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Typed at the top- "Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, May 24-- MAY BE HIS LAST-- Frank Shorter, an Olympic gold medalist in 1972, ran in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trial Sautrday morning. The 26.2 mile race began in Buffalo, NY and ended in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Shorter stayed with the leaders for 11 miles but dropped down to 85th place. This was his eighteenth marathon and eels he might be getting too old to be a world class marathon runner. (AP Laserphoto) (See AP Sports Wire Story) (dd71730str/floss) 1980." Tribune caption on the back, Jan. 8, 1984--"Frank Shorter began looking for a new doctor following the 1976 Olympics." Photo shows Shorter running. Original Tribune envelope: "Shorter, Frank- Track"

Used: Oakland Tribune