The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-11
HAMILTON LEADS
IN DECATHLON
Missouri Athlete Repeats in
Olympic Test.

Brutus Hamilton, the University OF
Missouri athlete who week, ago to-
day won the national pentathlon cham
pionship at McGoldrick Field, Brooklyn.
yesterday added another all around title
to his credit when he won the national
decathlon championship at the summer
home OF the New York Athletic Club at
Travers Island OF the Ave events
which were contested yesterday in the
second half Of the card the sturdy
Western collegian finished first in only
one. This was the polo vault, In which
he leaped IL feet inches for first place,
but he placed we'll toward the front in
the other events. The FIRST half was
decided last Friday.
Everett l.. Bradley OF the University
OF Kansas and Robert lie Gendre Of
Georgetown University were second and
third respectively. Bradley won q flrst
in the javelin with throw OF l55 feet
Sl5 inches.
Besides the Ave decathlon events,
the national championship. the 5000
meter steeplechase and the 10000 meter
walk were on the programme.
The 5000 meter steoplechase was
closely contested. Michael Devaney
took the lead and held II for the first
half OF the race, with Flynn second.
Flynn came up to the front at that
point and steadily increased his lead
to thirty yards at the finish.
Although Joseph Pearman finished
tlrst in the 10000 meter walk. n trlne
over six miles, his victory was due to
William Plant dropping out three laps
/ from the end, due to a fainting spell
caused by heat and exhaustion. Ills
lead was at that time nearly three
quarters Of q lap. This will not, how
ever bar Plant from the Olympics.
40 Metre Hurdle Race.-Won by iount;
Ellis, second: Goelltz, third: Farrell fourth;
Bradley and Hamilton. tied for fifth place;
LIE 0endre. seventh; Vidal, eighth; Bortels'
ninth; Perrine, tenth; Jewett. eleventh;
Roberts, twelfth; Irving, thirteenth; Hunt
ley, fourteenth; Price, fifteenth.
Discus Throw by Richards iG6 Y.
~ ms. lie Gendre, 120 IT. 81 ms, second
Vidal. llS II. 2h ms, third; Hamilton, III
IT, 5}a ms, fourth; Bradley, 1l5 It, 81 ms,
fifth; Irving, li5 IT, ms, sixth; Bartels,
ii3 It, BiS ms, seventh: Goetetz, 100 It. DA
ins., eighth Ellis, l0S It, Sh ms. ninth;
Perrlne. log It. 8 ms, tenth; Huntley. 102 II.
II ms, eleventh; Yount, l0l IT. W. ms,
twelfth; levitt, i0I IT. ms, thirteenthi
Farrell el It. ~ ms, fourteenth, Roberts,
90 H. ms, fifteenth; Price, IS IT., six
teenth.
role veult.-won by Hamilton, II It. 8
ms; Vidal, Goetet2 and Jewltt tied for sec
ond 10 IT, ms; Huntley. Price. Bradley,
Farrell and Perrine tied for tif,h, 10 H.;
Roberts lie Gendre, Yount and BRrtels tied
for tenth, Q IT,; Irving and Ellis tied for
fourteenth, s It. 6 ins.
Javelin Throw-Won by Bradley, 155 feet
Sh inches Irving, ia feet i0A inches. sec
ond Perrine, l53 feet llls inches, third;
Hamilton, tSS feet 7-t6 inchos, fourth
nartels. 1870 feet a. inches, fifth IIuntley,
1873 feet, sixth F. Ciendre, 1874 feet 81 inches,
seventh; levitt, l2S feet sN inches, eighth
1924 feet 2Sa inches. tenth; Farrell. 1l5 feet
5Js inches, eleventh; Vidal, ia feet ~
inches, twelfth; Yount, TO feet al4 inches.
thirteenth; Price, 105 feet 5E inches, four
teenth Roberts, l04 feet Sia inches. fif-
teenth.
800 Meter Run-Won by vidal; levitt,
second Ellis, third: Yount. fourth; la
Gendre, fifth. Roberts. sixth; Price, seventh;
Hamilton, eighth Goetetz, NINTH Farrell,
tenth; Bradley, eleventh: Perrine, twelfth;
Bartels, thirteenth
5000 metres steepechase Olympic tryout)
-(2+0 yards short OF . mllesl-Won by Pat
rick Flynn, Paulst A. c.; Alfred Hollroach,
Paulist A. c., second: Michael Bevaney,
Millrose A. c., third; II. d. Watson, Kansas
state Agricultural College, fourth; Robert
Crawford, Milrose A. c.. fifth; Max Bolland,
Paulist A. c., sixth Time, 1858 Is.
10000 Metre Walk Olympic tryouO Won
by W. ]. Perman, N, Y. A, c., 40 :OS; ". J.
Rolker, n. y. A. C., h0;23 5-5, second; !;
Thomas Marony. st. Anselms A. c., 50:42
third Morris Greenberg, Pastims A. c.,
~ IA 90 fnurth