Word: marathoning
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...Battle of Lexington), half a million citizens lined the long road from Hopkinton, Mass, to Boston (26 miles 385 yds.) to cheer as mixed a crew of visitors as ever raced through New England. As 160 runners jostled into the start of the 59th Boston Athletic Association Marathon,† swarthy Latin complexions shaded off into yellow Oriental tints and the pink-white of Scandinavian skins. Bostonians could cheer for Canada, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Japan, Finland, Sweden...
Sixteen straight days of drizzle have postponed three Red Sox games so far this season, one on April 14 at Baltimore, and a double header on Patriot's Day, April 19, with the Washington Senators. The annual Boston Marathon ran that day, and despite the puddles along the route, Hideo Hamamura of Japan set a record for the event...
Three seniors, led by William H. Chrisman, 2nd '55, completed the 59th annual Boston Marathon yesterday, but a freshman and a Divinity School student were forced to drop...
Perhaps the most amazing feat of the day, however, was turned in the Frederic P. Anderson '58. Anderson, who has never gone out for track, suddenly decided to enter the Marathon about a week ago. On Saturday he took his first warm-up session and jogged five miles around the athletic fields. Thus prepared, he managed to complete 21 miles of the gruelling course until he "just couldn't take another stop." A kingly spectator drove him the rest of the way in to the finish line...
Childs, a member of the Board of Directors of WHRB, caused a slight stir when he showed in his WHRB polo shirt. A newcomer to the track world, Childs entered the Marathon because he thought it was the "last stronghold of heroism left in America." He also said he liked to watch the crowds and the scenery along the route...