The sun., 1918-11-10
PORES EASY VICTOR
IN SERVICE CHASE
Distance Champion Leads
Uncle Sans Harriers at Van
COrtlandt Park.
JIM HENIGAN is SECOND
Pelham Bay Sailors Win Team
Trophy With Low Score
of 10 Points.
JIM HENIGAN Is SECOND

Charles Pores, holder OF the five and
ten mile championships, carried the em-
blem Of the Pelham Bay Naval Training
Station to an easy victory yesterday
afternoon in the service cross-country
run. held under the auspices of the Met
ropolitan Association OF the A. A. U. at
Van Cortlandt Park.
At the end Of the six mile hill and dale
chase Pores was romping along lesurely
ten yards in. front OF Jimmy Henigan.
the former Boston star. who is now
soldier attached to Fort Slocum. Joe
Nulty Of the Fordham s. A. I. c. I'm
ished third. nearly furlong further
back. Pores sped over the cdrTse in 80
minutes and Is seconds.
Poress teammates finished close enough
behind him to corral the point trophy.
The Pelham team finished first. third,
fourth, fifth and sixth for the low score
of 10 points. Fordham finished second
with As, and Camp Raritan, the only
othe1 full team, scored 56.
Only twenty-six runners went to the
post. Fort slocum haa> entered two
IediS, Dut f1tUlkbu anu u hushy 4Siip"
named Jim Savage were its only repre-
sentatives to come forth to do battle.
Henisan First to Lead.
As in all long distance runs. the field
went aligned land moved forward at
slow pace. But before the first furlorg
had been covered Hengan sped to the
front. Once In command he stepped
along nj "A fast and when the hill
near the golf links was reached he was
leading by half a dozen yards, with Pores
second and the remainder OF the field
far back and strung out In Indian file
On the apex of the hill Henigan was
still in command. with Pores close
second and Nulty third, and within
striking distance OF the leader. But the
Foruham lad was showing signs OF
distress. His stride was labored and il
was apparent he was not the equal Of
the two more renowned men in front OF
him. From then to the finish II was a
| two man affair.
Hengan passed the judges the first
| time around ten yards ahead of Pores,
with Nulty 200 yards back and leading
! the remainder of the field Henigan
mage the first circuit in 16 20.
| Pores Takes Command.
! Going up the golf hill the second time
| flenigan increased his lead Il triflc, and
when he reached the fiat was about
! twenty yards ahead OF the national
champion. With only one mile more to
! go Pores began to lengthen his stride
and gain rapidly on the Boston soldier,
and while coming down the hill on the
other side OF the railroad tracks took
command.
| Half mile from the finish Pores was
| about twenty yards ahead and running
easily, while Henigan was doing his
miRhtiest. BY his effort Henigan cut
! Pores:s lead in half, but that was be-
cause the champion was not doing his
best. Confident OF victory, the cham
! pon slackened his pace until at the
end he was practically walking.
! After the race II was discovered that
the runners covered the collegiate course
on the first lap instead of the A. A. L.
| course.> The collegiate route is less
rugged than the A. A. L. course and
about thirty seconds faster.
The event was held for the benefit O"
| the United War Work Fund. During
the race soldiers and sailors took "
n collection and received many dona-
tons. The order OF the finish: