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...track world's favorite fable almost came true last week. Arne Andersson ran within a moment's breath of the "impossible" four-minute mile. In a race with Gunder Hagg at Malmo, Sweden, the 27-year-old grammar-school teacher accomplished the distance in 4:01.6, clipping a full second off his own world's record, set just a year ago. Although he was beaten by some six feet, 25-year-old Hagg also shattered the old mark with a time...
Sensational as it was, the race was only part of an even more amazing series which Andersson and Hagg have run this year. Although the Swedish track season is only a month old, the arch-rivalry has already produced three other world's records...
...meter run, by Hagg, beating Andersson's mark of 3:45 set last year. Running a close second, Andersson also shattered his previous record by a full second...
...three-quarter-mile run, by Andersson...
Although the honors are evenly divided so far, Andersson is the season's standout. Before this year he was a Hagg-ridden runner, could never win against Gunder the Wonder. Arne's finishing kick was better but Gunder's quick start and speed put him always just out of reach...