The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-22
RUNNER
 HASCOMEBACK

NEW YORK. June 15.-The re- markable athletic comeback" of
 Howard Drew. the negro sprinter
 running in the colors of Drake uni. versity. at the recent championship meet of the conference colleges, is undoubtedly the outstanding feature of the intercollegiate track season. By winning both the 100 and 22O yard dashes from the fastest fields that the middle western colleges could boast, Drew demonstrated that his victories were not due to either accident or lack of formidable op- ponents. If any further proof were needed, the time would amply attest the high standard of Drew's sprint. ing as he ran the hundred in ten seconds flat and the two-twenty in P 2-5 seconds.
 When it is taken into consideration that Drew Is twenty.eight years of age and has been competing for thirteen years. during which time he has won numerous victories and eQualled worlds record time in both these events, it can be seen that his latest triumphs are little short of athletic marvels. Born in Lexing- ton, Va, on June 28, 1890, Drew be- gan his track career at the age of fifteen and twice since that date has broken down in competition to an ex- tent that led to reports that his sprinting days were ended. Each time he has refuted these statements by returning to the cinder path and startling the athletic world with bril- liant performances and victories. Drew's entire track record has been as sensational as his recent comeback" He first sprang into national prominence while student at the Springfield, Mass. high school in 1911. He won several short races that season and the next year startled athletic sharps by running a dead heat in the hundred with c. A. Rice. another youthful sprinting phen omenon. in the wonderful time of g 4-5 seconds. This attracted the attention of the late James E. Sulli- van. then the head of the Amateur Athletic Union, who immediately had Drew pointed for the American team then in formation for the Olympic Games at Stockholm, later in the season. The negro responded to the efforts of his trainers by winning the 100 meter race at the eastern try-out in 104-5 seconds defeating both Craig and Rice in the final. Upon his arrival with the Ameri can team at Stockholm, Drew con- tinued to show sizzling speed and won both his heat and place in the final of the 100 meter, in II seconds without being hard pushed. He pulled tendon, however, before the running of the final in which all three places were won by Ameri- cans. the order of finish being: Craig. Meyer. Lippincott and the time 10 4-6.
 After his return to this country he entered the University of South ern California for which institution he won many honors and points. While there he equaled the worlds record of 93-5 for the hundred and 21 1.6 for the 220. As a member of the varsity team he twice attended the University of Pennsylvania Re- lay Carnival winning the hundred in 1914 and 1915 as we'll as the run ming broad jump the first season. With the exception of Arthur Duffy. of Georgetown, Drew is the only sprinter to capture this event twice.
 His career has contained a mum. Der of interesting sidelights for he was married and the father of two children while still a high school student He earned his way through school by serving as a bell boy in . local hotel during off hours and his first pair of sprinting shoes were made by himself. After seeing a competitor with a real pair of run ming shoes, Drew took two old shoes, cut the tops off and by driving short nails through the soles pro- duced his first pair of spiked speed CTS. Apparently there is no limit to