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1954 PETERS RUNS SECOND IN BOSTON
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0:32Now PlayingDate: 29th April 1954
Location: USA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
AMERICA Boston Marathon...148 starters get away...shot of winner etc.
KARVONAN, (Finland) (runner ) Wins the Boston Marathon in America.
MARATHON RACES Boston; America...winner Karvonen of Finland No. 2 and 2nd Jim Peters No.1 who collapses at finishing line.
PETER JIM (British Marathon Runner) Comes in 2nd in the Boston Marathon in America...shot of him collapsing at finishing line.
Personalities - Sport; Athletics; United States of America
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