Evening star., 1934-01-29
MILE IN 4:O4 GOAL
FOR CUNNINGHAM
Kansas Flyer Is Printing to
Run Four 0:61 Quarters
During "a Campaign.
BY CHARLES A. CRUNCH,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
AVIyDENrr Xo~~ Yo.

AVNC4NSC, AdIlS., JANUARY
29.-An experimental new
IL deal in foot racing, de-
signed to lower the world
record for the mile to 4 minutes
4 seconds, is the avowed plan of
Glenn Cunningham.
The Kansas middle distance ace and
winner of the 1888 Sullivan Memorial
medal hopes to achieve this goal during
his 1884 campaign, opening with the
Wanamaker mile of the Millrose A. A.
games in New York, February 3.
In training Cunningham for his
eastern invasion, Coach H. W. Hargiss
Of the University Of Kansas says he
tampered with the usual practice Of
using the third quarter as a slower, re-
cuperative period, consumed in resting
up from the first and faster half Of
the mile and in preparing to shoot the
works In the final quarter.
Has Stamina to Do It.
"TF EVERYTHING goes right" says
Hargiss, Il see no reason why
Glenn should not run each quar-
ter In 81 seconds. He has the stamina
to do 1t, and he can Judge his own pace
to the fraction Of second"
AS the coach speculated on the pos
sibility Of some one running a mile in
4 minutes nat, Cunningham appeared
for his light workout under the foot
ball stadium.
How about It, GLENN" he was
hailed. Bill, here, has figured that
you can put together four quarters Of
81 seconds each, which adds up to
4:04 and q world record?"
ably there will be 4:04 mile all right,
piled the Elkhart flyer, whose FIRE
Scared legs carried him over the mile
in 4:09.8 at the national collegiates in
Chicago last Summer.
"Yes, and it'll probably 70 under
that some day." rejoined Hargiss But
the conditions must be just right-an
ideal day. not too many entrants to
cause crowding. In fact, a 4-minute
mile Is not impossible"
Whats your favorite distance?"
Cunningham was asked
An of them; that is, anything from
q half-mile up"
How about the 44O?" Hargiss
prompted. Ed Hall, our Big Six
champion sprinter. is worried because
he heard you were going in for dashes
| this year"
Hall don't need to worry. I'm no
sprinter," Cunningham smiled.
Glutton for Work.
"HEN the workout. Cunningham
drags around heavy basket ball
shoes which slow his practice
time at the half-mile by some or 4
seconds. Seldom does he wear spikes,
for the scar-tissue on his legs-result
of tragic school house fire which cost
his brothers life-is panied by pound
ing on hard surfaces.
A few turns, just to timber his
stocky, l65-pound frame, and Glenn
departs to his work In the equipment
room or to his studies. He's prize
student
The youth from Elkhart is working
harder now than he did preparing for
the 1888 campaign, which returned
him winner in 20 out of 80 races in
the United States, Canada and Europe
Hargiss has difficulty in keeping him
from running overtime
Plan Special Race.
TTARGISS said the Amateur Ath-
letic Union has agreed to arrange
special race, out of doors, in
order that Cunningham may try to
smash the mile record set at 4:076 last
Summer by Jack Lovelock of New
Zealand and oxford University.
The special race, with few con-
tenders entered and possibly PAGER for
each quarter. may be run of in con-
| nection with the National Collegiate
Amateur Association championships at
Los Angeles, June 23