The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-14
Los ANGELES
ATHLETE WINS
F. c. Thomson Is the Successor
OF Martin J. Sheridan as All
Around Champion.
VANCOUVER POLICEMAN
COMES A CLOSE SECOND
Each Event Is Hard Fought by
Californian and Canadian
Contestants.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-F. C, Thomson OF
Los Angeles tonight is champion amateur
all round athlete OF the world for 1910,
winning that distinction at the annual
tournament on Marshal field In this city,
His scoro was e99l points. 400 less than
that which captured the championship
last year,
His nearest competitor was John Fl.
Gulis. Vancouver, B, c., policeman,
who rounded up 6909 points, Gillis fought
Thomson for the first prize through every
event, Approximately $500 persons
watched the bronzed followers Of Her
cules test their vitality. agility and en-
durance In the various tests.
The field and the weather were per-
feet.
No worlds records were made nor were
any OF the existing records In danger IN
any event. The showing all around wns
mediocre compared with last years re-
suits.
Five OF the original entrants withdrew.
among them II. w. Fitzpatrick of New
Orleans, who was looked upon as
possible champion. lie refused to COM
pete when he learned that c F. White,
negro from the University OF Pennsyl-
Vania, was entered.
Close Fight for First.
All through the early part OF the meet
ellis. who left his policeman's beat TO
attempt the capture OF the championship.
battled tooth and nail with Thomson At
the end of the fifth event Thomson was
only Is points ahead of Glllls.
The best showings of the day were as
follows:
c. P White. the colored athlete, led the
field In the l00-yard race and beat last
years champion, Martin Sherldan's, mark
OF 10 3-5 seconds by 1-5 second.
F. c. Thomson, by walking the $50
his competitors by several rods, but fell
behind Sheridans mark of last year. Sew
eral were disqualified in this event for
Gllls beat sherdan's last years ham
rner- throw mark by tossing the missile
126 feet. the best showing since Kiely's
w. l., crawley of Chicago university
came within five inches of the world g
pole-vault record of IL feet 9 inches. and
worlds record of Is s-5 seconds for 100
yards hurdle. Thomson got his 6991
points as indicated In the following
events:
1OO-yard dash, Ss2; shot-put, 71s: high
jump, sl4; sso-yard walk. 1872; hammer
throw. 74S; hurdle 91o; pole-vault, 900;
66c,pound weight 474; broad-jurnp. e2s;
The Scores.
The scores of the competitors follow
j. c, Thomson. Los Angeles 6991.
j. II. Gillis, Vancouver 6909.
Avery Brundage. Chicago, 6l203.
Leslie BYRD, Chicago, o7fI.
Charles Furey. Philadelphia, 5000.
G, w. Philbrook. unattached. 5575.
e. schobinger. Chicago. $500,
Vic Kennard, Chicago A. A, 4s76.
w. Crawley, Chicago university. 4546.
Z. G. Quaranstrom, Sioux City. 4454
Charles White University of Pennsyl-
vania. 4445 3-5.
w. A Draper, Chicago A. A.. 1874
]. A. Carroll Illinois A c.. 3osS.
James Andromedas, Lowell. Mass,
Ellery Clarke, Boston A. A. Withdrew
4 summary OF the events follows:
Summaries:
Running high Jump. H. Ginis OF
lunattached), second, Andromedas OF
Lowell, Mass. third. Height. feet. 10 as
inches.
: 10o-yard desh-C. White. University of
%sa e{y ,ssS sssSRd EhomsoH
Sixteen pound shot PUT. c. Thom-
son. Los Angeles, won: ] H ellis. Van
couver, and G. w. Phllbrook, tied for
Chicago. third Distance, Il nssls'y feet. I se5 80
inches,
rs]sS IsSyaod ,;s, Hs Los An
second; Brundage, Chicago A. A. third.
Ells66y Clark disqualified; Time. s:44,
attached}' second j Fl. fESfVSS Giilis of van- an-
cogyer third Time. :lss.
sixteen pound hammer throW-GiIlt6 Of
Vancouver. won; Thomson of Los An
geles. second: Ellery Clark of Boston A.
A. third. Distance. 126 feet.
5s-pound weight-Leslie Byrd of Chi
CATS A. A.. won: ], II. ellis OF Van
couver second; G. w Philbrook (unat-
tached), third. Distance. is feet 10
inches.
Mile run-C. A. Furey CT Philadelphia,
won; F. C. Thomson OF Los Angeles sec
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