The feature of the big American Indoor Games series held recently was the continuance of the extraordinary miling set up in recent years by Cunningham. Bonthron, Venzke and Romani, with a new quartette of youngsters in Leslie MacMitcheli. Walter Mehl. John Munshi and Charles Fenske. They have been hunted home by the veterans Gene Venzke and Loui Beceali. the Italian And judging by the incredible way they have been clipping seconds off the world record, the staggering possibility of a four-minute mile does not seem entirely beyond the bounds of reason.
Starting with the Sugar Bowl mile in New Orleans, Munshi narrowly beat Mehl and Fenske in min 15sec. the Boston Columbus mile. Mehl defeated Munshi and MacMitchell in min 9.7sec.
The Famous Baxter Mile In the Wanamakers mile at the Millrose games Mehl beat MacMitohe'! and Fenske in 4 13.6. MacMitchell delivered his blow in the Boston Hunters Mile, when he beat Mehl and Fenske in 410.
The last event before the championships was the famous Baxter mile at the New York AE. games. This was a race sizzling with excitement. and had the full "Garden" house of 16,000 people on their toes when MacMitohell scored an "eye-lash" win over Mehl in 4 74, What do you think of Gene Venzke. who, at 32 years of age. even led in the race and finished third. to continue his great sequence of 12 success sive placings in this mile? He won ten years ego in 4-10.
Gregory Rice is still a track sensation—only one defeat, and that by Don Lash, who scored his seventh successive; win in the American ries championship.
"The Sensational Rice Rice continues to win easily on the track, and in scoring his 14th suecessive indoor victory he brought the two miles world's indoor record down to the amazing figures of min 53.4sec at the New York A.C. games.
Mell Trutt, who was second in 8.59.8. is a newcomer to this high standard. end kept with Rice until the final dash for the tape. Trutt has been hunting home the fast milers.
Yanks Nose Out Browns Bill Dickey pounded out a homer with two mates on base as the New York Yanks nosed out the St. Louis Browns in a 10 to 9 slugfest, With the score knotted in the ninth, Tommy Henrich advanced from first to home with the winning run aş a result of George Caster's wild throw. Harl Clift the big gun for the losers, pounding out two homers during the game.
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