New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
Athletes From
Pelham Bay
Win Big Meet
Pastime A. c. Wins Second
Honors, With Salem
Crescent Third
By A. c. Cavaunaro

cIl-Star
,1on' the track team of the Pelham Bav
.|aval Reserve Station found little dif. ils
nculty IN capturing the point honors
IN the annual outdoor senior track
ana heid championships OF the Metro
poltan Association. held under .he
auspices of the Singer Athletic AS
soclatlon at Elizabethport, N. J. YES
terday. ''' 'e'
The squad comprising the reserve
sailors Is smart one. made up of
champions of local clubs and others
from the nearby cities to complete
tfelr naval instruction. Therefore
pitted against this strong arrav the II, Q
iocal club athletes had little chance
rrd had to stand by and see the Pc,
nam tars dominate matters to win b..
me count of 36 points. Willie Gordon
the track captain. steered his Pelham
craft IN the right direction bv turnino
IN the first Pelham victory in the mill
run, while George Dernell added two
titles, Charles Pores one and "Gus"
besch another, making five individua!
championships corralled by the Pei
ham boys.
Second honors in the point fight went
to the Pastimc Athletic Club with 81
points, while in order followed the
Salcm-C Crescent with IA. Paulist o.
Bronx Church and Mohawk each and
Princeton School of Military Aero
nautlcs, through the efforts of George
"A. Bronder, jr., T.
No Records Broken
While no championship records were
smashed, due somewhat to the rather
slow track, the finishes in every race
were on the close order, while the fights
TOR the titles were hard fought
throughout. The absence of many
champions Of 1917 was noticeable. but
many veterans, who have seen service
IN these games for many years, were
SUI SUI out tor titles. Among them was
rat Mcdonald, hero of score of
years, who is putting the weiebts as
far as ever. Though his stomach is
becoming moro rotund, the popular
pollceman still showed the heft to win
Two championships. His first was in
the sixteen pound shot-put. which he
sent distance of 46 feet 21a inches.
while he threw the 56-pound weight a
distance of 34 feet inches.
a return to their invnciblo form
was shown by Charles Pores, American
nalf-mile champion, and George W.
Dernell, the 1917 indoor junior nation
al champion. For the last several
months Doth stars have met with
many reverscs, and it was expected
mat they would not be in proper con
uItloh TO carry off the titles. How
ever, both fooled the pessimists. with
Dernell showing a high flight of speed
TO WIN both the 220 and 44O yard runs.
wniie Pores uncorked q thrilling final
sprint IN capturing the tive-mle race.
Dernells double victory was hard
earned IN the quarter mile, winning bv
three yards, and staving off a deter
mined but late challenge by Cornelius
Shaughnessy, Federal Rendezvous. who
was coming in leaps and bounds at the
end In this race Dernell evened an
ola score over Shaughnessy, who re-
Gently sent Dernell to defeat in a
scratch 3OO-yard race. In the 22O-yard
dasn Dernell got off quickly. held his
ieao ; ,hroughout, but momentarily put
his chances of winning in jeopardy
near the tape by looking over his
SHOULDER. Fortunately, he recovered
quickly to win from Peter ]. White.
Salem-Crescent A. c., who was COMING
dangerously fast.
Pores had to call upon every ounce
OF his speed to win the gruelIing five
mile contest Ten started. but tho
last pace found only four on the track
at the end of the third mile. Willie
kyronen, the one time indomitable
tlnn, was among them, but he is not
IN good condition and a few laps fur
ther on also gave up the task. Thi.
left Pores and Max Bohland. Paulist
A. G.. and jim Plant, Morningside A
G., on the track. Plant was far back
and never contender for leading
honors. Pores and Bohland had a stiff
light. testing each other out with
sprints, and the pace was fast. Twice
Bohand was guilty of shoulderinp his
rival IN taking the lead bv "cuttinr
in' instead OF going around Pores
TRACK EVENTS
ansn c won G qy y dIar phn Wh's
Bay Naval Reserve. second Roy F Morse
Salem-Crescent A. G., third P X. walters
Paul!st A. c.. fourth. Time, 0:lo 3-6,
22o-yard run-Won by George b. Derneu.
Salem Crescent a. c.. second; c. B. CLARK
Pelham Bay Naval Reserve third: Parcv
Nerwayen. Salem Crescent a c.. fourth
Time, 0:23 -N0's si'
tfo-yard run-Won by George r Dernau
Pelham Bay Naval Reserve; c. c. Shaugh
messy. Federal Rendezvous. second, philiD
Hauser. Rendezvous, third A. j howard
unatJached, fourth: Time. o:52 %
SS0-yard run--Won by Jack r Sellers nm
attached: Sandy Evans. Salem.C,rescen+ e,,r
A. C., second; Joe McCabe Pelham 3av
Naval Reserve, third Newton Brown pei
ham Bay Naval Reserve fourth Time
SO -. '
one mile run-Won by William f. Gordon
Pelham BAY Naval Reserve; Edwa rd Gar
vey, Faulist A c. second Eddie Mayo Fort
Slocum. third; Andy Craw, Brooklyn 4 A.
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