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...Luxembourg 1500 meter Olympic champion, a student at the School of Public Health, will run against Horace Ashenfelter, Fred Dwyer, and Fred Wilt, none of whom seem capable of pushing Barthel to the much-discussed but never-achieved four-minute mile...
During the winter there were rumors that a special field, composed of such outstanding runners as Wes Santee of Kansas, John Landy of Australia, and Roger Banister of England would run against Barthel. But all three had other commitments...
...Barthel, unless he changes his style, will run "just fast enough to win." He has been as persistent in keeping to this formula as he has been in refusing bids to run outside of the Boston area. Barthel announced earlier in the season that he would not run anywhere outside a 50-mile radius of Boston, with perhaps one exception in late June. He recently turned down a chance to run in the Benjamin Franklin mile at the Penn Relays...
...Barthel surprised the track world by winning the Olympic 1500-meter run, breaking a 16-year-old record in the process. His 3:45.2 surpassed England's Jack Lovelock's 3:47.8. But in that race he was pushed at the end by Jack McMillan of the United States, who finished a step behind Barthel...
...milers a few years ago, Wilt has steadily declined. He was second to Barthel all winter, and is regarded as a better two-miller than miler...