Evening star., 1941-02-06
Brilliant Anchor Man
Holds Sympathy Of
Coach HardeI
ConvuIescent Corbett
Of c. U. Runs Well in
Finishing Eighth

The path of glory can be rut
OF obscurity if you happen to be
running the anchor leg on a $3.50
relay team. The weakness of one
man can blot out completely the
brilliant hoohng of another because
individual performances do not
count in the final score Of relay
racing. The case of Morty AlnWlck
of Georgetown illustrates the point.
Three times the Hoyas' mile team
has gone to the post this season.
It defeated Boston College and Man.
haitian in the Boston K of c. games,
turning'in the good time of 1888
without being extended. Last Satur-
day it was second to New York U.
in the Millrose games and Monday
1t ran third behind the Violet and
Pittsburgh.
In each instance Alnwick's anchor
running was superb, but twice he
was unable to make up ground lost
earlier in the race. Observers we'll
versed in track and qualified to COM
ment say his work would be head
line news if he had consistent team
ahead of him-that his courage
and stamina in that last. gruelling
quarter have bordered on the sensa-
tional. But he's still running for
Sweeney when it comes to winning
recognition.
Alnwick's a Thankless. Task.
And until improvement is noted
farther up the line Alnwick, posi-
bly, the best anchor man to sport
the Blue and Gray, is doomed to
finish out his collegiate career in
comparative obscurity. He's con-
demned 10 the thankless task of
bringing up the rear and making
the boys appear as good as possible
without actually going any place.
The finger of blame cannot be
placed on any one man Coach
Hap" Hardell says the team is
behind schedule in training but
gradually working up to its peak
He calls it quirk of track fate
that team should be blessed with
such a capable anchor man-and
AlnWick rates with the hest in
Hardell's book-and not enough
support up front.
Alnwick not only is a good quar-
ter-miler but a sprinter of some
repute He whipped Joe Murphy
OF Maryland couple of years ago
and last spring outdistanced the
highly publicized grid star, Jack
Doolan, in an intra-squad meet.
Doolan probably will not enter COM
petition this winter simply because
he's not as fast as slleeed and
couldn't make the grade in major
league company Then there's spring
football practice coming up.
Corbett or Street Anchors Cards.
John Corbett or Joe Street will
run anchor for Catholic Universitys
uile team in the Penn A. c. games
Friday and Saturday. One will be
selected in time trials today to re-
place Johnny Doyle, regular anchor
man. who is i'll in Connecticut from
the flu.
Corbett ran an unusually fine race
In the s4-mile event at Seton Hall
in finishing eighth. Recently recov-
cred from an attack of flu, he was
not in good condition and had the
added handicap of competing in the
second batch to leave the starting
line. Fifty-two runners competed in
the event. % getting off ahead of
the rest The crowded track made
1t necessary to run in and out of
the field so much that Dorsey Grif-
fifth estimates Corbett actually ran
mile.
Jim Malaney, Charley OKeefe
and Johnny Weschler will round out
the Cardinal squad.
AL Hayden, former Central High
star, ran fast quarter for De
LaSalle Military Academy's team,
which defeated st. Benedict's and
Seton Hall in the games. Hayden
was clocked in approximately SIS
seconds on the fiat track.