The problem in my book is how Jim Thorpe got his medals taken away from him. Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. He played many different sports such as football, baseball, basketball, and many more. In 1912 he was in the Olympics and won many medals. But then it was found out that he was not an amateur athlete because he played semi-pro baseball for 2 summers before the Olympics. Back then you were not allowed to compete in the Olympics if you were an amateur athlete. So they took all of his medals away. That's why the main characters in the book wanted to travel back in time and meet him. They were going to try and prevent his medals from being taken away.
It's unfair because Jim Thorpe won those medals fair in square but they took all the medals he won away from him just because he played semi-pro baseball for 2 summers and earned only 2 dollars per game. After the medals were taken away from him his life was ruined forever. He was no longer seen as the greatest athlete in the world anymore. But now the rules have changed so that amateur athletes are allowed to compete in the Olympics. A long time after his death, his medals were returned to his children.
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