Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-12-21 | Page 20 | Blind Youth Proves Sensational Runner |

Type	issue
Date	1913-12-21
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Blind Youth Proves Sensational Runner
Type	article
Date	1913-12-21
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	20
OCR Text	Show BLIND YOUTH PROVES SENSATIONAL RUNNER Bv International Nows Service. NIUW YORK. Doc. 20. Joseph Harris, a blind student, furnished the sensation in the annual indoor games of the public schools of New York held today in 'Madison 'Madi-son Square Garden. Despite his great handicap. Harris went through tho trials and semi-finals for tho sixty-yard dash, and failed only by "a nose" In winning a place In the finals. For the purpose of guiding the blind vouth, a string was stretched the entire length of the course and ho ran with his side rubbing tho siring.
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