OF Pennsylvania.
when asked about that part OF Thorpe's
admission which implicated other college
men. said.
1T is a deplorabe fact that a large
number of students engaged in amateur
sports could be dsbarred II their records
were fully known. This is particularly
true with baseball players Most of them
do not realize the seriousness OF the Of
fence when they play on professional
team during the vacation period. But
they have TO lie TO participate further In
amateur sports. and they do lie"
DIR. Carl Williams disa greed with DR..
Mackenzie. lie declared that he believed