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McCurdy figures he can win or lose his varsity race depending on how his second wave of runners finish. Juniors Hal Gerry and Hubie Maguire, his two standouts, should be up with the winners. Trailing them should come the second pair of his big four juniors, Captain Emil San Soucie and Bruce Phillips...
...varsity, the "Big Four" juniors came in first as expected. Hubie Maguire led the field in a good 19:16 over the 3,7 mile course. Following him were Captain Emil San Soucie with 19:32, Hal Gerry, in 20:01, and Bruce Phillips in 20:21. Bob Swett, a senior and a newcomer to the varsity, finished fifth, 11 seconds be-hand Phillips...
...varsity has a total of 17 candidates for the 12 starting positions. The nucleus of the team will be the Big Four junior lettermen, Captain Emil San Soucie, Hal Gerry, Hubie Maguire, and Bruce Phillips. Of the remainder, several sophomores and one senior, Bob Swett, seem to be McCurdy's top prospects for scoring positions at the moment...
...Commerce Charles Sawyer, a longtime sport fan, suggested to International Olympic Association President Avery Brundage that he invite two other Communist-country athletes to come West. He became ecstatic in his desire to "lift the Iron Curtain enough" to bring Czechoslovakia's fabulous triple gold medalist, Distance Runner Emil Zatopek, and his javelin champion wife, Ingrova, to the U.S. for a barnstorming tour. Said Sawyer: "It might be the beginning of a new program for mankind . . . the first step toward a permanent peace ... It appears difficult to work it out in the area of politics and armies. It might...
...Faster, Higher, Stronger." Beyond question, the Olympics' top hero was its only triple winner, Emil Zatopek, the brilliant, eccentric-styled Czechoslovakian army captain who runs as if every step would be his last. After shattering Olympic marks in the 5,000-and 10,000-meter runs, he capped his own climax by breaking the Olympic marathon record the first & only time he ever ran the tortuous (26 mi. 385 yd.) distance. The biggest Olympic disappointment was Japan's top-rated swimming team, which copped only two silver medals. Even famed Hironoshin ("the Flying Fish") Furuhashi straggled...