Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-09
10000 London Fans
Go Wild as Briton' S
Stretch Drive Wins
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Aug Gordon
Pirie, who usually runs anywhere
from three to six miles in track
meets. ran only one today but
he did it in 4:06.8-fast enough
to defeat weary Yves Santee of
Kansas, in what had been billed
as "the mile of the century"
Prize, Keeling of a 5S.4-second
last quarter, surged past Santee
in the stretch and won by three
yards as 10000 fans went wild
at White City Stadium. Santee
was timed in 4:07.2.
AS often happens in mile races
advertised as possibly the first
4-minute mile" the time proved
disappointing. Any chances for
a 4-minute race. or even a new
mark to Surpass Gunder Haegg's
world record of 4:01.4, went by
the boards when the runners
passed the three quarters in
1904.
Prize and Santee, whom Haegg
had tapped as the man most
likely to succeed in running a
4-minute mile, we're still back
in the field of six at that point.
They swung into the lead to-
gether then and Santee went of
in front by himself with about
$50 yards to go. Around the
last turn, however, Pirie started
to sprint and he came charging
down the stretch to overhaul
and pass the obviously firing
American.
Race Easy for Prize.
Pirie, who bettered the world
record for six miles on July 10
and ran the third-fastest three
miles in history only a week ago,
was frankly surprised at the ease
with which he won.
"I thought to myself at the
end of the three laps that this
was silly" Prize said. "If they
had passed the three-quarter
mark at three minutes, I'd still
be there and I think the four
minute mile would be possible"
The 22-year-old bank clerk
quickly added, however. that he
prefers the three and SiX-mile
races.
Santee, who set an American
record with a 4:024 mile June 5
and turned in sizzling 1898
for 800 meters earlier this week,
said he'd been running too often
on the European tour.
1--WE run seven races-one
every other day." the lanky Kan
san said. I'm more than a bit
tired"
Vaudeville Finishes Third.
Bill Vaudeville Of Britain was
third in ABB and Chris Chat
away of Britain was fourth in
4:14.8. Ingvar Ericsson of Swed-
en- was disqualified for an unan-
nounced rule violation, and Olaf
Lawranz of Germany, the early
pacesetter, dropped out on the
last lap.
Despite Santee's loss, Ameri-
cans scored heavily in the meet
as they won 10 of the Is events
In which they competed. Joe
Schatzle of Manhattan won two,
the 100-yard dash in 10 seconds
fiat and the 200 in 21.8.
Nal Whitfield, two time Olym-
pic 800-meter champion, won the
$50 in a loafing 1:51.8. He had
been announced earlier in the
week as a starter in the mile,
but said yesterday he could not
get in condition for the longer
race.
GeOrgetown'S Joyce Is Bird.
Carl Joyce of Georgetown took
third in this race, with Brian
Hewson of Britain second.
Martin Engel of the New York
Pioneer Club set a British all
corners record when he threw
the hammer 1873 feet, 9 inches.
Other American winners were:
Willard Thomson in the 100
yard high hurdles, 14.4 seconds:
Fred Barnes in the pole vault,
Is feet, 6 inches; j. w. NASH
burn in the $40, 48.3 seconds;
Parry O'Brien in the shot put,
SIS feet. 10A inches, and Ernie
Shelton in the high jump, 6 feet,
6 inches.
A mile medley relay went to
the United States team of Whit
field. Schatzle, Mashburn and
Joyce in 2:30.