New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-16
FINKELSTEIN WINS
TWICE IN GAMES
ATl3TH ARMORY
Attardi Victor in Cycle
Contest-NOvice Athletes
Perform Well
By A. c. CAyAGNARO

The novice athlete was catered to By
the athletic association Of the 18th
Regiment Coast Artillery in its month
~ games held in the Brooklyn srmory
last night.
These ambitious athletes, matching
strides 10 win their first prize, fur
nished close competition for the large
crowd present. Many Of the races
found the boys crossing the finish line
a few feet apart.
The most fortunate Of the con-
tcstants was the sturdy Ben Finkel-
stein, of the 18th Company, who repre-
sents the Brooklyn Athletic Associa-
ton in open events. lie captured two
races in convincing style. After win
ming the 6O0-yard run, the longest
foot racing event on the programme
he sprinted easily away from his rivals
in the 22O-yard run, which followed
less than half an hour later.
The 6OO-yard run was for the ofh-
GERS trophy, which will be contested
for at the spring games Of the regi-
ment.
All the novice runners who succeed
in finishing first, second or third
during the monthly competitions are
eligible to start in the final race Tor
the rich prize, which takes place at inc
coming spring games:
Anthony Attardi, the regiments star
/ cyclist, found little trouble in retriev-
/ Ing the large allowance granted TO ms
/ rivals in the two-mile bicycle race. The
! half a dozen contestants raced around
! the sharp turns closely punched, spill
being imminent on several occasions.
! At the one and a half mile point, At
tsrdi took the van, and never letting up
in his fast sprinting won by margin
of 20 yards
A blanket finish enlivened the 40
| yard handicap run with Pete Dalton,
! representing the Third Company.
breaking the tape by strong sprint
down the final 10 yards. Larry PhippS
was second with Walter Shanahan
third.
In the wall scaling contest of eight
men teams, some members Of the group
failed to show the first rudiments re-
quired in scaling n ten-foot obstacle
The summaries follow:
I0o-ya-d dash (uoricel-Won by T. Pigsot; 10;
b Company; J. ninelton, I'm Company. second }.
I O'Connell Sd Company third Tine. OIL -. .
6OO-yard run lnoElce. Officers Trophy Comp~s,-
T iion)-Uon BY h. Finkestein. tn company "
/ Levine % Company. second. :. CanGnore. Is'
s2Sysrd low low hurdi. race thsndicap)woo By l.
, Rerg-r Let Company 10 yardsl; I h1keu ~
! Company q ysrdsl. second q. BoTman oh CON
( psny Is yards. third Tine. 81.
| Two mile bicycle thardicapl Won y -
/ Atsrdl 5th Company (scrstchj: }. O'shea- oth
I Company 80 ySrdsi second; F. Hinch, lst Com
p,rV 100 yardsl. third. Time. AS. 49,
/ Howard run thsndicapl-Won oy p Dalton. ~,
! Company fs yards. l. Phlpps oth Company *
V,rIsI second. " shsn4hsn. eth Company 90
! ysrdsl third Tine O.54 ~.
iio.ya.d nun oscel-won By. 3. FinkestsiIq;;
| tn Company: NJ schwartz, llth Company seeota
I NJ Levine ID Company third Tine, 9.os 50.
] 2q0-vard run tnCvicsl-Won by J. Kode. IN
7 COMPANY. n Rourke SUI COMPANY, second u.
I Crs; 5th Company. third. Tine, O25. Ia.
3 ssO-ysrd relay Iacs-Wou b. Jth COMPANY. rltn
! Rode Piccaulo WEIGH ard Graf llth COMPANY
/ MIN Bassst Ed.srton schwartz and Mcmd, ser
J Odd: III Company. with Conamore. Ramsey. Ten
/ ton and Plsgott third Tine lil. .
/ wall scalius-Won hy ~ Company. tth COMPANY
J second WnneI's time. %. second teams TINE
] 80.