Evening star., 1942-03-06
lipski Of Scion Hall,
Middle-Distance
Star, Entered
Navy to Send Nicholas
And TineIe in Quest
Of Sprint Honors
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

Although the "2l1a-mile special"
featuring Greg Rice and Gilbert
Dodds, will be the four-star at
traction on the Catholic University
indoor games program at Riverside
Stadium Monday night, couple
of established events, as old as the
games, will come in for their full
share of attention.
The Rector's 1000, which annually
generates some of the best middle
distance running of the winter, and
the Abbey Club so, a blue ribbon
spring event, are two fixtures which
need no Introduction or pre-game
ballyhoo for District track fans.
They always attract star-Studded
fields and give the customers some
thing to shout about, and this years
races appear up to par.
One of the outstanding performers
in the 1000 should be Chester Lip
ski, anchorman on Seton Halls
world record d-breaking 2-nlile relay
team who turned a neat 1853 for
his leg in the National A. A. u.
meet last Saturday. Lipski is re-
earded as one of the most promls-
ing youngsters in the East and WILL
20 postward a favorite.
Mara a Dark Horse.
From St. Peters College comes Ed
Mara, a dark horse, who has drawn
the same position held by his coach,
John Hickey, 10 years ago when he
romped home a winner. Hickey was
the first and to date the only Catho-
lie u. man to win the event and he
had to shatter Ray Conger's mark to
do it. beating out Harmon OF Navy
in one of the most exciting foot
races ever seen in the old G. q. gym.
Vince Carnevale. star OF George
towns 2-mile team and second IN
the Washington A. A. mile last WIN
ter. and Harry Kiefrider, former
Philadelphia schoolboy flash now
running on Villanova's 2-mile team,
also are scheduled to run and if pre-
game forecasts are accurate the
winner will come close to the record
of 2:12.2 hung up last winter by
Maryland's Tommy Fields.
Jack Doolan, Georgetown speed
eter. will not defend his Abbey Club
sprint crown and his record OF 5.3
seconds appears to be safe. but
Coach Earl Thompson of Navy has
two youngsters in Ed Nicholas and
Jack Tingle who will give the fans
a run for their money. Thompson
thinks Tingle can do SIS without
spikes, as the race will be run, and
if pressed by Nicholas, who was
third last year, may exceed that
figure.
McMuIlins Formidable.
Tingle's strongest competition
may come from Paul McMullin OF
Virginia Tech or Brown of Duke,
who hung up Southern Conference
victory and 440-yard mark OF 500
last week The route seems to be
too short for the Blue Devil, but
rsome observers say it is much more
to his liking than longer distances,
Villanova, which will have
strong team in the games and has
copped the Abbey twice, will have
couple of capable candidates IN
Guida and Di Carlo, either one OF
whom is a possible winner. Di
Carlo is the lad who whipped Cath
olic U. for Villanova in dual meet
last spring by capturing the 100, 22O
and 44o on the track, topping it of
with a first in the broad Jump for
20 points. Guida, however, is touted
as a much better sprinter.
Not to be overlooked. either, are
a couple of entries from Maryland,
Howard Gugel and Pat Carolyn. a
newcomer who served his track ap-
premiership at st. Benedict's Prep.