The sun., 1918-08-11
NEW YORK A. G. MEET
PALLED BY DEATH
Rowing Races Abandoned to
Honor Memory Of Major
McKenna, Jr.

The week end meet Of the New York
Athletic Club at its summer grounds at
Travers Island yesterday was composed
OF swimming and track events. The
rowing races. which were also scheduled
for yesterdays card. were called off
when the rowing committee learned Of
the death OF Major James a. McKenna.
Jr. OF the sixty-ninth Regiment. who
was a member OF the committee.
Charlie Pores. the former Millrose A.
A. star, but now competing for the Pei
ham Bay Naval Training Station. cap
tured the three mile handicap run. the
feature Of the track races. II was
Poress first victory IN many weeks. The
former Millrose athlete started from
scratch and led Arthur Wilson OF the
New York 4. c. 10 the tape by fifteen
yards. Wilson. who was in receipt of
200 yards. showed the way to James W.
Plant Of the Morningside A. C, who was
allowed lis Yards. The winner was
clocked in Is minutes 10 SIS seconds.
j Cline Mckenna of Fordham Prep
proved the star of the swimmers, taking
two OF three swimming events The
! Fordham student won the so yard novice
swim and captured first place in the 100
ond start, McKenna was hard pressed
in both events and Won each by a scant
margin OF foot
p. ]. White OF the Salem Crescent A.
c. captured the century dash from
scratch in close finish with Fred c.
| Teschner of the Glencoe A. c. TeSchner,
who started from the one yard mark.
was Just nosed out for the honors. p.
X Walters of the Paulst A c. the
/ finished a close third from the one yard
| mark. The winner was clicked in
| 10 3-5 seconds.
! ], McCabe of the Pelham Bay Naval
Station won the three-quarter mile
| handicap run for enlisted men, defeat
ing two OF his teammates for the honors
The half mile handicap run, the only
other track event, went to Charles H.
Hin, an unattached athlete.
Rudolph Sake of the New York A.
c., the former p. S. A l.. diving cham
pion. won the fancy diving competition
| with a tally OF So points. He was al
lowed Il point handicap The sum-
maries.
TRACK. EVENTS.
! 100 Yard Dash. Handicap--won by p.
| ]. White. Salem Crescent A. c. Cscratchl 4;
| Fred c. Teschner, Glencoe A. C. Il Yard
second, T. h. Walters, Paulist A. c. Il
$50 Yard RUN %S' H ia tic STnns by
Charles L. Hill unattached Gao YARDS !:
". L. stokely, s.. Christopher Club 90?
| YARDS. second. Allen Mercer, New York
A. c. Ss YARDS, thrd. Time. 200 ?-s
/ Three-quart~rs Mile i,un Handicap,
fSlosed TO Sailors and Marines-Won by
| J. McCabe, Pelham Bay Naval Station
90 Yards; Joe. Georgia, Pelham. bay
| Naval station t25 YARDS, second: ]. Nc
Auiey, Pelham Bay Naval Station (sS
| YARDS, third. Time, 3:2l rs.
! Three Mile Run, Handcsp-Won by
Charlie Pores. Pelham Bay Naval Sta
ton scratch Arthur Wilson. New York
| 4. g. 900 yards), second; James W
| Plant. Mornngside A. C. I7S yards
| third. Time, 1913 SIS.
| SWIMMING RACES
| Fifty Yard Swim, Novice-Won by ]
| Cline McKenna, Fordham Prep; + q
| futile, New York A. e. second. j. Green,
| unattached third, Time. l:l2
100 Yard Swim. Handicap-won by J
Cline McKenna, Fordham Prep Q2 sec
ondsl Frank W. Begs. staten Island uE
| second), second, T, =. Hanson, Central
| Y, NJ. {. A. t5 seconds, third. Time.
Fancy Dive. Handicap--won by Ru-
dolph Sake, New York a. G. GA points,.
| with So points Frank Henderson, unnt-
! 1ached as points,, with 10 points. sec
ond; J, J. ORourke, unattached GO
! points,. with 81 points, third.