When he came to California last week, Australia's John Landy, world's fastest miler, was a man with a mission: to run his fifth better-than-four-minute mile, and drum up enthusiasm for the coming Olympics in Melbourne. University of Oregon Junior Jim Bailey, another Aussie, saw as his own duty the modest task of pushing Landy to his fullest effort. N.C.A.A. Champion Bailey had never come close to Landy's record (3:58) in his life. Neither had any of the other five milers in the race.
Even though he figured to be beaten, lean Jim Bailey, 26,...
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