The sun., 1918-08-26
PELHAM SAILORS
WIN TRACK TITLE
Capture Metropolitan Cham
pionship Honors in Meet
at Elizabethport.

ships under the AUSPICES of the Singer
Employees Association nj Bennett Field
Elizsbethport. n. J The sailors achieved
the ffne score of Is points, which wai
fifteen better than their nearest rival
the PaEtime A. c.. which attained 81
The Salem Crescent A. C.. last year,
champions. were third with IL. Tit
Bronx Church House and the Mohawt
A. c. were tied for fifth place with
each. Eleven other clubs scored points
With the exception OF one point. thu
winning team collected all its points In
the trnck events. This tally was reg
istered in the field when Donald Brown
finished fourth In the running broad
Jump. OF the eight track events the
Pelham lads won five.
George Dernell OF the Pelham BAY
Naval Station retained both his go bnd
40 yard titles. In the 44o yard cham
pionshtp Dernell vas hard pressed by
c. c. Shaughnessy. another sailor from
the Brooklyn Federal Rendezvous, hui
managed 10 pass his sailor opponent
about twenty yards from the tape and
won by yard. In the 2e0 yard race
the Pelham sailor beat T. ]. White. the
crack colored Salem Crescent A. c. run
ner. by TWO feet. Dernell in the go
and in the 440 in 50 e-5 seconds.
Pes Mcdonald Double victor.
Another athlete 10 annex two titles
was Pat J. Mcdonald. the former Irish
American A. c. athlete. but now COM
peting unattached. Mcdonald outclassed
the field In his two favorite events. the
is pound shotput and the Sc pound
weight throw. Mcdonald in the shotput
hesved the lead ball IS feet 2is inches.
which was almost FIVE feet better than
his nearest rivals put. In the other
event Pat threw the IS pound weight
the good distance Of 81 feet 6 inches.
Charlie Pores of Pelham Bay. the ma
tional ten mile champion, captured the
FIVE mile championship. defeating Max
Bohland OF the Paulist A. c. by ten
yards. Pores sprinted to the front on
the home stretch. passing Bohland, the
pacemaker the greater part OF the dis
lance. James Plant Of the Morningside
A c. finished third. a lap behind Bob
land. OF the ten starters only three
finished. Eddie Mayo OF Fort Slocum.
with Willie Kyronen of the Milirose and
Terry Halptne of the Morningside A. c..
quit before half the distance had been
covered. Pores was timed in Is "a a-5.
=. }. White OF the Salem Crescent A.
c. retained his 100 yard title. defeating
c. b Clark OF Pelham Bay by inches
Roy Morse, a Ieammste OF the winner.
was third.
sellers Takes Half Mile Run.
Jack Sellers. unattached. the indoor
1 900 yard champion, captured the half
mile run in an easy manner. sellers
took the lead on the final 100 yards and
led Sandy Evans of the Salem Crescent
a. c. 10 the tape by fifteen yards. Willie
Gordon OF Pelham Bay. the former
New York A c. runner had things ali
his own way IN winning the mile cham
pionship
EEon Erickson Of the Bronx Church
House. and e member of the Police De
partmert. won the running high jump
with the ftne leap Of feet L Watson
~ the Alpha Physical Culture Club IN
ished second with Il jump one inch short
Of the winners mark. Erickson also
finished second 10 X Geist. unattached,
In the running hop. step and jump
Dave Politxer of the Mohawk A. c..
The Junior Metropolitan broad jump cham
pion. won the running broad jump with
% feet 81, inches, and the discus throw
went 20 John Hellun OF the PRstiIns A.
:. with a throw OF 1.2 feet II - inches.
Hellum was second 20 C. A Rronder IN
he jsvelin throw. Bronder. who repre-
sents the School Of Military Aeronautics.
.hrew the spear 1s4 feet. Helium's throw
TRACK EVENTS
100 Yard pash--wpn by = J white
salem Crescent A, c. c. r. Clarke, Pei
lRm Bay Naval Station, second. Roy r
i orse sale m Crescent a. C. third. 2. X
Walters. PHulist A. c. fourth. Time,
$50 YARD Run-won by Jack Sellers un-
Lt,acheo SANDY Evans. Salem Crescent A
,at Second ihi1d N' Brown hAP Ps hs N1 ssy
lsys! station, fourth, Time. l'ss -
Three NH. wsk-won by Louis Laho-
f w asme nn . .H5ss E%son
essup, Morningslde A. c. fourth. TIME,
One Mile Run-won BY william p Cor
on. Pelham SAY Naval Station Eewsrd
sarvsy P sins a ,b g. 'es Snsx Gass
1s" ysrd RnnNWoS sy Gsors. perneu
'elham Bay Naval Station: c. shsush-
nd. P, p. Hauser. Brooklyn Federal Rem.
ezvous. third A. Howard. unattached.
ou-th Time. 3: :-5 seconds.
go Yard Low Hurdle Race-won by A
,esch. Pelham Bay Naval Station. Ernest
. TraunE. Swedish American =. C., sec
nd Perslmsn. Glencoe a, c. third
go Yard Run-wou oy Georg. pern.l.
'elhsm Bay Naval station p. J. White. (
allen -cIsr .S, =. a, c. SECOND s G B
). Verwayne. Salem Crescent "A C., fourth
lime. IS seconds
rive Mile Run-wou by chsrIi. Pores.
'nulist \ c. second james Plant. Morn
ngside "A C., third no fourth Time. !
800 FIELD EVENTS
Erickson, Bronx Church House. with 6
act, l. Watson, Alpha Physical Culture
.uh, with ; feet u inches, second J, |
bird William Boston. Alpha Physical !
.ulture Club. with feet s inches. fourth !
is Pound Shot PTt-won by Pat j |
nches; H Cornell. Pastme A C., with Il |
est inches second: G. A. Brender,
s sssohsS WITH 20 ieet * inches h' iour sP
Running BROAD Jump-won by Dave
'olitAeT, MohSwk a G; with % feet ~ !
. feet IN inches. second Z. A Anderson. |
ethan Bay Naval Station. with g feet |
y inches, third; Donald Brown, Pelham |
'ay Naval Station. with = feet IN |
Running Hop. Step and Jump-wcn nv
:. Gsist, unattached. with ~ feet ~
louise. with - feet IL inches, second
William Rosenberg, Glencoe A. C. with as |
me A c., with AZ feet An inches. fourth. |
Discus Throw-Won by John Heiium |
astime A. c.. with IL? feet IN inches:
j. CahiiE unattached. with i2s feet |
,ches, second; Nick Yiahnis Pastime A |
=. with 1lb feet bh inches. third, T
nderson, ST, Christopher Club. with rs /
set 10 inches. fourth.
Javeiin Throw--won by G, A. Bronder
choul OF Military Aeroaautios. with lS4
,et: John Hellum. PAstime A. C., with
So feet 7 inches, second; J. r, Fritts UNI
ttached, with Isl feet inches third
enry NJ. Lnnd. Bergen "A. c.. with las
,et 81 inches. fourth
B6 Pound Weight Throw-won by p
IcDonald, unatte ched with 81 feet
lcher: 7, Anderson, 1t. Christopher Club.
ith 20 feet 81 inches. second J