The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-09
GORDON WINNER
 IN FEATURE RAGE
Pelham Bay Sailor Takes 600 Yard Special at Bene-
 t fit For Soldiers.

Willie Gordon of the Pelham Bay Naval Training Station, the senior Metropolitan mile champion, won the 500 special, which featured the Anna teur Athletic Unions games yesterday in the College of the City of New York Stadium. The proceeds went toward buying athletic paraphernalia for the negro soldiers at Camps Upton and Dix.
 Jack Sellers of the New York A. C., the senior Metropolitan half mile champion, set a fast pace for the first two hundred yards, with Sandy Evans of the Salem Crescent A. c. close be- hind. Then Evans took the lead and was in front until the stretch was reached. He was passed by both J. O'Brien and Gordon. Up the stretch Gordon and O'Brien ran neck and neck until a yard from the finish when Gordon managed to get out in front to win by foot. Evans was third and Sellers fourth. Gordon was timed in 1:15 4-5.
 In the half mile handicap, which was won by Willie Morton of the Jersey Harriers, with a thirty yard start, Sellers quit after running one lap. Morton won as he pleased in 200 3-5.
 The mile medley relay resulted in an easy victory for Clark, O'Brien, Der nell and Gordon, representing the Pel- ham Bay Naval Training Stations first team. The second team from Pelham finished second by five yards, and the Salem Crescent A. c. was third.
 In the two mile handicap Charles Pores of Pelham Bay was leading, when, about two hundred yards from the finish, he was bumped by Eddie Johnson of the Salem Crescent A. c. and almost fell. Pores lost consider able ground, while Johnson went to the front and won by ten yards. Pores finished third from scratch, while second place went to Terry Hal pine of the Morningside A. C., who started from the 100 yard mark with Johnson. The summaries:
 S80 Yard Run Handicap-Won by William Morton, Jersey Harriers (S0 yards); Harry Cunningham, Paulist A. C.. (35 yards), second; Harry Mayer, Glencoe A. c. GAS yards), third. Time 200 3-5.
 500 Yard Run, Special. Scratch Won by William Gordon, Pelham Bay; James J. O'Brien, Pelham Bay second; Sandy Evans, Salem-Crescent A. C., third. Time 1:15 4-5.
 $50 Yard Run, Handicap-won by Joseph Tighe, Mohawk A. C., (14 yards); A. Rothschild, Kings County A. A. (S yards), second; Eddie Hos. mer, Glencoe A. c. (4 yards), third Time, 39 3-5 seconds.
 i Two Mile Run, Handicap-Won by Eddie Johnson. Salem Crescent A. c 1 GOO yards); Terry Halpine, Morning. side A. c. (50 yards), second; Charle. Pores Pelham Bay Naval Training Station (scratch), third. Time 1 9:49 4-5.
 One Mile Medley Relay Race-Wor by Pelham Bay Naval Training Sta tion first team (Clarke, O'Brien, Der. nell and Gordon); Pelham Bay Maya Training Station second team (F'red erick, Eastman, Walters and McCarbe, second; Salem m-Crescent A. c. (Morse Brown, Verwayen and Evans), third Time, 3:42 1-5.
 HuIllhS 4G IouIlu SnOI, HanCdCap- Won by J. Lichtman, Clarke House A. A. @ S-4 feet), with AS feet 2 l.; inches; J. Fetter Federal Rendezvou. (6 1-2 feeD, with AT feet inche, second; J. Torocco, unattached G l. feet), with 46 feet inchs third.
 Running High Jump, Handicap Won by L. Watson, Alpha Clul
 (scratch, with 6 feet inch; A. Abro met, Morningside A. c. (scratch) with 6 feet 1 inch, second; R. H. Lew l. Alpha Club G inches), with 6 fee