New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14
THOMSON THE CHAMPION
California Athlete Wins the
Amateur Worlds Title.
GILLlS A CLOSE SECOND
Fitzpatrick, the Favorite, De
clines to Compete When
Negro Enters.

Chicago. Aug. 13.-F c. Thomson. OF
Los Angeles. won the amateur all round
championship Of the world for 1910 here
to-day at the annual tournament on Mar
shall Field. His score was 6,991 points,
200 less than that made by last years
champion. His nearest competitor was
John H ellis a Vancouver (B. CO police
man. who scored $500 points. ellis fought
Thomson for first place in every event
Approximately thirty-five hundred persons
watched the bronzed followers of Hercules
test their vitality, agility and endurance In
The 1eo-vard dash. sixteen-pound shot put,
running high Jump Sso-yard walk, sixteen
pound hammer throw pole vault, 12o-yard
hurdle race ffty-six-pound weight throw
mining broad Jump and mile run In adj
,sitjon an exhibition medley relay race was
run by chosen teams for the entertainment
of the crowd. The field and weather were
perfect.
No worlds records were made. nor were
any OF the existing ones in danger in any
event The showing was generally medi-
ccre compared with last years result
Five OF the original entrants withdrew
among them the New Orleans athlete. II.
". Fitzpatrick. who was looked upon as
possible champion. He refused to compete
when he learned that c. White. negro
from the University OF Pennsylvania was
entered
All through the early part of the meet.
ellis. who left his policeman's beat to
attempt the capture OF the championship,
hattled tooth and nail with Thomson, who
showed d muscular development capable
Of great effort in the weight events. At
the end of the fifth event Thomson was
only fifteen points ahead Of ellis.
host ShouincS the dav a
follows:
- P. White. the negro athlete, led the
field in the 1oo-yard race and beat Martin
Sheridan's mark of 10 So seconds, made
when he won the championship last year,
by one-tifth of q second.
r o. Thomson. by walking the SSo-yard
heel and toe event in 3:44, led his COM
petitors by several rods, but fell second
hehind Sheridan's mark Of last year. Sew
eraI were disqualified in this event for run
ming ellis beat Sheridans last years
hammer throw mark by tossing the missile
Fps feet the best showing since hlefs
throw of 1910 inches. in 1905
w I. Crawley. of Chicago University
came within inches Of the worlds pole
vault record of II feet inches, and Thom-
son vas only three-flfths of q second be-
hind the worlds record of Is SIS seconds for
POINTS. as indicated in the following events:
iee-yard dash, So; shot. put, 71s; high
Jump. s41: sse-yard walk. 49,: hammer
throw. 74s hurdle, 80; pole vault, 500; So
round weight, AZ: broad jump, 62S: mile
run, s7i
The scores of the competitors were as
follows: T. c. Thomson, Los Angeles.
6eel: ] Z. ellis, Vancouver, $500; Avery
Rrundaee. Chicago. 6,120z: Leslie Byrd,
Oh cage. 5.747; Charles Furey, Philadelphia,
5e2e; 6 W Philbrook, unattached. 500,
r Schobinger, Chicago. <,942; Vic Kennerd,
Chicago a. A, 4.s75: W L. Crawley, Chi
cago University. 4,545: Z. B. Quaranstrom,
Sioux City. 4,454; Charles White, Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, AS 3-5; W. A.
Draper, Chicago A. A, 4,S74: j. A Carroll,
Illinois a. c., S.oSS; James Andromedas,
Lowell. Mass, 2.644; Ellery H. Clark, Bos-
ton a. a. withdrew after five events
y summary OF the events follows:
1oo-yard dash-C- White. University OF Penn
sylvana. won; Z. G. Quaranstrom, Sioux city.
second: T. c. Thompson, Los Angeles, third
I2a-yard hurdles-F. c. Thomson, Of Les
angeles won; G: ": Philbrook tunattacheol'
ss5-ysrd wsIk-Thomson. of Los angeles.
won Vickennard, Chicago A. a, second. A.
t1 s5lnssf Tine; Tine, s:44 ''' ~
one-Inile rln--C A FureF- OF fiitianeiptla.
Won: r c Thomson. Of Los Angeles second;
( .. QuaranstroIIl, of Sioux City, third Time.
5.13
Running broad jump. H. Carroll. of III
nois 4. A, won: F. c. White, University OF
Pennsylvania. second; G. W. Philbrook (unat-
tachedl. third. Distance. 20 feet 7l7 inches.
Running high jump Il. ellis. Of Van
couver. won; Phil Brook, Notre Dame (unat-
tachedl. second Andromedss. Of Lowell,
Mass. third Height feet 1oE inches.
Pole rault-Won by Crswley, OF Chicago Uni
yersity: schobineer, Of CHICAGO A: A. second
height. II feet inches. A Brundase, Of Chi
caeo a. A; c. 4. Furey. OF Philadelphia and
J. H CTillis of Vancouver tied fer third place
Sixteen pound hammer throw-Gillis- of Van
ca4i-@r. won: Thomson, of Los Angeles. second
FIlerv Clark OF Boston A. A. third Distance,
i2G fec.
F1fty-six pound weight-Lesiie Byrd. OF Chi
caco a. A. won: J. H. ellis, of Vancouver.
second: G. " Philbrook (unattached). third.
Distance &c. 10 feet
Sizteen-pound shot putt. c. Thomson. Los
Angeles won J. II. ellis, Vancouver and g.
W Phi!brook, tied for second; W L, Crawley.
University Of Chicago. third. Distance, IL feet