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Denny Philips cares about who will get there faster rather than who is taller.

The writer describes Denny's preference without naming a destination or recording an outcome.

A short handwritten portrait: 'Denny Philips / didn't care / about who was / Taller, he was / set upon who was / going to get there / faster'.

The note defines a boy by what he ignores (height) and what he fixes on (speed), turning a playground comparison into a sketch of character. The very short lines give the sentence a clipped, list-like rhythm that suits a remembered figure seen quickly.