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...Athletic Club Games; in 4 min., 07.4 sec., equaling the fastest time ever recorded for a competitive mile indoors; at Manhattan's Madison Square Garden. It was Fenske's second 4.07.4 mile this season, his fifth successive victory over the nation's top milers, including Glenn Cunningham...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won, Feb. 26, 1940 | 2/26/1940 | See Source »

...Bespectacled, 24-year-old Charles Fenske: the Wanamaker Mile; in 4 min., 7.4 sec., second fastest indoor mile on record; outrunning Old Iron Legs Glenn Cunningham by three yards; at Manhattan's Madison Square Garden. Among the 16,000 onlookers was famed Finn Paavo Nurmi (see p. 38), whose 4:12 mile on the same Garden boards set a world's record in 1925. Present world's record: Cunningham...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won, Feb. 12, 1940 | 2/12/1940 | See Source »

...Miler Glenn Cunningham: an indoor, handicap mile in which he conceded up to 40 yards to seven opponents; time 4:19.6; in Manhattan. Famed Miler Luigi Beccali refused his 15-yard handicap, started from scratch, failed to place. Next night, on the radio, Glenn said he would retire after this season...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won, Jan. 29, 1940 | 1/29/1940 | See Source »

...Winners since 1930: Bobby Jones (golf); Barney Berlinger (track); Jim Bausch (track); Glenn Cunningham (track); Bill Bonthron (track); Lawson Little (golf); Glenn Morris (track); Don Budge (tennis); Don Lash (track...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Rcmcocas Galahad | 1/22/1940 | See Source »

...Veteran Miler Gene Venzke, 31; the first important indoor mile of the season; in 4:13.1, against the pick of U. S. milers: Glenn Cunningham, Chuck Fenske, Wayne Rideout, Archie San Romani, Luigi Beccali; in Boston. Eight years ago Venzke ran a 4:10 in Manhattan for a world's indoor record, for a time stayed out in front, but finally gave way to Bill Bonthron, Cunningham, others. For last week's meet, Boston meetmakers tried to shunt him into the half-mile, but Venzke said the mile or no go. In the running he trailed for seven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won, Jan. 22, 1940 | 1/22/1940 | See Source »

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