Evening star., 1911-08-13
THOMPSON REPEATS.
An-Around Champion of United
States Again Wins Title.
FIRST IN THREE EVENTS
Donahue of Los Angeles Second and
Schobinger Third-Two ALL
Around Records Broken.

CHICAGO, August 1o.-F. C. Thomp-
son, a theological student In Princeton
Seminary, won the all-arouud athletic
championship of the United States or
Marshall Field this afternoon, dupli-
eating his performance of a year ago
when he was student in Occidental
College OF Los Angeles.
Thompson was pitted against eight
others. One of these-J. w. Donahue-
representing the Los Angeles A. c..
who won second place, was always a
dangerous contender.
Thompson won first place in the six
teen-pound shot put. half-mile walk and
ffty-six-pound weight put. He tied for
first place in the running high jump and
won second place in the 120-yard hurdle
and running broad jump. He ran third
In the mile run. lie broke the all
around championship record for the half
mile walk.
E. Schobinger. representing the Chi
Cago Athletic Association. won third
place in the meet, being 54a1s Joints be-
lind Thompson.
Thompson'S total, 6. 700.
j. w Donahue's total 600.
E. Schobinger's total. $780,
j. W. Donahue. who won second place
with a total score of 500, is practically
unknown as All athlete outside of south
ern California, and his performances to-
day were a decided surprise to the spec
tators and other contestants for athletic
laurels alike
L. Schobinger. who won third place.
piled up a total score Of 6.1661a. OF these
1016 points were won by his defeat of
Donahue in the pole-vault event, which
he captured by clearing the bar at IL
feet 10 inches with ease, breaking the
all-around amateur championship record
of IL feet Q inches.
Allen Saylor, an eighteen-year-old lad
from Milford, H.. who entered the meet
unattached, created a sensation by run
ming a dead heat with e. Quarnstrom of
the Chicago Athletic Association in the
mile run.
In several other events. however. he
failed to qualify.
III. w. Fitzpatrick. representing the New
Orleans A. c., withdrew from the list OF
entrants and did not appear because of
the fact, it is said, that the directors of
the meet permitted F. NJ Holmes. a
negro. to enter.
NJ. s. Gardner. former Purdue Univer-
sity athlete, also withdrew; no reason
was given.
Summaries.
10O-yard dash-J w. Donahue, Los Angeles
Athletic Club, first; A. Brundage. Chicago A.
A., second r. NJ. Holmes, Gaelic Athletic Asso-
carion, third. Time. OH.
1oOyard dash-E. Quarnstrom, Chicago A. A..
first; f. Schobinger, Chicago A. A., second; g..
Junggren. Chicago (unattachedl, third. Time,
oil 1-5.
Shotput-F. @. Thompson, Princeton. N. J. (un-
attached, frst A. Brundage. Chicago A. A..
second: +. Schobinger. Chicago A. A., third.
Distance, Al feet 10 inches.
Running high jump-F. c.. Thompson, A. Brun-
dage and G. Junggren tied for first; J. w. Don
ahue. +. NJ. Holmes and E. Schobinger, tied
Height, feet inches.
$50 yard walk-F. @. Thompson. first: A. Brun-
dage. second: j. w. Donahue, third. Time.
3 81 2-5. This is the fastest time for $50 yards
The previous record Of $40 was made by Joseph
Bredemus Princeton University in 1908
12Oyard hurdles theld divided into three
squares of three each and scored In the same
strom. Chicago A. A.. first; +. G. Thompson.
Princeton, N. J. tunattachedl, second; J. w.
Dcnahue. Los Angeles 4. C.. third. Time.
o.iS l-5. Second heat-E. schobfnser, Chicago
ond; +. NJ. Holmes, Gaelic A.. A.. fell and did
not score Time, O.16 10. Third heat-O. Ben
son. Ogden Park A. c., frst; G. Junggren, Chi
cago (unattached), second A. Saylor, Milford.
Pole vault-E. Schobinger, Chicago A. A., first;
]. W. Donahue. Los Angeles A. c., second; F.
NJ. Holmes. Gaelic A. A., third. Height, II
feet 10 inches. This breaks the record Of all
around championship meets
6s-pound weightput-F. @. Thompson. Prince
ton. n. ]. (unattachedD. first; o. Benson, Ogden
Park A. G., second: Junggren. Chicago (unat.
tachel,, third. Distance. 26 feet inches
ls-pound hammer throw,o; Benson, Oden
A. A.. third. Distance. 1877 feet inches:
Running broad jump. w. Donahue. Los An
sees 0 s second Branssee
Chicago A. A., third. Distance. Il feet s.h
inches.