THE AMERICAN NEGRO ATHLETE, J. L. Thomas, competing for Boston University, clears the bar at 7ft l½in to equal his own indoor record at the Boston Garden recently. Thomas later increased his indoor record by an inch. Last week Thomas became the first athlete in the world to clear 7ft 2in at an outdoor meeting.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29246, 2 July 1960, Page 5
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55THE AMERICAN NEGRO ATHLETE, J. L. Thomas, competing for Boston University, clears the bar at 7ft l½in to equal his own indoor record at the Boston Garden recently. Thomas later increased his indoor record by an inch. Last week Thomas became the first athlete in the world to clear 7ft 2in at an outdoor meeting. Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29246, 2 July 1960, Page 5
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