Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
ALL ROUND RECORD
BY PRINCETON|AN
Thompson, Divinity Student,
Smas1es Sheridan's and
ThOrpe's Marks.
WILL SEEK A. A. U. TITLE

Especial to the Newark start
PRINCETON, n. j., June 6.-F. o.
Thompson, a student in the Prince
ton Theological Seminary, made
new worlds record in all around ath
letics here yesterday when he scored
a total of 7499 in the ten events. The
previous marks were 1885, made by
Martin Sheridan, of New York, and
747S, made by James Thorpe, the
Indian, subsequently disqualified for
professionalism. Thorpe made his
record at Celtic Park last Septem-
Der.
Although the only entrants in the
meet yesterday were Princeton stu
dents the affair was sanctioned by
the Amateur Athletic Union and was
announced as open to all registered
amateurs J. H. Simons, M. Hayes
and M. l.. Davey were Thompson's
opponents. Simons finished second
with a total of 5,226.
Thompson failed to equal Jim
Thrope's records in any of the first
three events, namely the 10O-yard
dash, the shot-put and the high
Jump, and when the fourth event,
the half mile walk, was. started, he
was 1851 points in the rear. He did
the walk in minutes SO seconds,
making SAT points, as compared 20
527 points scored by Thorpe in the
same event. Thompson bettered
Thorpe's marks in all the following
events except the broad jump.
Thompson made his best showing IN
the high hurdles, which he negotiated
in the fine time of 16seconds fiat.
Thompson came to Princeton from
Occidental College, Pasadena, Cal.
His home is in Los Angeles. This
year was his last at the theological
seminary. Every fall Thompson has
been of invaluable assistance to the
football coaches in rounding the var
sity into shape. Although Ineligible
to play on the varsity he has
given the fast team great prac-
tise while playing on the scrub.
He leaves tomorrow for his home in
the West and this summer will con-
tinue his training at home and will
enter the worlds all-around cham
pionship contest in Los Angeles in
July. The summary of the events
follow:
lis Thompson, second, two feet back,
with 734 points, loss of ninety-eight
from Sheridan's score.
Sixteen-pound Shotput-Won by Thomp-
SON. Distance, 40 TT. ~ in. Score SlS,
a gain of five points.
High Jump-Won by Slmons, with IT.
111h In. Thompson tie with Davy for sec.
ond at TT. So in. Score 6SS. loss OF
sixteen.
SSO-Yard walk--woa by Thompson.
Time Sm. $685. Score SAT. a gain Of fifty;
Sixteen-pound Hammer-throw-Won by
Thompson. Distance, 1876 TT. in. Score
III. a gain of eight
High Hurd1es-Won by Thompson. Time,
16s Score $40, a gain OF $50.
Observation-Disclosures tied with Davy
for first Distance, 10 IT, Score 664,
loss of 144
Fifty-six-pound weight--won by Thomp-
son. Distance, q TT. Score 676 a loss
of 142.
Broad Jump-Won by Thompson. Dis.
lance. 81 TT. Az in. Score 1872, gain of
seventy-two.
One-mie Run-Won by Thompson. Time,
5m. Is 2-5s. Score $685. gain of 19s
Barron Leads Harvard Track Men.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 6.-The
members of the Harvard track team
met yesterday to elect a leader for
next season. Two candidates were in
the field-William A. Barron, jr., of
Newburyport, and Robert st. B.
Boyd, of Chestnut Hill-but a COM
promise was effected whereby Bar
ron. who is a quarter-miler, was
chosen to head the track men and