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...Kansan Archie San Romani in 1937; at Malmö, Sweden. It was the fourth time in three weeks that Haegg had set a new world's record. He ran 1,500 meters in 3:45.8, a mile in 4:06.2, two miles in 8:47.8. Hailed as another Nurmi, Haegg has been invited to tour the U.S. next winter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won, Aug. 3, 1942 | 8/3/1942 | See Source »

...Notre Dame Alumnus Greg Rice, rejected by the Army because of a triple hernia, chalked up his 42nd successive victory in an invitation two-mile race. Greatest distance runner since Nurmi, Rice was ashamed of his time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Supermen & Cripples | 6/8/1942 | See Source »

...another Golden Era of sport is to follow World War II, as it did World War I, the Paavo Nurmi of tomorrow may well be raven-haired Leslie MacMitchell, who developed his legs running up & down the subway stairs of his native Manhattan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: New Nurmi | 12/1/1941 | See Source »

...Incredible!" gasped U. S. track fans when Finn Paavo Nurmi ran two miles in 8 min., 58.2 sec. That was 16 years ago. Last week, in Madison Square Garden, barrel-chested, short-legged Gregory Rice, 25-year-old ex-Notre Damer, made mighty Nurmi's record look poky. Fitter-pattering around to the tune of Notre Dame's Victory March, Runner Rice whittled the two-mile world's record down to 8:53.4-nearly three seconds faster than the accepted world's record, indoors or out. "Incredible!" gasped U. S. track fans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Last Gasp? | 2/24/1941 | 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 tornado, broke the tape 28 yards in front of Maki, 20 yards in front of onetime Record-Holder Don Lash, who had also whizzed past the Finn. Rice's time (13:52.3) not only broke the world's record he set six weeks ago, but was only...

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

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