GLASGOW, Scotland -- Tim Montgomery almost pulled out of the 100 meters at the Norwich Union International on Sunday.

After learning of the birth of his son, Tim, in North Carolina late Saturday night, Montgomery wanted to go home. But during a long talk with girlfriend and Olympic champion Marion Jones, who gave birth several weeks early, Jones changed his mind.

So with one hour of sleep, Montgomery stepped onto the track and was second to Britain's Dwain Chambers.

Montgomery finished in 10.26 seconds, running with the wind at his back. He then left for North Carolina to be with his family.

"It was very stressful for me not be right there with Marion," Montgomery said in a statement afterward. "We just didn't think he'd come this soon. But I'm relieved to know they are both doing very well and I can't wait to see them."

Montgomery's time was well off the world mark of 9.78 he set in September in Paris. He realizes he needs to improve.

"If 10.26 was my time, I've got a lot of work (to do)," Montgomery said after the race.

At the U.S. track and field championships in Stanford, Calif., he stumbled early before recovering to finish second behind veteran Bernard Williams and qualify for the World Championships in Paris in August.

Montgomery was hurt by his start Sunday. He said he was caught off-guard by the starter's gun.

"I think all of us agreed we weren't really ready to get set properly at the start," said Montgomery, who has not run under 10 seconds this year. "Dwain caught it on the way up.

"But that's the buildup to the (World Championships). Expect the unexpected."

Chambers, who beat Montgomery and former world record holder Maurice Greene last year, finished in 10.15 for his first win of the season.

Mark Lewis-Francis, coming off a win at the Bislett Games in Oslo on Friday, was third in 10.28.

"It was a fast gun," said Chambers, the reigning European champion. "I just wanted to go out and run as well as possible. I didn't think about anything."

Montgomery, who faces rival Greene in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Tuesday, is optimistic about his chances in Paris.

"I had a lot of defeats and came out (to break the record last year)," Montgomery said. "It's the finish line and end of season that counts."

Montgomery wasn't the only American to struggle in the meet, which featured athletes from the United States, Britain and Russia.

Kelli White, who set personal-best times in winning the 100 and 200 meters at the U.S. Trials, was fourth in the 200, finishing in 23.60 after what she thought was a false start. White ran 22.21 in California.

"There was an echo kind of a sound, and it threw me off," said White, who finished second in the 100 in Oslo.

"There was only so much work I could do. I tried to come up, but I didn't want to hurt myself out here so I kind of took it easy."

The U.S. still won the meet for the second straight year, totaling 137 points. Russia was second with 113, and Britain was a close third with 109.

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers finished second to Russian Marina Kislova in the 100 meters. Kislova, at 11.34 seconds, was 0.16 seconds faster than Devers.

Devers said she was still focusing on the 100-meter hurdles.

"Leading up to the nationals, I wanted to work on my speed," said Devers, a three-time world champion in the hurdles. "That's why I jumped into the 100."

David Krummenacker, the world indoor champion, won the 800 meters in 1 minute, 46:10 seconds.

Williams didn't compete Sunday in the 100 but won the 200 in 20.95. He was also part of the 400 meter relay team that narrowly beat a full-strength Britain quartet. Montgomery didn't compete in the relay.

Grace Upshaw upset Russian Tatyana Kotova -- a silver medalist at the 2001 worlds -- to win the women's long jump with a personal record leap of 22 feet 11 1/4 inches, and Dwight Phillips, the world indoor champion, won the men's with 26 feet, 10 inches.