Last Saturday junior and senior Wallasey A.C. travelled to Woolton for their first league match of the season, a triangular match against Liverpool Harriers and Boundary Harriers.
The club, unfortunately, could raise only the necessary six members, to count in the match, and so the team was not really up to full strength.
The result was a win for Liverpool H. with first six places and 21 points.
Second were Boundary H. with 93 points. Wallasey got 101 points.
Individual winner was Ron Davies of Liverpool in 32 mins. 0.6 secs.
The club's counters were ninth Ken Ledward, and tenth John Lynch - two juniors of whom great things are expected this year.
Both might well have done better, for Ken had a bad arm and John suffered from severe stomach cramp.
Colin Harris in 13th place gave us a pleasant surprise.
These three runners put us in line for second place, but unfortun-ately there was rather a lapse until John Ryan, a newcomer, ran in 21st.
Alan Clarke, still unfit, was 22nd, and Ramsey Hewson was 26th though he has still not shaken off the 'flu.
This week the club take on redoubtable Liverpool Pembroke, the North's leading two mile team and equally good on the country, and Wirral A.C.
With a good turn-out, the club could expect a second place.
Boys and youths please try to be at Club H.Q. at 2-0 p.m. as their services are required as markers for the new course. The race will start at approx. 3-0 p.m.
Wallasey Schools Championships are being held next week, and the club can promise spectators and competitors an interesting afternoon.
Anyone interested in joining the club is invited to come to the Club H.Q. to see these races, or to run, or to contact Cross-Country Secretary R. Woolley, 8 Bradman Road, Moreton. Or the Club Treasurer, R. Hubbard, of 44 Tollemache Street, Wallasey.
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Source - Wallasey News - Saturday, 30/10/1954 by SPIKE
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