Coronation

A year ago Glenn Cunningham's foot-racing crown seemed glued to his head. Although he had been running for eight years, barrel-chested, iron-legged King Cunningham could still beat all comers at a mile, had set two world's records only the year before. Then one fine night, out of the ruck came Chuck Fenske, a bespectacled 23-year-old, to hand Cunningham his first defeat in 21 mile races.

Last week, when the National A. A. U. championships were held in Manhattan's Madison Square Garden, U. S. track fans were convinced at long last that Cunningham's crown had been knocked off, that Chuck Fenske was wearing it. For the sixth successive time this season, Fenske had outrun the country's top milers (including Cunningham), had twice equaled Cunningham's indoor record of 4:07.4, had snatched the national indoor championship (with a 4:08.8 mile).

Said King Chuck last week: "Don't forget Cunningham beat me 17 times in a row before I nailed him."

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