The sun., 1918-09-09
GORDON is WINNER
IN FEATURE RACE
Pelham Bay Sailor Takes 600
Yard Special at Benefit
for Soldiers

Willie Gordon of the Pelham Bay
Naval Training Station. the senior
Metropolitan mile champion, won the
600 special, which featured the ANA
I teur Athletic Unions games yesterday
IN the College OF the City OF New York
Stadium. The proceeds went toward
tuying athletic paraphernalia for the
negro soldiers at Camps Upton and DIX.
Jack Sellers of the New York A. c.,
the senior Metropolitan half mile cham
pion, set a fast pace for the first two
hundred yards. with Sandy Evans of
the Salem Crescent A. c. close behind
Then Evans took the lead and was IN
front until the stretch was reached. He
! was passed by both j. o'Brien and Cor
don. 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 n foot Evans was
third and Sellers fourth. Gordon was
timed In :15 As.
In the half mile handicap, which was
won by Willie Morton OF the Jersey
, Harriers. with a thirty yard start. Sc
lers quit after running one lap. Morton
In the two mile handicap Charlie
Pores OF Pelham Bay was leading
when, about two hundred yards from
the finish, he was bumped by Eddie
johnson of the Salem Crescent \. G.
and almost fell Pores lost considerable
ground, while Johnson went to the front
and won by ten yards Pores finished
third from scratch, while second place
went to Terry Halpine OF the Morning
side A. c.. who started from the 100
yard mark with johnson. The sum-
maries:
$50 Yard Run. Handicap--won by wilt
Harry Cunningham, Pauiist A. c. tS5
YARDS, second. Harry .asysr, Glencoe A. C..
900 Yard Run. Special. scratch--won by
William Gordon, Pelham Bay; James j.
Brien. Pelham Bay. second; Sandy
Evans Salem Crescent A. c. third. Time
sso YARD S Run, HaRdiGap11wSn r,l by
yards). second: Eddie Hosner. Glencoe
A. c. q yards). third. Time. 80 s-5 sec
Two Mile Run, Handicap-won by Eddie
johnson, Salem Crescent A. c. 600 yardsl :
Terry Halpine, Morningsde A; c. 80
yards), second: Charles Pores. Pelham Bay
Naval Training Station tscratch), third.
One Mile Medley Relay Ra,e--won by
team Clarke. Brien. Dernell and Cor
don) Pelham Bay Naval Training station
second team Freerick: Eastman, walters
and McCnbeD. second: Salem Crescent A. c.
Morse, Brown, Verwayen and Evansl,
third. Time. 3:4a l-s;
Putting IL Pound Shot, Handicap-won
by J. Iichtman. Clarke House A: 4, tS%
feeb, with As feet 2h inches: ]. Fetter.
Federal Rendezvous t6R feeD. with ~
!, feet inches. second; J. Torocco, unattached
(6k feet, with IS feet 5 inches. third.
Running High Jump. Handicap--Won by
l.. Watson. Alpha Club scratch, with 9
\ feet inch: A. Abromet, Morningsice A. G.
| (scratch). with feet l inch. second; r. II.
Lewis. Alpha Club IS inches,. with feet
/ inch. third. watson won first place on
jumpofY.
100 Yard Dash. Handicsp-Won by r.
Brown. Salem Crescent A. c. ON yardsl
Percy verwayen, Salem Crescent a. c. ON
| vardsl second: c. w. Walters, Pelham Bay
Naval Training Station 6ts yards'. third
Time, 10 As seconds
One Mile Walk. Scratch-Non by Alex
Jessup. MorninEside A. c, @. c. Trefry.
Jr, American Walkers Association. second:
c. Catters. Jersey Harriers, third. Time.
1897 40.