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NEW STANDARD FOR ATHLETICCARNIVAL SET BY EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION MEET M —VAST CROWDS BEE NEW HE-CORDS MADE DESPITE DAMP, CHILLY WEATHER.Six Hundred Entries,- Two Hm-dred Colored;—Drew, Laftma aa4Hav*s In Fine Form.Although the weather wag dam a chilly sad threatening a large crowd of athletic enthusiasts gathered ai Phila Washington Park on Satur day last to witness the Emancipation Proclamation Carnival which proved by far to be tbn-greatsssl and best athletic carnival ever nee* ta Philadelphia. We except, of ceora*. the Inter-Collegiate ChatnpUmaMpa. There were contestants from Hew England, New York, Baltimore mad Philadelphia. Howard P. Drew, frata Springfield High School, the faausat sprinter In America, won the 100 ydL dash; time 9.4-5 seconds. There were four watches on Drew, three recordng 9.4-6 while the other a flv the more than 10. Drew also rma aadwon the 100 yds race for collegeathletes, but the Held was not very fast and he Just ran along and woo as he pleased in 103-6 swwtmdL. He also tried broad Jumping, oat fan* ed third place bv a Jump ** 2* fee*. There were more than 604 enutaa. 200 being colored A greater caMer lion of colored atbletesh are newer been gotten together on *a Arnerk can track at any one timeBesides Drew, all other coloredathletes showed good form and vsaa number of events W. K Craeger. the Dar mouth Vunner, won the half mile close to two minutes, and Jam. Brunson of the Salem Cmaoamt Caah, won the mile. f'iA. L Jackson of Howard, won mmond place in the high hot was disqualified himnnan he knocked over five hurdles ranadag from scratch The quarter txtUc am
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Philadelphia Tribune
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Sep 13, 1913
Page 7
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Douglas R.
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