Word: racing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...miles in the five-mile race, Mullin was engaged in a neck-and-neck battle for the lead with B.U.'s Art Freeman, and Fitzgerald was a yard behind Bob Bomberger of Providence in fourth place. In the next mile, the battle tightened considerably, and the four leaders passed the three-mile mark almost abreast...
...pace began to tell on Freeman and Bomberger as the race wore on. With a mile to go, Fitzgerald and Mullin were running together, 25 yards ahead of their opponents. Fitzgerald outdueled his teammate on the final hill to win in 26:31, and Mullin held off late charges by Bomberger and Freeman to take second...
Speculating on next year's Presidential race, Williams named the governor of his state, Robert Meyner, as one of the two or three top possibilities, "although it doesn't show in the popularity polls...
...does not seem likely to figure in today's race, although its leading runner, sophomore Art Freeman, is a competitor with a strong finishing kick. The Terriers are sorely deficient in depth; they will send only five men to the starting line...
Before the five-mile varsity contest, the Crimson freshmen will face squads from B.U. and Providence in a three-mile race. Yardlings Ed Hamlin, Jim Bonnar, Lowell Davidson, and Glen Rogers should lead the Crimson to victory, but B.U., led by Bob Dias, could pull an upset...