In the first of the new Liverpool & District League fixtures held last Saturday, Wallasey Athletic Club entertained Waterloo Harriers and a good race resulted in a convincing win for Wallasey by 35 points to 49 points.
J. Swann of Waterloo was the individual race winner with a time of 38 minutes 38 seconds for the 6¼ mile course. Ken Ledward gained 2nd place, making his first appearance for some months owing to Army service. He was ably supported by Roy Parry who finished fourth although suffering from a slight knee injury. Next was E. Maddock in 5th place closely followed by Colin Harris - probably the most improved runner in the club.
Bob Fullerton, recently demobbed after National Service; showed that he is still capable of a good performance over the country, his 'quarter' training giving him the essential speed for the start and finish of the longer distance races.
The 6th team counter was club captain Alan Clarke, who was probably a little disappointed at his own performance, but must have been cheered by the performance of the team as a whole.
The youths' team also raced over three miles and this resulted in a win for that strong runner Roy Shaw the youth captain. His time of 16-54 was a good one. Woolford in 4th place and Farrell in 5th continued to show promise and John Williams ably supported them in 7th place.
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Source - Wallasey News - Saturday, 31/10/1953
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