Word: prout
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Prout 600, the closest race of the night, Ed Collymore of Villanova, a former local high school star, came from third place with 100 yards to go and caught Rudy Smith of Bates at the wire in a tremendous lunging finish which left both men sprawled on the track...
After finishing third in the Knights of Columbus Prout 600, Berman was anxious to complete in other national invitation races. Mikkola immediately expressed the opinion publicly, however, that a young runner could burn, himself out early against the professional-quality talent in invitation events. The coach also wanted Berman to keep himself at peak form for the Crimson mile relay team...
Berman, a former Eastern Interscholastic half-mile title-holder, was expected by the most optimistic to run a fast fifth against the field of champions in the Prout Invitation 600. For the first two laps he ran last while indoor A.A.U. titlist Hugo Maioeco land Olympic 400-meter record breaker Arthur Wint threw elbows at each other...
Most honored of the Crimson is junior Ronnie Berman, whose performances to date have won him an invitation to enter the Prout 600--probably the outstanding event on the Garden schedule. Berman, a good crowd runner with a fine finishing kick, will have his work cut out for him. The work will be provided by Olympic 400-meter record holder Arthur Wint of Jamaica, indoor and outdoor A.A.U. champions Hugo Maioeeo and George Rhoden, and Morris Curotta, a 400-meter finalist in the Olympics...