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At the gun they started churning around the Garden boards-Maki, loping along with hands held low like a cross-country runner-chesty, short-legged Greg Rice showing that he had as much sisu (fighting spirit) as any Finn. Mincing along in his pony gait, he stuck to Maki'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Pony Express | 4/8/1940 | See Source »

Then, two laps from the finish, the pony express got steamed up. Off went Rice like a quarter-miler. While 14,000 spectators stood on their toes and yelled themselves hoarse-and Tutor Nurmi sank forlornly to a wooden bench in the infield-Rice tore around the Garden like a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Pony Express | 4/8/1940 | See Source »

For the past three years the U. S. indoor track season has wound up with a Record- Party at Dartmouth's Davis Field House in the New Hampshire hills. For the express purpose of breaking records, the season's fastest runners are annually invited to stretch their legs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: One Meet: Eight Records | 3/25/1940 | See Source »

Swimming against Howie Johnson in the 220, the Crimson leader finished a yard behind the Eli, and just about equalled his Harvard pool best time of 2:13.5 which he turned in against Princeton on March 2. Unofficial timers caught Cutler in 2:13.7, a remarkable time for the eight...

Author: By Charles N. Pollack ii, | Title: Cutler Exhibits Spectacular Swimming In His Last Meet, but Elis Rob Victory | 3/14/1940 | See Source »

But even more remarkable was Rick's performance in the 440 later in the evening. He was timed in 4:52.4, the same as Yaleman Choutean's winning time, so close was he to the Blue Sophomore at the finish rope. The race between the two was one of the...

Author: By Charles N. Pollack ii, | Title: Cutler Exhibits Spectacular Swimming In His Last Meet, but Elis Rob Victory | 3/14/1940 | See Source »

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