The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-03-13
HOWARD DREW

81 am going after the world 8 rec
ord in the hundred-yard DASH said
Howard Drew recently in Los Angeles.
"They tell me that the track at
Claremont is the fastest in the State,
and | base my statement on this fact
While not in the best of condition yet,
/ hope to set new record if the wealth,
er Is favorable. - @G ~
Drew is the only athlete in the
history of track sport who has been
consistent 9 4-5s. man in the l0O-yard
dash. To be able to do this he has had
to attain the highest perfection in the
form of the modern Splinter.
Howard Drew was born in Lexing-
ton, Virginia, June 2s, 1890. When
still a youth he moved north, making
Springfield, Massachusetts his home
II was here that Drew made his ro-
markable start as Splinter. Since
early childhood, Drew's life path has
been as barren of roses as o cactus
patch.
His Discovery. .ssH
When fifteen years old he started in
smashing baggage at the Spring,
field railroad station, and here the dis
coyery of his sprinting ability came
to light. When a passenger with a
valise was sighted, the smashers
would make wild rush in his direc.
ton Drew outdistanced all his rivals
and did big business. His wonder
full natural speed always landed him
at the valise first, and he made his
way in this manner until two years
ago. ts E- .'. ..a- )
In 1905 Drew entered Springfield
High School, but had to leave school
before the track season opened. Dur.
ing the short time he was there he
developed into star football player
his speed making him grand open
field runner. .. . ..4
He entered in his first real eompe
tition at the Independence Day games
held in Springfield on July 4, 1908.
Drew romped away with the l00-yard
dash in 10 Abs. and the 44O in I'm. Is.
He had never received a word of
coaching, yet he ran in almost per,
feet form in that meet. A. A. U. Off :
cials were attracted by his work and
entered him in all the meets held in
Massachusetts, that SIMMER From
then on he ran in meets all over the
New England States, but it was not
until 1909 that he attained more. than
local prominence. In that year he
was given seven.yard handicap over
"Tex' Ramsdell, the University OF
Pennsylvania star, and Ramsdell was
only able TO make up two yards in
the race, which Drew won in . 2.5s.,
with the handicap.
| Rising Star.
Drew entered springfield High again
in 1910, and was a star IN all branches
Of athletics for -four years, but espe,
J cially track, In that year he ran
away with the century and furiong in
the New England championship meet,
covering the dashes in los. and
2l 4-5s., respectively. That same year
he walked away with the I0O-yard
dash in the junior national champion.
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At the eastern Olympic tryouts in
1912 Drew won the lO6meter race,
defeating Craig, the Michigan whirl'
| wind, who won the race at Stockholm
| in 10 ass. Drew had the hardest luck
in the world at the Olympic meet,
pulling tendon badly, compelling him
10 stay out of the finals. He defeated
| Craig a yard or two in both dashes
during the practice races and no one
/ doubts but what he would have beaten
out the great Michigan man. "..'-
Drew was timed at 10 Lbs for the
100 meters in the practise runs hel
at Stockholm, aud il was then that the
late Mike Murphy, the worlds greatest
conditioner and trainer. of the Olympic
team, paid this great tribute TO Drew
/ Z That boy Drew is the greatest
Splinter | ever handled OF saw in az.
ton. would race Drew against uny
man in the world in the l00.yard dash
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