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...heard the news of his release last week, PFC Owen, his nose sunburned from 23 days of hard labor under guard, said contritely: "I want to go back to my unit and be a good soldier." The first thing Letter Writer Chidester did was to sit down and dash off a thank-you note to President Kennedy...
Coach Bill McCurdy's team took a place in the mile with a 4:17:6 from Captain Mark Mullin. Ed finished the race a strong and three seconds behind Mullin Army first places in the two mile, 440-yard dash, the 100, and the run as well as in the high low hurdles proved to be more an the Crimson could overcome...
Army's Bill Straub outdistanced Crimson runners in the two-mile smashing the tape in 9:18:2 minutes, with Mullin eight seconds behind in second place. Sweeps of the 100 yard dash and the 220 gave the Cadets a substantial lead...
Aggrey Awori led the Crimson frosh to a 76 2/3-72 1/3 triumph over Army, winning four events, including the 100 yard dash, the 220 run, and the high and low hurdles...
...that God gave them their speed and all they have to do is lace up their shoes, comb their hair and run." Not until the 1960 Rome Olympics did Budd realize that work would make him a real champion. Unheralded and unnoticed, he placed fifth in the 100-meter dash-despite the fact that he was spiked in the foot by fellow U.S. Sprinter Dave Sime. "When Frank went to Rome," says his Villanova Teammate Paul Drayton, "he was a good sprinter. When he came back, he was great." A solid 5 ft. 10 in., 172 lbs., Budd ran away...