Word: raced
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Reluctantly, Coach Ryder canceled three of Gil Dodds's races, including the New York Athletic Club's Baxter Mile, and sadly told reporters that the Iron Deacon had probably "run the last indoor race" of his career. But Ryder hoped to get Dodds back in shape to win the outdoor 1,500-meter Olympic championship at London this summer, before he retires to take up preaching fulltime...
Five days later, most of the nation's other top milers, who had never come close enough to Dodds to be exposed, joyfully rushed for the Baxter Mile starting line in Madison Square Garden. In 32 previous races, it had been Dodds against a stopwatch (his recent Wanamaker Mile world's indoor record: 4:05.3). This time the Baxter was more of a contest but less of a race. Penn State's 24-year-old Gerry Karver, who ran last in the Wanamaker, won the Baxter...
...these reasons was not among those mentioned for General Eisenhower's withdrawal from the Republican nomination race...
Gale, with 99 points in six league games, is the number three man in the EIL scoring race. Peterson, with 72, is sixth. With Prior but for probably the first half or so, Barclay will shift George Hauptfuhrer back to his old center post. Chip Gannon will start at forward and Walt McCurdy will be at one of the guard positions. Probable Starting Lineups HARVARD CORNELL Rockwell lf Gale Hauptfuhrer c Peterson Gannon rf Lansaw Brady rg Chelet McCurdy lg Rose...
...gruelling nine mile cross country trek, Captain Graham Taylor split his ski near the starting string. He succeeded in finishing the race, but came in far behind Skiddy Lund, unacquainted with cross-country slats until this year, who finished 22nd for the Crimson...