The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
Hamilton and. LoUeLand Tied.
 For Top Title.
American and Norwegian Athletes Apparently Even for Honor of Being Best
 All-ROund Athlete
By Associated Press


 Antwerp, August 21.-The title of the worlds best all- round athlete lies tonight be- tween Brutus K. Hamilton of the University of Missouri, and Captain Helge Loveland of the norwegian army, who were we'll ahead of the other com petltors in the Olympic de- cathlon.
 So few points separated the young American from the twenty seven year oid offlcer that recount of the points allotted by the complicated system will De necessary before the world officially knows which is the better man, but iy appears that the Norwegian has a slight advantage in the contest. which consisted of ten events designed to pest snow the measure of an athlete
 whenever of the two gets the cup awarded by the late Russian emperor Tor the decathlon, and which Jim Thorpe had to forfeit at Stockholm to Weislander of Sweden in 1912 because or the charge of professionalism. there is so little difference that both Hamil ron and Loveland may be justly proud of their laurels.
 CONSISTENT SCORES
 Although Loveland failed b score a single first, he made equally good time With several others in the dashes and ms performances in the high jump, tn pole vault. the 1.50O metres and the shot put and discus were so consistent that he secured second, third or fourth He thus apparently outpointed Haniil- ton. who won first in the shot put and the 100 metres and did we'll in the broad jump, the javelAl and discus. but got only seventh in the 1,500 metres and eleventh in the high jump.
 At the finish of the 1500 metres the tenth event in the two days, Hamilton fairly staggered into the arms of friends and was assisted off the field. It was the same story with the other ten competitors who survived the pre- liminaries
 In addition to Hamilton's bitter two days battle to defeat Loveland tho other American athletes made an ex = cellent showing during a cold raw ciShl-hou ECOHip ipellliOn III the otner events. Six places for a total of twen- ty-one points V ere captured out If possible eighteen in the three finals today. consisted of first and second in the fifty six pound weight; third and fifth in the 3.000-metre walk and fifth and sixth in the hop, step and jump.
 AMERICANS QUALIFY
 American four-men teams qualified for the two relay races while K. c. Bartlett, University of Oregon. and A. R. Pope. University of Washington, qualified for the final of the discus with the third and fourth best throws.
 Aside from Hamilton's exhibition the best performances were those of Babe Mcdonald, the biggest man on the team. if not on the entire entry list, with the fifty-six pound weight and the gray-haired walker Remer, who stuck with the fastest kind of walkers, the Italian Frigerio, and the Australian, Parker, capturing third place in the 5000 metres.
 As result of today's wins America points now total 179, which is more than twice the total of any of the three nearest competitors who are closely punched as follows: England 67, Fin land 65, Sweden 63, including the de- cathlon.
 Six American runners and an i'm mense field of athletes of other nations are entered in the classic marathon to be run tomorrow. The Americans are Arthur V. Ross of Dorchester. Mass, Carl w A. Linder, Quincey, Mass, J. l.. Ordan, itsburgh, Charles l.. Miller Logan Square A. C., Chicago, Frank z Una, Newark. N. J. and J. P. Weber, Pittsburgh, Pa.
 The other nations represented in the event are England south Africa, Hol- land. Canada, Italy, Chile. Denmark, Czecho -Slovakia, Finland. Sweden, In dia and Belgium.