 In 1912 he also finished fifth in the triple jump competition and 23rd in the high jump event.At the same Olympics he competed in the baseball event which was held as demonstration sport.In January 1915, the Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union found Adams not guilty on charges of professionalism, having sold a prize or accepted cash for a medal in violation of his amateur status, in connection with a claim the Adams had traded a trophy he had received at an exhibition jump in exchange for pins.