The sun., 1918-09-22
CHICAGO ATHLETES
WIN NATIONAL MEET
Great Lakes Sailors Second and
Illinois A. C. Third-New
York Makes Fine Showing.
PORES IN STELLAR ROLE
Sets New Mark for Five Miles
-McGrath Only Double
Winner of the Day.
PORES IN STELLAR ROLE
Special Despatch 10 TIE suS.

ham Bay Naval Training Station. COW
cred Ave miles In the fastest time the
distance ever has been run out OF doors
in America. Pores stepped the distance
IN "a :36 4-5. II 1-5 seconds better than
the former American record of IS :OS
made by Hannes Kolehmaifen at South
Field in New York. ON November 1,
1918.
Pores's time was 50 1-5 seconds better
than the former national senior meet
record of % :23 as. made by f. C. Car
ter who competed tor the New York A.
c. in 1887, and was only 2-5 seconds
slower than the worlds record of
e4:33 20 made by Al Shrubb on the
Stamford Bridge track near London.
May -. 1904.
Chicago shared honors with New
York. for point laurels in the big games
went to the Chicago A. A. The wearers
of the Cherry &C totalled 40 points.
is points more than were registered by
their nearest rivals. the sailors from,
the Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
who finished second. with 81. Third place
went 10 the Illinois A. c., with 25
points Pelham Bay Naval Training
Station and Camp Fremont tied for
fourth. with IL points each. The Royal
Air Force. Toronto. scored points
Fifteen other teams divided the re-
mainder.
Though the team championship was
captured by the Chicago A. A. New York
athletes made big cleanup. Eight
f'rsts, three seconds six thirds and four
fourths were bagged by the boys from
the metropolis for a total OF 65 points.
McGr.th Double Winner.
Lieut.. Matt McGrath of the New York
Police Department was the only double
winner of the day. The giant New
Yorker captured both the 16 pound ham
mer and Sc pound weight throwing
championships Matt hurled the hammer
ia feet 11A inches and heaved the
heavy weight So feet .. inches. He OUT
classed his rivals In both events No
one approached within 81 feet OF the
New York police lieutenant in the ham
mer throw. and McGrath's heave with
the Sc was feet 10 inches better than
his closest rival.
Resides McGrath and Pores other New
Workers. to win national titles were Rich
ard Remer the veteran pedestrian. who
captured the three mile walk in 22:11 4-5.
the fastest national title walk with the
exception OF George Gouldings perform
ances in 1916 and 1917 since 1883. when
t-orge ID. Baird did 23:0S 2-5: Connie
Shaughnessy of the Brooklyn Federal
rendezvous. George Bronder of the
school af Aeronautics. Dave Politzer of
the Mohawk A. C. and Emil Muller of
the Great Lakes y. T. : Muller's home
Is In Bayonne. n. j.. and he formerly
represented the New York A. C.
Shaughnessy showed his heels to a
great field OF double furlongers
IN the quarter mile event. breast
ing the tape in the splendid
time of 40 seconds. Politzer won the
running broad jump with 90 feet
inches. The jumpers had to leap against
~ a 80 IDA,i
Performance is shown by the fact that
Dan Ahearne OF the Illinois A. c., n
consistent 90 foot Jumper. had to be
content with a leap of 81 feet 10A
inches for second place. Bronder hurled
the javelin 169 feet 10a inches. one
hal. inch more than enc foot further
than Racine Thompson of the Illinois
A. G.. who took second place. Muller
in the discus throw scaled the saucer
1856 feet
One OF the greatest distance duels ever
seen in America featured the Ave mile
run. The triumph OF Porss was due to
combination of courage, stamina and
splendid racing Judgment. In the dress
Ing room before the contest Pores re-
MARKED TO some of his mates from Pei
ham Bay that johnson, the Camp Upton
colored boy. was the toughest nut he
would have to crack. Pores. therefore
Ihl MS RATE u Dtdt JOHHsoI-duu lie
did.
Clever Racing Judgment.
u will be remembered that johnson in
me junior national five mile race on Fri
day Jagged behind the leaders till the
bell lap. when he cut loose with a burst
Of speed that left his rivals tiled to the
track Pores was careful to-day to
tsHe the running out OF Johnson In the
carly stages. When the great coored
runner challenged the little sailor Pores
had enough left In him to beat his dusky
rva TO the tape.
Pores not only held a burning pace
during the early stages, but kept up the
o'2zy clip right to the line. When the
nell changed for the last lap 1t found
both Johnson and Pores spent and ex-
hsusted. The Camp Upton solder chal-
!enged the Pelham Bay star. however
Just as courageously as johnson chal-Y
!tnged, Pores took up the def. The
saHors bulldog grit. coupled with the
fd"hide stamina Of Western mustang
enabled him to beat the negro In the
last desperate dash for the worsted.
johnson and Gordon Die Hard.
New Workers. to win second places
were Earl Johnson. the negro soldier
rom Camp Upton, who forced Pores to
N"ldsn Dotn American ana meet records
10 beat him in the FIVE mile run Willie
,ordon OF the Pelham Bay Naval Train
ing station. who made Joie Ray do go
TO win the national mile title. and Pat
White, the dusky athlete who carried the
silks of the Salem-Crescent A. C. to Sec
Aond place in the 220 yard run.
Besides winning the taveln throw
bronder captured third prize I'm the shot
put. Other Gothamites to win third
places were Eddie Ballcstier OF Morris
iilgh School, now an aviator in the
ROYAL Air Force. Toronto; Phil Hauser
OF brooklyn Federal Rendezvous. Traung
OF the Swedish American A. c., Ander-
son OF the Pelham Bay N. T. g.. and
Frltts. unattached.
In addition TO winning the quarter
mile run Connie Shaughnessey of Brook
Hn Federal Rendezvous picked UP an
otner point by finishing fourth In the
2.o yard dash. Other New Workers. to
lake fourth places were Jack Sellers.
me New York A. C.. middle distancer
Brown OF Pelham Bay NJ. r. g. and Hell
Fam Of the Pastime A. C.
Three Fly to the Meet
Probably for the FIRST time In the his
tory OF athletics contestants came 10 the
meet here to-day through the skies.
Ihree aviator athletes from Scott Field,
heHeville. near ST. Louis made the trip
mere In airplanes They were Lieut.. r..
w HARDWOOD. the former Harvard pole
Vsulter; Lieut. Dudley Steele, high