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Peerles Percy arrives for big track meets
Peerles Percy arrives for big track meets

Peerles Percy arrives for big track meets

Date8/6/1930
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Original Toronto Star caption: Peerles Percy arrives for big track meets. Unheralded and unsung, Percy Williams of Vancouver, the Canadian winner of the 100 and 200 metre races at the Amsterdam Olympics, arrived in Toronto this morning for the Canadian championships to be held at Varsity next Saturday afternoon and the British Empire games in Hamilton, the we of Au. 16.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0089477F
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