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Negro Marathon Dance Ends in Pittsburgh After Low Attendance
Six weary dancers at Motor Square Garden sleep off 432 hours of marathon dancing with a $1000 prize to share, ending due to poor attendance. Clara and Rufus McGraw, Minnie Patelle, Cyrus Miller, Katherine Redman, and Frank Pats halted amid fatigue. Duquesne Gardens shows better turnout with nine couples dancing. Homestead contestants total 80 hours with 21 still in, while Greensboro hosts 271st hour with about seven and a half couples remaining.
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Clara
Rufus McGraw
Pittsburgh
Minnie Patelle
Homestead
Cyrus Miller
Munhall
Katherine Redman
Flittsburgh
Frank Pats
Duquesne Gardens
Greensboro