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Show TROPHIES WILL GO BACK TO SWEDEN New York, Jan. 29. James Thorpe, the Carlisle Indian school athlete whoso recent attainment of fame B8 the world s all-round amateur athlet-k athlet-k champion has been undone by his: confession to professionalism, may have the choice of wearing the uni-' form of an one of six major league baseball clubs, according to reports today. In addition to offers from the Chicago Chi-cago and St. Louis Americans and the Pittsburg and Cincinnati Nationals it i Bajd that both major league clubs in New York are open to him. Manager McGraw of the New York Nationals would make him a battery mate for Chief" Meyers another Indian, In-dian, and on the American club he would be probably groomed as an outfielder. Neither club, however has set any figures and it has not been decided that they would actively bid iiiiiiiiipwiii against tho earlier offers from west-ern west-ern clubs In athletic circles generally Thorpes confession to having played professional summer baseball for two seasons before going to Carlisle-has been followed apparently by more sympathy than censure, although his case is regarded as serious. Notwithstanding Notwith-standing reports that Swedish sport - ' ing authorities favor letting the case i ! drop with Thorpe s confession, it is I understood that the Amateur Athletic union will adhere to Its announced In- , tention of returning the trophies won j b Thorpe in Stockholm at the Olympic Olym-pic games last summer. |