Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
Challenged
In mile Run
ByKeen Foes
Vessie in High Jump,
Nowicki in Rector's
1000 Among Stors
By LEWIS ATCHISON.

A fast pack and fast track fore
cast a violent assault on local in
door track records tonight in the
10th annual Catholic University
games at Uline Arena. The action
crammed 24-event program will get
under way promptly at 8 o'clock
after a couple Of preliminary heats
In scholastic events have been dis
posed Of this afternoon.
Greg Rice, the little man who's
usually there in distance gallops, is
cast in the stars role with his sights
set on a new mark for the dizzy
distance OF 21a miles. The existing
record OF 1925 was stomped out
by Greg last year at Riverside Sta
dunn, but the more spacious UIne
racing strip is expected to lend it.
sell TO new set Of numerals.
But Rice will not be the whole
snow, Tor three newly crowned IC4A
champs are on the program. Their
presence, plus that of several crack
mile relay teams, virtually guaran-
tees the spectators an evening of
Other Stars in Meet.
The list includes Columbia's Bill
Vessle, timber lad who hoisted his
frame over a 6-foot, ~ inch high
Jump to carry off the IC4A crown
at New York last Saturday night.
Seldom has the Nations Capital
seen jumper of his capabilities and
1t Is foregone conclusion that he'll
set new mark for future COM
petitors to shoot for.
Joe Nowicki, Fordham ace who
captured the 1,00O-yard intercol-
legiate crown, and teammate Bob
Stuart who romped off with 600
yard honors, also are on the list.
NoWicki is top-heaW choice in
the featured "Rector's 1000" that
usually is good for an added thrill
and sometimes big surprise.
Rice, however, will draw the lions
share Of attention and rightly so.
The frog -chested former Notre Dame
star has captured 60 consecutive
races and may be flown abroad
this summer for series of match
races with Sweden's great Gunnar
Haegg, who has beaten several of
Gregs marks recently. Expert
track opinion is that Rice at his
best, as he is today, can beat any,
body in actual competition with
his Furnishing finishing kick"
This kick, which begins couple
OF laps before the bell when most
OF the boys are trying to conserve
their strength, is one of the finest
exhibitions Of stamina and speed
ever witnessed in sport. No ath-
lete ever has approached Rice in
this respect and it is this potent
weapon the experts figure would
whip Haegg.
Rice Will Be Pressed.
Rice will have enough competition
to make him show his best tonight
from old Joe McCluskey, now naval
lieutenant; Dave Williams, bespec-
tacled Georgetown hoofer, and Ar
thur Schmidlein of the New York
A. c. While neither is in Greg's
class, each has enough speed to push
him at least half the distance.
McCluskey thrilled the customers
at Riverside last winter by grabbing
the lead shortly after the half way
mark and making Greg begin his
sprint sooner than expected. This
extra "oomph" had lot to do with
Rice's record-breaking time and an
encore is possible TONIGHT
Villanova and Penn will be rep
resented in the relays in addition to
Fordham and another smart team
will carry Brooklyn Props colors to
the starting line in the schoolboy
feature.