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...Miler Glenn Cunningham: an indoor, handicap mile in which he conceded up to 40 yards to seven opponents; time 4:19.6; in Manhattan. Famed Miler Luigi Beccali refused his 15-yard handicap, started from scratch, failed to place. Next night, on the radio, Glenn said he would retire after this season...
...already pink cheeks turned the color of the apples on his dad's farm, and he said: "Alice Marble should have got it." But the 600 exathletes, sportswriters and promoters polled by the A. A. U. liked Joe best, gave second place to Charles ("Chuck") Fenske, Wisconsin miler, and third place to Tennist Marble. Their reasons for picking...
...Veteran Miler Gene Venzke, 31; the first important indoor mile of the season; in 4:13.1, against the pick of U. S. milers: Glenn Cunningham, Chuck Fenske, Wayne Rideout, Archie San Romani, Luigi Beccali; in Boston. Eight years ago Venzke ran a 4:10 in Manhattan for a world's indoor record, for a time stayed out in front, but finally gave way to Bill Bonthron, Cunningham, others. For last week's meet, Boston meetmakers tried to shunt him into the half-mile, but Venzke said the mile or no go. In the running he trailed for seven...
...addition to proving that Venske can outpace Cunningham in spite of the legendary explosive final spurt of the veteran miler, and that Lash is still as strong as ever in the two mile, the Veterans of Foreign Wars meet at Boston Garden Saturday night gave a part of the track team a chance to show it was headed in the right direction...
Gene Clark, top notch miler of last year, will not be able to run until the outdoor season; another miler, Charles Olefather, has transferred to Nebraska University. Rolla Clark, a half miler, will be out of school this year due to a severe illness...