Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-23
DREW'S COME BACK
 TO FORM MARVEL

NEW YORK, June 22.-The remark able athletic comeback" of Howard Drew, the negro sprinter running in the colors of Drake University. at the recent championship meet of the Con- ference colleges. is undoubtedly the outstanding feature Of the intercol- legiate track season. Ey winning both the 100 and 22O yard dashes from the fastest fields that the middle western colleges could boast. Drew demon strated that his victories were not due to either accident or lack of formida- ble opponents. If any further Troof were needed, the time would amply at test the high standard of DTew's sprint ing as he ran the hundred in ten sec onds flat and the two-twenty in 9 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 VOL 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 Lexington, Va, on June 2S, 1890, Drew began his track career at the age of fifteen and twice since that date has broken down in competition to an extent that led to reports that his sprinting days were ended. Each time he has refuted these statements by returning to the cinder nd cfa --f1f tha afh1nffa r1 q with brilliant performances and vic tories.
 Drew's entire track record has been as sensational as his recent come back" He first sprang into national prominence while a student at the Springfield, Mass. High School in 1911. He won several short races that sea sen and the next year startled athletic sharps by running a dead heat in the hundred with c. A. Rice, another youth full sprinting phenomenon, in the won- derful time of 9 4-5 seconds. This at- tracted the attention of the late James E. Sullivan, then the head of the Anna teur Athletic Union, who immediately had Drew pointed for the season. The negro responded to the efforts of his trainers by winning the 100 meter race at the eastern try-out games in 10 4-5 seconds defeating both Craig and Rice in the final.
 Upon his arrival with the American team at Stockholm, Drew continued to show sizzling speed and won both his heat and place in the final of the 1O0 meter, in II seconds without being hard pushed. He pulled a tendon. however, before the running of the fin- al in which all three places were won by Americans, the order of finish be. ing, Craig, Meyer, Lippincourt and the time 10 4-5.
 After his return to this country he entered the University of Southern California for which institution he won many honOrs and points. While there he equalled the worlds record of g 3-5 for the hundred and 21 1-5 for the 22O. As a member of the varsity team he twice attended the University of Penn sylvania Relay Carnival winning the hundred in 1914 and 1915, as well as the running broad jump the first sen son. With the exception of Arthur Duffy, of Georgetown, Drew is the On- ly sprinter to capture this event twice.
 His career has contained number of interesting sidelights for he was married and the father of two children while still high school student. He earned his way through school by serving as a bell boy in a 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 running shoes, Drew took two cid shoes. cut the tops off and by driv- ing short nails through the soles, pro- dgced his first pair of spiked speeders Apparently there is no limit to Drew s ability and resourcefulness