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Jesse Owens wins Olympic tryouts...
Jesse Owens wins Olympic tryouts...
Item # 720731
July 12, 1936
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, sport's section only, July 12, 1936
* Jesse Owens 100-meter & broad jump
* Olympic games in Berlin Germany tryouts
* To be in front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich
The front of this section has a five column headline: "Owens Beats Metcalfe in 100-Meter Dash Finals" with subheads and related photo. (see) The Olympics would begin just a few weeks later.
A sidebar to the Olympic games was Adolph Hitler's refusal to acknowledge the achievements of the African-American athletes, not surprising given his belief that only his superior German Aryan race would dominate at the games.
Other sporting news of the day. Complete sport's section only with all 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, good condition.
AI notes: On July 11, 1936, Jesse Owens competed in the final day of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Randall’s Island Stadium in New York City, securing his place on the American team for the Berlin Olympics. Owens, already a national sensation after his record-breaking performances at Ohio State and the 1935 Big Ten meet, confirmed his dominance by winning both the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash, and qualifying in the long jump. His performances, marked by explosive speed and graceful form, made him the centerpiece of the U.S. track team heading to Germany. The trials drew large crowds and significant media attention, as Owens—an African American athlete excelling in the face of racial prejudice—was poised to challenge Nazi racial ideology on the world stage just weeks later at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, where he would go on to win four gold medals.
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