Word: kelleyism
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...Street finish line should be rechristened the Finnish line. Finnish runners had won the B.A.A. Marathon four times in the past seven years, and 1959 Winner Eino Oksanen. a hawk-nosed Helsinki detective, was back as a heavy favorite. Slim U.S. hopes were pinned to familiar Veteran John J. Kelley, 30, a Groton, Conn., schoolteacher who won in 1957 but has a habit of running a strong second...
...Kelley and Oksanen quickly shook off early challengers, only to pick up a stubborn new competitor-a flop-eared black dog that stayed with them for 14 miles, intermittently skittered across the road, nipped at the racers' heels, and stubbornly eluded state troopers who tried to lure him off the course. At the 16-mile mark, the mongrel charged at Oksanen, who swerved suddenly and caused Kelley to trip and fall. Sprawled on the road with a skinned elbow and knee, a bleeding hand and a grit-stained face, Kelley got a helping hand from Fellow Runner Fred Norris...
Crimson sophomore Pete Kelley was accorded honorable mention by the coaches. Kelley was the circuit's 14th-ranking scorer, with a 13.1 mark, and was 10th in rebounding with a total...
...Crimson regained the lead at 4:50 on two free throws by Pete Kelley, his first points of the game. Yale then opened a five point advantage, 29-24, its largest of the night. But baskets by Danner, Denny Lynch and Gene Augustine put Harvard ahead at the half...
Lynch, who led the scorers with 15, Danner who had 11, and Kelley controlled the boards throughout most of the game. Bowditch after scoring 14 points was greeted with a standing ovation as he left the floor for the last time with a few seconds remaining. Steve Goulding, a 6 ft., 8 in. sophomore, and Landrum each had 12 for Yale...