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When the three best mile-runners in the U. S.-Bonthron of Princeton, Cunningham of Kansas and Venzke of Pennsylvania-raced for the first time, last fortnight, Bonthron won by three inches. It was a comparatively slow race (4:14.1) because each of the three wanted the others to set the pace at the start. Last week Bonthron, Cunningham and Venzke raced again, this time at 1,500 metres, in the indoor championships of the Amateur Athletic Union in Manhattan...
...first five laps were fast but the race really started on the sixth when Cunningham pushed up into the lead. Venzke and then Bonthron followed him. With two laps to go, Venzke caught up with Cunningham and passed him. Half a lap before the end of the race, Cunningham repassed Venzke. Bonthron started his sprint coming around the last turn. He passed Venzke on the outside and started down the straightaway toward the tape, four yards behind Cunningham. Thirty yards from the tape, the gap began to melt. The finish duplicated the finish of the first race, except that...
...foot indoors in 4 min., 10 sec. Last year Glenn Cunningham of Kansas University, who took up running after his legs had been so badly burned in a schoolhouse fire that he was never expected to walk again, beat Venzke. Last summer Venzke and Cunningham were joined by Bill Bonthron of Princeton, who finished second to Jack Lovelock of Oxford in the fastest' mile on record. Lovelock's time was 4.07.6, Bonthron's 4.08.7. In last week's Baxter Mile in the New York Athletic Club games Venzke, Cunningham and Bonthron were running together...
There were two other men in the race - Dawson of Tulsa A. C. and Crowley of Manhattan College. The crowd became aware of them for the first time when Bonthron, Cunningham and Venzke made it clear at the start that they were in no hurry. A 66-sec. first quarter, a 2.13 half, put the record out of danger just before Cunningham flashed out ahead of the field with Bonthron at his heels. Venzke joined them after a lap and the three ran five times around the track, each lap faster than the last. When they rounded the last turn...
...Sullivan committee found that Cunningham "proved himself a good sportsman in running two races in every meet and sometimes three against the leading European middle-distance champions. He could have refused and would have been justified in doing so. . . ." Of Bonthron : "He has been the fighting spirit of the Princeton track team. He gave up an opportunity to compete in individual events to run as a member of the university relay team in order to enhance the chances of his teammates winning. A fine example of unselfishness and team spirit...