Evening star., 1941-03-02
Fast Track at UIine' S
Offers Chance for
Another Mark
Most of Nations Best
Included in Field to
Compete March 10
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

Gregory Rise, world champion
2-miler and indoor record holder at
that distance as well as the longer
emile route, will compete in the
eighth annual Catholic University
indoor games at Uline Arena March
10.
Carving out reputation as one of
the greatest middle distance run
ners of all time Rice is another not
able addition to the list Of entries
that will include most of the Ma
tion's most brilliant trackmen. Fred
Wolcott, record breaking hurdler;
durable Joe McCluSkey, veteran
steeple- chaser, and John Musnki,
an outstanding miller, have submit
ted their signed entry blanks. They
are expected to be Joined by more
top-fight performers, making the
field the best ever seen on a Wash
ington track.
May Break Mark Here.
A standout athlete in his under
graduate days at Notre Dame, Rice
has been catapulted into the spot
lights full flare this winter by his
spectacular running. Last weeks
amazing effort, during which he also
bettered TaiSto Maki's 212 mile and
234 mile marks, followed a record
shattering 2-mile gallop in the New
York A. C. games the previous week.
These races may be a prelude to
another record-breaking perform
ance on the Uline track which is
expected to be one of the fastest
on the winter circuit.
Recipient of the James E. Sulli-
outstanding amateur athlete, Rice
has gone to the post eight times
this season. won every race and
broken two meet records in addi-
ton to haging up the world marks.
He's whipped every runner sent
against him and seems to be improv-
ing with each added start.
He started with a slow 9:l22 2
mile run in the Veterans of Foreign
Wars games at Boston and gradual
" worked down to the unbelievable
time of 1884 in the New York A. c.
games. Running against him in this
particular race was Mel Trutt, i'm
ported from Des Moines, Iowa, for
the specific purpose of making a
contest out of it but try as he did
Trutt couldn't match Rice'S speed.
Greg was 40 yards in front of the
struggling Midwesterner when he
hit the tape and apparently just
beginning to run. -
His flying finishes, incidentally,
match anything the milers offer in
the way of closing kicks. Hap"
Hardell said he couldn't believe it
when he saw Rice open up two
laps from home in one of his races
and finish like sprinter. Hardel
is only of the legion who hail Rice
as possibly the greatest distance
runner of all time, certainly the peer
of Maxi, Paavo Nurmi and host
of other satellites who preceded him.
The clock bears that out.
Good on Any Track.
Rice's lengthy string of victories
were scored in the Boston K. of c.
and Boston A. A. games, in the Mill
rose A. A. games at Madison Square
Garden, in the Penn A. c. games and
at Seton Hall, proof enough of his
ability to carry the mail in any
company on any track.
Luigi Becalli, Forest Efaw, Don
Lash, Ralph Schwartzkopf, Nc
Cluskey, Tommy Deckard and Ed
Blackwell are numbered among his
victims and if any opponents re-
main who would like to try con-
clusions with him they can be ac-
commodated in the c. U. games. It's
going to be difficult digging up op-
position for him.