The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
TALLER Is CROWNED
10 MILE CHAMPION
A. E. F. Marathon Winner De-
thrones Pores in National
Title Race.
PLANT FIRST IN WALK
~ Heeene4es.Aer, Oh NNabAn.-
Eight Contestants Finish
Contest.

Of Massachusetts, yesterday dethroned
Charlie Pores Of the Millrose A. A. and
record holder as the national ten mile
running champion, at Brooklyn Ath-
! letic Field. where this event and the
national seven mile walking champion
ship was conducted by the Brooklyn
Athletic Association. The walking title
went to Willie Plant Of the Morning
side A. C.
The ten mile event attracted field
| of ten starters, with the Dorchester
athlete leading the pack from the first
| lap until he broke the worsted. almost
a lap in front OF Terry Halpine, I'M
attached, the former Morningside A. C.
distancer Frank Zuna, unattached, the
| former Irish-American A. c. runner, I'm
ished third. close on the heels of Hal
pine, while Frank Titterton, unattached.
was fourth. Jimmie Plant of the Morn
ingside A. c., who finished fifth. was
the only other contestant to complete
the distance. Faller was clicked in So
| minutes 80 2-5 seconds, which was 1
minute 90 seconds slower than the record
held by Hannes Kolehmainen.
Won A. T.. +. Marathon.
| Faller, VINO won the A. Il. r. mOul-
fed marathon title while a member of
/ Uncle Sans army while In France, out
ran Pores from the start. The going
| got so great for the Millrose athlete
that he was compelled to quit when the
leader. Faller. was taking the pack into
! the seventh mile. Pores at no stage Of
| the race ran better than second place,
and at times appeared to be in distress.
When the record holder quit Faller was
I leading by half lap Faller showed
no signs of weakness at any stage of
( the journey and fin shed almost as fresh
as when he started
w. williams of the 14th Regiment of
Broo'- yn showed the way to the rest OF
the field for the first lap, but that was
all. The soldier boy went over the first
quarter mile like a fash. At the start
of the second lap Faller overcame Will
iams's lead and from this point until he
crossed the finish line the winner the
New England distancer always held
command. At this stage Of the race
Pores managed TO hang close on the
heels OF the leader. Faller. On several
occasions Pores would pull up within a
yard of Faller and would then try to
pass the Dorchester lad. but to no avail.
| Faller was in front and there to stay.
! Fa1Ier Gains on Rival.
| It was not until the pair were near
ing the mile mark that Faller increa sed
his stride and started to leave Pores far
behind. Pores appeared to be under a
pun while his rival was running in a
long, easy stride. From thi point Faller
Increased his lead of fifty yards to
seveGty-five yards, which advantage he
/ had a. the three mile mark. Pores only
mil uyha ha q
forced to quit.
, Fa'ler was timed for the first Ave
miles in 25 minutes 40 AS seconds. He
| negotiated the 6 miles in 81 minutes
I | 2-5 seconds, the seven miles in Sc
minutes IS As seconds, the eight miles
in Al minutes ~ seconds and the nine
miles in ~ minutes 10 3-5 seconds
Jimmie HeniGan. n team mate of the
winner; Hans Schuster and S. Silver
stein all failed TO complete the distance
Plant New Champion.
In taking the walking title Willie
Plant displaced Dick Remer, unattached.
as the champion. The Morningslde
walker had things all his own way and
led home the former title holder by
three quarters of n lap. Kurt Zulch
of the American Walk RS Association
finished third while Ted Neundorfer of
the Todd Shipyard A. A. was fourth.
Plant was timed in SIS minutes rs
seconds, which was minute 43 as
seconds faster than Remer's time.
Eight contestants competed for the
title and all finished. Joe Aronson of
the Pastlne A c., the national two
mile title holder, walked a poor race.
The Pastime lad finished last. The
race for the first three miles was nip
and tuck with both Remer and Plant
taking turns at setting the pace. Soon
after the three mile mark had been
passed Plant went to the front never
! to be headed. Plant held the honor
position from this point until he broke
the tape a winner.
The Summaries
: Mile National Walking Championship
Won by Willie Plant, Morningside A C,
tb5:o6 2-5l; Dick Remer. unattached
Walkers Association (57;l7 I-5). third; Ted
N9umdorfer' Todd shtpy9rd A. - A.
Pastime A. c (5s;l5 2-5), sixth; Alexander
Jessup. unattached (5s:44 l-5), seventh: NJ
LiPs.on. Morninssiie a, G. N;oi;oc :-5l
col so 2-5l. ninth.
10 Mile National Running Championship
Massachusetts. time. 52:s2 rs; Terry Hal
pine unattached (6b:23 2-5), second: Frank
zuna, unattached (65:2s $50. third; Frank
Titterton, unattached (bs:2T l-5). fourth
Jim Plan, Mornlngslde A. c. (s0:S0), Nth
900 Yard Handicap Run tclosed TO Brook
lyn A. A)-Won by e. Haskell Is yards)
f. Lyons "a yardsl. second: L. Bauxbaum
(scratoh). third. Time. 94:02.
I Mile Handicap Run (closed TO Brooklyn
A. A.)-won by NJ. schaeffer (35 yardsl
H. Browser Gao yardsl. second sam Her
zig (25 yards), third. Time, 4;4s as.
| 1000 Yard Handicap Run (open)-wor
! by Sid Leslie, unattached (scratch) ]. f
Hayden, Paulist A. C. (S5 yards), second
NJ schaeffer. Brooklyn A. A. $50 yards)
third. Time. 2:2l as.