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...agile on the stump as Democrat George Rhodes, 64, a liberal who will be starting his 15th year in the House. The six Democrats sidelined by Republican incumbents were Massachusetts' Thomas Lane, North Carolina's Paul Kitchin, Kansas' J. Floyd Breeding, Illinois' Peter F. Mack Jr., West Virginia's Cleveland Bailey and New York's Alfred Santangelo...
...seemed unlikely that Hamlin would win any more races this season. Hampered by an injured knee, he was considered the No. 3 man on the team. However, he broke a track record to finish first at the Big Three meet, on Nov 3, defeating Yale's supposedly unbeatable Bobby Mack. "In view of that victory," said Coach Bill McCurdy, "we thought he might have a chance to take it all again...
Apparently Mack also felt that Hamlin had a good chance for victory. He felt that in order to beat the Crimson captain, he would have to take the lead from the start and try to hold it for the whole race...
Hamlin decided to let Mack set the pace for the first half of the race. He was gambling that Mack would not have the strength to keep up his early speed, and the gamble paid off when Mack faded at the third mile. Hamlin made his move at that point, took over first place, and widened his lead to thirty yards by the time he reached the finish line with a time of 26:02.6. Yale's "Iron Man" dropped to seventh place...
...Bulldogs finished a distant third, and were never in the contest, except for Mack's bid to take first place...