New-York tribune., 1918-09-09
Willie Gordon
irst in Long
Stadium Race
Pelham Bay Athlete Wins
600-Yard Run in City
College Games
By A. c. Cavagnaro


William +. Gordon, captain of the
feiham Bay Naval Training Station,
again took into camp n number Of fast
runners in the 6Oo-
yard scratch run that featured tho
games at the City College Stadium yes
teroay. Gordon uncorked an unexpect-
euiy good sprint at the finish to nose
IuI Jimmy O'Brien. sailor mate and
foot. N"' 'i''e'' oy oic
~, IN spite of the steady fall of rain
there was pleasing crowd on hand to
alu the cause of purchasing athletic
equlpment Tor the colored soldiers in
camp at local naval and army training
stations. Supervision of th9 contests
was under the Metropolitan Associa-
ton OF the "A. A.eU.
Inc feature attraction had field Of
elgnt starters, and for the first 200
yaras S Jack Sellers, New York Athletic
Eiuo' SEE burning pace. 1t was seen
'nat sellers could not carry his field
along at such clip and he eventually
cracked, when Sandy Evans, Salem
crescent Athletic Club, assumed the
iead. Evans brushed along, with Cor
don, O'Brien and Sellers in close pur-
suit, until the head of the stretch.
Here O'Rrien and Gordon challcnred
Evans, while Sellers retired from the
Tray 1t was mad dash to the tape,
with Gordon's superior strength and
longer stride aiding him.
Fails in Shorter Race
Sellers attempted to overcome big
handicaps in the half-mile run that
shortly followed, but his effort in the
special event had sapped up much of
ms speed. He picked up considerable
ground, for one lap, when, finding that
ne could not overtake his opponents, he
qult. FIRST horors went to Walter Nor
ton, Jersey Harriers, who sped over thc
Ialn-soaked ground in the fast time of
200 80.
me final two laps of the two-mile
handicap run brought about humping
between Earl Johnson, Camp Upton;
Terry Halpine, Morningside Athletic
Club, and Charles Pores, Pelham Bay.
scratch. Pores had previously come
on strongly and appeared to be a GER
tam winner. However, when he came
abreast Of Johnson and Halpine he was
knocked out Of his stride twice, once
almost falling to his knees. During
the mix-up between Halpine and Pores
jump away and win by ten yards. Hal
pine was second, with Pores third.
Pelham Bay Wins
Pelham Bay athletes captured both
first and second places in the one-milc
medley relay race, while Louis Watson,
Alpha Club, and A. Abromet, Morning.
side Athletic Club, each leaped feet
inch in the running high jump. In
the jump-off Watson won. Joe Tighe
made good use of his liberal start of
fourteen yards in capturing the $50
yard event in close finish, while Alex.
Jessup made runaway of the one-mile
walk
The summary follows:
Cunningham. .Paulist A. c. ts5 yards>. Sec
ond Harry MAYER. Glencoe A c. CAS- yards),
eoo-yard run Especial: scratch)---won by
William Gordon, Pelham Bay; James j.
o'Brien. Pelham Bay, second; Sandy Evans,
~, S5o-yard run lhandlcap)-Won by Joseph
Tighe, Mohawk A. c. GA yards) A. Roths-
Ghlld. Edh1s Klhss nsse county a. g yards. second
third Time, :39 3-5.
Johnson, Salem. Crescent A c. Goo yards)
second Charles Pores. Pelham Bay Naval
nraining Station (scratch), third. Time
ham Bay Naval Training Station {nrst
team with Clarke. OBrien. Dernell and
Gordon; Pelham, Bay Naval Training Station
lsecond team). with Freerick. Eastman. wal
ters and McCabe second; Salem Crescent
a e., with Morse Brown. Verwayen and
Evans, third. Time. 3 42 Is
Putting l2-ponnd shot (handicap)-won by
). iAchtman Clarke House A. A (3ss feet),
with 4s feet 21z inches ]. Fetter Federal
Rendezvous I6h feeD, with AZ feet inches
second: J. Torocco. unattached (61z feet .
with 46 feet inches third
Running high jump (handicap) p)-Won by l..
Watson, Alpha Club (scratch), with feet
inch; A. Abronet. Morningside A c.
lscratch). with feet inch second; r. H.
Lewis, Alpha Club (6 inches), with d total
Of feet l inch, third. Watson won first
place on jump-off
1oo-yard dash (handicap: final heat)--.
Won by r. Brown. Salem Crescent A. c.
~ yards); Percy Verwayen. saem-Cres
U1s yards>. third. Time. o:1o 4-5.
One-me walk scratch)-Won by Alc1
Jeesup, Morningside A. c.; G. c. Trefry, 81,
American Walkers Asociation second c.
Caters. Jersey Harrers, third Time,
Z :37 4-5.