The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-29
PORES OUTRUN In
LIBERTY LOAN RACE
National Champion Beaten by
Handicap and BOhland at
New York A. c. Meet.
REMER SCORES IN WALK

Many of the men VINO harvested title,
at the national championships at Great
Lakes helped to celebrate the nftleth
anniversary Of the New York A. c. BY
competing In the clubs Tooth semi ar.
nual games at Travers Island yesterday
Charles Pores of the Pelham Bay Naval
Training station, who not only captured
the flve mile title at Great Lakes, but
bettered the American record as well
was OIL scratch along with Junior ma.
t.onal champion Earl johnson, the
negno soldier from Camp Upton. IN the
feature event of the programme, the
two mile Liberty Loan Handicap.
Pores ran a corking race, but was
nosed out at the tape by Max Bohland.
the Paulist A. c. distancer. who drew
thirty yard allowance, Pores caught
Bohland q lap from home. and tho pair
raced the last circuit neck and neck
with the Paulist man winning by the
proverbial whisker. Bohland was
clicked in :55 40. johnson had 10
be content with nth position.
Among the other national champions
In competition were Cornelius Shaugt-
nessey, from the Brooklyn Federal
Rendezvous, junior and senior national
quarter mile title holder: Dick Remer
Politzer Of the Mohawk A. c., the junior
and senior running broad jump cham.
pion.
shaughnessy shut Out.
Remer and Politzer were more for
tunate than Pores. for each won from
scratch Remer took the two mile walk
In the corking time of 14:47 and Politzer
captured the running broad jump witt
a leap OF 20 feet inches. Shaug hnessy
started in both the 100 yard and 300
yard dashes. but found both distances
too short for him and was shut out IN
the semi finals. Later on In the meet
he ran anchor leg for the Federal Rer.
devious In the one mile. ten men team
military relay race, and by a great
sprint pulled his team mp from second
place into winning position.
There was a decidedly military flavor
to the meet in accordance with the spirit
Of the New York A. c. Besides the sew.
eral military events that were contested
there was parade, review and a salute
to the colors OF tho Allies, in which de-
tachments from the Pelham Bay Nava!
Training Station. infantry units from
Fort Jay and Fort Slocum. the United
States Marines and a little group of
Pershlng's veterans participated
Inc service men were TcNle"eu Wy wi
Henry F.. Kingsbury. who was accom-
panied by Harry l.. Buermeyer. ono OF
the men who organized the New York
c. fifty years ago.
Following the review n detachment OF
marines gave a "hsht" and bayonet drill
showing by wrestling, jiu-jitsu and other
methods how Uncle Sans boys are
equipped 10 handle. themselves In any
thing from a rough and tumble battle
to a bayonet charge across No Mans
Land. The exhibition by the marines
was followed by an artillery drill by tho
Pelham Bay Naval Reserves That
too proved interesting TO the crowd Of
about 1000 that clustered around the
historic cinder path.
Pat White egho carried the silks of
the Salem Crescent A. C. TO victory ~
the 220 yard national senior champion
ship. flashed 10 the front in the 1e0 yard
White was on scratch along
with former national sprint champion
Roy Morse and Connie Shaughnessey ~
the Federal Rendezvous. The final heat
witnessed thrilling speed duel between
White and Morse. The pair shot down
the straight as n tied together. They
smashed the tape on almost even terms,
with the Salem Crescent A. C. crack
gaining the verdict by less than n hand
breadth. White was clicked in the good
time OF IL l-5 seconds.