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Gehrmann started it by remarking to a reporter: "Wilt wasn't going so fast in that last quarter; I had to cut my stride twice to prevent running over him." Wilt, who sets the pace, usually to see Gehrmann beat him (13-4) with a sprint in the final strides, lost no time replying: "That's a lot of bunk ... I go all out in these races and run to the best of my ability. I don't think Gehrmann does . . . Why doesn't he take over the pace and show the public his best...
...turned through the 42-gate course of 1,100 yards in 2102.5, more than three seconds faster than Austria's Erika Mahringer. Third, further boosting U.S. Olympic hopes: Seattle's Janette Burr. CJ ¶Ex-Wisconsin Runner Don Gehrmann, the Philadelphia Inquirer Mile, with a characteristic kick sprint that nipped FBI-Man Fred Wilt by 5 ft. Gehrmann's time, breaking the meet record by more than a second: 4:10.2. Next night, in Boston, Gehrmann did it again. Time: 4:09.5. Margin over Wilt...
...crowd went wild as Gehrmann put on his usual sprint at the finish to go past Wilt in the last ten yards. The difference in time between the two runners was one tenth of a second, just as it had been the night before. A searchlight played on Gehrmann as he jogged around the track to the applause of the enthusiasts. Wilt walked along the outside of the boards hardly noticed. He showed no emotion--he was used to it by now and doubtlessly realized that the same thing would probably happen next week in the Millrose meet...
...high jump, with the former having an outside chance to place. Bob Twitchell is entered in the dash and hurdles in addition to the relay. Freshmen Rittenberg and Collins will also run in the hurdles and dash respectively, while track captain Bill Geick will be a third Crimson sprint entry. Bob Mello and Ed Jacobson are entered in the pole vault but won't stay in contention with Don Lax, Bob Richards, and Don Cooper, all three of whom have cleared 15 feet...
Pleasant surprise of the evening for Hal Ulen and the Harvard on-lookers was John McNamara, who swam smoothly in both the 400-yard relay and the 50-yard sprint. After one false start, the football tailback defeated teammate Ron Huebach in the dash event, with a time of 24.1 seconds...