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There are no professionals in track, at least according to popular theory. One often wonders, then, just why a fine runner like Fred Wilt places his head on the chopping block twice a week for over a four month stretch...
...seems that the winter track season is once again in full swing. All over the Eastern seaboard underclad young athletes are running for sport, glory, and a possible Olympic berth this summer. Mr. Wilt, who doubles as an F.B.I. agent in his spare time, would like very much to represent the United States. Chances are he will, but so too will an amazing runner by the name of Don Gehrmann...
...real tests were just beginning. As the strain of the big tournaments begins to tell, and the weather heats up enough to wilt the elder statesmen of the game, the crocodiles would be getting some rugged competition from younger saurians. Chief among them...
...Canada's Fred Wilt...
...never stopped sprinting. His whirlwind 56.7 final quarter, run with a graceful, almost lazy style, was the most dazzling burst ever seen in the 57-year history of the Penn Relays. It completely beat down Wilt and an off-form Gehrmann, and wiped out Glenn Cunningham's 17-year-old Penn Relay record by 3.5 sec. Bannister's time...