Sport: Double Effort

At Dartmouth fortnight ago Miler Glenn Cunningham ran the world’s fastest mile in 4 min. 4.4 sec. Last week, with his Dartmouth record not yet officially accepted, he competed in the annual games of the Knights of Columbus in Manhattan. Without close competition—Gene Venzke crossed the line 30 yards behind him—he breezed through a mile in 4 min. 7.4 sec., breaking his own (recognized) indoor record by one second. Seventy minutes later he attempted something more difficult. He entered the 600-yard race, less than half his usual distance. The others made a sprinting start. He elected to start standing up, and was promptly left behind. Then his legs began to pump and he pulled up on the leaders. With a terrific sprint he crossed the line in 1 min., 11.3 sec., tying the world’s record. It did him no good. He was third in the race. The winner, James Bruinel Herbert, New York University sophomore, had run the 600 in 1min. 11.1 sec.