Description: Lot #rp623 Original vintage 1927 Press Photo, The Senior AAU Championship, Chet Bowman, Charley Borah, Frank Hussey, Place and date: University of Nebraska Stadium, July 9, 1927Size: 7 3/4" x 7" hArticle on the backSENSATIONAL FINISH OF SENIOR A.A.U. 100-YARD DASH. LINCOLN, NEB.---A VIEW OF THE FINISH OF THE 100-YARD DASH WON BY CHET BOWMAN OF THE NEWARK A.C. AT THE SENIOR A.A.U. CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STADIUM, LINCOLN, NEB. THE RACE WAS ONE OF THE MOST SENSATIONAL SPRINTS SEEN IN YEARS, THE FINAL BRINGING TOGETHER SIX OF THE GREATEST SPRINTERS IN AMERICA, BORAH, JACKSON SCHOLZ, HENRY CUMMING, FRANK HUSSEY, BOWMAN AND LOCKE. AT FIRST IT WAS THOUGHT BORAH WON THE RACE BUT SLOW MOTION PICTURES FINALLY CONVINCED THE JUDGES THAT CHET HAD WON IN INCHES IN THE RECORD-EQUALLING TIME OF 9 AND 3/5 SECONDS BiographyChet Bowman’s finest year in track was 1928 when, in addition to his Olympic appearance, he equaled the world record of 9.6, and with his Newark AC team, ran on a world-record setting 4x110 yard relay team. In 1927 Bowman won the AAU 100 yards. Charles Edward Borah (November 11, 1905 – April 11, 1980) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics.Jackson Volney Scholz (March 15, 1897 – October 26, 1986) was an American sprint runner. In the 1920s, he became the first person to appear in an Olympic sprint final in three different Olympic Games. After his athletic career, he also gained fame as a writer.Henry Cumming ran for the University of Virginia and Newark AC. He prepped at Woodberry Forest Academy, where he became student body President before entering Virginia. After college graduation Cumming taught for several years at Woodberry Forest before returning to U Va for graduate school. He then stayed on staff in Charlottesville as a professor political science.Francis Valentine Joseph Hussey (February 14, 1905 – December 26, 1974) was an American sprint runner who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Price: 24 USD
Location: Concord, California
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Sport: Track and Field
Player: Chet Bowman, Charley Borah, Frank Hussey
Year: 1927
Size: 7 3/4" x 7" h
Team-NFL: N/A
Original/Reproduction: Original
Team: Senior AAU Championship
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Team-Baseball: N/A
Vintage: Yes
