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...Stadium, had eyes for only two. One was chunky, pony-gaited Gregory Rice, taking time off from his duties as chief petty officer at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, L.I. to defend the championship he had won for five successive years. The other: gaunt, gazelle-gaited Gunder Hagg (pronounced Hegg), the touted Swedish fireman who was making his U.S. debut in the national 5,000-meter...
...form, things looked none too good for Greg Rice. "Gunder the Wunder," a self-coached runner, had smashed seven world's records ranging from 1,500 to 5,000 meters in 90 days last year. His time for 5,000 meters (3 miles, 188 yards, 2 inches) was 13 min. 58.2 sec. The fastest 5,000 Rice had ever...
...Race. Rice seldom sets the pace. Neither does Hagg. But after the first lap of the big race, lean Gunder decided to take the lead. A youngster named Wilt spurted past Hagg once, passed him again. But Hagg refused to be annoyed. With effortless ease he glided over the cinders, his fringe of long hair flapping, his voluminous shorts billowing like a spinnaker...
...mile he was 6 yards behind. At two miles there were 60 yards between them. Gunder Hagg could not be caught. His time (14:48.5) was not for the record books. But his racing stride was something never to be forgotten...
...match strides with Super-Runner Gregory Rice in the national outdoor championships in New York City June 19-20, finally got him priority to cross the Atlantic by plane. But last week, on the eve of his scheduled departure, a Stockholm news despatch cryptically announced that Gunder Hägg had left for the U.S. on a Swedish tanker...