Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
MOI Pushed
Clipping Own
World Record
VessIe in High Jump;
Korver, Nowicki in
1000 Stir Crowd
BY LEWIS ATCHISON.

Greg Rice ran his best race of the
winter season last night in romping
away from a small field in the 2 >
mile feature of the 10th annual
Catholic University games at Uline
Arena. The cuTley-haired account
ant left his opponents plodding
along on their invisible SnOWshoes
while he slashed more than sec
onds off his own world mark to
hang up a new record of 1928
Rice gave the customers, 1000 of
them, real run for their dough,
and Bill VeSsie's 6-foot finch leap
IN the high Jump plus Gerald Kar-
Ver'S nose triumph over favored Joe
NoWicki in the 'Rectors 1000" put
the finishing touches to an evening
replete with thrills and excitement.
Rice was good but the consensus
of the checkers is that he hasn't yet
been pushed enough to show his
best form. 1t was obvious at the
start of last nights grind that the
one-time Notre Dame flyer, now
with the New York A c.. would be
He streaked out in front at the
opening gun. Tapped the field just
beyond the halfway mark and was
threatening to do it again when he
pounded into his unbelievable fin
ishing kick. He was breezing at
the finish.
Race for Second Spot Keen.
The only semblance of COMPETE
ton in the race was the battle be-
tween George Dave Williams
and the veteran 1t. Joe McCiuSkey
for second place, which went to
the H0ya after nOse-and-nose
scramble in the last two laps, Will
liams saved enough for his kick to
catch McCluSkey on the last turn
and pull five yards ahead
Good as RiCe's time was, 1t might
have been even better had not the
men calling the time on each lap
gotten mixed up at the mile. Some
how they lost a lap and thereafter
Greg was running according to his
own, good judgment with the ap-
proXimate time jingling around in
the back of his head.
The distance champ was in good
spirits. He said he thought it was
his best effort of the year, certainly
the most satisfactory performance
from his own viewpoint for the all
ing tendon that has hampered his
efforts didn't bother him and he was
fresh and strong at the finish.
Whether he'll go abroad TO race
star who has been cracking records
left and right, is uncertain. A
Swedish newspaperlnan last week
told him an Official invitation is in
the mail, but Rice indicated he'll
want some official word from Wash
ington before accepting.
Wins 81 Races in Row.
II don't think it would be fair to
my employer to take off for such a
race at this time" he said, We're
hard put for men. Sure, Id like to
run against Haegg, but I'll have to
wait and see what the situation is
like before making any moves"
Unbeaten indoors since the Penn
A. G, games three years ago and
nursing a string of 81 consecutive
victories, Rice has three more ap-
pearances on his program this
winter, ending in Cleveland He
expects his strongest competition
from another Notre Damer, Oliver
Hunter III. Ollie has given him
more competition than anybody else
this winter. but then has only chung
to his heels half the distance before
seeing Rice pull away.
He s good boy" Greg said, land
7 think he's going to be the next
champ. He'll beat me one of these
days. He may do it in Cleveland,
but hope he finishes no better than
Oliver Hunter II out there"
Vessie, a long drink of water who
simply hoped over the bar at
feet, then went into a roll at feet
2 inches, hOisted the barrier to feet
7 inches IN remarkable display of
jumping. He got in his jumps be-
tween contestants in the 2i5-mile
SHJ4cP' "dJAIl4S uillI IL tIS ltdOe1S ild0
passed to get a running start toward
the obstacle. On one occasion he
had to dodge around an official when
only few Yards from the take-off.
karver Nips Nowicki in 1000.
Crowned IC4A champion last Sat
urdav night, VeSsie'S attempt at
feet inches came to grief when
his Well-proportioned frame landed
sGuarely on the crossbar. swapping it
in two. At that stage he was Jump
ing as speedily as a low hurdler.
trying to get it over in time to catch
a New York train. He missed the
ch0o-choo as well as the mark and
decided to call it a night.
NOWicki, IC4A ,00O-yard champion
said he was too tense TO run his real
race in the "ReCtor'S 1000" but his
duel with KarVer was a Sizzler. They
left the rest Of the field far in the
background as they fought it out,
stride for stride, down the home
stretch and Karver had the better
finishing kick,
Al HAYDEN. former Central High
School star now sporting the maroon
Of FOrdham, came home TO capture
the District AAU 300-vard cham
plonshlp in the record-smashin
time of 33 seconds fiat. He never
was pressed, running smooth,