Jesse Owens, the great negro athlete, hao done pretty well for himself since becoming a professional. He is said already to have netted about £10.006. He is going to Japan with Ralph Metcalfe, twice runner-up in the Olympic 100 metres an! also a professional, to stage a number of exhibition races. Owens has signed contracts for tw<> films, one cf which is to be called “Charlie Chan Goes to tiie Olympics,” and a 13-week radio contract. In tiie meantime he is touring the United States with his orchestra of 16 players.
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 260, 30 July 1937, Page 12
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