[2] He competed for Canada in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the pole vault, where he won the Bronze medal jointly with American Clare Jacobs and Swede Bruno Söderström.

[4] He travelled to England and won the pole jump event at the British 1908 AAA Championships before the Olympic Games began.

[4] He won a bronze medal in the pole vault event, that he shared jointly with American Clare Jacobs and Swede Bruno Söderström.

[3] He was also presented a diploma by Lord Desborough, President of the British Olympic Council, and during the event, he was described by King Edward VII as "the best example of a true Canadian that he had ever met.

Twenty years later, he expanded the camp to include a YMCA's sports program, which was dedicated to Canada's World War II veterans.