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...Gehrmann, the national indoor A.A.U. 1,000-yard title; in Manhattan. Going all out right from the starter's gun, he beat the field by 30 yards in the world indoor record time of 2:08.2. Old record, set by John Borican...
...Fred Wilt, the Baxter mile, in a photo finish over Don Gehrmann; in Manhattan. For the first time in six races with Wilt this year, Gehrmann's characteristic kick sprint fell short. Time...
...Gehrmann, the season's fastest indoor mile (4:08.4), ahead-as usual-of FBI Man Fred Wilt; in Milwaukee. Earlier, the Rev. Bob Richards pole-vaulted 15 ft. 4 5/8 in., his second-best ever, then missed three tries at beating Cornelius Warmerdam's record of 15 ft. 8½ in. The next night in Boston, Gehrmann (4:08.9) and Richards (15 ft. 2 7/8 in.) did it again...
...start, instead of dashing as usual into the pacesetter's role, Wilt hung back. Gehrmann, as usual, stuck to Wilt. The pace produced a stodgy (2:07.9) half-mile, and a stodgier (3:12.3) three-quarters. At the three-quarters mark, Wilt spurted into the lead, leaving Gehrmann some seven yards behind. Wilt blazed the last quarter in 58.9. It was quite a sprint but Gehrmann, setting his sights on Wilt's back, gradually made up the yardage. He nabbed Wilt three yards from the finish, nipped him by 6 in. at the tape...
...winning (and second-place) time: 4:11.2. Though the clocking was disappointingly slow-Gehrmann beat Wilt in the same race last year in 4:07.5-Gehrmann proved to have the right idea about what the crowd likes. His sprint finish had it screaming...