The sun., 1919-06-02
PORES GETS TITLE;
ALSO TWO RECORDS
Wins Is Mile Metropolitan
Championship Run in
1924 1-5.
SKATERS HOUR MARK
Covers 10 Miles 1892 Yards
in 60 Minutes at Macomb's
Dam Park.
SKATERS HOUR MARK

national Ave and ten mile champion.
yesterday hung UP two new American
amateur records in winning the fifteen
mile Metropolitan championship, which
was staged under tho auspices OF the
Pastime Athletic Club at Macomb's Dam
Park. Tho former Pelham Bay COB
N'recked both The fifteen mile and the
ono hour records. He stepped fifteen
miles in hour % minutes "a LIS sec
onds. and covered ten miles 1,4s2 yards
In the hour
hour Pores covered 309 2-3 yards more
than did Sid Thomas when he made the
old mark Of 10 miles lisa Ia yards
way back in 1889 Pores clipped 1 min
ute so as seconds from the former f1f-
teen mile record OF 1 hour IS minutes Is
seconds. made by Jim Crowley OF the
Irish American A. c. at Celtic Park, No
vember II. 1909.
Niller kyronen, a teammate OF Pores.
finished second, almost a mile behind
the winner. Nick Gianakopulos. an
ether Millrose A. A. athlete. was third, a
half mile in the wake OF Kyronen. Frank
Titterton. the former Pastime A. c. rum
ner, who now completes unattached. fin
ished fourth, a quarter mile behind Nick
George Kirkwood Of the Paulist A. c.
was fifth. q half mile behind Titterton.
John Scott, an unattached runner, the
only other starter. failed to finish. Scott
quit before covering seven miles.
Gianakopulos. who recently returned
from service In France. set the pace for
the first two miles, with Pores and
Kyronen hanging on his flank. Giana-
kopulos set such a fast pace for the frst
two miles that Titterton, Klrkwood and
Scott dropped more than half a lap be-
hind. The Greek led until the two and
three-quarter mile post was reached.
when Pores jumped into the lead and
showed the way for one lap. Giana-
kopulos then again took command and
held the honor position until the COM
pletion Of the fourth mile.
Pores Forges to Front.
never to be headed. Pores heightened
out and began to go away from his pur-
suers. Before another four furlongs had
been covered Charlie was twenty-five
yards in. front Of Gianakopulos and 100
yards ahead OF Kyronen. Tho rest Of
the field was being distanced.
For the next mile and three-quarters
Pores continued his terrific pace, opened
big gap on both Gianakopulos and
Kyronen and twice Tapped the other
runners. At the seven and a half
a mile further on tapped Gianakopulos
Gianakopulos was firing fast. while
Kyronen was coming strong. The Finn
passed the Greek at ten miles and went
into second place. Nick dropped rear
ward and was Tapped for the second time
by Pores at the thirteenth mile.
kyronen. in the final stages OF the
race, closed rapidly on Pores and was
coming strong at the finish. Charles
aTlN Lao
overcome. Kyronen's time of hour %
minutes 81 2-5 seconds was only min
uSes ~ 2-5 seconds slower than the
record.
Lichtman Wins PentathIon.
The metropolitan pentathlon cham
pionship, which was decided in conjunc-
ton with the fifteen mile race was won
by Bernard L!chtman OF the Pastime A.
c. Lichtman took the title by the scant
margin of one point over John r. Fritts
of the New York A. C. The wearer of
the Brazilian Cross returned the low
score of 10 points for the. five events,
while the Mercury Footer's tally was IL
Daniel Shea OF the New York A. C.
was third with IA points. Another
Daniel Shea OF the Pastime A. c.. the
only other athlete entered, withdrew
from the competition before the last
event was contested. The summaries:
Fifteen Mile Run-won by Charlie Pores
Siiso'e .c a, Al XiisE Kyronen: NlIlro.s
A. A. third: Frank TtIerton, unattached
fourth: George Kirkwood, Paulist A. c., fifth
Time. hour q minutes ~ Is seconds
Times by Mles-First mile 6ll; second
mile, 1914: third mile. 1898 ~: fourth mile
?i:so -: NTH mile, 27:?s 10; Aixth mile
1851 IS; seventh mile. IS 81 80: eighth mile
tt:@ IS; ninth mile, 1888 20; tenth mile
Is ~ 70: eleventh mile, 60 :5o So; twelfth
mile. :06 80 So: Thirteenth mile lac :o7; four
tenth mile l:i7:o2: fifteenth mile. "a 10
Metropolitan Pentatflon.
Running Broad Jump-won by Daniel Shea
Psstime A. G.. with 10 feet II inches; Bernard
lAchtmsn, Pastime A. c.. with Is feet III
inches, second: John r. Frtts. New York
A. C.. with IS feet 10 inches, third: Daniel
fourth
Javein Throw--won by John r. Fritts
New York A. c., with i4l feet I inches
. bernard LchtmAn, Pastme A c., with u;
fee, second; Daniel Shea. Pastime A. c.
with l2i fe"t Ss inches, third; Daniel Shea
fourth.
Discus Throw-won by Bernard L.chtm man
Pastime A. G., with lo7 feet sii inches
Daniel Shea, New York A. c., with 100 feet
inches second; John r. Fritts. New York
a. c. with "a feet ! inches, third; DAME
200 Meter Run-Won by Daniel Shea, New
York A. c.; Daniel shea Pastime A. c.. sec
ond; Bernard Lichtman. Pastime A. C., third
John r. Fritts. New York A. c., fourth
Time. q S6 seconds.
800 Meter Run-won by John II. Fritts
time A; C., second; Daniel Shea, New Yori
A. C.. third. Time 4 minutea & aAoonda