¶ Competing for the last time as a Villanova undergraduate, Irish-born Ron Delany led the Wildcats to the I.C.4-A team title by lowering his own meet record for the mile from 4:08.4 to 4:07.8, and winning the 880-yd. run, just 1¼ hr. later, with a fast 1 :50. It was all just a warmup for next week's meeting at Compton, Calif, with Aussie Herb Elliott, who got ready himself by winning the California Relays mile in 4:02.7.
¶ In 63 years, only the great Tom Fool ever carried 135 lbs. and won New York's...
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