Word: bakers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Baker and Steve Schoonover made their final appearances on the Soldiers Field track memorable ones Saturday, turning in spectacular performances to pace Harvard's track team past Yale...
Because the mile is a Harvard event, neither Jim Baker or Roy Shaw will be shooting for the four minute mark. Instead they will be concentrating on saving their strength for an 880 battle against Yale's top-rated Craig Bittner. Bittner has run a 148.6 this year--the best time of Saturday's contenders...
...Baker and Roy Shaw bested the old mile record of 4:09.7 by more than four seconds as they blazed through a 57.4 final lap to finish...
...crowded start kept both milers from breaking the pack to shoot for the four minute mark. They ran even going into the last quarter when Baker picked up the pace and out-kicked Shaw in the final 220 for the victory...
Today's running events should produce some excitement, even though the outcome of the meet is hardly in doubt. There's speculation that today's the day for the Baker and/or Shaw four-minute mile. The two runners are scheduled to run both the mile and the half-mile, but Coach Bill McCurdy may decide to take them out of the shorter race for an all-out assault on four minutes...