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ANNIVERSARY
June 27, 1955
Twenty-one years ago this week Princeton's Bill Bonthron outran Glenn Cunningham at Milwaukee and set a new world's record for 1,500 meters: 3:48.8. With a hundred yards to go, Bonthron trailed by 15 yards, which he overcame in a blazing finish to nip Cunningham at the tape.
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June 27, 1955

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Twenty-one years ago this week Princeton's Bill Bonthron outran Glenn Cunningham at Milwaukee and set a new world's record for 1,500 meters: 3:48.8. With a hundred yards to go, Bonthron trailed by 15 yards, which he overcame in a blazing finish to nip Cunningham at the tape.

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