Show I AMATEUR CHAMPION F C Thomson of Los Angeles Scores Points in Events VANCOUVER POLICEMAN t WAS NEAREST COMPETITOR j 1 Thousand People 1 Watch Athletes Break Records r 1 CHICAGO Aug 13 F C Thomson oJ r of Los LOB Angeles tonight Is champion i I amateur all round athlete oC ot tho the m I world for br 1010 1910 winning that tion lion at tho the annual tournament on Marshall field In jn this city His score e ewas was points Tour lour hundred loss than aD that which captured the ch m mI last Jast year I His nearest competitor was John JohnH H 1 a Vancouver B C police policeman policeman man who rounded up points Gillis fought Thompson for tho the first place through every over r event persons watched the bronzed followers oC or Hercules test te t their vitality agility ad and endurance I in the various rous tests The Tho field and weather were per pore No worlds records made nor liar were any of or the time existing records record iu itt danger In any event The show ing all round was mediocre compared with last years results reButs Five of oC the tho original entrants with mh I I I drew drow among them the New Orleans man H ir jW V Fitzpatrick who was looked hooked upon as a possible champion He lie refused to compote when ho imo learned that C P White While a negro I from the University of oC Pennsylvania was fiS entered All through the th early part of the time meet Gillis who left his beat to attempt the capture of or the championship battled att d tooth and nail ri Thompson At the tho end of or tho I fifth event Thomson wa only 15 points Joints ahead of or GUlls The best showings of oC the day dao were re mrea reat as at a follows T TC f fC C P White tho the colored athlete i j led the field in tho the yards race t and nd beat last years roars champion Mar Martin Martin r r r rUn tin Un mark marle of 10 35 seconds by br b 15 second socon F C Thomson by b walking the time yard heel and too event In 3 11 led lell his bra competitors by several rods but fell behind mark last year event for Cor running i j GUlis beat last years ears hammer throw mark by b tossing tho the missile foet feet the best showing r since throw of ot feet 10 io inches Illch s In 1906 1006 W V r L Crawley of oC Chicago sty tr came caino within five Inches of or the worlds polo pole vault record of ot 11 feet fe t 9 inches and Thomson was only 35 3 5 with 15 35 85 seconds for following events I yard rard dash high jump yard rard walk hammer throw hurdle pole vault GOO COO 56 6 pound weight broad jump mile mUe run The scores of o tho competitors fo low J C Thomson of or Los Angeles Angelos J H II Vancouver Avery Aery A ver Brundage Chicago 12 Leslie Byrd Chicago Charms Charlas Furey Philadelphia G W Philbrook unattached E Chicago Vie Vic Ken Kennard Kennard Kennard nard Chicago A A 1875 W V C CEo Cl IX Eo l C pioux loux CIty 1454 Charles White University of Penn 1145 35 W V T Draper I Chicago A A i J A Carroll Illinois A C Jamos James 1 in Lowell Mass 2644 Ellery Elley Clarke GI Boston A A withdrew after n r 1 five events t |