Show 11 t VIC VICTORIOUS ATHLETE ATHLETE NOW j t TO TAKE UP LAW LA W PRACTICE i i Aug 22 Le 22 Le Roy Campbell Campbell Camp Camp- C CHICAGO bell the great runner of oC tho the University University Uni Uni- of ot Chicago who vho won on the yard 80 event at the tho recent national A. A A. A U. U championships on tho coast will Ul now bo satisfied to take up the tho practice of or law His ambition was to win this event Campbells Campbell's success in athletics is the themore moro more remarkable when the conditions with which he had to contend are con con- He worked to help holp support his family earned his way through college collego at the same time became becam an honor man won a m medal dal for tor efficiency In athletics and study and was voted tho the most popular popular popular pop pop- ular man In the University of ot Chicago Campbells Campbell's father was a member of oC ofa oCa a prominent southern family Impoverished impoverished impoverished by the civil war The father was crippled and Roy Ro- Roat at tho the ago go of at 8 bogart began to help support th the family He worked night and day selling toilet articles picking cotton at 30 cents a aday aday aday day working In a mill at 40 cents a ada aday da day cutting wood for neighbors and doing other odd Jobs In the meantime meantime meantime mean mean- time ho he studied for tor he could not go to school Finally he entered school and passed through cloven grades in three y years tars When he attempted to enter Chicago university he was advised ad to attend University high school schools Chicago first Ho He arrived In Chicago with 10 got a a. aJob ajob Job as waiter walter for tor board and room went to high school in the daytime and worked as night nigh t clerk in a a. hotel so sa ho could stud study while working Twice his health gave out but ho kept up the tho fight Ho He entered Chicago university In 1911 He earned his wa way by caring for furnace furnaces tutoring backward backward back back- ward w scholars working in the library as usher at a a. theatre collecting bills clerking in stores and conducting school dances Always during his grinding and working he had an ambition to excel In athletics For Fur seven years ye ho he had ox- ox d and trained Ho could never do better than 2 minutes 1 second in the tho half halt mile S Seven en weeks eels before tho bl big meet he determined to win No one at the colleS' colleS colleg college col col- col- col leg lege ever eve saw such gruelling training He was as told ho he would kill himself Finally the big day came and Campbell Camp Camp- bell tho the follow tollow coaches hoped might land fourth place but ran tho the hearts out of ot th the tho 0 best besl miler halt In the mIddle middIe mId mId- dIe dle west I ie r f 4 k s I I q k i i K f i I Lit t 4 W 4 fr al c v V i I ILE LE ROY HOY |